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Only Three Pokémon Are Catchable In Every Game, But Not Pikachu
22.5.2023
One of the first questions a Pokémon fan asks when a new pair of games is announced is “Are my favorite ‘mons going to make the cut this time?” While most of the mainline RPGs have allowed players to trade their friends from one game to another, that’s become a much more contentious thing since...
Tears Of The Kingdom Made Shield Surfing Even Better
19.5.2023
As was the case in Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom lets Link use his shield as an improvised surfing device. It’s both fun and useful for getting out of trouble if you know how to do it. But TotK adds a little twist to this fun mechanic by way of the game’s new Fuse...
Only Now, 7 Months In, Can Free Overwatch 2 Fans Afford A Legendary Skin
19.5.2023
Overwatch 2 is in such a shit storm after gutting its promised PvE modes that we almost forgot about the state of the free-to-play hero shooter’s economy. But as players have pointed out, the way Blizzard is doling out currency for those that don’t pay real money has been laid bare this week,...
Overwatch 2 Game Director Apologizes For Axing Promised PvE Mode
19.5.2023
Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller has provided more insight into why developer Blizzard decided to can a long-promised PvE mode that has been in development since 2019. In a newly released blog, Keller says the discussion going around about “how we’re canceling PvE outright…isn’t accurate”...
Lego 2K Drive: The Kotaku Review
18.5.2023
I was on board with Lego 2K Drive the moment I learned we were getting an open-world Lego racing game, complete with the ability to build your own vehicles. And having played nearly 12 hours so far, I’m still having a lot of fun with the game. But it’s impossible to ignore a nagging feeling that...
Overwatch 2 Multiplayer Isn’t Good Enough To Justify Gutting Its Long-Promised PvE
17.5.2023
Overwatch players, it’s been a rough few years. When the hero shooter first debuted in 2016, it offered one of the best multiplayer experiences of all time: tight, focused combat centered on team compositions, an impressive hero pool with options for every kind of player, solid matchmaking, and...
Witcher 3 Fans Think New Patch Gameplay Change Breaks Immersion
16.5.2023
CD Projekt Red just released a new patch for its open world RPG Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. However, players aren’t happy with all of the changes. One of the most controversial ones is the ability to auto-apply your oils instead of doing so manually before engaging with a monster. Players...
Cult Mech Game Hawken Is Coming Back From The Dead
16.5.2023
Back in 2011, a mech combat game was announced that blew the internet’s socks clean off. With a Maschinen Krieger-inspired aesthetic and fast-paced, stomping robot action, Hawken looked like one of the coolest video games the world had ever seen.Read more
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Players Are Taking Forever In The Massive Tutorial Area
15.5.2023
If you’re like a lot of people playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, you might still be trudging through the first area of the game. Players have reported spending four to seven hours in the tutorial section, which is a fairly surprising amount of time for anyone who just wants to jump...
Latest Overwatch 2 Patch Accidentally Broke Two Tank Heroes
11.5.2023
Tank players are having a rough time in Overwatch 2 after the latest patch broke a couple of key heroes for the role. If you’re a Sigma or Doomfist main, you’ll need to switch to another hero or role for a bit, as one is broken and the other has been yoinked from competitive play entirely.Read more
Hollow Knight's Sequel Has Been Delayed
10.5.2023
Hollow Knight: Silksong, the sequel to 2017's classic Hollow Knight, was supposed to have been released around about now. It hasn’t, and now it won’t be either, because the team have decided to take some extra time making the game as good as it can be.Read more
Pokémon Devs Are Working On A Mysterious New Action-Adventure Codenamed Project Bloom
9.5.2023
What in the world? Longtime Pokémon maker GameFreak just announced something completely unrelated that will be published by Take-Two’s Private Division label. Codenamed Project Bloom, it’s in early development and billed as an action adventure game and…that’s basically all we know about it.Read more
The Top Ten Most Played Games On Steam Deck: April 2023 Edition
9.5.2023
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Is Really That Good, Seriously
9.5.2023
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is really, really good. You’ve probably heard this already. Our own review and other reviews of the game have praised it quite a bit. But this isn’t a review. Instead, this is just us reaffirming that, yeah, it really is as good as so many other people have claimed....
Disney Speedstorm Players Beg Devs To Nerf Monsters Inc.’s Mike Wazowski
8.5.2023
On the colorful, cartoonish race tracks of Gameloft’s free-to-play kart racer, Disney Speedstorm, one monster has become a menace. One monster can’t be stopped. That monster is Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc. And while fans want this green little speed ball nerfed, Gameloft has no plans to do...
The Week In Games: Return To Hyrule
8.5.2023
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Please Watch This Amazing Overwatch X Dallas Mavericks Video
5.5.2023
Last night I was scrolling through TikTok in the midst of an edible comedown, and I stumbled upon something so ridiculous, so cringe, so brilliant, that I couldn’t believe I had yet to see it before. It’s called Maverwatch, and it’s a 2018 hype video for the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks that features...
I Must Know What Video Game Erling Haaland Is Playing
5.5.2023
Norwegian giant Erling Haaland broke the single-season Premier League goal-scoring record earlier this week, scoring his 35th of the campaign—which still has four games left—in a 3-0 win over West Ham. He was interviewed by Sky afterwards, and said something that has been stuck in my head ever...
The Online Pokémon Trading Card Game Apocalypse Is Coming In June
3.5.2023
The Pokémon Company is officially migrating its online trading card ecosystem to its new app, Pokémon Trading Card Game Live, on June 8. This means if you’ve been playing the digital card game on Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, which has been the platform for official online play since 2011...
Sports Illustrated launches Polygon-based NFT ticketing platform
2.5.2023
SI's new service, called "Box Office," will allow event organizers to issue commemorative nonfungible token tickets, including pre-attendance and post-event audience perks