Former Rockstar North developer Obbe Vermeij had been enjoying a few weeks of sharing some decades-old tales. Reminiscing on his many days with the GTA developer, Vermeij took to his personal blog to recall revealing inside stories behind games like San Andreas and Vice City, and everyone was having a good time. Until…
Source: Kotaku – Former GTA Developer Silenced By Rockstar For Sharing Fun Anecdotes
While we’re all waiting on tenterhooks to learn when Naughty Dog will be announcing a re-remaster for the just revealed remaster of The Last Of Us Part II, in the meantime we shall make do with more news from this first reworking of 2020’s horror sequel: Three “lost levels” are to be added to the game, and one of them…
Source: Kotaku – The Last Of Us Part II Remastered Takes Things To A Far Darker Place
A new update for Valve’s first game, 1998’s beloved first-person shooter Half-Life, has fixed an old, small, and annoying animation glitch found in one of the game’s most memorable levels. And fans, myself included, are very excited about it.
Source: Kotaku – A Decades-Old Glitch In Half-Life Has Finally Been Fixed
Xbox is kinda cool again. Microsoft’s gaming console saw the release of some big games this year, the addition of massive new gaming studios with the acquisition of Call of Duty company Activision Blizzard, and its Netflix-like subscription service Game Pass remains one of the most killer deals in gaming. It’s a good…
Source: Kotaku – Kotaku’s Best Gifts Of 2023 For Xbox Fans
New details have emerged about the next Call Of Duty game. I know, folks are still playing Modern Warfare III right now, but according to reporting from Windows Central, next year’s entry in Activision’s long-running FPS franchise will be a new Black Ops title led by developer Treyarch that revolves around the…
Source: Kotaku – Report: Call Of Duty 2024 Is Taking Black Ops To The Gulf War
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, the new animated series based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novels, is out on Netflix. The eight-episode series reunites the voice cast of the 2010 live-action movie Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and is a hilarious blend of the series’ quick wit and well-measured pop culture references. All of…
Source: Kotaku – The Scott Pilgrim Anime Backlash, Explained
Valve’s co-op zombie shooter, Left 4 Dead 2, launched just a year after the original game. If you know much about Valve, you know that’s a shockingly fast turnaround for a sequel. And according to the lead on the original Left 4 Dead, the sequel came so quickly because the first game was a “broken thing” that nobody…
Source: Kotaku – Left 4 Dead Got A Sequel So Fast Because The First Game Was Extremely ‘Broken’
The Last of Us Part II might only be about three years old, but the popular PS4 sequel from Naughty Dog will be remastered for PS5 next year. And as you might expect, when we asked Kotaku readers (you fine folks!) about this, you all had a lot of thoughts to share on remakes, remasters, and more.
Source: Kotaku – Kotaku Readers Can’t Agree On When Games Should Be Remastered
The Epic Games Store might not be making any money, but it’s still giving away lots of good deals to anyone who’s willing to shop there. The Steam competitor’s 2023 Black Friday deals might not be as good as in years past, but the Fortnite maker is still giving all players a coupon for 33 percent off almost anything…
Source: Kotaku – Cyberpunk 2077 And Other Big Games Are 33 Percent Off For Epic’s Black Friday Sale
Just in time for the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Blizzard is letting you play Diablo IV for free for one full week on Steam right now. That’s a pretty sweet deal among a crop of other pretty sweet deals that Valve is offering as part of the PC gaming store’s massive annual Autumn Sale.
Source: Kotaku – You Can Play Diablo IV For Free All This Week
When you think of Nintendo, you tend to think of family-friendly gaming. You think of Link and Mario and sunshine and smiley stars. The word “adult” doesn’t likely come up when you ponder games on Switch, but that’s seemingly about to change. The company is adding a new 18+ app to its subscription service, Nintendo…
Source: Kotaku – Nintendo Adds Adults-Only N64 App For Switch In Japan
This week is the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The Nintendo 64 classic was released in 1998, and became the framework for the series for several generations until Breath of the Wild’s open-world structure changed everything in 2017. In celebration of Ocarina of Time turning a quarter of a…
Source: Kotaku – Can The Upcoming Zelda Movie Be Like This Ghibli-Style Ocarina Of Time Animation?
This story is part of our new Future of Gaming series, a three-site look at gaming’s most pioneering technologies, players, and makers.
Source: Kotaku – Five Things We Want To See From The Nintendo Switch 2
Valve’s annual autumn sale. Some of the best and biggest PC games, including action-RPG Diablo IV, the fantastic Star Wars game Jedi: Survivor, and Bethesda’s latest, Starfield, are all on sale right now.
Source: Kotaku – Steam’s Massive Fall Sale Is Offering Up Some Good Deals
To avoid what many consider aggressive monetization, Mortal Kombat 1 players are doing everything they can to avoid buying cosmetics in NetherRealms’ latest 2D fighter. The latest exploit involves them utilizing a console date change hack to acquire once-free character skins that are now only available if you buy them.
Source: Kotaku – Mortal Kombat 1 Players Are Time Traveling To Avoid Buying Skins
Another day, another big video game crossover. This time it’s Bungie’s online looter shooter, Destiny 2, adding Witcher 3-inspired armor to its digital store. Are you excited? I’m not. In reality, I’m just really tired of every brand mixing together, regardless of whether it makes sense or is needed, as if concocting…
Source: Kotaku – I’m So Tired Of Crossover ‘Skins’ Cluttering Up Video Games
Buying super special “collector’s editions” of video games can be like heading into treacherous waters. These often-expensive boxes full of goodies (and also a video game) tend to sell out pretty quickly, and then you’re more likely to find them for double the price on reseller sites like eBay or Facebook’s…
Source: Kotaku – Baldur’s Gate 3 Deluxe Edition Will Defy An Exasperating Trend
A lawsuit filed last year accused Sony of using its walled-garden video game platform to charge players too much in the PlayStation Store. The London Tribunal has now allowed that lawsuit to move forward, against the PS5 maker’s objections, which could result in payments to players in the UK of up to $7.9 billion if…
Source: Kotaku – Sony Fails To Kill .9 Billion Lawsuit Over PlayStation Store Prices
