Vulpix or Growlithe? Zangoose or Seviper? Ever since Arceus made the world in its image, Pokémon fans have had to grapple with a huge choice: which version to get. That quandary will remain in place for the latest games, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
Source: Kotaku – Here Are Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Exclusives (So Far)
On Wednesday right-wing media barker Alex Jones learned that his lawyers had accidentally sent the prosecution in his defamation trial a copy of his cell phone records. “You know what perjury is, right?” the plaintiffs’ lawyer asked as Jones tried to stumble backwards out of more crimes. Now one of the absolute…
Source: Kotaku – Alex Jones’ ‘Perjury’ Revelation Is Even Better With Phoenix Wright
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch received its second wave of Booster Course Pass DLC today, which adds eight new courses and finally fixes an old one. Let’s just say Coconut Mall’s Shy Guys aren’t so shy anymore, and if you get too close you will get merc’d.
Source: Kotaku – Nintendo Patches Manslaughter Back Into Mario Kart 8
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla dataminers recently discovered files of an Iron Man skin that shoots a Unibeam from the chest. The skin is currently not available in Ubisoft’s digital store, but fans are hoping that it gets released sometime in the future.
Source: Kotaku – Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Leaks Tease An Iron Man Crossover
In a game with literal superheroes like Wonder Woman and Superman, you might be surprised to discover that one of the best fighters in MulitVersus is in fact a cartoon rabbit who is quite the stinker. Yes, Bugs Bunny is one of the game’s most powerful and popular characters, but that might change after he’s nerfed in…
Source: Kotaku – Top MultiVersus Players Are Destroying Opponents With Bugs Bunny
They said it was impossible and, for nearly two decades, that seemed to be the case. But last night, a streamer named Jervalin beat Halo 2’s “LASO deathless” challenge, earning a cool $20,000 in the process. Talk about finishing the fight.
Source: Kotaku – OMG, Someone Actually Conquered Halo 2’s ‘Impossible’ ,000 Challenge
Square Enix just announced details for an upcoming remake of their classic strategic RPG Tactics Ogre. Tactics Ogre: Reborn will feature more detailed art, voice over, and a new leveling system. However, fans are frustrated at the high-definition sprites that they believe worsens the overall look of the game.
Source: Kotaku – Remake Of Beloved RPG, Tactics Ogre, Botches Sprites And Revamps Progression
The Steam Deck, Valve’s mega-powerful mini-PC, only arrived this year, and while there are many reasons to check out one of the most exciting pieces of gaming hardware available today, the amount of great, hassle-free games available on the device is proof enough of its success.
Source: Kotaku – The Best Steam Deck Games Of 2022
Tencent appears to be doubling down on its investment in Ubisoft. While it already owns 5 percent of the Assassin’s Creed publisher, Reuters now reports the Chinese mega-conglomerate with huge investments throughout the gaming industry has its sights set on becoming Ubisoft’s single biggest shareholder. Its plan for…
Source: Kotaku – Report: Tencent Wants To Expand Its Empire By Becoming Ubisoft’s Biggest Shareholder
Imagine if I told you there was a new immersive sim—think Prey, Dishonored, etc—but made by a team of just two people. And then imagine I told you it was really damned good. And now stop imagining, because it’s real, obviously. It’d be a weird intro if it weren’t. Ctrl Alt Ego is a PC game about being an unattached…
Source: Kotaku – Two People Made A Killer Immersive Sim That Holds Up Against Prey, A Genre Classic
Nearly two months after Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick announced the company would finally begin bargaining its first union contract with the Game Workers Alliance at Raven Software, staff at Blizzard Albany, currently working on Diablo IV, say the publisher is back to trying to union-bust. They accuse…
Source: Kotaku – Diablo Devs Say Activision Back To Its Old ‘Union-Busting’ Tricks
As you likely know, the Steam Deck is very popular. Valve’s portable PC has quickly developed a large community around it and it has become the preferred way for many to play their favorite Steam games on-the-go. But which games exactly are all these new Steam Deck owners playing? You’d think they would be smaller,…
Source: Kotaku – Steam Deck’s Most Popular Title: MultiVersus, A Fighting Game Of All Things
When the Pokémon Presents stream showed off a new ice-type gym leader for the first time, many fans thought the trainer, Grusha, was a girl. But official materials eventually revealed that the leader of Glaseado Gym is actually a man who uses he/him pronouns. Some fans were startled when they realized that their new…
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s New Gym Leader Makes Fans Sexually Confused
Vampire Survivors is a very simple gothic roguelike that snuck onto Steam Early Access at the end of 2021. By the start of this year it had begun blowing up, and the game that lets you “be the bullet hell” has since racked up over 100,000 positive reviews. Now it has a spiritual sibling out called 20 Minutes Till Dawn …
Source: Kotaku – This Steam Chart Topper Is A Perfect Twist On GOTY Contender Vampire Survivors
Stray, a post-apocalyptic adventure game about a cat, is mostly excellent. Two of us at Kotaku recently powered through its puzzles, devouring its dense, mysteriously post-apocalyptic environments and generally enjoying living out the power-fantasy of role-playing a cat. Then we hit the credits. Obviously, we had to…
Source: Kotaku – Let’s Talk About Stray’s Weird Bummer Of An Ending
Microsoft, in a bid to downplay the possible ramifications of its attempted acquisition of Activision to various international regulating agencies, is arguing that the Call of Duty publisher it’s spending billions of dollars on doesn’t actually produce any games that could be considered “must haves.” Meanwhile, Sony…
Source: Kotaku – Sony Says Call Of Duty Is An ‘Essential Game’ Series While Microsoft Argues It Ain’t
We’ve known just how hot Elden Ring has become. Released on February 25, FromSoftware’s latest Soulslike has shipped some 13.4 million copies to date, making it more successful than Sledgehammer Games’ disappointing Call of Duty: Vanguard from last year, a franchise often known for dominating the charts. Now, however,…
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring Is Easily One Of YouTube’s Most Popular Games Ever
The Pokémon Company has commanded a steady stream of information about Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, out November 18 for the Nintendo Switch, since February to encourage maximum mouth frothing. Today, it encouraged more extreme-level mouth frothing with its Pokémon Presents livestream and a press release…
Source: Kotaku – Here’s Every Pokémon Scarlet, Violet Purchase Perk To Know Before You Buy
