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Pokémon Unite Sleep Nerf Could Devastate Snorlax, Wigglytuff Players
22.9.2021
While fresh duds and some great quality-of-life changes are definitely exciting, today’s Pokémon Unite update also included a huge list of gameplay adjustments. As usual, some Pokémon were helped and some were hindered, but it’s hard to argue that anyone was more affected than Snorlax...
Move Aside, Met Gala: Destiny 2 Is Getting A 'Digital Fashion Magazine'
22.9.2021
Bungie has announced its relentlessly popular multiplayer shooter Destiny 2 is getting something new. No, not another seasonal event, or a balance patch to screw up your favorite gun, but something far more important. The looter-shooter is getting a digital fashion magazine called Threads of Light...
Move Aside, Met Gala: Destiny 2 Is Getting A Fashion Magazine
22.9.2021
Bungie has announced its relentlessly popular multiplayer shooter Destiny 2 is getting something new. No, not another seasonal event, or a balance patch to screw up your favorite gun, but something far more important. The looter-shooter is getting a digital fashion magazine called Threads of Light...
Deathloop: The Kotaku Review
22.9.2021
Video games are inescapably intertwined with iteration and do-overs. It’s written into the technology that builds them, the development practices that craft them, and often the very rules governing how they work: win-lose, trial and error. Some games have tried to mask this artifice in the service...
Epic Confirms Massive L: Fortnite Not Returning To Apple Any Time Soon
22.9.2021
Today, Tim Sweeney confirmed on Twitter just how massive of an “L” Epic took in its recent trial against Apple. Apple has effectively “blacklisted” Fortnite from all Apple products until the legal clash between the two massive corporations reaches its conclusion, which could take as long as five...
Why The FGC Won’t Stop Talking About Melty Blood: Type Lumina
22.9.2021
Fighting game YouTubers (like JMSCrofts, Jiyuna, and Rooflemonger) are talking a lot about Melty Blood: Type Lumina. This is not a complaint. As someone very new to fighting games it has been great to watch people absolutely lose their minds over an upcoming release (while still expressing...
Final Fantasy XIV Players Mourn Voice Actor’s Death With In-Game Vigils
22.9.2021
If you’ve visited Final Fantasy XIV city-state Ishgard recently, you might have noticed a throng of players surrounding the home of Ishgardian noble Count Edmont de Fortemps. Over the last several days, mourners have turned Fortemps Manor into a makeshift vigil for voice actor Stephen Critchlow...
Pokémon Unite Just Massively Leveled The Playing Field Against 'Pay To Win'
22.9.2021
Since release, it’s been difficult to talk about the merits of pocket monster MOBA Pokémon Unite. The fun factor was there, though largely obscured by TiMi Studio Group’s monetization practices, which allow you to boost items with real-world money. But with Wednesday’s big new patch, Pokémon Unite...
GTAV’s Enhanced 2022 Release Should Leave The 2013 Transphobia Behind
22.9.2021
Years ago, I saw a video on YouTube—since removed, it seems, though a few like it still remain—of a GTAV player deliberately brutalizing some of the game’s trans sex workers for his own amusement. In the comments, one viewer voiced these chilling words of encouragement: “You’re doing God’s...
Crypto Twitter cries foul after noticing NBA star John Wall’s NFT has a Fortnite background
22.9.2021
"Celebs really think they can come into an industry they know nothing about, never interact with the community, then launch a scam project they’ll abandon in 3 months?” questioned Twitter user 0x_fxnction
Playing Genshin Impact's Last Update As Its Villain Was Eye-Opening
22.9.2021
I’ve been building up my Raiden Shogun character so that I could use her to clear Genshin Impact’s latest chapter. She’s the main antagonist of the game’s Inazuma region, so I thought it would be interesting to attack and dethrone god using god herself. Read more
Nintendo Announces Surprise 40-Minute Direct For Thursday
22.9.2021
Pour one out for every gamer who had plans after work tomorrow. Nintendo will host a Nintendo Direct at 6:00 p.m. ET sharp, it announced today in a tweet. The showcase, which will cover Switch games “launching this winter,” is slated to last about 40 minutes.Read more
The Latest CSGO Update Might Be The Biggest In Years
22.9.2021
If you’re a CSGO fan, get ready for some of the biggest changes the game has seen in years.Read more
Overwatch 2's Boss Is Quitting Blizzard For "Some Time Off"
22.9.2021
With Overwatch 2 still in development, the series’ executive producer has quit Blizzard for what the company says is “some time off”.Read more
Even Sonic Dad Yuji Naka Is Shocked At Game’s $430,000 Auction Price
22.9.2021
The rivalry between Mario and Sonic goes back for decades, but even one of Sonic’s creators was stunned to see the blue hedgehog apparently giving chase to Mario in a whole new realm: that of outrageously priced video game auctions.Read more
Ratchet & Clank Still Runs Fine On The Worst PS5-Compatible SSD
22.9.2021
The fine folks at Digital Foundry are back with another wonderfully tech-heavy video, this time examining the SSD options available to PlayStation 5 owners now that the console’s storage can be expanded. As it turns out, even the disk-access-heavy Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart can be thoroughly...
Uncovering The Real History Of The Women Who Pioneered Video Games
21.9.2021
It’s a fact: The women who helped shape the video game industry often go unacknowledged, hidden from history by popular narratives and male-centric scholarship. Mary Kenney, a narrative writer and game designer at Insomniac Games, aims to shed light on some of those overlooked pioneers...
Phasmophobia Adds Offline Solo Mode, Which I Will Never Use
21.9.2021
UK developer Kinetic Games updated its multiplayer ghost-hunting game Phasmophobia several times over the last few weeks to celebrate its one-year anniversary, but the latest patch is a doozy, adding an offline single-player mode that I’m never, ever, evereverevereverever going to touch.Read more
The Latest Stuff Coming To Halo Infinite You Should Know About
21.9.2021
Earlier this summer, developer 343 Industries hosted what was basically a beta for Halo Infinite, the story of one man’s quest to fall in love with a computer. It was bonkers. This week, over on Halo Waypoint, 343 detailed what’s in store for Infinite’s second beta (and, to a lesser degree,...
Blizzard's Chief Legal Officer Quits Amid Lawsuit
21.9.2021
Blizzard Entertainment’s chief legal officer, Claire Hart, has resigned from the embattled company. She announced the news in a LinkedIn post yesterday, saying that last Friday, September 17, was her final day.Read more