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Baldur’s Gate III Will Come To Xbox Once Splitscreen Works On Series S
25.2.2023
Yesterday, Larian Studios announced Baldur’s Gate III will come to PS5 the same day the PC version leaves Early Access. It sounded like an exclusivity agreement might be keeping it off Xbox, but the devs say that’s not the case. So what’s the hold-up? Getting the co-op RPG’s splitscreen action...
The Fierce Microsoft Battle That Led To One Of The Biggest Video Games Of All Time
24.2.2023
The sixth season of Boss Fight Books is currently funding on Kickstarter. Among the books in this season’s offerings is Kyle Orland’s tome on Minesweeper. A gripping read that tells the wild story of how Minesweeper became one of the most ubiquitous games in history—a tale that saw Microsoft...
Like A Dragon: Ishin!: The Kotaku Review
23.2.2023
In the opening chapters of Like A Dragon: Ishin!, a samurai becomes an exiled criminal after his father is assassinated in front of him. A year later, his brother offers him safety and power in exchange for his loyalty. All he has to do is turn a blind eye to the powerful lords who could have...
Microsoft President Is Carrying That Giant Sony Call of Duty Deal In Pocket, Weirdly
22.2.2023
Earlier today, Microsoft President Brad Smith and Xbox boss Phil Spencer talked briefly to the media about its ongoing attempt to consume Activision Blizzard King, continuing once again to act like the larger spat is mostly about Call of Duty. At one point, Smith said he was carrying a contract...
Microsoft Signs 10-Year Contract To Bring Xbox Games To Nintendo Consoles
21.2.2023
Microsoft’s president and vice chairman Brad Smith announced today that the company signed a 10-year contract to bring Xbox games to Nintendo consoles.Read more
The Best Games Of 2023 (So Far)
17.2.2023
The year of our lord 2023 has only just begun, but it’s never too early to start keeping track of what games might land on a hypothetical Game of the Year list come December. If you’ve been out of the loop for a few months and are curious about what some of the best games to come out this year...
Xbox Confirms That Game Pass Leads To ‘Decline’ In Sales
13.2.2023
As Microsoft continues its year-long journey to consume Activision Blizzard King, we keep learning more and more about the inner workings of the various corporations involved. And today, via the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s provisional report on the deal, we learned that when games...
Everything That’s Happened In The Microsoft-Activision Merger Saga
13.2.2023
On January 18, 2022, Microsoft announced that it planned to buy Activision Blizzard King—the mega-publisher behind games like Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Candy Crush—in a deal worth nearly $70 billion.Read more
The Best (And Worst) Super Bowl Video Game Ads
10.2.2023
You might be wondering why a video game website like Kotaku is writing about sports, but the connection between games and sports runs much deeper than the annual release of Madden. One of the most prevalent cultural links between video games and football, even to those who don’t care about...
Sony Accuses Microsoft Of 'Harassment' In Court Battle
10.2.2023
The struggles to get Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard over the line aren’t just playing out at government watchdogs and in the public eye, but in courtrooms as well. And in one of those battlegrounds, Microsoft is making demands of its rival Sony that the latter...
February's Game Pass Additions Have Something For Everyone
9.2.2023
If you’re not satisfied simply watching the Super Bowl this weekend, Xbox has you covered. Starting today, Madden NFL 23 joins the Game Pass library for Xbox and PC. Other titles, including Cities: Skylines – Remastered, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, and Atomic Heart will also come to Game Pass...
Looks Like The Witcher 3 ‘Next-Gen’ Update Added Realistic Vaginas, Too
9.2.2023
This post contains NSFW references, proceed at your own risk.Read more
6 Ways To Improve Your PS5 Controller’s Poor Battery Life
8.2.2023
With the years-long PlayStation 5 shortage finally easing up a bit lately, odds are decent you might be a new PlayStation 5 owner. There’s a lot to love about Sony’s most recent console; but if you’ve spent any amount of time gaming on it, then you know the DualSense gamepad’s battery isn’t one...
Bobby Kotick Says UK Will Become 'Death Valley' If Microsoft Purchase Isn't Approved
8.2.2023
There are serious concerns being raised around the world over Microsoft’s planned $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, with opposition coming not just from Xbox’s competitors but everyone from Google to Nvidia as well. You would think such a precarious situation would require some delicate...
Xbox Just Dropped A Gorgeous New Galaxy-Inspired Controller
7.2.2023
You can keep your console wars, I just want the pretty peripherals. Xbox keeps providing them with their latest controller color scheme, Stellar Shift, and I can’t help but wonder if Xbox looked at the space-themed PlayStation controllers from a few years back and went, “Yeahhhh, we can do that...
What To Expect From Xbox In 2023
6.2.2023
What started back in 2001 as a very big black-and-green box on your shelf that played Halo and was named after Microsoft’s graphics API has grown to be something much bigger. With Series X|S consoles now far more available, day one releases of exclusives on PC, and the wide umbrella of gaming...
Microsoft zdražuje Xbox Series S|X, ale zatím jen v Japonsku
1.2.2023
Report: Halo Infinite Won't Get Story DLC, Series Switching To Unreal
31.1.2023
Things are changing at Halo developer 343 Industries following massive layoffs across Microsoft—including reportedly 95 people at the Halo developer. The studio is switching to Unreal Engine, has no plans to make more story content for 2021’s Halo Infinite, and continues trying to figure out what...
Na letošní E3 nebudou Sony, Microsoft ani Nintendo
31.1.2023
Report: Microsoft, Sony & Nintendo All Skipping E3 2023
31.1.2023
This was supposed to be the year, after industry setbacks and a global pandemic, that E3—once the brightest centre of the video game universe—came back “recognizably epic” as a live show for the first time since 2019. Reports today indicate, however, that it will be doing so without any of...