We’re pretty used to eye-watering prices for Pokémon TCG cardboard products, but how about for Pokémon skateboards? A recent collab between the pocket monster company and Santa Cruz Skateboards, which sold out in literal seconds, saw thousands of people buying sealed, unknown decks, which are now changing hands for…
Source: Kotaku – These Pokémon-Themed Skateboards Are Selling for K
Social site Reddit, which hosts some of the internet’s largest gaming communities, is now handing out a little bit of cash for good posting. As announced in a September 25 blog, Reddit has a new Contributor Program, and it’s made changes to “gold” upvotes, which it temporarily removed earlier this month.
Source: Kotaku – Reddit Might Pay You For Your Best Posts, But Not Much
In comments this past weekend, Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto asserted that video game prices are too low, pointing to the massive increase in development costs and how game prices haven’t risen at the same rate. He suggested that increasing the price of games would be a “healthy option” for the industry.
Source: Kotaku – Capcom President Says ‘Game Prices Are Too Low’
Sarah Elmaleh didn’t expect to find herself on the frontlines of a medium-defining fight over the use of AI in game development when she entered the video game industry over a decade ago. The voice of Katie in 2012’s seminal indie hit Gone Home, Elmaleh arrived in California just in time for the 2016 voice actors’…
Source: Kotaku – Video Game Voice Actors Are Ready To Strike Over AI. Here’s Why
A Brazilian rating board listing suggests Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch, five years after the original game launched for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Source: Kotaku – Red Dead Redemption 2 Somehow Coming To Switch, According To Ratings Board Leak
The Resident Evil 4 remake costs $60 for its iPhone 15 Pro port, as much as is charged for standard console editions.
Source: Kotaku – Resident Evil 4 Remake Will Cost On iPhone
The first stage of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s two-part expansion, The Hidden Treasure Of Area Zero, has a clearly defined storyline. The Teal Mask features a school trip to the nearby Kitakami, during which you become embroiled in a local legend about legendary Pokémon “the Loyal Three,” and their enemy, Ogrepon.…
Source: Kotaku – Every Side-Quest In Pokémon Scarlet And Violet: The Teal Mask
A single good memory can often be enough to convince (or trick) us into ignoring pain, suffering, fear, and sadness. And when that single, solitary good memory is connected to someone you love, it’s almost impossible to rip yourself away from that pocket of happiness and face reality. It’s even more complicated when…
Source: Kotaku – Max Payne + Creepy PS1 Vibes = One Of The Best Shooters Of 2023
A new gamer lawsuit rises. Three months after Aspyr said it was abandoning promised DLC for the remaster of Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords on Nintendo Switch, someone is suing the publisher for failing to make good on its original promise or to offer a refund when that was no longer possible.
Source: Kotaku – Fan Who Waited For Star Wars DLC Sues Over Broken Promises
Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty expansion has its own self-contained conclusion, but depending on your choices throughout the story, you can unlock an entirely new ending for the base game, too. You just have to make certain choices to get it.
Source: Kotaku – How To Unlock Cyberpunk 2077’s New Ending In Phantom Liberty
Today, we mourn the loss of something great. A quiet little spot in the middle of a big galaxy. A puddle that simply wanted to help you and was always there, ready to provide. And now, following Bethesda’s latest Starfield patch, it’s gone. Gone, but not forgotten.
Source: Kotaku – RIP Starfield Magic Mud Puddle (2023-2023)
Rick and Morty’s seventh season is out next month and ahead of the show’s return, Adult Swim has released a trailer featuring all of the series’ familiar characters. But Rick and his sidekick Morty sound a bit…different.
Source: Kotaku – Rick And Morty’s Season 7 Trailer Reveals New Voices Replacing Justin Roiland’s
Fall is here, and amid the witchy fashion statements and an onslaught of pumpkin spice-infused beverages comes yet another crop of new TV anime. What’s good? What will suck? That remains to be seen, but after checking out all the new trailers we’re starting to get some ideas. The fruit of our labors is the following…
Source: Kotaku – Your Fall 2023 Anime Guide: What To Watch And Where It’s Streaming
Role-playing game remasters Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden are getting physical releases through distributor Limited Run, with pre-orders for the former beginning September 29, and the latter coming to the digital storefront on October 27. Physical copies for Persona 3 Portable will be available to play on…
Source: Kotaku – Exclusive Persona 3 Portable Physical Edition Comes With Your Very Own Evoker
I was 17 years old on September 25, 2007, the day Halo 3 launched for the Xbox 360. And on that day, I made a choice that forever altered the trajectory of my life.
Source: Kotaku – 15 Years Ago, Halo 3 Changed My Entire Life
Starfield offers a plethora of planets and moons to discover. But what do you do when you’re actually wandering around down there on some rando planet in a distant star system? Outside of questing, Starfield features an incredibly lightweight exploration feature called Surveying. This is a great way to go sightseeing,…
Source: Kotaku – Starfield: Explore And Survey Planets Like A Pro
There’s a new gang on the dark web that claims it’s breached all of Sony’s systems in a ransomware attack.
Source: Kotaku – ‘All Of Sony Systems’ Allegedly Hacked By New Ransomware Group
Bethesda released another tiny update for Starfield on September 25 that addresses a handful of minor bugs and performance issues on PC. The studio promises a much more massive update is still on the way as fans wait for further tweaks and much needed quality of life improvements.
Source: Kotaku – Starfield Gets Another Tiny Update As Players Wait For The Big One
The Google Pixel 8 appears to feature an AI-powered photo editing option that lets you completely change peoples’ faces. A reliable leak from mobile tech reporter and leaker Kamila Wojciechowska to phone site 91mobiles revealed the feature, which is like using Cyberpunk 2077’s fleet of customizable facial expressions i…
Source: Kotaku – Smartphone AI Is Turning Reality Into A Video Game Photo Mode
