A recent datamine has revealed that Blizzard may be cooking up some delicious DLC for its action RPG Diablo 4, including a new class, region, and villain.
Source: Kotaku – Diablo IV Datamine May Detail The Game’s First Expansion
Category Archives: Kotaku
Mario Wonder's Online Mode Is Perfect For Antisocial Gamers
The Super Mario games are often best experienced in solitude. Pretty much everyone who tried playing Super Mario 3D World with friends has stories about it devolving into chaos. But if you’ve decided that you only want to experience Super Mario Bros. Wonder by yourself, I’m here to recommend you give the new 2D…
Source: Kotaku – Mario Wonder’s Online Mode Is Perfect For Antisocial Gamers
Cyberpunk 2077's New Patch Buffs Keanu Reeves' Gun And Screws Over Homeless People
Cyberpunk 2077’s latest update went live today and brings with it a surprising number of new tweaks to the sci-fi RPG. In addition to changing the stats of various weapons, there are also a bunch of bug fixes and the kind of random nerfs you only see in a sprawling open world.
Source: Kotaku – Cyberpunk 2077’s New Patch Buffs Keanu Reeves’ Gun And Screws Over Homeless People
Halo Infinite May Have Just Begun Its Renaissance
It’s no secret that Halo Infinite has been in a tough place since launch. While many will argue that its core shooting gameplay has always been solid and was often great fun, restrictive customization options and a limited-feeling amount of content often made for a shallow-feeling experience. Enter the fifth season,…
Source: Kotaku – Halo Infinite May Have Just Begun Its Renaissance
You’ve Never Played Anything Like This Junji Ito-Inspired Horror Game
I notice that people get kind of misty-eyed when they talk about the Junji Ito-inspired roguelite role-playing game World of Horror. If it were their cold husband, they’d have been wanting to hold it for a long time. It’s been out in some capacity, either as a demo or in early access, since 2017, but, finally, on…
Source: Kotaku – You’ve Never Played Anything Like This Junji Ito-Inspired Horror Game
Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Has An Animal Crossing Game Mode
During today’s Xbox Partner Preview, a showcase for Microsoft’s upcoming third-party games, we got a new look at Sega’s next Yakuza adventure. No, not Gaiden, the other one: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Instead of showing off dual protagonists Ichiban Kasuga and Kiryu Kazuma kicking all kinds of street punk ass…
Source: Kotaku – Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Has An Animal Crossing Game Mode
Metal Gear Solid 3 Gets Unreal Glow-Up In New Remake Trailer
When the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake was revealed back in May, all we got were some shots of a swamp and Naked Snake coming out of the water. A new trailer that debuted today during the latest Xbox mini-showcase finally gives us a look at the game in action, if only briefly. And you know what? It looks really good.
Source: Kotaku – Metal Gear Solid 3 Gets Unreal Glow-Up In New Remake Trailer
Payday 3 Devs Apologize Again For Missing Major Update
Payday 3 devs have extended their apology tour that began back in September, when Starbreeze Studios CEO had to apologize for the state in which the co-op heist game launched. The always-online bank robbery simulator suffered from major server and matchmaking issues that were fixed a little over a week after launch,…
Source: Kotaku – Payday 3 Devs Apologize Again For Missing Major Update
Lords Of The Fallen’s Undead World Has A Seriously Frightening Enemy
Lords of the Fallen is very different from its 2014 counterpart, specifically because the Soulslike RPG layers two different game worlds on top of each other. When you die, your soul departs the living world of Axiom and plunges into the dead world of Umbral, and it’s here where I’ve encountered the most terrifyingly…
Source: Kotaku – Lords Of The Fallen’s Undead World Has A Seriously Frightening Enemy
Spider-Man 2's Stealth Missions Turned Mary Jane Into John Wick
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 sees the return of Mary Jane Watson’s dreaded stealth missions from the first game. However, this time out developer Insomniac Games upgraded MJ’s combat abilities to the point where she might as well be in a different video game with how good she is at taking down bad guys now.
