The Minecraft movie is stacking up its cast. Jason Momoa, whom you may know as the guy with mountainous biceps and a waterfall of hair from Aquaman or the guy with mountainous biceps and a waterfall of hair from Game of Thrones, will star in the Minecraft movie. At least, that’s according to a report today from The…
Source: Kotaku – Report: Jason Momoa Will Star In That Minecraft Movie
While some companies are doubling down on the lucrative scam behind NFTs, others are trying to head off any association right from the start. After an Activision Blizzard survey went out polling players on their interest in the blockchain technology, Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra was quick to shoot down speculation of…
Source: Kotaku – Blizzard Boss Tries To Shut Down Player Speculation After NFT Survey
It seems like every day we learn about some new piece of Elden Ring content that didn’t survive to launch, but this one is a doozy. At some point in the game’s development, acquiring the potent Mimic Tear summon would have apparently required completion of a lengthy questline.
Source: Kotaku – Cut Content Reveals Elden Ring’s Best Summon Used To Have Its Own Quest
Erik Wolpaw, co-writer of the Portal series, would love to work on a third game. There are just a few problems: He’s one developer out of hundreds of staff and he’s not sure that Valve would go for another Portal game’s profit margins.
Source: Kotaku – Portal Writer Wants Valve To Make Next Game Before He’s ‘Too Old To Work’ On It
Next month, Halo Infinite is getting a welcome infusion of new content for its second season. But for all the forthcoming multiplayer maps, modes, and cosmetics, developer 343 Industries is taking something out of the campaign: the scorpion gun.
Source: Kotaku – Halo Infinite Is Losing Its Most (Accidentally) Powerful Gun
Remember back in January when Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda published that terrible letter hyping up a future where video games would feature NFTs and blockchain tech? Well, even though a lot of players and devs criticized the letter, Matsuda ain’t backing down. And in a new interview, he continued to explain…
Source: Kotaku – Square Enix President Still Insists Future Of Gaming Features Blockchain Tech
Coachella was in full swing over the weekend and while people were fawning over Harry Styles and discovering what Danny Elfman actually looks like, Hikaru Utada graced the stage and performed some certified Kingdom Hearts bangers.
Source: Kotaku – Hikaru Utada Performed Some Certified Kingdom Hearts Bangers At Coachella
There are many dangers in Elden Ring. Walk through any field or turn any corner in the Lands Between and you’re sure to meet an unceremonious end. However, there seems to be something else for players to fear far more than even Radahn himself. That’s Fia’s underwear, the Deathbed Smalls, which is getting folks…
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring Players Are Getting Soft-Banned After Picking Up Hacked Underwear
Microsoft is currently running a big promotion for PC Game Pass. New subscribers who recently played one of the company’s big fall 2021 releases get three months of access to the service’s Netflix-like library of games for free. It’s perfect timing, too, because the PC side of Game Pass currently has plenty of great…
Source: Kotaku – Microsoft Is Doing A Huge PC Game Pass Giveaway For Certain Players
No art is ever “done,” but there comes a point where it has to exist on its own merits, untethered from its creators. That time has come for Ghost of Tsushima, which has now received what appears to be its final significant post-release update.
Source: Kotaku – After Two Years, Ghost Of Tsushima Has Received Its Final Patch
Axie Infinity is the crypto-backed Pokémon clone in which cute little creatures that double as NFTs battle for fun and profit. It’s also a pyramid scheme that relies on cheap labor from countries like the Philippines to fuel its growth. Now, fictional inflation, combined with a historic crypto heist allegedly…
Source: Kotaku – Crypto Gaming ‘Landlords’ Upset They Can’t Keep Exploiting All The Players Quitting
Without thinking too hard about it, what’s the maximum number of coins you can knock out of multi-coin blocks in the original Super Mario Bros.? Did you say 10? Well, you’re wrong, but it’s not your fault. You just haven’t done a deep dive into the almost 37-year-old game’s code like a complete weirdo.
Source: Kotaku – Super Mario Bros.’ Iconic Blocks Hold More Coins Than You Think
Raise your hand if you’re excited to see more ads inside your favorite video games? I don’t see any hands. Well, bad news: A new report claims that Microsoft is building an advertising program to give “select brands” the ability to buy ads that will then appear in free-to-play Xbox games. And while the report says…
Source: Kotaku – Report: Future Xbox Games Might Have Ads, Tech’s Being Developed
After years of waiting for an update, we finally know what exactly Overwatch’s 33rd playable character, Sojourn, can do–and why her release has taken so long.
Source: Kotaku – Overwatch Devs Explain Why First Black Female Character Took So Long
Kingdom Hearts stans are tearing all the meat off the bones from the recent Kingdom Hearts IV announcement trailer, picking it apart for any and all possible details about Sora’s upcoming adventure. There’s a bit of disappointment to go with the hype, like the painful revelation that our big-shoed hero doesn’t…
Source: Kotaku – Kingdom Hearts 4 Sleuthers Find Sora’s Apartment IRL, And It Ain’t Cheap
XCOM 2 is very good. Some have even called it one of the best PC games ever made. Even if you don’t agree with that, it’s still an incredible strategy game pitting aliens against humans in a large-scale, global conflict. Now, via the latest Epic Games Store giveaway, you can get XCOM 2 for the low cost of nothing.
Source: Kotaku – XCOM 2, One Of The Best PC Strategy Games Ever Made, Is Currently Free
For the past few days, Genshin Impact players have been speculating about how extended lockdowns and food crises in Shanghai have been affecting the game’s development. The promised teapot event was never released, and the Serenitea housing system has been in extended maintenance mode since the beginning of April. …
Source: Kotaku – The Ways Shanghai’s Food Crisis Is Impacting Chinese Game Devs
On April 12, top Twitch streamer and content creator Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa announced her intention to quit OnlyFans this June. She tweeted that she had made a $350,000-$400,000 investment in Twitch, and that she had plans for “moving “influencer” and “creator economy” into what is traditionally the domain and…
Source: Kotaku – Amouranth Says She’s ‘Quitting’ OnlyFans, Invests In Twitch
The Star Wars universe is filled with a long, ever-growing list of scoundrels, droids, aliens, and other characters. Many of them have gone on to become fan favorites, famous villains, or iconic heroes. However, for every Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker or Rey, there are a dozen nobodies and obscure weirdos hiding out…
Source: Kotaku – Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’s 15 Most Obscure Playable Characters
