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I Hope Bowser's Fury Is The Future Of Mario
27.1.2021
Bundled with the enhanced port of 2013’s Super Mario 3D World coming to the Switch on February 12, Bowser’s Fury is an open-world side-story that pits Mario against the scariest damn Bowser ever. So far it’s the most fun I’ve had with Mario since Odyssey.Read more
The Medium: The Kotaku Review
27.1.2021
The Medium is stuck between two types of video games. It seems like a throwback to classic, claustrophobic horror titles such as Silent Hill and Resident Evil, but it also feels like a more modern non-combat, narrative-focused scary game. The end result is a game that feels middle of the road. This...
OutRun’s Composer Rewrote Sega’s Sound Drivers So Sword Of Vermilion Could Rock
27.1.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re diving into the sounds of Sword of Vermilion, a middling RPG for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive with music that is anything but.Read more
Japan Now Has A Super Nintendo World Train
27.1.2021
Starting today, the JR Yumesaki train line in Osaka is covered in Mario and friends to celebrate Super Nintendo World, which was supposed to open February 4. However, it has since been delayed. Again. Read more
Nothing Says Valentine's Day Like Chocolate Ramen
27.1.2021
Do you like chocolate? What about ramen? Well, this Valentine’s Day in Japan, people can eat chocolate ramen.Read more
In Japan, The Nintendo Switch Covers Itself In Monster Hunter
27.1.2021
To mark the release of Monster Hunter Rise this March, Nintendo is releasing a special emblazoned Switch in Japan.Read more
The Art Of Degenesis, A "Primal Punk" RPG
27.1.2021
We’ve featured the design work of studio SIXMOREVODKA a ton of times here on Fine Art, but tonight let’s look at something they’ve made for themselves, instead of for somebody else (they’ve worked with companies like Riot, Guerrilla Games, EA, Nike and Activision Blizzard).Read more
Japanese-Inspired Nintendo Switch Is A Work Of Art
27.1.2021
When Canadian artist Carmina Castillo isn’t making cool stuff like this, she’s turning a Nintendo Switch into something so exquisite I would never play it, simply putting it on a shelf and looking at it for the rest of my days.Read more
Borderlands Movie Outdoes Itself, Casts Kevin Hart As Roland
27.1.2021
Jumanji star and comedian Kevin Hart has been signed to play Roland in the upcoming Borderlands movie according to The Hollywood Reporter. Yeah, I don’t get it either.Read more
Too Fast Too Fantasy XV: Planes, Trains, And Wrecked Automobiles
27.1.2021
In my epic quest to finish Final Fantasy XV, I am literally and figuratively on a train that is barrelling toward the final stop. I am in FF15’s endgame—a section of short, brutal chapters that no longer allow you to freely roam the open roads of Eos. Even if I somehow could return to travel...
Hitman Studio’s Project 007 Will Feature A New James Bond
26.1.2021
When Hitman developer IO Interactive’s James Bond game (working title Project 007) hits the scene, it will do so with an entirely new James Bond, studio head Hakan Abrak told the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (h/t TheGamer).Read more
Here’s Where Dead Cells Is At In 2021
26.1.2021
It’s safe to say that Dead Cells is more alive than ever. First released in 2018 for PC and consoles, the excellent side-scrolling roguelike casts you as a reanimated soldier. You wield randomly chosen weapons, which you use to kill randomly spawned enemies as you roll through randomly generated...
Gollum Game Delayed To 2022
26.1.2021
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, currently in development by German studio Daedalic Entertainment, has had its release date pushed back a year to 2022.Read more
Holy Crap, Babu Frik Is Playable In The Next Lego Star Wars Game
26.1.2021
The Rise of Skywalker was a freaking nightmare, but it had one bright spot: a tiny Anzellan droidsmith named Babu Frik. And now the cute little guy will be making the jump to Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga when it launches later this year.Read more
Age of Empires II Is Still Getting New Civilizations, More Than 21 Years Later
26.1.2021
The classic real-time strategy game Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings just keeps growing, and growing, and growing. Its latest expansion, decades after the game was originally released in 1999, is called Lords of the West and adds three more campaigns and two completely new civilizations:...
How To Get Back Into Destiny 2
26.1.2021
Destiny 2 is no spring chicken. Since the shared-world shooter first landed in 2017, Bungie has released a steady stream of paid annual expansions and tweaked the core formula to various degrees. Keeping up with Destiny 2 is a commitment—of time, of money, of patience—so there’s no shame if you’ve...
Two Developers Are Turning Bloodborne Into A Playable PS1 Game
26.1.2021
PS1-style demakes are in right now. From Cyberpunk 2077 to Untitled Goose Game, idle developers have been creating low-poly homages to Sony’s first gaming console, warping modern aesthetics and sensibilities into late ‘90s jank. Bloodborne PSX is another project in that vein, but unlike lots...
The Sims 4 Is Now A Horror Game, Thanks To The Paranormal Stuff Pack
26.1.2021
Apparently it’s Halloween in winter because The Sims 4 just released its latest DLC, the Paranormal stuff pack, which some fans are calling the Luigi’s Mansion pack. It brings more supernatural elements to the game in the form of haunted houses and a medium skill that allows you to talk to the dead...
Long-Awaited Biomutant Launches May 25
26.1.2021
Biomutant, the post-apocalyptic furry RPG that was first revealed in 2017, is heading to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 25, publisher THQ Nordic announced this morning.Read more
Final Fantasy XV’s Photo Mode Captures Everything I Can’t
26.1.2021
I’m going through Final Fantasy XV before it leaves Xbox Game Pass this Friday. It’s a game about having adventures with your best friends all while on a road-trip to, inevitably, save the world. Playing FF15, in addition to servicing my goal of finally completing beloved games I’ve left half-done...