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Crusader Kings III Has Gone RPG Mad, And I Love It
There are two ways you can approach Crusader Kings III. On the one hand it’s a sprawling grand strategy game where you’re in control of a Kingdom’s entire economy, military, society and faith. On the other, it’s a big ol’ RPG.
Source: Kotaku – Crusader Kings III Has Gone RPG Mad, And I Love It
Switch Players, Get Ready For Endless Tears Of The Kingdom Notifications
Everyone seems to be playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and my Switch won’t let me forget it. This weekend, as I too paraded around Hyrule exploring the Breath of the Wild sequel, I kept experiencing mild interruptions as the many other heroes of Hyrule with whom I’m acquainted picked up their Switches.
Source: Kotaku – Switch Players, Get Ready For Endless Tears Of The Kingdom Notifications
One Of Call Of Duty 4's Most Beloved Maps Was Only Left In By Accident
2007’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was a smash hit, and many of its beloved maps have continued to pop up in subsequent CoD entries over the last 15 years. Classics, I’m sure you agree. But it turns out that one of the most popular (and smallest) maps in Modern Warfare only accidentally got included after a…
Source: Kotaku – One Of Call Of Duty 4’s Most Beloved Maps Was Only Left In By Accident
15 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
When The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild launched in 2017, I found it pretty overwhelming in scope and complexity. To some extent, that feeling is still pretty pervasive in its sequel, Tears of the Kingdom. The game is all about trial and error, learning as you go, and finding your own way without a ton of…
Source: Kotaku – 15 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Fans Are Using Penises To Solve Puzzles, Kill Bosses
Since The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom dropped on May 12, fans have been obsessed with the game’s new creation abilities. Thanks to Link’s new skills, particularly Fuse and Ultrahand, players are building absurdities like planes and tanks to commit war crimes in Hyrule Kingdom. But there’s one object folks…
Source: Kotaku – Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Fans Are Using Penises To Solve Puzzles, Kill Bosses
Lost Johnny Bravo, Dragon Ball Z Episode Found After 23 Years
Internet archivists have finally found and uploaded a long-lost Cartoon Network segment in which ‘90s toon star Johnny Bravo did color commentary on a sped-up episode of the formative shonen anime Dragon Ball Z, and it’s now on the Internet Archive for your viewing pleasure. Check it out and be amazed that Bravo’s…
Source: Kotaku – Lost Johnny Bravo, Dragon Ball Z Episode Found After 23 Years
Amazon Studio Behind Hit MMO New World Working On Lord Of The Rings Next
Jeff Bezos’ evil empire isn’t done with The Lord of the Rings just yet. Following the nearly billion-dollar debacle that was the first season of The Rings of Power, Amazon is planning to launch a new MMO based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy universe. The good news is that it’s being made by the developers behind the hit…
Source: Kotaku – Amazon Studio Behind Hit MMO New World Working On Lord Of The Rings Next
Twitter Fights Over Who’s Hotter: Young Al Pacino Or Young Robert DeNiro
Last night’s episode of Succession featured a breakneck, stressful presidential race to 270 electoral votes that threatened to upend my delicate cocktail of Lexapro and weed—but it wasn’t that poll that had Twitter shook. No, it was an entirely different one that asked who’s hotter: young Al Pacino or young Robert…
Source: Kotaku – Twitter Fights Over Who’s Hotter: Young Al Pacino Or Young Robert DeNiro
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Players Are Taking Forever In The Massive Tutorial Area
If you’re like a lot of people playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, you might still be trudging through the first area of the game. Players have reported spending four to seven hours in the tutorial section, which is a fairly surprising amount of time for anyone who just wants to jump into the main…
Source: Kotaku – Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Players Are Taking Forever In The Massive Tutorial Area
How To Beat Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s Tricky And Surprising Late-Game Boss Battle
Pretty far into Respawn and EA’s new Star Wars game, Jedi: Survivor, you’ll encounter a difficult boss fight on Jedha against a powerful foe who can easily kill you in a few hits. But to talk about this boss fight in any more detail requires spoiling a big moment from the game’s second half. So if you haven’t reached…
Source: Kotaku – How To Beat Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s Tricky And Surprising Late-Game Boss Battle
The Multiplayer Witcher Spin-Off Game Reboots, Lays Off Developers
CD Projekt Red has a bunch of Witcher games in various stages of development, and one of them appears to have just undergone a major overhaul. Project Sirius, a multiplayer Witcher spin-off has “changed,” and the studio is laying off close to 30 developers who are working on it, CDPR confirmed to Kotaku.
