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Blockchain can help publishers improve audience trust
11.7.2021
By implementing timestamping and blockchain technology, media and publications can increase their readers’ assurance
Bizarre Scarlet Nexus Shadow Glitch Gets Fixed
9.7.2021
A recent Scarlet Nexus update revealed that Bandai Namco’s stylish action RPG wasn’t rendering character and enemy shadows on PC if it was being played in several non-English languages. Even the biggest video games are technical marvels held together by hopes, dreams, and duct tape, but this takes...
'Undetectable’ Console Cheat YouTube Ad Taken Down By Activision
9.7.2021
Earlier this week we reported on an insidious new cheating system for competitive shooters that works on consoles and PC alike and promises to be completely undetectable. Looks like Call of Duty maker Activision already has the cheat makers in their sights, striking down their YouTube ad for...
Are these really the 'ugly truths' for indie publishers?
8.7.2021
Agree with... most of 'em!
This Week's PlayStation Event Won't Include God Of War Or Horizon
6.7.2021
During last month’s E3/Summer Game Fest announcement bonanza, Sony was one of the many conspicuously absent companies. However, if you were expecting big, E3-style announcements out of the PlayStation maker’s July showcase, prepare to be disappointed.Read more
Rumor: PS Vita Store Will Release No New Games After July 20
5.7.2021
We know the PS Vita will no longer have its store taken offline this month, but what no one thought to ask was: Will new games continue to be added? If the claims of Vita developer Spooky Squid Games prove to be true, theirs—Russian Subway Dogs—is to be one the last come July 20.Read more
The Week In Games: Monster Hunter Stories 2
5.7.2021
A new Monster Hunter game is out this week on Switch and PC. What is Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin? I have no idea. But it’s out this week! Read more
PlayStation Is Hard To Work With, Devs Say
1.7.2021
After yesterday’s industry-wide discussion of the cost of being visible on Sony’s PlayStation Store, Kotaku has heard from multiple independent developers and publishers expressing similar frustrations and fury.Read more
Final Fantasy 'Pixel Remasters' Cost A Bunch And Have Tiny, Tiny Text
1.7.2021
Square Enix is no stranger to bafflingly ill-considered remakes of classics, and it’s starting to look like the “pixel remasters” of Final Fantasy I-VI might suffer the same fate. In short: price big, text tiny.Read more
The Week In Games: Zombies And Not Much Else
27.6.2021
We are truly in the doldrums of Summer. No huge releases this week, though there are some smaller games and next-gen ports that might be of interest to some.Read more
Someone Donated A $10,000 Rare Game To Goodwill
25.6.2021
An employee at a Goodwill in Texas found an extremely rare Atari 2600 game and the company held an online auction to sell the game. After a week, on June 17, it sold for $10,590.Read more
Two Years Later, Sega Announces A New Genesis Mini Accessory For Japan
23.6.2021
Back in spring 2018, Sega announced the Genesis Mini, a small plug-and-play version of its iconic console that was delayed and released the following year. Now in summer 2021, it’s announced a new accessory, the Tower Mini Zero.Read more
Activision Shareholders Vote To Keep Paying CEO Bobby Kotick A Ton Of Money
21.6.2021
Long-time Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick eked out another lucrative victory today at the company’s annual shareholder meeting with a narrow vote of 54% in favor of maintaining his generous salary and millions in annual bonuses. The win comes after a year-long campaign by CtW Investor Group...
Arcade Game Museum Opening In Japan For A Limited Time Only
21.6.2021
While it might seem that some of Japan’s best arcades are already like museums, here is an officially branded one. Called The Game Center Museum, it opened this month in Nagoya.Read more
The Nintendo Download: The Strange Olympics
17.6.2021
The constant flow of new Nintendo Switch games slows to a relative trickle in the wake of E3 2021, with only 23 new games coming to the Switch eShop this week. They include Rebellion’s 2018 co-op supernatural shooter Strange Brigade, and Sega’s fresh take on the Tokyo Olympics. Read more
Fatal Frame Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
15.6.2021
Earlier this year, a Fatal Frame pachinko game was announced, seeming to dash hopes for a proper release anytime soon. But good news! Today, during Nintendo’s E3 Direct, it was announced that Fatal Frame is headed to the Switch.Read more
Everything Square Enix Announced At E3 2021
13.6.2021
With another year of E3 in the books for Square Enix, Eidos Montreal’s rumored Guardians of the Galaxy world premiere was a major highlight. Square Enix also gave fans a look at what’s coming for Final Fantasy, Marvel’s Avengers, Life is Strange, Babylon’s Fall, and Guardians of the Galaxy.Read more
Xbox and Bethesda E3 2021 Event: All The Biggest Announcements
13.6.2021
Microsoft held its E3 2021 Xbox event today, showing new games coming to Game Pass, what Bethesda’s working on, and games to look forward to this holiday season. Here’s everything we saw in the press conference.Read more
Everyone Else Saw The Elden Ring Horse Double Jump, Right?
10.6.2021
The folks at From Software dropped a new Elden Ring trailer this afternoon, providing almost three full minutes of gameplay for the previously camera-shy game. And while I’m sure the loremasters and other internet sleuths are deducing clues about the game’s narrative and mechanics as I type,...
From Software's Elden Ring Coming January 2022
10.6.2021
Geoff Keighley and Summer Games Fest brought the goods today, finally revealing the release date for highly anticipated From Software project Elden Ring. It’s coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on January 21, 2022.Read more