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This Week A Studio Was Shut Down, Rumble Rescued A Pariah, And Water Remained Wet
30.11.2024
This may have been a short workweek, but the chaotic world of gaming never rests. Read on for Kotaku’s top stories from Thanksgiving week.Read more
Nintendo Files Court Documents To Target 200,000-Member Subreddit SwitchPirates
28.11.2024
Nintendo, currently predicting 2024 net sales of $8.4 billion and operating profits of $2.4 billion, is continuing its furious crackdown on those modding or emulating its systems and games. Its latest target, via a story by Game File, is the Reddit sub SwitchPirates, while also asking to subpoena...
This Wild Copy Of Horizon Zero Dawn Is Just Begging For Sony To Sue
28.11.2024
As Nintendo gears up to take down Palworld for its aping of Pokémon game design elements, another high-profile court case seems inevitable with Tencent’s announcement of Light of Motiram (thanks Gematsu), a game that looks uncannily similar to Sony’s Horizon Zero Dawn.Read more
Kotaku's Long Weekend Guide: 5 Great Games We're Thankful For
27.11.2024
It’s the Thanksgiving holiday week, and that means if you work for a company worth a damn (and some that aren’t worth a damn, but I digress), you probably have the next couple of days off. (Apologies to anyone who works retail.) You might be buying some games you missed this year during Black...
Hey, Console Manufacturers, Stop With The 'Limited Edition' Colors
27.11.2024
Artificial scarcity sucks for all manner of reasons, from encouraging a completely needless scalping industry to ruining an indefinite number of Christmases. And where it makes less sense than anywhere else is “limited editions” of video game hardware in different colors. Just stop it.Read more
How Trump's Tariffs Could Cost Gamers Billions
27.11.2024
In mid-2019, then-President Donald Trump threatened to extend existing tariffs on industrial components and other goods to popular consumer products like iPhones, laptops, and video game consoles. The big three—Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo, long-time competitors in the gaming space—rallied...
13 Of Our Favorite Black Friday 2024 Gaming Deals
26.11.2024
Another holiday season approaches and video games are once again awash in sales, discounts, and end-of-year inventory liquidations. Everywhere you click there’s another price with a red line through it and the promise of big savings. It’s overwhelming and easy to tune out, so we’ve consolidated...
Stop Panicking! Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Is On Nintendo's Official Timeline
26.11.2024
God, seriously, calm down. It’s OK. Listen to me: it’s ooooooh-kayyyyyy. Shhhhhhh. After the recent absolute horror of learning that Breath of the Wild does not exist on the official timeline of Zelda games, we can all rest easy in the knowledge that Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has been given its place...
PlayStation plánuje konkurenta pro Nintendo Switch, rozjede i moderní hry
26.11.2024
Podle zákulisních informací má Sony v přípravě herní konzoli do ruky, která bude mít dostatek výkonu na hraní her z nabídky aktuální generace domácí konzole. Chce tím přebrat hráče Nintendu. Údajně je ale v počátcích vývoje, který může trvat i několik let
Rumors Are Flying Of A Possible PlayStation 5 Portable
25.11.2024
Bloomberg is reporting this morning that Sony is working on a portable version of the PlayStation 5. This comes hot on the heels of news from Microsoft that a portable Xbox is being worked on, and of course ahead of the imminent announcement of the Switch 2. Everyone’s going handheld!Read more
Get Through Insufferable Family Time This Thanksgiving With These Mobile Games
24.11.2024
If you’ve got a big family but very little to talk to them about, the holidays can see you go from happy to helpless real quick. What are you to do when Thanksgiving dinner is two hours late and you’ve run out of small talk with that one uncle from out of town who may or may not have voted for...
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...
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Is A Gorgeous Remake That Stays Stubbornly Faithful To An RPG Classic
19.11.2024
I was worried that Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake might feel like an uninspired and overpriced cash-in on 1990s RPG nostalgia. Instead, it’s the latest in a string of excellent Square Enix tributes to past classics. Like 2022's Tactics Ogre: Reborn and 2023's Star Ocean: The Second Story R,...
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...
Vysmíval se Nintendu, že ho nechytne při pirátění. Teď bude platit miliony
17.11.2024
Společnost Nintendo je kromě skvělých her známá i důsledným vymáháním svých autorských práv. A vůči člověku, který je roky popichoval streamováním pirátských her nemají žádné slitování
Breakthrough Gaming: How To Get Into The Dragon Quest Games
15.11.2024
There are few series that have revolutionized video games quite like Dragon Quest. Debuting all the way back in 1986, the first Dragon Quest made its mark by distilling the complex mechanics of early RPGs such as Wizardry and Ultima into a form that even casual gamers could enjoy. Featuring...
Pokémon Is Releasing Some Incredible Merch For Gold And Silver’s 25th Anniversary
15.11.2024
Pokémon Gold and Silver turns 25 years old this month. The Game Boy Color RPGs brought fans to the Johto region, introduced 100 new monsters, and are widely considered some of the best games in the franchise’s long history. To commemorate the anniversary, The Pokémon Company is releasing a new line...
This Cozy Open-World Sim Could Still Become One Of 2024's Biggest Games
14.11.2024
Infinity Nikki was cutting it close, but it turns out the cozy open-world game will sneak out right in time to close out 2024. The game looks like Just Cause inside an anime cottagecore feed and it’s coming out on December 5. Read more
These Two Classic Shooters Just Became Completely Free, Forever
14.11.2024
Epic, now primarily known for Fortnite and the Unreal Engine, has given permission for two of the most significant video games ever made, Unreal and Unreal Tournament, to be freely accessed via the Internet Archive. As spotted by RPS, via ResetEra, the OldUnreal group announced the move on their...
Xbox Boss Says No 'Red Line' With Exclusives, Including Even Halo
13.11.2024
Earlier this year, Xbox brought some of its games to PlayStation 5 and Switch. Apparently that worked pretty well, as Microsoft’s CEO of gaming Phil Spencer says more of its games are coming to other platforms, and that might even include the Xbox’s crown jewels, like the next Halo game. Read more