Final Fantasy XVI brings some big changes to the long-running franchise. It’s the first true action-RPG in the main series, meaning even longtime fans will have a bit of learning to do.
Source: Kotaku – 15 Critical Tips To Know Before Jumping Into Final Fantasy XVI
As we’ve been covering, things are not going well over on Reddit at the moment, with the site’s ownership currently engaged in a running battle with readers and moderators. Users are so annoyed at attempts to monetise the site that they’re working through a variety of protests, but one of the larger gaming…
Source: Kotaku – Steam’s Subreddit Is Running An Excellent Protest
Hollywood’s writers are currently striking for a number of reasons, but one of the big ones is to ensure their work is safeguarded from the advances of “AI”. And right in the middle of it all, Disney has dropped its new Marvel TV series, Secret Invasion, which features an opening credits made by an “AI vendor”.
Source: Kotaku – New Marvel TV Show’s Credits Were ‘Made’ By ‘AI’, Look Terrible
A man suspected of building and detonating multiple explosives in Maryland was arrested by police after they connected some Pokémon cards left behind at a bomb site to him.
Source: Kotaku – Police Catch Bombing Suspect After He Left Behind Pokémon Cards
You could think of Final Fantasy XVI as just the latest in a line of many games developer Square Enix made to re-energize its now almost 40-year-old series. But unlike many of those other titles, which fans and developers alike have said struggled to invigorate the franchise (despite its still imposing name), FFXVI is…
Source: Kotaku – All Of The Internet’s Urgent Final Fantasy XVI Questions, Answered
At its best, Crash Team Rumble is a pretty fun romp in the Crash Bandicoot universe with the potential for great team-based play. At its worst, it can feel mindless and like you’re just throwing toy versions of Crash and his friends at each other until a disembodied voice declares one of you the victor. However, I…
Source: Kotaku – The New Crash Bandicoot Game Has The Odds Stacked Against It
Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, the co-founders behind the formative YouTube let’s play and sketch comedy channel, Smosh, broke the internet with the surprising announcement that they bought their old channel back from fellow comedic YouTubers Rhett & Link.
Source: Kotaku – Smosh Co-Founders Buy Back Popular Video Game Let’s Play Channel 12 Years Later
During Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct, Konami showed off a new trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1. The upcoming collection of past Metal Gear games includes some of the earliest and biggest games from the popular stealth series. However, 2008’s Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots isn’t included,…
Source: Kotaku – Konami, Please Don’t Forget About Metal Gear Solid 4
Nintendo revealed a bunch of its upcoming fall games during its June Direct, and two of the biggest qualify for its ongoing Switch voucher discount program. Separately, Super Mario RPG Remake and Super Mario Bros. Wonder are $60 a piece, but you can save $20 when you buy both of them together.
Source: Kotaku – Save On Super Mario Bros. Wonder And RPG If You Buy Them Together
Mario is back in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, but longtime fans don’t think the Italian plumber sounds like his old self. They’re now listening to a one-second clip of Mario saying “Wonder” over and over again to try and decipher if it still sounds like longtime series voice actor Charles Martinet.
Source: Kotaku – Fans Think Mario’s Voice Sounds Weird In The New Game
We’re a few days into the search for a missing tourist submarine that vanished while on a trip to survey the ruins of the Titanic dominating headlines. Now, as time for those aboard grows increasingly short, an early video game luminary has thrown his hat into the ring to help find the missing sub.
Richard Garriott,…
Source: Kotaku – Legendary RPG Series Creator Wants To Help Find The Missing Titanic Sub
You probably overlooked a tiny, seemingly insignificant line about an audio bug in the latest batch of Overwatch 2 patch notes. It makes sense–the patch notes included the return of the long-missed “on fire” animation along with a host of hero updates, so a single line about “audio reverb settings” tucked away at the…
Source: Kotaku – Overwatch Audio Bug Sure Sounds Like This Character Is Cursing Real Bad
Immediately after Nintendo wrapped up its 40-minute Direct presentation with a look at the upcoming side-scroller Super Mario Bros. Wonder, fans across the internet have been posting about how much they love the mustachioed plumber’s new form that turns him into a giant elephant man.
Source: Kotaku – ‘Elephant Mario’ From Super Mario Bros. Wonder Has The Internet Screaming
The Final Fantasy series has become synonymous with experimentation and continual reinvention, with each entry taking you to a new world with new characters, new systems, and new experiences. As such, it’s not uncommon to ask a bunch of fans for their favorite and get as many different answers.
Source: Kotaku – Every Single-Player Final Fantasy Game, Ranked From Worst To Best
Microsoft will raise the price of its more powerful Xbox Series X console in certain countries around the world and increase the cost of a monthly Game Pass Ultimate subscription by $2, it confirmed in a statement to The Verge. The hikes come after Sony made a similar move with the PlayStation 5 in 2022.
Source: Kotaku – Xbox Series X And Game Pass Are Raising Prices To Match PS5
Nintendo just wrapped up its latest Direct presentation, and if you’re a fan of Mario and/or Pokemon, you were eating pretty well by the time the show was over. If you were anyone else? You probably were disappointed. As for the rest of the showcase, Pikmin 4 had one of the longer segments. Yeah, it sure looked like…
Source: Kotaku – This Game Boy Advance SP Was The Star Of The Nintendo Direct
Destiny 2’s 10-year story arc is grinding toward its ultimate conclusion, and some questions players have had for years are finally getting answered. One of the loot shooter’s biggest mysteries, like where did The Traveler come from and who are the black alien Pyramids chasing it, was finally revealed in a new…
Source: Kotaku – Destiny 2 Just Shadow Dropped Its Most Important Reveal Ever
Star Ocean: The Second Story was originally released on PlayStation back in 1999. Now it’s back by way of a 2.5D remaster in the style of Octopath Traveler and Triangle Strategy. It’s a revival that the best game in an uneven and often overlooked sci-fi RPG series deserves.
Source: Kotaku – The Best Game In The Star Ocean Sci-Fi RPG Series Is Getting A Stunning 2.5D Remake
Just days after five people went missing on a tourist submarine believed to be (at least at one point during its construction) piloted by a wireless Logitech controller, Logitech appears to be running a controller sale on Amazon.
Source: Kotaku – Logitech Controllers Are On Sale At A Curious Time
Hey, listen: You weren’t playing Zelda during that whole presentation were you? It’s okay. I don’t blame you. Well, whether you were elsewhere during Nintendo’s Direct presentation today or exploring the vast world of Hyrule, we’ve got the roundup of everything Nintendo showed off, including Pikmin 4 and much more.
Source: Kotaku – Everything At Nintendo’s 40-Min Direct For 2023’s Big Switch Games