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Popular GTA Role-Play Community Scooped Up By Rockstar Ahead Of GTA 6
11.8.2023
The team behind the biggest Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2 role-playing communities, Cfx.re, is officially becoming part of Rockstar Games. The new partnership comes ahead of the possible launch of GTA VI in 2024, and will lead to an updated policy that officially allows the addition...
9 Things You Should Never Say To A Mass Effect Fan
10.8.2023
If you have a friend or significant other in your life who won’t shut up about how they’re on their umpteenth playthrough of the Mass Effect series, chances are you’ve slipped up and said something you probably shouldn’t have, possibly even questioning their love of BioWare’s space opera.Read more
Pokémon Sleep: The Kotaku Review
9.8.2023
I don’t think Pokémon Sleep is for people like me. By that, I mean adults with a relatively consistent sleep schedule with things to do as soon as they wake up. Adults who don’t want to be bombarded with numbers and thoughts of collecting Pokémon the moment their eyes open. But I definitely see...
All The Announcements Packed In Pokémon's Big Event
8.8.2023
The Pokémon Company held a new Pokémon Presents showcase to talk about upcoming projects in the series. If you missed the show, you can catch the VOD right here, but if you just want to know the highlights, read on.Read more
Completely New Pokémon Are Coming To Scarlet And Violet
8.8.2023
During today’s Pokémon Presents, Game Freak showed gave us a new look at the upcoming Scarlet and Violet expansions The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk. Here we learned that there are several new Pokémon coming alongside the DLCs, including new Paradox legendary Pokémon.Read more
Pokémon Go Adding Scarlet and Violet Starters And More From Paldea
8.8.2023
The Pokémon Company confirmed that Pokémon from 2022 open-world games Scarlet and Violet’s Paldea region are coming to augmented reality app Pokémon Go during a Pokémon Presents event on August 8. Though a May 2023 leak kicked off rumors that the popular mobile game would be getting new ‘mons, it’s...
Red Dead Redemption Comes To Switch And PS4, Remaster Is MIA
7.8.2023
After years of waiting and months of reignited rumors of a remaster, Rockstar Games has finally revealed a port for the first Red Dead Redemption. Over a decade after its release, the critically-acclaimed third-person shooter is making the jump to PlayStation 4 and Switch on August 17, but...
Twitch Bans Promotion Of Counter-Strike Gambling
3.8.2023
Streaming megasite Twitch has updated its community guidelines, and now prohibits streamers from promoting or being sponsored by Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skin gambling sites. This new ban could impact many CS:GO streamers who have lucrative deals with these controversial websites. Read more
Nicki Minaj Swatted In Apparent Prank For The Third Time This Year
31.7.2023
This past weekend, police showed up to musician and newly minted Call of Duty operator Nicki Minaj’s Los Angeles home in what’s being called a swatting prank that’s commonly used against gamers and livestreamers, TMZ reports.Read more
Leaked: All 15 McDonald's Pokémon Cards That Will Immediately Sell Out In 2023
26.7.2023
While not (yet) officially announced, new leaks indicate that McDonald’s is once again teaming up with The Pokémon Company to offer fans a fresh collection of 15 Pokémon cards to snatch up and flip on eBay for hundreds of dollars, or enjoy quietly at home. But probably eBay.Read more
Unofficial GTA: San Andreas Restaurant Shut Down By Lawyers
18.7.2023
Two unofficial pop-up restaurants based on fast food chains that have appeared in past Grand Theft Auto games were planned to open next weekend in San Diego, just in time for Comic-Con. However, that reportedly won’t be happening anymore after Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar...
Pokémon Go Dev Accused Of ‘Boys Club’ Workplace Culture In Lawsuit
10.7.2023
Just under two weeks after the Pokémon Go dev laid off over 200 workers, Niantic is now the subject of a lawsuit alleging the company has a “systemic sexual bias” against women employees.Read more
Pokémon Sleep App Will Include Shiny Hunting
10.7.2023
The upcoming Pokémon Sleep tracker app seems to include “shiny” Pokémon, or Pokémon that appear in atypical color variations. Joe Merrick, webmaster of Poké-compendium Serebii.net, noted shinies’ presence in Sleep on Twitter, along with a warning for players: “I hope you’re all prepared for your...
Meet The Fans Still Playing The Worst Xbox Exclusive Of The Year
7.7.2023
Earlier this year, Arkane Austin’s Redfall entered the pantheon of terrible game launches. Taking up its place alongside Cyberpunk 2077, Fallout 76, No Man’s Sky, and many more, the long-awaited Xbox exclusive struggled with performance, felt incomplete, and was full of opposing ideas that just...
Player Who Spent $1.5K On Rainbow Six Siege Sentenced For Swatting Ubisoft Studio
7.7.2023
The player responsible for a 2020 swatting incident at Ubisoft Montreal has been sentenced in French court to three years of community service, the Montreal Gazette reports. The player called in a hostage situation at the Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry studio leading to a lockdown and raid by police...
Niantic Lays Off 230 Employees, Moves Away From In-House Development
29.6.2023
Niantic is shuttering its Los Angeles studio and is moving away from in-house game development. As such, the Pokémon Go studio is laying off 230 employees, shuttering NBA All-World and cancelling its upcoming Marvel: World of Heroes.Read more
Fairy Pokémon Have Become A Queer Calling Card
26.6.2023
Fairy Pokémon are technically the new kids in town, but the series’ most recent type has been around for a decade. The eighteenth type was introduced in Pokémon X and Y, and not only did it give a new, reliable counter to dragon Pokémon, it also recontextualized several old Pokémon by changing...
Overwatch 2 Can’t Afford A Season This Mid
14.6.2023
Overwatch 2 is getting its ass beat online lately and for good reason. With the exception of its Pride event, it’s been nothing but bad news for the hero shooter between Blizzard announcing it was gutting its planned PvE suite of skill trees and replayable hero missions to charging $15 for...
Aww, Overwatch 2’s DnD-Inspired Season Shouts Out Critical Role
14.6.2023
Overwatch 2 has a tabletop-RPG-themed event going on right now, in some ways making explicit a connection that’s long been present between the two worlds. If you didn’t know, Cassidy, the gunslinging cowboy that’s been part of the roster since the first game launched in 2016, is voiced by Matt...
Take-Two Going After Another GTA Modder
6.7.2022
Another day, another DMCA takedown notice sent to a Grand Theft Auto modder. This time, it’s virtual reality modder Luke Ross who says that Take-Two has issued him a DMCA claim over his VR mods even though he argues that his work contains no copyrighted code or material. It’s just the latest in...