The Steam Deck is an impressive piece of hardware that runs Windows games via some clever software magic. But sometimes even a Steam-Verified game might not run as well as you expect on the Deck. If you want direct access to user-reports of how specific games run (whether they’re officially Verified or not), then …
Source: Kotaku – It’s Now Even Easier To Check How A Game Runs On Steam Deck
If you make use of Steam’s very handy Remote Play service and you own a 4Kscreen with which you like to stream to, good news: Remote Play is on its way to supporting a wonderful 3840×2160 resolution. You’ll need to grab the beta client of Steam to get it working right now, but it’s a welcome addition to a pretty…
Source: Kotaku – Steam Remote Play Is Getting Prettier With 4K Streaming
The original Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl was full of memes and references to moments in its expansive roster of cartoon characters’ history, and it looks like the sequel, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, is keeping that spirit alive by adding Squidward to its line-up.
Source: Kotaku – Squidward’s Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Moveset Includes His Iconic Dance
It doesn’t matter how large a game like Baldur’s Gate 3 is, there will always be folks who dare to ask: How quickly can I get through this? But now fans are turning to ask another bold question: How quickly can I get laid in Larian’s new epic RPG? Well, it turns out no one’s lonely in Faerûn for long.
Source: Kotaku – Baldur’s Gate 3 Players Now Speedrunning Sex
Recently, my friends and I have become born-again sports anime fans thanks to the pay-per-view feel of classic boxing-themed shows like Tomorrow’s Joe and Hajime No Ippo. While these shows maintain a sense of realism that doesn’t require me to suspend my disbelief too often, Netflix’s new season of Baki Hanma takes a…
Source: Kotaku – Baki Hanma Has The Most Exciting, Ridiculous Battles In Anime
Baldur’s Gate 3 lets you romance a plethora of in-game characters. You can kiss them up in preparation for some tantalizing sex, but if you’re a short king or queen, then it appears you skip first base and get right to the second.
Source: Kotaku – Short Baldur’s Gate 3 Players Can’t Properly Kiss Their Loves
The Destiny 2 community has been spiraling ever since a disappointing State of the Game update earlier this month failed to address what some fans see as core issues with the modern version of Bungie’s sci-fi MMO. Now game director Joe Blackburn has taken the unusual step of addressing the community directly in a new…
Source: Kotaku – Destiny 2 Promises New Map Pack And Free Eververse Armor To Win Back Players
Baldur’s Gate 3 may soon let you change your in-game appearance after starting the game, offering an upgrade to the already-praised character creator.
Source: Kotaku – Baldur’s Gate 3 Will Soon Let You Re-Customize Your Character
Microsoft has announced a new Xbox feature in the seemingly endless battle to get gamers to stop acting like raging assholes: an enforcement strike system.
Source: Kotaku – Xbox Says ‘8 Strikes And You’re Out’ To Toxic Gamers
If there’s a ridiculous way to overcome an obstacle or win a fight, Baldur’s Gate 3 will probably give players the options to actually do it, and it won’t take them long to try. The latest example revolves around a tower of crates, the magic spell Crushing Flight, and a five-ton owl that’s shaped like a bear—familiar…
Source: Kotaku – One Of Baldur’s Gate 3’s Strongest Attacks Is A Massive Falling ‘Owlbear’
Don’t you hate it when people die? Well the good thing about living in Faerûn is that you can bring folks back, you just need to know the right people. Withers, Baldur’s Gate 3 very own crypt keeper, can not only recover fallen allies, but help you rebuild your character (though not change their appearance), and hire…
Source: Kotaku – You Definitely Want To Recruit Baldur’s Gate 3’s Resident Crypt Keeper
Xbox announced the rest of this month’s Game Pass titles in an August 15 blog and, as per usual, players can expect to play a number of glittering indies, including summer slasher The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
Source: Kotaku – Horror Game Of The Summer Is Day One On Game Pass
Decades since its debut, no side-scrolling action platformer hits quite like Mega Man. Maybe that’s why they made so many sequels and spin-offs. And currently you can grab them all, including every Mega Man X and Mega Man Zero game, for just $30 on Steam in Capcom’s current end of sumer sale.
Source: Kotaku – Fall Down A Retro Action Rabbit Hole With Every Mega Man Ever For Just
In a recent interview with GamesRadar, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller explained why the movie’s digital release introduced some changes to its multiple theatrical cuts.
Source: Kotaku – Why Across The Spider-Verse’s Home Release Isn’t Like The Theatrical Cuts
Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3 is the new hotness. Taking the internet by storm, the fantasy RPG has become the highest-rated game on Metacritic, dethroning The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. But while most folks are still chewing through the massive Dungeons & Dragons-based game, one Twitch streamer has…
Source: Kotaku – Dang, Someone Beat Baldur’s Gate 3 In Under 11 Minutes
It looks like Call of Duty publisher Activision is going to reintroduce the first-person shooter series’ 16-year-old red dot mini-map, which developer Infinity Ward controversially removed for the 2022 game Modern Warfare II, in the upcoming Modern Warfare III. Earlier this month, developer Sledgehammer Games…
Source: Kotaku – Modern Warfare III Reverses One Of Call Of Duty’s Most Controversial Changes
That Baldur’s Gate 3 so closely adapts a tabletop role-playing gaming (TTRPG) rule system I know reasonably well is both a relief in that I don’t need to learn something new and quite fun, given that I enjoy D&D role-playing mechanics. But as a game master (GM) of a regular Pathfinder second edition campaign, it’s…
Source: Kotaku – Baldur’s Gate 3 Is Trying To Compete With My Actual D&D Hobby—And It’s Losing
The second-hand market for trading gold and items in Diablo IV is currently on hold as Blizzard investigates the rise of new item duplication glitches and gold exploits. The unusual economic intervention comes as the action-RPG’s market gets flooded with gold, and some players reportedly trade gear that’s not even…
Source: Kotaku – Diablo IV Freezes Trading After Dupe Trick And Gold Exploit Crash The Market
It’s been an unusually good year for blockbuster games. Dungeons & Dragons RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 is the latest one, a sprawling fantasy adventure filled with an overwhelming number of choices that let you spark a civil war one moment and have sex with a bear the next. That scope and its subsequent success has kicked off…
Source: Kotaku – Baldur’s Gate 3 Is One Of 2023’s Best Games, Don’t Turn It Into A Weapon
