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This Retro Game Trade-In For A Tears Of The Kingdom Switch Is Breaking The Internet
26.5.2023
An indie store called Hey Bro Video Games in Houston, Texas recently celebrated an eye-catching retro trade-in on Instagram. The customer gave the store a limited edition Pikachu Nintendo 64 in the box, an original NES in the box, and several SNES classics in great condition. In exchange he...
PS5's Prestige Pivot Makes The Innovative Games Stand Out
25.5.2023
While Sony’s shuttering of Concrete Genie developer PixelOpus earlier in May wasn’t making headlines the way yesterday’s PlayStation Showcase announcement of the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake did, it still hangs over the PlayStation brand like a dark cloud, even when Sony’s showing an hour’s worth...
Tears of the Kingdom: What To Do For Those Dandelion Korok Puzzles You Keep Seeing
25.5.2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has a ton of Korok missions, just like its predecessor Breath of the Wild, but there’s a new type of Korok quest that left me confused: the dandelion.Read more
The 11 Most Exciting Cards In Pokémon's Big Paldea Set
25.5.2023
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet’s second English-language set, Paldea Evolved, arrives on June 9, featuring some of the most elaborately designed cards we’ve seen so far. For those extra-keen, May 27 will see the pre-release Build & Battle boxes on sale in your favorite specialist stores, meaning...
Building Lightsabers In Jedi: Survivor Is So Wildly Satisfying
25.5.2023
Last week, my partner beat Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. I haven’t finished Fallen Order yet, so I watched a fair chunk of the sequel from beside him on the couch. But about two-thirds of the way through the campaign, he thrust a PS5 DualSense controller into my hand and urged me to build my...
Tears of the Kingdom's Glide Set Makes Flying Way Better
25.5.2023
There sure is a lot of skydiving in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. But good news: Paragliders, Zonai Wings, and other fascinating Ultrahanded contraptions aren’t your only means of improving Link’s ability to soar through air. Consisting of three pieces of armor, the Glide set improves...
This Nugget-Shaped Tetris Handheld From McDonald’s Is Real And Playable
25.5.2023
Did you know that this year marks the 40th anniversary of the introduction of McDonald’s chicken nuggets to the fast food giant’s menu? And to honor that milestone, McDonald’s has released a new chicken nugget-shaped handheld gaming device that plays Tetris. Read more
Fallout: New Vegas Is Currently Free On PC
25.5.2023
You’re busy, I get it. But if you’ve been too preoccupied to find time to buy the influential action role-playing game Fallout: New Vegas in the 13 years since its release, Epic Games brings good news: you can now download it for free. Read more
Dang, This Rough Lord Of The Rings: Gollum UI Though
25.5.2023
There’s a new Lord of the Rings video game out that focuses on Gollum, the corrupted hobbit once known as Sméagol. It isn’t very good, though, rapidly becoming one of the worst-reviewed games to have launched this year—and we’re only halfway through 2023. One particular aspect that’s being singled...
Some Of The PS5’s Biggest Showcase Games Aren’t Actually Exclusives
25.5.2023
Not every game announced at yesterday’s PlayStation Showcase will be available to play only on PlayStation consoles, it turns out. Xbox revealed—only a little smugly—on Twitter after the show that 12 of the games PlayStation publicized will also come to Xbox.Read more
The Lord Of The Rings Game About Gollum Is Getting Absolutely Roasted
25.5.2023
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is apparently a hot mess. The narrative-driven stealth game set in-between J.R.R. Tolkien’s Hobbit and the War of the Ring trilogy has garnered some of the lowest review scores I’ve ever seen. One website even decided against reviewing it altogether because it was...
This Glitch Makes The Master Sword Unbreakable In Tears Of The Kingdom
25.5.2023
The Master Sword is one of the best weapons in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but even it is susceptible to the game’s gradual weapon degradation.Read more
War Thunder 'Revises' Economy, Fans Review-Bomb Game To Hell
25.5.2023
Online vehicular shooter War Thunder made some changes to the way its economy works recently, and players of the game are so upset that not only have they review-bombed the game to hell and back, but the developers have been forced to take extremely apologetic actions in response.Read more
Board Game Exec Says 'Females Are Socialized' To Avoid 'Harsh Criticism Of Their Abilities'
25.5.2023
Earlier this week Wingspan designer Elizabeth Hargrave wrote a Twitter thread outlining a glaring issue the board game industry has with representation: namely, that there simply aren’t enough games winning awards and getting published that have been designed by women.Read more
Ron DeSantis Announced He's Running For President On Twitter And It Was A Disaster
25.5.2023
On Wednesday evening, as previously reported, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced his presidential campaign alongside Elon Musk via Twitter Spaces. But because Twitter is a giant trainwreck these days—held together with glue and a few overworked employees who haven’t yet been fired —the entire...
Alan Wake 2 Won't Be Releasing On A Disc
25.5.2023
Alan Wake 2, one of the stars of this evening’s PlayStation Showcase, has some very interesting news tucked away in an accompanying FAQ released at the same time as its latest trailer: the game will not be shipping on a disc. At all. It’ll be digital-only.Read more
Sequel To Capcom's Beloved Action-RPG Will Have You Killing Dragons On PS5
25.5.2023
In June of last year, Capcom made some people very happy when it announced that its cult classic action-RPG Dragon’s Dogma was getting a sequel. However, we hadn’t seen even a glimpse of the game itself, until now. The first gameplay reveal trailer for Dragon’s Dogma 2 left the Kotaku Slack...
No, This Isn’t A Journey Sequel, But It Sure Looks Like One
25.5.2023
A lot of watching presentations like the PlayStation Showcase is just thinking a game might be a sequel to a thing you like, and as a Journey fan, Sword of the Sea had me by the throat for a hot minute during the show.Read more
Night In The Woods Devs Are Back With Another Pretty Game About Socialist Cats
25.5.2023
If you’re gay and/or a fan of socially conscious narrative games, you’ve probably at least heard of Night in the Woods. I am both of those things, so I consider the game to be probably one of my all-time favorites. For that reason, the biggest highlight of the PlayStation Showcase today...
Destiny 2: The Final Shape Brings Back Nathan Fillion As Cayde-6
24.5.2023
The Final Shape will be Destiny 2's last expansion in its decade-long Light and Darkness story arc, and it’s bringing back a familiar and beloved face (and voice) for the occasion. Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Castle) will return as Cayde-6, everyone’s favorite Exo Hunter who died one year into...