Later this month, Resident Evil 4’s big, fancy remake will be released on consoles and PC. And it looks great! However, someone has remade the iconic opening of the game as a Lego video game and now I want to play this different but awesome-looking take on an RE4 remake.
Source: Kotaku – Resident Evil 4 Recreated In Lego Form Looks Awesome
Bleak Faith: Forsaken, a new Soulslike by Archangel Studios, has been mired in controversy since it launched on March 10. That’s because players suspected the indie developer hijacked animations seen in FromSoftware games such as Bloodborne and Elden Ring. Now, after days of accusations slamming them, the creators…
Source: Kotaku – The Game Accused Of Plagiarizing Elden Ring Animations Responds
The Mandalorian season 3 is two episodes in and the religious undertones are strong with this one. Din Djarin, freshly reunited with his adopted son Grogu, is trying to get back in with his people, a clan of Mandalorians known as the Children of the Watch. But for those of us who know exactly who they’re children of,…
Source: Kotaku – We’ve Barely Seen The True, Horrifying Nature Of The Mandalorian’s Death Cult
Skins are a controversial aspect of live service gaming, with players often questioning why they cost a certain amount of money. Among Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans, they’re willing to pay eye-watering prices. One CS:GO player just paid the equivalent of $160,000 to own a flowery skin of an AK-47. It’s a nice…
Source: Kotaku – A Counter-Strike Skin Just Sold For 0,000
Love is a beautiful thing, especially in the grim world of The Last of Us. So it’s heartwarming to see a loving tribute from the 2013 PlayStation exclusive make its way to Craig Mazin’s HBO drama—especially when it’s an Easter egg a developer admits is “silly.”
Source: Kotaku – ‘Silly’ The Last of Us Tribute Snuck Its Way Into The HBO Show
The following contains spoilers for The Last of Us show and both games.
Source: Kotaku – The Last of Us Show Changed Ellie In Ways That Make Season Two Worrying
An upcoming furry convention is no longer requiring its attendees to be tested or vaccinated, causing rifts to form within the furry community. Furry Weekend Atlanta (or FWA), set to take place in Atlanta, Georgia from May 11 to 14, wrote that its directors are basing their decision on the loss of federal funding for…
Source: Kotaku – Furry Community Divided As Convention Drops Covid Requirements
Enthusiasm for the blockchain isn’t as spirited as it was before someone kidnapped Robot Chicken co-creator Seth Green’s embarrassing, allegedly non-fungible token, or before the last year of high-profile scams and monumental crashes. But Fortnite developer Epic says people like the crypto-based games living in its…
Source: Kotaku – Fortnite Dev Epic Claims Folks Like Crypto Games In Its Store
It’s been just shy of a week since Capcom gave gamers a taste of the upcoming Resident Evil 4 remake via the Chainsaw Demo, and folks are already popping off with ingenious and eccentric mods for the iconic zombie shooter.
Source: Kotaku – Resident Evil 4 Remake Mods Free Leon From His Shirt, Among Other Things
Disney’s Imagineers have been busy since at least 2018 working on a realistic-looking retractable lightsaber. And now, it seems it’s finally here and I’m so mad that they won’t be selling this awesome-looking device.
Source: Kotaku – Disney’s Fancy New Lightsaber Looks Like The Real Thing
I’ve spent dozens of hours playing through Destiny 2: Lightfall’s new campaign (disappointing), waging war in its new city on Neptune called Neomuna (delightful), and comparing loot tables, stat lists, and perk options for all the new gear (mixed bag). Here’s some of what I’ve learned in my travels, including tips for…
Source: Kotaku – 13 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Destiny 2: Lightfall
FromSoftware recently announced an expansion to its lauded open world game, which means the Elden Ring theorists have kicked into gear. Speculation has been running rampant ever since, and while we don’t 100% know who’s on the key art the developer released for Shadow of the Erdtree, the general consensus is that…
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring’s Expansion Is Blowing People’s Minds With A Single Picture
Microsoft signed another 10-year agreement to spread Activision Blizzard titles like Call of Duty—this time, to international cloud gaming service Boosteroid, the company announced in a post earlier today. The dogfight that has been Microsoft’s nasty, scrutinized plan to buy Activision Blizzard has been burning on for…
Source: Kotaku – Microsoft Signs Another 10-Year Call Of Duty Deal
The Last of Us show’s finale recreates some of the source material’s best moments, but one that stuck out to many was the scene where Joel and Ellie meet a giraffe in what remains of Salt Lake City.
Source: Kotaku – The Last Of Us Show Used A Real Giraffe To Recreate Its Iconic Game Scene
Hyper Light Drifter is one of my favorite indie games of the last decade. It mixes tight top-down arcade action with an evocative pixel art style and moody world building. Spiritual successor Hyper Light Breaker is looking more and more like an incredibly ambitious expansion of those inspirations, and I hope the…
Source: Kotaku – Hyper Light Breaker Looks Like A Haunting Mashup Of Some Of The Best Games Around
Ghibli Park, a large theme park dedicated wholly to the works of Japanese animation giants Studio Ghibli, opened late last year. And it hasn’t taken long for people to start being weirdos with some of the statues found at the park, prompting calls from local authorities to please stop.
Source: Kotaku – Please Stop Taking Lewd Photos At Studio Ghibli’s Theme Park, Authorities Ask
Last week, Capcom released a demo for its upcoming remake of the classic 2005 third-person horror game, Resident Evil 4. And while the demo is fairly small, fans have found a hidden weapon and other secrets tucked away in this small taste of what’s coming later this month.
Source: Kotaku – The Resident Evil 4 Remake Demo Has Some Cool Secrets
On the 11th of March, a post on a Russian fan page for the Stalker series boasted of having hacked the in-development Stalker 2, and started making threats to the Ukrainian developers of the game. Those developers have now responded, and basically told them to go to hell.
Source: Kotaku – Russian Hackers Threaten Ukrainian Stalker 2 Devs, Things Go Badly
Starfield, the highly anticipated science-fiction RPG from Bethesda is nearly upon us. While September 6 is not that far off, for sci-fi fans, and folks who appreciate a Bethesda romp, the it’s been a painful wait since the game’s first announcement back in 2018.
Source: Kotaku – 16+ Stellar Games To Play Before Starfield
NFTs. Blockchain. The metaverse. It happened to other gaming companies, and it can happen to a Nintendo property, too—in fact, it just might. Last week, The Pokémon Company posted a job on LinkedIn that requires experience with NFT, blockchain, and the metaverse. When it comes to Pokémon, I wanted to catch ‘em all.…
Source: Kotaku – Oh No: Pokémon Could Be Getting Into NFTs