A tip: If you’re playing Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, stick with the “classic” mode, whatever happens. C’mon. Despite its musou trappings, Three Hopes is still a Fire Emblem game, with all the life-or-death stakes and high-minded strategizing that entails.
Source: Kotaku – Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Is Twice As Fun On ‘Classic’ Mode
Because I live in New York City, my primary enemy is the rats. I face them daily—they run their greasy bodies around mounds of hot garbage and shit all over my apartment’s welcome mat. But via their appearances in games, I want to work on our relationship, and everyone knows that ranked slideshows are the most ideal…
Source: Kotaku – 10 Video Game Rats, Ranked By How Chill They Seem
Graeme McCormack is a veteran artist who has worked on everything from the Halo series to Age of Empires.
Source: Kotaku – Old Soldiers Never Die…
The drama and weirdness around the disastrous Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition remake continues this week. Last time we checked in, buyers were very unhappy at the state of the game, and the creators of a popular and long-running fan version had been stiffed by the release of this newer edition.
Source: Kotaku – Blade Runner Remake Mess Continues With Shopfront Switcheroo
Many Nintendo fans desperately want a new entry in the popular sci-fi racing series, F-Zero. However, only one diehard fan was reportedly dedicated enough to spend over 5 million yen (roughly $40,000 US) on Nintendo stock, giving him a chance to ask the Japanese publisher about F-Zero and its future directly.
Source: Kotaku – Someone Reportedly Bought Up k Of Stock To Ask Nintendo About F-Zero
YouTuber Logan Paul has officially signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment.
Source: Kotaku – Um…Logan Paul To WWE Confirmed
EA has finally peeled back the griptape on developer Full Circle’s next Skate game…sorta. It’s not like there’s an official release date or any definitive news other than the fact that the team is “still working” on it. However, today EA Full Circle did drop some “pre-pre-pre-alpha” gameplay footage showing off what’s…
Source: Kotaku – EA Revealed ‘Pre-Pre-Pre Alpha’ Skate Footage On Purpose This Time
Genshin Impact fans have been eagerly anticipating the new region of Sumeru since it was first mentioned in a launch trailer way back in 2020. But ever since the new Sumeru characters leaked online yesterday, fans have been expressing concern that the developers have been whitewashing the characters.
Source: Kotaku – Latest Genshin Impact Leaks Spark Whitewashing Controversy
Good news! Starting July 11, you’ll be able to play Halo Infinite online with up to three friends as part of a beta test. And even better, you’ll be able to replay missions from the campaign, too. However, here’s the bad news: This is a limited-time test of only 10 days. And you’ll need to restart the entire campaign…
Source: Kotaku – Halo Infinite Co-Op Testing Starts July 11, Also Adds Mission Replay
Video game publisher Sega, fresh off the success of its live-action Sonic films, is looking to adapt more games into films or TV shows. Specifically, Sega says it’s in the early stages to produce live-action adaptations of Atlus games, like Persona and Shin Megami Tensei.
Source: Kotaku – Sega Considering Live-Action Persona Movie Or TV Show
So, Portal: The Companion Collection, a bundle of Valve’s 3D puzzle-platformers Portal and Portal 2, just dropped on the Nintendo Switch. But not long after its surprise release during this week’s Direct Mini Partner Showcase, a modder named OatmealDome has already figured out a way to get the celebrated FPS Half-Life…
Source: Kotaku – Modder Sorta Gets Half-Life 2 Running On Switch (It’s Actually Portal)
The Portland Timbers beat Houston Dynamo 2-1 last night, but the coolest moment came before the match even started when giant banners in the stands were raised to reveal an unflinching Pride display with an unlikely messenger: Mae Borowski from Night in the Woods. It was one of the best video game crossover reveals in…
Source: Kotaku – Night In The Woods Featured In Amazing Pride Demonstration
During Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct Mini, Return To Monkey Island was finally seen in motion. Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman’s return to the series, after over 30 years away, has given a lot of cause for interest among classic point-and-click adventure fans. And unfortunately, where go fans go assholes, people leaving…
Source: Kotaku – Monkey Island Creator Ron Gilbert Has Joy Sapped From Sequel Thanks To Awful People
Brahim Bensehoul is an illustrator, character artist and creature designer who has worked on stuff like League of Legends and Call of Duty.
Source: Kotaku – Pokemon’s Kids Are All Grown Up
Anyone who bought one of Valve’s Steam Decks at launch got a very particular model of solid state drive installed in their device. Anyone buying one more recently has received a different drive, one that’s potentially slower.
Source: Kotaku – The Steam Deck’s Specs Have Changed, And Nobody Noticed Until Now
In 2003, a shooter called XIII was released. Based on a series of Belgian graphic novels, it tried something unique (for the time) by emulating the comic’s cel-shaded look, and while it wasn’t the greatest shooter ever made, it was still incredibly cool, quickly earning itself cult status.
Source: Kotaku – Terrible Remake Is Being Remade All Over Again
For the past week, God of War: Ragnarök has been trending on Twitter, though there isn’t any definitive news from developer Sony Santa Monica Studio. Instead, there have just been a series of tweets from “industry insiders” pointing to a potential livestream reveal of the game on June 30. The rumor’s source is…
Source: Kotaku – God Of War Ragnarök Producer Asks Rabid Stans To Chill Out Over Reveal Rumors
The mobile game company behind Pokémon Go, Niantic, is struggling to find its next big hit. And now, a new report claims the studio canceled multiple projects and laid off staff members in an effort to “streamline” operations.
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon Go Studio Cancels Projects, Cuts More Than 80 Staff As It Struggles To Find Next Hit
Unity, the company behind the popular game development engine of the same name, has recently laid off hundreds of staffers, multiple sources tell Kotaku.
Source: Kotaku – Sources: Unity Laying Off Hundreds Of Staffers
Following Nintendo’s announcement that PlatinumGames’ cult-favorite action-RPG Nier: Automata is coming to the Switch later this year, some gamers are demanding that Square Enix make native ports for the Kingdom Hearts games as well.
Source: Kotaku – Nier: Automata’s Native Nintendo Switch Port Has Kingdom Hearts Fans Fuming