Diablo 4 launches on Tuesday, and Activision Blizzard has announced a series of Twitch Drops that you can obtain for some unique loot you can use to deck out your characters. Whether you main Rogue or Barbarian, there are plenty of cosmetics waiting for you to kit your favorite class. Starting today and until July 2,…
Source: Kotaku – What To Know About Diablo IV’s Twitch Drops, Which Give You Free Loot
The Federal Trade Commission just announced that Microsoft has been fined $20 million “over charges it illegally collected personal information from children who signed up for its Xbox gaming system without their parents’ consent”.
Source: Kotaku – Microsoft Fined Million For ‘Illegally’ Collecting Children’s Information On Xbox
Last week the body representing professional League of Legends players in North America, the LCS Players Association, announced intentions to strike over Riot’s plans to gut the North American Challenger’s League. It’s a commendable stance over moves that will cost dozens of people their jobs, but not every League …
Source: Kotaku – League Superstar Doublelift Does Not Understand What A Strike Is
In December 2022—so, only a few months back—Epic decided to close a bunch of servers for old Unreal Tournament games. This was bad news for long-suffering fans, but it was met with one small silver lining: Epic leaked/announced plans to re-release Unreal Tournament 3, for free, “no strings attached”.
Source: Kotaku – Looks Like Epic Very Quietly Cancelled An Unreal Tournament Release
Video games aren’t real life, sure. I get that. But it’s still odd to realize that certain game characters who have been around for what seems like forever, aren’t actually that old. For example, according to a new video from Nintendo, Mario’s archnemesis—Bowser—is only in his thirties. Some of you are probably not…
Source: Kotaku – Apparently Bowser Is Just 34 Years Old (I’m Sorry)
A live-action porn parody of Mappa’s popular shonen anime, Chainsaw Man, may have outsold the original series on Blu-ray in Japan.
Source: Kotaku – A Chainsaw Man Porn Parody Apparently Outsold The Anime In Japan
The world of Sanctuary is huge and fast-travel alone won’t get you everywhere you need to go. Fortunately, Diablo IV gives players mounts to help them travel between dungeons and side-quests more quickly. Here’s how to get your first one.
Source: Kotaku – How To Get Your First Horse In Diablo IV
Plushies of my six favorite Pokémon are sitting on my desk. They’re from the Sitting Cuties line (called Pokémon Fit in Japan), an ongoing line of stuffed toys meant to give every Pokémon (yes, all 1000+ of the little guys) a piece of merchandise. Sitting Cuties touches on a sentiment that Pokémon fans have been…
Source: Kotaku – It’s Hard Out There For Pokémon Fans If Your Favorite Isn’t Pikachu
I’ve played horror games completely drenched in blood this year—nasty games with bombs and meat grinders rendered in high fidelity detail, but none have made me scream until the more straightforward Amnesia: The Bunker.
Source: Kotaku – Amnesia: The Bunker Might Be This Year’s Scariest Horror Game
You’re in one of a number of pickles. You’ve somehow already hit level 100 in Diablo IV; you’re waiting for it to drop in price; or just not convinced that enough has changed to make it worth buying after Diablo III. Whatever you reason for needing more loot, we’ve got you covered, with our suggestions for all the…
Source: Kotaku – 10 Engrossing Action-RPG Games To Play Like Diablo IV
All the rumors were true. Apple has a fancy headset it wants to sell you. The tech giant revealed its new mixed reality / virtual reality headset during its June 5 WWDC digital event, confirming the details of previous leaks. Dubbed the Apple Vision Pro, the new “facial computer” is out “early next year” and will cost…
Source: Kotaku – Apple Announces Very Fancy ‘Facial Computer,’ Starts At ,499
Diablo IV officially lands on June 6—some players already have early access—and Blizzard has already dropped the first official update for the imminent dungeon-crawling, loot-collecting RPG. There are a number of changes here worth digging into, but the biggest takeaway is simple: Four of the five classes have been…
Source: Kotaku – Diablo IV’s First Patch Heavily Weakens 4 Of Its 5 Classes
Days after the debut of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the sequel is already being lauded as a marvel of animation and a fascinating mix of mediums. There’s even a small reference to Insomniac’s upcoming Spider-Man game hidden in the film.
Source: Kotaku – One Of The Coolest Bits In Across The Spider-Verse Was Made By A Single Teenager
Julian wanted to brush up on his Japanese and Spanish. The popular language learning app Duolingo, with its gamified incentives and rewards, its leagues, tournaments, and power-ups, seemed like a good way to do it. He started spending hours in the app, trying to claw his way to a better rank. That’s when he started…
Source: Kotaku – Duolingo Is An App For Language-Learning, So Why Is It Plagued With Cheaters?
Sony Picture’s hotly-anticipated animated film, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, includes never-before-seen gameplay footage of the upcoming Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 game.
Source: Kotaku – Spider-Verse Snuck In Some Unseen Game Footage Of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse came out on June 2 to rave reviews and a box office weekend that trailed only The Super Mario Bros. Movie to become the second-largest of 2023 so far. There’s only one thing holding the movie back apparently: people can’t hear what the hell characters are saying sometimes.
Source: Kotaku – Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse Is Hard To Hear, Some Viewers Say
The ongoing remake/reimagining of Final Fantasy VII, the landmark 1997 JRPG, has resulted in some of the most anticipated entries in the Final Fantasy series in many years. But it’s also shrouded in a lot of mystery given the narrative surprises of the first installment, Final Fantasy VII Remake in 2020. Now, Square…
Source: Kotaku – Square Enix Answers Fans’ Burning Questions On Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
In preparation for Diablo IV’s global June 6 launch, Blizzard has dropped the first real update for the loot-grinding RPG that makes some pretty substantive changes to all five character classes. While most of them got nerfed, one class, the Necromancer, has been buffed to be even better than it was previously.
Source: Kotaku – Diablo IV’s Best Class Just Got Even Better
We’re a week away from the big not-E3 Xbox summer showcase for 2023 and the ball’s in Microsoft’s court to win back fans after a quiet 12 months punctuated by the disastrous launch of Redfall. In a subtle shot at the recently underwhelming PS5 showcase, Xbox marketing VP Aaron Greenberg promised no first-party games…
Source: Kotaku – Microsoft Promises No Completely Fake Trailers At Xbox Showcase
