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What If Pong, But Really Long?
18.8.2023
If you ever play me in Pong, you will win. Atari’s simple 1972 game is like Dark Souls-level hard to me; I’ve no idea how anyone can react that fast. But, finally, there might be a version of the game with a screen wide enough that I’d have time to respond. It’s currently located in the UK in...
New Like A Dragon Trailer Turns Kiryu Into A Stylish Super-Spy
18.8.2023
On Friday, Sega revealed the second trailer for its latest upcoming Yakuza game, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, which sees longtime series protag Kazuma Kiryu take on the role of a gangster super spy with Spider-Man gadgets and explosive cigarettes at his disposal. Read more
The Most Sought After Elden Ring Sword Has A Storied History
18.8.2023
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Fatal Guilty Gear Strive Exploit Persists Seven Months Later
18.8.2023
Guilty Gear Strive, Arc System Works’ popular 2D anime fighter, is still dealing with some hacking issues that are so bad, a recent tournament had to get canceled and its prize pool refunded.Read more
Popular Online Game Accused Of Profiting Off Of Child Gambling
18.8.2023
Roblox has long been accused of not doing enough to make sure its massively popular gaming platform is free of toxicity and exploitation. Now parents are joining together in a class-action lawsuit to take the $17 billion company to court over allegations that it gets children into online gambling...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Games To Chase Out The Summer Blues
18.8.2023
Once again, another week comes to an end and, for many of us at least, there’s time to get some gaming in. This week we’ve got a game that will maybe make you question your sense of reality (or sanity), another multiplayer title headed for imminent server shutdown, the return of a classic...
Troubled Warhammer 40K: Darktide Is Getting A Major RPG Overhaul
18.8.2023
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide was one of my most anticipated games of 2022. I couldn’t wait to play Fatshark’s first-person shooter evolution of the rat-infested melee frenzy that was Vermintide 2. Unfortunately, it had its fair share of issues at launch, from performance frustrations on PC to...
R.I.P. My Tamagotchi
18.8.2023
My Tamagotchi’s CR2032 batteries recently gave out, killing my virtual pet for good. I’ve been too busy to feel sad about it, but I managed to set aside some time today to finally deliver his eulogy. Read more
Red Dead Redemption Looks Surprisingly Good On PS5, But Not $50 Good
17.8.2023
The first thought that came to mind when starting Red Dead Redemption on PlayStation 5 is how well the 13-year old game holds up visually. The second one was that there was still no way in hell I could recommend it to anyone for a “next-gen” price tag of $50. The graphics are clean and crisp,...
Grand Theft Auto V AI NPC Mod Nuked From Internet
17.8.2023
In case you thought Rockstar Games’ acquisition of Grand Theft Auto V creator group Cfx.re meant a brave new era for open modding in the hit open-world game, don’t worry, publisher Take-Two is still going after fan projects it doesn’t like. Case in point is its recent sacking of a mod called...
Don’t Feel Guilty Over Save Scumming In Baldur’s Gate 3
17.8.2023
Save scumming: It’s the art of saving before a potentially undesirable outcome in a video game should you not like the results, and reloading if you don’t. And as with everything in video gaming, folks have opinions on it. Some will tell you it’s totally fine, others might categorize it as a mortal...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Will Bring Back Every OG MWII Multiplayer Map
17.8.2023
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023) will launch on November 10 of this year with an all-new campaign and multiplayer featuring all 16 original maps from the 2009 version of Modern Warfare 2. If that sounds confusing, uh, stay frosty and we’ll break it all down for you. Read more
FIFA 23 ‘Revenge Game’ Trend Sees Fans Rewriting The Women’s World Cup
17.8.2023
If you, like me, are furious that your team is out of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, there’s a TikTok trend that serves as a good outlet for your rage. All you have to do is boot up FIFA 23 and get your revenge by beating the absolute piss out of, say, Sweden, racking up the score until it’s high...
Overwatch 2 Is Buffing Brigitte’s ‘Guns’ In A New Update
17.8.2023
Fans of Overwatch 2’s shield-bashing support hero, Brigitte, can rejoice, as her arms will soon be restored to their former glory with an update to her new skin. Read more
Baldur’s Gate 3 Developer Pulls Hotfix Following Save Issues
17.8.2023
If you’ve played any amount of Baldur’s Gate 3 lately, you might’ve noticed how frequently the game is getting updates. Well, it turns out that a recent one has caused a bit of an issue, prompting developer Larian Studios to roll back the patch and issue a temporary hotfix to fix the problems...
Get Ready To Clear Your Disk Space For Starfield
17.8.2023
As someone who regularly hears “uh, you need to pay for that” or “ma’am, you need a license to drive this,” I’m accustomed to people interrupting my fun with strange, made up rules. And it looks like Starfield will also hit me with a warning I’m more than used to by now: “You need to clear storage...
Xbox 360 Store Shutting Down For Good In 2024
17.8.2023
Xbox 360 Marketplace, the console’s online store, will cease operations on July 29, 2024. After that day, 360 owners will no longer be able to purchase new games or entertainment content for their consoles, and the Microsoft Movies and TV app will stop working, too.Read more
Alan Wake 2 Spooked By October Games Onslaught, Delayed 10 Days
17.8.2023
Alan Wake 2, the highly anticipated adventure horror game sequel from Remedy Entertainment, has suffered a minor 10-day delay.Read more
Crypto games need EVO-style viral moment, Nitro Nation review: Web3 Gamer
17.8.2023
Blockchain games desperately need a viral moment to succeed, Cut The Rope in The Sandbox, Axie and Aelph hand out cash, Nitro Nation hot take
Undead Nightmare, Now Out On Switch/PS4, Is Still One Of The Best Zombie Games
17.8.2023
It’s 2023 and over the weekend I accidentally stayed up far later than I expected replaying Undead Nightmare on my Nintendo Switch. Not only am I having a sweet time with the 13-year-old expansion, but I’m excited that one of the best zombie games ever made, and one of Rockstar’s greatest hits,...