Fifteen years after their original release, it will finally be possible to get Arceus in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl via an update coming to the Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl remakes. But you’ll need Pokémon Legends: Arceus to do it.
Source: Kotaku – Mythical Pokémon Arceus Is Finally Coming To Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl
If you thought a 37-minute Elden Ring speedrun was the quickest time ever recorded for FromSoftware’s latest Souls-like, think again. That fast run was just blown outta the water by a sub-30-minute completion, which has my head spinning in a jealous rage. What’s especially wild about this new time, though, is that it…
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring Lord Breaks Own World Record Five Times In A Row
While The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience was no doubt an impressive display of how far gaming technology’s evolved since 2003, I’d argue that the true hotbed of gaming innovation comes from the gigachads known as PC modders. Don’t believe me? Check out this Sifu mod that pits Neo against a horde of…
Source: Kotaku – Whoa, Neo Is Kicking Agent Smith’s Ass In This Sifu Mod
Partway through Horizon Forbidden West, you encounter a monster. It’s not an animal-shaped robot, like the bulk of enemies you fight. It’s a bona fide creature of the shadows, and a rare moment of terror in a series that largely avoids jump scares and nightmare fuel. According to the game’s narrative director, the…
Source: Kotaku – Horizon Forbidden West Dev Dishes On The Game’s Biggest Twist
Having played Grand Theft Auto Online for nearly a decade, I don’t think it will shock you to learn that I’ve recently felt…done with the game. While I’ve enjoyed some of the recent updates and events, my desire to sink hours of my life into GTA Online has mostly vanished. So I wasn’t sure what to expect with the new…
Source: Kotaku – A Few Hours With GTA Online On PS5: Feels Like A New Game
Game Pass started March off with a bang, adding a well-regarded blockbuster (Guardians of the Galaxy) less than six months after release, plus one of the best-written games ever (Kentucky Route Zero). The rest of the month, in comparison, lacks the big headline punch we’ve grown so used to, much as it did for the…
Source: Kotaku – Game Pass’ Latest Lineup Falls Short Of Our High Expectations
I’ve actually briefly written about this guide before on the site, but in 1996 a book was released in Japan called Super Mario 64 Complete Clear Guide Book, which wasn’t just a strategy guide but also a collection of developer commentary and photos of custom-made 3D dioramas, crafted just for the guide.
Source: Kotaku – Incredible 90s Super Mario 64 Guide Scanned In HD, Can Now Be Enjoyed By All
While the obvious usage case for the Steam Deck is to play new (or recent) PC games on the go, the unspoken usage case is that it should also be a dream for anyone wanting to play emulated classics. So let’s see how the handheld is shaping up a few weeks after release.
Source: Kotaku – Steam Deck Emulation Looks Fantastic
Last year, I had the absolute pleasure of discovering The Mane Quest, a website dedicated almost entirely to horses in video games. With Elden Ring now out, and with riding featuring prominently, I wanted to check and see if they had thoughts about the game’s mount, and I have not been disappointed.
Source: Kotaku – A Very Detailed Review Of Elden Ring’s Horse
Grand Theft Auto V is a very good video game, we’ve known this for almost a decade across more platforms than we ever should have had to know it, but one thing the game has never been able to sort out during that timeframe is its enormous loading time.
Source: Kotaku – GTA V Loads Way Faster On PlayStation 5
Maybe you’ve maxed out the battle pass. Maybe you’re distracted by the embarrassment of riches in gaming right now. Whatever the reason, if you’ve bounced off Halo Infinite, there’s immediate grounds to return: the ongoing “Tactical Ops” event.
Source: Kotaku – Halo Infinite’s New Slayer Mode A Great Reason To Return To The Game
Dark Souls gives players a lot of leeway in how they want to approach its challenges, but I don’t think even the developers at FromSoftware envisioned someone someday beating the game with a bunch of poop.
Source: Kotaku – Dark Souls Player Beats Game By Throwing Poop At Bosses
As an unapologetic batcat shipper and a sucker for movie trailers effectively utilizing Nirvana songs, seeing The Batman wasn’t a matter of “if” but “when.” However, I got more than I bargained for when I mistakenly bought tickets to see Matt Reeves’ new Bruceman film in an obscure format called 4DX.
Source: Kotaku – I Accidentally Watched The New Batman Movie In The Worst Way Possible
Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin comes out tomorrow, March 15, and today is flooded with reviews from various outlets weighing in on what to make of the game. Considering the game’s focus on chaos, it’s perfect, then, that there isn’t much consensus, instead Stranger of Paradise is seeing a wide range of…
Source: Kotaku – Stranger Of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin’s Reviews Are…Chaotic
When former Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aimé, joined GameStop’s board of directors in 2020 the video game retailer was trading at less than $5 a share. A year later the stock was over $150 and Fils-Aimé was headed for the door. Why did he get out when things were so hot? Apparently GameStop’s new…
Source: Kotaku – Nintendo’s Reggie Kicked Too Much Ass For GameStop Suits
One of the founders of Oculus, now called Meta Quest, has been busy since being pushed out of the company in 2018 with, um, military tech that may be involved in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Source: Kotaku – Oculus Founder’s Vision For Military AI, Which He’s Helping Build, Is Kinda Yikes
The Streamer Awards, an awards ceremony dedicated to livestreaming (and not to be confused with The Streamy Awards), hosted its first-ever show on March 12. Founded and organized by cooking streamer QTCinderella, the celebration pulled in 380,000 concurrent viewers, as big-name broadcasters like Hasanabi and Pokimane…
Source: Kotaku – New Streamer Awards Show Designs Trophy After Pepe The Frog For Some Reason
Upcoming co-op shooter Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will get cross-play across all platforms, Gearbox announced yesterday. That might have seemed like a forgone conclusion in the year 2022, but it marks the first time Borderlands users from PlayStation and Xbox will get to play together.
Source: Kotaku – PlayStation Allows Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands Cross-Play After Blocking It On Borderlands 3
…and I’m back. Well, that was a wild time away. Anyway, it seems games decided to stop coming out while I was gone. Now that I’m back look at all the stuff coming out this week!
Source: Kotaku – The Week In Games: GTA V Is Almost Here. Again. (Again.)
