Source: Kotaku – The Week In Games: Octopath Dreamland Deluxe
Category Archives: Kotaku
Bungie Wins Over $4 Million In Lawsuit Against Destiny 2 Cheat Developer
Bungie’s two-year legal battle against a Destiny 2 cheat maker finally concluded last week. The judge agreed that cheat maker AimJunkies had violated Bungie’s copyright and ordered it to pay over $3.6 million in damages and $700,000 in legal expenses.
Source: Kotaku – Bungie Wins Over Million In Lawsuit Against Destiny 2 Cheat Developer
The Last Of Us Fans Better Brace Themselves For The Left Behind Episode
Every episode of HBO’s The Last of Us has had something emotionally devastating (some good and bad) to sit with, but episode seven, “Left Behind” is probably going to be one of the hardest to deal with of the show’s nine-episode run. That’s because, as the title suggests, it looks like we’re going to experience the…
Source: Kotaku – The Last Of Us Fans Better Brace Themselves For The Left Behind Episode
Translator Steps Down From Shonen Jump Manga After Declaring It Untranslatable
Anime and manga enjoyers often come across the odd joke or pun in their favorite series that lands in Japanese but doesn’t translate well into English. While English translators do their damnedest to provide context behind either cultural or phonetic puns in editor’s notes (typically within a manga panel’s margins or…
Source: Kotaku – Translator Steps Down From Shonen Jump Manga After Declaring It Untranslatable
Ubisoft Punishes 19,000 Accounts That Used Mysterious Exploit
Ubisoft has placed sanctions on nearly 19,000 accounts for using an unspecified exploit, the Rainbow Six Siege developer revealed rather cryptically on Twitter earlier today.
Source: Kotaku – Ubisoft Punishes 19,000 Accounts That Used Mysterious Exploit
The New JoJo Manga Proves Hirohiko Araki Still Has The Midas Touch
Last week, the world (specifically Japanese citizens) read the latest installment of Hirohiko Araki’s mega-popular manga series, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: The JOJOLands. While I was uneasy about whether or not Araki should continue the series with yet another saga since its previous part, JoJolion, ended so suddenly,…
Source: Kotaku – The New JoJo Manga Proves Hirohiko Araki Still Has The Midas Touch
22 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Wild Hearts
I’ve been having a blast playing Wild Hearts, a Monster Hunter-style action-RPG from the studio behind Dynasty Warriors, and I’ve learned a ton about how to survive its beautiful but brutal Kemono beats in my time with it so far. I’ve come to impart that wisdom to you, dear reader, so that you can avoid some of my…
Source: Kotaku – 22 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Wild Hearts
Studio Behind Megan And The Purge Also Making Horror Games Now
Announced earlier today, Blumhouse—the Hollywood production company behind hit horror films like Megan and Get Out—is launching its own video game studio led by some game dev vets. The new studio, like its parent company, will focus on scary games with smaller budgets.
Source: Kotaku – Studio Behind Megan And The Purge Also Making Horror Games Now
Don’t Want To Play Hogwarts Legacy? There’s An Elden Ring Mod For That
Some of our posts include links to retailers. If you buy something from clicking on one, G/O Media may earn a commission. Because editorial staff is independent of commerce, affiliate linking does not influence our editorial content.
If you’re taking a moral stand and not playing Hogwarts Legacy but still have a bit of FOMO for not being able to fly around the Scottish highlands on broom-back, cast deadly spells at 11-year-olds, and uphold a status quo rooted in centuries-old anti-Semitism, don’t fret. There’s an Elden Ring mod that will scratch…
Source: Kotaku – Don’t Want To Play Hogwarts Legacy? There’s An Elden Ring Mod For That
Microsoft Signs 10-Year Contract To Bring Xbox Games To Nintendo Consoles
Microsoft’s president and vice chairman Brad Smith announced today that the company signed a 10-year contract to bring Xbox games to Nintendo consoles.
Source: Kotaku – Microsoft Signs 10-Year Contract To Bring Xbox Games To Nintendo Consoles
What To Expect From Valve (And Steam) In 2023
Given its history of experimental hardware, its infamously vague responses when asked about what games its working on, its failure to produce much-desired sequels to beloved games, and the smashing success of its recent surprise handheld, the Steam Deck, Valve’s moves are tough to predict.
Source: Kotaku – What To Expect From Valve (And Steam) In 2023
The Last Of Us Show Fans Are Freaking Out About Dina Right Now
A brief appearance of a girl curiously watching Ellie eat during this week’s episode of The Last of Us had fans of the games excited. And fans of just the show were likely left a little confused as to what all the fuss is about. If you’re here wondering who the hell this “Dina” the internet is yelling about is and…
Source: Kotaku – The Last Of Us Show Fans Are Freaking Out About Dina Right Now
New Pokémon Presents Livestream Coming Next Week
The Pokémon Company not-so-surprisingly announced its latest Pokémon Presents livestream, scheduled for the series’ anniversary, Pokémon Day, or February 27, just like it was last year (and the year before that).
Source: Kotaku – New Pokémon Presents Livestream Coming Next Week
Chrono Cross' Wonky Port Finally Getting Some Fixes
It was almost a year ago that Square Enix released Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition, a “remastered” version of the 1999 classic on the PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Switch that, as good as the original game was, was also a very bad port.
Source: Kotaku – Chrono Cross’ Wonky Port Finally Getting Some Fixes
It Is Finally Time For A New Civilization Game
The Civilization series has been with us so long that it can sometimes feel like part of the furniture. A game comes out, is played for years, another follows, repeat until the heat death of the universe. But it has actually been a very long time since the last game!
Source: Kotaku – It Is Finally Time For A New Civilization Game
AI Forgeries Are Messing With The Sci-Fi World
The award-winning Clarkesworld Magazine has helped launch the careers of science fiction writers for almost 20 years, regularly featuring work from Hugo Award nominees and winners like Elizabeth Bear, Peter Watts and Catherynne M. Valente. But right now, in quite the ironic situation, it finds itself battling against…
Source: Kotaku – AI Forgeries Are Messing With The Sci-Fi World
Get Your Sherlock Holmes On With Steam's Mystery Fest Sale
Steam sales are now so frequent that there are concerns they’ll soon start crashing into each other, causing vast sale pile-ups that could clog great sections of the internet. However, in amongst the incessant discounts on The Witcher 3 appears something rather more interesting that most: Mystery Fest. It’s running…
Source: Kotaku – Get Your Sherlock Holmes On With Steam’s Mystery Fest Sale
Company Of Heroes 3: The Kotaku Review
My love for the original Company of Heroes knows no bounds. Indeed I’ve gone so far as to call it the perfect RTS, a blend of tactics, cover and terrain so meticulously-honed that for 17 years it has remained, undefeated, as the finest example of the genre.
Source: Kotaku – Company Of Heroes 3: The Kotaku Review
Pokémon Collectors Keep Driving Up Prices On Trading Cards With Women And Girls
On January 20, the latest expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game released in Japan in the form of twin sets Scarlet EX and Violet EX. They’re due for an English release in March, or you can pre-order the Japanese versions from importers right now. But there’s a catch.
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon Collectors Keep Driving Up Prices On Trading Cards With Women And Girls
Lego Zelda All But Confirmed After Copyright Strikes
Nothing confirms the existence of something like the copyright holder doing everything it can to hide it. So it is that Lego is issuing takedown notices on YouTube videos with the temerity to repeat the leak of a forthcoming Zelda-based The Great Deku Tree set.
Source: Kotaku – Lego Zelda All But Confirmed After Copyright Strikes