Legacy media publications can keep their sexiest men and women of the year awards because the world finally has a winner in one of the internet’s most contentious beauty contests: the Tumblr sexyman award. And that winner is Sans from Undertale. Long may he reign.
Source: Kotaku – Good News, Undertale Fans: Toby Fox Just Wrote A Sans x Mob Psycho 100 Story
The life-sim Disney Dreamlight Valley frames its story as Mickey-Mouse-ears-wearing haven—far, far away from the hustle of city living or real life. But to enjoy it fully and make upgrades to its dilapidated town, obtain key items, and buy pretty dresses, you’ll still need to have fat stacks of cash. Take it from…
Source: Kotaku – 4 Ways To Get Rich Quick In Disney Dreamlight Valley
Britain’s most famous lover of the Nintendo Wii, and also its longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has died at the age of 96. Her family flew in to say their goodbyes before she passed, and, perhaps, to reminisce about her enthusiasm for Wii Sports Bowling.
Source: Kotaku – Remembering The Queen’s Totally Real Love For The Nintendo Wii
Yesterday, the official Pokémon website announced that November’s Scarlet and Violet will introduce an auto-battle feature to the long-running creature-collecting series. Called “Let’s Go!”, the feature enables players to send a Pokémon out into the world to automatically collect items and battle with wild Pokémon.…
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Introduce Auto Battle, Which Will Cut Back The Grind
Hideo Kojima games are always like a cerebral rubik’s cube. The plot, pacing, dialogue, and gameplay all tend to present this fun, if not elusive puzzle that you’ll likely keep thinking about even after you’re done playing. One would expect his new Spotify-exclusive podcast, Brain Structure, to also be as clever and…
Source: Kotaku – Hideo Kojima’s New Podcast Is Messy, But Damn If We’re Not Going To Listen Anyway
Last week, the multiplayer shooter Halo Infinite, which makes headlines more often for its stumbles than its successes, suffered its biggest PR blow to date: Couch co-op, a feature first flaunted half a decade ago, wouldn’t come out as intended. It wasn’t delayed, as with most of the planned features for Halo Infinite…
Source: Kotaku – Halo Infinite Fans Believe Forge Is The Game’s Final Hope
In an early version of the 1.02 patch notes for the fighting game MultiVersus, it appeared that the developers had patched out Velma’s controversial police car attack. Instead, the detective would call Mystery Inc. to take the baddies away in their Machine. So rather than having the police unquestioningly kidnap you,…
Source: Kotaku – MultiVersus Patch Might Stop Velma From Calling The Cops, Being A Karen
The next major Games Done Quick event, January’s Awesome Games Done Quick, will be an online-only event after the show’s organisers released a statement saying “we do not believe [Florida] is a safe place for our community” in light of the state’s putrid policies towards Covid and marginalised individuals.
Source: Kotaku – Awesome Games Done Quick Abandons Live Event Because Florida Is ‘Not A Safe Place For Our Community’
In 2000, a game called Boku no Natsuyasumi (“My Summer Vacation”) was released on the PlayStation. As the name suggests, it was about being a kid on summer vacation, and its slow pace and cruisy setting made it something of a cult classic, though one that sadly never saw an official English-language release.
Source: Kotaku – It’s A Bummer The West’s First My Summer Vacation Game Had To Be This One
While most people’s go-to game to try and get running on inappropriate hardware is id’s classic Doom, let’s not forget that the company’s Quake can be almost as flexible.
Source: Kotaku – Quake Is Now ‘Playable’ On A Tiny Little Apple Watch
A suit has been filed in California accusing games retailer and NFT clearance house GameStop of recording conversations that customers have with the company’s support service, then sharing “the secret transcripts of those wiretaps with a third party that boasts of its ability to harvest personal data”.
Source: Kotaku – GameStop Accused Of ‘Wiretapping’ Customers Without Their Consent
In June, energy drink company G Fuel attracted controversy when it fired seven talent managers under mysterious circumstances, prompting over 70 G Fuel-partnered influencers to end their relationships with the brand. Today, a report from Digiday sheds new light on the circumstances that lead to the seven talent…
Source: Kotaku – Report: G Fuel Fired Five Staff Members After They Complained About CEO’s Toxic Language
I feel weird pointing this out, because the detail is subtle, but it’s been bothering the hell out of me while I play Disney’s (extremely good) take on Animal Crossing. In my defense, though, Mickey Mouse is one of the most iconic and recognizable characters on earth, and video game graphics practically let you see…
Source: Kotaku – Something Is Kinda Wrong With Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Version Of Mickey Mouse
If you asked me what the best match was during All Elite Wrestling’s All Out pay-per-view on Sunday, I’d say it was the Acclaimed vs Swerve In Our Glory match. But if you were to ask me whether the returning MJF was the biggest surprise to come out of the five-hour long wrestling show, I’d respectfully disagree.…
Source: Kotaku – AEW’s Messiness Is Making WWE Look Downright Tame
Most of the quests and tasks in Disney’s Dreamlight Valley are fairly simple and straightforward, with characters like Goofy often telling you exactly what to do or how to do it. But there are some exceptions, and they just happen to involve crudites and ratatouille. Instead of struggling as I did, let me just tell…
Source: Kotaku – Here’s How To Make Crudites And Ratatouille In Disney Dreamlight Valley
Splatoon 3 reviews are popping up now that the embargo has lifted. A cursory glance at the biggest gaming publications suggests that while Nintendo’s ink-painting shooter has some of the polish the last entry needed, it still fails to innovate on a larger scale. Specifically, according to critics, Splatoon 3 is more…
Source: Kotaku – Splatoon 3 Review Round-Up: Nice New Polish, Same Old Gameplay
It’s almost surprising that it took this long for a game like Disney’s Dreamlight Valley to finally be made. The new game, out now in Early Access, combines the life-sim gameplay of Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley except with a deadly combination of famous Disney characters, films, and worlds. The end result is…
Source: Kotaku – 11 Hours In, Dreamlight Valley Is Way More Than A Disney Animal Crossing Knock-Off
The console war custody battle over Call of Duty has taken an unlikely turn. In an industry notorious for secrecy and backroom deals, two of the biggest executives in gaming are hashing it out in public. A week after Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said Activision’s hit shooter would remain multiplatform for “at…
Source: Kotaku – PlayStation Boss Calls Out Microsoft Over ‘Inadequate’ Call Of Duty Deal
For some reason, which droves of streamers, viewers, and this journalist cannot figure out, Twitch is permanently removing its host mode feature on October 3. At that point, host mode, its accompanying chat command /host, and the channel settings feature Autohost will be lost to time, leaving streamers with only the…
Source: Kotaku – Twitch Is Removing Its ‘Host Mode’ Feature And Everyone’s Upset
