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What's A Favorite Childhood Game That Demands A Remake?
10.5.2021
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take.Read more
Someone At Capcom Really Hates Ethan's Hands
8.5.2021
Ethan is the main protagonist of Resident Evil Village. He has a rough life, what with all the dangerous monsters trying to kill him. Ethan’s hands seem to be the main target. They get treated so poorly that I’m starting to suspect someone at Capcom hates Ethan’s hands and wants to destroy them...
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 Delayed Only On PS5 Due To 'Unforeseen Technical Issues'
8.5.2021
So here’s a weird thing. The next entry in the Sniper Ghost Warrior series was supposed to come out next month on PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. But now the PS5 version has been delayed with no new release date given for vague technical issues. All other versions, including PS4, will...
Randy Pitchford, What The Hell Are You Talking About
6.5.2021
I’m generally able to follow along with Gearbox president Randy Pitchford’s manic energy, but two tweets he made this morning have thrown me for a loop. He’s not really announcing Borderlands 4, is he?Read more
Street Fighter V Competitor Wins Tournament Accidentally
6.5.2021
During last night’s Next Level Battle Circuit, a weekly fighting game tournament for online competitors on the east coast, top Street Fighter V player Brian “Brian_F” Foster got away with murder.Read more
Radiohead Lyrics Spotted In The Resident Evil Village Demo
5.5.2021
While many players keep occupied with seeing as much of Resident Evil Village as its one-hour demo allows, some folks go the extra mile.Read more
Epic Paid $115 Million For The Borderlands 3 Exclusive
4.5.2021
As the bizarro-world bunfight between Epic and Apple enters its second day in court, more extraordinary information is coming out in court documents. Like, how Epic paid Take-Two/Gearbox one hundred and fifteen million dollars for the exclusive rights to sell Borderlands 3.Read more
PC Players Have Already Figured Out How To Get Around Resident Evil Village's Demo Timer
2.5.2021
Resident Evil Village has a demo, but it’s been a stupid mess, with limited windows to play it and early access on only Playstation. But yesterday the time-limited demo went live on all platforms, including PC. Naturally, PC players quickly figured out a way to bypass the one-hour timer and play...
New Pokémon Snap: The Kotaku Review
28.4.2021
After 21 years, gaming’s least violent on-rails shooter triumphantly returns to usher in a new generation of Pokémon paparazzi. New Pokémon Snap adds layers of complexity to the monster photo safari without straying too far from what made the original so damn lovable.Read more
Earth Defense Force 2 Coming To Nintendo Switch In Japan
28.4.2021
This summer, Earth Defense Force 2 will be released in Japan under the title Earth Defense Force 2 for Nintendo Switch. Clever!Read more
Resident Evil Village's Demo Contains A Small Nod To The Merchant From Resident Evil 4
25.4.2021
Resident Evil Village has some confusing demo nonsense, with limited times and different windows of availability. But if you do get a chance to play the demo you’ll hear a nice little reference to the Merchant from Resident Evil 4 aka the best character in that game.Read more
Microsoft Adds FPS Boost To 13 More Xbox Games
22.4.2021
Microsoft announced today that 13 EA Play games now support FPS Boost on Xbox Series X/S consoles. A bunch of these FPS-boosted titles support 120Hz including Star Wars: Battlefront, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare, Titanfall 2, Battlefield V, and more. Read more
Mother 3 Gets An Updated English Patch On Its 15th Anniversary
20.4.2021
The folks behind the wonderful English translation of Mother 3 are still working on the project over a decade later. Earlier today—which also happens to be the 15th anniversary of Nintendo’s milestone RPG in Japan—they dropped a new patch that irons out some lingering bugs in the unofficial...
Mods Make Gaming A Better Place For Everyone
20.4.2021
Twitter is abuzz with today’s awkwardly wrong gaming take, this time focused on modding, after disparaging thoughts about a recent Witcher 3 mod led to debate over whether modders are harming the games industry. Which leads me to present the other case: modders are not harming the games...
Super Mario Bros. 2 Japan + Super Mario Bros. 2 USA = My Dream Game
20.4.2021
Programmer and digital artist Sammu recently put out a nifty video showcasing her work combining the two different versions of Super Mario Bros. 2 into a mega-game featuring the mechanics of one and the levels of the other. As a fan of both, I desperately want to play it.Read more
Resident Evil Village's Time-Limited Demos Are The Dumbest Crap Ever
20.4.2021
It absolutely rules that a contingent of Resident Evil fans woke up today bummed that they missed the chance to try the latest game in the series because they have lives and families. I love that I just had to type that sentence. This is definitely not the dumbest, most pointlessly confusing shit...
Arcade Stick Pioneers Die In Tragic Accident
16.4.2021
In the early hours of March 29, an accidental, cooking-related fire in Westminster, California claimed the life of 63-year-old Reynalda Lynn Nguyen. Her husband, Thao Nguyen, survived for two weeks in critical condition before also passing away on April 13. They leave behind two children, Anthony...
Resident Evil Village Gets New Demo (And Mercenaries Mode)
16.4.2021
Capcom held a special Resident Evil showcase to share some information about the upcoming Resident Evil Village, which is scheduled to release for just about every platform under the sun on May 7.Read more
SNK Removes ‘Porn’ Sign From King Of Fighters XV
15.4.2021
Last night, SNK revealed that Shermie, a fan favorite character who hasn’t appeared in a mainline installment since King of Fighters 2002, is returning to the series in King of Fighters XV. Sadly, they also took something away: a “PORN” sign that adorned one of the upcoming fighting game’s stages...
Here’s What Would Happen In A Dragon Age 2 'Snyder Cut'
14.4.2021
Yesterday on Twitter, former BioWare employee and Dragon Age 2 lead writer David Gaider explained what he’d do with the opportunity to give Dragon Age 2 it’s own “Snyder Cut.”Read more