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CodeMiko Is The Future Of Streaming, Unless Twitch Bans Her First
4.3.2021
CodeMiko is nervous. I can tell because she tells me. “This is, like, my first interview ever,” she says over a Discord call. “I’m sorry, I’m a little shy.” It’s December of 2020, and Miko’s entire life is about to change.Read more
Sakurai Hides Figures Of Unreleased Smash Bros. Fighters In His Desk At Work
4.3.2021
In his latest episode of “Mr. Sakurai Presents”, Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai revealed that he often keeps figures of upcoming fighters locked away in a drawer at work while developing them. Not just Amiibo either, but the good stuff. Read more
Podívejte se na video o pozadí vzniku adventury Encodya
4.3.2021
These Final Fantasy XIV Characters Ain’t Sh*t
4.3.2021
Last night, I finished the true ending of A Realm Reborn and made it, at long last, to Heavensward. This means yes, I saw the event that was basically FF14’s equivalent of the Red Wedding (refresh your memory here), Instead of discussing my feelings regarding what the absolute flying fuck I just...
Pyra And Mythra Join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Later Today
4.3.2021
Nintendo provided a deeper look at the latest fighters, Pyra and Mythra, getting added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on later today, during a new presentation by director Masahiro Sakurai today. Yes, they might be yet another set of sword fighters, but the duo’s complimentary move sets look like...
Grab This Frankly Dope Book of Final Fantasy Pixel Art for $14
4.3.2021
FF Dot: The Pixel Art of Final Fantasy | $14 | AmazonRead more
The PlayStation 2 Is Now 21 Years Old
4.3.2021
Can you believe it? The PlayStation 2 was first released in Japan on March 4, 2000.Read more
Official Pokémon-Themed...Fishing Lures
4.3.2021
The amount of Pokémon branding in Japan is intense. You’d think Pocket Monsters can be slapped on anything—maybe not anything, but as this fishing lures show, almost anything.Read more
Report: New Nintendo Switch With 4K Output, OLED Screen Will Release Before Christmas
4.3.2021
Last year, Bloomberg reported that a new model of the Nintendo Switch would be out sometime in 2021. Today, they’re reporting some more specific details, like the size of the screen and some 4K news.Read more
Inspiring: This Valheim Player Built A Greyling Torture Factory
4.3.2021
If you’ve played even just several seconds of Valheim, you despise Greylings. They’re awful little tree stump goblins who smack you once, then run away with an infuriating spring in their step, like they’ve stolen candy from your pockets. In the game’s early goings, they’re everywhere. One brave...
Blockchain Losers Are Spending Millions On What Are Basically Useless Loot Boxes
4.3.2021
While gamers rail against loot boxes and governments around the world edge ever closer to regulating them, connoisseurs of blockchain bullshit are falling over themselves trying to buy digital highlights of basketball players from a platform called “NBA Top Shot”, in effect spending their money...
Sony Imagines A Future Where A Banana Is A Video Game Controller
3.3.2021
Gamers love making weird shit into controllers, including but not limited to pomegranates, light sabers, bananas, and bread. Apparently, Sony wants to get in on that action, according to a patent recently surfaced by GamesIndustry.biz that details a method for turning household objects into...
How Persona 5 Strikers Did (And Didn’t) Steal Our Hearts
3.3.2021
At long last, the Phantom Thieves ride again as Persona 5 Strikers—the Atlus RPG turned Koei Tecmo hack and slash—is out in North America. I’m a big Persona 5 nerd and I’ve been anxiously waiting for fellow nerd Luke Plunkett to get far enough into the game that I could finally have someone with...
PSA: The Witcher 3 Is Leaving Game Pass
3.3.2021
The cycle of Game Pass continues unabated. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will depart Microsoft’s games-on-demand service in the next two weeks.Read more
5TH Cell's Latest Is A Bite-Sized Deck-Building Game You Can Play Right Now
3.3.2021
Launching today on Steam from Scribblenauts and Lock’s Quest creators 5TH Cell, Castlehold is a free-to-play deck-building strategy game that manages to cram a ton of strategy fun into battles that last under 10 minutes. Read more
Zynga Buys Torchlight Studio Echtra Games
3.3.2021
Echtra Games, the San Francisco-based studio founded in 2016 by Diablo and Torchlight co-creator Max Schaefer, is now owned by Zynga, the company that gave us FarmVille. Read more
Legend Of Mana’s Grand Score Helps Me Take Its BS Seriously
3.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, it’s time to revisit an obscure PS1 classic from Square Soft’s JRPG heyday, which had some of the chillest city-builder tunes around. I’m talking about Legend of Mana,...
Lock and Load With Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War for $45 on Xbox
3.3.2021
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (Xbox) | $45 | Microsoft StoreCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Cross-Gen Bundle (Xbox) | $45 | Microsoft StoreRead more
Square Enix Launches Official Final Fantasy XIV Masks In Japan
3.3.2021
Merchandising! Square Enix loves to do it. And with lots of people wearing masks in Japan, the Tokyo-based game maker saw an opportunity.Read more
Crusader Kings III Is Getting Very Into Writing Poetry
3.3.2021
Crusader Kings III has always had poetry—some romance paths would even adjust its quality depending on the skill of your pursuer—but the game is about to go all in on it, adding it as a character trait and even creating a generator that will write your ruler’s musings for you.Read more