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Twitch's First Transparency Report Is A Start, But Streamers Want More
2.3.2021
Today, Twitch released its first-ever transparency report, a lengthy, stat-based look at the platform’s safety initiatives over the past year. It contains some interesting, albeit granular, information about Twitch’s efforts to cut down on hateful conduct, sexual harassment, and even terrorist...
How To Beat Bravely Default 2’s Brutal Boss Battles
2.3.2021
Bravely Default 2, the new Nintendo Switch game about watching numbers go up, isn’t easy. The boss fights in particular are guaranteed to mess up your day. If you’ve been playing the game since it launched last week, you’ve likely found yourself banging your head against a wall on more than...
Epic Games Buys Fall Guys Studio
2.3.2021
Epic Games has bought Mediatonic, maker of last year’s hit battle royale, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, the company announced today.Read more
Sorry PS5, Xbox Series X Has Unexpectedly Become My Preferred Console
2.3.2021
I started this new generation of game consoles with the expectation that I would be playing most games on the PS5, like how I played most stuff on PS4 last gen. But nearly five months later, I’m spending most of my time on the Xbox Series X and now I feel bad, like I’m ignoring my PS5.Read more
The Sinking City Devs Accuse Publisher Of Pirating Game
2.3.2021
The Sinking City developer Frogwares has publicly accused former publisher Nacon of pirating the Lovecraftian adventure game for its recent re-release on Steam, the arrival of which put the Ukrainian studio in the weird position of asking potential customers not to purchase its own game last...
Bravely Default 2’s Level Up Screen Is So Satisfying
2.3.2021
Sixty hours later I still love watching these numbers go up.Read more
PlayStation Store Will Stop Selling Movies Nobody Bought
2.3.2021
Have you ever bought a movie or TV show through the PlayStation Store? Me neither. As a result, Sony announced today it will remove them, starting August 31, 2021.Read more
The Wii U Gets A New System Update Two And A Half Years Later
2.3.2021
Today in Japan, Nintendo released a new system update for the Wii U. The latest firmware, 5.5.3, was released in early September 2018.Read more
Navy's 'Women Of Warzone' Twitch Stream Spammed With Bomb Emotes
2.3.2021
The Navy turned off text chat for today’s ‘Women of Warzone’ boot camp Twitch stream, so some viewers took to spamming the chat with bomb and fire emojis instead.Read more
How do you fund that game prototype?
1.3.2021
The first step can be the hardest
How do you fund that game prototype?
1.3.2021
The first step can be the hardest
Twitch Star Quits GTA RP After In-Game Jobs Become Too Much Like Real Jobs
1.3.2021
Does life imitate art, or does art imitate life? It’s the chicken or egg question for the modern age, but after a certain point, the answer ceases to matter. That point, it turns out, is when you’re really fucking sick of doing real jobs inside a video game, as Twitch mainstay Chance “Sodapoppin”...
What’s Your Favorite Video Game Boss Encounter?
1.3.2021
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take.Read more
Don’t Miss Bravely Default 2’s Excellent Card Game
1.3.2021
Like every massive RPG, Bravely Default 2 features a game within the game. It’s called Bind & Divide, or B&D (yes, yes, like the game). It’s a compelling card game you don’t want to miss, but you could easily roll the credits without ever playing a round.Read more
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl's Graphics Compared To The Original Games
1.3.2021
Late last week, Nintendo announced remakes of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The original games were released in 2007 on the Nintendo DS, while the remakes will be out on the Switch this year. Read more
Mad Money’s Jim Cramer Has a Plan to Save Gamestop With Bitcoin
1.3.2021
Mad Money host Jim Cramer thinks he has a solution to save troubled video game retailer Gamestop with the help of bitcoin. He suggests that Gamestop should raise money to buy the cryptocurrency, then convert its 5,000 locations into bitcoin stores. He believes his idea will work. Jim Cramer...
The Week In Games: Yakuza: Like A Dragon Comes To PS5
28.2.2021
If you like the Yakuza series but also only own a PS5, then you seem like a strange person. Also, some good news: Yakuza: Like A Dragon releases on PS5 later this week.Read more
Pikachu Gets More Powerful The More It Sleeps
27.2.2021
Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Pikachu!Read more
How One Of The Worst Video Game Movies Of All Time Got Made
26.2.2021
Somehow, miraculously, video game movies and TV shows are suddenly good. The Witcher is fun, Sonic inhaled box office money like so many chili dogs last year, and star-studded renditions of Borderlands and The Last of Us are on the way. Also, the new Mortal Kombat movie looks dumb as hell in...
Now That’s How You Do A Damn Game Reveal
26.2.2021
After being utterly underwhelmed by Blizzcon, last week’s Nintendo Direct, and yesterday’s PlayStation State of Play, I wasn’t expecting much out of today’s Pokémon 25th Anniversary presentation. But it feels like Pokémon took a good look at the competition and said, “Alright, now watch a master...