So, for a little while at least, there was a plan for Daybreak’s Dimension Ink studio (DC Universe Online) to develop an MMO based on the Marvel universe. That game, whatever it was called and however it was shaping up, has now been cancelled.
Source: Kotaku – Marvel MMO Cancelled Before We Ever Got To See It
I’m not going to do a “Would you kindly” joke. I’m not going to do it. I’m better than that. Besides, you don’t need to be brainwashed to know how good a deal it is to get all three Bioshock games on PC for absolutely nothing at all via the latest Epic Games Store giveaway.
Source: Kotaku – All Three Bioshock Games Are Currently Free On PC
With lengthy wait times a distant memory, the Final Fantasy XIV team is ready to return to normalcy by letting folks stay logged in forever, no matter how long they go without, you know, actually playing the massively multiplayer online game.
Source: Kotaku – Final Fantasy XIV Players Are Once Again Free To AFK (And Dance) Forever
To follow Halo Infinite closely is to subject yourself to constant emotional whiplash. One day it’s on the top of the charts. The next, it feels like all of social media is calling it a “dead game.” Or maybe the developer adds a ton of cool stuff to the game…and then breaks a ton of other cool stuff…and then un-breaks…
Source: Kotaku – Halo Infinite Fixes A Bunch Of Dumb Mistakes From The Last Update
A 29-year-old former airport cop, Evan Baltierra, was arrested this week and charged in federal court with allegedly harassing a World of Warcraft streamer off of Twitch. The two met in person at BlizzCon 2019, according to an accompanying affidavit, but when the streamer declined to be his “valentine” and later took…
Source: Kotaku – World Of Warcraft Streamer Allegedly Harassed Off Of Twitch By Ex-Cop
Hunter x Hunter fans around the world clamored in celebration earlier this week after creator Yoshihiro Togashi teased the end of the beloved shonen manga’s hiatus. But while some merely waited for two years, one unsung fan put himself through real-life training until the day the manga resumed serialization.
Source: Kotaku – Resilient Hunter x Hunter Fan Threw 1,000 Daily Punches Over Two Years For Manga’s Return
In today’s internal all-hands meeting with Xbox Game Studios employees, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer said that he would recognize Raven Software’s union. This came after the QA testers at Raven voted to form the first labor union at a major studio.
Source: Kotaku – Xbox Boss Says He Will Recognize Raven Software’s Union After Acquisition Closes
Actor and producer Ray Liotta, famous for his starring role as Tommy Vercetti in the PS2 open-world classic Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, has died. He was 67 years old. He leaves behind a daughter and fiancée.
Source: Kotaku – GTA Vice City, Goodfellas Star Ray Liotta Dead At 67
Hangar 13 can’t catch a break. The studio behind Mafia III, which suffered multiple rounds of layoffs in the years that followed its 2016 launch, is once again on the chopping block. Kotaku has learned that in addition to a steady stream of departures, developers across the studio’s three global sites have been let…
Source: Kotaku – Cursed Mafia III Studio Hangar 13 Hit With New Round Of Layoffs
You can find lots of things being broadcast on Twitch. Video games, political commentary, podcasts and e-speeddating events, even erotic ASMR. And sometimes, just sometimes, when you’re on the Amazon-owned livestreaming platform, you’ll find a 24/7 loop of an entire film for your viewing pleasure, complete with closed…
Source: Kotaku – Enjoyable Disaster Morbius Finds Thousands Of New Fans On Twitch, And I’m One Of Them
In a financial call yesterday, Sony told investors that no first-party games will be released on the PlayStation 4 in 2025, showing Sony is finally preparing to leave its legacy platform entirely and switch fully over to the PS5. But there are a few barriers to a more aggressive transition to the next gen. Namely, the…
Source: Kotaku – Sony’s Not Phasing Out PS4 For A Couple Years—It’s Still Raking In Money
During a business briefing earlier today, Sony confirmed that it was working with Netflix and Amazon Prime to create TV shows based on God of War and Horizon. The company also confirmed a Gran Turismo show was in development. These shows join the growing list of video game TV shows that have been announced or…
Source: Kotaku – Sony Bringing Horizon Show To Netflix And, Uh, A Gran Turismo Show To…Someone
Sony plans to expand significantly into PC gaming, according to an investor briefing published this week. By 2025, Sony says, roughly a third of the games in PlayStation’s portfolio will come out on PC.
Source: Kotaku – Sony’s Bringing Even More PlayStation Games To PC Following Massive Success
Among the various treats offered at Kirby Café locations in Japan, one that really stands out is a side known as “Waddle Dee’s fried balls.” Instead of making a joke, I’m just going to let that one sit with you for a while.
Source: Kotaku – Official Kirby Café Invites You To Eat ‘Waddle Dee’s Fried Balls’
In a recent Washington Post article, Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch said it is working on making ban notification emails, an ongoing issue for content creators, more transparent and concise. One option under consideration is the inclusion of clips in enforcement emails, though the concept is still a work in…
Source: Kotaku – Twitch Pledges To Make Ban Notifications More Transparent, Streamers Are Skeptical
One of my favourite things to write about on this website are the creative ways developers have learned to fuck with people pirating their video games, so it’s with great pleasure I get to share another example today.
Source: Kotaku – Game Pirates Trolled With Controller Errors And Endless Rain
Back in April 2020 I took a look at a game called Old World, which at the time was both exclusive to the Epic Games Store and also in Early Access. Back then it was a promising if still obviously under-cooked game. Now, two years later, it’s so much more.
Source: Kotaku – Old World Is The Best New 4X Game In Years
I wrote about V Rising yesterday, and noted that it had sold over 500,000 copies. Well, it has now sold a lot more than that, having hit the one million mark less than a week after release.
Source: Kotaku – V Rising Adds Offline Mode, Sells 1 Million Copies
A new Sims 4 update released yesterday added new pronoun options to the latest entry in EA’s long-running life simulator. With this update, players will be able to set their Sims’ pronouns, including completely custom ones, without the use of mods across all platforms that The Sims 4 is available on.
Source: Kotaku – Latest Sims 4 Update Adds Custom Pronouns For All
Elden Ring is full of hard bosses, many of whom have no problem quickly showing you the nearest gravesite if you’re lost, and defeating them is often a matter of slowly whittling away at their lengthy health bars until you breathe a huge sigh of relief as the words “Enemy Felled” finally appear. One player, however,…
Source: Kotaku – Glass-Cannon Elden Ring Player Bonks Every Main Boss With A Single Hit