An upcoming Lego Monkie Kid set featuring a large city might be one of the coolest things of 2024 thanks to all the deep-cut secrets hidden throughout the build. Old-school Lego nerds, this one’s for you.
Source: Kotaku – New Lego Set Is Filled With Awesome Secrets
Often, games have all sorts of memorable moments scattered throughout that we may want to replay for whatever reason, be they thrilling cutscenes or spectacular gameplay setpieces. However, depending on a game’s save system, accessing these moments again can be a massive chore. However, Sony is currently working on a…
Source: Kotaku – Sony Patent Could Make Reliving Your Fave Gaming Moments Easier
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (no, not the 2011 shooter of the same name without the Roman numerals) just launched, and it’s had an interesting few days. On top of having what many are saying is one of the series’ worst campaigns and getting review-bombed by the public, Sledgehammer Games’ latest entry of…
Source: Kotaku – Modern Warfare III Is Currently The Worst-Reviewed Call of Duty Ever
Once again, it is the giving time of year, as holiday season draws near. As such, you might be in search of some great gifts for the PS5 gamer in your life? If so, we’ve selected a few games, and some hardware and service upgrade ideas as well for the PS5 that we think will make a great gift.
Source: Kotaku – Kotaku’s Best Gifts Of 2023 For PlayStation Fans
One of the best action-RPGs in a generation is finally getting a mobile version, but it’s a mixed blessing. The good news is that Hades is coming to iPhones in 2024 and will be free for Netflix subscribers. The bad news is that it will be exclusive to both, with no way to buy the game outright or play it on Android…
Source: Kotaku – Hades Is Joining The Best Free Game Library Nobody Uses
Here on Exp. Share, Kotaku’s weekly Pokémon column, I look back at various nonsense and cool shit from the series’ long history. But as players and fans, we all experience that history in our own way. So much of my experience of the series and so many of my own cherished memories of it over the years are closely…
Source: Kotaku – An Ode To Raichu, The Best Pokémon Who Can’t Get Any Respect
Admittedly, my expectations for the PlayStation Portal weren’t exactly sky-high.
Source: Kotaku – PlayStation Portal: The Kotaku Review
Despite what the creative team at Square Enix would have us think, Destiny and Fate probably still have a major role to play in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and beyond. Even though SOLDIER Zack Fair seems to have escaped death and joined the rest of the cast in a new timeline, the most likely outcome is a totally…
Source: Kotaku – Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Could Be Setting Up A Wild Zack Twist
An ongoing Domino’s free pizza promo turned into chaos as people walked out of stores with multiple pizzas that didn’t cost them anything due to an exploitable glitch that got spread around on social media. At least one manager, amid the free pizza chaos, reportedly texted a Domino’s employee: “Don’t make any free…
Source: Kotaku – Chaos At Domino’s After Free Pizza Glitch Goes Viral
Ben Starr, the actor behind the best part of Final Fantasy XVI, steely protagonist Clive Rosfield, has been promoting the game for a hot minute. As you can imagine, he’s talked to a lot of people and has probably answered a lot of questions about his performance and the franchise. But it seems there’s one thing about…
Source: Kotaku – The Voice Of FFXVI’s Protagonist Stans His Favorite Final Fantasy During Acceptance Speech
If you tend to prefer a strategic, turn-based RPG over a fast-paced shooter, like me, you might not jive with Halo in the way you do something like Baldur’s Gate 3. Well, a member of the Halo Infinite Forge community is thinking of you and is working on a custom mod that turns 343’s competitive mode into a tactical…
Source: Kotaku – Finally, A Halo Infinite Mod For People Who Can’t Aim
Another veteran executive is leaving Naughty Dog in what’s felt like a weird year full of ups and downs for the acclaimed studio behind The Last of Us. Head of technology Christian Gyrling is leaving after 17 years. He was appointed to the position just a few months ago—the last time a veteran Naughty Dog dev…
Source: Kotaku – Last Of Us Studio Says Goodbye To Another Exec
After players found themselves being endlessly slaughtered in “death pits” littered around certain Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III maps, the developers are yanking the troublesome maps from multiplayer playlists because of these “unfavorable spawns.”
Source: Kotaku – Modern Warfare III Maps Removed Due To Deadly Spawn Points
God, science fiction is great, isn’t it? It’s a testament to the incredible brilliance of human beings that we have imaginations that stretch out into the cosmos, and feel this innate drive to explore the complexities of our own humanity through the allegory of unrealized technology. Which is to say, I’ve come out of…
Source: Kotaku – Don’t Miss Out On This Hard Sci-Fi Gem
There’s no getting around it. The PlayStation Portal, Sony’s new wireless PS5 handheld, is very weird-looking. Essentially a DualSense controller split in half with a touchscreen in the middle, it’s the handheld equivalent of a Hummer turned into a stretch limousine. When I saw the first images of this thing online,…
Source: Kotaku – PlayStation Portal Feels Better Than It Looks
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been exclusively on NBC Universal’s streaming service Peacock for a bit now, but soon it will come to Netflix—a streaming platform people actually use—just in time for the holidays.
Source: Kotaku – Mario Movie Coming To Streaming Service You Actually Have
Everyone’s favorite super-powered sociopathic dad from Invincible joined Mortal Kombat 1 today and he appears to be equal parts overpowered, broken, and fun. Between his lightning-quick movement, wild combos, and iconic fatality, players seem to love the mustachioed villain, or hate him for being kind of busted.
Source: Kotaku – Mortal Kombat Players Are Having A Blast With Busted Omni-Man
After some intense backlash following Mortal Kombat 1’s horrifyingly expensive Halloween microtransactions, which include a pumpkin-headed, maggot-filled finisher known as a Fatality, developer NetherRealm Studios has announced that folks who bought the pricey execution will get two other ones for free.
Source: Kotaku – Mortal Kombat 1 Gives Away Free Fatalities After Halloween DLC Backlash
