We’ve covered the special Starfield-branded Xbox controllers before. They were one of the worst-kept secrets of 2023, alongside the Starfield-branded Xbox headset that is already joining them on store shelves. What I did not know until today was how damn cool the controller’s triggers are.
Source: Kotaku – New Xbox Controller Lets You See The Triggers Vibrating
The last time we wrote about Titanfall 3 on this website was April 2023, which really, isn’t that long ago. So it pains me to say that, only a few months later, it is again time to talk about Titanfall 3. Specifically, a designer’s recounting of how the game was actually months into development before being shelved.
Source: Kotaku – I Regret To Inform You It Is Once Again Time To Get Sad About Titanfall 3
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 promising ones announced…
Source: Kotaku – Some Very Cool Strategy Games Have Been Shown Off This Week
Rubik’s Cubes are perplexing puzzles, especially if you don’t know the rotations required to solve them. Doing so has become a speedrun of sorts, as folks the world over compete to finish one as fast as possible. Well, someone recently set a brand-new world record for solving a Rubik’s Cube in about three seconds.
Source: Kotaku – New Rubik’s Cube World Record Gets Set At An Absurd Three Seconds
Despite having multiple choices and paths, there’s no version of Cyberpunk 2077 that has a happy ending. One way or another, either protagonist V or their digital parasite Johnny Silverhand heads into digital oblivion, and the other is left to live whatever life is left in V’s body. Each ending is bittersweet and has…
Source: Kotaku – Cyberpunk 2077’s Expansion Will Add New (Maybe Happier?) Ending
Ubisoft’s open-world Star Wars game is one of the most hyped games to come out of Summer Game Fest 2023, with its GTA-eqsue gameplay intriguing players, its sexy droid turning them on, and its woman protagonist making chuds very, very angry.
Source: Kotaku – Star Wars Outlaws’ Backlash Proves We Need More Women Protagonists
I’m not even supposed to be writing this preview of Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections. I told CyberConnect2 producer Masaya Yoshizawa that if he didn’t beat me in our demo match at Summer Game Fest I wouldn’t cover the game. I didn’t want him to go easy on me, an admitted Naruto novice and newcomer to…
Source: Kotaku – I’m Not Even A Naruto Fan But The New Fighting Game Is Turning Me Into One
The last couple of weeks have not gone well for Reddit, the news aggregator and community platform popular with gamers. Following drastic changes to the site’s functionality and a massive blackout organized in protest, CEO Steve Huffman is now saying that everything Reddit is going through will pass and none of it…
Source: Kotaku – Reddit CEO Says Blackout Hasn’t Really Cost Them Money Yet And ‘Will Pass’
Two New Bedford, Massachusetts men were arrested on June 6 for allegedly smuggling some four pounds of cocaine in a couple of adorable yellow Pokémon art cases that seem to feature the electric mouse Pikachu on the front.
Source: Kotaku – Alleged Cocaine Operation That Used Pokémon Art Cases Got Busted
It’s an exciting time for Grand Theft Auto Online fans! Today, June 13, is update day. And while the new free expansion, San Andreas Mercenaries, adds new missions, other assorted content, and much-needed quality-of-life changes, it also removes over 180 cars and motorcycles from in-game stores. This massive removal…
Source: Kotaku – GTA Online Fans Furious As 180+ Cars Are Removed, Some Now Paywalled
Trauma Team is an aspect of the Cyberpunk universe that CD Projekt Red’s 2077 doesn’t engage with much. The group is a militarized team that shows up for the rich when they’re in need of medical help. Conceptually, it’s a microcosm of Night City as a capitalist hellhole, but 2077 doesn’t make a ton of use of them.…
Source: Kotaku – Cyberpunk 2077 Expansion Adds Minigame About One Of The Coolest Parts Of The Anime
Dungeons of Hinterberg is an upcoming action-adventure RPG featuring cel-shaded visuals and dungeon-crawling gameplay, made by a team of just 10 people at developer Microbird Studios. A gorgeous trailer featuring Moebius-inspired visuals and a dreamy Alpine town debuted at the 2023 Xbox Games Showcase, and though it…
Source: Kotaku – This Cel-Shaded Action-RPG Could Become An Xbox Crown Jewel
On Tuesday, during Xbox’s extended showcase event, the first trailer for High on Knife—a new DLC for comedy shooter High on Life—was shown. However, Kenny, a gun voiced by former Squanch Games CEO and Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland, is absent. Roiland resigned from the company in January 2023, shortly after …
Source: Kotaku – Game Pass Hit High On Life Gets DLC, But Gun Voiced By Roiland Is MIA
McDonald’s, purveyor of refrigerated cheese and meat patties, is getting into the video game business to celebrate original character Grimace’s 52nd birthday. The hairy purple blob inspired a side-scrolling platformer that runs on mobile, desktop, and most surprisingly, Game Boy Color, and McDonald’s released it for…
Source: Kotaku – McDonald’s Just Released A Game That Runs On Game Boy Color
People are (rightfully) losing their minds over the fact that Google has a built-in Katamari minigame that lets you roll everything on the page into a tidy ball that’d impress the King of the Cosmos.
Source: Kotaku – The Katamari Google Game Is Blowing Everyone’s Minds
When Cyberpunk: Edgerunners launched on Netflix, it made a huge plot point out of cyberpsychosis. In the world of Cyberpunk, this is the idea that as a person augments their body with cybernetics, they will eventually affect their sanity and ability to function.
Source: Kotaku – After Netflix Anime, Cyberpunk 2077’s Expansion Makes Cyberware As Dangerous As It Should Be
Embracer Group, a Swedish holding company, has spent the last several years buying up some of the best known studios from Gearbox (Borderlands) to Crystal Dynamics (Tomb Raider) and willing itself into becoming one of the biggest publishers in gaming. Now, after suddenly losing out on $2 billion in funding, the…
Source: Kotaku – Game Company That’s Buying Everything Does Heel Turn, Goes All In On ‘Exploiting Lord Of The Rings’
Microsoft revealed some exciting new first-party games like InExile’s Clockwork Revolution and Compulsion Games South of Midnight at its June 11 Xbox Showcase. But others like Fable and Avowed were first teased years ago and still don’t have clear release dates. What’s taking so long?
Source: Kotaku – Microsoft Explains Why You’re Waiting So Long For Those Xbox Exclusives
When I opened Twitch the other day to watch the Ubisoft Forward presentation, I saw something new and unexpected in my list of “live channels we think you’ll like.” Maybe it’s all that AI Seinfeld I watched once upon a time that influenced the algorithm but now, Twitch was recommending to me an artificially…
Source: Kotaku – There’s An AI Jesus On Twitch, And It’s Completely Surreal
Bethesda is known for making some of the most ambitious and immersive open world role playing games ever. But it also has a reputation for games that struggle with long lists of bugs or performance issues at launch. Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty doesn’t think that will be the case this time around with Starfield,…
Source: Kotaku – Xbox Promises Starfield Will Be Bethesda’s Least Buggy Launch Ever