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Kotaku's Best Gifts Of 2023 For Nintendo Fans
16.11.2023
Do you have a loved one on your holiday gift list who is perpetually attached to their Switch? Are they always trying to save a princess, pay off their debt to an anthropomorphic raccoon, or catch ‘em all? Are they so busy upholding the monarchy and putting cute little creatures into ball prisons...
Former Mass Effect Lead Forms New Studio To Make Narrative-Focused Games
16.11.2023
Chinese publisher NetEase is opening a new studio with the lead writer behind the Mass Effect series at the helm.Read more
This Elden Ring Clothing Is The Future Of Video Game Fashion
16.11.2023
This story is part of our new Future of Gaming series, a three-site look at gaming’s most pioneering technologies, players, and makers.Read more
Workers Accuses Sega Of Threatening Mass Layoffs Over Unionizing
16.11.2023
Workers at Sega of America say the publisher behind Persona, Yakuza, and more beloved gaming franchises is trying to lay them off as retaliation for unionizing. A new unfair labor practice filed by the Communications Workers of America accuses Sega of forcing employees into a meeting where they...
Persona 5 Publisher Raises Salaries Amid Industry-Wide Layoffs
15.11.2023
Developer-publisher Atlus is reportedly raising the annual salaries of its Japanese staff by 15 percent, a move that is the total opposite of what’s been happening across the U.S. labor market (and the games industry specifically) for months now.Read more
Valve Has A Plan To Stop Bots And Resellers Buying Out The New Steam Deck
15.11.2023
On November 16, Valve will let folks purchase a new Steam Deck OLED Limited Edition model, which features all the upgrades of the base OLED version of the portable PC, but with some extra cosmetic details, too. And to help folks actually get a chance to buy this thing, Valve is implementing some...
Total Recall: How Does KotOR Hold Up In 2023?
15.11.2023
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Baldur’s Gate 3 On Xbox Is Nearly Ready For Its Close-Up
15.11.2023
After running into some certification issues bringing Baldur’s Gate 3 to Microsoft’s ecosystem, developer Larian Studios has announced that the popular Dungeons & Dragons-based role-playing game is “on track” for a December release on Xbox consoles a couple months after its August 3 launch. What’s...
Suicide Squad Game Resurfaces With Big Map And Live-Service Plans
15.11.2023
Rocksteady is finally ready to start talking about Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, after delaying it (again) earlier this year. The studio first announced its upcoming supervillain co-op action game way back in 2020. In a new video series going behind the scenes of the game, the devs...
Suicide Squad's Seasonal Content And Characters Will Be Free
15.11.2023
Rocksteady Studios emphasized that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will be a story-driven action adventure in its latest deep-dive reveal, but its post-launch plans seem to still fall very squarely into the live-service mold. The studio provided more detail on the game’s seasonal updates...
The Best Part Of Alan Wake II Is Now On YouTube
15.11.2023
One of the coolest parts of the newly released survival horror game Alan Wake II is now available to watch for free on YouTube, and you definitely should watch it.Read more
Accused Pelosi Hammer Attacker Confirms In Court He Was A Gamergater
15.11.2023
On November 14, the man accused of a 2022 hammer attack on former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband pleaded not guilty, apologized in court for his actions, and explained that Gamergate first exposed him to right-wing conspiracies. Read more
The Best Soulslike Of 2023 Just Got Easier
15.11.2023
Like game director Ji Won Choi promised in early November, duo-developers Neowiz Games and Round8 Studio have dropped a new update for their gothic, Belle Époque-era Soulslike RPG, Lies of P. And just as expected, this update makes some significant changes to the game so that you have an actual...
The Super Mario RPG Remake Sounds Like A Faithful Nostalgia Trip
15.11.2023
Super Mario RPG was a revelation when it came to the SNES in 1996. A mashup of everyone’s favorite platforming plumber and the turn-based, stat-driven combat of a Final Fantasy game proved to be an enduring mix that spawned multiple spiritual successors. Does Nintendo’s remake of the retro gem...
I Would Die For Psyduck In The Netflix Pokémon Show
15.11.2023
Nine months after its initial announcement during February’s Pokémon Presents, we finally have a trailer for Pokémon Concierge, the upcoming stop-motion Netflix series set in the Pokémon world. The four-episode series is set to premiere on the streaming service on December 28, and y’all, it looks...
Kotaku Asks: Who Got Snubbed At The Game Awards Nominations?
15.11.2023
This week, creator and host of The Game Awards, Geoff Keighley, revealed which games are in the running for prizes at his showcase in December. Dozens of games were named across over 30 categories. What was missing?Read more
Persona 5 Tactica Tries To Make Up For The Series’ Homophobia
14.11.2023
I love Persona 5, but over the years, Atlus’ stylish, supposedly socially-conscious RPG hasn’t loved me. Queer Persona fans know the series to be fraught, and even the most passionate among us treat it like the fun uncle who claims to love everyone and still says something extremely out of pocket...
Every Game We Saw At Nintendo’s Latest Indie World Showcase
14.11.2023
It’s been a surprisingly strong year for the Nintendo Switch even as sales slow and fans eagerly await its successor, and today the company promoted a bunch of indie games that will fill out the console’s release calendar heading into 2024, from a new Shantae action-platformer to a port of beloved...
The Epic Vs. Google Courtroom Battle Sounds Bonkers
14.11.2023
We are now six days into the Epic v. Google legal showdown over whether the Google Play Store is an illegal monopoly with high fees and strict rules designed to control Android app developers. Things are getting wild as Google employees—including the company’s CEO—might have deleted evidence...
Dear Video Game Industry, Please Name A Woman
14.11.2023
It’s been nearly a decade since GamerGate, the misogynistic game industry tantrum that harassed women under the guise of demanding journalistic ethics—yet 2023 has felt like we’re not that far past it at all. Read more