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Unpacking: The Kotaku Review
5.11.2021
I studied archaeology at university, and on our very first day of classes our professor walked in carrying all these bags of trash. He dumped them on our tables and said “here, pick through all this then tell me everything about the person they belonged to”.Read more
Katrina Joins Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Costs 100,000 Bells
4.11.2021
Brewster isn’t the only fan-favorite making their triumphant return in Animal Crossing: New Horizons this week. In addition to the sea shanty-singing Kapp’n and others, fortune teller Katrina is also back as of the 2.0 update, ready to grant you all sorts of bonuses, for a price.Read more
Animal Crossing's New Fisheye Lens Makes Everything Better
4.11.2021
If you’ve downloaded the new Animal Crossing update early, chances are good that you’ve already bought the new Pro Camera and are fiddling with its new features, like the fancy new first-person view. But that’s not all. The camera also comes with a few other new features and filters, which I...
Animal Crossing's Got Hundreds Of Cool New Items, Like Fairy Lights And Castle Towers
4.11.2021
Ever since Nintendo announced Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ big 2.0 update players have been scrambling to build up their Nook Mile stashes knowing good things were in store. Now the update is live and they’ve been rewarded with lots of cool new stuff like better hairstyles, outdoor furniture,...
Here's 15 Minutes Of Elden Ring Gameplay
4.11.2021
At this point—and you’re well within your rights to still have reservations—it’s becoming pretty difficult to refute that Elden Ring...is real? Today, during a digital showcase, publisher Bandai Namco shows off 15 minutes of the next action-adventure game from FromSoftware. Have a look:Read more
Oh Snap, Animal Crossing Rocks Can Give You Star Fragments Now
4.11.2021
Well, this is a nice surprise. Folks have been exploring the big new Animal Crossing update since last night, as the patch went up early. Already, the community has struck gold. As it turns out, you can now visit a type of island that contains a special, never-before-seen type of rock.Read more
Forza Horizon 5: The Kotaku Review
4.11.2021
The implicit promise of Forza Horizon is in the name. You see something on the horizon, you can drive to it. Skyrim with cars. Far Cry with more cars and no guns. Forza Horizon 5, the latest game in the venerable Xbox racing series, is no more and no less than that promise—just bigger, brighter...
Brewster Is Finally In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, If You Know Where To Look
4.11.2021
After a long wait, Animal Crossing’s Brewster has finally arrived in New Horizons slightly ahead of schedule, at least if you know where to find him. Nintendo may have given players a head start on the game’s massive 2.0 update, but the coffee slinging pigeon isn’t hiding in plain sight. Read more
Oh Man, Look At These Death Stranding Dropkicks
4.11.2021
Death Stranding is an objectively beautiful game, though sometimes that beauty isn’t found in its lush environments or character interactions but how players use the tools at their disposal to pull off amazing feats.Read more
Take-Two Cancels Unannounced $53 Million Dollar Game By Hangar 13
3.11.2021
Take-Two revealed in its earnings call today with investors that it had cancelled a $53 million unannounced project. Sources tell Kotaku that game was intended to be a live service, third-person action game in the vein of Destiny, developed by Hangar 13 called Volt. The decision to cancel it took...
13 Games To Try If You Like Destiny 2
3.11.2021
If you love playing Destiny 2, but also appreciate playing other games every once in a while, then welcome: You’re in the right place. And if you actually don’t like playing Destiny 2, but wish you had something similar to get lost in, then you’re in the right place, too.Read more
Marvel's 'XCOM' Game Has Already Been Delayed
3.11.2021
Despite having just been announced less than three months ago, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, a tactics role-playing game in the vein of XCOM, has been delayed, developer Firaxis Games announced today. It will now come out in the back half of 2022, pushed out of a previously vague March 2022 window.Read...
Blizzard Games Aren’t Doing So Great Lately
3.11.2021
Blizzard is in the eye of a storm. In the wake of a departing studio head and two major delays of anticipated games, the Diablo and Overwatch developer is bleeding players across the board, as it revealed during an Activision Blizzard earnings call last night. Across its portfolio, the studio’s...
A Squid Game Clone Is Taking Over Twitch
3.11.2021
All over Twitch right now, Crab Game—much like the cephalopodic Netflix show it so gleefully emulates—is a multiplayer battle royale game where players compete in a series of events based on childhood games. One by one, they are eliminated, until the last surviving player is crowned the winner....
Ubisoft Pulls Far Cry 6 Mission Released Early By 'Accident'
3.11.2021
Far Cry 6 has only been out for a month now and the game is already doling out some downloadable content, but not intentionally. Ubisoft recently admitted it pushed out a free DLC mission with star Danny Trejo before it was slated to arrive in December. Now, with a new update on consoles,...
Japanese Indie Game Gets Themed Rooms At Kyoto Hotel
3.11.2021
In the past, Kotaku has introduced themed rooms at Japanese hotels. Typically, these rooms are for established franchises like Kingdom Hearts. But now, one Kyoto hotel is offering a room plastered in Japanese indie game Unreal Life. Read more
Gantz Creator Is Apparently In The Dark About Hollywood's Live-Action Adaptation
3.11.2021
Hollywood is making a live-action Gantz adaptation and, according to Deadline, Julius Avery of Overlord fame helming the project. Did you hear? Because Hiroya Oku, the manga artist who created Gantz, hadn’t. Oku’s Gantz manga debuted in 2000 and ran until 2013 in Weekly Young Jump magazine....
Incredible Mod Lets You Fight Crusader Kings III's Battles Yourself
3.11.2021
As fantastic as Crusader Kings III is, and as much as it lets you do as the ruler of a medieval dynasty, the nature of the game has meant that war has always been a bit distant. You can raise your armies and tell them where to go, but never directly lead the troops yourself. Until now.Read more
Marvel's Avengers' Stupid Paid Experience Boosts Are Removed Tonight
2.11.2021
‘Twas nary a month ago that Crystal Dynamics took leave of their senses, and decided to infest sleepy hero sim, Marvel’s Avengers, with paid-for experience boosts. With one voice the universe cried out, “Er, but you promised you wouldn’t do that.” A mere 25 days’ profit later, the developers have...
Blizzard Is Already Losing Its First Female Studio Co-Head
2.11.2021
Jen Oneal, who recently assumed the top position at Blizzard in the wake of a significant reckoning at the company, will step down at the end of the year, she wrote in a statement today. Her co-lead, Mike Ybarra, will take over the rest of her responsibilities.Read more