The Yakuza series has contained playable Sega minigames for a while now, from Outrun to Virtua On, but folks digging around in the code for Yakuza: Like A Dragon and Yakuza 6’s new PC release have found something a bit more substantial: basically the entire Xbox 360 version of Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, which…
Source: Kotaku – There’s A Full Console Port Of Virtua Fighter 5 Inside Yakuza
During today’s Oculus Gaming Showcase, executive producer Ruth Bram shared more information on the upcoming virtual reality port of Resident Evil 4.
Source: Kotaku – Resident Evil 4 Now Has Dual-Wielding In VR
As life in Australia slowly settles back into something resembling normality—at least for now—after everything that happened in 2020, my board game crew have been finding our feet again and getting back into regular sessions. First up for 2021 was a long-overdue run through Pandemic Legacy: Season 1, which…may not…
Source: Kotaku – Playing Pandemic Legacy In 2021 Was Not The Best Time
A busted spaceship. An uncharted exoplanet teeming with hostile life. An emphasis on scanning objects, upgrading equipment, and retracing your footsteps. Those might sound like core components of a new Metroid Prime, but they’re not, at least not in this case. They’re the ingredients of a riveting—if somewhat…
Source: Kotaku – Returnal Feels Like An Actual PS5 Game
Last night, esports and lifestyle organization 100 Thieves held an all-star streamer Uno tournament featuring Twitch and YouTube stars like Rachel “Valkyrae” Hofstetter, Ali “Myth” Kabbani, Jack “CouRage” Dunlop, Ludwig Ahgren, Hasan Piker, and the Botez sisters, whose otherworldly skill at chess sadly did not quite…
Source: Kotaku – Fans Criticize Poor Timing Of In-Person Twitch Star Uno Tournament
In further proof that our current economic system is entirely fine and normal, GameStop CEO George Sherman—who is leaving his post in the Summer—will be getting $179 million. Just for quitting his job.
Source: Kotaku – GameStop’s CEO Is Getting 9 Million For Quitting
Today, Call of Duty: Warzone’s long-teased zombies and nuke event finally kicked off. A zombie-infested map led to a full-on kaboom that not only marked the end of Season Two, but the destruction of Verdansk. But we haven’t actually seen the last of Verdansk just yet: The nuke live event was just the beginning of …
Source: Kotaku – Call Of Duty: Warzone’s Nukes Finally Went Off
I had one simple reason for playing 1995 survival horror classic Clock Tower decades after its original release: I didn’t want to be a poser anymore.
Source: Kotaku – Clock Tower Is Creepy As Hell For A Super Nintendo Game
Wario is, by most accounts, a pretty good character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. But facing him gets even scarier when he’s had time to fill his guts with explosive flatulence.
Source: Kotaku – Never Count Out A Wario Full Of Farts
Tales of Arise, the next game in Bandai Namco’s long-running spikey-haired angst series, will come out on September 10, according to the game’s official Twitter account. Previously announced for PC and last-gen consoles, the action-RPG will also come to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: Kotaku – Tales Of Arise Out September 10, Coming To Next-Gen Consoles Too
Time to brush up on your jurisprudence, y’all, because today Capcom announced The Great Ace Attorney games are finally being released outside of Japan. Dubbed The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. The collection features both Ace Attorney spin-offs, The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures and The Great Ace Attorney: Resolve,…
Source: Kotaku – HOLD IT! The Great Ace Attorney Games Are Finally Getting Released Outside Japan
From 2001 to 2009, writer Brian Clevinger of Atomic Robo fame produced a hilarious webcomic called 8-Bit Theater, which follows the misadventures of a dysfunctional adventuring party. Unfortunately, that adventuring party is comprised of Final Fantasy game sprites, so Clevinger can’t reprint them without getting sued…
Source: Kotaku – 8-Bit Theater Avoids Final Fantasy Copyrights With 20th Anniversary Script Book
Starting today, all Xbox players can play more than 50 free-to-play games without an Xbox Live Gold membership, Microsoft announced in a blog post. The update comes on the heels of a ballyhooed reversal of longstanding Xbox policy.
Source: Kotaku – Xbox Free-To-Play Games Are Finally Free To Play
It’s not uncommon for people to say they “need” something when they just want it, or vice versa. When it comes to games, however, you only really ever want to play them. Need, if we’re talking about it in the “Maslow’s hierarchy of” sense, does not generally enter the equation. Or at least, it shouldn’t. Live service…
Source: Kotaku – Service Games Like Genshin Impact and Destiny Are A Backlog Nightmare
We know Sonic the Hedgehog 2 features Sonic, and the teaser at the end of the first movie revealed Tails. Photos shot during the sequel’s filming in Vancouver show off a third anthropomorphic animal character that could be joining the cast. Potential movie spoilers but come on, we all know who it is.
Source: Kotaku – Sonic 2 Movie Set Photos Feature A Second Sonic Sidekick
If photo books are good enough to revive your digital pics, then surely the same goes for your life in Final Fantasy XIV.
Source: Kotaku – Square Enix Launches A Photobook Service In Japan For Final Fantasy XIV
In 2014, it was revealed that Mamoru Samuragochi, who was called “Japan’s Beethoven,” was not actually deaf. What’s more, he also used a ghostwriter for music.
Source: Kotaku – Japan’s Fraudulent Composer Returns Years Later With New Music
In 2014, it was revealed that Mamoru Samuragochi, who was called “Japan’s Beethoven,” was not actually deaf. What’s more, he also used a ghostwriter for music.
Source: Kotaku – Japan’s Fraudulent Composer Returns Years Later With New Music
Lord of the Rings Online has a level cap of 130, and most players get there by killing things and doing magic shit. Except that is for Cookingwithsim, who playing as a humble Hobbit managed to get there almost exclusively by…baking pies.
Source: Kotaku – Lord Of The Rings Online Hobbit Hits Level Cap By Baking Pies
Rockstar haven’t just spent the week fucking around with their Steam listings for no reason; not long after accidentally bringing Midnight Club II back for a few minutes, folks discovered that Max Payne 3 and LA Noire’s Steam versions now include all their DLC for free.
Source: Kotaku – Rockstar Very Quietly Adds A Bunch Of Free DLC To Max Payne 3 & LA Noire