Despite a booming job market overall, 2023 kicked off with the biggest tech companies laying off thousands of employees. Cuts at Microsoft hit Halo Infinite devs at 343 Industries and other game teams across the company, including at Bethesda. Months later, layoffs are continuing across other pockets of the video game…
Source: Kotaku – The Next Big Wave Of Video Game Layoffs Is Here
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s Lucky Clover Gazette quest line (referred to as Potential Princess Sightings) is long and involved, but it’s easily one of the most rewarding detours you can take on your way to saving Hyrule from Ganondorf’s clutches. In this 12-part quest, Link joins Penn, a go-getting…
Source: Kotaku – Tears Of The Kingdom’s Newspaper Quest Is One Of Its Best
Folks who don’t have internet or don’t want to sit through a long day-one patch download for Final Fantasy XVI are in luck, as Square Enix doesn’t have one planned for when the Devil May Clive action-RPG hits PlayStation 5 on June 22.
Source: Kotaku – Final Fantasy XVI Won’t Have A Day-One Patch For Folks Without Internet
In a world flooded with games based on Warhammer 40000, I really wonder if we need any more. So many of them are forgettable or bland. But then, every so often one of these Warhammer video games breaks through the noise, catches my attention, and reminds me that, yes, this IP can still provide awesome games. This time…
Source: Kotaku – New Retro Warhammer 40K Shooter Is One Of 2023’s Best Games
Fortnite has added multiple Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse items to its shop, as well as themed quests and extras as part of an update released on May 23. Though the battle royale game has collaborated with superheroes plenty of times before (Fortnite update Twitter account FortniteBR notes there are now a total…
Source: Kotaku – Fortnite Gets Spider-Man’s Miles Morales Ahead Of Spider-Verse Movie
Few games arrive and immediately announce themselves as massive, surefire hits as thoroughly as The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. With its surprising gameplay systems, its rich open world, and its impressively solid performance on the Switch’s aging hardware, TotK has broken sales records and delighted…
Source: Kotaku – Tears of the Kingdom’s Big Delay Was To Make Sure It Met Nintendo’s Standards
There’s a lot going on in Final Fantasy XVI, Square Enix’s upcoming stylish reinvention of the iconic RPG franchise. Between the new setting, massive Eikon battles, and Game of Thrones inspiration, FFXVI can be confusing to follow. And if you feel that way as you’re playing, you’re not alone, as the developers added…
Source: Kotaku – Not Even Final Fantasy XVI Devs Could Follow The Game’s Confusing Story
Fortnite is issuing bans to anyone who uses an esoteric exploit that lets players freeze time with the Kinetic Blade katana. In only the smattering of days since players discovered the “game-breaking” glitch, before Fortnite developers “temporarily disabled” the kinetic blade’s usage in tournament playlists, some…
Source: Kotaku – Fortnite Is Banning Anyone Who Uses This Game-Breaking Exploit
Benjamin Ee is an artist from Melbourne, Australia who is currently art director at Summerfall Studios, the team working on Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical.
Source: Kotaku – I’m So Infuriated Right Now
It hasn’t been the best week at Blizzard, so let’s check in and see how things are going with something other than Overwatch 2 like…ah, the company’s management sending out emails about how AI tools are going to be help design character outfits and “generate concept art”. Lovely.
Source: Kotaku – Blizzard’s AI Tools Sound Incredibly Depressing
Over the weekend a small controversy erupted in board game circles when rumours began circulating that Quackalope, one of the scene’s more popular YouTube review channels, had supposedly ‘blackmailed’ the publisher of a game they had been covering over a series of videos.
Source: Kotaku – Board Game YouTuber’s 00 Video Request Opens Can Of Worms
Final Fantasy XVI is the next mainline entry in the long-running RPG series and it seems to be going for a radically different tone compared to past entries. We definitely got some Game of Thrones vibes from past trailers. And in retrospect, that’s not surprising, as the developers working on the game were “required”…
Source: Kotaku – Final Fantasy XVI’s Developers Had To Watch Game Of Thrones
The Epic Games Store Mega Sale is currently going on, offering major deals on a ton of big PC games. Plus some free ones. And an endless supply of 25 percent off coupons on top of existing sales for Cyberpunk 2077, Returnal, and Far Cry 6.
Source: Kotaku – Epic Games Store Mega Sale Has Free Games And Big Discounts
Nintendo isn’t immune from the backlash against loot boxes, and now a recently filed lawsuit claims the video game company used “dark patterns” to trick younger players into spending money on Mario Kart Tour’s “immoral” microtransactions.
Source: Kotaku – Nintendo Facing Lawsuit Over ‘Immoral’ Loot Boxes In Mario Kart Tour
An all-women Apex Legends tournament with a $100,000 cash prize was steeped in controversy last week when it disqualified a team with a transgender player after previously confirming they could participate in the competition.
Source: Kotaku – Apex Legends Tourney Reverses Disqualification Of Trans Player
Ikumi Nakamura, founder of game development studio Unseen and E3 conference fan-favorite, has designed three new skins for the popular asymmetrical survival horror game Dead by Daylight. The collaboration is part of a series of announcements developers made during the game’s Year 7 Anniversary Broadcast last week,…
Source: Kotaku – Horror Game Legend Ikumi Nakamura On Designing New Dead By Daylight Looks
Much like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild before it, Tears of the Kingdom lets you wield Link’s iconic Master Sword. It’s not necessarily the most powerful thing you can swing at an enemy, but it does repair itself rather than breaking like most weapons in the game. While it’s a good tool to have and you won’t…
Source: Kotaku – Tears Of The Kingdom’s Master Sword Quest Is Almost Better Than The Blade
Since The Legend of Zelda’s inception, Link and the Hylian princess have long been by each other’s side. That relationship has been considered platonic, with Link serving as Zelda’s knight in a green tunic. Tears of the Kingdom appears to change their relationship status by having Zelda move her stuff into Link’s…
Source: Kotaku – Tears Of The Kingdom Raises Eyebrows Over Zelda And Link’s Dating Status
