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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: Six Amazing Games We Refuse To Stop Playing
21.6.2024
It is now officially summer. Yesterday, the solstice (Litha, as it’s known to some) brought us our longest day of the calendar year, and now we march on to ever darkening days. But right now, we’re just marching on into the weekend to spend that time off in some delightful digital realms. Read more
9 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree
21.6.2024
Real talk: there’s nothing that truly prepares you for jumping into a Souls game. But even FromSoftware knows a fair warning about what’s coming can go a hell of a long way. So, take it from one who has traversed the Realm of Shadow and (sorta) lived to tell the tale, there’s a few things I...
How To Defeat The Blackgaol Knight In Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
21.6.2024
There’s a place called prison and a place called gaol....Read more
LEGO Fortnite: How To Get Rough Amber And Cut Amber
20.6.2024
Lego Fortnite, the open-world, Minecraft-style survival game within Fortnite, has become popular since its release, and like many games in the genre, it features hundreds of collectable materials around its various biomes that serve all kinds of useful purposes. One such material is Amber. Let’s...
Catch Up Before The Veilguard By Getting The Whole Dragon Age Series For $10
20.6.2024
Has Dragon Age: The Veilguard got you excited to jump into the series ahead of its launch this fall? Have you been waiting for the perfect opportunity to snag the entirety of the Dragon Age saga? Now might be the perfect chance.Read more
Elden Ring Is Broken On Steam Deck, But A Fix Is On The Way
20.6.2024
The long-awaited and well-reviewed Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, is out very soon on all platforms. However, if you’ve been playing Elden Ring on Valve’s portable PC, the Steam Deck, you might have to wait for an upcoming hotfix to check out the new expansion as the game appears unplayable...
Elden Ring Director Thinks New DLC Bosses Will Push Players To Their Breaking Point
20.6.2024
Shadow of the Erdtree, a mega-sized expansion for Elden Ring that’s basically a whole other game, sounds equal parts magnificent and brutal. That’s by design, according to FromSoftware director Hidetaka Miyazaki. He recently said the new enemies and bosses in the DLC are meant to push players...
A Popular Helldivers 2 Stratagem Is Currently Crashing The Game
20.6.2024
One of Helldivers 2’s most powerful stratagems is broken. Actually, to be more accurate, the stratagem is actively breaking Helldivers 2, and players are officially being warned not to use it until Arrowhead manages to fix it.Read more
Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Trailer Is Full Of Clues To Its Place On The Timeline
20.6.2024
Ever since Nintendo confirmed that The Legend of Zelda has an official, branching timeline, fans have been curious about precisely when every new game in Nintendo’s beloved action-adventure franchise takes place. That includes the newly announced The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. While...
PSA: Don’t Watch Shadow Of The Erdtee’s Launch Trailer If You Want To Avoid Spoilers
20.6.2024
With less than a day until Shadow of the Erdtree’s release, it’s sad but predictable that spoilers are already on the internet. But what I didn’t expect was for spoilers to come directly from Bandai Namco, the publisher of Elden Ring and its highly anticipated DLC. However, that’s exactly what’s...
Ubisoft Deletes Announcement Of Game It Already Accidentally Released Last Year
20.6.2024
Oops! Ubisoft seemingly jumped the gun earlier today when it announced the release date and full title for a new remaster of Beyond Good & Evil via Twitter. The publisher has since deleted the tweet, but the internet never forgets. Read more
Starfield’s Cool New Settings And How They Can Make The Game Easier Or Harder, Explained
20.6.2024
After a few rounds of updates, Starfield is slowly shifting into something quite different from what originally launched on September 4, 2023. And I’m not just talking about the cool new mods that are quick and easy to install now thanks to the Creations suite. As of May 2024, a bunch of...
Honkai: Star Rail's Farewell, Penacony Update: Should You Pull For Firefly Or Jade?
20.6.2024
Honkai: Star Rail concludes its Penacony chapter with two highly anticipated characters arriving in its 2.3 epilogue. HoYo’s turn-based RPG is still worth playing a year later, with its riveting story and complex combat, and that’s partly thanks to Firefly and Jade. But who should you choose in...
This Cozy Virtual Pet Sim Is 'Microsoft Clippy, But Better'
20.6.2024
One night, as I’m playing Selaco—a fast-paced retro-inspired FPS—I round a corner and shoot three space guards with a grenade launcher and watch their body parts fly through the air. Meanwhile, watching from my desktop is Mustard, my new digital pet. He’s from a different game, Weyrdlets, and he’s...
Players Are Already Having A Blast Imagining Zelda's New Copy Ability In Action
20.6.2024
Since the announcement of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, fans of the series have been expressing their excitement over Zelda’s unique gameplay. Chiefly, they are overjoyed about her ability to copy (or echo) items in the environment and use them against her enemies in battle. Read more
Original Fallout 3 Was Canceled Because Even 'Death March Crunch' Couldn't Save It, Says Series Creator
20.6.2024
Years before Bethesda released Fallout 3 in 2008, another version of the game existed. Codenamed Van Buren, the original Fallout 3 was in development at Black Isle Studios, the developer of Fallout 2, as well as the acclaimed Planescape: Torment. The project was canceled in 2003, leading to...
Nintendo Fans Treat Metroid Prime 4 As 'Final Mission' And Say Goodbye To Their Switches
20.6.2024
With a new Nintendo console looming over 2025, the Switch is in its twilight year. It looks like it’s going to have a pretty great send-off, but it’s always bittersweet leaving an old system behind for the next new thing. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will likely be one of the last big games Nintendo...
Star Wars: The Acolyte Haters Are Trying To Turn Alien Lifespans Into Its Next Big Controversy
20.6.2024
Some Star Wars fans are upset, again. Imagine that. The latest freak-out turns on a minor bit of canon that was just scrambled in episode 4 of Star Wars: The Acolyte. It has to do with the prequel movies and the lifespans of one particular race of aliens that really doesn’t factor into anything...
Veteran Elden Ring Players Can't Believe How Much The DLC Is Kicking Their Asses
20.6.2024
It’s Elden Ring day, again. Shadow of the Erdtree, its long-awaited and massive expansion, is finally live and, surprise, it’s really, really hard. Even veteran players are getting their asses kicked. Whether it’s new bosses or random scrubs out in the field, everything seems to be hitting harder...
Redfall Fans Are Finally Starting To Get Refunds For Abandoned DLC
20.6.2024
Microsoft’s shocking decision in May to close a collection of Bethesda-adjacent studios saw Dishonored and Redfall developers Arcane Austin suddenly closed down, before the studio was able to complete Redfall’s promised content. Those who bought the game’s never-to-be-released Hero DLC are now,...