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Animal Crossing's January 28 Update Sets The Stage For Festivale
26.1.2021
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ latest free update drops on January 28, delivering special Valentine’s Day, Game Day, and Groundhog Day items leading up to February 15's Festivale extravaganza. Who is ready to dance? Read more
Lego Vidiyo Lets Kids Make Augmented Reality Music Videos With Minifigs
26.1.2021
Harnessing the power of augmented reality and featuring songs from Universal Music Group artists, Lego Vidiyo lets kids and adults with too much time on their hands put together colorful music videos filled with special effects and dancing toy llamas. Read more
How To Get Into Japan's Gift To The World, Sake
26.1.2021
In the past few months, in the wake of several sets of video game-themed sake being announced, I’ve been getting questions from people who are interested in learning more about the Japanese drink. Read more
Track: We’re Gonna Get There In The End (Demo) | Artist: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds | Album:
26.1.2021
Track: We’re Gonna Get There In The End (Demo) | Artist: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds | Album: N/ARead more
Here's A Long Sega Saturn
26.1.2021
Take a look at this Sega Saturn. It’s very long.Read more
Celeste Classic Gets A Sequel
26.1.2021
The incredible (and incredibly introspective) Celeste graced our home consoles in 2018, sending us all on a journey of air-dashing, strawberry gathering, and self-reflection. Now, three years to the day, the team at Extremely OK Games have released a sequel…of sorts.Read more
Too Fast Too Fantasy XV: Chocobros Vs. The Volcano
26.1.2021
Stop the Regalia, I want to get out. In my quest to finish Final Fantasy XV before this Friday, when it disappears from both Xbox Game Pass and my Series S, I’ve reached the point in the game I’ve been dreading. It’s the moment when the story takes a 180-degree turn from lighthearted road-trip romp...
Another Wild Day For GameStonk
26.1.2021
Last Friday, GameStop’s stock price closed at an all time high of $65. Today, it shot up 18% higher, breaking records again after an even wilder day of Wall Street roulette thanks to finance redditors and enthusiast day-traders who have turned things into a meme war against elite investors.Read more
Tevinter Is Nice, But I Hope Dragon Age 4 Visits Rivain, Too
26.1.2021
It wasn’t hard to guess that Dragon Age 4 might take place in the Tevinter Imperium. After all, at the end of Dragon Age: Inquisition you stab a big knife through your lovely map table right where the Tevinter Imperium is. Today, Eurogamer wrote that BioWare’s book BioWare: Stories and Secrets from...
Immortals Fenyx Rising's New Netflix Tie-In Quest Isn't Much, But The Rewards Are Good
25.1.2021
Immortals Fenyx Rising received a new, free quest late last week as part of yet another media crossover. This time, it’s with an animated Netflix show called Blood of Zeus. The added quest isn’t very good, but it does have some nice rewards. But you’ll have to act soon to get them.Read more
Ninja Sounds Fed Up
25.1.2021
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, still the streaming world’s best-known crossover sensation even years after the peak of his relevance, sounds like he’s getting a little tired of his every action being hyper-scrutinized by millions of people all the time.Read more
Konami Has Not Shut Down Its Video Gaming Division
25.1.2021
Rumors circulating today stemming from a week-old news release suggest Japanese entertainment conglomerate Konami has shut down its video gaming division. Konami assures us it has not.Read more
Capcom Is Selling A Coat For $1,500 Because Chris Redfield Also Wears Coats
25.1.2021
Want to spend an exorbitant amount of money on a basic wool coat because some grizzled old guy in a video game sports one too? Well, Capcom has just the deal for you.Read more
How Did Your Parents Feel About You Playing Video Games?
25.1.2021
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
If You're Excited About The Godzilla Vs. Kong Trailer, Watch Skull Island Immediately
25.1.2021
Yesterday, Warners Bros. released a trailer for the upcoming film, Godzilla vs. Kong. It is utterly bananas, scoring an easy five out of five “holy shits” on the Ari Notis “Holy Shit, This Movie Looks Amazing” index. If you agree, allow me to make a recommendation: Watch Kong: Skull Island...
Cyber Shadow Is Another Fantastic Homage To Classic NES Games
25.1.2021
What 2D side-scroller Cyber Shadow is missing in personality it makes up for with amazing visuals and action sequences that challenge your timing and reflexes without ever feeling tedious or cheap. I’ve been loving my time with its pastiche of classic NES games, even if, so far, its story hasn’t...
First Pokémon GO Player Hits Level 50 With A Boost From A Bug Fix
25.1.2021
Since an update raised the Pokémon GO level cap from 40 to 50 late last year, players around the world have been racing to hit the new max. This morning, Twitch streamer FleeceKing became the first player to reach level 50, with a little help from a timely Niantic fix for a progress-wiping...
Threat-Spewing UFC President Proclaims Victory Over Definitely Real Illegal Fight Streamer
25.1.2021
If, in pre-covid times, you wandered into your local bar and found it packed to the brim with sweaty, feral UFC viewers, there were a couple reasons why: 1) comradery, but mainly 2) watching UFC events is expensive as hell. This weekend’s Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier card weighed in at...
Hitman 3 Is The Latest Game To Acknowledge Covid-19
25.1.2021
Agent 47 isn’t the deadliest force of nature in Hitman 3. Covid-19 is. Yes, IO Interactive’s murdery sandbox is the latest video game to acknowledge the pandemic that has infected nearly 100 million people, killed more than 2 million, and upended life as we know it.Read more
Valve Founder Says Brain-Computer Interfaces Could One Day Replace Our 'Meat Peripherals'
25.1.2021
In an interview with New Zealand’s 1 News, Valve co-founder and president Gabe Newell talks about engineering a future where brain-computer interfaces create better-than-reality visuals and can actively edit who we think we are. You know, terrifying science-fiction stuff, only real.Read more