While there’s a New Pokémon Snap for fans to enjoy on the Switch—which only came out last year—Nintendo has now decided to make the original N64 game available as well.
Source: Kotaku – N64 Pokémon Snap Coming To Nintendo Switch Online
Category Archives: Kotaku
Confirmed: Dragon's Dogma Is Getting A Sequel
It’s official: Dragon’s Dogma, the cult-classic fantasy RPG, is getting a sequel a decade after its release. Capcom’s Hideaki Itsuno confirmed as much during a livestream tonight, but didn’t share any details besides its name, Dragon’s Dogma II, and a logo.
Source: Kotaku – Confirmed: Dragon’s Dogma Is Getting A Sequel
Mutant Rat Rampages Through Streets Of New York In The Second Stage Of TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
Final Fantasy VII Remake Will Be A Trilogy
Today, during Square Enix’s big Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary livestream, it confirmed that its large-scale FFVII Remake project will be spread across three separate games as part of a remake trilogy.
Source: Kotaku – Final Fantasy VII Remake Will Be A Trilogy
Final Fantasy VII Prequel Crisis Core Getting Remake Treatment This Winter
During today’s Final Fantasy VII anniversary celebration, Square Enix announced that the game’s prequel spin-off Crisis Core will be pulled from a life of relative obscurity on a long-dead handheld device with a remake of its own.
Source: Kotaku – Final Fantasy VII Prequel Crisis Core Getting Remake Treatment This Winter
Destiny 2 Cheat Makers Agree To Pay $13.5 Million In Damages To End Bungie Lawsuit
After nearly a year of back-and-forth in and out of court, cheat software developers Elite Boss Tech have agreed to pay $13.5 million in damages to Bungie. The cheat maker had previously offered Destiny 2 cheating software on its website, leading to a lawsuit from the Destiny developer last year.
Source: Kotaku – Destiny 2 Cheat Makers Agree To Pay .5 Million In Damages To End Bungie Lawsuit
Do Yourself A Favor And Listen To Ryu’s New Street Fighter 6 Theme
Music has always been a huge part of the Street Fighter series. Hell, you can’t even think about the 2001 arcade game Capcom Vs SNK 2 without the piano riff from This Is True Love We’re Making playing in your head. That shit slaps and it’s sounding like the folks over Capcom are cooking up some more banger tunes in …
Source: Kotaku – Do Yourself A Favor And Listen To Ryu’s New Street Fighter 6 Theme
Everything Shown During The Overwatch 2 ‘Reveal’ Event
Today, Blizzard gave fans a look at how Overwatch 2 will move from its predecessor’s standard $60 pricing toward a free-to-play live service model. The “reveal event” stream also provided looks at the seasonal release roadmap and the newest hero: Junker Queen.
Source: Kotaku – Everything Shown During The Overwatch 2 ‘Reveal’ Event
Study Finds Working In VR Isn’t Very Pleasant Or Productive
All the rich Zuckerbergs and like-minded tech bros of the world are convinced that the future is all of us living, loving, and working in a virtual reality “metaverse.” But a new study’s findings suggest that working in virtual reality will not actually increase a worker’s productivity, comfort, or wellbeing. Quite…
Source: Kotaku – Study Finds Working In VR Isn’t Very Pleasant Or Productive
Over 30 New Xbox Demos On The Way For Summer Game Fest
Keigh3 week might be over, but Summer Game Fest is just getting started. In collaboration with ID@Xbox, the event is bringing over 30 demos for upcoming indie games to the Xbox platform starting June 21. They’ll all be free but only available for one week, after which they will disappear into the ether just like the…
Source: Kotaku – Over 30 New Xbox Demos On The Way For Summer Game Fest
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Continues Retelling The RPG Classic In Winter 2023
When we last left our Final Fantasy VII Remake heroes, they had just made it out of the dystopian industrial nightmare of Midgar, embarking on a quest to stop Sephiroth from being so Sephiroth-y. Departing significantly from the original game in the end, Final Fantasy VII Remake left fans in uncertain territory about…
Source: Kotaku – Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Continues Retelling The RPG Classic In Winter 2023
Capcom Letting Resident Evil Players Roll Back Ray Tracing, 3D Audio Upgrades On Steam
Capcom recently announced that folks who own the Resident Evil 2 remake, the Resident Evil 3 remake, and Resident Evil 7 on PC can now revert to previous versions of the games from before they received a handful of next-gen console-adjacent upgrades.
Source: Kotaku – Capcom Letting Resident Evil Players Roll Back Ray Tracing, 3D Audio Upgrades On Steam
Mass Effect Legendary Edition And 30 Other Games Will Be Free On Amazon Prime
If you love Mass Effect but haven’t picked up the remaster because “I have the old games already,” then I have good news for you. Amazon is giving away Mass Effect Legendary Edition during Prime Day this year.
Source: Kotaku – Mass Effect Legendary Edition And 30 Other Games Will Be Free On Amazon Prime
Neon White Really Is As Good As Everyone Says
I played Neon White for all of three minutes before realizing I was in trouble. Whatever positive buzz you’ve heard about this game—that it’s a blast, that it’s unlike anything you’ve ever played, that it’s irresistibly, unabashedly cool—is probably on the money.
Source: Kotaku – Neon White Really Is As Good As Everyone Says
Speedy Combat And French Weirdness Make Steelrising A Unique Soulslike
Genre has been on my mind a lot ever since I had a chance to get some hands-on time with a preview build of Steelrising, an upcoming soulslike action-RPG from French developer Spiders. In this stab at the infectiously popular and notoriously challenging genre, Spiders hopes to send us to an alternate-timeline Paris…
Source: Kotaku – Speedy Combat And French Weirdness Make Steelrising A Unique Soulslike
Activision Blizzard Clears Itself Of Any Wrongdoing
Nearly year after an explosive lawsuit by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing kicked off a firestorm of sexual harassment and discrimination allegations at Activision Blizzard, a Board of Directors working group investigating the company has released its findings. Led by a 25-year veteran of the …
Source: Kotaku – Activision Blizzard Clears Itself Of Any Wrongdoing
Award-Winning Harpist Slays Elden Ring Baddies By Plucking Some Strings
Elden Ring is one big-ass game, and fans are still finding creative ways to navigate their Tarnishes through the treacherous Lands Between. Some have made controllers out of literal bananas while others have modded Fisher-Price toys to body the many bosses roaming FromSoftware’s latest Souls-like. Another player…
Source: Kotaku – Award-Winning Harpist Slays Elden Ring Baddies By Plucking Some Strings
Why The Hot New Redfall Gameplay Trailer Left Us Feeling Cold
8 Games Based On Books That Will Help Grow Your Gorgeous Brain
Literature trends that turn authors into influencers and mail out literary bucket hats have determined that it is officially Hot Book Summer. Like Hot Girl Summer, Hot Book Summer, if done correctly, is all beauty with just a tasteful dash of brains. But what about us, we who carry the extra burden of a controller?…
Source: Kotaku – 8 Games Based On Books That Will Help Grow Your Gorgeous Brain
Street Fighter 6’s Cheat Mode Is A Game Changer
The growth and mainstreaming of esports has helped shine a spotlight on an important but often overshadowed corner of gaming culture. But it’s also occasionally led some developers to focus on the high-end competitive side of their games while the casual audience at home languishes. Street Fighter 6 feels in some ways…
Source: Kotaku – Street Fighter 6’s Cheat Mode Is A Game Changer