The Last Of Us—a zombie apocalypse game, you might have heard of it—was finally released on PC this week. That’s good news for anyone who hasn’t managed to play it over its past three releases on various PlayStation consoles, but the bad news is that, at launch at least, the game isn’t at its best.
Source: Kotaku – The Last Of Us Part 1’s PC Port Isn’t In Great Shape
As we grow closer to the finish line in the months-long struggle for Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard, things are getting tense. Governments are getting involved, weird promises are being made and the people at the centre of it all—like Activision CEO Bobby Kotick—sound like they’re starting to feel the strain.
Source: Kotaku – Bobby Kotick Calls Out PlayStation In Email To Whole World
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom may go on to be one of the biggest games of the year, but that hasn’t saved it from lingering fan doubt. The stakes are high: not only is the open-world adventure a sequel to one of the best games of all time, it’s also releasing for what’s seen as increasingly dated hardware. Every time…
Source: Kotaku – In 10 Minutes, Nintendo Rekindled Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s Lost Hype
Diablo’s lore isn’t necessarily the popular action-RPG series’ main appeal. When you’re in the thick of it, hecticly chasing endless streams of glorious loot, it’s very easy to forget the details of where you’re fighting or who even lives in this world. Even so, Diablo IV’s developers think it has an interesting story…
Source: Kotaku – Diablo IV Quest Designer Shows How The Narrative Sausage Gets Made
Resident Evil 4 combines two of my least favorite things in the world: shooting and horror. But with the remake out, and nearly twenty years passing since my initial adverse reaction to it (you can’t expect an elementary schooler to adequately handle their character being axed in the head), I thought I was ready to…
Source: Kotaku – As A Resident Evil 4 Newcomer, Remake’s Village Fight Is Shockingly Brutal
Tuesday, Nintendo showcased a 10-minute look at the hotly anticipated sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. While most fans went wild over the new handyman crafting abilities Link sports in Tears of the Kingdom, a subset of fans have been salivating at the opportunity to pummel both minor enemies and…
Source: Kotaku – Fans Are Hungry For Link’s ‘Meat Arrows’ In Tears Of The Kingdom
Twitch streamer wudijo has done the unthinkable and beaten Diablo IV’s big world boss, Ashava the Pestilent, (mostly) by himself on the hardest difficulty. I’m stunned, especially since the dragon is already a tough challenge to face.
Source: Kotaku – Unreal: Diablo IV Streamer Beats World Boss Almost Entirely Solo
The makers of Dolphin announced the GameCube and Wii emulator will come to Steam Early Access later this year. It promises to let users play classics like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Super Mario Galaxy with improved graphics and better performance than the original consoles offered. I’m sure Nintendo’s…
Source: Kotaku – Steam Is Getting A GameCube And Nintendo Wii Emulator
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds went from a mod for zombie survival game DayZ (itself a mod for milsim ARMA2), to an instantly successful Steam Early Access standalone in 2017. The game was inspired by Japanese action film Battle Royale, in which a collapsing society sends students to kill one another until only one…
Source: Kotaku – PUBG’s Creative Director On The Success Of Battle Royales
What is a “bad” game, really? Yes, video games are these multifaceted technical miracles that can break and crash on you. But if you really enjoy your time with an absolute mess, is it “bad?” Maybe! But beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and we’ve gathered a list of games people think are garbage, while remembering…
Source: Kotaku – 11 ‘Bad’ Games We’ll Die Defending
Resident Evil games have always been, in part, storage management simulators. You must carefully craft how each item fits into your bag, case, or whatever else you’re using to lug your gear around. Like many others, I took great pride in this. I would take care in how I stored all my weapons and ammo in one section,…
Source: Kotaku – Resident Evil 4 Remake’s Auto-Sort Feature Has Changed The Game
While the words “is it finally good?” seem to be a reflexive phrase for discussing games these days, not every game is able to pull a 360 after failed first impressions. One could write a ballad, or perhaps an anthem, as a tribute to those fallen titles. But today we’ll shine a light on those that did manage to…
Source: Kotaku – 10 Meh Games That Became Killer With Updates
Aydan Conrad is one of the biggest competitive Call of Duty streamers with over 3 million followers on Twitch and over a million on YouTube. On March 27, Conrad announced that he intended to take a break from creating content for Warzone 2.0.
Source: Kotaku – One Of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0’s Biggest Streamer Is Taking A Break
The most sought after Magic: The Gathering card looks relaxedly dignified to people who don’t play the game, displaying a stretching flower the same color as an overripe blueberry and its name in muted gray text: “Black Lotus.” A novice could appreciate the card, the art provided by deceased, renowned Magic…
Source: Kotaku – Rare Magic: The Gathering Card Broke Two Expensive Sales Records In One Month
Nintendo pulled back the curtain on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s gameplay on Tuesday to reveal a ton of new ways Link can craft stuff. Mushroom shields. Helicopter rafts. Big, huge sticks. The hero of time is handier than ever and fans are loving it.
Source: Kotaku – The Internet Reacts To Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s Exciting New Crafting
Capcom’s long-awaited and much-hyped remake of its classic survival horror game, Resident Evil 4, is finally here. Once again Leon S. Kennedy must venture to Europe to save the President’s daughter from a deadly and creepy cult of villagers who are infected by an ancient parasitic organism that mutates its hosts into…
Source: Kotaku – Resident Evil 4 Remake As Told By Steam Reviews
You know that new-age internet saying, “all women do is eat hot chip and lie?” Well, now we’ve got a new gamer saying for men. And no, it has nothing to do with them chugging Monster energy drinks and punching holes in the wall when they lose in Warzone, because all men do is “play The Sims and lie,” according to the…
Source: Kotaku – Ex-Sims Dev Says Men Lie About How They Play Game Out Of Embarrassment
Zelda fans have been starving for anything they can get, any crumb they can catch, and it seems like Nintendo is finally taking pity, rewarding them with a 10-minute gameplay trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Source: Kotaku – Zelda Producer Plays Tears Of The Kingdom For 10 Mins, And The New Stuff Looks Wild
Nintendo dropped a wild 10-minute look at the highly anticipated sequel, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK) today. We saw some new abilities, the Sky Islands our Himbo of Time can ascend to, and the enemies he’ll encounter in Hyrule. We also learned weapon degradation has made an unfortunate return, but…
Source: Kotaku – Yup, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Weapons Break Just Like BOTW
Nintendo finally unveiled its long-rumored The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Collector’s Edition OLED Switch. It’s still not the Switch Pro upgrade many players have been waiting for, but it still looks pretty neat and is far and away one of better-looking special edition consoles its released in recent years.
Source: Kotaku – The Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom Collector’s Edition Is The Most Elegant Switch Yet