Source: Kotaku – The Multiplayer Witcher Spin-Off Game Reboots, Lays Off Developers
Tears Of The Kingdom May Include The Zelda Series’ First Gay Character
Link meets a pretty colorful cast of characters during his journey through Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. While there are plenty of love stories throughout the game, fans are starting to speculate that one male character might have feelings for another man based on a diary entry in Kakariko…
Source: Kotaku – Tears Of The Kingdom May Include The Zelda Series’ First Gay Character
Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Players Are Building Tanks, Planes To Commit War Crimes
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is finally out on Nintendo Switch, and players are having the time of their lives with Link’s new rune abilities. From crafting absurdly long bridges to constructing flamethrowing dicks, there’s no shortage of stuff you can create in Link’s latest open-world adventure. In…
Source: Kotaku – Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Players Are Building Tanks, Planes To Commit War Crimes
Seven Korok Torture Devices That Might Make Tears Of The Kingdom Devs Cancel The Next Zelda
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a beautiful, occasionally breathtaking, and often reaffirming adventure through a fantasy world filled with whimsy and wonder. But it has a deep, dark underbelly. No, I’m not talking about Ganandorf and the gloom flowing out of the pit beneath Hyrule castle. I’m talking…
Source: Kotaku – Seven Korok Torture Devices That Might Make Tears Of The Kingdom Devs Cancel The Next Zelda
Microsoft Activision Deal Might Not Be Dead After All, Approved In Europe
Last month, regulators blocked Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard in the UK, seemingly spelling doom for the $69 billion deal. On May 15, however, European Union regulators announced it has been approved on the continent, giving the gaming companies some fresh momentum as they seek to salvage the mega merger.
Source: Kotaku – Microsoft Activision Deal Might Not Be Dead After All, Approved In Europe
Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Players Are Solving Everything With Logs
One of the coolest new features in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is Link’s fancy Ultrahand ability, which lets you fuse together various objects to come up with creative solutions to the game’s puzzles or inventive ways to reach otherwise unreachable areas. Players are already finding it incredibly useful…
Source: Kotaku – Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Players Are Solving Everything With Logs
Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom’s Paraglider Is Easy To Miss, Here’s How To Get It
Link’s paraglider is an essential tool in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but it’s actually pretty easy to miss if you decide to start running around Hyrule as soon as you finish the tutorial section. If you’ve somehow managed to get several hours into the game without picking up the paraglider, here’s a…
Source: Kotaku – Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom’s Paraglider Is Easy To Miss, Here’s How To Get It
This ‘90s Pokémon Ad Was Nightmare Fuel
Over the years I’ve caught many a Pokémon memory. From my first glimpse of the poster for Pokémon: The First Movie in a movie theater as a young child, to facing the final boss of last year’s Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, my nearly lifelong experience with Game Freak’s multimedia franchise forms a flowing tapestry of…
Source: Kotaku – This ‘90s Pokémon Ad Was Nightmare Fuel
Our Favorite Cosplay From WonderCon 2023
WonderCon, held every year in LA at the Anaheim Convention Center, is a show we haven’t been able to get to for a few years, so it’s great that we’re now back and able to run a feature on some of the incredible cosplay present at the event for 2023.
Source: Kotaku – Our Favorite Cosplay From WonderCon 2023