Following the example set by governments in places like Belgium and the Netherlands, an Australian politician has put forward a bill that would, if passed into law, massively restrict the use of loot boxes in video games aimed at children.
Source: Kotaku – Loot Boxes Would Be For Adults Only If Australian Bill Passes
The Philadelphia Eagles currently have the best record in the NFL, with 10 wins and only a single loss. And while you might expect this great record is the result of hard work, lots of practice, talented players, and some luck, you might be surprised to discover that Grand Theft Auto and online roleplaying are also a…
Source: Kotaku – NFL Team Does A Lot Of GTA Online Roleplay Together
Every Yakuza game has some kind of weird side hustle going on where players can sink hours of their time into what’s essentially a management sim. In Like a Dragon is was a confectionary store. In Yakuza 6 it was a baseball team. In one of the series’ two upcoming games, though, it’s going to be something more…
Source: Kotaku – Yakuza’s Cabaret Minigame Is Making A Triumphant Return
Another day, another report or story about Microsoft doing whatever is needed to make sure its purchase of Activision Blizzard is allowed to happen. This time, it’s reported that Microsoft is willing to offer some concessions to regulators to get the deal approved, including a deal to keep Activision games on…
Source: Kotaku – Report: Microsoft To Offer Sony 10 Years Of Call Of Duty To Close Activision Deal
The persimmon-hued Pokémon Fuecoco is dumpy, with pointed buck teeth sticking out of its gaping mouth. Its arms are small and probably inflexible, and it bumbles around Pokémon Scarlet and Violet on its stone-sized toes, trying to gobble burnt-up fruits. What a dummy. But Fuecoco also leaks and spits fire, which is…
Source: Kotaku – Fuecoco Is The Best Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Starter, Unless…
Recently, I’ve been playing Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope on the Nintendo Switch. The original Mario + Rabbids was one of my favorite Switch games. So far this new entry is even better, adding more chaos and depth to the previous game’s already-great tactical action. But after owning a Steam Deck for a few months,…
Source: Kotaku – Steam Deck’s Greatness Makes It Hard To Go Back To The Switch
Over Thanksgiving Break, Blizzard revealed the abilities of its newest tank hero, Ramattra, and he’s shaping up to be a pain in the ass for Reinhardt and Mercy players.
Source: Kotaku – Overwatch 2’s New Tank Hero Is Every Reinhardt Player’s Worst Nightmare
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet may be plagued by a bevy of technical exploits and glitches, but fans of the monster-collecting RPG are still enjoying Paldea’s open world. You can hang out with your monsters in a variety of ways across the new region,, including having a picnic. Some players, however, are taking that “hang…
Source: Kotaku – Welp, Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Players Found A Way To Kiss Their Monsters
To say the in-game economy of Call of Duty’s DMZ mode is funny is an understatement. $40 bucks for a roll of tape? A picture of a dog for $10? $100 for soothing hand cream? (watch out, Sephora). A recently discovered glitch, however, is flooding players’ backpacks with substantial amounts of cash—if they can pull off…
Source: Kotaku – Call Of Duty Money Glitch Is Making DMZ Players Unfairly Rich
If it happened to me, then it can happen to you. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s worst evolution method is preventing players from evolving their beloved Pawmo and Rellor over hours and dozens of levels. By the time I went on Reddit to figure out why my Paldean electric mouse wasn’t evolving, he was already level 52…
Source: Kotaku – Don’t Make This Mistake And Prevent Your Pokémon From Evolving In Scarlet And Violet
If you’re brilliant like me, you’ll have already caught a Ditto and a Zorua in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, through sheer luck. But for lesser mortals, some more direct help might come in useful. Also, you might be after those super-high-level Dittos with the max IVs for your creepy Pokémon breeding needs. We’ve got…
Source: Kotaku – How To Find The Perfect Ditto For Breeding In Pokémon Scarlet And Violet
The Xbox Series S is one of my favorite purchases. It’s the little machine that could, a less powerful version of a next-gen console, that somehow is able to run everything anyway. Today you can get one for under $200, the cheapest it’s ever been—even cheaper than last week’s cheapest ever. You know, if you don’t mind…
Source: Kotaku – You Can Get An Xbox Series S For Under 0 Today
Patrick Hailla is an artist at Legou Games, the studio behind Rise Of Kingdoms.
Source: Kotaku – Grand (Fantasy) Designs
Over a month after announcing that she was splitting from her husband following accusations of an abusive relationship, streamer Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa has taken to Twitter to reveal some news (and statistics) about how things have been going in the weeks since.
Source: Kotaku – Amouranth Streamed ‘More Overwatch Than Hot Tub’ Last Month, Says ‘Life Is Better’
Vampire Survivors, 2022’s break-out game—nay—genre, released its complete 1.0 edition just over a month ago, near the end of October. But if you were worried that meant developer poncle was done, put your worry back in its worry-case, close the lid, clip the clasps, and update your edition to the freshly released 1.10…
Source: Kotaku – Vampire Survivors Adds A Death Bridge
It’s Black Friday, the day on which the entirety of planet Earth entirely takes leaves of its senses and spends all its money on stuff it doesn’t need for 5 percent less than it would have cost yesterday. Planet Earth this year has bought itself an entirely new moon, even though the old one’s fine, just because this…
Source: Kotaku – 12 Extraordinary Games You’ll Want On Your Wishlist Straight Away
Unlike previous games in the Pokémon mainline series, Scarlet and Violet have made fan-favorite Eevee pretty tricky to catch. Only popping up in a scant few tiny areas, and with very low spawn rates, trying to evolve the octet of Eeveelutions has never been harder. But this weekend, the games’ first Tera Raid Battle…
Source: Kotaku – How To Catch And Evolve Eevee In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet This Weekend
Ever since mankind figured out various pigments could be smeared on cave walls, humans have drawn cocks on stuff. From the Cerne Abbas Giant to your mom’s bathroom wall, winky and winky-shaped creations appear anywhere anything can be crafted. So it is that the Sims 4 Gallery has been as replete with dicks as the…
Source: Kotaku – Sims 4 Gallery Update Removes All Your NSFW Creations
