Today during the latest Summer Game Fest event, Naughty Dog announced a multiplayer-focused take on The Last of Us and promised more info will be revealed next year.
Source: Kotaku – The Next Last Of Us Game Will Be Multiplayer Only
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Crafting Survival Game Nightingale Shows Off Portal System At Summer Game Fest
Nightingale is at Summer Game Fest to ask one question only: “What if you could shoot fairies with a gun?” And I’m here for it. Inflexion Games, the studio led by an ex-BioWare manager, just showed off the portal system for its upcoming survival co-op title.
Source: Kotaku – Crafting Survival Game Nightingale Shows Off Portal System At Summer Game Fest
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge Launches With Playable Casey Jones On June 16
During today’s Summer Game Fest broadcast, the folks at Tribute Games and Dotemu revealed that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is dropping onto PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC exactly a week from now on June 16. It’s backward-compatible on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, of course, and will…
Source: Kotaku – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge Launches With Playable Casey Jones On June 16
Marvel's Midnight Suns Pits Spider-Man Against Venom, Out This October
Marvel’s Midnight Suns is back with Spider-Man joing the fight and launching on October 25. After a rocky reception back when it was first revealed, the superhero strategy game from the makers of XCOM is sporting some new faces including everyone’s favorite parasite, Venom.
Source: Kotaku – Marvel’s Midnight Suns Pits Spider-Man Against Venom, Out This October
New Street Fighter 6 Trailer Shows Guile Punching Up Ryu
During Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest livestream, Capcom came through with a new look at some Street Fighter 6 gameplay and a character reveal.
Source: Kotaku – New Street Fighter 6 Trailer Shows Guile Punching Up Ryu
Yep, The Callisto Protocol Still Looks Like It’ll Give Us Nightmares
After a brief preview at State of Play last week, upcoming sci-fi shooter The Callisto Protocol got a full-on gameplay demo during today’s Summer Game Fest kick-off show.
Source: Kotaku – Yep, The Callisto Protocol Still Looks Like It’ll Give Us Nightmares
The Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Callback In Last Night’s Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode
If you’ve played a lot of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, you might have spotted a small but cool connection to it in the latest episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi. You may have also noticed a much sadder callback to a Clone Wars character.
Source: Kotaku – The Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Callback In Last Night’s Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode
PlayStation Accidentally Reveals The Last Of Us PS5 Remake Coming September 2
PlayStation Direct was recently (and inadvertently, it seems) updated with information on The Last of Us Part 1, a remake of the original Naughty Dog adventure game coming to PlayStation 5 on September 2 and PC at a later date. Everything is gone now, but the internet never forgets.
Source: Kotaku – PlayStation Accidentally Reveals The Last Of Us PS5 Remake Coming September 2
Welcome To The Second Age Of The Game Demo
Once upon a time, game demos were ubiquitous. Hell, for a blissful but fleeting moment in the early 2000s, even Nintendo got in the habit of regularly releasing GameCube preview discs. The discs, 3.1 inches in diameter, would make a handful of trials available for buzzy games. But like Heelys, low-rise jeans,…
Source: Kotaku – Welcome To The Second Age Of The Game Demo
Hey, It's Time To Show Some Love To Dwarf Fortress
It’s time to pay the piper. Dwarf Fortress, the extraordinary, free roguelike that has blossomed into a total fantasy life simulator, was an inspiration for monoliths like Minecraft and Rimworld. It’s twenty years old this year, and due to come to Steam sometime soon. However, right now, its two-person development…
Source: Kotaku – Hey, It’s Time To Show Some Love To Dwarf Fortress
Microsoft Promises 5 More Xbox Exclusives, Game Pass Demos In The Next Year
Microsoft laid out some of its big plans for gaming ahead of Sunday’s Xbox and Bethesda showcase, and those plans include a steady stream of more big exclusives, expanded Game Pass perks, and bringing video game cloud streaming directly to smart TVs. Most of the plans are forward-looking, but Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil…
Source: Kotaku – Microsoft Promises 5 More Xbox Exclusives, Game Pass Demos In The Next Year
The Decade-Long Struggle To Fund Oakland’s Scrappy Video Game Museum
Back in September 2021, The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment in Oakland, California, better known as The MADE, began tweeting about how impossibly difficult it seemed to fund a video game museum.
Source: Kotaku – The Decade-Long Struggle To Fund Oakland’s Scrappy Video Game Museum
Genshin Impact Is More Fun When You Stop Caring About Damage
At first glance, the Genshin Impact community seems positively obsessed with hitting the biggest possible numbers with the characters they’ve rolled from the gacha. Content creators on YouTube and TikTok regularly showcase damage totals of six or even seven figures. Online discussions are dominated by math nerds who…
Source: Kotaku – Genshin Impact Is More Fun When You Stop Caring About Damage
Report: Microsoft Kinect Creator Resigns After Being Accused Of Watching ‘VR Porn’ At Work
Alex Kipman, a longtime Microsoft executive, is leaving the company after 21 years due to numerous misconduct allegations, Insider reports. The accusations include inappropriately touching female employees and watching what one witness described as “VR porn” at work.
Source: Kotaku – Report: Microsoft Kinect Creator Resigns After Being Accused Of Watching ‘VR Porn’ At Work
Cyberpunk 2077's Netflix Anime Series Gets A Trailer, Looks Great
Netflix just dropped the first trailer for its anime series based on Cyberpunk 2077. Whatever complaints you might have about the game, you may want to leave those at the door.
Source: Kotaku – Cyberpunk 2077’s Netflix Anime Series Gets A Trailer, Looks Great
The Intellivision Amico Is In Big Trouble
The last we saw of Intellivision’s Amico console, it was trying to sell some NFTs and was being described as a “car crash” of a device. If you thought that meant things couldn’t get any worse for the beleaguered device, though, you have not been paying attention to its development.
Source: Kotaku – The Intellivision Amico Is In Big Trouble
Anime Expo Drops Attendee Vax Proof, Negative Covid Test Requirements
Today, Anime Expo, the “largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in North America” announced an update to its covid health and safety protocols that disappointed many voice actors, cosplayers, and artists alike.
Source: Kotaku – Anime Expo Drops Attendee Vax Proof, Negative Covid Test Requirements
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Special Edition Pre-Orders Crash Nintendo’s Online Store
Nintendo opened pre-orders for the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 special edition bundle four hours ago. But since then, the online store’s been unstable as folks rush to drop money on the collector’s item.
Source: Kotaku – Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Special Edition Pre-Orders Crash Nintendo’s Online Store
Call of Duty Returns To Steam At The Premium Price Of $70
After five years away, Call of Duty will be coming back to digital storefront Steam with the upcoming release of Modern Warfare 2, the latest in the super-popular shooter franchise. However, be prepared to spend a bit more this year, as MW2 on PC will now cost $70.
Source: Kotaku – Call of Duty Returns To Steam At The Premium Price Of
The Best Sex Games On Steam, According To OnlyFans Creators
If Steam’s huge list of sex games is a gated, glistening community pool, I am the discarded, embarrassing flamingo float, doomed to skim the surface for all eternity. I make attempts to dive in—I look at each 2D succubus thumbnail carefully and determine whether or not demon porn is against my core values. I carefully…
Source: Kotaku – The Best Sex Games On Steam, According To OnlyFans Creators