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The Demon’s Souls OST Looks Unreasonably Attractive On Vinyl
3.4.2021
If you enjoyed Demon’s Souls’ updated score on PlayStation 5 and want to be able to listen to it in high fidelity, you’re in luck: Sony and Milan Records are partnering to produce a two-disc vinyl set of 21 tracks from the remastered classic for release on June 18.Read more
NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition Is NBA 2K21 Without Obnoxious Microtransactions
2.4.2021
One of the most annoying aspects of modern sports games, including the console and PC versions of NBA 2K21, are the obtrusive microtransactions. NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition, released today for the Apple Arcade service, has no microtransactions whatsoever. What a breath of fresh air. Read more
Apple Arcade's Biggest Expansion Yet Adds 30 New Games Including Fantasian, NBA 2K21, And Oregon Trail
2.4.2021
Apple Arcade exploded this morning, adding 30 new titles across three categories: “Arcade Originals” like Mistwalker’s RPG Fantasian and a game from the makers of Hot Shots Golf, “App Store Greats” like Monument Valley and Threes!, and “Timeless Classics” like Zach Gage’s Really Bad Chess and good...
The Best Music Ever Made (For A McDonald’s Game)
2.4.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. You deserve a break today, so we’re kicking off the weekend with something tasty from McDonald’s… McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure that is, a game that plays and sounds better than...
Oops, Activision Forgot About The Streisand Effect
1.4.2021
I can’t fully express how little I care about Call of Duty: Warzone or any leaks thereof. What I do love, however, is giant gaming conglomerates making fools of themselves, and Activision Blizzard really stepped in it this morning when it used draconian copyright law to try to cover up a trivial...
Five Good Settings To Tweak In Outriders
1.4.2021
As if there weren’t enough looter-shooters around, Outriders is out today. It’s a whole lot of game, with a whole lot of settings that can affect how you play. Some are obvious; some are not. It goes without saying that such things are a matter of taste, but I’ve found the following tweaks have...
The Best Special Edition Gaming Consoles, According To Our Readers
1.4.2021
There’s nothing like a special edition gaming console. Sure, everyone has a Nintendo Switch, but how many of us have an Animal Crossing-themed Nintendo Switch? Who among us has a PlayStation 4 with a big Spider-Man logo on it? These bespoke systems are truly one of a kind. Actually, in some...
Fortnite Stonks Skin Not A Joke, Unfortunately
1.4.2021
April Fool’s Day is terrible. Things you wish were real are fake. And things you wish were fake are real, like this Fortnite stonks meme skin.Read more
Outriders is Out Today and PS4 Players Can Grab it for $50
1.4.2021
Outriders (PS4) | $50 | WalmartRead more
The Beautifully Blocky Earth Defense Force: World Brothers Launches Worldwide May 27
1.4.2021
Voxel soldiers battle the giant voxel insect aliens invading their voxel planet in Earth Defense Force: World Brothers. This colorful new take on the beloved budget shooter series is launching across all regions on May 27 for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC.Read more
Ah Loot River Looks Fantastic
1.4.2021
A few seconds into this announcement trailer for Loot River and I’m thinking, OK, it’s a top-down Dark Souls game. Fine, whatever. A few seconds later suddenly there’s Tetris in there too and everything looks a lot more interesting.Read more
Halo Infinite Delayed To 2022
31.3.2021
Halo Infinite has been delayed to summer 2022, 343 Industries announced in a tweet today.Read more
The Elder Scrolls Online Gets Its Next-Gen Glow Up June 8
31.3.2021
The Elder Scrolls Online is a good-looking game, but playing it on console locked at 30 frames per second hurts my heart. Healing is coming, however, with the June 8 release of The Elder Scrolls Online - Console Enhanced, an upgraded version for Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 that includes...
Xbox Cloud Gaming Adds A Bunch Of Older Xbox Games
31.3.2021
Starting today, you’ll be able to play more than a dozen Xbox and Xbox 360 games via cloud streaming, Microsoft announced in a blog post. As with other game streaming, the perk is only available to members of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.Read more
Fortnite Looks Better On Switch Now
31.3.2021
Fortnite got a “performance and resolution boost” on Switch yesterday, developer Epic announced. The game should now look and run better, and the file size is smaller too.Read more
Amnesia: Rebirth’s New Mode Has Fewer Scares, More Puzzles
31.3.2021
Amnesia: Rebirth is so scary that the developers at Frictional Games added a new Adventure Mode to the PC version today, with a similar update planned for PlayStation in a few weeks.Read more
Remade Wipeout Intro Reminds Us The Franchise's Return Is Long Overdue
30.3.2021
Of all the dormant racing game franchises — and there are many — Wipeout’s absence feels the most criminal. Developers at Sony’s long-defunct Studio Liverpool arguably never put a foot wrong throughout the anti-gravity racing series’ history, so long as you consider 2002's Wipeout Fusion...
Long-Needed Tweaks Make Monster Hunter Rise A Smoother Online Experience
30.3.2021
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: “A single Dorito would kill a pilgrim instantly.” In a similar vein, if you showed a long-dormant Monster Hunter fan that the newest game, Monster Hunter Rise, lets you sharpen your weapon while on the run...I think their brains would explode.Read more
I Wish Genshin Impact Cared About My Time As Much As Its Story Seems To
30.3.2021
Reused NPCs. An environment you’ve already spent dozens of hours in. Contrived progress gating based on time. On paper, Genshin Impact’s current event, the Windblume Festival, sounds like it’s scraping the bottom of the barrel. In reality it’s a chill yet inventive exercise in making an in-game...
If You Pre-Ordered Kingdom Hearts On PC, Make Sure You Received Your Discount
30.3.2021
The PC release of Kingdom Hearts offers the latest hiccup in the insidious world of video game pre-orders. Four games in Square Enix’s long-running plot maze are officially out on PC today via the Epic Games Store where they’re currently marked down by 20 percent through April 6. But if...