Beacon Pines is the tragic story of a pair of young (animal) children who fall afoul of some nefarious characters working out of an old abandoned factory. It’s also the story of those same children attempting to investigate these peculiar goings-on, until they uncover secrets that lead to their untimely demise. And…
Source: Kotaku – Beacon Pines: The Kotaku Review
The biggest critic in gaming is getting into publishing. Jason “videogamedunkey” Gastrow announced in his latest YouTube video that he and his wife, Leah Gastrow, will run a new indie label called Bigmode dedicated to discovering and evangelizing the best games that haven’t even been made yet. “I’m sick of sitting on…
Source: Kotaku – Videogamedunkey, YouTube’s Biggest Video Game Reviewer, Now Wants To Sell Them
Yesterday, the president of Twitch, Dan Clancy, announced a change to the revenue system that would mean some of the top performing Twitch streamers will get less money. According to Clancy, Twitch was making this change in order to afford increasing server costs.The changes would not affect “the vast majority” of…
Source: Kotaku – Twitch Streamers Are Pissed That Amazon Is Taking More Of Their Money For BS Reasons
Just a few weeks after Hook Up: The Game released on Android, developer Sophie Artemigi was surprised to see the visual novel flagged for inappropriate sexual content.
Source: Kotaku – Somehow This Video Game Belly Button Was Too Sexy For Google
Gamers of a certain age have fond memories of that first time they played Super Mario 64 or another Nintendo classic at the demo station in the mall. It felt like you were touching a piece of the future. Maybe you played for hours. What they probably don’t remember is how much it pissed off the person paid minimum…
Source: Kotaku – ‘GameStop Daycare’ Is A Thing And Employees Are Tired Of Babysitting Other People’s Kids
Having a (relatively) small device that can play basically any big game on it is a cool idea, and that’s what I love about Valve’s Steam Deck. But the Deck can be a bit bulky, and its battery just doesn’t last sometimes. Plus it doesn’t work easily with Xbox Game Pass. So the idea of a new, smaller handheld dedicated…
Source: Kotaku – 0 For A Cloud-Only Gaming Handheld Sure Is Optimistic, Logitech
If your sticker shock from Nvidia’s reveal of astronomical prices for its new 4000-series graphics cards yesterday gave you disadvantage on perception checks, I bring bad news: It’s not likely to get any better, at least as far as Nvidia is concerned. It seems team green is sticking to those sky-high prices for its…
Source: Kotaku – Nvidia CEO Makes It Clear That High PC Graphics Card Prices Are Here To Stay
The latest in EA’s FIFA soccer franchise won’t just star your favorite current players, but will also feature the fictional squad from the hit AppleTV show Ted Lasso. And the character himself will be a playable coach in the upcoming game, with a fully mocapped Jason Sudeikis to bounce about alongside your team,…
Source: Kotaku – Believe: An Uncanny Ted Lasso Is Coming To FIFA 23
Previously this week, early development footage of the next Grand Theft Auto game, assumed to be Grand Theft Auto VI, leaked all over the internet. You probably already know about all that. Since then, it’s become harder to find the leaked footage, and sites—including Kotaku—aren’t able to showcase footage or…
Source: Kotaku – GTA VI’s Vice City Is Already Being Mapped Using MS Paint, Google Earth, And Math
While digital and physical sales of the Saints Row reboot hit a strong second place in both American and European markets, the open-world crime sim was denied first place by Madden NFL 23 and Grand Theft Auto V, respectively. While second place isn’t bad, the Saints Row reboot has actually been a bit of a flop, at…
Source: Kotaku – Saints Row CEO Sounds Kinda Disappointed About New Reboot’s Sales
It’s been a wild week for hackers making off with video game studios’ private files and using publishers’ services for their own gain. But this time, it’s a major studio accused of doing the hacking. A group of Destiny 2 cheat makers are suing Bungie for hacking into one of their computers. They are seeking a trial by…
Source: Kotaku – Destiny 2 Cheat Developer Claims Bungie Hacked Them In New Lawsuit
Babylon’s Fall, the live-service role-playing game Kotaku writer Ethan Gach named the PlayStation 5’s “new worst game,” has been made so valueless, some GameStops are giving physical copies away for free.
Source: Kotaku – PS5 Game Flopped So Hard, Even GameStop Is Getting Rid Of It Now
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, out October 28, will stand by controversial design decisions even after its strained beta weekend, developer Infinity Ward says. The long-standing ability to slide-cancel—which allowed players to manipulate sliding into a super-fast run—is gone, and, in a move that has replaced some…
Source: Kotaku – Call of Duty Players Are Really Mad About Red Dots
One of the top ten esports companies in the world might have just lost its highly coveted franchise spot in Riot Games’ upcoming pro Valorant league because the CEO defended partying with internet misogynist Andrew Tate. Outside reports and comments by some employees certainly make it seem that way, insinuating that…
Source: Kotaku – Andrew Tate Controversy Seemingly Leads Riot To Cut Valorant Esports Team Loose
As if Twitch wasn’t in the news enough already, the platform is again making new headlines, following yesterday’s successful campaign by top broadcasters to ban gambling from the livestreaming service. However, instead of money problems, we’re dealing with issues of sexual assault and harassment, as personalities like…
Source: Kotaku – Top Twitch Streamer Mizkif Suspended From Gaming Org For Alleged Sexual Assault ‘Cover Up’
Take-Two is definitely not having a good time of it. Following the weekend’s colossal leak of GTA VI, its septimana horribilis continues with the fresh news that its 2K Games support services have been hacked, and customers are now being sent out phishing scams.
Source: Kotaku – GTA Publisher Take-Two’s Awful Week Gets Worse With Another Disastrous Hack
Star Citizen, a video game that exists as a Forever Promise, was first revealed to the world back in 2012 via a Kickstarter campaign that raised $2.1 million. In the decade since, through the announcements of spin-offs, modules, in-game economies and countless other features and half-baked ideas, the game seems no…
Source: Kotaku – Star Citizen Has Now Raised Over Half A Billion Dollars
I had seen screenshots of Trombone Champ earlier this week and thought it was some kind of Wii Music meme I’d completely missed. Now that I know it’s an actual game of its own, though, I am very glad I’ve had the chance to check it out.
Source: Kotaku – Play The Trombone Game, It’s Great
The Grand Theft Auto VI leaks were big news for all kinds of reasons, but one of the more interesting talking points has been the revival of a discussion about how “bad” a game can look in front of the public.
Source: Kotaku – Other Developers Share Footage Of What Their Games Looked Like Early In Development
It’s been a rough 24 hours for people broadcasting in purple. After a scandal broke that a Twitch streamer had been scamming viewers and peers alike out of an alleged $200,000 to fund a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive addiction, top personalities started exerting pressure on the live-streaming company to do…
Source: Kotaku – Twitch Bans Major Gambling Sites After Streamers Threaten Strike