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The 10 Best Deals of February 5, 2021
5.2.2021
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Super Mario World Soundtrack Remaster Spoils Original's Lo-fi Brilliance
5.2.2021
A group of Super Mario World fans are currently remastering the SNES platformer’s soundtrack (h/t Chris Kohler) with high-quality versions of the original samples. But if you’re hoping for some grand, orchestral versions of tracks you’ve loved for decades, these really aren’t that.Read more
Nioh 2's PS5 Upgrade Is A Good Reason To Revisit One Of Last Year's Best Action Games
5.2.2021
Nioh 2’s free PS5 upgrade is out today, and with it there’s one less excuse for anyone to ignore last year’s best samurai combat game.Read more
You No Longer Have To Hear Hate Speech While Playing Destruction AllStars
5.2.2021
Since Destruction AllStars released for PlayStation 5 a whole 72 hours ago, the game has been plagued by reported instances of verbal harassment, exacerbated by a voice chat that’s turned on by default. Today, developer Lucid Games released a fix that switches the default chat to “off.”Read more
Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Remake Delayed Indefinitely
5.2.2021
Ubisoft’s upcoming Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake has had its release date pushed back again, now for the foreseeable future, according to the company’s latest update on the game’s progress.Read more
In Mass Effect Legendary Edition, BioWare Bounces Bootylicious Butt Shots
5.2.2021
With the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the team at BioWare is working on updating graphics and textures and showing a little more love to the first game’s Female Shepard model, to bring her image in line with the rest of the trilogy. The team is also tweaking some camera angles to make things...
Genshin Impact Fans Don't Like Barbara's New Voice, And They're Taking It Out On Her Voice Actor
5.2.2021
Genshin Impact’s brand new 1.3 patch, released earlier this week, added new characters, new activities, and a whole new event, but it also took something away: Barbara’s voice. Barbara is a playable character who’s basically a pop star, and before 1.3, her peppy demeanor reflected that. Now...
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
5.2.2021
The weekend is for going through all the cool indie game demos available in the Steam Game Festival. I would suggest other activities, but there are more demos than there is weekend. Read more
The Mass Effect Remaster's New Look Isn't Doing It For Me
5.2.2021
This week we got our first good look at BioWare’s Mass Effect trilogy remaster, and I have to say it hasn’t immediately won me over, especially when it comes to the first game.Read more
Experience Last Year's Wildest, Weirdest Gaming Story With 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim for $33
5.2.2021
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim | $33 | GameStopRead more
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox’s Lush Metal Is Hitting Me Right In The Cloaca
5.2.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re going to dive into the first dungeon from Ys IX: Monstrum Nox to see why the latest game in the series rocks so hard.Read more
Let's See How Judgment On PS5 Looks Compared To The PS4 Version
5.2.2021
Judgment originally debuted as a PlayStation 4 exclusive in 2018. It looked great! As announced this week, the game is going multiplatform and bound for the PlayStation 5.Read more
A Hat Generates Big Controversy In Latest Sky: Children Of Light Update
5.2.2021
The latest update to thatgamecompany’s Sky: Children of Light introduced a new hat that has stirred up controversy among the game’s Chinese and Korean fans, with both sides claiming cultural significance related to the cosmetic item and refusing to give an inch on social media.Read more
Someone Actually Hit Every Target In Super Smash Bros. Melee’s Credits
5.2.2021
As a game that’s been played both casually and competitively for almost two decades, Super Smash Bros. Melee is pretty much figured out at this point. But one thing has always eluded diehard fans, at least in terms of recorded footage: a perfect run of the credits sequence. That changed two days...
Cyclists Are Now Cheating In Video Games As Well As Real Life
5.2.2021
Cycling is a sport that is riddled with lycra-clad cheats. It has been since the very beginning, and remains so to this day. So much so that even while stuck inside and competing in their sport virtually, cyclists are still cheating.Read more
How To Play A Single-Player Game With Two People
4.2.2021
A co-op game doesn’t necessarily have to be a multiplayer game. You can turn any single-player game into a cooperative one by simply...taking turns passing the controller back and forth. What a concept! But before you start, keep in mind that there’s a code of etiquette at play. Stick to it as best...
How Video Game Review Restrictions Work (And Don't)
4.2.2021
The recent Cyberpunk 2077 review fiasco has people asking (again) why reviews of big budget games are what they are. Let’s talk about it.Read more
Latest Division 2 Patch Brings Bland Resident Evil Items And A Beautiful New Next-Gen Framerate
4.2.2021
On February 2 The Division 2 received its latest update, Title Update 12.1, which added a bunch of Resident Evil-themed items as part of a new apparel event. More importantly, it updated the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions to run at 60 frames per second, allowing console players to experience...
Zenimax Co-Founder & CEO Robert Altman Has Died
4.2.2021
Robert Altman, who co-founded Bethesda parent company Zenimax and was the company’s chairman and CEO, has died, Bethesda announced today.Read more
Destiny 2 Players Can't Believe How Unlucky They've Been Chasing Its Best New Rocket Launcher
4.2.2021
Eyes of Tomorrow is one of Destiny 2's best rocket launchers. It’s also one of its rarest, and some players who have spent months trying to get their hands on one have still come up short. They’re especially shocked now that one of Bungie’s developers has confirmed it’s supposed to be easier...