Super Mario Bros. Wonder is out now on Nintendo Switch, and reviews are hailing the game as a wonderful addition to the plumber’s 2D platforming adventures. While you may already know about exciting features—like Elephant Mario—you probably haven’t heard that when you play Wonder with a Pro Controller, the gamepad…
Source: Kotaku – Mario Wonder Has A Wild Musical Secret Hidden In Plain Sight
This story is part of our new Future of Gaming series, a three-site look at gaming’s most pioneering technologies, players, and makers.
Source: Kotaku – AI Is Already Transforming Voices In The Biggest Games
Sony has proclaimed Spider-Man 2 is the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game in the company’s history. The PlayStation 5 exclusive sold 2.5 million copies on launch day alone.
Source: Kotaku – Spider-Man 2 Is The Fastest-Selling PlayStation Studios Game Ever
This story is part of our new Future of Gaming series, a three-site look at gaming’s most pioneering technologies, players, and makers.
Source: Kotaku – El Paso, Elsewhere Creator On The Future Of Video Game Development
This story is part of our new Future of Gaming series, a three-site look at gaming’s most pioneering technologies, players, and makers.
Source: Kotaku – Mind-Control Gaming Isn’t Sci-Fi, It’s Just Science
Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the highly anticipated 2D platformer, is finally out on Nintendo Switch. But before you get too ahead of yourself turning Mario and company into giant elephants and whatnot, you should mess around with some gameplay settings first—especially the one that controls the Talking Flowers.
Source: Kotaku – One Setting You Should Change In Super Mario Bros. Wonder ASAP
Skull Island: Rise of Kong was released earlier this week and was quickly derided as one of the worst games of 2023. What happened? Well, a new report claims it was made by a small team of developers on a tight budget in just one year, putting the studio in a situation where making something good, both quickly and…
Source: Kotaku – Report: Awful King Kong Game Was Made In A Year By Overworked Devs
Persona 3 Reload, a full-fledged remake of Atlus Games’ beloved 2006 role-playing game Persona 3, is set to release on February 2, 2024, for Xbox, PlayStation, and Windows. So take a deep breath and relax, you’ve still got a bit of time to play through October’s busy fall releases before hunkering down for an…
Source: Kotaku – What Each Edition Of Persona 3 Reload Will Get You
Spider-Man 2, the highly anticipated sequel to Insomniac Games’ blockbuster 2018 action-adventure game, is out today, October 20. And though there’s plenty to be said about the impossibly fast fast-travel, the fantastic opening scene, and the story thus far, there’s one thing that I can’t get off my mind: Peter…
Source: Kotaku – Is Peter Parker More Buff In Spider-Man 2? A Kotaku Investigation
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is out, and that means we can talk about the game’s post-credits content and how the big PlayStation sequel seems to set up some very interesting, and very predictable, scenarios for future games and DLC. So uh, we’re gonna do it.
Source: Kotaku – Let’s Discuss Spider-Man 2’s Post-Credits Scenes
Happy Spider-Man 2 Day, everyone! (Sure, all your family on your mother’s side are celebrating Super Mario Bros. Wonder Day, but that doesn’t mean we can’t all get along.) And what better way to celebrate the release of Insomniac’s latest web-shooting action blockbuster than to demand they make another game for you?…
Source: Kotaku – Spider-Man 2 Dev Hints Insomniac Is Open To A Venom Spin-Off
One of the biggest questions about Nintendo’s next console is how it will treat everyone who’s built up a massive library of games on the Switch. Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser isn’t ready to spill the beans about the Switch 2 yet, but he is teasing a smoother transition to the company’s next console in a…
Source: Kotaku – Nintendo Accounts Will ‘Ease’ Transition To Next Console, Exec Says
Lookin’ for some spooky games to play on PC for the Halloween season without having to spend any money? Well good news: survival horror titles The Evil Within and The Evil Within 2 are yours for the taking on the Epic Games Store. The original is currently free, while the sequel will be available for costless download…
Source: Kotaku – Grab This Horror Game (And Its Sequel) For Free On PC Before It’s Too Late
Phantom Liberty marked a triumphant turn-around for Cyberpunk 2077, but more patches are still on the way. CD Projekt Red announced another small update is coming to address some long-standing issues, including a frustrating bug for the Path of Glory ending that’s been bedeviling players for years.
Source: Kotaku – Cyberpunk 2077 Is Finally Patching An Infuriating End-Game Bug
We are cruising through October, heading straight toward the cold of winter. Thankfully, the weather doesn’t hate us yet, and instead is filled with a nice crispness that makes me want to at least consider opening a window while I stay inside and play video games. Maybe I’ll just run out for my daily pumpkin spice…
Source: Kotaku – Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 7 Games Worth Staying Inside For
Spider-Man 2 quickly gives you an overwhelming arsenal of skills and abilities to start playing with and upgrade. And then there’s Spider-Man’s quintet of gadgets, most of which prove extremely useful throughout the game. But when it comes to the gadgets, one of them is definitely worth prioritizing for upgrades above…
Source: Kotaku – Make Sure To Upgrade These Gadgets First In Spider-Man 2
There certainly have been a lot of Pokémon cards in 2023. A year that began with Sword & Shield’s (SWSH) climactic celebration, Crown Zenith, has since featured four mainline sets from Scarlet & Violet, another celebration set with the enormous Pokémon 151, various reprint specials like McDonald’s, new cards for…
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon TCG’s Paradox Rift Contains The Best Cards Ever, If You Can Find Them
Like Insomniac’s original Marvel’s Spider-Man, the studio’s new sequel, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, looks really good. It’s one of those games that just about anyone will look at and go “Wow, what a great-looking game!” But if you dig a bit deeper and compare the original 2018 Spider-Man and its 2023 PS5-exclusive sequel,…
Source: Kotaku – Spider-Man 2’s Graphics Are (Mostly) Improved Over The Original’s
