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The Best Games Of 2022 (So Far)
It’s no exaggeration to say that, in terms of video games, 2022 is off to a banner start. The first three months of the year have been flush with the sort of marquee releases that tend to clog the holiday season, when year-end shopping sprees and awards shows are on everyone’s minds. It’s not even April and we already…
Source: Kotaku – The Best Games Of 2022 (So Far)
Elden Ring Tricksters Are Blowing Themselves Up To Score PvP Kills
A common strategy that’s emerged in Elden Ring competitive multiplayer over the last two weeks sees Tarnished sacrifice their own bodies to destroy their foes.
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring Tricksters Are Blowing Themselves Up To Score PvP Kills
Waluigi’s Famous Crotch Chop Celebration: Explained
With Mario Strikers: Battle League on the horizon, the former director of the soccer series finally gave us the answer as to why Waluigi, Nintendo’s fan-favorite black sheep, celebrates with that distinctive crotch chop after scoring a goal.
Source: Kotaku – Waluigi’s Famous Crotch Chop Celebration: Explained
Bethesda Shows Off Eight Whole Seconds Of Starfield
Bethesda has unleashed another mini-salvo of teases for its upcoming open-world space RPG, Starfield. Director Todd Howard and others spoke a bit about how factions, companions, and other mechanics will work in a new roundtable video, and also showed eight whole seconds of what looks like actual Starfield gameplay,…
Source: Kotaku – Bethesda Shows Off Eight Whole Seconds Of Starfield
I Played The Game Elon Musk Is Obsessed With So You Don't Have To
Last December, Grimes released a new song from her upcoming album “Book 1.” The track, called “Player of Games,” was speculated to be inspired by her relationship with Elon Musk. One of the lyrics, “I’m in love with the greatest gamer,” got me thinking: what kind of video games does Musk play when he’s not reinventing…
Source: Kotaku – I Played The Game Elon Musk Is Obsessed With So You Don’t Have To
New York Times Shuts Down Wordle Archive, Bumming Everyone Out
In a move that’s as unsurprising as it is disappointing, The New York Times is beginning to throw its weight around when it comes to Wordle’s former freedom. The first big sign of this, as spotted by Ars Technica, is their forcing a Wordle Archive to shut down.
Source: Kotaku – New York Times Shuts Down Wordle Archive, Bumming Everyone Out
Elden Ring Not Hard Enough? This Mod Has You Covered
Elden Ring is hard. Misjudge anything—a cliffside, a boss, a jump—and you’re likely to get sent right back to your last Site of Grace. Death is inevitable. It may even be the point. Dying is how you learn to overcome the seemingly insurmountable challenge of restoring peace to the Lands Between, and become the Elden…
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring Not Hard Enough? This Mod Has You Covered
Far: Changing Tides Is Your Next Under-The-Radar Game Pass Gem
The past two months have been defined by massive, sprawling adventures that sap all of your free time (and part of your soul). As a result, this week, I’ve found myself gravitating toward a tighter, more focused game, Okomotive’s Far: Changing Tides.
Source: Kotaku – Far: Changing Tides Is Your Next Under-The-Radar Game Pass Gem
Square Enix Apologizes For Chocobo GP Grind Following Backlash
Launch week was not kind to the $50 Final Fantasy kart racer Chocobo GP. Players were furious with the game’s microtransaction nickel-and-diming and grindy season pass. Posts warning about issues blew up on Twitter and Reddit, and now, Square Enix says it’s listening to the feedback and working on a place to fix…
Source: Kotaku – Square Enix Apologizes For Chocobo GP Grind Following Backlash
Please Enjoy This Video Of Elden Ring Bosses Fighting Each Other
Modder Garden Of Eyes, whose work on games like Bloodborne has been featured here before, has now started digging around in Elden Ring’s files and playing with stuff.
Source: Kotaku – Please Enjoy This Video Of Elden Ring Bosses Fighting Each Other
The Art Of Total War: Warhammer III
Total War: Warhammer III had its highs and its lows, but one thing it got right throughout was its visuals, with a vibrant colour palette and imposing unit design truly doing the source material justice. So it’s a pleasure tonight to showcase some of the illustration and character work that went into the game.
Source: Kotaku – The Art Of Total War: Warhammer III
EA Cancels Its Big Summer Event
First kicking off in 2016, Electronic Arts has traditionally used the week of E3 in early June to hold its own EA Play Live event, during which the publisher would make many of its biggest announcements for the year. That’s coming to an end in 2022.
Source: Kotaku – EA Cancels Its Big Summer Event
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How To Win Votes And Influence People In Triangle Strategy
It’s probably happened to you. You thought you’d made a great appeal in Triangle Strategy, only for your entire party to vote against the story route that you wanted to take. Don’t worry. It’s not you, it’s literally them. The characters in Square Enix’s new strategy game each have their own individual, personal…
Source: Kotaku – How To Win Votes And Influence People In Triangle Strategy
You Gotta Watch This Elden Ring Badass Absolutely Destroy Bosses
With Elden Ring nearly a month old, plenty of people have done incredibly impressive things in FromSoftware’s latest Souls-like. Some have beaten the action role-playing game without dying a single time while others are reaching the end credits in less than 30 minutes. Something I love watching, aside from…
Source: Kotaku – You Gotta Watch This Elden Ring Badass Absolutely Destroy Bosses
Elden Ring Player Builds Controller Out Of Bananas, Slays Dragon
If you’re playing Soulsborne bingo and desperately trying to cover that hard-to-fill “Elden Ring player defeats boss using a literal banana” space, well, I’ve got some good news for you.
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring Player Builds Controller Out Of Bananas, Slays Dragon
Thank You, Elden Ring Players, For All The Messages Leading Me To Cool Bugs
When they aren’t making me laugh with lewd jokes, tricking me into hitting walls in search of hidden passages, or labeling every animal a dog, my fellow Tarnished are doing a great job of highlighting some of Elden Ring’s weirdest bugs via the messaging system.
Source: Kotaku – Thank You, Elden Ring Players, For All The Messages Leading Me To Cool Bugs
Elden Ring, As Told By Steam Reviews
It’s hard to overstate how popular the latest Souls-like game is. Elden Ring became Steam’s most played game at 760,000 concurrents on launch day, which was unprecedented for a FromSoftware game. It’s been nearly three weeks since the game launched, and interest hasn’t died down. The PC port of Elden Ring has 226,106…
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring, As Told By Steam Reviews
The PS5's New Worst Game Is Here
Some games surprise you. Others give you exactly what you expect. There are games that are really good at being completely mediocre, and ones that are so bad they’re great. It takes all kinds. Which kind is Square Enix’s aRPG Babylon’s Fall? The kind everyone tells you is bad, but you play anyway because you don’t…
Source: Kotaku – The PS5’s New Worst Game Is Here