Prey (2017) is a very good game, one of my favorites from that year in fact. Yet its name always seemed…weird. It has no connection to the 2006 Prey or its never-released sequel. Now, in a new interview, the director of the game has explained how he and the team were forced by Bethesda to use that name and how “gross”…
Source: Kotaku – Prey Director Says He Felt ‘Gross’ Using That Name, Was Forced To By Bethesda
While many a collector can claim to have any number of rare video games and memorabilia, few, if any, actually own a majority of every console variation manufactured in the last 50 years. But that’s exactly what one France-based collector has just put up for auction, some 2,400 different consoles—from standard-issue…
Source: Kotaku – Someone Is Selling Nearly Every Console Ever Made On eBay For 1 Million Dollars
For as much as Pokémon has stayed the same, it’s also changed quite a bit over the years. Nintendo’s decades-long Ash Ketchum biopic (bio…game?) has stayed true to its turn-based, monster-collecting roots. But every new iteration comes with something that differentiates it from its immediate predecessor. We’ve…
Source: Kotaku – The Best And Worst Parts Of Every Mainline Pokémon Game
No-hit runs in games—a kind of self-imposed challenge where you take zero damage from enemies—are nothing new, especially for tough-as-nails titles like Dark Souls. But Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice YouTuber TheUrbanOrb has taken that feat to the extreme, and after more than three years of practice, defeated every…
Source: Kotaku – Sekiro God’s No-Damage Run Was Three Years In Making
@FNLeaksAndInfo, a Twitter account dedicated to posting leaked information about the online battle royale Fortnite, discovered on August 30 what might be an even more huge cultural event than the making of the hydrogen bomb: Lady Gaga will have a virtual concert.
Source: Kotaku – Fortnite Leak Suggests A Lady Gaga Concert Is On The Horizon
The PS2-era of video games was defined by wacky and original titles, especially compared to what we see in the gaming industry today. It was a wonderful time, and during that period of time is when the Destroy All Humans franchise appeared. Now, after remaking the first game in the series back in 2020, Black Forest is…
Source: Kotaku – Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed Is Modern Spin On A Fantastic PS2 Open-World Classic
Gamer salt over preorder bonuses is nothing new. But this time, the Pokémon community’s salt feels partially justified. Amazon recently showed an infographic that details what fans can get by ordering Scarlet and Violet digitally ahead of launch: A set that includes 10 potions, 10 antidotes, and three revives. The…
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Preorder Bonuses Are So Terrible, They’re Getting Mocked
The map-oriented YouTuber Trevor Rainbolt, a self-described “magician” when it comes to pinpointing obscure locations in Google Maps-based browser game GeoGuessr, found a fan’s long-forgotten proposal site after 13 years. The fan had emailed Ludwig Ahgren, another popular YouTuber that makes gaming-related content,…
Source: Kotaku – GeoGuessr Wizard Finds Where Fan Proposed To Wife 13 Years Later
Look, it’s not a comfortable topic. But, unafraid as we are to cover the more controversial, divisive topics at Kotaku, we think it’s time to admit it: Some Pokémon are just kinda hot. And it seems even official Pokémon companies may be willing to acknowledge this.
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon GO TikTok Seems To Say The Quiet Part: People Are DTF Pokémon
Splatoon 3 fans were treated to a nice surprise this past weekend when Nintendo staged a special Splatfest event before the game’s official release. This gave folks a chance to download and play a demo of the colorful shooter ahead of its September 9 release date. However, players bold enough to “fuck around and find…
Source: Kotaku – Nintendo Bans Splatoon 3 Cheaters Before The Game’s Even Out
Management sims are games that I love to hate. You face an endless onslaught of extremely demanding customers who want you to perform your services in a very particular way, and pronto. If you leave them unattended for too long, then they make disgruntled faces. Mess up enough times, and they might even dock your pay.…
Source: Kotaku – Delightful Steam Game Lets You Run A Spa For Capybaras
Avid Valve fan and collector David McGreavy just shared a large trove of unseen concept art for Half-Life 2: Episode Three and other unreleased Valve projects as part of his effort to preserve this history for the future.
Source: Kotaku – New Half-Life 2: Episode Three Concept Art Reveals What Could Have Been
As if EA wasn’t going through enough this month, what with Madden 23‘s botched launch upsetting even pro athletes, it seems a certain segment of FIFA 23 players have gained access to the soccer simulator one whole month before its September 30 release date. Talk about a score.
Source: Kotaku – EA Owns Itself, Accidentally Leaks FIFA 23 A Month Early
Pro gaming organization 100 Thieves has found itself embroiled in allegations of underpayment this week, levied primarily by former team member Erind “Froste” Puka. But in the wake of Puka’s statements, content creators have rallied en masse behind the org’s leadership.
Source: Kotaku – The Big 100 Thieves Nadeshot Underpayment Allegations And Response, Explained
With the advent of data mining and instant information, getting video game campfire stories has become a rarity. It’s hard to spread a rumor that can immediately be fact-checked, and even legitimate mysteries tend to be deconstructed pretty quickly. But the beauty of modding is that it doesn’t have to be real. You can …
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring Creepypasta Is Now Real, And It Is Delicious
There is almost no feeling like that of playing a Zelda game—almost. The density of the forest, the span of the field, the anthemic quality of the score, the thrill of adventure, the sense of courage that comes from being told that you, Link, are going to save the world—again, and again, and again. The same, but…
Source: Kotaku – Here’s The Latest Game That Captures The Classic Zelda Magic
Genshin Impact released its fourth major open-world region last week, and there have been significant additions to how open world travel works in Sumeru. After combing the new region for dozens of hours, I’ve come up with an essential, actionable list to make sure that you’re making the most out of your adventures in…
Source: Kotaku – 17 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Exploring Genshin Impact’s Sumeru Region
For the past few days, Destiny 2 has been afflicted with a bug that’s as hilarious as it is terrifying. If you end up getting wiped during a fight against Golgoroth, a boss who appears partway through the recently resurrected King’s Fall Raid, the ogre will emit a nightmarish scream.
Source: Kotaku – Destiny 2’s Latest Raid Keeps Destroying Player’s Eardrums With An Eldritch Scream
Saturday’s conclusion to Pokémon GO Fest 2022 saw the arrival of a clutch of Ultra Beasts, the welcome end to the god-awful Rhi storyline, and most importantly, the return of Professor Willow after an ill-advised course of illegal steroids.
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon GO’s Professor Willow Has Gotten A Quietly Unsettling Makeover
