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Call Of Duty Discloses AI Slop After Months Of Players Complaining
25.2.2025
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 players have been accusing various loading screens and calling cards from the game of being AI-generated since it came out last fall, but it was only ever based on vibes and the occasional very convincing piece of seemingly obvious AI slop. Now Activision has admitted...
Marvel Rivals Hit With Layoffs, MrBeast Says Life Is 'Easier When You're Broke,' And More Of The Week's Top News
22.2.2025
This week saw many of the people behind smash hit Marvel Rivals, including the game’s director, get laid off by developer NetEase in a move the company says was made “for organizational reasons and to optimize development efficiency for the game.” Meanwhile Humane, the company behind a $700 AI...
New Call Of Duty Map Is Teasing The Next Tony Hawk Game
20.2.2025
Another day, another piece of evidence that seems to indicate we are getting a new Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game in the near future. This time it’s a teaser found in a new Call of Duty Black Ops 6 map. Read more
Call Of Duty LocksTMNT Characters Behind $80 Paywall
19.2.2025
Activision is bringing the famous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Call of Duty Warzone and Black Ops 6. Players will be able to buy skins based on each of the four amphibian crime fighters starting Thursday. But if you want all four of them, you’ll need to shell out $80. Read more
Here's More Evidence That A New Tony Hawk Game Is Coming
18.2.2025
I’ve got some good news for all you fans of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and its various video game spin-offs, sequels, and remasters. A skateboarder recently claimed that he will be included in a yet-be-announced remaster of a Tony Hawk skateboarding video game. It’s yet one more piece of evidence that...
The Console Wars Are Over And Nobody Really Won
31.1.2025
For decades, a war has been raging online and in stores. A fight between massive corporations trying to sell you plastic boxes that play games and their weirdly dedicated supporters. The fight was always silly, but very real and expensive, involving massive companies spending hundreds of millions...
An Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remake Is Coming And It Could Be Out This Year
13.1.2025
After years of rumors suggesting it was in the works, a remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion appears to be closer to releasing than ever, with some sources suggesting it could come as early as 2025. The modern version, created in Unreal Engine 5, would give fans of the open-world RPG series...
Let's Remember Some Good Transformers Games
10.1.2025
Remember when Activision was publishing other games besides Call of Duty? Recall how, for a brief period of time, some of those other Activision games included Transformers: War for Cybertron and its sequel, Fall of Cybertron? I do, and it’s shame that in 2025 these cool sci-fi shooters aren’t easy...
As Deadly LA Fires Rage Nearby, Riot Games Promises To 'Give Back In Every Way We Can'
9.1.2025
Riot Games is temporarily closing its headquarters in Los Angeles County as dangerous fires continue to burn in the Palisades and elsewhere. The League of Legends maker, which is situated just a few miles from the current edge of the Santa Monica evacuation warning zone, will only allow staff...
Troubled Transformers Game Finally Canceled Amid Cuts At Studio Behind Gears Tactics
8.1.2025
Transformers: Reactivate was first teased back at The Game Awards 2022, in a short 60-second trailer set to Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead or Alive.” Just a little over two years later, developers Splash Damage announced the online multiplayer game based on the hit sci-fi action figures is not wanted...
The OG Diablo Is Coming To Game Pass
7.1.2025
Another Activision-owned title arrives on Game Pass soon. This time it’s Blizzard’s classic and iconic Diablo. The action RPG iscoming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC next week alongside a few other games making the leap to the standard tier. Read more
Call Of Duty Keeps Getting More Expensive To Make Even Though It's Selling Fewer Copies
7.1.2025
Call of Duty is the best-selling game almost every year, but even that might not be enough to keep up with its ever-ballooning blockbuster budgets. New court filings reveal that 2020's Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War cost $700 million to make over the life of the game, despite selling 10 million...
Free COD: Black Ops 6 Crossover With Squid Game Locks Best Rewards Behind A Paywall
2.1.2025
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is getting a Squid Game event this weekend following the hit Netflix show’s recent return with season two. Unlike previous events, however, this one will lock some of its best rewards behind a paid event pass. Think of it as a battle pass within a battle pass, on top of...
The State Of Xbox And Game Pass In 2024
26.12.2024
This was a really weird year for Xbox. You could argue that Microsoft’s gaming brand had an amazing year or that it had one of its worst, and either way I’d likely find myself nodding in agreement to most of your points.Read more
The 15 Biggest Video Game Disappointments Of 2024
24.12.2024
Wow! Another year down. It feels like 2024 went by in a flash, and also feels like I spent half my life slowly trudging through this mostly awful year filled with a lot of bad news.Read more
Microsoft Says The Quiet Part Loud About Xbox
17.12.2024
Microsoft’s newest sales pitch to prospective gamers is that everything—your TV, computer, or phone—can be an Xbox. It’s part of a new strategy aimed at reaching more people, and potentially making a lot more money. It’s also a major shift for the millions of people who have been Xbox fans...
Call of Duty Dev Explains Why Black Ops 6 Has So Many Wacky Skins
12.12.2024
Black Ops 6, the latest entry in the Call of Duty series, contains some really bizarre and wacky cosmetics. And while some players hate them, it doesn’t seem like the developers behind the game are going to stop making them any time soon. Read more
Some Classic Call Of Duty Games Might Be Coming To Game Pass
10.12.2024
It looks like some more Call of Duty games might be making the leap to Xbox Game Pass, but likely only on PC. Read more
Gaming's Streaming Wars Are Here For Real Now
20.11.2024
The ability to stream video games via the cloud might not be something you, a person reading Kotaku, personally enjoys or uses very much. But the reality is that streaming video games on your phone, console, or PC is becoming more and more popular, and that’s led to Xbox and Sony (and other...
Report: Sony To Buy Owners Of Elden Ring Developer, FromSoftware
19.11.2024
Reuters is reporting that Sony is in talks to buy Kadokawa Corporation, the company that owns FromSoftware, Spike Chunsoft and many other Japanese businesses. If successful, it would be a big move for Sony, gaining names as big as Elden Ring, Dark Souls, and Danganronpa, and be a strike back...