Source: Kotaku – Spider-Man 2’s Stealth Missions Turned Mary Jane Into John Wick
Mortal Kombat 1's New Microtransactions Are Scarier Than Its Fatalities
Mortal Kombat 1, NetherRealm’s newest entry in its three-decades-old fighting game series, continues its predecessors’ tradition of pulling gut-yanking, brain-pounding final moves, or Fatalities, to the delight of its gore connoisseur fans. But some of those fans are frustrated. MK1’s recent patch introduces seasonal…
Source: Kotaku – Mortal Kombat 1’s New Microtransactions Are Scarier Than Its Fatalities
Xbox Fan Uses Sexy Butt Starfield Mod To Dunk On Spider-Man 2
Which is better? PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X? Most people don’t care, but for a certain type of online poster it is everything. Gaming consoles aren’t cheap. Buying into one platform or another is an investment. And as the companies behind those platforms work to turn those consumer choices into branded lifestyles…
Source: Kotaku – Xbox Fan Uses Sexy Butt Starfield Mod To Dunk On Spider-Man 2
What To Expect From Genshin Impact's Version 4.2 Livestream
Free-to-play action RPG Genshin Impact’s version 4.2 livestream is expected to premiere on October 27 at 8 AM EST. The livestream will cover information regarding the game’s next Banner, as well as reward viewers with some unique codes to redeem.
Source: Kotaku – What To Expect From Genshin Impact’s Version 4.2 Livestream
You Can Marinate In Water Heated By Bitcoin Mining At This NYC Spa
Bathhouse is a super-trendy spa located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with a new location set to open sometime in the near future in Manhattan’s Flatiron district. If its sans serif font and ultra-minimalist website don’t already scream New York City Elite, then the way it heats its pools absolutely shouts it from the…
Source: Kotaku – You Can Marinate In Water Heated By Bitcoin Mining At This NYC Spa
Todd Howard Revealed Elder Scrolls 6 Early Due To Grumpy Gamers
A lead Skyrim designer has explained why Bethesda exec Todd Howard peeled back the curtain on The Elder Scrolls 6 in 2018, despite the studio’s years-long focus on shipping Starfield: Angry gamers with their pitchforks and torches.
Source: Kotaku – Todd Howard Revealed Elder Scrolls 6 Early Due To Grumpy Gamers
Alan Wake Creator Says Sequel Is 'More Intense, More Brutal'
The other day, the official Twitter account for Alan Wake 2 tweeted, “You must write to escape…” and I felt my blood run cold. As a writer who knows the agony of writer’s block—the fear of looking inside myself and having to face all the doubts and insecurities lurking in my dark places as I struggle to put words on…
Source: Kotaku – Alan Wake Creator Says Sequel Is ‘More Intense, More Brutal’
PS5 Slim Disc Drive Comes With Bizarre Online Requirements
Sony’s forthcoming smaller PlayStation 5 will make the disc drive swappable, allowing owners to remove or connect it as they wish. However, a new leak of the upcoming slim redesign points to an internet connection being required for the Blu-Ray player’s initial setup, igniting fears it will one day become an obsolete…
Source: Kotaku – PS5 Slim Disc Drive Comes With Bizarre Online Requirements
New Nintendo Rules Cause Massive Smash Bros. Fan Freakout
Nintendo’s relationship with the grassroots competitive scene around its Super Smash Bros. games has never been great, But today it may have hit an all-time low. Fans of the company’s enormously popular fighting game franchise are collectively freaking out about a new set of tournament guidelines that some believe…
Source: Kotaku – New Nintendo Rules Cause Massive Smash Bros. Fan Freakout
Peter Parker Can’t Do The ‘Wakanda Forever’ Salute In Spider-Man 2
Miles Morales and Peter Parker have a lot in common, both swinging around New York City in spandex as Spider-Man and compulsively quipping at bad guys before punching their lights out. The duo even share skill tree points in Insomniac Games’ recently released Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. However, only one of them can do the …
Source: Kotaku – Peter Parker Can’t Do The ‘Wakanda Forever’ Salute In Spider-Man 2
5 Disappointing Things About Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 'Master Collection'
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 gathers some of the best games ever made and puts them all on modern platforms in one convenient package. Unfortunately, a laundry list of weird caveats and shortcomings at launch make the new anthology hard to celebrate. Why is one of the best franchises in gaming history…
Source: Kotaku – 5 Disappointing Things About Konami’s Metal Gear Solid ‘Master Collection’