“Can you beat Halo Infinite on Legendary without firing a bullet?” That’s the question posed by Tom, a Halo speedrunner and YouTuber who, like many Halo speedrunners and YouTubers, is on an endless mission to push the first-person shooter to its limits. Turns out, the answer is very much “yes.”
Source: Kotaku – Speedrunner Beats Halo Infinite On The Highest Difficulty Without Firing A Single Bullet
The speedrun world record for co-op Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II has been broken during this year’s Awesome Games Done Quick, which is made all the more impressive when you learn one of the players was wearing an ill-fitting bootleg Sonic outfit, complete with oversized floppy gloves.
Source: Kotaku – Sonic 4: Episode II Speedrun Record Broken By Player In Cursed Sonic Outfit
Cult-hit gaming channel G4 has only been back for a few months after its nearly decade-long hiatus, and already the hosts are fed up with some of the assholes in the audience. Former esports commentator and new Xplay co-host, Indiana “Froskurinn” Black, specifically called out the crude sexism of viewers, online…
Source: Kotaku – G4 Host Slams Xplay Audience’s Sexist Expectations
It’s been slightly over a year since the PlayStation 5 launched, and it’s still incredibly difficult for anyone to get their hands on Sony’s flagship console. The company’s solution to this shortage? Sony is planning to produce more PlayStation 4 consoles this year. Wait, what?
Source: Kotaku – Sony To Produce More PS4s In Response To PS5 Shortage
Kirby and the Forgotten Land, the next mainline game in the adorable franchise, finally has a release date, and it’s not too far out. The open-world, 3D game is slated to drop on March 25, and ships with co-op multiplayer that looks similar to Bowser’s Fury.
Source: Kotaku – Kirby And The Forgotten Land Trailer Shows Off New Abilities, Co-op Play
These days, side hustles are more common than ever. But one firefighter in Wakayama, Japan is being punished for his double life as a gaming YouTuber.
According to Mainichi and AFP, the 33-year-old firefighter uploading 314 videos between December 2020 to October 2021. The fire-fighting YouTuber typically played…
Source: Kotaku – Japanese Firefighter Gets In Trouble For YouTube Gaming Side Hustle
While watching Belle, the latest feature from Mamoru Hosoda, two movies kept racing through my mind: Disney’s animated Beauty and the Beast and Hosoda’s own Summer Wars—and for good reason. Belle takes a classic fairy tale and filters it through the virtual world in which we live.
Source: Kotaku – Belle Is A Spiritual Sequel To Summer Wars And A Modern Beauty And The Beast
PlayStation announced Call of Duty’s collaboration with the ever-popular anime series Attack on Titan and anime fans and gamers alike are roasting the hell out of them on Twitter.
Source: Kotaku – Twitter Reacts To Call Of Duty’s Weird Attack On Titan Crossover
Halo Infinite launched with a bunch of new-to-the-series weapons, some of which have functions that aren’t immediately apparent. The heatwave can shoot both vertically and horizontally. The mangler deals 117 percent more damage if you’re playing against a pro. And—hopefully you’re sitting down for this—the disruptor,…
Source: Kotaku – Halo Infinite Players Discover Automatic Weapon Is Automatic
Covid Simulator is exactly what it says on the tin. By using data from the official CDC website, indie developer coldrice’s game allows you to simulate how covid-19 spreads in a workplace. There isn’t a “win” condition. The simulation keeps running no matter how much debt your virtual business accumulates, and you can…
Source: Kotaku – Covid Simulator Is So Well Made It’s A Little Depressing
Daily word-guessing game Wordle has taken the internet by storm. Despite its huge newfound success, creator Josh Wardle said he wants to keep the hit web browser game demonetized and ad-free. But one app developer had other plans, and he’s now quickly become Twitter’s main character of the day.
Source: Kotaku – Tech Dude Rips Off Wordle, Angers Internet
It feels like familiar territory. A community moderator for the video game Tabletop Simulator handed out temporary and permanent bans for talking about queerness in the game’s global text chat and Discord. This upset a portion of the playerbase, who then took to Twitter and Steam reviews to express their frustration,…
Source: Kotaku – Tabletop Simulator’s Steam Reviews Descend Into Culture War Nightmare Factory
The trailers for Destiny 2’s upcoming Witch Queen expansion have been some of the best in the series, teasing ancient mysteries and new loot in a way that has me truly excited for what could lie in store in the next story campaign. The latest is no exception, and it’s forcing fans to dig deep to unravel some of its…
Source: Kotaku – Destiny 2 Players Are Using Science To Decode Latest Witch Queen Trailer
So those Watch Dogs-esque, Cyberpunk 2077-lookin’ protective masks from computer manufacturer Razer don’t actually use N95-grade filters as previously promoted, according to updated marketing from the company.
Source: Kotaku – Tech Experts: Razer Lied About Its Fancy Zephyr Mask
Halo Infinite. Forza Horizon 5. Game Pass’ unrelenting march toward global domination by way of indoctrinating everyone on the planet. It’s hard to imagine Xbox having a better year than 2021—and, to be sure, the console’s forthcoming slate certainly seems less luminescent than last year’s. But 2022 isn’t empty,…
Source: Kotaku – What To Expect From Xbox In 2022
A new animation released this morning by The Pokémon Company provides a wonderfully intimate look at the life of one Bidoof, from its time as the outcast of its colony to champion of the Pokémon League.
Source: Kotaku – New Pokémon Short Finally Gives Bidoof The Respect It Deserves
Players have already discovered a bunch of unintentional, wacky, and physics-breaking antics since the launch of Halo Infinite, and a new vid shows that with the help of a fusion coil, the grapple hook, and some good old-fashioned no-clipping, you can launch yourself right out of the massive Banished starship you…
Source: Kotaku – Clipping Out Of Halo Infinite’s First Level Requires Luck, A Grapple, And One Plasma Coil
It’s a rough world out there for newcomers who want to learn the ropes in Genshin Impact. Many guides are filled with in-game jargon, and Reddit posts are often stuffed with incomprehensible walls of mathematical calculations. You won’t find any of that here. Instead of focusing on a specific character, I’ll walk you…
Source: Kotaku – How To Build Any Character In Genshin Impact
On Monday, variety streamer Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang was banned from Twitch for watching Death Note, a 2007 Shonen anime licensed by Viz Media. What many hoped was only a short ban, especially after Imane “Pokimane” Anys was suspended for just 48 hours for a similar act, might stretch to an entire month,…
Source: Kotaku – Disguised Toast Banned From Twitch For Watching Death Note Anime
Lego’s Overwatch 2 Titan set won’t come out next month as planned. The Danish toy maker announced today that it’s delaying the release until it can finish reviewing its partnership with Activision Blizzard, in light of workplace misconduct issues made public in recent months.
Source: Kotaku – Lego Delays Overwatch 2 Set Over Activision Blizzard Allegations