On Saturday, a Twitch streamer named Abraham Mohammed, better known to viewers as Sliker, admitted that he had scammed fans and other content creators out of at least $200,000 to fund his Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gambling addiction. In response, big-name streamers such as Imane “Pokimane” Anys, Matthew…
Source: Kotaku – Top Twitch Streamers Like Pokimane, Mizkif Threaten Strike After 0,000 Gambling Scam
It was bound to happen. AI-generated art pieces are popping up in competitions, despite much controversy, and they’re likely already flooding your social media feeds in some way or form. The big promise behind the ability to generate detailed images with just a few prompts and clicks, after all, is the so-called…
Source: Kotaku – AI-Generated Games Are Starting To Appear On Steam (And It’s Not Going Well)
Another day, another Elden Ring challenge run. Since FromSoftware’s massively popular Soulslike dropped on February 25, Tarnished the world over have tackled the game in some absolutely nutty ways. But while beating it with a single hand and playing it with a harp are impressive, Twitch streamer Luality has been…
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring Twitch Streamer’s Drawing Tablet Run Is Getting Ridiculous
Thanks to the power of anime and Netflix, Cyberpunk 2077 has exited its flop era. The beleaguered game has soared in popularity on Steam following the release of developer CD Projekt Red and animation studio Trigger’s collaborative 10-part anime series, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
Source: Kotaku – Cyberpunk 2077 Becomes Steam Top Seller Again After Netflix Anime Show
Insomniac’s Spider-Man is a revelation when it comes to feeling the power and agility of everyone’s favorite wall crawler as he web-slings across New York City’s skyline. But what if you could actually see the world through Spidey’s eyes as you flew through Times Square? A new mod for the PC remaster does exactly…
Source: Kotaku – Spider-Man First-Person Mod Is So Stunning It’ll Make You Want To Vomit
It was quite the weekend for major game leaks. As well as the first ever footage from a very unfinished GTA 6 being plastered all across the internet midway through September, Sunday the 18th also saw a full 43 minutes of the unfinished Diablo IV get uploaded. Footage from the ongoing friends and family alpha test …
Source: Kotaku – Enormous Diablo IV Leak Shows Almost 45 Minutes Of Dungeon Crawling Footage
Fortnite, it’s fair to say, is a game built on other people’s ideas. At the height of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ success, in swooped Epic with its pristine, beautifully animated reinterpretation of the battle royale format. Since then, everything from Team Fortress 2‘s medical bazooka to BotW’s chickens to Among Us’…
Source: Kotaku – Fortnite’s New Season Appears To Ape Splatoon Now
The effects of this weekend’s GTA VI leaks are going to be long-lasting, but the immediate aftermath is already bemusing enough to chronicle. As you might expect, Take-Two is launching into a full-on Streisand manoeuvre and trying to DMCA any and all footage from the leak. At the same time, the source code for GTA V…
Source: Kotaku – Rockstar Responds To ‘Illegal’ GTA 6 Leak As The Messy Aftermath Continues
Bungie’s loot-shooter Destiny 2 will grow once more come February 28, the day its anticipated new Lightfall expansion is slated to launch. But with the “Deluxe” edition launching at the heady price of $100, one naturally wonders if any of the bundled rewards can justify the price.
Source: Kotaku – Is This Destiny 2 Exotic Really Worth 0?
Last night a ton of videos leaked online that are likely from Grand Theft Auto VI, a video game currently in development and probably years away from release. The footage is rough, in many instances using little more than placeholder assets, and it is both the most remarkable and most normal thing you’ll see this week.
Source: Kotaku – This Is What A Video Game In Development Looks Like
G2 Esports CEO and cofounder, Carlos ‘ocelote’ Rodriguez, was recently caught partying with notorious internet misogynist and general piece of shit, Andrew Tate. The news provoked a huge backlash on social media, and naturally the former League of Legends pro decided to tweet through it. “Nobody will ever be able to…
Source: Kotaku – Pro Gaming CEO Pops Champagne With Misogynist Andrew Tate, Now On Unpaid Leave
A user on GTAForums, who claims to have also been behind the recent hack of Uber, has just dumped nearly 100 videos online claiming to show development footage of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto VI, which are currently cicrulating across pretty much every social media platform.
Source: Kotaku – If This Massive ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Leak Is Fake, It’s A Very Good One
And now for something that no one saw coming: EVGA, one of the most prominent third-party PC graphics card manufacturers, and a favorite brand among PC gamers for quality parts and reliable warranties backed by solid customer service, is terminating its longtime relationship with Nvidia. What’s more, the company…
Source: Kotaku – EVGA, Popular Graphics Card Maker, Parts Ways With Nvidia In Messy Breakup
Sony turned a few heads when it unexpectedly hiked prices on the PlayStation 5 in the second year of the current generation of consoles. Naturally, many wondered if the same complicated economic situations we all find ourselves in would see a spike in Xbox prices as well. In a recent interview with CNBC, however, Phil…
Source: Kotaku – Xbox Boss Commits To Current Console Prices, And Buying More Studios
While early impressions of the PSVR2 praise a wide variety of features, as well as the overall quality of the experience, one feature that won’t be making it to Sony’s new PS5-exclusive headset is backwards compatibility. The company’s VR titles from the last generation will be staying there.
Source: Kotaku – PSVR 1 Games Won’t Work On Your PSVR 2
The current Xbox Core controller might be one of the best Microsoft has produced, but it’ll set you back at least $130. Meanwhile, the regular official gamepads tend to go for about $60 brand new. You might be wondering if you can save a few bucks by getting something a little south of that number. Or you might be…
Source: Kotaku – The 5 Best Budget Controllers For Xbox And PC
Genshin Impact, the bazillion-selling mobile action-RPG, is looking to get its own animated show. And it’s coming from the artist wizards at ufotable.
Source: Kotaku – Genshin Impact Teams Up With Ufotable For Anime Pretties
When I played One Dreamer‘s demo back in June, I figured this could be something special. It looked to be a game about a failing game developer, presented using a combination of point-and-click, and coding puzzles, but in an accessible way. And that’s what it is! Hooray! In fact, it’s far more lovely, engrossing, and…
Source: Kotaku – Learn Bad Coding Habits In This Beautiful Game About A Struggling Developer
The long-term silence on the Suikoden games has mystified us, you, everyone, for over a decade. But Konami moves in mysterious ways, and last night at the Tokyo Game Show, the company knocked everyone off their chairs by surprise-announcing remasters of the first two games, due next year.
Source: Kotaku – Suikoden Fans! It’s Back! Suikoden I and II Remasters Due Next Year
The video you’re about to watch was built in Dreams, which is a video game but also some kind of mystical toolset that allows you to make anything.
Source: Kotaku – Classic Jurassic Park Scene Somehow Recreated In PlayStation Game