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Recall Initiated For Mario Kart Ride-On Racers After Stuck Accelerators Cause Multiple Crashes
26.4.2024
Tesla was recently forced to recall every Cybertruck it’s ever built — all 3,878 of them — because the cover on the accelerator pedal could come loose, causing unintended acceleration. As it turns out, though, you don’t even need to be old enough to get your driver’s license to deal with unintended...
17 Options, Settings, And Tricks To Get More Out Of Your Xbox Series X/S
26.4.2024
Don’t shoot the messenger, but even if you’ve played your Xbox consistently for the past four years and you think you know it inside and out, you may still be surprised by what your console is capable of. Just like the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S have...
One Year After Launch, You Should Really Check Out Honkai Star Rail
26.4.2024
As soon as Honkai Star Rail launched on April 26, 2023, I immediately downloaded it on my phone. The turn-based sci-fi RPG from HoYoverse, makers of gacha juggernaut Genshin Impact, was already an anticipated release after I had read impressions from the game’s beta. A year has passed since...
The Knuckles TV Show Has A Wild Reference To Sonic ‘06
26.4.2024
I didn’t love the Knuckles show, but as a long-time Sonic fan, one of its six episodes stuck out to me for a few reasons. One, it’s easily the most representative of the show’s problems with excluding its titular hero, but it also drops a huge lore bomb in the wildest way possible. It all ties into...
Fallout 4’s Big Next-Gen Update: The Good, The Bad, And The Busted
26.4.2024
Fallout 4’s free next-gen update is finally here, and it’s brought plenty of headaches with it. Patching in a 60fps mode for free on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S is a nice reason to dive back into one of Bethesda’s more controversial and arguably underappreciated post-apocalyptic RPGs,...
The Switch 2 Might Be Attempting To Harness The Mysterious Power Of Magnets
26.4.2024
A new wave of rumors are doing the rounds regarding the near-mythical Switch 2. Nintendo’s much-deliberated follow-up to its seven-year-old handheld console was most recently speculated to have an 8" screen, after Sharp Corp reportedly massively upped its LCD screen production. Now we have word...
Xbox Console Sales Are Tanking
25.4.2024
After months of debate about Xbox’s future as some of its big console exclusives jumped ship to PlayStation 5, we have our clearest evidence yet of why Microsoft is experimenting with a new multiplatform approach: fewer and fewer people are buying Xboxes. Read more
Tomb Raider (2013) Definitive Edition Quietly Arrives On PC After A Decade
25.4.2024
A 2014 remastered port of Tomb Raider (2013) has finally made its way to PC via a quiet launch on the Microsoft Store. Read more
Dragon Ball Creator Praises Sand Land Game From Beyond The Grave
25.4.2024
Legendary mangaka Akira Toriyama, character designer for Chrono Trigger and creator of the Dragon Ball series, passed away in March 2024. He was just 68 years old. Though he’s gone now, publisher Bandai Namco has shared a note Toriyama wrote in January 2024 about developer ILCA’s Sand Land,...
Blizzcon Skipping 2024 Could Be Fine, Could Be A Bad Omen
25.4.2024
One year after it came back, Blizzcon, Blizzard’s once-annual dedicated event, isn’t returning for 2024. While the Overwatch and Warcraft developer plans to show off more of its games at different events throughout the year, Blizzcon has been a center point for the studio’s community since it began...
Destiny 2 Is Reversing Its Most Controversial Change
25.4.2024
Four years ago, Bungie implemented one of the most controversial things in Destiny 2's history: sunsetting. All existing loot players had earned would slowly become obsolete with each passing season. The studio eventually ditched the poorly received system, but all the old gear was still useless....
Fallout 4’s New Update Removes Graphical Settings On Steam Deck
25.4.2024
Fallout 4’s “next-gen” update has removed the settings menu from the game on Steam Deck and reportedly made it worse to play on Valve’s portable PC, upsetting many players.Read more
Tribeca Festival’s 2024 Lineup Features Some Really Exciting Games
25.4.2024
The video game section of the annual Tribeca Festival, best known as a showcase for films, has revealed its 2024 lineup. The festival began featuring games in 2021, and this year’s selections will highlight seven upcoming indie titles, including the next game from the studio behind emotional indie...
Another Crab’s Treasure: The Kotaku Review
25.4.2024
I think most of us are constantly trying our hardest to fill the Dark Souls and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice-shaped holes in our lives. They’re simply some of the greatest games ever, and no one can really be blamed for seeking more of them. Time and time again, studios have tried their hands...
Palworld, As Told By Steam Reviews
25.4.2024
It’s been long enough that we can probably stop calling Palworld “Pokémon With Guns,” right? Pocketpair’s monster-taming survival game has amassed millions of players, all while remaining legally distinct enough that The Pokémon Company’s lawyers haven’t come after them. But the jokes about...
The Fallout 4 Upgrade Isn't Free For Owners On PS Plus And They're Furious
25.4.2024
Fallout 4's free next-gen upgrade for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC arrives nearly a decade after the post-apocalyptic sequel’s original release. Thanks to the massive popularity of the recent Amazon TV adaptation, fans are ready to clock back to the wasteland. Unfortunately, those...
Playing Fallout 4 With Mods? Get Ready For Everything To Break
25.4.2024
Piggybacking off the popularity of the Amazon Prime series, Fallout 4 just received a next-gen update. While this will likely only make the game grow in popularity even more than it already has in the past few weeks, it may have a less-than-stellar impact on those playing the game with mods....
Gears Of War Actor May Have Teased A New Game Is Coming
25.4.2024
Gears of War has been dormant for a fair while. The last mainline game in Xbox’s much-beloved third-person shooter series was 2019’s Gears 5. Developer The Coalition also put out the strategy game Gears Tactics alongside Splash Damage in 2020, but in terms of a new shooter, things have been quiet...
PUBG Pulls A Fortnite, Revives Original Map For Limited Time
25.4.2024
While Epic Games’ now ubiquitous battle royale shooter Fortnite may dominate the genre, it was PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds that started the trend. Originally released in 2013 as a mod for military shooter Arma 2 and its sequel Arma 3, the full game was released in 2017 mere months before Fortnite...
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door's Remake Is Looking Picture Perfect
25.4.2024
Nintendo might be stomping around the internet, crushing all joy in its path, but it still knows how to make a cracking game. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door was absolutely one of those, and is looking like it will be all over again in five minutes of new footage from this year’s upcoming...