Maybe you’ve rolled your eyes at the modern interpretation of Tom Nook, Animal Crossing’s capitalist overlord. You know, the one where people try to say that it’s totally OK that he’s saddling you with crushing debt and perpetual house upgrades you don’t want, all while hand-waving away the fact that he wields a…
Source: Kotaku – Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Scrooge McDuck Is Way Worse Than Tom Nook In Animal Crossing
A revised model of the PlayStation 5 recently appeared in Australia, and a preliminary teardown of the hardware shows some big changes. The main takeaways are that Sony has made the guts of the machine more efficient and possibly reduced the power consumption of the system by almost 10 percent. But while the new…
Source: Kotaku – YouTuber’s Teardown Of New PS5 Posits It’s Cheaper Despite Price Increase
Microsoft is pushing out a new update today to Xbox Series X/S consoles that introduces the ability to “jump right into a game from your friends’ shared captures on mobile and PC.” That’s cool, picking up a game directly from where your friend took a screenshot or video, but the other feature might be the more…
Source: Kotaku – Xbox Update Might Finally Shut Up Annoying Background Chat Noises Like Eating, Music
Microsoft has just released a new entry in its premium line of Elite wireless controllers. The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 – Core, currently available only in white, is the latest and the most affordable controller in the Xbox Elite line, coming in at $129.99 instead of the usual $179.99.
Source: Kotaku – Microsoft Is Making A Simpler, Cheaper Version Of Its Elite Customizable Controller Now
Gamers with a penchant for organizing, rejoice: You can finally sort your PS5 games into dedicated folders. The new feature is part of the latest firmware update and arrives alongside support for 1440p resolution and some small quality-of-life-improvements.
Source: Kotaku – PS5 Finally Gets Feature It Should Have Launched With
Samuel “Acegamersam” Girand owns a lot of video games. The 32-year-old Québécois has a vast library of classic console titles, including complete collections of North American Dreamcast and N64 games. Five years ago, with a fledgling Twitch channel, Girand began streaming the Nintendo titles to a tiny audience. That…
Source: Kotaku – This Twitch Streamer Just Became The First Person To Beat Every N64 Game
Two professors. A true open-world. Legendary Pokémon that can turn into freakin’ motorcycles. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are incrementally shaping up to be some of the most intriguing role-playing games of the fall. Today, the Pokémon Company made that even more clear with a new trailer that ran down the game’s…
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Villains Are The Bad School Kids, New Switch Hardware Coming
The opening moments of Steelrising felt surprisingly doable and fun for a soulslike, a genre of game that often starts out with tough challenges and a “go figure it out” kinda vibe. But once I hit the second map, I encountered an enemy that made me reach for the game’s “Assist Mode.” You might think that flipping on…
Source: Kotaku – This New Soulslike Proves Easy Mode Isn’t Just Possible, It Makes Everything Better
A common thread linking my complete revulsion for all things blockchain and AI is the sheer inhumanity of it all. Devotees of these techbro causes are so focused on technology, profits and market forces, while remaining oblivious to their effects and consequences, that at times it feels like they have become…
Source: Kotaku – NFT Psycho Advocates Turning Players From ‘Developing’ Nations Into NPCs
The Witcher already has some spin-off games, like the Gwent series, but what if you don’t care for cards? And instead care for horses, and video games for your phone? Then Roach Race is the CDPR game for you.
Source: Kotaku – Please Appreciate The Graphics On The Latest Witcher Game
First announced in September 2021, at the height of the world’s collective NFT madness, Northern Guilds was supposed to be “a fun-first, device-agnostic dungeon crawler blockchain MMORPG inspired by your favorite childhood games”. It may shock you, reader, to find out that Northern Guilds has ended up being none of…
Source: Kotaku – NFT Viking Game Goes Bust Amid Crypto Collapse, Mismanagement Allegations
It’s hard to hear the name BioWare without conjuring up some image from Mass Effect, its groundbreaking series of sci-fi RPGs. Mass Effect was pretty damn good. Whether you were in it for its smoochable aliens, expansive world building, or its choice-driven gameplay, Mass Effect had a little bit of something for…
Source: Kotaku – The Best And Worst Parts Of Every Mass Effect Game
The Assassin’s Creed machine over at Ubisoft is apparently humming away, as a new report claims that not one, not two, but three different Assassin’s Creed games will be announced Saturday alongside the already leaked and confirmed Mirage.
Source: Kotaku – Report: Ubisoft To Reveal Multiple Assassin’s Creed Games This Weekend, One Set In Japan
Tencent has dumped another small fortune into one of gaming’s biggest companies. Ubisoft announced on Tuesday that the Chinese conglomerate would being increasing its investment in the Assassins’ Creed maker by nearly $300 million through an elaborate set of financial maneuvers.
Source: Kotaku – Tencent Bets 7 Million On Assassin’s Creed Machine
Better late than never, Cyberpunk 2077 is getting its first major expansion, CD Projekt Red announced in a Twitch livestream today. It’s called Phantom Liberty, it’s out next year, and it will feature the return of Keanu Reeves’ Johnny Silverhand. It won’t, however, be available on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One.
Source: Kotaku – Cyberpunk 2077 Getting First Expansion Next Year, Keanu Reeves To Return
Yes, the big Disney Animal Crossing clone rolls out on Game Pass today. But Microsoft’s popular games-on-demand service is set to take a big hit in September with the loss of some of its best games, including a must-play Final Fantasy and some intriguing indies. Here’s everything coming to and going from Xbox Game…
Source: Kotaku – Xbox Game Pass Is Losing Some Terrific Games This Month
God of War Ragnarök, a game perhaps most remarkable for not slipping into a 2023 release date, has released a snippet more footage showing off the new ways Kratos can wield his axe and blades.
Source: Kotaku – God Of War Ragnarök Footage Shows New Elemental Weapon Signature Moves
Battlefield 2042 ate a lot of shit at launch, and rightly so, because for a game claiming to be launching as a premium shooter at a premium price point it sure came out undercooked.
Source: Kotaku – Battlefield 2042 Almost Feels Like A Finished Video Game
