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Pokémon Unite Gets Mobile Launch, Crossplay Confirmed
18.8.2021
Pokémon Unite will come to mobile on September 22, and it will offer crossplay between the Nintendo Switch. The MOBA also adds Mamoswine and Sylveon and gifts for trainers.Read more
World Of Warships Players Are In Open Revolt Over Shady Monetisation Schemes
18.8.2021
Free online wargame World of Warships has been on thin ice with its community for a while now, but recent events—including the botched return of a fan-favourite ship—have seen many of the community’s biggest names quit the game’s official community program.Read more
Humankind: The Kotaku Review
18.8.2021
The Civilization series has been around for—I’m sorry to have to do this to you—30 years now. It helped create a genre and has remained undefeated in it for that entire time, but as we march through the 21st century, there are hints that with the sixth game the Civ formula has got a little stale....
Among Us Devs Aren't Feeling Fortnite’s New ‘Impostors’ Mode
18.8.2021
Epic Games added a new game mode to Fortnite today that sounds suspiciously like indie hit Among Us, right down to the terminology used for its antagonists.Read more
Cyberpunk 2077 Stream Leaves Fans Unimpressed
17.8.2021
Earlier today, a handful of Cyberpunk 2077 devs jumped on CD Projekt Red’s official Twitch channel to provide an overview of the game’s upcoming 1.3 patch and the new in-game content the studio plans to make freely available to everyone who downloads it. Like most things having to do with...
Millions Of Players Later, Outriders Devs Still Waiting For Money
17.8.2021
By the numbers, Outriders is one of the year’s big success stories. And yet, developer People Can Fly apparently hasn’t received any royalties from Square Enix, the loot-shooter’s publisher. As reported by VGC, People Can Fly wrote in an investor note that “this probably means that, in Square...
Boyfriend Dungeon Voice Actor Responds To Harassment Over Playing A Villain
17.8.2021
A backlash among some Boyfriend Dungeon players over its story and content warning has even extended to one of its voice actors. Alexander Gross recently took to Twitter to talk about how some people sent him hate mail over his voice work for the game’s main antagonist, despite it being...
The Next Pokémon Patch Is Gonna Kill Our Sleepy Boy, Snorlax
17.8.2021
Pokémon Unite’s next highly-anticipated update will add Blissey as a new healer, but that’s not all. The patch also includes a list of terribly disappointing fixes for any Snorlax mains out there, plus a nudge to maybe stop using that damn Eject Button on 95% of your builds.Read more
The Late-Summer Game Pass Lineup Is Stacked
17.8.2021
Xbox Game Pass’ initial August additions were somewhat of a letdown, thanks to a lineup anchored by Hades (amazing) but not much else. For the back half of the month, Microsoft seems to have turned up the heat...with a cloud version of Need for Speed Heat. (I’m so sorry. I can’t help myself.)...
How The Messiest Mega Man Game In History Got Canned
17.8.2021
Announced back in 2010, Mega Man Universe was an ambitious project that, in retrospect, sounded like it could have been Super Mario Maker for the Capcom crowd. Or maybe it was going to be a Mega Man 2 remake. According to new information dug up by fansite Protodude’s Rockman Corner, when the game...
The Man Who Made Sudoku Famous Dies At Age 69
17.8.2021
While Maki Kaji didn’t necessarily invent Sudoku, he’s credited for coining the name and popularizing the game in Japan. Read more
Final Fantasy Fans, Here Is A Very Cool Video
17.8.2021
If you’ve ever played a Final Fantasy game and been impressed with either the character or pixel art on display—which I’m going to assume is all of you—then there are way worse things you could spend part of your Monday night doing than watching this short documentary.Read more
Neon White, A Game About Killing Demons, Could Be The Next Hades
16.8.2021
What happens when your debut game found its fame as a result of its chill vibes and earnestness? Where do you go from there? What do you do next? Why, you make a fast-paced game about killing demons in the afterlife, of course. Obviously.Read more
This New Furry Strategy RPG Won't Stop Breaking My Heart
16.8.2021
When their parents and guardians are kidnapped by the Berman Empire during a surprise attack on their peaceful village, a group of young children take refuge inside an ancient battle tank that springs to life, propelling them headlong into the horrors of war. I’m not sure if the young heroes...
Blissey, Not Blastoise, Is Pokémon Unite’s Next Monster
16.8.2021
Earlier today, the official Pokémon Unite account on Twitter announced that Blissey will join the Pokémon-themed MOBA this Wednesday, August 18, confirming datamined details discovered deep in the game’s code last month. More importantly, the post included footage of Blissey in action, including...
This 2004 Interview With The Creator Of Pokémon Is Full Of Details I Love
16.8.2021
One of my favorite ways to relax in the evenings is to watch this Twitch channel that streams subtitled episodes of the Japanese TV series Game Center CX. If you’re not familiar with the show, most episodes focus on comedian Shinya Arino’s desperate struggles to beat old console games. (It...
Fan Accidentally Discovers Massive Metal Gear Solid Glitch, Speedrunners Freaking Out
16.8.2021
Over the weekend, Twitch streamer Boba was streaming herself playing Metal Gear Solid for the first time ever, and after being attacked by some guards, she turned to fight them. At that moment, she accidentally ended up getting pushed backward through a locked door, discovering a new glitch that...
Cyberpunk 2077 Patch Will Ensure Fans Stop Having Sex With Wrong Characters
16.8.2021
Cyberpunk 2077’s next big patch, 1.3, still doesn’t have a release date—but we now have a little bit more insight into what it will include. These additions offer improved minimap directions and a perk reset option. The update will also fix the game’s infamous brothel scene where players kept...
Breath Of The Wild Trickshot Montage Is The Zelda Olympics
16.8.2021
What’s the most surefire way to make a cool thing cooler? Easy: Set it to some seriously epic music. Case in point here is a thrilling new The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild trickshot montage by BotW streamer Duplex Link. The film would be awesome on mute, but the soundtrack just makes it...
Boyfriend Dungeon Updating Content Warning Following Backlash
16.8.2021
Kitfox Games’ dungeon-crawling dating sim already comes with an initial content warning (CW) letting players know the game will cover some darker topics, but it doesn’t tell players exactly what lies in store later on in the game. That lack of specificity has led to blowback among some players...