Nadia Amine is currently considered “one of the fastest growing female streamers” in Call of Duty and Warzone. But her skill and visibility as a female Warzone player comes at a heavy cost. Regardless of how many Tiktok videos she uploads of herself kicking ass at Warzone, gamers won’t stop accusing her of cheating at…
Source: Kotaku – Call Of Duty Dipshits Won’t Stop Accusing Warzone’s Top Female Streamer Of Cheating
Last year, Halo Infinite launched with a fully free-to-play multiplayer mode—a first for Xbox’s flagship series. But there are a number of other free games worthy of your time on Xbox. And it’s not just the obvious ones, from the battle royales about world war whatever to that weird metaverse game about Goku beating…
Source: Kotaku – The Best Free Games On Xbox Series X/S (Right Now)
Another year, another Madden. This time around, however, EA devs promised the “most polished version” in years. The reality appears to be much different as negative reviews pour in on Steam and Metacritic. In fact, even some NFL pros featured in the game are trashing it. “First game out on Madden 23 hung 50 on a…
Source: Kotaku – Madden 23 Is So Bad, Even NFL Pros Are Dragging It
It’s August 2022, and by now you’ve no doubt read (or more likely seen) something about AI art by now. Whether it’s random jokes made for Twitter or paintings that look like they were made by actual human beings, artificial intelligence’s ability to create art has exploded onto the scene over the last few months, and…
Source: Kotaku – AI Creating ‘Art’ Is An Ethical And Copyright Nightmare
In a recent post on the PlayStation Blog, the developers behind I Was A Teenage Exocolonist presented their first game as “Blue hair and pronouns,” a reference to a popular meme within the LGBTQ community. I respect the guts it takes to do that. We live in a world where putting your pronouns on your social media can…
Source: Kotaku – The ‘Blue Hair And Pronouns’ Game Has Its Heart In The Right Place But Lacks Teeth
Earlier today, Sony announced that in most regions, the PlayStation 5 would see a price increase as a result of inflation. In response to this news, people began questioning whether other console makers would enact similar price increases. The answer, at least for now, seems to be no. But both Nintendo and Microsoft…
Source: Kotaku – Despite PS5 Price Hike, Microsoft And Nintendo Won’t Be Raising Console Prices For Now
Andrew Tate, a former kickboxer-turned-misogynistic-internet-guru-for-incels, was recently kicked off every major website you could think of for being a piece of shit. But his legacy now lives on as the butt of everyone’s memes.
Source: Kotaku – The Internet Is Kicking Toxic Jerk Andrew Tate Off The Funniest Places
In the year since it’s been publicly playable, the multiplayer shooter Halo Infinite hasn’t received a single new weapon. But if recent leaks are to be believed, a new gun—the so-called bandit rifle, which looks a lot like the DMR from prior Halo games—could join Infinite’s armory soon. Naturally, players are already…
Source: Kotaku – Halo Infinite Players Are Arguing Over Weapon That’s Not Even In The Game Yet
Starting next month, Amazon Prime subscribers will be able to grab eight free PC games, including the best Assassin’s Creed game, Football Manager 2022, and the open world stab ‘em up, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor.
Source: Kotaku – Amazon Prime’s New Free Games Include The Best Assassin’s Creed, Lord Of The Rings, And More
Destiny 2’s Season of Plunder went live on August 23 and brought with it pirate ships, treasure hunts, and a bevy of new Exotic weapons and armor. The update is one of the game’s biggest since The Witch Queen expansion launched earlier this year, overhauling Arc 3.0 abilities and buffing a bunch of existing guns. Not…
Source: Kotaku – Destiny 2’s Massive Pirate Update: The Good, The Bad, The Broken
Cult of the Lamb, the roguelite adventure game Kotaku’s very own Ari Notis called “dizzyingly original” in his review, is developing its followers’ unwavering faith. But I haven’t yet played the game, released on August 11, and so, like an unshorn California girl in the ‘60s, I need someone to show me the light. What…
Source: Kotaku – Cult Of The Lamb, As Told By Steam Reviews
Did you know that back in 2006, Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai helped develop a Tamagotchi-like game where you raise virtual beetles on these smol LCD toys and send them off to fight other beetles over infrared connectivity a la Street Pass? It’s new news to me, and one of many interesting facts the…
Source: Kotaku – Super Smash Bros. Director Is A YouTuber Now, And I Love It
Last year, Outer Wilds received its first expansion, the well-regarded Echoes of the Eye. Now, the music for that DLC is getting its own DLC. Wait, scratch that, I’m hearing that folks in the music industry actually call expansion packs a “deluxe edition.” Anyway, Outer Wilds is getting one of those tomorrow in…
Source: Kotaku – Exclusive: 2019 GOTY Outer Wilds Is Getting New Music, Here’s The First Single
Megan Thee Stallion recently went to Super Nintendo World, and the excitement in her Tiktok video is infectious. Seriously, I’ve never seen an adult get this excited about a Mario-themed theme park. I can’t help but marvel that one of the most famous rappers in our time is getting this excited about bonking coin…
Source: Kotaku – Megan Thee Stallion Reviews Super Nintendo World As She Enters Her Gamer Era
Battlefield 2042’s Season 1 updates were, given the game’s rocky launch, largely seen as a success by the community, so all eyes are on DICE now to see just how well Season 2’s updates—announced today—are going to go down.
Source: Kotaku – Battlefield 2042’s Next Season Adds New Map, Guy With Portable Minigun
One of 2022’s toughest games takes place in an eternal realm trapped between life and death, but not the one you’d think. Nope, it’s set on the links—purgatory by way of 18 holes. Yes, the side-scrolling golfing game Cursed to Golf, despite its charming visuals and patently absurd premise, is monstrously fucking…
Source: Kotaku – This Buzzy GOTY Contender Is A Golf Game That Will Kick Your Ass, Kill You
Sony just announced that, thanks to “challenging economic conditions”, the price of the PlayStation 5 is about to go up in loads of big markets like Japan, Europe and Canada.
Source: Kotaku – The PlayStation 5 Just Got More Expensive In Most Markets
GameStop, a very coherent and logical company that sells physical video games but also fluffy toys, worthless NFTs and the promise of a get-rich-quick scheme, just announced an “improved compensation” scheme for the most senior employees of its bricks-and-mortar video game stores.
Source: Kotaku – GameStop Will Start Paying Some Employees With Meme Stock
Mass Effect Legendary Edition gave fans the opportunity to return to Bioware’s lore-rich sci-fi franchise with new and improved 4K HD graphics and many other quality of life upgrades. But let’s be honest; even when you had the chance to do it all again and chart a new course on your epic adventure, you didn’t change…
Source: Kotaku – What Your Mass Effect Romance Says About You: Brutal Callout Post Edition
