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Big Diablo 4 Update Accidently Breaks Players' Glyphs
6.12.2023
Diablo 4's latest update went live on December 5. It added a new end game pinnacle dungeon challenge where players rush to defeat bloodseekers in the Abattoir of Zir, with the goal of spawning an even more difficult boss. It’s meant to be one of the hardest fights in the game, aimed at players...
Report: Bungie Will Lose Independence Within Sony If Destiny 2 Fails Financial Goals
6.12.2023
While Sony acquired Destiny 2 maker Bungie for $3.6 billion in 2022, it repeatedly claimed the creator of Halo and other hits would remain an “independent subsidiary.” Now IGN reports that if Bungie’s sci-fi MMO keeps failing revenue targets, Sony could dissolve its existing board of directors...
Zelda Movie Director Wants It To Be More Miyazaki Than Lord Of The Rings
5.12.2023
Ever since it was announced, it’s been hard to fathom what a live action Zelda movie might look like or what it will be about. Will it follow the archetypal events of the games or chart a completely new story? Will Link still have pointy ears and a green tunic? Well, today the upcoming Nintendo...
PlayStation To Delete A Ton Of TV Shows Users Already Paid For
1.12.2023
The promise of digital media is that it can last forever, pristine and undisturbed by the forces of entropy constantly buffeting the material world. Unfortunately, a mess of online DRM and license agreements means that we mostly don’t own the digital stuff we buy, as most recently evidenced by...
Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma 2 Joins Joins A Divisive Gaming Trend
30.11.2023
Dragon’s Dogma 2 looks awesome, right? The much anticipated action role-playing game about dragons and pawns came out swinging with a hefty new gameplay showcase on November 28, showing off the impressive character creator and some spectacular combat and officially revealing a March 24, 2024...
Can Sony and Microsoft bring blockchain to gaming consoles?
30.11.2023
Sony and Microsoft are angling to get into crypto gaming. Will they be able to succeed where others in the industry have failed?
The Week's Hottest Takes, From Scott Pilgrim To TLOU 2
25.11.2023
Gamers are a passionate bunch, and we’re no exception. These are the week’s most interesting perspectives on the wild, wonderful, and sometimes weird world of video game news.Read more
Pop-Ads In Assassin's Creed Were A 'Technical Error' Says Ubisoft
24.11.2023
Don’t you hate it when your toaster gets an error, and pop-up ads start appearing? Same thing seems to have been happening with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey this week, which Ubisoft is blaming on a “technical error,” and they don’t even have the terrible pun as an excuse.Read more
The Last Of Us Part II Remastered Takes Things To A Far Darker Place
23.11.2023
While we’re all waiting on tenterhooks to learn when Naughty Dog will be announcing a re-remaster for the just revealed remaster of The Last Of Us Part II, in the meantime we shall make do with more news from this first reworking of 2020's horror sequel: Three “lost levels” are to be added to...
Sony Fails To Kill $7.9 Billion Lawsuit Over PlayStation Store Prices
21.11.2023
A lawsuit filed last year accused Sony of using its walled-garden video game platform to charge players too much in the PlayStation Store. The London Tribunal has now allowed that lawsuit to move forward, against the PS5 maker’s objections, which could result in payments to players in the UK of...
I Can’t Miss The Last Of Us If It Won’t Leave
21.11.2023
Remember when it took us seven years to get a new The Last of Us game? Remember when there was even a question about whether or not we’d ever get a sequel to Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic action game because the ending was so intentionally ambiguous and thought-provoking? Now, it seems we can’t...
Kotaku Asks: How Soon Is Too Soon For A Video Game Remaster Or Remake?
20.11.2023
How much time has to pass before it becomes acceptable to remaster or even remake a game? 10 years? 15 years? What about three-ish years? Is that enough time between the original and the remaster? Well, that’s what’s happening early next year as Naughty Dog is remastering 2020’s The Last of Us Part...
PlayStation Plus Premium Has Free Trials Of 2023’s Best And Worst Games
20.11.2023
PlayStation Plus Premium, the most expensive tier of Sony’s online membership, has one perk that sometimes feels glossed over next to things like an extensive game library: game trials. These let you play a chunk of a game before you throw down cash. But not all game trials are made equal. Two...
10 Years Ago, Sony Redefined The Modern Console War
20.11.2023
“PS3 has no games.” Well, it actually has more than 700, but don’t tell that to 2013’s memes. A decade ago, Sony’s PlayStation 3 began its descent into twilight once its successor, PlayStation 4, was scheduled for release on November 15.Read more
The Best PlayStation 5 Black Friday Deals
17.11.2023
It’s that time of year again. Black Friday deals are starting to drop across all of the big gaming platforms and, of course, PlayStation has some pretty good discounts this year—including a PS5 bundle that gets you Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for free. There’s a few other bundles to be had, discounts...
PlayStation Portal Sells Out In Two Days As Resellers Swoop In
17.11.2023
The PlayStation Portal, Sony’s new handheld streaming device that lets you play PlayStation 5 games on a tablet-like screen, has sold out just two days after its November 15 launch. As a result, inflated resale listings are popping up in all the usual places.Read more
Kotaku's Best Gaming Gifts Under $100
17.11.2023
Gift giving season is approaching, which means it’s almost time to surprise the gamer in your life with a present or two. But what do you get them? Sure, you could go all out, buying a PlayStation 5 or Steam Deck or Xbox Series X. However, if you’re on a budget, you don’t have to spend much to show...
Starfield Ghosted At The 2023 Game Awards
13.11.2023
The tenth annual Game Awards are less than a month away and creator and host Geoff Keighley has finally announced the 2023 nominees. The “Game of the Year” category includes expected hits like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Baldur’s Gate III, but also Capcom’s remake of Resident Evil...
Sony Patent Could Make Reliving Your Fave Gaming Moments Easier
13.11.2023
Often, games have all sorts of memorable moments scattered throughout that we may want to replay for whatever reason, be they thrilling cutscenes or spectacular gameplay setpieces. However, depending on a game’s save system, accessing these moments again can be a massive chore. However, Sony...
PlayStation Stumbles With Half Its Live-Service Games Delayed
9.11.2023
Sony was betting big on turning PlayStation into a live-service juggernaut, but it sounds like the platforms shift into online multiplayer games hasn’t been anywhere near as quick or smooth as it once hoped. Unlike originally planned, Sony president Hiroki Totoki told investors six of the company’s...