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Last Of Us 2 Enemies Used To Have Exploding Butts
6.8.2021
There are all sorts of ways for The Last of Us Part II’s infected to kill you, but one of the more entertaining ones never made it out of production. According to pre-alpha gameplay, the game used to have death by ass blast.Read more
All Those Cool Games You Thought Were Already On PS4 Are Coming To PS4
6.8.2021
Typically, big companies batch their announcements. Maybe that’s by way of a digital showcase, or issuing a press release. In those long-ago, very precedented times, it could even involve shuffling hundreds of folks into an auditorium where they might catch a glimpse of Keanu Reeves. Today, Sony...
The Mess Around Whether To Boycott Activision Blizzard
5.8.2021
On July 20 California filed a lawsuit against Call of Duty and World of Warcraft maker Activision Blizzard alleging widespread workplace issues over the years including sexual harassment and gender-based pay discrimination. A week after employees formed a worker group to push for better working...
Remember When EA Motion Capped A Baby?
5.8.2021
The fact that the Dead Space developers made a game based on Dante Aligheri’s The Divine Comedy is weird enough, even without thinking about the motion capped, unbaptised children that face you in your descent to hell.Read more
That Time Konami Made A Game About Fat-Shaming A Penguin
5.8.2021
On its surface, Yume Penguin Monogatari seems like a standard, early ‘90s NES platformer. It features a lovable hero, colorful environments, and a catchy, chiptune soundtrack from the old masters at Konami. But beneath all that, this classic side-scroller is also so bluntly, nakedly fatphobic that...
Finally, A New Mario Golf: Super Rush Course: New Donk City
5.8.2021
Nintendo announced that Mario Golf: Super Rush is getting a surprise free update that adds Toadette, a new golf course set in New Donk City, and more. The update will be released later today. It might even be out by the time you read this.Read more
Pokémon Go Tries Enticing Players As They Call For A Boycott
5.8.2021
Niantic announced legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta from Sword and Shield will come to Pokémon Go. In normal times, this alone would be cool news! We do not live in normal times.Read more
Getting Into Match For Popular Arena Shooter Splitgate No Longer Impossible
5.8.2021
Splitgate, a free-to-play arena shooter that bills itself as a mix between Halo and Portal, is having a moment. You might even be able to play it now.Read more
More People Are Buying Mario Kart Than Nintendo’s Newest Games
5.8.2021
Nintendo’s Super Star isn’t the bright and shiny New Pokémon Snap or even the juggernaut that is Animal Crossing: New Horizons. No, well into the Nintendo Switch’s lifespan in the year 2021, it’s Mario Kart 8 that takes the lead.Read more
Nintendo Sold Too Much Animal Crossing Last Year And That's Hard To Repeat
5.8.2021
Last year was effing awful, but Nintendo did great. At this time last year, Kotaku reported that Nintendo’s profits between April and June 2020 increased by over 400 percent—a number that even a year later is hard to comprehend. Understandably, during that same period this year, the feat was hard...
Embracer Group Buys Seven Studios, Including Duke Nukem's 3D Realms
5.8.2021
The Embracer Group, an enormous corporate blob encompassing publishers like Gearbox, THQ Nordic and Deep Silver, has just bought seven new studios, including 3D Realms (Duke Nukem) and Ghost Ship Games (Deep Rock Galactic).Read more
Pokémon Go Creators Reconsidering Rule Changes After Players Threaten Boycott
5.8.2021
Niantic, the studio behind Pokémon Go, has responded to player criticism and threats of a boycott after proposed changes to some of the game’s rules in the USA and New Zealand did not go down very well.Read more
Gone Home Studio Co-Founder Steps Down After Allegations Of 'Toxic' Workplace
5.8.2021
Steve Gaynor, the co-founder of Gone Home developers Fullbright, has left his position as creative lead and manager on their latest game Open Roads following allegations he fostered a “toxic” work environment.Read more
Super Monkey Ball x Jet Set Radio Crossover Is Like A Tasty Peanut Butter Cup
4.8.2021
Jet Set Radio protagonist Beat will appear in the upcoming Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania as a playable character, Sega announced this morning.Read more
Competitive Horde Mode Coming To Ghost Of Tsushima
4.8.2021
Last October, Ghost of Tsushima received a surprise multiplayer expansion called Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, which pit teams of players against waves of enemies in various cooperative scenarios. Nearly one year on, Legends is on the edge of some big changes, including a new competitive mode and...
The OG Halo Announcer Is Winning The Internet's Heart Right Now
4.8.2021
Usually Halo multiplayer announcer Jeff Steitzer says things like “Double Kill”, “Triple Kill”, and “Killing Spree.” But this time, at the request of folks on celebrity video request platform Cameo, he’s saying much more—and winning the internet’s heart in the process.Read more
The Sims 4: Cottage Living Is Already One Of Its Best Expansions
4.8.2021
There are some “must-haves” for fans of The Sims. These are staples that are so ingrained in our IRL worlds or the franchise that a Sims game feels lacking without them: Attending university, having a pet, changing seasons, family gameplay, something magical or otherworldly, oh, and farming.Read...
Splitgate Not Only Slaps, It's The Best Arena Shooter I've Played In Years
4.8.2021
As good as Halo Infinite‘s beta was the other day, it has a problem. Splitgate does the same brand of gunplay just as well, and it’s got portals.Read more
Pharaoh Rebirth+ Has That Nostalgic PlayStation Sound
4.8.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re digging into the music of Pharaoh Rebirth+, a hidden gem buried amid the ever-growing numbers of forgotten games on Steam.Read more
Skyward Sword HD Revisits The Stumble That Lead To Breath Of The Wild
4.8.2021
Almost a decade after its original Wii debut, Nintendo’s released The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD for the Switch. And let’s be frank: Skyward Sword wasn’t the best-received Zelda title ever. Even as it charmed most media outlets, many fans bemoaned its linearity and questionable controls....