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Epic Games Settles Lawsuit Against 14-Year-Old Fortnite Player
10.2.2021
Epic Games has settled a 2017 lawsuit against a 14-year-old Fortnite player who allegedly made YouTube videos of himself using cheating software.Read more
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Unsurprisingly Officially Titled Sonic the Hedgehog 2
10.2.2021
The Sonic sequel has a name. Please, try not to be too surprised.Read more
Rez Website From 2001 Brought Back From The Dead
10.2.2021
The English website for Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s legendary rhythm shooter Rez went live in 2001 and shut down in 2003. Thanks to the efforts of Rez preservationist (Rezervationist?) Brian Hargrove, that sweet piece of internet history has been restored, complete with detailed staff bios, tiny...
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury: The Kotaku Review
10.2.2021
Super Mario 3D World would be incredible if I didn’t already know who Mario was and what he was all about.Read more
Ori: The Collection, Which Includes Both Blind Forest and Will of the Wisps, is $12
10.2.2021
Ori: The Collection | $12 | Microsoft StoreRead more
Final Fantasy VII Remake’s Brand-New Tracks Kick Ass, Too
10.2.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today I’m going to gush about just how amazing Final Fantasy VII Remake’s music is, and specifically a few of its new tracks that weren’t in the original.Read more
Get Completely Wrecked in Nioh 2: Complete Edition for $35
10.2.2021
Nioh: Complete Edition (PC Key) | $19 | Eneba | Use code TESLAOFCHINA2Nioh 2: Complete Edition (PC Key) | $35 | Eneba | Use code TESLAOFCHINA2Read more
Things Are Horrible For Japanese Arcades Right Now
10.2.2021
No doubt, the pandemic is bad for lots of businesses. But in Japan, it’s especially awful for arcades.Read more
Homicidal Hitman 3 Mastermind Crushes Every Single Person In The Grape Press
10.2.2021
If you’ve played Hitman 3 and got to the Mendoza stage, you’ll know the grape press. A centrepiece murder machine, it has been designed to help you off one of the level’s main targets in spectacular fashion.Read more
Beavis & Butthead x The Legend Of Zelda Is Animated Perfection
10.2.2021
You might think these two cartoons, made a decade apart, have little to do with each other. I am here to tell you they were made for each other.Read more
China's Steam Only Has 53 Games
10.2.2021
Steam is now available in China, and if you thought that would give Chinese gamers instant access to the weird, wonderful and sometimes deeply offensive depths of the service’s catalogue, well lol, no of course it doesn’t.Read more
Bloodborne Modder Releases Long-Awaited 60 FPS Hack
10.2.2021
Bloodborne can now be played with smooth 60 frames-per-second visuals thanks to the long-anticipated release of an unofficial patch. You will need a modded PlayStation 4 to try it out, however, preferably a PS4 Pro.Read more
Destiny 2's Season Of The Chosen Is Good So Far
10.2.2021
Season of the Chosen went live in Destiny 2 today, and with it a whole new set of things to grind for. So far, these things—new armor, guns, and exotic gear—seem pretty cool, with interesting new perks to make them worth chasing. But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t already feeling daunted by...
17 Years Later And I Still Can’t Beat Hannibal In Age Of Empires
10.2.2021
Xbox Game Pass has once again proven its worth by allowing me to confront a bully of my past: the Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca.Read more
Persona 5 Strikers' Action Gameplay Is Downright Fun
9.2.2021
Persona 5 Strikers is not your average Persona game. Yes, it’s a true sequel to the hit JRPG Persona 5. But this time around, Strikers ditches the franchise’s well-known and mostly loved traditional, turn-based RPG fighting system for hack-and-slash, musou-style action gameplay.Read more
Overcooked 2 Is Free On Switch This Weekend, If You Want To Be Alone On Valentine’s Day
9.2.2021
Have any plans cooked up for Valentine’s Day? From tomorrow through February 16, relationship ruining co-op game Overcooked 2 will be playable at no extra cost for anyone with a Nintendo Switch Online membership—“just in time for Valentine’s Day!”Read more
Pokémon World Championships Skip 2021 Over Covid-19 Concerns
9.2.2021
After canceling in-person competition in 2020 due to the rise of the covid-19 pandemic, The Pokémon Company announced it will skip official tournaments through 2021 as well.Read more
Recreating Game Elements for the Web: The Among Us Card Swipe
9.2.2021
As a web developer, I pay close attention to the design of video games. From the HUD in Overwatch to the catch screen in Pokemon Go to hunting in Oregon Trail, games often have interesting mechanics and satisfying interactions, …
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Crash Bandicoot 4 Comes To PS5, Xbox Series X|S And Switch March 15
9.2.2021
The excellent if a bit sadistic Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is about to get two upgrades and hopefully not too much of a downgrade on March 15, when the game launches for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch. Activision announced the next-gen and friend releases this morning...
Ayrton Senna Helped Sega Make A Better F1 Game
9.2.2021
Up until middle school, all the kids in my hometown had their birthday parties at the same roller rink. That roller rink contained a small arcade with games that seemed hopelessly outdated to us at the time but would rake in quarters at any Barcade now. Stuff like X-Men, Ivan Stewart’s Super...