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Nintendo's Online Expansion Pack Trailer Is Now Its Most Disliked Video On YouTube
31.10.2021
Well, it seems a lot of people don’t like Nintendo’s new Switch Online Expansion Pack based on the reveal trailer’s likes and dislikes. The video, which revealed the pricing details for the plan, now has 104k dislikes on YouTube, overtaking the previously most hated video on Nintendo’s channel:...
24 Years After Release, GoldenEye N64 Is No Longer Banned In Germany
30.10.2021
GoldenEye 007 for the N64 was released in 1997 in most of the world. However, in Germany, it was banned and designated as “Media Harmful To Young Persons.” But now someone has stepped in to help unban the classic shooter.Read more
Far Cry 6's Secret Cat Boat Has A Long History At Ubisoft
29.10.2021
Here’s a small item that had me feline fine on this debatably not-fine Friday: In Far Cry 6, there’s an island with a shipwrecked boat full of cat dolls. It’s cute. It’s also, as I just learned today, apparently a long-running gag in a particular flavor of Ubisoft map games.Read more
Sometimes The Best Name For A Rat Sidekick Is None At All, Says Apex Legends Dev
28.10.2021
Last week, the folks at Respawn announced that Titanfall 2 antagonist Ash will be the next character to join the Apex Legends roster, complete with her very own adorable rat sidekick. The rat’s name? Well, that’s complicated.Read more
Nintendo Releases Surprise Metroid Dread Demo
28.10.2021
Most people who have played Metroid Dread say the game is very good, but what if you are not one of those people, and for whatever reason do not trust those people? Well, now you can simply download part of the game for free and try it for yourself.Read more
Far Cry 6 Has A Cool Far Cry Primal Shout-Out
27.10.2021
Everyone knows that Ubisoft games are full of things to do. In Far Cry 6, there’s a lot to see, too. To wit: Last night, while exploring the open-world shooter’s El Este region, I stumbled upon what I’m pretty sure—like, 99 percent sure—is a reference to 2016’s Far Cry Primal, the series spinoff...
Ubisoft Pestering Far Cry 6 Players For Not Playing Enough
27.10.2021
One of the bleakest things about modern video gaming is the way major publishers are obsessed with not just gaining your attention but keeping it, holding it trapped and exposed to their monetary ecosystems for as long as humanly possible while they do everything they can to bleed you dry.Read more
The Art Of Back 4 Blood
26.10.2021
Tonight’s Fine Art is focused entirely on Turtle Rock’s new Back 4 Blood, the studio’s latest attempt to take the formula they almost perfected with Left 4 Dead and, well, perfect it. Read more
Halo Infinite’s Craig, Once A Laughingstock, Now Looks Better Than Ever
25.10.2021
If any single character is a visual shorthand for Halo Infinite—more than Master Chief, more than Cortana, more than...that other AI—it’s Craig the Brute. A screenshot of his character model served as evidence for the game’s supposed graphical shortcomings last year. He showed up again during this...
Destiny 2 Glitch Breaks Game, Will Get You Banned
25.10.2021
Destiny 2 has an easy to pull-off trick called the min/max glitch on PC that gives players infinite orbs and a host of other advantages that break a lot of the game’s big activities. Bungie confirmed over the weekend that it’s working on a fix, but in the meantime the developer is warning players...
Halo Infinite's Campaign Finally Re-Revealed, And It's Looking Much Better
25.10.2021
After what’s felt like an infinity of waiting, we finally have an idea of what Halo Infinite’s campaign will look like. Developer 343 Industries re-revealed the mode for the first-person shooter in a digital showcase today. Take a look:Read more
Every Far Cry Game, Ranked From Worst To Best
23.10.2021
Way back in 2004 a then-unknown developer called Crytek released the first game in what would become the Far Cry series, wowing players with its impressive visuals and sprawling, outdoor maps. Crytek moved on to creating the Crysis series, Ubisoft bought up Far Cry and continues to make new entries...
Here's What Will Improve After Battlefield 2042's Chaotic, Buggy Beta
22.10.2021
The open beta for Battlefield 2042 was chaotic, buggy, and pretty limited given the scope of the latest game in the long-running shooter series. For developer DICE the beta was one more thing: a learning experience. In an article posted yesterday Battlefield 2042 devs introduce five new specialists...
Back 4 Blood: The Kotaku Review
20.10.2021
Celebrated filmmaker Jim Jarmusch once said, “Originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery—celebrate it if you feel like it.” Back 4 Blood, a new zombie-themed co-op shooter developed by Turtle Rock Studios, sure puts this principle into practice. Even its name is a direct...
Destiny 2 Nickle-And-Diming For New Dungeons Is A Bummer
20.10.2021
Destiny 2 will get a lot of new content when The Witch Queen launches in February. Unfortunately, some of it will only be accessible to players who pony up for the Deluxe Edition of the annual expansion. It’s the latest development in the messy evolution of how Bungie monetizes Destiny, and a...
Posing In Apex Legends Is Crashing The Game
20.10.2021
Have you ever flexed so hard in a game you made it crash? That’s apparently a dream coming true for Apex Legends players, where performing Epic animated poses is breaking the game. Respawn is asking players of the battle royale shooter to stop using them.Read more
The Art Of Far Cry 6
20.10.2021
As people finally settle in with Ubisoft’s latest Far Cry game, now’s the perfect time to look at some of the designs and models that went into its development.Read more
13 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Back 4 Blood
18.10.2021
At first glance, Back 4 Blood might seem like a paint-by-numbers co-op shooter whose lineage traces back to Left 4 Dead. You might think you know the drill: point, shoot, pick up weapon, point, shoot again. Make it to the end of the level. Try not to die. But there’s a deceptive layer of complexity...
Far Cry 6's Treasure Hunts Are The Best Part Of The Game
15.10.2021
A few nights ago, while playing Far Cry 6, I arrived at a small beachside shack that was surrounded by a tall fence. Inside I found notes about a man who was being terrorized by a mongoose. When he finally caught it, he trapped it in his shed behind his home while he picked up some gasoline. So...
Battlefield 2042's Last Mode Seems Like Exactly What The Beta Was Missing
15.10.2021
DICE has long insisted that Battlefield 2042, its forthcoming first-person shooter, wouldn’t have a battle royale component. Today the company detailed the game’s third and final gameplay mode, Hazard Zone, in a blog post, and it is not a battle royale. But it’s not not a battle royale either.Read...