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Steam Update Looks Nice, Makes Stuff Easier
15.6.2023
Steam! We use it every day, sometimes all day, but as functional as it is, it has also—for much of its now decades-long lifespan—looked like ass. That’s something Valve were looking to address in a big new update that’s rolling out worldwide right now, and it’s something they’ve largely succeeded...
Tears of the Kingdom Fans Are Building Computers Now, Because Of Course
14.6.2023
I mean, it was only a matter of time, right? Nintendo’s hit open-world game Tears of the Kingdom features a surprisingly robust and dynamic physics system you can build with, so it stands to reason that if you create a few “if this then that” scenarios, then bam, you basically have the working...
Some Very Cool Strategy Games Have Been Shown Off This Week
14.6.2023
Strategy games—of all persuasions, I’m not just talking about armies on a map—aren’t usually the stars of big gaming shows, because they tend to be more sedate affairs, not well-suited to blockbuster trailers and breathless announcements. Over the last week, however, I have seen a lot of very...
15 Innovative Games Spotlighted Today That Deserve Your Attention
8.6.2023
From action roguelites to painterly adventure games, your post-Sumer Game Fest indie livestream showcase is here with the perfect array of palate cleansers to restore your faith in the power of games by showing you cool stuff you’ve never seen before. Read more
Any Sufficiently Advanced Technology Is Indistinguishable From Magic
8.6.2023
Sara Hermellin is an artist based in Paris.Read more
The Top 10 Most-Played Games On Steam Deck: May 2023 Edition
7.6.2023
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Duolingo Is An App For Language-Learning, So Why Is It Plagued With Cheaters?
5.6.2023
Julian wanted to brush up on his Japanese and Spanish. The popular language learning app Duolingo, with its gamified incentives and rewards, its leagues, tournaments, and power-ups, seemed like a good way to do it. He started spending hours in the app, trying to claw his way to a better rank....
A Review Of Every Major Desktop Launcher For PC Games
2.6.2023
Over the last decade many of the biggest video game publishers (and some smaller ones too!) have decided that we can’t just launch our PC games straight from Steam or the desktop. Instead, we need to fire up their own desktop app first and then start our games.Read more
Tetris (But With Sand) Is Incredibly Satisfying
31.5.2023
Odds are high that, you a Kotaku reader, have played Tetris before. In fact, you’ve likely played a lot of Tetris or one of its many clones and knock-offs. But you’ve probably never played a Tetris-inspired game quite like Setris, a new take on the popular puzzler that adds physics and satisfying...
9 Times The World's Most Famous GeoGuessr Player Pulled Off An Extra Wild Find
30.5.2023
GeoGuessr players are out of this world. If there’s anything that comes close to real magic on the internet, it’s seeing players use nothing but a photo of a telephone pole on Google Maps to determine where that object actually is. And there’s probably no one more skilled at this feat than Trevor...
Nintendo Asks Valve To Kick GameCube And Wii Emulator Off Steam, Says It's Protecting Its Creativity And Work
28.5.2023
Valve removed the Steam listing for Dolphin, a popular emulator for the GameCube and Wii, after it received a cease and desist from Nintendo, developers behind the project claim. The company behind Mario and Zelda accuses the emulator of illegally circumventing its protections, and says it’s merely...
AI-Centric Crypto Market Loses Over $1 Billion in Value in 90 Days
28.5.2023
Roughly three months ago, 74 AI-driven digital currencies boasted a market value exceeding $4 billion. However, since that time, the AI-centric crypto market has experienced a loss of more than $1 billion in value. The Decline in AI-Driven Cryptocurrencies: $1 Billion Wiped Out From Market At...
This Nugget-Shaped Tetris Handheld From McDonald’s Is Real And Playable
25.5.2023
Did you know that this year marks the 40th anniversary of the introduction of McDonald’s chicken nuggets to the fast food giant’s menu? And to honor that milestone, McDonald’s has released a new chicken nugget-shaped handheld gaming device that plays Tetris. Read more
Ron DeSantis Announced He's Running For President On Twitter And It Was A Disaster
25.5.2023
On Wednesday evening, as previously reported, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced his presidential campaign alongside Elon Musk via Twitter Spaces. But because Twitter is a giant trainwreck these days—held together with glue and a few overworked employees who haven’t yet been fired —the entire...
Overpowered Tears Of The Kingdom Glitch Lets You One-Shot Enemies
24.5.2023
Tears of the Kingdom injected a number of fun mechanics into Breath of the Wild’s take on the Zelda series. One such was Fusing, the ability to meld items and weapons together to increase durability and attack strength. But glitch hunters have found an even more obscene way of fusing. Introducing...
Fortnite Is Banning Anyone Who Uses This Game-Breaking Exploit
23.5.2023
Fortnite is issuing bans to anyone who uses an esoteric exploit that lets players freeze time with the Kinetic Blade katana. In only the smattering of days since players discovered the “game-breaking” glitch, before Fortnite developers “temporarily disabled” the kinetic blade’s usage in tournament...
Board Game YouTuber's $7500 Video Request Opens Can Of Worms
23.5.2023
Over the weekend a small controversy erupted in board game circles when rumours began circulating that Quackalope, one of the scene’s more popular YouTube review channels, had supposedly ‘blackmailed’ the publisher of a game they had been covering over a series of videos.Read more
Dash Blockchain Halts After Upgrade Attempt, Possible Fork Detected
23.5.2023
Multiple sources have reported that the Dash blockchain came to a standstill at block height 1,874,879 following an attempted upgrade to version 19 by the developers. As of now, data indicates that the most recent block verified on the network was over 16 hours ago. Dash Network Upgrade Fails...
Epic Games Store Mega Sale Has Free Games And Big Discounts
22.5.2023
The Epic Games Store Mega Sale is currently going on, offering major deals on a ton of big PC games. Plus some free ones. And an endless supply of 25 percent off coupons on top of existing sales for Cyberpunk 2077, Returnal, and Far Cry 6.Read more
Prequel To Cult Japanese RPG Is Doing Very Nicely On Kickstarter
19.5.2023
While the Golden Age of video games making bank on Kickstarter is long gone, that isn’t to say there aren’t still success stories on the platform. And a big one this month is Elin, a roguelike RPG out of Japan that’s trying to deliver on dreams that fans have been harbouring for 15 years...