Friendship is important all the time, even in the farming sim Disney Dreamlight Valley. Here, raising friendship levels rewards you with new locations, characters, and items like gray overalls—because the true meaning of friendship is when an unblinking Mickey Mouse iteration rewards you with unisex clothing, I’m…
Source: Kotaku – 4 Easy Disney Dreamlight Valley Tips To Level Friendship Fast
RIP to British gamers who didn’t watch the Nintendo Direct live in remembrance of the late queen’s passing. For the rest of us, we were treated to almost 40 whole minutes of upcoming winter releases on the Nintendo Switch. Brits are totally welcome to watch our FREEDOM DIRECT as long as they promise to be nice.
Source: Kotaku – Everything We Saw During The Nintendo Direct Blowout
Nintendo announced Fire Emblem Engage earlier today and reactions to its new hero with the Icee-colored hair are rolling in. Some are fine with it. Others hate it. What’s indisputable is that it looks like the design for a modern-day VTuber. Like and subscribe please. Uwu.
Source: Kotaku – New Fire Emblem Hero Looks Like A VTuber, And There’s A Reason
Octopath Traveler. Triangle Strategy. Forspoken. These are just a few of Square Enix’s weirder game titles. But today, the Final Fantasy publisher reminded the world of one of its all-time-greats: Various Daylife. The iOS JRPG now has a Switch port. It came out today and it’s still called, well, that. I’m not sure …
Source: Kotaku – Let’s Remember Some Terrible Square Enix Video Game Names
With Splatoon 3 finally out on Nintendo Switch, folks have no doubt tried their hands at a variety of the game’s eclectic weapons. There are plenty to check out, from the classic rapid-firing Splattershot Jr. to newer weapons like the quick-slashing Splatana (which has quickly become a fave of mine). However, while…
Source: Kotaku – Splatoon 3’s Most-Hated Gun Needs To Go, Players Say
The tag “Netflix original anime series” has had its fair share of ups and downs over the years, sometimes being affixed to bold, exhilarating new shows, at other times to deflating disappointments. However, Studio Trigger and CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk: Edgerunners tips the scales in a significant way toward proving…
Source: Kotaku – Netflix’s Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Tells The Story I Wished For In Cyberpunk 2077
Today’s Nintendo Direct showed off tons of visual splendor and many games to get excited about, and even included the long-awaited reveal of the official title for the next Zelda game. The celebration wasn’t had everywhere, however, as Nintendo UK, per its announcement yesterday on Twitter, chose not to livestream the…
Source: Kotaku – The Legend of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Has Fans Convinced The Name Impacted The Nintendo Direct
Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct was a much-hyped affair, with a whopping 40 minutes dedicated to the Japanese company’s portable console and its games. Most people kept their expectations somewhat in check for this, because Nintendo said that the event would largely focus on products coming out this holiday season. But that…
Source: Kotaku – Shigeru Miyamoto Accidentally Trolled Everyone During The Big Nintendo Direct
Rumors of a GoldenEye 007 remaster have been making the rounds for a while now. Today, it was finally revealed in the weirdest way possible. While Nintendo promoted a port with online play for its Switch Online Expansion Pack during a big September Direct, Microsoft quietly revealed a better version of the game would…
Source: Kotaku – Microsoft Announces Arguably Better GoldenEye For Xbox Right When Nintendo Does
It’s been a long while since we’ve heard anything about the next Zelda game, hasn’t it? Fortunately, today’s Nintendo Direct finally gave us another glimpse of the highly anticipated action adventure game by Nintendo, to hold us steady until its release next year. It’s coming on 5/13/2022, and it’s called The Legend…
Source: Kotaku – The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Gets A Totally Different Name, Release Date, And Trailer
At this morning’s Nintendo Direct, we got a look at the next wave of maps headed for Mario Kart 8 as part of the Booster Course Pack originally announced back in February. With the last set of new and classic courses hitting the game back in August, fans of the colorful, shenanigan-filled kart racer have likely been…
Source: Kotaku – New Tracks Are Hitting Next Mario Kart 8 Switch This Holiday
Everyone’s favorite 1997 multiplayer shooter is finally coming to Switch Online alongside a stack of other Nintendo 64 games including Mario Party and Pokémon Stadium. Better yet, GoldenEye 007 64 will launch with online play.
Source: Kotaku – GoldenEye And Other Great Classics Heading To Nintendo Switch Online
In a surprise announcement, Nintendo revealed during this morning’s Direct that there’s a sequel to Octopath Traveler on the way, and it’s due out in only five months.
Source: Kotaku – Octopath Traveler Gets Switch Sequel, Out In February
Fire Emblem Engage is the next game in Nintendo’s hit tactical RPG series, the company announced today. It’s coming to Switch on January 20, 2023, and features the return of fan-favorite fighter Marth alongside a new red and blue haired hero.
Source: Kotaku – A New Fire Emblem Is Coming To Switch, And Marth’s Back
Gloomwood, a first-person stealth game with a killer retro style that just hit Steam Early Access, is garnering its share of praise. Being in pre-release, it’s not quite finished yet, and does have some limitations. But if you want to get a peek at what looks to be a great tribute to classic Thief, with some Bloodborne…
Source: Kotaku – Stealth Games Like This New Sneak ‘Em Up Are A Rare Breed
Today, publisher Square Enix and developer Platinum Games finally did what everyone had been predicting from the start: they announced Babylon’s Fall will shut down within its first year. While I’m hardly surprised, it still sucks. People paid $60 for this game just six months ago, and less than six months from now it…
Source: Kotaku – Square Enix Shutting Down PS5’s Worst Game Before It’s Even A Year Old
If you’ve been watching The Lord of the Rings: Rings Of Power, you’ll have sat through a few episodes by now, and will have seen the show’s surprisingly sedated intro sequence. If like me you’ve been wondering just what exactly is the deal with all those shapes, and all that bouncing sand, it turns out there’s a very…
Source: Kotaku – There’s A Cool Story Behind Rings Of Power’s Intro
Hideo Kojima’s new podcast isn’t for everyone, so thankfully it’s not the only place we can turn to for development stories from the games he’s worked on. Like this one about a very tedious idea for Metal Gear Solid 3.
Source: Kotaku – Metal Gear Solid 3 Could Have Had A Boss Battle That Would Take Two Weeks To Finish
Xbox owners who are part of the company’s Insiders program may have noticed something different about their consoles this week. Rolling out as a test of potential UI changes coming to the console next year, Xbox Insiders will see a new home screen that overhauls the user experience. Now, with videos of the potential…
Source: Kotaku – Xbox’s New Test Dashboard Is Heavy On The Game Pass
Over the weekend, Ubisoft announced about 50 different Assassin’s Creed games and projects. (Editor’s note: It was a lot…but not 50). The company also laid out the future of the series and how its upcoming hub, Infinity, will bring the franchise together in a way that we haven’t seen before. It also explained that…
Source: Kotaku – Future Assassin’s Creed Games Are Ditching Modern Day Stuff, And That’s Disappointing