Blizzard is hoping you’ll break away from stuffing your face full of turkey and yams for a bit next week to grind its action RPG Diablo IV. To sweeten the deal, it’s offering all players across all realms an increase to gold and XP earn rates during the Thanksgiving holiday.
Source: Kotaku – Diablo IV Will Take Over Your Thanksgiving With Some Nice Bonuses
When going back through the Twitter (or X) archive of a now-famous, once-unknown celebrity, there’s always a risk. You could unearth things like model Chrissy Teigen bullying media personality Courtney Stodden or rapper Iggy Azalea’s racist and homophobic remarks, and kick-off an apology tour. But in the case of NFL…
Source: Kotaku – Travis Kelce Tweets Reveal He Loved GoldenEye, Hated ‘Call Of Dookie’
Overwatch 2 let players take Mauga, the hero shooter’s new tank character, out for a test drive during BlizzCon earlier in November. I didn’t really care for him then, and I found him somehow, despite his giant frame and powerful abilities, to be a bit of a pushover. That’s not what you want in an Overwatch tank, and…
Source: Kotaku – Overwatch 2 Is Buffing Mauga To Be As Strong As He Looks
This is Lars Wingefors, the CEO of Embracer, a Swedish holding company that owns multiple video game publishers, dozens of studios, and employs over 16,500 people. Or at least it used to. Embracer has been laying off hundreds, canceling projects, and closing studios as it reckons with deals that fell through,…
Source: Kotaku – This Is What It Looks Like When A Massive Video Game Publisher Messes Up
Despite ongoing rumors and even leaked data from potential suitors, Sega isn’t currently looking for a buyer, according to the company’s COO. In fact, Sega is expanding and looking at possible acquisitions itself. Even so, Sega is “honored” that so many other companies want to acquire the Sonic the Hedgehog publisher.
Source: Kotaku – Sega ‘Honored’ Xbox And Others Want To Acquire It, But It’s Not For Sale
Assassin’s Creed Mirage will get a new update in December that adds a New Game Plus mode for free, and introduces an optional difficulty setting that will absolutely stomp your face in.
Source: Kotaku – Assassin’s Creed Mirage’s December Update Will Totally Kick Your Ass
Sledgehammer Games and Treyarch have dropped a new update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III that was intended to bring numerous fixes to the game. And while the released patch did still address issues with the shooter’s performance, most notably during parts of the Zombies campaign and in the launcher menu, some…
Source: Kotaku – Modern Warfare III’s Latest Patch Runs Into ‘Unforeseen Issues’
Do you have a loved one on your holiday gift list who is perpetually attached to their Switch? Are they always trying to save a princess, pay off their debt to an anthropomorphic raccoon, or catch ‘em all? Are they so busy upholding the monarchy and putting cute little creatures into ball prisons that they aren’t…
Source: Kotaku – Kotaku’s Best Gifts Of 2023 For Nintendo Fans
Chinese publisher NetEase is opening a new studio with the lead writer behind the Mass Effect series at the helm.
Source: Kotaku – Former Mass Effect Lead Forms New Studio To Make Narrative-Focused Games
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 – This Elden Ring Clothing Is The Future Of Video Game Fashion
Workers at Sega of America say the publisher behind Persona, Yakuza, and more beloved gaming franchises is trying to lay them off as retaliation for unionizing. A new unfair labor practice filed by the Communications Workers of America accuses Sega of forcing employees into a meeting where they were told their jobs…
Source: Kotaku – Workers Accuses Sega Of Threatening Mass Layoffs Over Unionizing
Developer-publisher Atlus is reportedly raising the annual salaries of its Japanese staff by 15 percent, a move that is the total opposite of what’s been happening across the U.S. labor market (and the games industry specifically) for months now.
Source: Kotaku – Persona 5 Publisher Raises Salaries Amid Industry-Wide Layoffs
On November 16, Valve will let folks purchase a new Steam Deck OLED Limited Edition model, which features all the upgrades of the base OLED version of the portable PC, but with some extra cosmetic details, too. And to help folks actually get a chance to buy this thing, Valve is implementing some safeguards to slow or…
Source: Kotaku – Valve Has A Plan To Stop Bots And Resellers Buying Out The New Steam Deck
After running into some certification issues bringing Baldur’s Gate 3 to Microsoft’s ecosystem, developer Larian Studios has announced that the popular Dungeons & Dragons-based role-playing game is “on track” for a December release on Xbox consoles a couple months after its August 3 launch. What’s more, the specific…
Source: Kotaku – Baldur’s Gate 3 On Xbox Is Nearly Ready For Its Close-Up
Rocksteady is finally ready to start talking about Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, after delaying it (again) earlier this year. The studio first announced its upcoming supervillain co-op action game way back in 2020. In a new video series going behind the scenes of the game, the devs explained how big its map…
Source: Kotaku – Suicide Squad Game Resurfaces With Big Map And Live-Service Plans
Rocksteady Studios emphasized that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will be a story-driven action adventure in its latest deep-dive reveal, but its post-launch plans seem to still fall very squarely into the live-service mold. The studio provided more detail on the game’s seasonal updates and battle passes…
Source: Kotaku – Suicide Squad’s Seasonal Content And Characters Will Be Free
One of the coolest parts of the newly released survival horror game Alan Wake II is now available to watch for free on YouTube, and you definitely should watch it.
Source: Kotaku – The Best Part Of Alan Wake II Is Now On YouTube
On November 14, the man accused of a 2022 hammer attack on former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband pleaded not guilty, apologized in court for his actions, and explained that Gamergate first exposed him to right-wing conspiracies.
Source: Kotaku – Accused Pelosi Hammer Attacker Confirms In Court He Was A Gamergater
