Sadly, it appears Nintendo is now just utterly helpless to leaks. So many first-party games from the last couple of years has found its way online—either being streamed, or even ripped and playable on PC—a week or more ahead of its release. Joining them, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has already seen a huge number of…
Source: Kotaku – Someone Is Livestreaming All Of Pokémon Scarlet And Violet A Week Ahead Of Release
This month’s helping of PlayStation Plus games is as stuffed as a Thanksgiving turkey. A little seasonal analogy for you there, ahem. Anyway, it’s looking like a fantastic month for fans of a variety of popular game series.
Source: Kotaku – November’s PlayStation Plus Games Include Kingdom Hearts, Ratchet, Skyrim
The latest in a seemingly never-ending list of dire consequences for Twitter users in the wake of Elon Musk’s purchase is a very predictable one: after overhauling the site’s verification system a flood of fake—and yet still “verified”—accounts have begun using the platform to fuck with people.
Source: Kotaku – Fake Nintendo, Valve Twitter Accounts Are Already Out There, Be Safe Everyone
In a lengthy, 14,000-word Medium post, Doom Eternal composer Mick Gordon accused id Software’s executive producer Marty Stratton of lying about the official soundtrack’s shoddy release and throwing him under the bus as the cause for its poorly mixed tracks.
Source: Kotaku – Doom Eternal Composer Claims Soundtrack Was A ‘Nightmare’
Nintendo wrapped up its Indie World Showcase today, highlighting a ton of upcoming and just-launched games for the Switch. There’s a little bit of everything here, from a cute puzzler with a mischievous cat to a Fox and the Hound-like adventure game. This indie presentation was pretty big, so let’s get into everything…
Source: Kotaku – Everything We Saw At Today’s Nintendo World Showcase
As the sun rose on Twitter this morning, many users found new “Official” verification badges, which had just been announced yesterday, attached to their accounts. (Kotaku notably did not; what did we do to upset you, Elon?) But before anyone could even enjoy their first lunch as double-verified elites, the badges…
Source: Kotaku – Musk Blows Up Latest ‘Official’ Twitter Verification Badge Scheme In Mere Hours
I had one hell of a weekend. After I published my piece on Final Fantasy producer Naoki Yoshida’s misguided comments about the next game’s overwhelming whiteness, the fans completely lost their minds. Sure, I saw the usual slurs and petty insults. But those weren’t the comments that stuck to my brain. What bothered me…
Source: Kotaku – We Need To Start Holding Japanese RPGs To Higher Standards
In the new God of War games, Kratos is more mature and less angry. But before he was the Dad of War, he was a big asshole willing to kill anyone or let people die—often in horrible ways—if it meant he could continue his quest. And one poor soul, a nameless boat captain, encountered the terrible Kratos of the past…
Source: Kotaku – Kratos Finally Admits He Was A Dick To God Of War’s Long-Suffering NPC
After being sued by one of its cofounders and accused of fraud, ZA/UM now says the lead writer behind 2019’s hit RPG, Disco Elysium, was fired for professional misconduct, including gender discrimination and verbally abusing co-workers. It’s the latest twist in a messy saga about the indie studio behind one of the…
Source: Kotaku – Disco Elysium Writer Alleges Fraud While Studio Accuses Him Of Toxic Management
Yesterday’s Halo Infinite Winter Update proves one thing: This game still needs more updates, and specifically updates like this, and on a regular basis. With two new maps, a unique game mode, expansions to the campaign sandbox, the forge beta, and yet more besides, the Winter Update proves that Halo Infinite is more…
Source: Kotaku – Halo Infinite Just Leveled Up, But Still Has A Ways To Go
In most video games it’s just expected that the main character will run around breaking pots and ransacking every locked chest in the never-ending pursuit of more loot. This has been a running joke among gamers for as long as I can remember, and most of the time the people in the game don’t comment on your extremely…
Source: Kotaku – God Of War Ragnarök’s NPCs Actually React To Kratos Looting Everything And It’s Amazing
There are hundreds of games that hit Steam every day, making the prospect of finding your next fave rather cumbersome and exhausting. But what makes a page capture your attention, shining among the crowd? YouTuber Danny O’Dwyer, who runs the documentary channel Noclip, has wondered how and why that happens and went…
Source: Kotaku – Steam Devs Reveal The Secret Tricks They Use To Get You To Click
The Call of Duty Modern Warfare II space has been invaded by thirsty TikTokers who are going absolutely feral for Simon “Ghost” Riley, one of the game’s main characters who has never revealed his face. The sequel dropped less than two weeks ago, but in that brief period of time Ghost edits have racked up millions of…
Source: Kotaku – TikTok Is Bimbofying Modern Warfare II’s Ghost And Veteran Players Are Big Mad
Destiny 2 players are an absurd but lovable bunch, perhaps never more so than when they become obsessed with trying to unravel one of the sprawling space MMO’s new secrets. And after a long drought, fans think they may have stumbled upon one. Telesto, the most bugged Exotic in the game’s history, is acting even…
Source: Kotaku – Destiny 2 Fans Think Infamous Exotic Is Buggy On Purpose To Tease New Mystery
The new God of War Ragnarök, out now on PS4 and PS5, deals with, as you might expect, clashes between gods and epic, end-of-the-world quests involving ancient prophecies and ruined temples. But before all that high-adventure tomfoolery, Ragnarök starts in a cold, dead world ravaged by an unending winter. And it’s here…
Source: Kotaku – PSA To Animal Lovers: God Of War Ragnarok’s First Few Hours Are Rough
Rumors have swirled this week, and now it’s confirmed: Meta, the owner of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Oculus VR, is sacking 13 percent of its workforce, a total of around 11,000 employees out of work. This comes in the wake of the company having spent an extraordinary $15 billion on its so-called “metaverse”…
Source: Kotaku – Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Firing 11,000 After Company Spends B On Metaverse
Boy, here are some God of War Ragnarök tips. And yes, it’s very good and delivers a satisfying conclusion for this new era of the franchise.
Source: Kotaku – God of War Ragnarök: 23 Tips Before Playing
Amidst a sea of depressing, enraging, mildly promising and other election results tonight, one victory has proven to be truly inspiring. And it took place in Florida.
Source: Kotaku – Americans Elect First Ever (Known) Kingdom Hearts Fan To Congress
Earlier today, artist Thomas Feichtmeir dropped an interesting piece of news on his Twitter feed: back in 2016 he was part of a pitch that wanted to reimagine Dark Souls 3 (or at least its world) as a 2D Metroidvania game.
Source: Kotaku – A 2D Dark Souls Game Was Pitched In 2016, And It Looked Badass
