Like so much else over the past couple of years, the pandemic hit the cosplay scene hard, shutting down the conventions that are in so many ways the lifeblood of the community. But after getting things back on track last December with Dragon Con, I’m super pumped to now be presenting our first cosplay showcase for the…
Source: Kotaku – Our Favorite Cosplay From Katsucon 2022
Deadline is reporting that Amazon is currently in talks to turn PlayStation series God of War into a television series.
Source: Kotaku – Report: Amazon Wants To Make A God Of War TV Show
Necrosoft Games have put together a bundle of 991 things on itch.io that is available now for a minimum of just $10 .
Source: Kotaku – Bundle Gets You 00 Worth Of Games/Music/Books, Helps Ukraine
Last year a Georgia man was charged by federal prosecutors after allegedly lying to apply for a Covid disaster loan, then turning around and spending it on a single Pokémon card. He has now admitted his guilt and been sentenced to prison.
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon Card Fraudster Sentenced To Three Years In Prison over ,000 Charizard
In the Destiny 2 community, a popular meme has players respond to big, scary villains and deadly space gods with a simple message: I’m going to turn you into a gun. There are many variants of this meme, but the general idea remains a popular joke among players. Now, in the new Witch Queen expansion, Bungie leans into…
Source: Kotaku – Destiny 2 Quest Lets You Literally Turn An Ancient Foe Into A Gun, Just Like The Meme
I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed a game as much as Horizon Forbidden West whose big third act reveals ranged from underwhelming to utterly ridiculous. Maybe Mass Effect 3? Forbidden West has different problems, and it feels like the middle of a trilogy rather than the end, but there’s more than a few…
Source: Kotaku – Let’s Talk About How Horizon Forbidden West’s Ending Went Off The Rails
Despite a recent uptick in goodwill thanks to its massive 1.5 patch, Cyberpunk 2077 spent the weekend beset by negative Steam reviews over a different matter entirely.
Source: Kotaku – Trolls Review Bomb Cyberpunk 2077 After Devs Speak Out Against Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine
While Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku is full of gorgeous scenes, this particularly gruesome one stuck out to me: A wooden boat floated serenely along a foggy river, filled with beautiful flowers. Government officials would find a smiling corpse that had flowers growing out of its dismembered parts. It was a gruesome…
Source: Kotaku – Hell’s Paradise Is A Gripping Horror Manga I Binged In 3 Days
The call to adventure issued by Elden Ring proved irresistible to many players when it launched on February 25. Perhaps a little too irresistible, as many players’ eagerness to dive headfirst into the game’s breathtaking and brutal landscape, coupled with the game’s own tendency to obfuscate things that other games…
Source: Kotaku – Oops: Elden Ring Players Keep Missing The Combat Tutorial
Parents of an Activision Blizzard employee who died by suicide on a 2017 work retreat at Disneyland are now suing the Call of Duty publisher alleging workplace sexual harassment contributed to their daughter’s wrongful death. Activision Blizzard had previously dismissed the tragedy as having “no bearing whatsoever” on…
Source: Kotaku – Parents Sue Call Of Duty Maker, Alleging Sexual Harassment Led To Daughter’s Suicide
Elden Ring has had three unopenable colosseum doors since launch. The mysterious areas have fans scratching their heads and wondering if they’re possible clues to future DLC.
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring Fans Hack Into Mysterious Colosseums, Find Potential PvP Areas
You gotta love the glove. And soon that will be much easier to do. Announced today, the 1998 N64 game Glover is heading to Steam via a new PC port that will be released on April 20. The port is a brand new version of the game developed for modern PCs and built using the original N64 source code. And no, the 4/20…
Source: Kotaku – Glover Is Coming Back On The Weed Day Because LOL
Legendary voice actor Megumi Ogata recently won the Best Voice Actress award at the Seiyu Awards, an annual ceremony to recognize voice acting in Japan. At first, Ogata thought about declining the award, but decided to accept the honor to make a larger statement about gender, identity, and voice acting.
Source: Kotaku – Evangelion’s Megumi Ogata Champions The Genderless Nature Of Voice Acting
Two decades ago, the first Xbox went on sale in Japan. In the U.S., Microsoft’s gaming machines have always been big hits, but that’s not been the case in Japan. To date, only 2.3 million Xbox consoles across all generations have been sold in the country.
Source: Kotaku – In Twenty Years, Microsoft Has Only Sold 2.3 Million Xboxes In Japan
This weekend, Activision Blizzard, Microsoft and Epic Games announced that they were suspending their services in Russia, due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. They join big names like Netflix, EA Games and CDPR in essentially boycotting the country over its illegal war.
Source: Kotaku – Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, Ubisoft And Epic Games Join Legions Suspending Russian Sales
Batman movies are kind of like seasons of Doctor Who. Every now and then a new season with a new Doctor will come along and give a perspective on a classic character that will appeal to a new group of fans. In a similar way, The Batman employs a new pool of creative talent to give us a version of the DC Comics hero…
Source: Kotaku – The Batman Review: This Could Be the Dark Knight You’ve Been Waiting For
Bandcamp, best known as an online music distributor and lorded over as a hub for independent artists and labels, announced on Wednesday that they would be joining Epic Games in a blog post written by CEO Ethan Diamond. The price Epic Games paid for Bandcamp is currently unknown.
Source: Kotaku – Everybody’s A Little Sus On Why Epic Games Bought Bandcamp
Yesterday, EA Sports announced it would remove the national Russian team and Russian clubs from FIFA 22. The announcement came as the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its second week. As the news spread, the game’s community has begun to react.
Source: Kotaku – The Internet Reacts To EA Removing Russian Teams From FIFA 22
I’ve gotten addicted to an itch.io game called Vampire Survivors.
Source: Kotaku – Please Help: I’m Addicted To Vampire Survivors And It’s Ruining My Life
Lending his vocals to the Gran Turismo 7 soundtrack, Idris Elba appears as a featured artist on The FaNaTiX’s song “Vroom”. The track features in the game’s new Music Rally mode, and appears early in the game. Though the song titles are displayed on-screen, it appeared during a race in wet conditions and, focused on…
Source: Kotaku – Idris Elba Is On The Gran Turismo 7 Soundtrack