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Nice! Xbox Actually Has Games This Year
10.10.2023
Last year was a strange one for Xbox. While Game Pass continued to be a big win for Microsoft, it failed to release any big exclusive, first-party games. But as we enter the final months of 2023, this year has been different. Microsoft has actually released games, including some big, popular ones....
Detective Pikachu Returns: The Kotaku Review
10.10.2023
Detective Pikachu Returns, the new Switch adventure from Nintendo, is not great at a lot of things. It’s incredibly simple for an adventure game, only looks about as good as the original 3DS game did seven years ago, and even when it has its own take on things, a lot of its big twists have been...
The Best October Prime Day Deals On Storage Upgrades For PS5, Xbox, Switch, And PC
10.10.2023
Larger install sizes and the diminishing role of physical media in modern games means that you can almost never have too much storage. Fortunately, adding another terabyte (or two) to your console’s capacity is way more affordable than it once was. Read more
Super Mario Bros. Wonder ukazuje, že Nintendo je ve 2D hopsání stále špička
9.10.2023
Nintendo se s dílem Super Mario Bros. Wonder vrací k 2D kořenům a ukazuje, že tento žánr má stále v malíku. Hra zároveň dobře ilustruje proměnu společnosti během posledních let: novinka je výrazně líbivější, přívětivější pro rodinné hraní a zdaleka ne tak obtížná, jako například New Super Mario...
Detective Pikachu Returns Has A Fun Joke About The 2019 Movie
6.10.2023
Detective Pikachu Returns is out on Switch today, October 6, and as someone who considers the original 2016 3DS game to be one of my favorite things Pokémon has ever done, I’m stoked. But Nintendo’s adventure game sequel exists in a weird place, because the 2019 live-action Detective Pikachu movie...
Is Detective Pikachu A Cop? Kotaku Investigates
6.10.2023
Detective Pikachu Returns is out October 6 on Nintendo Switch, and it brings a new mystery for the titular Pokémon investigator to solve. But it also dredges up an old mystery that has plagued the character since his debut in 2016: is Detective Pikachu a cop? Well, the only way to solve a mystery...
Police Seize 1,000 Cards In Pokémon Counterfeiting Bust
6.10.2023
The crackdown on counterfeit Pikachus and Charizards continues. Earlier this week, an investigation by police in Annaka City, Japan led them to a haul of 1,000 cards believed to be fake, including Pokémon trading card game products. The 21-year-old suspect they allegedly belonged to had been caught...
Nintendo Confirms Lego Animal Crossing Collab
5.10.2023
Nintendo confirmed a rumored Animal Crossing and Lego collaboration in an October 5 teaser trailer. Read more
Microsoft Bing AI Generates Images Of Kirby Doing 9/11
4.10.2023
Microsoft’s Bing Image Creator creator has been around since March, using “AI” technology to generate images based on whatever the user types. You never know where this sort of thing might lead, though, and in recent weeks users have been using the tool to create images of Kirby and other popular...
Nintendo Will Stop Supporting 3DS And Wii U Online In April 2024
4.10.2023
Nintendo will discontinue online service for 3DS and Wii U consoles in April 2024, the company announced in a recent blog. After this point, the 3DS Pokémon storage app Pokémon Bank will be the only software accessible online. Read more
Red Dead Redemption Can Now Run At 60 Frames Per Second (On PS5)
4.10.2023
While the rerelease of Red Dead Redemption via a new port on August 17 of 2023 was great news for fans of the original and those who missed out when the game originally shipped 13 years ago, it was missing some desirable features. At $50 bucks with no option to run at a more modern 60 frames...
These Cheaper, Tinier Lego-Like Blocks Are Every Bit As Fun To Build
3.10.2023
There’s an alternative world to Lego that few people have heard of. And no, we don’t mean Megablox or what-have-you, but instead a teeny-tiny alternative world: The miniscule world of Nanoblock, and its legions of knock-offs. Titchy blocks, a fraction of the size of Lego, but just as much fun...
Our Fave Cosplay Looks From Dragon Con 2023
3.10.2023
Atlanta Georgia’s annual convention, Dragon Con, is infamous in the cosplay community for the quality of looks on the show floor. And of course, this year’s convention did not disappoint, from elaborate Godzilla costumes to a lengthy cosplay parade.Read more
October Is A Scary Good Time For Game Releases
2.10.2023
October is here and it’s clear that 2023 is not done showering us with video games. This month sees the release of the long-, long-, long-awaited sequel to a classic Xbox 360 horror game, a sneaky new stab-stab simulator, a speedy hedgehog who definitely doesn’t need another cup of coffee, another...
Fortnite Brings Back 'Share The Wealth' Emote On Same Day As Mass Layoffs
29.9.2023
The video game industry is still reeling from Epic Games’ September 28 announcement that it will lay off nearly 900 employees. If developers at the Fortnite money-printing factory aren’t safe, nobody is. In perhaps the worst-timed microtransaction ever, Fortnite’s “Share The Wealth” emote went back...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 7 Games To Say Goodbye To September With
29.9.2023
As September draws to a rainy close (seriously, New York is practically underwater at this point), we look forward to nicer, breezier, hopefully drier October days. But given all of the precipitation, maybe you’re looking for something to do while stuck inside this weekend? Read more
Tonk Is Building a Provability-Focused Onchain Nintendo Emulator
29.9.2023
Tonk, a programming collective focusing on onchain gaming, has announced a blockchain-based Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) emulator called Dappicom. The app, being coded using Noir, a smart contract-enabled privacy-focused language, will allow players to prove they have achieved in-game...
Check Out This Ridiculous 89-hit Mortal Kombat 1 Combo
28.9.2023
Pro Mortal Kombat player Jarrad Gooden, or NinjaKilla212, demonstrated how absurd Mortal Kombat 1 combos can get by throwing demon warrior Baraka for nearly a full minute. Though the game was only just globally released on September 19, Gooden represents a committed number of players already trying...
7 Creepy Games To Ease You Into Spooky Season
27.9.2023
We all feel it before we know it—orange leaves stumbling into our jackets, cold wind holding our hands down the sidewalk. These signs and more tell us that October is almost here. To commemorate the season and all it offers, I decided to put together a list of (mostly) spooky game recommendations...
EA Pulls Every Old FIFA Game From Digital Storefronts
27.9.2023
You can no longer buy last year’s hit soccer game, FIFA 23. Nor any other older game from the famous Electronic Arts sports franchise. At least, not digitally.Read more