Nintendo has brought back its voucher program just in time for decent savings on some of the Switch’s biggest games. Missed out on Splatoon 3 or Bayonetta 3 last year? Now you can grab both for over $20 off.
Source: Kotaku – One Of The Lowkey Best Nintendo Switch Deals Is Back
In a new Game Informer cover story, Capcom detailed some of the changes that the hotly anticipated remake of Resident Evil 4 is making to the original, hugely influential horror game.
Source: Kotaku – Resident Evil 4 Remake Removes Ashley’s Health Bar, Adds Side-Quests
The anime community has been rife with controversy over AI-generated images. Today, Netflix joined the hot new trend of being ratioed online for terrible AI takes. The streaming platform not only produced a commercial project with AI, it tried to justify doing so by citing the “labor shortage” in the anime industry.…
Source: Kotaku – Netflix’s AI Anime Gets Roasted For Crediting Artist As ‘Human’
The recently released Dead Space remake is a triumph among video game remakes, many of which haven’t been very well received by fans over the last few years. And as a massive Dead Space fan, I’m so damn happy to see EA spending money on the franchise again—with great results. But, I can’t help but think about a Dead…
Source: Kotaku – It’s Time For This Great, Forgotten Dead Space Game To Return
There’s always something to watch on Twitch, whether that’s your fave musicians talking about video games or your fave streamers discussing politics. Now your choices include an absurd, often nonsensical Seinfeld-like show that runs 24/7/365 and is generated on the fly using artificial intelligence. Welcome to the…
Source: Kotaku – AI-Generated Seinfeld-Like Twitch ‘TV Show’ Is Peak Absurdity
Titanfall 2 fans have been desperate for something resembling a sequel for years now, and it sounds like Electronic Arts may have just cancelled the next best thing. Bloomberg reports that a project called Titanfall Legends was quietly cancelled yesterday amid a series of other cuts at the FIFA game publisher.
Source: Kotaku – Report: EA Cancels Joint Apex Legends And Titanfall Game
A Final Fantasy XIV raid team had their world-record achievement revoked after they got caught using tools developer Square Enix considers a form of cheating.
Source: Kotaku – First Team To Clear Challenging New Final Fantasy XIV Raid Gets Caught Cheating
Motive Studio’s Dead Space remake is a bloody slow-crawl to victory, one that might be made easier with an exploit spotted by a Reddit user earlier this week.
Source: Kotaku – Dead Space Remake Exploit Earns You Infinite Money, Ammo
It seems like polarizing sequels retreating back to features from their earlier games is en vogue. After Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 promised a few tweaks to make the game feel more like the first one, Overwatch 2 is now joining in on the fun of reversing changes that made fans deeply unhappy.
Source: Kotaku – Overwatch 2 Tweak Lets Players Earn Skins For Free Again, But There’s A Catch
The PlayStation Plus Collection is one of the best things the PS5 has going for it. Unfortunately, Sony’s killing it, and current subscribers only have a few months left to claim certified bangers like Bloodborne and Resident Evil 7 before the curated collection disappears for good.
Source: Kotaku – PSA: Claim The PS5’s Amazing PS Plus Collection Before It Disappears
This past October, NASCAR driver Ross Chastain caught the world’s attention when he deployed a “wall-riding” trick he had previously only pulled off in a video game as a kid to jump from 10th to 5th in an actual race. This move was very cool, really dangerous, and got him to the next stage of the Championship. And now…
Source: Kotaku – NASCAR: No More Video Game Crap After Driver’s Dangerous ‘Wall Ride’
With its somewhat more grounded depictions of military life and interpersonal tragedy, 2019’s fantastic tactical RPG Three Houses was a break from the optimism of most Fire Emblem games. Despite the unprecedented popularity of that game, the series’ latest, Fire Emblem Engage, is a return to its fairytale roots. And…
Source: Kotaku – Fire Emblem Engage: The Kotaku Review
Reader, I have a question for you: do you like art of gay old men living their best post-apocalyptic lives? Well, The Last of Us fans have you covered this week, as artists are coming out of the woodwork to draw some amazing art of Bill and Frank from this week’s episode of the HBO adaptation.
Source: Kotaku – The Last Of Us Fans Are Creating Amazing Bill And Frank Fan Art
Super Nintendo World, the latest addition to Universal Hollywood’s theme park, is set to open in just a few weeks, giving Mario fans the opportunity to step into a vivid recreation of the Mushroom Kingdom, packed with sights and sounds they know and love. Not all of them, however, will be able to experience the…
Source: Kotaku – Nintendo’s Big Mario Kart Ride At Universal Can Only Be Ridden By Thin People
Today there are famous people tweeting about Call of Duty and streaming on Twitch, something you might have at one point considered to be a more niche hobby reserved for the most hardcore gamers. But the industry is booming. HBO’s biggest TV show debut in the last ten years is about a zombie game. While Silk Road…
Source: Kotaku – Your Favorite Musician Just Went Live On Twitch
One of the most interesting developments in the emulation and coding scenes in recent years has been the increasing trend in taking classic old video games and completely reverse-engineering their code.
Source: Kotaku – Link To The Past Has Been Reverse-Engineered, Fully Ported To The PC
In August 2022, Epic Games—developers of Fortnite, custodians of the Epic Games Store, creators of the Unreal Engine, rich as God—published a melee-based battle royale game called Rumbleverse. It is now January 2023 (February already for me here in Australia), and the game is already being killed off.
Source: Kotaku – Epic Kills Battle Royale Game Less Than Six Months After Release
A substantial update for The Sims 4 dropped on PC and consoles today, and with it comes a new suite of control schemes and customization options. This involves things like hearing aids and shapewear, but one addition is expressly targeted at trans Simmers in an effort to make them feel included and visible.
Source: Kotaku – The Sims 4 Update Adds Trans-Inclusive Top Surgery Body Scar Options
Apex Legends Mobile, the mobile port of EA and Respawn’s popular battle royale shooter, is not long for this world. EA confirmed today, just eight months after the game’s launch, that the free-to-play offshoot will be shutting down on May 1, 2023. What’s more, EA plans to sunset Battlefield Mobile as well.
Source: Kotaku – Apex Legends Mobile Shutting Down After Only 8 Months, Battlefield Mobile Canceled
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor got a March 17 release date just last month and it’s already blowing past it. Electronic Arts announced the game will now come out at the end of April instead as developer Respawn Entertainment focuses on bug fixes, performance issues, and generally making sure the game doesn’t come out busted…
Source: Kotaku – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Is The Next Big Game Delay Of 2023