In the wake of a massive hype wave following the latest The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer, Nintendo has seemingly ratched up the number of rogue copyright claims it puts out against content creators on Youtube, and at least one of them is hitting back. In his latest video, Eric “PointCrow” Morino…
Source: Kotaku – Nintendo Escalates War On Popular Zelda YouTuber Behind Multiplayer Breath Of The Wild Mod
The wait is nearly over. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom finally hits the Switch on May 14, 2023. Three epic trailers plus a look at some gameplay have only made us even more excited to finally dive into the next chapter in Nintendo’s adventure series. This time around, Link has a number of sweet new…
Source: Kotaku – Everything We’ve Seen Link Fuse And Craft In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
Dumpster divers find all kinds of things in the trash. From a full pallet of cold brew coffee to hundreds of metal tins for Yu-Gi-Oh cards, there’s no shortage of cool stuff buried in the heaps of garbage you’ll likely find in the bin. But while some of it may be useless, redditor Rydirp7 took the saying “one man’s…
Source: Kotaku – This PC Gamer Built Their Rig After Dumpster Diving For Months
Bungie is cracking down on Destiny 2 players using third-party peripherals to cheat in the game’s competitive and cooperative modes.
Source: Kotaku – Destiny 2 Fights Back Cheating Devices, Sends Out Warning
The ongoing saga surrounding the upcoming RPG Dark and Darker continues, as developer Ironmace has turned to torrents for playtesting after being delisted from Steam.
Source: Kotaku – RPG Pulled From Steam Over Theft Allegations Asks Fans To Torrent It Instead
The first episode of the new Pokémon anime aired in Japan today, and fans got their first look at a never-before-seen Pokémon. While it’s not the first time that the anime debuted a Pokémon before the games do, it’s a pleasant surprise when these rare occurrences do happen. We don’t yet have a name for this…
Source: Kotaku – The New Pokémon Anime Just Revealed A Never Before Seen Monster
The new generation of Pokémon TCG cards, Scarlet & Violet’s base set, has been out for two weeks, giving everyone a chance to get to grips with the new “ex” meta, and allowing time for the resale markets to calm themselves down. With the live game making its official rotation to the new era today (in time for April 14…
Source: Kotaku – The Most Wanted, Valuable Cards In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet TCG
Between March’s gameplay deep-dive and April’s meaty launch trailer, we know way more about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom than we did at the start of the year. Even now, however, we’re continuing to get new information, like where Link starts the game and a possible first look at how deep underground he’ll…
Source: Kotaku – Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Will Start With Link In The Sky (And Will Let Him Go Deep Underground)
On Thursday, the official Naruto website posted the results for Naruto99, its first popularity poll in the last 11 years. Although Sakura Haruno, the punching bag within the Naruto fandom, didn’t win Naruto99, she surprised both the creator and fans alike by getting more than double Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha’s…
Source: Kotaku – After 11 Years, Naruto Fans Finally Put Some Respect On Sakura’s Name
Matt Mercer, star of the Dungeons & Dragons show Critical Role and the voice behind dozens of animated and video game characters, officially confirmed his biggest gig yet: voicing hot Ganon in The Legend of Zelda: The Tears of the Kingdom.
Source: Kotaku – Critical Role’s Matt Mercer Is Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom’s Rehydrated Ganon After All
Love them or hate them, boss fights are a staple of video games. Some function as skill checks, others can deliver big, thematic moments at the end of a long journey. Then there are the bad ones. The buzzkills. Hyped encounters that just fizzle out into nothing, or make you want to hurl your controller into a wall and…
Source: Kotaku – 13 Video Game Boss Fights That Should Be Crimes Against Humanity
Resident Evil pretty boy Leon Scott Kennedy is arguably Italian-American, something around 5’10”, says admirably stupid things, and I, like many people, was endeared to him by the recent Resident Evil 4 remake.
Source: Kotaku – 25 Years Of Leon Kennedy’s Evolution In Resident Evil
The writer O. Henry is alleged to have said of New York City, “It’ll be a great place if they ever finish it.” I have a very similar feeling about Minecraft Legends. Its mix of real-time strategy and third-person action seems like it could be a splendid game, should Mojang ever get around to completing it.
Source: Kotaku – Minecraft Legends: The Kotaku Review
Terra Nil, a game I recently reviewed for the site, is one of the most pleasurable desktop experiences I’ve had in a long time, both because of its tricky blend of puzzles and city-building but also because it’s a rare game that tackles climate change (or, in this case, restoration) with a sense of genuine optimism.
Source: Kotaku – The Art Of Terra Nil
The National Recording Registry, part of the Library of Congress, is a collection of songs and scores that “are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States”. This is the stuff, selected by experts and historians, that will be stored and preserved so that…
Source: Kotaku – Mario’s Theme Song Is Being Preserved Alongside Led Zeppelin, Madonna Albums
Streamer Thaqil, a Rainbow Six Siege player who publishers Ubisoft at some point deemed important enough to commemorate with an in-game item, has been dumped by the company after making a series of racist jokes on TikTok.
Source: Kotaku – Ubisoft Dumps Influencer Over Racist Rainbow Six Siege ‘Jokes’
Sony’s April 13 State of Play was dedicated entirely to Square Enix’s upcoming PS5-exclusive Final Fantasy XVI, showing off over 20 minutes of new gameplay ahead of the RPG’s June 2023 release.
Source: Kotaku – 20+ Mins Of New Final Fantasy XVI Gameplay Shows Wild Boss Fights Between Gods
Nintendo gave us one final look at The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ahead of its May 12 launch on Nintendo Switch. We saw more traversal options for Link to get around, the new battle mechanics that let him fight on horseback, and more mysteries that left me just as silent as the Hero of Time. We also saw our…
Source: Kotaku – Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s ‘Rehydrated Ganon’ Has Everyone Desperate For Water
I am convinced that conservatives have too much on their hands. Instead of taking a stance against, I don’t know, Supreme Court justices accepting lavish gifts or something, they’re trying to pull a manga series out of Florida schools. The Citizens Defending Freedom group intends to protect children from “violence…
Source: Kotaku – Conservatives Want To Pull A Manga From Libraries Over School Shootings
