Maybe you’ve got a long trip coming up, or just enjoy the peace of mind that comes with knowing your high-powered handheld gaming PC will have enough juice when it matters most. To help you out, we’ve scouted out some games that won’t tank your Steam Deck’s battery, as well as general tips and tricks for maximizing…
Source: Kotaku – 11+ Great Steam Deck Games That Won’t Drain Your Battery
I feel like for the past 12 months I have done nothing but play city-builders. They’re everywhere on Steam right now, but to its credit Fabledom isn’t really a city-builder. It’s more of a big town.
Source: Kotaku – Fabledom Wants To Be The Settlers Successor You’ve Been Waiting For
In February 2022 Gary Bowser, a member of the hacking operation Team Xecuter—a long-time target of Nintendo’s lawyers—was sentenced to 40 months in prison for his part in helping run a business that reportedly earned him over $300,000.
Source: Kotaku – Nintendo ‘Hacker’ Will Be Punished For The Rest Of His Life
Big changes are coming to Destiny 2 this year and some of them leaked earlier in the month. Bungie now thinks it knows who is responsible and has taken action, banning popular Twitch streamer Ekuegan Teko-Agbo from the game he plays to make a living. The content creator says he’s innocent, however, and no one’s quite…
Source: Kotaku – Destiny 2 Streamer Accused Of Major Leak: ‘Only God Can Judge Me’
On April 16, Netflix viewers looking to enjoy the Love Is Blind live reunion special had to endure what so many live-service gamers have gone through before: Upon logging in at the promised kick-off time of 5 p.m. PT, would-be viewers were greeted not by the special but a perpetual “It’s almost time!” screen. The…
Source: Kotaku – Netflix’s Love Is Blind Live Failure Had Big ‘Game Servers Are Down’ Energy
Avengers: Infinity War almost started with a 45-minute invasion of Xandar showing Thanos retrieving the Power Stone, according to the characters’ creator, Jim Starlin. It probably would have been epic, but Marvel apparently ultimately scrapped footage for the ambitious prologue to save money and keep the movie under…
Source: Kotaku – Huge Avengers: Infinity War Deleted Scene Would Have Shown Thanos Getting The First Gem
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo’s super-popular open-world action-adventure game, is the gift that keeps on giving. Despite being six years old now, BotW stans continue uncovering all kinds of obscure secrets and funny tricks in Link’s Switch adventure. From absurd speedruns to bonkers mods, there’s…
Source: Kotaku – BotW’s Greatest Stuntmaster Is Back, And Better Than Ever
When Mythic Quest, the Apple TV+ series about a fictional video game company, announced star F. Murray Abraham was leaving the show back in April 2022, the details were scant. A spokesperson for producer Lionsgate simply said: “F. Murray Abraham will not be returning to season three of Mythic Quest. Beyond that, we do…
Source: Kotaku – Mythic Quest Star F. Murray Abraham Reportedly Left Show After Sexual Misconduct Complaints
Halo and Destiny veteran Joseph Staten just announced that he is joining Netflix Games as its newest creative director, and that he’ll be helming “a brand-new AAA multiplatform game and original IP.”
Source: Kotaku – Veteran Halo, Destiny Director Joins Netflix Games
In a sign that GameStop is either doing great or is really desperate, the meme stock gaming retailer is currently running some incredible deals, including buy one get one free on certain new releases and big discounts on accessories like the The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword amiibo that unlocks fast travel.
Source: Kotaku – GameStop Has Some Wild Deals Right Now On New Games And Zelda Amiibo
Japanese gaming publisher Sega announced on Monday it will buy the company behind smartphone one-hit wonder Angry Birds for $775 million. It’s the latest major gaming acquisition, and one of the weirdest ones yet.
Source: Kotaku – Sega Gobbles Up Angry Birds In Gaming Industry’s Most Bizarre Acquisition Yet
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been busy the last few weeks making headlines for its bountiful video game easter eggs, making box office records, and making Bowser stans the world over feel validated thanks to actor Jack Black’s show-stopping performance both on and off the silver screen. Now movie-goers think Black…
Source: Kotaku – Fans Think Jack Black’s Bowser May Have Rickrolled Us All With ‘Peaches’ Song
The following contains mild spoilers for The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog.
Source: Kotaku – The Making Of The Sonic Murder Game That Took The Internet By Storm
The Super Mario Bros. Movie may be a designer baby that Nintendo and Illumination grew in a lab, but all the aggressive marketing that accompanied the release is clearly paying off. The film hit a new record-setting sales benchmark during the weekend of April 15 and 16 and is expected to surpass $1 billion while it’s…
Source: Kotaku – The Super Mario Bros. Movie Expected To Pass Billion, Biggest Movie Release This Year
It certainly looks like someone might have stolen a bunch of rare Fusion Strike cards from The Pokémon Company. According to evidence surfacing from a Dallas-based Pokémon trading card community, the alleged thief tried to sell them to a local shop only to be turned over to The Pokémon Company in what the store is…
Source: Kotaku – This May Be The Biggest Pokémon Card Theft In History, And It’s Causing Drama
Welcome to Exp. Share, Kotaku’s weekly Pokémon column in which we dive deep to explore notable characters, urban legends, communities, and just plain weird quirks from throughout the Pokémon franchise. This week, we’re looking at how Spinda, an unassuming critter from Generation III, went from a novelty to an apparent…
Source: Kotaku – This Pokémon Has Billions Of Variations And It’s Breaking New Games
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast was first released in 2002. It was, and remains to this day, one of the best Star Wars games ever made, a near-perfect blend of the original Dark Forces’ FPS combat with third-person lightsaber combat that even modern games could take notes from.
Source: Kotaku – VR Star Wars Game Looks Absolutely Incredible
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been a horrific tragedy for tens of millions of people, but as we’ve seen, life still goes on between the bombings. And that includes making, and releasing, new video games.
Source: Kotaku – Ukrainian-Made Adventure Game Released As An ‘Act Of Resilience Against The Chaos And Horror’
Diablo IV is still a couple of months away, but Blizzard is already stomping down some of the game’s most popular classes ahead of its June 6 release date. The studio posted a new blog on its website reflecting on the game’s recent beta, and shared what’s basically a full set of patch notes it will implement ahead of …
Source: Kotaku – Sorry Necromancers, Diablo IV Is Nerfing One Of Its Most Popular Classes
