Tobe Hooper’s 1974 stomach-roiling film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a slasher masterpiece with unparalleled garish beauty. None of its prosaic sequels have quite managed to replicate its magnetic horror: Scorching viewers with an orange sun and tossing them into the orange smoker, where the barbecue goes, like the…
Source: Kotaku – Interview: New Texas Chain Saw Massacre Game Could Redefine Asymmetrical Horror
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom grants Link all sorts of new powers, like Fusing weapons together to increase their durability and strength or Recalling objects to rewind their place in the world. Another option our queer-coded Hero of the Wild has in the Nintendo Switch exclusive is the ability to combine…
Source: Kotaku – Um, Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom’s Flamethrowing Dick Certainly Is A Thing
There’s always a new tech trend being billed as the future. In 2021, it was NFTs. Last year, it was the metaverse. And now it’s AI. Some of gaming’s biggest companies are already getting excited about the prospect of computer generated graphics and scripts fattening their bottom lines. This week, Electronic Arts CEO…
Source: Kotaku – Activision Boss Hyped About AI, Suggests It Could Be Used In A New Guitar Hero
Our national nightmare is over: Janelle Monáe’s new album is coming and ahead of its June release the star has released a new music video featuring a lot of nudity, sex, partying, and…a Pokémon onesie?
Source: Kotaku – Janelle Monáe Wears Pokémon Onesie After All-Night Orgy In New Video
Disney CEO Bob Iger verbally pushed back against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his ongoing war against Disney World and the company, pointing out all the taxes his corporation pays the state and rhetorically asking if Florida still wants its business and all the money that entails.
Source: Kotaku – Disney War Continues As CEO Punches Back At Florida Gov. DeSantis
When Guerrilla Games debuted the new trailer for its Horizon Forbidden West DLC a few weeks back, it sent developers into a frenzy. Those in the know were astounded by the briefly glimpsed hug that Aloy shares with her friend Gildun. The rest of us were in the dark about why any of this was a big deal. Wonder no more.…
Source: Kotaku – The Hugs In Horizon Forbidden West’s DLC Are Actually A Huge Deal
Since its release, The Super Mario Movie Bros. Movie broke box office records, earning more than one billion dollars at the global box office making it the most successful video game movie in history, according to Rotten Tomatoes. It’s such a breakout success that even the CEO of Disney is giving it props.
Source: Kotaku – The Mario Movie Is So Successful Disney’s Giving It Props
Steam’s online code of conduct just got an update and, for the most part, it’s filled with the expected language prohibiting explicitly illegal activity, harassment, use of cheat programs, and manipulation of the Steam client. But a fresh addition to the code of conduct is a strict ban on “commercial activity,” which…
Source: Kotaku – Valve Updates Steam’s Code Of Conduct, Bans Gambling
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the follow-up to 2017’s hit Breath of the Wild, drops on May 12 for the Switch. Reviews are publishing online and, as you’d expect, they’re overwhelmingly glowing—and for good reason. Nintendo has crafted a sequel that’s reportedly even better than its predecessor,…
Source: Kotaku – Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Fixes Some Of BotW’s Fumbles
There have been a lot of buggy blockbuster launches recently, but it doesn’t sound like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will be one of them. Nintento’s latest big exclusive for the Switch has impressed many reviewers? tk so far with how it runs on the six-year-old hardware, with even Digital Foundry’s…
Source: Kotaku – Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom’s Performance On Switch Sounds Like A Minor Miracle
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is a really good game! We’ve said so a few times now already. So you got the hint, you’ve played it, and you’ve finished it. Well done. Now you’re probably looking for more games similar to Survivor.
Source: Kotaku – 11 Games To Play After Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Tank players are having a rough time in Overwatch 2 after the latest patch broke a couple of key heroes for the role. If you’re a Sigma or Doomfist main, you’ll need to switch to another hero or role for a bit, as one is broken and the other has been yoinked from competitive play entirely.
Source: Kotaku – Latest Overwatch 2 Patch Accidentally Broke Two Tank Heroes
Reviews for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are finally here and they’re as glowing as you’d expect. A sequel to one of the most beloved games ever, it sounds like Nintendo’s biggest game of the year does everything it needs to and more, even if it can’t quite rekindle the magic of experiencing Breath of…
Source: Kotaku – Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Reviews Say It’s Even Better Than Breath Of The Wild
I wrote a fair bit last year about Ixion, a deep space city-builder than combined the joys of popping in little structures with some 4X elements like exploration, then wrapped it all up in an engrossing story about the dying days of the human race. I loved the game, but I also hated it.
Source: Kotaku – Maybe NOW You Should Play My Favorite City-Builder From 2022
Diablo IV’s campaign promises dozens of hours of button-mashing chill time across multiple character classes, but the real longevity of the action-RPG looter will be based around its seasonal content updates. Blizzard shared a bit more about how those will work in a new blog post, and the whole post-launch experience…
Source: Kotaku – Diablo IV’s Post-Campaign Seasons Sound A Lot Like Destiny 2
This summer, we’re dressing like horror video game protagonists, like this TikTok with over 100 thousand views recently declared. But not in the sour browns or bloated hoodies you see men wearing in games like Alan Wake or Silent Hill—we need to start dressing like the girls.
Source: Kotaku – 8 Fashion Tips To Transform Into A Horror Game Protagonist
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet continue their seven-star tera raids with Chesnaught, and like most event raids, you’ll need a strong Pokémon and a good strategy to catch the Kalos region grass starter. As of right now, Chesnaught is otherwise unobtainable in the Switch games, though that might change with DLC and a Pokémon…
Source: Kotaku – How To Catch Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Only Chesnaught
On Wednesday, the official Mortal Kombat Twitter account uploaded a video teasing the latest entry in the gory fighting game series, Mortal Kombat 12. Although the trailer was quicker than a hiccup and didn’t showcase any of the game’s characters, it did tease that the game’s story would reset the Mortal Kombat…
Source: Kotaku – Mortal Kombat Twitter Account Seemingly Teases Timeline Reset (Again)
We might be two sleeps away from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s hotly anticipated release on the Nintendo Switch but its predecessor, Breath of the Wild, just achieved the impressive distinction of being ranked as the best game of all time. According to one group of industry notables, at least.
Source: Kotaku – Breath Of The Wild Ranked Best Game Of All Time By (Some) Devs And Critics
