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A Revealing Epic Store Leak, New Star Wars Outlaws Details And More Of The Week's Big Stories
15.6.2024
Summer Game Fest took up a lot of the oxygen in the room last week, and from there, we got new details on Star Wars Outlaws, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and more. But there was no shortage of stories from beyond the showcases and show floor, too. An Epic Games Store leak hinted at some big things...
Woman Caught Smuggling 350 Nintendo Switch Games In Her Bra
14.6.2024
A nervous woman with a large bust size was stopped at an airport in China after officials grew suspicious. They inspected her and discovered she was allegedly trying to smuggle 350 Nintendo Switch carts out of the country by stuffing them into her bra. Read more
Starfield’s Paid Mods Ignite A Review Bombing On Steam
14.6.2024
Starfield has yet again rubbed folks the wrong way. This time it’s not over what many perceived as a mostly empty initial offering when it launched last year. Rather, criticism is centered on the game’s new Creations mod hub, which offers free and paid mods from both Bethesda and community members...
Uniswap Labs’ Crypto: The Game set for Emmy Award consideration
14.6.2024
Crypto meets reality TV in a hit online game just scooped by Uniswap
Every Game We Played At This Year's Not-E3 Summer Game Fest Extravaganza
14.6.2024
Summer Game Fest, aka Geoff-con/Keighley-palooza, has come and gone. The E3 replacement included multiple online showcases and onsite events, each aimed at drumming up excitement for a flood of upcoming games. Which games rocked? Which ones sucked? Which ones will become video game industry...
This Vaporwave Skateboarding Game Is An Impressive Love Letter To The Sport
14.6.2024
Before any of the in-your-face vaporwave aesthetic of Skate Story has a chance to overflow my senses, I am struck by something surprising—the sound of skateboard wheels rolling across a slightly gravely surface. It sounds exactly like skateboarding should. It’s a small detail but one that...
The Best (And Worst) Dads And Daddies In Video Games
14.6.2024
Happy Father’s Day weekend to all the dads and dad havers who are reading Kotaku. Yes, it’s the time of year that we celebrate the daddies in our lives—whether that be our fathers or the men we call daddy. So hey, we figured we’d make a big ol’ list of the best dads and/or daddies in video games....
XDefiant Devs Say Any Ubisoft Game Could End Up In The FPS
14.6.2024
Could Rayman or the Panda from Just Dance show up in XDefiant? I asked executive producer Mark Rubin and creative director Safy Saada about that, how they decide on which Ubisoft games to add, and all the work that goes into taking characters from one franchise and smashing them into XDefiant’s...
Starfield Mod Fixes The Ending To One Of The Game’s Best Quests
14.6.2024
Hey, do you remember that really neat Star Trek-esque quest in Starfield where you had to help some long-lost colonists find a new home, but the game thought killing children was an acceptable outcome, while doing the same to the corporate execs who have power over those children and their...
Cut Out Dragon Age: Inquisition’s Filler And Stick To The Good Stuff With These Mods
14.6.2024
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is coming this fall, and fans and newcomers alike are going back to play the first three games before BioWare’s next fantasy RPG hits store shelves. However, Dragon Age: Inquisition is much more expansive than its predecessors, opting for the “open zone” format with...
The #3 Game On Steam Is Just A Picture Of A Banana
14.6.2024
Clicker games are inherently stupid, and the best ones lean in. That’s why Cookie Clicker is an all-time classic. Years of increasingly idiotic ideas piling on top of one another, but always boiling down to the core concept of clicking on a picture of a cookie. Well, Banana reduces this down to...
This Summer Is Too Packed With Great-Looking Games
13.6.2024
Summer is looking stacked with big and small game releases across all platforms. If you were hoping you’d get a break from all the awesome games launching this year in the hotter months of 2024, I’ve got bad news for you and your wallet.Read more
New Updates Just Made The PS5 And Xbox Series X/S A Little Better
13.6.2024
Apparently it’s update day in the world of current-gen consoles. The PlayStation 5 is finally getting direct Discord integration and other improvements, while the Xbox Series X/S address dynamic background and Wi-Fi password frustrations. This is the lowkey console UX war we love to see. Read more
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure Gameplay Reveal Confirms It Will Respect Both The First Game's Endings
13.6.2024
During Summer Game Fest last week, Deck Nine Games revealed that it’s returning to original Life Is Strange protagonist Max Caulfield in a direct sequel, Life Is Strange: Double Exposure. The studio held a reveal lifestream today, June 13, and on top of interviews with the development team and...
Monster Hunter Rise Headlines A Varied Month Of PlayStation Plus Games
13.6.2024
PlayStation has announced the new rotation of games coming to PlayStation Plus on June 18, and there are some standouts. Strategy fans have a lot to look forward to with the addition of Anno 1880 and Crusader Kings III, and Far Cry 4 is always a fun time for fans of the Ubisoft open-world...
Oh No, All These Amazing Starfield Mods Might Suck Me Back In
13.6.2024
Following the Xbox Showcase on June 9, 2024, Starfield got a bit bigger. Now, in addition to its 1,000-plus planets, the endless potential of official and community mods are available directly in the game, all via the new Creations suite. Starfield already had mods on PC for sure, but the Creations...
Valve Is Being Sued For $838 Million Over Alleged Pricing Restrictions
13.6.2024
People do like to try to sue Valve, most often alleging that Steam has some sort of monopoly over the PC games market. This is likely because Steam just might have some sort of monopoly over the PC games market. The latest attempt to break the Washington-based developer’s stranglehold comes from...
Infamous Video Game Leaker Admits To Pretending To Be A Japanese Woman For Clout
13.6.2024
A hyper-passionate fan base. A notoriously secretive industry. And social media algorithms that encourage people to follow their worst impulses for 15 minutes of fame. It’s a volatile cocktail, and one that might explain why an infamous leaker who went by the name Midori lied about being a Japanese...
Starfield: 6 Free Mods For A More Immersive Experience
12.6.2024
Following June 9’s Xbox Showcase, Starfield finally got its Creation Kit and Creations suite, allowing PC and Xbox players to download official and community-built mods directly in-game. It’s still early days for sure, but there are already a number of great mods worth your time that you should...
Diablo Immortal Inspired Blizzard To Add A New Kind Of Class To Diablo 4
12.6.2024
Diablo IV’s first big DLC expansion, Vessel of Hatred, arrives on all platforms later this year. The upcoming DLC is adding not only a new region to explore and loot, but also a new class—the Spiritborn—never before seen in the franchise. And according to Blizzard, the decision to add a new class...