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Diablo IV Fans Think It’s Stingy With XP, So Blizzard Is Promising Changes
16.6.2023
Diablo IV fans feel Blizzard’s action RPG has an XP problem, in that players feel like it’s hard to level up in a timely manner. Fortunately, the studio says it’s willing to hear that criticism out and make changes. In a “Campfire Chat” stream featuring members of the dev team, Blizzard explained...
Final Fantasy XVI Devs List Their Top 3 FF Games, And The Top One Is Surprising Fans
16.6.2023
In a recent interview with IGN, three Final Fantasy XVI directors revealed their top three Final Fantasy games of all time. Surprisingly, none of the directors’ picks included mainstream fan favorites titles like mega-popular Final Fantasy VII. Instead, the devs earmarked deep-cut Final Fantasy...
10 Highlights From Classic Mega Man’s Newly Released Design Doc
14.6.2023
At the recent Summer Game Fest Capcom announced the launch of Capcom Town, its new…website…online community…thing? That will act as a hub of sorts for, er, Capcom stuff of some sort. (Capcom just turned 40, so maybe it’s a midlife crisis sort of thing.)Read more
Here's What An Armored Core VI Boss Fight Looks Like
14.6.2023
I got to see Armored Core VI in action last week, and while the game appears to be staying true to the mech action series’ roots—featuring quick combat and lots of customization—there are also some things that fans of Dark Souls, Sekiro, and FromSoftware’s other, more recent games will be happy...
Aww, Overwatch 2’s DnD-Inspired Season Shouts Out Critical Role
14.6.2023
Overwatch 2 has a tabletop-RPG-themed event going on right now, in some ways making explicit a connection that’s long been present between the two worlds. If you didn’t know, Cassidy, the gunslinging cowboy that’s been part of the roster since the first game launched in 2016, is voiced by Matt...
I Regret To Inform You It Is Once Again Time To Get Sad About Titanfall 3
14.6.2023
The last time we wrote about Titanfall 3 on this website was April 2023, which really, isn’t that long ago. So it pains me to say that, only a few months later, it is again time to talk about Titanfall 3. Specifically, a designer’s recounting of how the game was actually months into development...
New Rubik's Cube World Record Gets Set At An Absurd Three Seconds
13.6.2023
Rubik’s Cubes are perplexing puzzles, especially if you don’t know the rotations required to solve them. Doing so has become a speedrun of sorts, as folks the world over compete to finish one as fast as possible. Well, someone recently set a brand-new world record for solving a Rubik’s Cube...
Cyberpunk 2077 Expansion Adds Minigame About One Of The Coolest Parts Of The Anime
13.6.2023
Trauma Team is an aspect of the Cyberpunk universe that CD Projekt Red’s 2077 doesn’t engage with much. The group is a militarized team that shows up for the rich when they’re in need of medical help. Conceptually, it’s a microcosm of Night City as a capitalist hellhole, but 2077 doesn’t make a...
Capcom's Big Sci-Fi Game Has Been Delayed Into Oblivion
13.6.2023
In what is fast becoming a tradition, Capcom’s very cool-looking sci-fi game Pragmata has used a big stage to release a trailer that not only shows the game off, but also apologises for a delay in its release.Read more
2D Prince of Persia Gets Slick Trailer After Character Design Backlash
12.6.2023
Ubisoft’s livestream for the Summer Game Fest bonanza revealed an absolute ton of in-game footage from the new 2D Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. It also gave us even more time to love the new Prince design for the game, that has somehow managed to cause controversy among the dreadful.Read more
This Lesbian Mafia Anime Might Actually Make You Want To Play Golf
12.6.2023
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Crash Team Rumble Hands-On: A Surprisingly Great Action Game
12.6.2023
Crash Team Rumble is probably not the Crash game you want. It’s not a platformer, it’s not even a kart racing game, it’s a team-based multiplayer game that’s structurally comparable to a MOBA. That label may scare some people off, but after playing a few rounds of it at Summer Game Fest, it’s clear...
Final Fantasy XVI's PS5 Demo Is Here, Will Let You Play The First 2+ Hours
12.6.2023
With Final Fantasy XVI’s June 22 release right around the corner, Square Enix decided it’s finally time to drop a PlayStation 5 demo for the action-RPG so players can get a taste of the grittier, Game of Thrones-influenced sequel for themselves.Read more
Three Gorgeous, Unreleased Games We Just Played That Should Have Your Attention
10.6.2023
The Day of the Devs showcase at Summer Game Fest is a colorful, diverse collection of indies offering up a wide variety of gaming experiences, and Kotaku got to play a handful of them.Read more
Pokémon Pros Permabanned From Ever Playing After Protesting Tourney
9.6.2023
In early June, Korean Pokémon players made headlines after coordinating a protest against the very league they were playing in. Rather than submitting competitively viable teams, as they normally would, they gave each monster on their roster a strange skill called “Metronome,” which makes a Pokémon...
Diablo IV Players Keep Nicknaming Themselves 'Trash'
9.6.2023
I met “Rare Trash” during the middle of (yet another) late-night session of Diablo IV. The large barbarian leaped into action to help me out during a random event involving demons attacking helpless travelers. I thanked them with an emote and moved on. And then another player helped me later that...
League Strike Called Off After Riot, Player's Union Reach Agreement
9.6.2023
Two weeks ago it looked like League of Legend’s North American season was going to be thrown into turmoil when the player’s union called for a strike over Riot’s plan to make cuts to the North American Challenger’s League, and Riot responded by suspending the entire LCS. After negotiations between...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Teases Wild Twist In New Deep-Dive
8.6.2023
Today’s been a good day for Final Fantasy fans. The new trailer for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was revealed during today’s Summer Game Fest, finally showing us more of what Square Enix has in store for the second chapter of its re-imagining of a legendary game, and there are some bonkers curve...
Here's The Next 2D Sonic Game With A Classic Vibe From Sega
8.6.2023
Sega announced Sonic Superstars at Summer Game Fest, and with it, the company is delving back into 2D Sonic. That’s good news for anyone who has been feeling nostalgic for the classics lately.Read more
That Bloodborne-Looking Pinocchio Soulslike Has A Demo Now
8.6.2023
During Summer Game Fest, host Geoff Keighley debuted a new Lies of P trailer that came with some gorgeous classic music. There was a treat in it, though: the Bloodborne-inspired Soulslike is not only coming to most platforms on September 19. But you can play the action RPG right now if you wanted...