If you watched even a minute of Neuro-sama streaming on Twitch you knew it was only a matter of time before the AI-controlled Vtuber got banned. The channel is currently offline for two weeks due to “hateful conduct,” though it’s not immediately clear what the offending incident was.
Source: Kotaku – AI VTuber Banned For ‘Hateful Conduct,’ Now Undistinguishable From Real Twitch Stars
Over the Winter holiday, someone filled all Mortal Kombat appreciators’ Christmas stockings up with something a lil’ extra: Mortal Kombat II’s source code on GitHub. The lawyers at Warner Bros. took exception to this by issuing a swift DMCA takedown notice that Github adhered to by disabling public access—but don’t…
Source: Kotaku – Revealing Mortal Kombat II Code Leak Pulled By Warner Bros.
If you’re reading this, that means you’ve managed to finally find a PlayStation 5. Which, according to Sony, is only going to become more common as it claims its overcome those pesky supply issues. While some folks are likely jumping from PlayStation 4 to the new console, there will be many who are entirely unfamiliar…
Source: Kotaku – 14 Things Every New PS5 Owner Should Try Or Consider
In a new financially-focused press release, Ubisoft has confirmed that it has canceled three more unannounced games, meaning that since July 2022 the publisher has now canned at least seven different video games. It’s more bad news for the publisher, who also confirmed that recent games like Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of…
Source: Kotaku – Ubisoft Has Canceled At Least Seven Games In Six Months
Today, Microsoft announced a bunch of energy-saving updates coming to the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Naturally, these updates came packaged with the humble brag that Xbox is the first carbon-aware console.
Source: Kotaku – Xbox Is About To Get Some Big Energy Saving Updates
Ubisoft held an emergency call with investors on Wednesday to reveal that the company’s 2022 sales had fallen well below expectations and that it would be taking drastic measures going forward, including cancelling three more unannounced games, delaying Skull and Bones a few months yet again, and cutting roughly $215…
Source: Kotaku – Ubisoft Delays Skull And Bones, Cancels More Games, And Announces New Cuts
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider has everything you’d want from an indie tribute to 16-bit action platformers: there’s detailed industrial pixel art, crunchy death animations, and plenty of spike pits. It’s brief but explosive, and would be right at home in any ‘90s arcade cabinet hidden in the back corner of the pizza…
Source: Kotaku – A 16-Bit Ninja Game Asks What If Mega Man But Body Horror
If you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you’re in for a pretty sweet time starting on January 17. And if you’re not, the first catalog update for 2023 is tough to say no to. The latest injection of games to Sony’s subscription service features some undead co-op slaying, Super Saiyan shenanigans, a couple of classic…
Source: Kotaku – PlayStation Plus’ January Update Has Something For Everyone
After rumors circulated earlier this week, Microsoft confirmed a Nintendo-style Developer_Direct will take place featuring Bethesda and Xbox. The presentation, planned for January 25 at 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET, will focus on upcoming Xbox games like Forza Motorsport, Minecraft Legends, and Redfall, as well as new…
Source: Kotaku – Xbox And Bethesda Confirm Nintendo-Style Direct, But Don’t Expect Starfield Yet
Last year I described Call of Duty: Warzone’s newest Tarkov-inspired mode, DMZ, as capable of “emergent moments of thrilling FPS gameplay—the kind I’d expect from a […] single-player campaign, but without any of the narrative wrapping.” Now a TikTok video doing the rounds is demonstrating this very feeling: DMZ and…
Source: Kotaku – This Warzone TikTok Shows Why DMZ Is So Amazing In Less Than A Minute
A new year means a new League of Legends season. And for the past few years, this has also meant a big, cinematic trailer to announce the new season. However, this time the trailer for League of Legends’ next season was pretty dang boring and underwhelming, especially when compared to last year’s. In fact, the…
Source: Kotaku – New League Of Legends Trailer Is So Bad Riot Had To Answer For It
All of us have seen our fair share of hilarious, disturbing, and surreal advertisements for mobile games. It seems almost impossible to avoid them while you’re watching gaming videos on TikTok or scrolling through your Twitter feed.
Source: Kotaku – I Played 8 Mobile Games With Awful Ads To See WTF Is Going On
From start to finish, High on Life is a riot of a time. The game’s unique, wise-cracking guns, fun platforming, and Rick and Morty-esque humor combine for about 16 hours of gaming time well spent. That said, once the campaign wraps up and you’ve explored some of the hidden areas, there isn’t a whole lot else to do.
Source: Kotaku – 12 Games To Play After You’ve Finished High On Life
Nintendo hardware has long leaned into the weirdest ends of gaming. In turn, accessories for the company’s peculiar consoles have gone even further into the realms of the downright peculiar. With the announcement of the fantastic-looking Nyxi GameCube controller for the Nintendo Switch, recreating one of our favorite…
Source: Kotaku – The Weirdest Nintendo Switch Accessories You Can Buy
Overwatch 2’s latest hero, Ramattra, is an omnic robot who mostly doesn’t adhere to traditional human concepts of form and shape. But someone over at Blizzard decided that didn’t have to be the case for his new skin for the game’s Greek mythology-inspired event, and they gave him human feet.
Source: Kotaku – Overwatch Drags Ramattra Into Its Sinful Obsession With Feet
Self-professed misogynist and noted internet jackass Andrew Tate is back in Romanian custody after a short reported stint in the hospital. Although rumors are flying every which way, it appears Tate has “certain medical problems” that constituted a doctor check-up, according to a quote from CNN’s Romanian news branch, …
Source: Kotaku – Internet Misogynist Andrew Tate Back In Custody Following Brief Hospital Visit
Before I downloaded TikTok—which is currently the most downloaded app in the world—headlines tried to spook me over vile, international plots to siphon personal data. Grown ups (anyone at least six years older than me) tsk, tsked my generation’s shriveled attention spans, and offline advocates assured me that my brain…
Source: Kotaku – Your Guide To Crafting The Perfect Gaming TikTok For You Page
The fantastic and famous final level of the original Xbox classic Halo: Combat Evolved features the Master Chief driving a Warthog as he tries to escape the Pillar of Autumn spaceship before it explodes. And now this iconic ending has been fully recreated by one player in Halo Infinite Forge.
Source: Kotaku – Someone Recreated The Entire Halo 1 Warthog Finale In Halo Infinite
Another year, another 12 months where we get to collectively complain about how there are too many games and not enough dollars in our wallets and hours in our days to play them. As such, it’s probably best to start looking ahead and planning what you want to prioritize in your gaming allowance of money and time for…
Source: Kotaku – 31 Of The Biggest Games Coming In 2023
Final Fantasy XVI, the upcoming installment in the long-running JRPG series, drops on June 22 as a PlayStation 5 exclusive. That exclusivity is a bit of a bummer as other Final Fantasy games, such as Final Fantasy VII Remake, were also available on PC. And the last mainline entry, Final Fantasy XV, was multiplatform.…
Source: Kotaku – Final Fantasy XVI Producer Suggests PC Players Should Just ‘Buy A PS5’