Though you still can’t play it, Bethesda’s massive spacefarer role-playing game Starfield recently beat out one of 2023’s biggest games, D&D RPG Baldur’s Gate 3, as a Steam top seller, GamesRadar first noticed.
Source: Kotaku – Starfield Pushes Baldur’s Gate 3 Off Steam Top Spot, And It’s Not Even Out Yet
Riot Games’ free-to-play tactical hero shooter Valorant nerfed a bunch of characters in its latest update, and actor Ben Affleck doesn’t sound too happy about the tweaks made to one of the game’s most goated characters.
Source: Kotaku – Ben Affleck Sounds Incredibly Bummed About Valorant Nerfs
Armored Core VI is hard enough if you’re playing it the right way, but have you considered trying to beat every boss without guns, laser swords, or rocket launchers? That’s what Twitch streamer ZeroLenny just did in what he’s billed as one of his least-fun stunt runs ever: He managed to beat the game using mech…
Source: Kotaku – Armored Core VI Player Beats Every Boss With Just His Fists
Naruto, the mega-popular shonen anime series, was supposed to receive four “newly made” episodes on September 3 to commemorate the show’s 20th anniversary, but a recent announcement has pushed back their release.
Source: Kotaku – ‘Brand New’ Naruto Episodes Delayed To Improve Anime Quality
Diablo IV will host its first XP and Gold buff event, Mother’s Blessing, from September 1 to September 5, which IGN noticed coincides with “NASApunk” role-playing game Starfield’s release window.
Source: Kotaku – Diablo IV’s First Bonus XP Weekend Overlaps With Starfield Release
One of the advantages of HBO moving the timeline of The Last of Us backward 10 years from the video game’s source material is that we are now living in the year in which it’s set. We get to fondly remember moments from the show by screaming, crying, and throwing up as we reach specific dates. Today, August 29, 2023 is…
Source: Kotaku – Today’s The Day Bill And Frank Got Married In HBO’s The Last Of Us
It felt like this day might never come, but former world champion Magnus Carlsen and grandmaster Hans Niemann have finally put the cheating scandal that rocked the chess world last year, including meme-filled speculation about anal beads, to bed.
Source: Kotaku – Chess World’s ‘Anal Bead’ Cheating Saga Quietly Comes To An End
A spirit tormented by board games must have used its Diet Pepsi breath to take over my desire, because, for the past two weeks, I have been consumed by the need to play the tabletop version of Dominion, the feudal-style deck-builder. I love coming up with bite-sized strategies for its 30-minute rounds, and I’m…
Source: Kotaku – I Wish These 5 Dominion Cards Existed
Starfield is a big game with hundreds of planets to explore and many sandwiches to collect. But while all the NPCs you’ll meet in Starfield have voices, the game’s main character doesn’t. Bethesda already confirmed this was the case last year, but has now shared more details about why it made this choice, revealing…
Source: Kotaku – Starfield’s Main Character Is Silent So The World Can Be Huge
Officially, Starfield launches on September 6 on PC, Xbox Series consoles, and Game Pass. However, because of time zones and early access, things are a bit messy. Thankfully, you’ll be able to start playing Bethesda’s highly anticipated RPG as early as 5 p.m. on August 31 in California. But who can and can’t play…
Source: Kotaku – Here’s When You Can Actually Start Playing Starfield
Pokémon Go has been, since its inception, a game based around community. At its launch this was by the nature of the size and excitement of its playerbase. Some seven years on, it’s by desperate brute force, as beleaguered developer Niantic refuses to accept the reality of its prime property, and never better…
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon Go Fest 2023’s International Event Was Lukewarm Leftovers
Gran Turismo has to be one of the unlikeliest games yet to get the big-screen treatment. Sony’s long-running racing sim series features no cinematic story, no characters, no heated raceway rivalries. It’s all about racing and tinkering with gorgeous cars at some of the world’s most famous and beautiful tracks. But…
Source: Kotaku – The Gran Turismo Movie Is Part Cringey Playstation Commercial, Part Endearing Underdog Story
The Sword of Moonlight has been in most FromSoftware games since 1994’s first-person fantasy RPG, King’s Field. It appeared in Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and even last year’s Elden Ring. Now it’s back in Armored Core VI, and it’s as fun and powerful to wield as ever.
Source: Kotaku – Dark Souls’ Moonlight Greatsword Returns In Armored Core VI
For the past few weeks, Reddit user and Baldur’s Gate 3 player u/caufenkamp has been using the BG3 sub to catalogue their guilty pleasure: genociding NPCs. They hit a new milestone on August 26, having murdered and left to rot 583 NPCs from the D&D role-playing game’s Act 1 and Act 2.
Source: Kotaku – Baldur’s Gate 3 Player Spent The Month Murdering 583 NPCs
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon marks the cult-favorite mech series’ long-awaited return after a 10-year hiatus, and it’s been incredible to watch so far. The community is alive and well, trading broken builds and sexy emblem designs, and new players are having their confidence checked by the very first giant…
Source: Kotaku – Armored Core Is So Back And It’s Awesome
Michael Unsworth, a senior writer at Rockstar Games who has worked on some of the company’s biggest hits, appears to have left the famous developer after 16 years. He joins a growing list of veteran Rockstar employees who have departed the company over the last few years.
Source: Kotaku – Yet Another Rockstar Games Veteran Has Left The Company
I find myself reaching again for The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood soon after my first play session on Switch, moved by the inexpressible magic that comes when a game really clicks with you. The witchy narrative adventure has a simple, meditative story and gameplay, and four hours into its approximately seven-hour runtime,…
Source: Kotaku – This Queer, Witchy Deck Builder Is The Perfect Cozy Fall Game
Baldur’s Gate 3 has plenty of nooks and crannies to explore to find hidden areas and loot, and sometimes you’ll need to have certain spells or characters on hand to access those tucked-away places. One example of this is Feather Fall, which, on the surface, allows your team to jump long distances without having to…
Source: Kotaku – This Baldur’s Gate 3 Spell Can Help You Find Secrets In The RPG’s World
Elon Musk, head nit-twit and “Player of Games,” appeared surprised when he attended the Valorant Champions 2023 tournament at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, California and was greeted with a cacophony of boos.
Source: Kotaku – Elon Musk Booed At Valorant Tournament
Many people who grew up with the internet had formative experiences in communities that no longer exist, or at least no longer exist as they once did. In my case, it was the GameSpot forums of the early 2000s. There, I found people I could share my love of games with, as well as get into deep discussions and sometimes…
Source: Kotaku – This New Game Is A Great Tribute To Early Online Gaming Communities