We’re talking about the mega-popular Twitch streamer Hasan “Hasanabi” Piker again. However, instead of a scandal pertaining to his actions on the Amazon-owned streaming platform or something related to how rich the political commentator is, Hasanabi is making headlines for being permabanned on TikTok for “hateful…
Source: Kotaku – Twitch Star’s Black Lives Matter Post Gets Him TikTok Permaban On MLK Day
I was forced to learn about the Bored Ape Yacht Club’s monkey poop game, so now you do, too. Dookey Dash is an upcoming game where you traverse a sewer system in pursuit of a treasure box key that a monkey shat out of his ass. I wish I was making this up. I really do.
Source: Kotaku – Bored Ape Flexes That 0M It Raised For Its Metaverse Empire With Poop Game
A lot of fan expectations are riding on Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Nearly eight years after Arkham Knight closed out Rocksteady’s Batman trilogy and just a few months after sister studio Warner Bros. Montreal’s extremely middling Gotham Knights, people are hungry for a solid DC superhero…
Source: Kotaku – Suicide Squad Leak Has Fans Worried About Its Online Features
The 2022 edition of the LACC went down at the Los Angeles Convention Center between December 2-4. Why are we only posting it now? I’ve been on vacation, give me a break!
Source: Kotaku – Our Favorite Cosplay From Los Angeles Comic Con 2022
Amazon’s Diablo-like RPG, Lost Ark, had over 1.3 million people playing it at launch. It’s cooled off since then, but there are still tens of thousands of people who log on every week to enjoy it. Or they would, if they hadn’t been banned for no reason.
Source: Kotaku – Amazon Bans Lost Ark Bots, Humans Caught In Crossfire
Remember those early days of Humble Bundles? When every newly-announced deal felt so essential, and literally millions of dollars would be raised for charity each time? It still happens occasionally, like last year’s Stand With Ukraine bundle that raised an incredible $20 million for charities working in the country,…
Source: Kotaku – 16 Of The Best Adventure Games Of The Last Decade Are Just
“I’m taking a ride with my best friend.”
Source: Kotaku – The Last Of Us Episode One Recap: Taking A Ride
After Ubisoft recently announced they had been swinging the axe Barbarian-style, it was assumed by many that any hope of the infinitely-delayed Beyond Good & Evil 2 could now be put to rest. Seven games were canned in the last six months, along with yet another delay for the beleaguered Skull & Bones, while other big…
Source: Kotaku – Beyond Good & Evil 2 Still In Development, Claims Ubisoft
Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 ran over the last week, the annual event featuring 150 speedruns and four broken records, with a hefty sum raised for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. $2.6 million was raised over the week, and that’s despite the lack of a live venue, following the decision to cancel its Florida event due…
Source: Kotaku – Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 Makes .6 Million For Cancer Charity
Greninja, originally introduced to the world of Pokémon as part of Gen VI, in Pokémon X and Y, has proven to be one of the most popular pocket monsters ever. What an ambitious froggy-gecko-thing it is. And now, thanks to a forthcoming weekend tera raid event, it’ll be showing up in Scarlet and Violet as one of the…
Source: Kotaku – Greninja Is Coming To Pokémon Scarlet And Violet In 7-Star Raids
Good evening, savvy property investors and interested home-buyers. Have you ever dreamed of a move to Hollywood, but were put off by a million-dollar pricetag? Well have I got the deal for you.
Source: Kotaku – Nobody Wants To Buy The Ugly Crypto House
Stability AI and Midjourney—two of the biggest names in the exploding field of AI-generated imagery—and portfolio site DeviantArt have become the target of a class action lawsuit, filed in California on behalf of artists.
Source: Kotaku – ‘AI Art’ Companies & DeviantArt Are Being Sued By Artists
If you haven’t heard, Google Stadia is shutting down and closing shop next week. But before the never-quite-successful game streaming service dies, it has provided one neat (and free) little gift you can only play for a few days before it all goes offline.
Source: Kotaku – Released Today, The Last Google Stadia Game Is A Piece Of History
Most of us have only heard Pikachu, the lovable mascot of the all-ages multimedia franchise Pokémon, say his name when he speaks through the anime. Although, there was that time he spoke real human words to his trainer Ash Ketchum in the Pokémon: I Choose You movie, and when Ryan Reynolds gave him a new,…
Source: Kotaku – The Official Pokémon TikTok Accidentally Makes Pikachu A Potty Mouth
Last year, footage of the next Grand Theft Auto—assumed to be GTA 6—leaked online. While Rockstar quickly tried to erase the videos from the internet and plug the holes in the ship, it was impossible to completely contain such a massive, unprecedented leak. So fans around the world got a very good look at the future…
Source: Kotaku – GTA 6’s Leak Showed Us The Future, Now It’s Hard To Care About GTA Online
Recently, Fortnite has become a wacky and eclectic ensemble of the best anime characters of all time with its Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, and My Hero Academia crossovers. However, some fans are calling out the battle royale’s latest original skin for not being so original at all, but rather what they see as an egregious …
Source: Kotaku – Fortnite Fans Say New Skin Is A JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Rip-Off
Halo has a long tradition of community-made maps and game modes that range everywhere from serious to silly. Recently, one map and mode combo that’s more on the playful and fun side of things caught the attention of 343 Industries as an opportunity to fix long-standing shooting issues. Named after a certain Pokémon…
Source: Kotaku – Halo Infinite Devs Use Fan’s Pokémon Map To Help With Game’s Aiming Issues
A former employee sued Justin Roiland’s Squanch Games, maker of the recent Xbox Game Pass hit High On Life, back in 2018 over alleged sexual harassment, discriminaton, and wrongful termination. According to court documents, the studio denied the claims but later settled, and the lawsuit, while old, raises questions…
Source: Kotaku – Justin Roiland’s High On Life Studio Was Previously Sued For Sexual Harassment
Back in November, Blizzard and NetEase ended their 14-year partnership to bring the Warcraft developer’s games to China. Now, it sounds like the NetEase team that handled the company’s games has been dissolved completely.
Source: Kotaku – NetEase Dissolves Team That Maintained Blizzard Games In China
