Usually, a few weeks before the release of a major game, you’ve probably already seen way too much of it. Nintendo, however, has kept its cards close to its chest when it comes to The Legend Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Sure, every trailer so far has contained some juicy nuggets, especially when it comes to lore and…
Source: Kotaku – 9 ‘Oh Snap’ Details In Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom’s Final Gameplay Trailer
In case you’re living under a rock, Nintendo released its final Tears of the Kingdom trailer on Thursday and didn’t disappoint in delivering the hype ahead of its May 12 release. But folks, I’ve gotta tell you, this TotK trailer is not beating the Princess Mononoke parallel allegations. In fact, against my better…
Source: Kotaku – Tears of the Kingdom Could Go Full Princess Mononoke With Zelda
Prices are changing in Grand Theft Auto Online, and it’s not all bad news. In fact, many vehicles are actually going to be cheaper soon. And a few annoying and powerful vehicles, like the weaponized jet bike aka the Oppressor Mk II will cost a lot more, which is actually a good thing. Even better, Rockstar has more…
Source: Kotaku – GTA Online Fans Hyped As Hated Jet Bike Gets Massive Price Increase
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 just entered its third season, with a brand new battle pass, and plenty of cool-looking stuff in the shop. But there’s a bit of a problem—actually, it’s kind of a big problem. Some of that cool-looking stuff is currently under fire by fans of Warzone 2.0’s DMZ mode, who are concerned that the…
Source: Kotaku – Call Of Duty Is Selling ‘Blatantly Pay-To-Win’ DMZ Skins
Last week, a ton of military documents leaked onto popular social media platforms. It originated from a smaller Discord server, and was eventually reposted in a Minecraft community. New details just came out about the original leaker and he’s not exactly a swell guy.
Source: Kotaku – The Big Discord Military Secrets Leaker Was, Surprise, A Racist
After a long wait, Ubisoft+, the french publisher’s Netflix-like gaming subscription, has finally arrived on console by way of the Xbox One and Series X/S. But it comes at a hefty price. Rather than launch a new, cheaper tier, players will have to pay $18 for the existing premium multi-platform subscription.
Source: Kotaku – Assassin’s Creed Subscription Comes To Xbox, Costs More Than Game Pass
The Samurai are a popular historical group in the world of video games. With their Bushidō code, which emphasizes honor and loyalty, along with sharp blades, these iron-clad warriors make for perfect in-game characters to base entire settings around. And with Team Ninja’s Rise of the Ronin coming next year and Ubisoft…
Source: Kotaku – 14 Tight Samurai Games You Should Play Right Now
This week, Warner Bros. announced it’s returning to where the Harry Potter cinematic universe all started with a “faithful” HBO TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s books. Where the recent Hogwarts Legacy game tried to stay completely separate from the author and her anti-trans history, the streaming platform rebranded as…
Source: Kotaku – Despite New Harry Potter Show, HBO Boss Says He Won’t Talk About J.K. Rowling’s Transphobia
Today, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom got a delightful trailer that showed off even more of the expanded traversal challenges, wildly creative crafting system, and, yes, plenty of lore tidbits to keep us all frantically perusing Wiki pages until the game’s launch on May 12. The environments look incredible,…
Source: Kotaku – Here’s Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s Final Epic Gameplay Trailer Before Release
The city-building genre is absolutely having a moment right now, whether at the big end of the market (Cities Skylines 2) or, more popularly, the smaller end (just look at Steam’s sales charts on any day of the week). Sliding effortlessly into this latter category is Terrascape, one of my favourite examples of the…
Source: Kotaku – Terrascape Is A Lovely Little City-Builder
In a chat on stage at at Semafor’s World Economy Summit, Microsoft President Brad Smith has said the company is currently dealing with attempts by various types of Russian agents to “penetrate” online gaming communities, with particular emphasis on those associated with Minecraft.
Source: Kotaku – Russian Agents Are Trying To ‘Penetrate’ Gaming Communities
EVE Online is, for some, a video game they play. For the rest of us it’s a crime beat, an MMO we only ever read about when someone does something nefarious, and today’s coverage of the game is another shining example in the genre.
Source: Kotaku – MMO Players Take Over Company, Steal ,000 Worth Of Stuff
2023 has been a very successful year for prestige TV shows and blockbuster movies, at least if they’re based on video games that are called The Last of Us and The Super Mario Bros.
Source: Kotaku – Video Games Are Dominating TV And Film Right Now
On its face, Tetris seems like it should be the first Oscar-bait video game film. A plucky programmer-turned-video-game-salesperson sees the magic of a new game called Tetris and goes to Soviet-era Russia to get the rights, all while fending off corporate greed and the KGB to boot. Part-biographical flick, part-heist…
Source: Kotaku – The Tetris Movie Fumbles What’s Actually An Incredible Story
The Dark Souls speedrunning community has found an exploit that pretty much breaks the AI of enemies and, in doing so, cracked the game wide open.
Source: Kotaku – Watch As Dark Souls Players Break The Game’s AI In Stunning Ways
In March, an employee at a Massachusetts GameStop leaked on Reddit that Nintendo was probably about to reveal its long rumored special edition Zelda Switch at an upcoming mini-Direct for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Special editions such as these are highly coveted collector’s items, and news of one for…
Source: Kotaku – GameStop Fires Guy After Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Switch Leak
Although Blizzard promised that the dreaded Overwatch 2 rank decay would not happen in its latest season, some players are finding that their competitive rankings are, well, decaying. They’ve taken to Twitter, Reddit, and the Blizzard forums to complain about what appear to be drastic drops in their ranks, with many…
Source: Kotaku – Here’s What’s Going On With Your Overwatch 2 Rank
Over a dozen Star Wars PC games from the past three decades are currently on sale in one big bundle. Normally, it would cost you about $100 to get them all, but for the next few days, you can grab all of these games, including greats like Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars Republic Commando, for only $21.
Source: Kotaku – Grab 14 (Mostly) Good Star Wars Games For
