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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: Six Games For Election Week Escapism
8.11.2024
What a week, huh? Yeah. Well, here we are, at the end of it, at the very least, and now looking toward the future. So how about some video games to take our minds off things for the weekend? This week we’ve got some fun shooters, some beat ‘em up action, and a digital spin on a classic trading card...
Physical video games: how big a deal in 2024?
8.11.2024
Also: lots of neat links, this week's big Steam debuts, and more
Guy Who Taunted Nintendo About Streaming Pirated Switch Games Before Release Now Faces $7.5 Million Lawsuit
8.11.2024
Jesse Keighin liked to stream Nintendo Switch games online before they were officially released and then gloat about it right in Nintendo’s face, according to a new lawsuit filed by the Mario maker in Colorado District Court earlier this week. “[I] can do this all day,” he allegedly wrote in...
Pokémon TCG Pocket Has A Staggering 12 Different Currencies, And Counting
8.11.2024
We’ve already very carefully been over the grimly insidious nature of Pokémon TCG Pocket’s unpleasant free-to-play model, but an aspect of this peculiar and enormously successful mobile spin-off from the long-established card game is just how many in-game currencies it has you juggle. So far, there...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Stats Reveal Most Players' Choices Are Basic
8.11.2024
My favorite part about talking to other people who play choice-based RPGs is comparing choices. Whether it’s about the characters we make or the ways we nudge the story, I am always down to hear how people are playing games like Dragon Age: The Veilguard. We’re just a week out from launch, so a...
Live Action Stich Is Giving Me Ugly Sonic Deja Vu
8.11.2024
Today, during Disney’s D23 Brazil event, the company showcased a bunch of first looks and new teasers for upcoming projects. And during the event, Disney shared the first still of Stitch from the upcoming live-action Lilo & Stitch remake. And well... hmmm... I’m not sure, folks! Read more
Someone Found A Hidden Cheat Code In A 28 Year Old Donkey Kong Game
8.11.2024
Suprise! A new, preivously undocumented cheat code has been discovered in the classic Super Nintendo game Donkey Kong Country 2 nearly three decades after it hit store shelves. Read more
Confused About Prestige in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6? Here’s A Simple Break Down
8.11.2024
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has been an exciting entry for the franchise, likely bolstered by its same-day launch on Game Pass. It also helps that there’s a healthy mix of new offerings and the return of beloved mechanics. When talking about the latter, the reintroduction of the classic Prestige...
Is Blizzard Teasing An Overwatch ‘Classic’?
8.11.2024
Overwatch 2 has been in such a rough spot as of late that it’s impossible to not be nostalgic for the original game’s heyday. The sequel hasn’t panned out the way Blizzard promised after it reportedly canceled the story campaign that was the whole point of a sequel. So it’s easy to look at all...
How to Play Queen Dizzy in Guilty Gear: Strive
8.11.2024
Dizzy has been in Guilty Gear before but, as with many characters, she has been significantly reworked for Strive. Now called “Queen Dizzy,” she has access to some of her previous moves, and is still a considerable threat (despite her adorable appearance).Read more
Here's The Most Annoying Thing About The PS5 Pro (Besides The Price)
8.11.2024
Yesterday, the PlayStation 5 Pro launched. But I’ve been playing around with Sony’s most expensive console ever for the past week, and the biggest issue I have with it, besides the high price, is that its really hard to actually figure out what games run and look better on it. Read more
Life is Strange: Double Exposure, As Told By Steam Reviews
8.11.2024
The original Life is Strange, from developer Don’t Nod, launched as an episodic, story-driven adventure game published by Square Enix in 2015. That’s nearly a decade ago, surprisingly enough, and it’s making me feel old, as I remember seeing the previews and press screens of the game back in...
Sony President Promises Better PlayStation Quality Checks After Concord's Failure
8.11.2024
There have been two massive questions hanging over Concord, the expensive PlayStation 5 hero shooter that almost nobody played. The first one is: how did a game that wasn’t busted or terrible bomb so spectacularly? The second is: how did a game seemingly destined to fail get through Sony’s quality...
Palworld Developer Reveals The Pokémon Patents Nintendo Claims It's Violating
8.11.2024
The reason patent attorneys get paid so much money is that no one in their right mind would ever want to be a patent attorney. Thus, we can all nod and smile as if we understand as Palworld developers Pocketpair releases a statement about precisely which patents Nintendo is claiming...
Report: Amazon Working On Mass Effect TV Show
7.11.2024
A new report claims that Amazon is officially developing a TV show based on Bioware’s hit sci-fi franchise, Mass Effect. This follows previous reports indicating that Amazon wanted to make a Mass Effect show. Seems the retail giant is finally doing it. Read more
Sega Delisting Over 60 Classic Games Next Month
7.11.2024
Sega is delisting over 60 games across console and PC digital storefronts next month. The company reassured players that those who already owned the retro games will still be able to download and play them after they’ve been delisted, but that doesn’t make the sudden removal of so many classic...
Diablo 4: Be At One With Your Violent Nature With These Druid Builds
7.11.2024
Druids were first introduced in Diablo II and they’ve been a dynamic class since then. With nature magic, lycanthropy, and beast companions, Druids have tons of build options to satisfy many playstyles. In this guide, I will show you how to run both a hybrid companion/Storm spell caster build and...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s First Patch Brings Mass Effect Crossovers And Bug Fixes
7.11.2024
We already knew Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s first patch was coming this week, but since it landed on N7 Day, it also came with a few surprises. The fantasy RPG is one of BioWare’s more polished games, but even so, there are plenty of bugs for the team to squash, based on the patch notes it just...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Got Mass Effect Armor For N7 Day, Here’s Where To Find It
7.11.2024
It’s N7 Day, the annual Mass Effect holiday in which BioWare gestures at the next game while fans have a field day with merch and fan art. But this year, the team just put out another game, Dragon Age: The Veilguard and doesn’t want to steal the game’s thunder with a bunch of teases for a game...
The Highest Value Pokémon TCG Cards In Stellar Crown
7.11.2024
Stellar Crown felt like a return to form for the Pokémon TCG, after a fair few sets that have had disappointing pull rates—albeit this time by being an incredibly small set, with many fewer cards to collect. Now, on the verge of the next set Surging Sparks’ release, it’s a good moment to look...