Borderlands games are always best enjoyed with friends, so it’s a bummer that players of the latest entry, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, have had to fly solo—at least, if they’re trying to play online, or make use of the ballyhooed crossplay feature. For the past two weeks, the latest in Gearbox’s series of loot-shooters…
Source: Kotaku – Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands’ Multiplayer, Including Hyped Crossplay, Busted For Weeks
Late this week, Japan lost a legend. Nikkei Asia reports that famed manga creator Fujiko A. Fujio died on Thursday morning at his home in Tokyo’s Kawasaki. He was 88.
Source: Kotaku – Famed Manga Artist Fujiko A. Fujio A Dies At 88
In the past few years, there has been a small, yet increasing number of gaming-themed sakes. A handful of sake breweries have embraced video games to sell their booze. The latest? The Nakagawa Shuzo sake brewery in Tottori, Japan.
Source: Kotaku – Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Is Getting Its Own Sake
Among Us didn’t invent the word, I know, but it’s certainly responsible for its explosion in popularity over the last few years, so it shouldn’t be too surprising to see “sus” finally make it onto the game show Jeopardy.
Source: Kotaku – ‘Sus’ Has Made It Onto Jeopardy
Last month Gran Turismo 7 director Kazunori Yamauchi apologised to fans angry at the state of the game’s microtransactions, announcing a credits handout and a promise to “dramatically change GT7’s car economy to help make amends” in the wake of some disastrous downtime. The first of those changes has now hit.
Source: Kotaku – Gran Turismo 7 Update Eases Up On The Grind After Fan Outrage
While long-time fans of the series will know that Ms. Pac-Man is the wife of Mr. Pac-Man, and appeared as such in the 1984 side-scroller Pac-Land, a new re-release of the game has gone to the trouble of changing the character.
Source: Kotaku – Ms. Pac-Man Bizarrely Replaced With New Wife (?) In Pac-Man Game
Facebook parent company Meta reportedly has plans to launch a new digital currency for the metaverse. Internally, employees at Meta are calling the unannounced currency “Zuck Bucks.” These new digital dollars won’t likely be connected to any kind of blockchain, but don’t worry; Meta, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has…
Source: Kotaku – Report: Facebook Eyes ‘Zuck Bucks’ And NFTs As It Loses Users To TikTok
An anime YouTuber boldly edited down the entirety of Naruto, filler arcs and all, into an “easier” and more pleasant viewing experience.
Source: Kotaku – Loving Boyfriend Edits 115 Hours Of Anime Filler Out Of Naruto For Girlfriend
The latest version of Unreal Engine was released on April 5, and game developers are already trying to figure out how to make their wildest dreams into photorealistic reality. Enter Volod, a video game tech artist who has created a cool Superman-style flight demo out of the assets from a The Matrix-themed asset pack…
Source: Kotaku – Artist Turns That Awesome Matrix Unreal 5 Showcase Into ‘Superman’ Flight Demo
If you’re agonizing over which class to play in Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, allow me. The game has a clear best class: the Clawbringer.
Source: Kotaku – The One Class That Demolishes Everything In Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
In maybe the swiftest escalation of 2022, gaming YouTuber and experimental rapper IShowSpeed was banned from Valorant (and other Riot Games titles) and potentially YouTube for demeaning a female player in Riot’s tactical hero shooter. IShowSpeed has since apologized for his behavior, saying he was “not having a good…
Source: Kotaku – YouTube Streamer With 6.9M Followers Banned After Valorant Tirade Clip Surfaces
Activision Blizzard announced a big win for its part-time developers today as it battles an ongoing union push at one of the big studios behind Call of Duty: Warzone. Contract QA staff across the company will be converted to full-time, and also see their minimum hourly rate raised to $20. That’s a big deal for some of…
Source: Kotaku – Call Of Duty Maker Announces Raises For QA Workers Amid Unionization Fight
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is here and it’s great! After a long wait made longer by some delays, the latest and biggest entry in the Lego Star Wars series is finally out on all major platforms. And while these games have never been known for their difficulty, I have some useful tips to share about how to skip…
Source: Kotaku – Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga: 16 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting
League of Legends maker Riot Games is back to the office beginning this week and not everyone’s happy about it, according to a new report by Waypoint. Following local guidelines, the LA-based company dropped its vaccine and mask mandates even as covid-19 continues to spread, leading one current employee to liken it to…
Source: Kotaku – Report: Frustration At Riot After It Drops Vaccine Mandate In Rush Back To Office
All the discourse in the world over seeing what’s underneath Master Chief’s helmet, but not a peep over seeing what’s under the suit. Yep, that’s right: In the Halo show, Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber) gets naked.
Source: Kotaku – Master Chief Gets Naked In The Halo Show
The most poignant lines in Genshin Impact’s latest update came when I discovered a bouquet of white flowers laid next to the bodies of dead Hilichurls. As I surveyed the grisly scene, the wanderer Dainsleif said, “The Inteyvat [flower] is a symbol for a wanderer far from home, signifying the tenderness of the…
Source: Kotaku – Genshin Impact Update Makes Its Saddest Anime Boy Even Sadder
Since Kirby’s debut in 1992, most of his games have started out cute and cuddly only to unveil some monstrous, Lovecraftian horror at their conclusion. It’s an oft-memed pattern we’ve come to expect out of every installment. But the pink puffball’s latest outing, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, still managed to lull me…
Source: Kotaku – Kirby And The Forgotten Land’s Final Moments Are Fittingly Bonkers
There’s currently a fire sale on console copies of Cyberpunk 2077 over at Best Buy. If you’ve been cautiously waiting to see what all the fuss is about, now’s your chance.
Source: Kotaku – Cyberpunk 2077 Hits Bargain Bin On Console
Right now, every company in the world is scrambling to announce something with the word “metaverse” in its pitch. Scrambling because it’s essential this be done before anyone actually works out what a “metaverse” might be, and all the wind comes out of it like stale air from a forgotten Whoopee Cushion. Two such…
Source: Kotaku – New Epic And Lego Project Will Inflict The Metaverse On Children
