If there is anything on the planet more invigorating, more purely and perfectly thrilling than watching five little blonde bitches throw up mimosas on TV, I don’t know what it is.
Source: Kotaku – Skip Reality TV This Weekend And Try These Fun, Trashy Games Instead
Cyberpunk. When you think of the word, you likely conjure up images of a futuristic cityscape awash in neon lights, amalgams of Western-Japanese architecture, and a cybernetic hero equipped with a samurai sword—or a “AAA” game still trying to get its bearings. But what often gets lost in the glitz and synthetic glamor…
Source: Kotaku – The Cyberpunk Genre Is Broken, And The Creator Of Citizen Sleeper Agrees
South Korean fighting game player Seon-woo “Infiltration” Lee revealed last night that he’s been barred from attending several major community events, including this year’s Evolution Championship Series (Evo). While the news came as a shock, many of those familiar with the highly accomplished competitor’s controversial
Source: Kotaku – Controversial Street Fighter Champion Banned From Several Major Tournaments
The upcoming Pokémon GO expansion for the trading card game includes Melmetal VMAX, the original legendary birds, and a wild new Ditto transformation that is unlike anything the TCG has ever seen before. I’m sure it will be extremely rare to find and also incredibly satisfying for those that do.
Source: Kotaku – New Pokémon GO Card Is Really Ditto In Disguise
Starting next month, Sony is launching its kinda confusing tier-based PlayStation Plus service. For those who pay for the top tier, PS Plus Premium, you’ll get access to some older PS1 games. And, at least in the case of Syphon Filter, you’ll now be able to earn trophies while playing this 22-year-old classic.
Source: Kotaku – 22 Years Later, PS1 Classic Syphon Filter Will Soon Have Trophies
Do you remember “Ugly Sonic,” the internet’s colloquial name for Paramount Pictures’ “realistic” take on Sega’s Blue Blur that featured weird human teeth? It was the original design for 2020’s Sonic the Hedgehog live-action adaptation, a design that was quickly scrapped because fans dragged this humanized Sonic to…
Source: Kotaku – ‘Ugly Sonic’ Is Slinging Merch In The New Chip ‘n Dale Film
TikTok has already taken over the world. Millions of people (myself included…) spend far too many hours on the popular video-sharing app, watching thousands of bite-sized, often very funny clips created by other users. And now, seemingly in an effort to suck away the few remaining hours of your day, the company behind…
Source: Kotaku – Report: TikTok To Add Games, Testing Has Already Started
Genshin Impact just came out of its first-ever delay, and HoYoverse just announced a trove of events, quests, and features. More importantly, “Hidden Dreams in the Depths” adds the highly anticipated Yelan and Kuki Shinobu to the character gacha. And I’m excited for the new gameplay possibilities that they could open…
Source: Kotaku – Genshin Impact Is Back, And The Update Was Worth Waiting For
Speaking with men’s lifestyle site Leo, actor Norman Reedus seems to suggest that not only will there be a sequel to 2019’s Death Stranding, but that production has “just started.” This piece of information comes in the middle of a wide-ranging interview where the actor discusses his time on The Walking Dead, his…
Source: Kotaku – Death Stranding Sequel Seemingly Acknowledged By Norman Reedus
Nintendo is patenting new tech to help catch cheaters in games like the eternally best-selling Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon 2. As video game companies across the industry try to clamp down on cheat software and other hacks that give players an unfair advantage using off-the-shelf solutions, Nintendo appears to be working…
Source: Kotaku – Looks Like Nintendo Is Ramping Up Its Fight Against Cheaters
As Battlefield 2042 continues to languish somewhere in the hell between “failed launch” and “whatever comes next”, developers DICE are making minor tweaks to the game in order to keep things running smoothly. Though I can’t say I’m the biggest fan of their latest effort.
Source: Kotaku – Battlefield 2042 Killed My Favorite Game Mode
The NFT market, and other blockchain-associated grifts like cryptocurrency, are having a very bad month, as their perceived “value” evaporates and whatever actual monetary value they had falls through the floor. To which GameStop says: lol.
Source: Kotaku – GameStop Jumps Into NFTs Just As The Market Collapses
As large areas of the United States grow increasingly hostile toward trans folks and abortion rights, one Texas game studio CEO is promising to assist employees who want to leave the state should it come to that (h/t GamesIndustry.biz).
Source: Kotaku – Texas Game Studio Will Help Employees Fleeing Anti-Trans, Anti-Abortion Laws
When the Embracer Group bought Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and a bunch of other stuff earlier this month, fans got excited that they might actually get to see a few more games out of these beloved series than the stingy Square Enix ever managed during its decade of neglect.
Source: Kotaku – Tomb Raider, Deus Ex’s New Owners Are Going To Milk Them For All They’re Worth
With “Transcendence,” the ninth and final episode of the Halo show’s premiere season, a lot is uncertain. This show has been a giant experiment of taking a “spaghettified” collection of Halo games, books, comics, and other related media and funneling that into an on-screen adaptation firmly rooted in the tradition of…
Source: Kotaku – The Halo Show’s First Season Closes With Uncertainty And Promise
E3? More like E0! That’s the sort of total groaner you could expect to hear at an E3 press conference—y’know, if the games industry’s historically biggest marketing event was actually happening in 2022.
Source: Kotaku – Here Are All The Pressers Filling The Vacuum Left By E3’s Shambling Zombie Corpse
Announced today, Marvel Snap looks like a chaotic but fun digital trading card game (TCG) featuring popular Marvel heroes and villains. It’s also the next game from some of the key folks behind Blizzard’s popular digital card game Hearthstone, who left to form their own studio a few years back. So if you get some …
Source: Kotaku – New Marvel Card Game From Ex-Hearthstone Devs Plays Fast As Hell
