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Destiny 2's Season Of The Splicer Dawns On May 11
4.5.2021
Goodness, is it season 14 already? Destiny 2's Season of the Splicer kicks off May 11, tasking players with hacking the Vex Network from the inside, revisiting the fabled Vault of Glass raid, and changing up their looks with an overly complex transmog system. Read more
Epic Paid $115 Million For The Borderlands 3 Exclusive
4.5.2021
As the bizarro-world bunfight between Epic and Apple enters its second day in court, more extraordinary information is coming out in court documents. Like, how Epic paid Take-Two/Gearbox one hundred and fifteen million dollars for the exclusive rights to sell Borderlands 3.Read more
Almost Twenty Years Later, Muv-Luv Characters Sure Look Different
4.5.2021
Muv-Luv debuted as a visual novel way back in 2003. Now, in 2021, it’s getting a new anime series this fall. The official site has launched, and as one would expect, the character designs have changed.Read more
Tim Sweeney, Video Game Billionaire, Was Asked In Court If He Could Point Out A PlayStation 5
4.5.2021
You know how in courtroom dramas an attorney will ask someone if they can point out a vital piece of evidence and they slowly raise a finger before saying “this one...it was exhibit B”? In a Very Funny Thing that happened earlier today, Epic boss Tim Sweeney was asked to do just that, only for...
Here's What Epic Paid To Give Away All Those 'Free' Games
4.5.2021
So long as capitalism remains the law of the land, nothing in this world is free—not even “free” video games. But, by giving them away, Epic managed to lure new users to its fledgling store for next to nothing, so there’s a lot to be said for the appearance of free stuff.Read more
How Did I End Up In An Elder Scrolls Online Parkour Contest
3.5.2021
When I booted up The Elder Scrolls Online last week I didn’t expect to take part in a player-created large-scale parkour contest, but life can be weird that way. So that’s how I ended up running and jumping around like a mad-orc in the shopping market of Vivec City in The Elder Scrolls Online. Read...
Fortnite Made Over $9 Billion Between 2018 And 2019
3.5.2021
Today, the trial between Epic and Apple finally began after nearly nine months of legal filings and pre-trial hearings. During the court proceedings, new documents surfaced providing more data on how these companies operate. For example, we now know that Fortnite made $9,165,000,000 in...
Unlucky Returnal Player Goes For Loot, Dies Immediately
3.5.2021
No matter how badly you get screwed by Returnal’s luck-of-the-draw roguelike gameplay, you’re not nearly as down on your luck as a player who desperately tried to get some loot, only to meet a grizzly fate.Read more
Did You Like The New Mortal Kombat Movie?
3.5.2021
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
Returnal’s Lack Of A Save Feature Is Ruining Players’ Runs
3.5.2021
I made a mistake. Yesterday, I had to stop playing Returnal, a tough-as-nails action game released last week exclusively for PS5, mid-run to tend to some chores. You know, like shopping for groceries and drinking rosé on my roof. When I returned to my PlayStation 5 this morning, a pop-up...
Over 70 More Games Just Got FPS Boost On Xbox Series X/S
3.5.2021
Microsoft added its FPS Boost to over 70 additional games today, letting players on Xbox Series X or S enjoy dramatically better performance in older Xbox One titles like Yakuza 6, Assassin’s Creed Unity, Alien Isolation, Far Cry 5, and Mad Max. Read more
Watch Dog: Legion’s New Operative Can Mind-Control Enemies
3.5.2021
Watch Dogs: Legion is set to receive its first major update tomorrow, introducing a supernatural new character, two additional recruit types, and more online content.Read more
Here's Everything Coming To And Leaving Game Pass Soon
3.5.2021
Members of Xbox Game Pass will soon lose the ability to play Remedy’s beloved Alan Wake at no extra cost. On the other hand, the gnarliest extreme snow sports game since SSX Tricky will become available in a matter of days. Fair trade, if you ask me. Here’s everything coming to Xbox Game Pass...
Fan Proves EVE Online Would Make A Great Card Game
3.5.2021
EVE Online players make a lot of fan art related to their passion: song parodies, propaganda films, online talk shows. Now, one player is combining their passion for EVE with their passion for another kind of game—collectible card games.Read more
Mega Man Composer Manami Matsumae Doesn't Miss The 9-6 Grind
3.5.2021
Few game music composers have as iconic a resume as Manami Matsumae. Starting at Capcom in 1987, her first major project was scoring the original Rockman, the game we know as Mega Man. The Cutman theme? That’s Matsumae. And she was just getting started, soon jumping from the Famicom into Capcom’s...
Uh, Epic Games Bought ArtStation
3.5.2021
While we’re used to things like studios being bought and paid for as part of Epic’s Fortnite-fuelled crusade against companies like Apple and Valve, the company spent the weekend buying something a little more unexpected: ArtStation, a site that anyone who has ever read our Fine Art feature will...
Resident Evil Fan Patches Original Game With Content Missing Since 1996
3.5.2021
Resident Evil: True Director’s Cut is a patch made by Deli295 for Capcom’s original horror classic that wants to be the most comprehensive version of the game available, adding in a bunch of stuff from earlier Japanese releases that for whatever reason we never got in Western editions.Read more
The Week In Games: Resident Evil Village Is Almost Here
2.5.2021
This week get ready to creep around scary, dilapidated houses searching for green herb and bullets, because Resident Evil Village is out on May 7 for basically every platform.Read more
PC Players Have Already Figured Out How To Get Around Resident Evil Village's Demo Timer
2.5.2021
Resident Evil Village has a demo, but it’s been a stupid mess, with limited windows to play it and early access on only Playstation. But yesterday the time-limited demo went live on all platforms, including PC. Naturally, PC players quickly figured out a way to bypass the one-hour timer and play...
'Shop Contest: Photo Bombing Pokémon Snap
2.5.2021
New Pokémon Snap is out! That means my Twitter feed is currently filled with cute Pokémon photos. It’s honestly a nice change of pace. But let’s have some fun with these Pokemon photos!Read more