It seemed inevitable, but yesterday CD Projekt Red made it official: it’s working on a new open world Witcher game. The company didn’t say anything about what the game would be about, but it did send fans into speculation mode with teaser art showing a medallion covered in snow. Now some of them are relying on one…
Source: Kotaku – Witcher Fans Mistake Fanfiction For Clues About Next Game
With Kirby and the Forgotten Land coming out later this week, I decided to do some reading up on Nintendo’s pink puffball by checking out a wacky collection of his manga aptly titled Kirby Manga Mania. Going into this venture I expected to be overwhelmed by Kirby in all his babble-talking glory, but found something…
Source: Kotaku – 5 Messed Up Things That Happen In Kirby Manga Mania
Cyberpunk 2077’s road to perfection continues apace. Fresh on the heels of a massive update that made the open-world snarkfest feel complete and functional, or closer to it, developer CD Projekt Red is rolling out a smaller patch purporting to fix a litany of minor issues.
Source: Kotaku – Cyberpunk 2077 Patch Stops Wrecked Cars From Spawning In Front Of You While Speeding
Straight up, Rune Factory 5 on Switch was my most anticipated game of 2022. I loved how earlier games in the Harvest Moon spinoff series seamlessly incorporated fantasy worldbuilding into a farming simulator. Obtaining milk from weird-looking monster cows and harvesting leather off goblins was always a lot more…
Source: Kotaku – Rune Factory 5 Shows That Series Shift To 3D Has Come At A Cost
Babylon’s Fall doesn’t have far to fall. The loot game, developed by the makers of such hall-of-fame action games as Nier: Automata and Astral Chain, is getting widely panned, referred to by some as the “worst” game currently out on PS5. But it’s also playable on PC. Let’s check in and see how that’s going, shall we?
Source: Kotaku – Babylon’s Fall, As Told By Steam Reviews
Gran Turismo 7 is an excellent racing sim bogged down by microtransactions. Yet, instead of dialing back on that bit of the game, a recent update sees developer Polyphony Digital make progression even more grindy. Now, some players are turning to a new remote play exploit to farm millions of credits while not even…
Source: Kotaku – Gran Turismo 7 Players Use AFK Exploit To Farm Millions Like Capitalism Intended
Elden Ring players are pulling off all kinds of bonkers shenanigans, from beating it in under 30 minutes to unlocking cut content through hacks. They’re even destroying bosses with stylish ease, something I wish I were capable of doing. But thanks to fans of FromSoftware’s latest Souls-like, I might’ve found my new…
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring Players Are Becoming Rolling Death Traps
What better way to celebrate fifty years of Kamen Rider than with some badass new suits? This fall, Kamen Rider Black Sun hits Japan, bringing some ridiculously cool outfits, masked helmets, and sweet motorcycles with it.
Source: Kotaku – The New Kamen Rider Black Sun Suits Look So Edgy And So Cool
Russian chess grandmaster Sergey Karjakin, one of the world’s top players, has been suspended for six months by the International Chess Federation after publicly voicing support for his country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Source: Kotaku – Russian Chess Champion Suspended After Publicly Supporting Invasion Of Ukraine
The Nintendo Switch was released five years ago, and because it is a very good system with some very good games, most of us have spent that time accumulating quite the software library. If yours has gotten so big that it’s getting tough to manage in 2022, the console’s latest firmware update has something that might…
Source: Kotaku – The Nintendo Switch Now Lets You Organize Your Games In Folders
Welcome back to what is now becoming a recurring feature here on Kotaku.com, where we report on times that renowned author George R.R. Martin has chosen to write about the video game Elden Ring on his very old, very quaint personal blog.
Source: Kotaku – George R.R. Martin Completes Another Blog Post About Elden Ring
For a little game, Tunic musters an imposing presence. The isometric action-adventure romp, which casts you as a tiny fox with a big heart, is relentlessly difficult. It can be frustrating at first. But if you stick with it, you’ll find yourself playing one of the most striking games of the year.
Source: Kotaku – Five Things You Should Know Before Starting Tunic
Yesterday, Epic launched the next season of Fortnite, and announced that for the following two weeks all the money it makes from in-game purchases in the popular battle royale will be donated to charities supporting humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Now, just 24 hours later, and with 13 days remaining, Epic has…
Source: Kotaku – Epic & Fortnite Players Raise Million For Ukraine In Just 24 Hours
Guilty Gear Strive’s next roster expansion will see fan-favorite Testament return to the fold with an updated design, moveset, and gender.
Source: Kotaku – Classic Guilty Gear Character Comes Out As Non-Binary In Latest Game
Dogs are good, even if they happen to be shaped like a giant turtle. However, the Lands Between is an unforgiving place where boundaries are pushed, and sacrifices must be made in the pursuit of knowledge for Elden Ring players. Sadly that knowledge came at the heavy price of Miriel, the Pastor of Vows’ life. All…
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring Players Are Killing The Turtle Pope, Rejecting Their Humanity
Over the weekend, as part of a preview ahead of this year’s GDC, Ubisoft revealed a new cloud-based technology it’s developing. According to the Assassin’s Creed publisher, this new tech, named Scalar, will allow its teams to create “even bigger worlds” than what’s currently possible.
Source: Kotaku – New Ubisoft Tech Threatens World With Even Bigger Games
Despite its high sales, Gran Turismo 7 is not having a good launch month. On Friday, developers Polyphony Digital took the game offline for almost two days of maintenance. This meant that even much of the game’s single player mode was also unplayable since that also requires an internet connection. Players are also…
Source: Kotaku – Gran Turismo 7 Is Now Sony’s Lowest-Rated Game On Metacritic
Elden Ring’s bosses are hard enough for me no matter how prepared I am to fight them, so it’s extraordinary (and hilariously frustrating) watching someone beat them without doing a damn thing. Case in point: YouTuber InfernoPlus, who’s back with a new video of cheesing bosses by siccing a powerful spirit summon on…
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring Fan Beats Multiple Bosses While Curled In A Fetal Position
CD Projekt Red have today announced a new Witcher game is in development. With the current teaser, The Witcher: A New Saga Begins, the game marks a move from CDPR’s own REDengine, to Unreal 5.
Source: Kotaku – The Next Witcher Announced, Will Be In Unreal 5
