Billy Kametz, a voice actor who worked on popular anime and games such as Attack on Titan and Fire Emblem: Three Houses, passed away last week after losing his battle to stage IV colon cancer, according to an obituary posted over the weekend. He was 35 years old.
Source: Kotaku – Demon Slayer, Pokémon Voice Actor Billy Kametz Passes Away At 35
Six months into the year, Xbox’s release calendar is looking slim. Fresh off the heels of an absolutely banger 2021, Microsoft hasn’t released a single first-party tentpole in 2022. But that’s all set to change, Microsoft assured viewers today during its big splashy marketing showcase about big splashy games on the…
Source: Kotaku – Amid Thin 2022, Microsoft Says 50 Games Coming To Xbox Over The Next Year
Today, during Microsoft’s large Xbox and Bethesda video game showcase event, well-known game director and cinema lover Hideo Kojima appeared to announce he’s working with Xbox on his next game, and uh…hmmm…
Source: Kotaku – Hideo Kojima Announces…He Will Announce An Xbox Game In The Future
E3 might have taken 2022 off, but the show(s) must go on. Today’s big one is the annual Xbox showcase, which shares title billing with the one first-party studio that’s only released games on PS5 since getting acquired by Microsoft for the price of a presidential election.
Source: Kotaku – Everything Shown At Xbox’s Big 2022 Press Conference
Bethesda and Microsoft revealed yet another look at the ambitious “Skyrim in space” RPG Starfield during the two companies’ joint presentation today. This time, it was much more than eight seconds, and featured actually gameplay.
Source: Kotaku – Starfield Extended Look Shows Off Ship Customization, Space Combat
Three classic Atlus games, Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal, are finally coming to Xbox. The news was announced earlier today during Microsoft’s big Xbox and Bethesda showcase.
Source: Kotaku – Three Legendary Persona Games Are Coming To Xbox And Game Pass
Diablo IV is officially set for a 2023 release, Blizzard announced today. And while that vague launch window may not be super exciting, it was also revealed that the fan favorite Necromancer will be the base game’s fifth and final class. Raise those skeletons, baby.
Source: Kotaku – Diablo IV Revives The Necromancer For A 2023 Launch
Minecraft is getting another spin-off in 2023. Mojang’s continual best-seller is now branching off into the strategy genre with Minecraft Legends which looks bright and serene even as your knocking enemy castle walls.
Source: Kotaku – Minecraft Looks Beautifully Chill In Strategy Spin-Off Coming Next Year
Today, at Microsoft’s big gaming showcase, the publisher showed off the long-anticipated next entry in its flagship racing series, Forza Motorsport. The new game doesn’t have a sequel number and is out Spring 2023.
Source: Kotaku – New Forza Motorsport, Out Next Spring, Is Somehow Even Prettier Than Forza Horizon 5
Microsoft showed off several minutes of gameplay for its upcoming co-op first-person shooter Redfall at today’s 2022 Xbox Showcase. The multiplayer game about freeing a New England town from demonic forces looks like it will have loot, class-based combat, and a few jump scares along the way.
Source: Kotaku – Redfall Gameplay Shows Off Squad-Based Vampire Shootouts
Team Cherry made an appearance during today’s Xbox showcase to show off more Hollow Knight: Silksong gameplay and announced that the game will be a day-one addition to Game Pass. Still no release date, though.
Source: Kotaku – Hollow Knight: Silksong Gets New Gameplay, On Game Pass Day One
The sequel to Blizzard’s popular hero shooter, Overwatch 2, is officially launching in early access on consoles and PC with new PvP content on October 4. During today’s Xbox and Bethesda presentation, the studio also announced that the game will feature cross-platform play and progression across Nintendo Switch, PC,…
Source: Kotaku – Overwatch 2 Reveals New Mad Max Hero, Coming In October
The Wholesome Games Direct presentation just wrapped, and after about an hour of trailers, the livestream underscored one thing for me: There sure are a lotta farming sims out in the wild. Hey, I don’t mind the abundance of these games. Farming in games can be a cozy escape, but it was strange seeing so many trying to…
Source: Kotaku – 8 Wholesome Indie Games To Keep An Eye On
For Xbox, a lot is riding on its big not-E3 press conference. Right now, following a number of notable delays, the mega-publisher’s 2022 is devoid of any major exclusives. In addition to the requisite announcements of games coming to Game Pass and announcements about more devices on which you can stream those games,…
Source: Kotaku – What To Expect From Xbox’s Big Press Conference Tomorrow
🎶Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles—Shredder’s Revenge is—OUT THIS WEEK!🎶
Source: Kotaku – The Week In Games: Heroes In A Half-Shell!
Video game marketing season is an exercise in duality. For every Sony State of Play or Geoff Keigh3, there’s a lower key event—a Day of the Devs, say, or a Devolver Digital showcase. Today’s big one is the annual Guerrilla Collective livestream.
Source: Kotaku – 49 Under-The-Radar Games That Belong On Your Radar
I hate to ruin your Friday right as the weekend is starting, but I bring some troubling news from the land of Hollyweird. It seems the creative folks behind Cobra Kai, the Karate Kid revival, have decided they want to make a movie, a full-length film, based on the once-popular ‘90s first-person shooter character Duke…
Source: Kotaku – Sorry, But Hollywood Is Making A Duke Nukem Movie
Wario is a cheater. Sure, that’s part of his notorious personality, but in Mario Strikers: Battle League, he literally picks up the ball (with his hands!) and hurls it toward the goal. I won’t profess to be some sort of expert in soccer. I am, however, pretty certain that’s a violation of every rulebook from every…
Source: Kotaku – I’m Going To Play The Heck Out Of Mario Strikers: Battle League
Yesterday, as part of Summer Game Fest, Volition released a new free-to-download demo for the upcoming Saints Row reboot out later this year. However, this isn’t a demo of the game’s open-world or its vehicular combat. No, this is just the character creator. But thankfully, it’s a fantastic character creator with a…
Source: Kotaku – The Best (And Weirdest) Creations People Have Made Using Saints Row Boss Factory
