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1988 MS-DOS Game Gets 2021 Steam Release
10.3.2021
1992's Sensible Soccer is one of the greatest video games of all time, but developers Sensible Software didn’t create their classic in a vacuum. They had to work to get there, by developing 1988's Microprose Soccer first.Read more
Counter-Strike Was Accidentally Removed From Steam Today
10.3.2021
Earlier today, anyone trying to find or play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Steam ran into a weird surprise: the game was missing. Just...gone.Read more
Fans Can't Decide Whether New Overwatch Skin Is Cute Or Horrifying
10.3.2021
Today, Overwatch announced the PachiMarchi Challenge, the newest event celebrating the game’s weird half-onion, half-octopus mascot Pachimari. Starting today, players who win games in Quick Play, Arcade, or Competitive mode can win Pachimari-themed cosmetics, including a Pachimari Roadhog skin that...
Destiny 2 Players Stomp Alien Ship To Death
9.3.2021
The Fallen Skiff never saw it coming.Read more
After Almost Three Years Away, Returning To Overwatch Feels Amazing
8.3.2021
I have a confession to make: Despite being Kotaku’s number one Overwatch fan, I haven’t played it myself in two years. But buffeted by my optimism for Overwatch 2 and being unable to get my Overwatch fix because Overwatch League won’t be back for another month, I decided to play again, hoping...
Mark Cuban sees $1 written in DOGE's tea leaves
7.3.2021
"If we sell another 6,556,000,000 DOGE worth of Mavs merch, Dogecoin will definitely hit $1," said the Dallas Mavericks owner
Assassin's Creed Syndicate Has The Best Ending Of The Series
7.3.2021
When I think of Assassin’s Creed games, I often remember big cities, cool assassinations, climbing tall towers, and maybe some sea shanties. Rarely do I remember how these games end because they often have forgettable or boring endings, sometimes with bad boss fights. So Assassin’s Creed Syndicate...
Over 5,000 Final Fantasy XIV Players Were Banned For Using Or Advertising Real Money Trading
7.3.2021
Square Enix announced earlier this week that over 5,000 Final Fantasy XIV players were banned after they were caught using or advertising real money in-game.Read more
The Division 2 Will Get A New Mode Later This Year, But Not Much Else
6.3.2021
Good news for Division 2 players: Ubisoft and Massive have laid out plans for the future of the game, including a brand new mode later this year. Bad news: Don’t expect anything new for a while.Read more
Players Are Farming The Heck Out Of The Outriders Demo, So The Devs Are Nerfing It
5.3.2021
The new loot shooter Outriders hasn’t even launched yet and players are already hard at work grinding for some of its rarest gear in the game’s recent demo. According to the developers, it’s gotten so out of hand that they need to patch it to make legendary guns harder to farm, before players...
Pokémon Go's Professor Willow Is Coming To The Pokémon Card Game
5.3.2021
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. What better way to celebrate that than sticking Professor Willow from Pokémon Go in it?Read more
It's Time For Crusader Kings In Space
5.3.2021
If you’ve been wondering why there haven’t been more clones of Crusader Kings, it’s because the systems that define Paradox’s game are really hard to copy! Pawley Games are going to give it a shot, though, and they’re going to do it in space.Read more
Valve's Card Game Is Officially Dead
4.3.2021
Artifact has now failed twice. After a messy launch and a failed attempt to reboot it last year, Valve announced today it’s calling it quits on the beleaguered Dota 2 card game.Read more
Hell Yeah, A Coffee Shop Tycoon Game
4.3.2021
I am an absolute sucker for specialist tycoon games, whether you’re running a football team, game studio, bus company or emergency service. So my next indulgence may well be Espresso Tycoon, a game about building some coffee shops.Read more
Sports collectible NFTs will have 'tremendous value created,' says Fanatics chair
3.3.2021
The NFT market, which includes artwork, sports memorabilia, and trading cards, grew to more than $250 million last year
PSA: The Witcher 3 Is Leaving Game Pass
3.3.2021
The cycle of Game Pass continues unabated. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will depart Microsoft’s games-on-demand service in the next two weeks.Read more
5TH Cell's Latest Is A Bite-Sized Deck-Building Game You Can Play Right Now
3.3.2021
Launching today on Steam from Scribblenauts and Lock’s Quest creators 5TH Cell, Castlehold is a free-to-play deck-building strategy game that manages to cram a ton of strategy fun into battles that last under 10 minutes. Read more
Trans Inclusion Means More Than Just Adding Potential Gender Options To Hogwarts Legacy
2.3.2021
Upcoming Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy will feature some customization options related to gender, according to a report by Bloomberg. It’s a step toward trans inclusion in a game mired in controversy, even if it still shows the limitations of video games’ handling of trans people.Read more
Destiny 2 Glitch Lets You Launch 12-Player Raid Parties
1.3.2021
Destiny 2 fireteams are usually capped at six, but players have recently discovered a glitch to bump up the size and are using the exploit to take on game’s raids in massive groups.Read more
Don’t Miss Bravely Default 2’s Excellent Card Game
1.3.2021
Like every massive RPG, Bravely Default 2 features a game within the game. It’s called Bind & Divide, or B&D (yes, yes, like the game). It’s a compelling card game you don’t want to miss, but you could easily roll the credits without ever playing a round.Read more