A recent update for Horizon Forbidden West (coming alongside the new Burning Shores DLC) has something interesting tucked away beside some subtitle and item changes: there’s now a toggle for anyone who suffers from Thalassophobia, or “the persistent and intense fear of deep bodies of water such as the sea, oceans, or…
Source: Kotaku – Horizon Update Helps Players Afraid Of Underwater Sections
Last week Capcom pushed an update out to the Steam versions of the remakes for Resident Evil 2 & 3. It was supposed to be a generic little update, but whatever Capcom did under the hood ended up breaking a couple of the game’s nicer features.
Source: Kotaku – Resident Evil Games Accidentally Lose Ray-Tracing On PC After Update
On April 20 EA figure you might be in the mood to spend some quiet, relaxing time with The Sims 4, and are introducing a range of new items and structures to help with that.
Source: Kotaku – The Sims 4 Has New Updates Releasing On April 20
Just imagine it: Pokémon, but with the visual style of Octopath Traveler or Triangle Strategy. You know, that joyful fusion of pixel art with modern 3D rendering that creates a delicate, dreamy atmosphere you can just get lost in for days? Thankfully, we don’t need to leave such a concept solely to fantasy, as 3D…
Source: Kotaku – You Gotta See Pokèmon In ‘HD-2D,’ A Reinvention Of The Classic Games
Nintendo dazzled us with the latest, and final, trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on April 13. We’ve learned a lot of new details about the upcoming Breath of the Wild sequel, including the return of the Gleeok enemies and the introduction of what could be the Zonai tribe. Now that the company…
Source: Kotaku – Hold Up, The Full Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Theme Song Is Killer
Horizon Forbidden West is a game about saving the world, fighting prehistoric robots, and picking tons and tons of stuff up off the ground. Thankfully that last part just got even easier with the action-RPG’s free new PlayStation 5 update which adds a host of accessibility features, including the option to auto-pickup…
Source: Kotaku – Looting Just Got A Lot Easier In Horizon Forbidden West, But Only On PS5
Thanks to a set of hard-to-get Pokémon cards, The Pokémon Card company has admitted that the collectibles are currently totally sold out in Japan.
Source: Kotaku – Japan Has Completely Run Out Of Pokémon Cards
I’m on my third playthrough of Resident Evil 4 Remake. And even though I’m currently playing it on Professional mode—the highest difficulty setting—it might as well be on Easy mode thanks to my infinite Rocket Launcher, a weapon that kills nearly every enemy in a single, explosive shot.
Source: Kotaku – You Want To Score Resident Evil 4 Remake’s Infinite Rocket Launcher, Which Destroys Everything
Note: This is not a guide for taking your Steam Deck apart and is more an example of what not to do. Always use the right tools for the right job and seek out professional repair if you’re not confident in your skills.
Source: Kotaku – The Highs (And Lows) Of Taking Apart My Steam Deck
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is just under a month away, and Nintendo has been pretty tightlipped about the game, even after several trailers. The mystery of it all has been exciting, and has led to a ton of speculation and theory-crafting around Link’s next adventure. But because of that speculation, it…
Source: Kotaku – Everything We Know About The Legend of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
Kitty Pryde, the Ultra Rare Marvel Snap card that was disabled just two days after its release on March 28, is being redesigned and disseminated to all players, developers said on the game’s official Discord.
Source: Kotaku – Marvel Snap Card Was So Broken, It’s Getting Fixed And Gifted To Everyone
According to its description on Apple TV, the new film Tetris is the story of “American video game salesman Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) and his discovery of Tetris in 1988.” Now, I’m no Tetris historian, so I don’t know quite where the true story of the hard-fought negotiations for the rights to publish the…
Source: Kotaku – The Tetris Movie’s Main Character Also Made A Hugely Important Role-Playing Game
Microsoft’s inevitable behemoth Minecraft Legends comes out April 18th and it’s releasing straight into Game Pass on both PC and Xbox. If you’ve kids in your house, the chances are you’re going to find yourself playing it, so please let us prepare you with the knowledge we wish we’d had when we struggled through.
Source: Kotaku – 9 Things We Wish We Knew Before Playing Minecraft Legends
Nintendo’s still releasing new artwork for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in the lead-up to the game’s May 12 launch, and fans are already poring over the images for clues. All will be revealed in just a few weeks, but why wait when the gorgeous art is right there waiting to be analyzed under a microscope?
Source: Kotaku – Please Enjoy This Tears Of The Kingdom Character Art, Which May Tease Story
After several months of feuding with the Walt Disney Company’s lawyers, Florida governor Ron DeSantis doesn’t seem to recognize when he’s being outgunned. He’s proved that he’s willing to use everything within his arsenal to punish a corporation that opposes the “Don’t Say Gay” law—including theme park rider safety…
Source: Kotaku – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Has Now Pissed Everyone Off With His Disney Feud
Stardew Valley, the reigning champ of cozy gaming, is poised for a content refresh. Stardew creator ConcernedApe (developer Eric Barone) confirmed this week on Twitter that version 1.6 is on its way, sticking to the plan for an update that he originally announced in June 2022.
Source: Kotaku – Stardew Valley Is Getting Some Totally New Stuff For The First Time In Years
The reason for the glaring lack of Quidditch in the controversial RPG Hogwarts Legacy seems to be clear now: Warner Bros. Games just announced Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, a new game set in the wizarding world that centers around the beloved fictional sport. The announcement Tweet also promised “limited playtest…
Source: Kotaku – Harry Potter Quidditch Game Announced, Explains Hogwarts Legacy Absence
Dead Island 2 is a zombie hack-and-slash with an unnecessarily mysterious past. Its predecessor, Dead Island, established the series as a blood-soaked trough of B-movie sensibility, but a nine-year-long game of hot potato tossed sequel Dead Island 2 behind a curtain, obscuring it from the public after being announced,…
Source: Kotaku – Dead Island 2: The Kotaku Review
