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Fan Painstakingly Ports WipeOut, Dares PlayStation To Shut Him Down And Make Its Own Remaster
11.8.2023
WipeOut was Sony’s initial first-party exclusive for the original PlayStation when it launched back in 1995. The anti-gravity racing game was phenomenal. Now it’s abandoned. So one dedicated programmer took it upon himself to excavate the game’s leaked source code and make it playable for free...
Popular GTA Role-Play Community Scooped Up By Rockstar Ahead Of GTA 6
11.8.2023
The team behind the biggest Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2 role-playing communities, Cfx.re, is officially becoming part of Rockstar Games. The new partnership comes ahead of the possible launch of GTA VI in 2024, and will lead to an updated policy that officially allows the addition...
Tekken Producer Has Had Enough With The 'Silly' Death Threats
11.8.2023
No one likes death threats or otherwise intimidating remarks that threaten violence. Such comments are callous, dehumanizing, pointless, unproductive, and do nothing for anyone. Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada made that expressly clear, telling folks to not ask him for shit if all they’re going...
13 Things That You Can Play Doom On (But Probably Shouldn't)
10.8.2023
A talented modder has created a keyboard keycap that can play the original ‘90s hit shooter Doom. It even has sound! The new creation is just one more example of how the open-sourced shooter can be played on just about anything with a screen.Read more
Baldur’s Gate 3: The Kotaku Review
10.8.2023
Baldur’s Gate 3 has been propped up as a big-budget, computerized approximation of a tabletop role-playing game, but that’s not entirely accurate. Sure, as an RPG rooted in Dungeons & Dragons’ Fifth Edition ruleset, complete with dice rolls, big decisions, and enough customization options...
Overwatch 2's New Content Drop Is Its 'Broadest' Ever, Blizz Says
10.8.2023
Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller gave a bold, but accurate, statement during an exclusive press presentation two weeks before the massive Invasion content drop. While introducing the new content, Keller (who also said, somewhat pointedly, that Overwatch 2’s PvE mode was “not dead”) noted that...
The New Overwatch PvP Mode Is Just What The Shooter Needs Right Now
10.8.2023
When Overwatch 2 launched in October 2022, it debuted a brand-new PvE mode called Push. Reactions were mixed, with some players happy to have a new way to prove their superiority in battle, and others frustrated by its core concept: Push a robot across a map until it’s in your enemy’s spawn point....
Overwatch 2’s Story Missions Are Good, But Not $15 Good
10.8.2023
Halfway through the Toronto-based story mission that’s part of Overwatch 2: Invasion, things get a little scary. Omnics, Overwatch’s in-universe sentient robots, are under attack from a terrorist organization called Null Sector, and you’re there to help them—but as your squad of carefully curated...
Overwatch Fans Worried Reaper Is Getting Deleted After Hoax
10.8.2023
Overwatch 2: Invasion may be moments away from dropping, but the dominant dialogue isn’t about the new PvE mode, the new support player, or even the new map—it’s whether or not Blizzard is deleting Reaper. A viral TikTok sent players into a frenzy worrying about whether or not the staple character...
Baldur’s Gate 3 Fans' Save Files Got So Big They Were Breaking The Game
10.8.2023
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a Dungeons & Dragons RPG that gives players a ton of freedom and choice to play the game how they want, from having all kinds of wild sex to stacking up crates until they can jump over a castle wall. This also means player save file sizes have apparently been getting massive...
Diablo 4 Build Lets Barbarian Hit For Nearly A Billion Damage
10.8.2023
Diablo IV’s Barbarian class has struggled since the game came out two months ago. Even after some recent patches that buffed a few aspects of the character, its endgame doesn’t perform that well compared to other classes. But a streamer has uncovered a busted combo that makes Barbs deal nearly...
Destiny 2 Taps Keith David As Zavala To Replace The Late Lance Reddick
10.8.2023
Ever since John Wick and The Wire actor Lance Reddick suddenly and unexpectedly passed away earlier this year, Destiny 2 fans have been wondering what would become of his iconic character, Commander Zavala. Today, Bungie announced that veteran actor Keith David, beloved for his video game work...
New Wiglett Pokémon Plush Looks A Lot Like Something Else
10.8.2023
Good news: The Pokémon Company released a Wiglett plush on its official Pokémon Center store. Bad news: it looks like a dick. Not a human dick, but, like, the Platonic ideal of an alien dick the U.S. government doesn’t want us to know about. Read more
9 Things You Should Never Say To A Mass Effect Fan
10.8.2023
If you have a friend or significant other in your life who won’t shut up about how they’re on their umpteenth playthrough of the Mass Effect series, chances are you’ve slipped up and said something you probably shouldn’t have, possibly even questioning their love of BioWare’s space opera.Read more
Destiny 2's Most OP Abilities Are Getting Nerfed
10.8.2023
Bungie recently revealed the next major overhaul to combat in Destiny 2, and while the update mainly focuses on strengthening a number of underutilized Exotics, some of the biggest changes have to do with the overpowered subclass abilities players have been using to rampage through the game....
Twitch Streamer Quits Lewd Content To Protect Mental Health
10.8.2023
A popular Twitch streamer and YouTuber has opened up about her decision to refrain from publishing lewd content on platforms like Fansly and OnlyFans, citing mental health and relationship stability as the reasons.Read more
Baldur’s Gate 3 Surpasses Zelda: TotK With 2023’s Highest Metacritic Review Score
10.8.2023
Baldur’s Gate 3 has surpassed The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom as the highest-ratest game of 2023 on Metacritic. As of this writing, Larian Studios’ Dungeons & Dragons fantasy RPG is sitting at a 97 on the review aggregate site, edging it out by one point over Tears of the Kingdom’s...
Putin and Ramaphosa Discuss BRICS Summit, Trade and Cooperation; Russian President to Join via Video Link
10.8.2023
Russian president Vladimir Putin and South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently addressed cooperation, trade, and preparations for the upcoming BRICS summit. The two leaders conversed about practical cooperation and the expansion of the organization, reflecting a shared commitment...
Diablo 4's Inventory Situation Is Pretty Crummy
9.8.2023
It’s been two months since Diablo IV came out and players are airing their frustrations with the game, particularly now that season one is underway. One of the most contentious aspects of the loot-hunting action-RPG right now is inventory management, which has become a hot topic in...
Get All The Mainline Resident Evil Games For Just $35
9.8.2023
Have you been wanting to play (or replay) all of the main entries that make up Capcom’s long-running horror series, Resident Evil? Well, buddy, I got a deal for you: A new bundle available until later this month combines 11 Resident Evil games, plus some DLC, into a $35 package.Read more