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Bravely Default II’s Grand Music Does Most Of Its Storytelling
19.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, let’s listen to some of the songs from the new Final Fan–, err, Bravely Default II’s instant-classic soundtrack.Read more
Happy anniversary to Kirby Super Star, the best game ever made
19.3.2021
Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend? Read more
Uh, GamesCom Thinks People Will Be Attending In 2021?
19.3.2021
Like every other major event, GamesCom took 2020 off, swapping its enormous in-person show for a series of online presentations. Unlike other major events which are taking 2021 off as well, though, GamesCom organisers think they’ll be able to get people in the door sometime in “late summer”.Read...
Magic: Legends Makes Diablo-Style Combat Feel Like, Well, Magic
18.3.2021
In the past, every month or so my partner and I would follow the instructions on the box and “gather” with our friends to play Magic: The Gathering. We’d have a casual sealed draft of whatever the latest set was, and at the end of the (at times very long) night, the winner walked home with a couple...
Spider-Man Still Isn't Coming To Avengers Anytime Soon
18.3.2021
Spider-Man is still coming to Marvel’s Avengers and will remain exclusively available on the PS4 and PS5. However, the developers on the game confirmed that the original release window for Spidey, early 2021, is no longer accurate. Read more
Don’t Delete PS4 Avengers Before Importing Your Saves To PS5
18.3.2021
Following a delay last fall, Marvel’s Avengers is officially out today for next-gen consoles. But if you’re trying to boot up your PlayStation 4 save files on PlayStation 5, you might notice that your hard-grinded save data doesn’t automatically transfer over. Personally, I was aghast. My Iron-Man...
Meanwhile In Warhammer 40K: Squeeze This Rat To Send Commands To Your Cyborg Dog
18.3.2021
Despite our pleas not to, the folks at Games Workshop keep licensing Warhammer 40,000 games. At least the next one looks pretty damn good.Read more
24-Year-Old Neo Geo 64 Prototype Latest Game To Be Found In A Field
18.3.2021
Someone has found a never-before-seen prototype of a Hyper Neo Geo 64 game, giving us our first look at development hardware used to create games for SNK’s failed mid-’90s arcade platform. This cool discovery was found sitting undisturbed in a field, under a collapsed tree.Read more
Everything We Saw In Today's Square Enix Presents
18.3.2021
Square Enix held its first Nintendo Direct-style “Square Enix Presents” showcase today, and while most of what was shown was stuff we’ve seen before, there were a few surprises.Read more
Life Is Strange, Before The Storm Getting Remastered Collection
18.3.2021
In addition to new Life is Strange installment True Colors, the folks at Square Enix and Deck Nine are working on a remastered bundle that collects every episode of the original Life is Strange and its prequel spin-off Before the Storm for release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam, and Stadia this...
Meet The Star Of The New Life Is Strange
18.3.2021
During today’s Square Enix Presents broadcast, the publisher revealed Life is Strange: True Colors, the next entry in the choice-driven adventure series. The full game—no episodic releases this time—is coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Stadia on September...
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's First Expansion Out Next Month
18.3.2021
As if Assassin’s Creed Valhalla wasn’t already big enough, the game’s first major expansion, Wrath of the Druids, will be out on April 29, Ubisoft announced today in a blog post.Read more
Scarlet Nexus Out June 25, Anime To Follow
18.3.2021
Scarlet Nexus, the “brain punk” action role-playing game from Bandai Namco, will come out on June 25. It’ll be available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC. Read more
There's A Lot More Bravely Default 2 After The Credits
18.3.2021
Most games “end” when the credits roll, but not Bravely Default 2. After you defeat the ostensible final boss, sit through the ensuing melodrama, and get booted back to the main menu, there’s a lot more Bravely Default 2 waiting for you.Read more
Thursday's Best Deals: M1 MacBook Air, Newegg PC Games Sale, Tempur-Cloud Mattresses, TaoTronics Massage Gun, Free Paramount+ Trial, and More
18.3.2021
MacBook Air and Newegg PC game sale lead Thursday’s best deals.Read more
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis Will Have Loot Boxes
18.3.2021
Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis, the mobile compilation aiming to bring all of the Final Fantasy VII extended universe’s stories together in one place, will have loot boxes, creative director Tetsuya Nomura confirmed yesterday in a new interview with Famitsu.Read more
Toyota's Dreamcast Virtual Showroom Discs Made Car Buying Fun
18.3.2021
The Sega Dreamcast was home to many notable racing games despite its short time with us, from Yu Suzuki’s Ferrari F355 Challenge to Test Drive Le Mans, Crazy Taxi and a very goofy version of Daytona USA. They weren’t all winners, but they were genuinely interesting titles. Wouldn’t you know, even...
The Latest LEGO Minecraft Building Kits Are 20% off at Amazon
18.3.2021
LEGO Minecraft The Pig House | $40 | AmazonLEGO Minecraft The Trading Post | $16 | AmazonLEGO Minecraft The Abandoned Mine | $16 | AmazonLEGO Minecraft The Bee Farm | $16 | AmazonRead more
X-COM’s Beloved Tactical Gameplay Took Months To Get Just Right
18.3.2021
Monsters in the Dark: The Making of X-COM: UFO Defense tells the story of the early years of legendary strategy game designer Julian Gollop and the making of the original X-COM, and is funding now on Kickstarter. In this excerpt from the book, Julian and designers from publisher MicroProse...
Reports: Nier: Automata's New PC Version Is Better Than The Busted Original Release
18.3.2021
A new PC version of Nier: Automata, part of the Become As Gods Edition, has just been released on the Microsoft Store and Game Pass. And early reports are that, unlike the version available on Steam, this one actually works.Read more