Lil’ Gator Game is about the power of childhood imagination, and the fight we must put in to be able to cling to it as we enter adulthood. It’s also a game about running around an adorable island, whacking cardboard monsters with sticks and lightsabers, and seeing how many friends you can make as you explore. Oh, and…
Source: Kotaku – This Open-World Adventure Is The Best Way To Wait For Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
There’s an Elden Ring trailer going around purporting to be a leaked cinematic for FromSoftware’s highly anticipated expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree. Alongside the short video clip are details pertaining to the DLC’s contents, including how big it’ll be, the number of new weapons and quests that’ll be added, and the…
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC Leak Fools Some, Turns Out To Be Fake
Horizon Forbidden West’s Burning Shores DLC is out this week, and with it comes the revelation that protagonist Aloy is queer. And not only that, it finally gives the hero, who famously has a tendency to try to take on too much alone, the option to enter a romantic relationship for the first time in the series.
Source: Kotaku – Horizon Forbidden West Lets Aloy Kiss Someone, And It’s A Lady
Earlier this week, Colombia’s Ministry of the Interior tweeted, “I hope Luigi is gay” in response to a tweet that appeared to claim Mario was heterosexual. The tweet was deleted, but screenshots resurfaced some time after—with many criticizing the use of a gay slur. Whoever runs the government department’s social…
Source: Kotaku – A Government Twitter Account Apologizes For Post About Super Mario Bros. Gay Luigi
Wandering merchants, shopkeepers, and dudes sitting on blankets are some of the most colorful NPCs you’ll meet in any video game. It’s always a joy stumbling into a new town or village on your journey and seeing which spots are peddling wares for coin or trade. And what makes a quality in-game merchant isn’t too…
Source: Kotaku – Which Video Game Merchants Would Sell Good Weed?
The Super Mario series has come a long way since Mario first rescued Peach from Bowser’s clutches on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Mario has cleaned up an island with a sentient hose, launched himself through the stars alongside Rosalina, and possessed innocent bystanders with the help of a living hat. Let’s look…
Source: Kotaku – The Best And Worst Things About The Super Mario Games
Maul is one of the best and most famous cosplayers on the planet, a man whose work we’ve featured here for everything from God of War to Assassin’s Creed to, repeatedly, The Witcher. His latest shoot, however, might well be his best yet.
Source: Kotaku – Incredible Superman Cosplay Shoot Isn’t Using Photoshop
An update this week for The Sims 4, bringing the game to version 1.97.42, was supposed to make a few fixes and tweaks under the hood. It has, instead, fucked up lots of faces.
Source: Kotaku – The Sims Patch Has Messed Up Loads Faces
The International Committee of the Red Cross has partnered up with a bunch of Twitch streamers to encourage gamers to not commit war crimes in popular shooters like Call of Duty. The ICRC hopes that its event, “Play by the Rules,” will educate players on the statutes of actual war. The organization has even created…
Source: Kotaku – The Red Cross Challenged Gamers To Not Commit War Crimes
Since 2007, when it released the first installment of the sordid survival horror series Penumbra, and especially since 2010, when Amnesia: The Dark Descent reduced first-generation YouTube gamers to a puddle of tears, independent Swedish studio Frictional Games has been making incomparable horror games.
Source: Kotaku – Amnesia Changed Horror Games. The Next One, Which Goes Open World, Could Do It Again
On Wednesday, Lego and the official Sonic the Hedgehog account announced that the blue blur is getting four new grown-up play sets on August 1.
Source: Kotaku – Sonic The Hedgehog Is Getting Four Cool As Hell New Lego Sets
No one knew quite what to expect during Nintendo’s latest Indie World Showcase, but it definitely wasn’t videogamedunkey. After years of reviewing games, the popular (and divisive) gaming critic YouTuber popped up out of nowhere to try and sell fans one, straight from a recently thawed forest river.
Source: Kotaku – YouTube Reviewer Videogamedunkey Surprises Everyone At Nintendo Showcase
The latest Nintendo Indie World showcase presentation arrived today, April 19. For a solid 20 minutes we were treated to new looks at charming, exciting, hopefully must-play upcoming games for Nintendo’s hybrid console. As you’ll see, Nintendo packed a lot of games into today’s event. Continue scrolling for the…
Source: Kotaku – Everything We Saw At Nintendo’s Latest Switch World Showcase
James Carter Cathcart—the voice actor behind iconic Pokémon characters such as Professor Oak, his son Gary, and Team Rocket’s James and Meowth—is retiring from the anime after 25 years due to an advanced form of cancer.
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon’s Team Rocket, Professor Oak Voice Actor Retires Due To Cancer
Erryn Rhoden is an ordinary person who works at her family’s roofing company in Columbus, Ohio. She’s also the top-ranked player in her semifinal bracket for the Candy Crush Saga All Stars Tournament, the biggest Candy Crush tournament in history, which she entered by accident. That makes her one of the most…
Source: Kotaku – This Mom Didn’t Know She Was In A 0K Candy Crush Tournament, But She’s Killing It
For over 20 years, Pokémon fans have circulated poor-quality scans of the original watercolor artwork for the 251 monsters from the first two generations by renowned series artist Ken Sugimori. These scans were often washed out, and while they had a retro feel to them, weren’t accurate to the original art. Now, thanks…
Source: Kotaku – Two Decades Later, Pokémon’s Original Iconic Art Can Finally Be Seen In Its Full Glory
Despite being a largely failed gaming handheld, there are still millions of PlayStation Vitas out there in the world. Many are collecting dust. Some are waiting to be sold to new buyers who have yet to discover the niche beauty of one of Sony’s wilder hardware experiments from the previous decade. And at least one has…
Source: Kotaku – A Colony Of Ants Took Over Their Gaming Handheld. Now What?
Artificially intelligent text generation tools like ChatGPT and the Bing search engine’s chatbot have many rightly scared about the tech’s long-term impact, folks are finding new ways to crank out hilarious yet concerning results. Some of the latest stunts involve asking AI services to assume the role of your dearly…
Source: Kotaku – People Are Using A ‘Grandma Exploit’ To Break AI
On Tuesday, Marvel announced what’s arguably its most bizarre gaming project to date: a mobile app where comic book characters holler at you while you work out.
Source: Kotaku – New Marvel Game Has Avengers Yell At You While You Work Out
