So the news is official: Sony’s long-rumored Xbox Game Pass competitor, previously codenamed “Spartacus,” was revealed earlier today. You can read more about that here. Alongside the announcement, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan decided it was finally time to explain exactly why the company’s biggest first-party games won’t…
Source: Kotaku – PlayStation Boss Explains Why New Subscription Service Won’t Have Game Pass’ Biggest Feature
U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer approved a $18 million relief settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today. This settlement comes months after Activision Blizzard originally agreed to settle with the EEOC on September 27, 2021. But those attempting to hold the game publisher to account are split…
Source: Kotaku – Activision Blizzard Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit For Million
Recent changes to Pokémon GO have yet again stirred controversy. The nerfing of Incense, and the halving of Community Day, have once more sent out a signal that Niantic wants the mobile game to return to its pre-pandemic form, before some of its audience is ready. We spoke to POGO’s live game director, Michael…
Source: Kotaku – Pokemon GO’s Creators Want Players Back Outside, Despite The Outcry
Please don’t shoot the messenger. The Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been pushed to spring 2023, Nintendo announced in a brief video today.
Source: Kotaku – Breath Of The Wild Sequel Delayed To 2023, Nintendo Apologizes
I should know better by now; I should expect that anyone I meet in Elden Ring will either straight-up suck or have some kind of tragic storyline that will desiccate my bones in existential dread. Probably, I should be killing every NPC I see just to save myself the anguish, leaving only the Turtle Pope and his pure…
Source: Kotaku – Damn, Elden Ring Doesn’t Even Let You Die In Peace
Forget “Netflix for games” for a sec. The conversation to watch this week is “Hulu for games.” Yes, Sony has finally lifted the curtain on its eagerly anticipated overhaul of PS Plus and PS Now, formerly known under the code name “Spartacus.” The new service has three tiers, the middle level adding over 400 PS4 and…
Source: Kotaku – PlayStation Unveils Game Pass Competitor That Will Let You Play Old Games
What better way to celebrate twenty years of Kingdom Hearts than with Tamagotchi. You remember those virtual pets, right? Sure you do. And this fall, they’re teaming up with Square Enix’s Disney-themed RPG.
I remember first writing about Tamagotchi for Wired Magazine back in 2004, when infrared sensors were…
Source: Kotaku – Kingdom Hearts Celebrates 20 Years With Tamagotchi
It’s not only the Waddle Dee Town Café in Kirby and the Forgotten Land where you can stuff your face with Kirby-themed eats. At Kirby Café in Japan, try out real-world mouthful mode as you chow down on Kirby burgers and cakes.
Source: Kotaku – Go Mouthful Mode On Real-World Kirby Car Cake
With most of the scene having been shut down during the pandemic, and major shows only just starting to make their way back into the lineup, it’s lovely to be able to turn our attention internationally once again with this feature on Japan Expo 2022, which was held in Bangkok a few months back.
Source: Kotaku – Our Favorite Cosplay From Japan Expo 2022
Earlier today the Twitter account of Leonardo Lopez Perez, aka “MkLeo”, one of if not the best Smash players in the world, was hacked by crypto freaks trying to shill their bogus NFT schemes.
Source: Kotaku – Smash Bros Champion Gets Twitter Hacked By NFT Dipshits
Readers, an occasional dabble with emulation and board game ports aside, I don’t normally play games on my phone. Ever. But over the years I have made one major concession and played the shit out of a series of management games released by Japanese studio Kairosoft.
Source: Kotaku – Hell Yes, Kairosoft’s Classic Management Games Are Now On Steam
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter is a game that has been out for six years now on PC, and has also been ported to the PS4 and Xbox One. Next month it’ll be hitting the Nintendo Switch, which might not sound like big deal, except for the fact it’s a port that’s practically a miracle effort considering what the…
Source: Kotaku – Developers Fighting & Fleeing Russians Somehow Releasing Switch Game Next Month
It’s with a heavy heart that we must report that Mohammad Fahmi, the creator of the beloved barista visual novel Coffee Talk and a notable figure in the Indonesian game development scene, passed away over the weekend. He was 32 years old. A cause of death hasn’t been specified at this time.
Source: Kotaku – Games Industry Mourns Coffee Talk Creator, Who Passed Away At 32
I was immediately smitten with Anno: Mutationem’s sleek, side-scrolling pixel art and bombastic, beat ‘em up-inspired action sequences. However, even these notable highlights pale in comparison to its wonderful portrayal of Ayane, one of the game’s side characters, who ascends from mere NPC into being the emotional…
Source: Kotaku – This Cyberpunk Game’s Simmering Lesbian Romance Has Me Hook, Line, And Sinker
The internet is a mess, especially after something big happens that pierces the online zeitgeist and bleeds it dry. Right now, that’s the fact that newly-minted Oscar winner Will Smith seemingly slapped two-time Oscars host Chris Rock over a poor ‘joke’ regarding Jada Pinkett Smith at last night’s 2022 Academy…
Source: Kotaku – Internet Angrily Descends On Wrong Will Smith and Chris Rock After Oscars Slap
I’ve been having a great time with Kirby and the Forgotten Land. The pink puffball’s saccharine-sweet, post-apocalyptic journey is the perfect palate cleanser after exploring the massive Elden Ring. But one thing in Forgotten Land bothers me more than any horror that could spring from the minds of Hidetaka Miyazaki…
Source: Kotaku – I Wish Kirby Still Kissed His Homies In Forgotten Land
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands revitalizes Borderlands, thanks to a fantasy-inspired respray and an increased focus on melee attacks. A quieter but perhaps no less significant change is how the loot-shooter handles side-quests. For me, this clicked in an early optional mission called “Goblins Tired of Forced Oppression.”
Source: Kotaku – Tiny Tina’s Revolution Side-Quest Is Borderlands Writing At Its Best
Free-to-play battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone only has one main map, unlike other, similar shooters like Apex Legends or PUBG. And while many players and even the devs behind the game would love to add more, the game’s infamously large install size is apparently stopping them from expanding further.
Source: Kotaku – Call of Duty: Warzone Can’t Get More Maps Because Install Size Is ‘F**king Crazy’
Genshin Impact’s characters are its greatest asset, so naturally developer Hoyoverse strives to control how and when information about them is revealed to the game’s massive player base. Nevertheless, Genshin has been struggling with leaks since it was first released, and no amount of legal action has stopped leakers…
Source: Kotaku – Genshin Impact’s Latest Character Reveals Clouded By Ongoing Leak War
