After nearly four decades, an ancient secret buried deep in Windows 1.0 has been discovered by an intrepid digital archeologist. It’s a simple Easter egg, but one which was most likely impossible to find back in the day.
Source: Kotaku – Windows 1.0’s Been Hiding A Secret For 37 Years, And Someone Finally Found It
On April Fools’ Day last year, Lilith Walther, the creator of the Bloodborne PSX project announced that she was canceling her PS1 demake to instead create a racing kart version of it. She showed off some footage of the project, which looked too good to remain a joke video. Apparently, Walther thought so too. Today,…
Source: Kotaku – Creators of Bloodborne PS1 Demake Announces Bloodborne Kart
Sony’s as-of-yet unannounced plan to compete with Xbox Game Pass could be revealed as early as next week, according to a new report by Bloomberg. However, the subscription service code-named Spartacus is apparently unlikely to feature big first-party blockbusters like 2022’s God of War Ragnarök on launch day.
Source: Kotaku – Report: Sony Game Pass Competitor Coming Soon, Probably Won’t Have God Of War Ragnarök
Elden Ring has a bunch of spirit ashes, ethereal summons you can call forth to aid you in battle. Some, like Banished Knight Oleg, are highly effective damage dealers, capable of wiping out even the toughest of bosses. Others, hm, not so much—looking at you, spirit jellyfish ashes. While each has its own strengths and…
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring’s Wolf Pack Ashes Are Loyal Pups, And Therefore The Best
A live-service game is once again apologizing for its microtransactions, and promising to do better. In a new blog post, Gran Turismo 7 director Kazunori Yamauchi acknowledged frustrations with the state of the game and announced developer Polyphony Digital will issue 1 million credits to every player, as well as…
Source: Kotaku – Gran Turismo 7 Gives Angry Fans One Million Free Credits, Big Changes Coming
Capsule rooms might be small, but Devil May Cry fandom is huge. Next month, Anshin Oyado Premier Nagoya Sakae in Nagoya will cover one of its capsules with the silver-haired heroes of DMC.
Source: Kotaku – Devil May Cry Plastered All Over Japanese Capsule Hotel Room
I want to get this out of the way up top: I’m someone who can forgive many of a board game’s flaws if it looks good.
Source: Kotaku – Space Race: The Kotaku Review
Argentinian star Diego Maradona—who passed away in 2020—has long been one of a number of ‘Icons’ available to control in EA Sports’ FIFA series, alongside other retired greats like Pele and Johan Cryuff. Until this week, when his avatar was ‘suspended’ by EA.
Source: Kotaku – Maradona ‘Suspended’ From FIFA Because His Image Rights Are An Absolute Shambles
Elden Ring, like most Souls games, often rewards you for finding the most effective way to defeat its difficult bosses, whether through overpowered builds or cheap, cheesy strategies. But when those same tactics get turned on other players, things can get ugly fast.
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring Players Are Killing Online Victims With Invisible Projectiles
Good morning, and welcome to what feels like the 1097th episode of “Nintendo Gets Some Cool Shit Taken Off The Internet”, only this time we’re not even talking about a tribute game or piece of fan art, but a harmless old book.
Source: Kotaku – Nintendo Takes Down Scans Of 1996 Super Mario 64 Strategy Guide
A new lawsuit against Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard by a current employee raises fresh allegations of sexual harassment at the publisher, this time focused on leaders in Blizzard’s IT department. According to the lawsuit, the current employee was repeatedly subjected to unwanted advances, touching, and…
Source: Kotaku – New Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Endured By Woman For Years
While the video game industry is becoming more diverse every year, marginalized game developers are still often dismissed in professional settings based on their appearance. One developer started the hashtag #WhatAGameDevLooksLike after security guards at a games conference apparently stopped her no fewer than three…
Source: Kotaku – Devs Want To Challenge Your Expectations Of Who Makes Games
When Returnal landed with a splash on PlayStation 5 last year, all I wanted was the chance to play it cooperatively with a friend. Now that such a mode is here? Meh.
Source: Kotaku – Returnal’s Co-Op Is Kind Of A Letdown
I spend too much time, at least for someone with only 33 years on his odometer, thinking about legacy. I find myself overly concerned with what I’ve accomplished and what I’ll leave behind, especially in comparison to other people—both successful and otherwise. As such, while playing FromSoftware’s Elden Ring over the…
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring: The Kotaku Review
With Kirby and the Forgotten Land debuting on Switch this week, a group of devs from Nintendo and HAL Laboratory recently got together to discuss some of the tricks they used behind the scenes to help the eponymous pink puffball gracefully transition from his 2D origins to the long-running franchise’s first-ever 3D…
Source: Kotaku – Kirby Devs Pulled Some Sneaky Sleight Of Hand To Make The New 3D Action Work
Elden Ring can be pretty horrifying. Sometimes it’s the monsters, eldritch horrors with way too many appendages and exposed arteries. Other times it’s the environment, shrouded in misty white fog and just a few obelisk structures as haunting music hums in the background. Such is the case with this nightmarish invasion …
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring Invader Stumbles Into Creepy AF Nope-Fest
I was originally on the fence about watching Jujutsu Kaisen 0, the new anime film based on the manga of the same name, a prequel to the wildly popular Jujutsu Kaisen manga series. I’ve read Jujutsu Kaisen 0 and am entirely caught up on Jujutsu Kaisen so I didn’t think the film would have much to offer me. I was wrong. …
Source: Kotaku – The Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Film Is A Fresh Take On The Manga
Last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jamie Lee Curtis announced that, not only will she officiate her youngest daughter’s wedding in the actress’s backyard, but she will do so while wearing World of Warcraft cosplay.
Source: Kotaku – Jamie Lee Curtis Will Officiate Her Daughter’s Wedding In World of Warcraft Cosplay
PlayStation has grown increasingly vocal about its live-service auspices. But the firm’s oeuvre of top-flight single-player games isn’t getting sidelined as a result, at least according to statements made by two PlayStation execs in a recent interview.
Source: Kotaku – Sony Assures It Won’t Forget Single-Player PlayStation Games Amid Online Push
