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The Pokémon Battle Gimmicks, Ranked From Worst To Best
Nearly every mainline Pokémon game has changed up how we engage in battles alongside our favorite little (nongendered) guys. Whether pitting multiple monsters against each other at once or full transformations for your team, each Pokémon game puts a specific twist on its fights. But even though the series has seen…
Source: Kotaku – The Pokémon Battle Gimmicks, Ranked From Worst To Best
Surprise: Next Assassin’s Creed Game Launching A Week Early
In recent years, Ubisoft has struggled to release games on schedule, with some titles like Skull & Bones being delayed over and over. But now, the company has announced something different. Instead of being delayed, it turns out Assassin’s Creed: Mirage will launch a week earlier than previously planned.
Source: Kotaku – Surprise: Next Assassin’s Creed Game Launching A Week Early
Starfield Predicts We’ll Get To Mars In 27 Years
Bethesda updated its wildly anticipated sci-fi RPG Starfield’s website with a canonical timeline on August 14. Aside from digging into three centuries of imagined interplanetary drama that lead to the events that kick off Starfield in 2330, Bethesda’s timeline also makes some ambitious predictions about our more…
Source: Kotaku – Starfield Predicts We’ll Get To Mars In 27 Years
Armored Core VI's PC Requirements Are Less Demanding Than Elden Ring’s
FromSoftware has finally revealed how hard your PC will have to work to be able to run its upcoming mecha video game, Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon. Don’t worry, everything’s sounding pretty reasonable. Based on the newly released system requirements, if your trusty gaming PC had no problems running FromSoftware’s…
Source: Kotaku – Armored Core VI’s PC Requirements Are Less Demanding Than Elden Ring’s
Fortnite Has An FFXIV-Style Raid Boss, And It Looks Pretty Wild
Fortnite isn’t the same battle royale it was when the game first introduced the mode in 2017, having gradually become home to a plethora of pop culture crossovers and empowering editing tools for creators. Now, one of those creators has transformed the mega-popular game into an MMO—like with serious Final Fantasy XIV …
Source: Kotaku – Fortnite Has An FFXIV-Style Raid Boss, And It Looks Pretty Wild
Report: Embracer's $2 Billion Deal That Blew Up Was With Saudi Arabia
Embracer Group, the Swedish holding company that’s been buying up everything from Borderlands maker Gearbox Entertainment to the rights to The Lord of the Rings, saw its stock plummet earlier this year when a mystery $2 billion deal collapsed at the last minute. Axios now reports that the partner who walked away…
Source: Kotaku – Report: Embracer’s Billion Deal That Blew Up Was With Saudi Arabia
Diablo IV Dungeon Can Take You To Level 40 In Just Two Hours
Leveling up a completely new seasonal character in Diablo IV just got a lot faster after fans discovered what might be the best early XP dungeon grind in the game. Following Blizzard’s recent big buff to enemy density, the Domhainne Tunnels in Scosglen can take players all the way up to level 40 in just a couple hours.
Source: Kotaku – Diablo IV Dungeon Can Take You To Level 40 In Just Two Hours
Overwatch 2 Is Steam’s Worst-Rated Game, But It’s Complicated
Overwatch 2 is, by far, the worst rated game on Steam, and developer Blizzard’s messy breakup with China in 2022 is, in part, responsible for it.
Source: Kotaku – Overwatch 2 Is Steam’s Worst-Rated Game, But It’s Complicated
Paladin Is Baldur’s Gate 3’s Most Popular Class By A Large Margin
Baldur’s Gate 3 has a myriad of choices for building your character from the moment you boot up the RPG, including its 12 different classes, which range from magic users to standard sword-and-board warriors. Developer Larian Studios has released early statistics since the game launched on August 3 for the characters…
Source: Kotaku – Paladin Is Baldur’s Gate 3’s Most Popular Class By A Large Margin
All The Starters Are Coming To Pokémon Scarlet And Violet
At the Pokémon World Championships, Game Freak showed off a new look at Scarlet and Violet’s upcoming expansions. There was a lot of new footage in the latest trailer, but the most important thing is that Scarlet and Violet are bringing back every starter Pokémon from across the games with the Pokédex updates included…
Source: Kotaku – All The Starters Are Coming To Pokémon Scarlet And Violet
Pokémon Company Hints That Its Game Output May Be Unsustainable
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet sold phenomenally well on Switch. They also launched with tons of bugs and frustrating raid battle performance that made them some of the most busted games in the series’ long history. Fans have been debating for years now if developer Game Freak is just making too many Pokémon games too…
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon Company Hints That Its Game Output May Be Unsustainable
Baldur’s Gate 3: How Does It Run On Steam Deck?
The big, enormous, mega-large final version of Larian’s addition to the Baldur’s Gate franchise is out and it’s getting a ton of attention for its depth, multifaceted outcomes, and generally solid adaptation of the Dungeon & Dragons ruleset. It’s also a very visually pretty game, with wonderfully detailed environments…
Source: Kotaku – Baldur’s Gate 3: How Does It Run On Steam Deck?
If A PS5 Slim Is Coming, This Is Probably What It Looks Like
A new online video appears to show what looks like a PlayStation 5 Slim, the heavily rumored but not-yet-announced smaller version of Sony’s current-gen console.
Source: Kotaku – If A PS5 Slim Is Coming, This Is Probably What It Looks Like
Roblox Will Soon Start To Interview Some Job Seekers In-Game
Interviewing for a job isn’t fun. Today, so many companies make candidates jump through numerous hoops and several interviews just to get a chance to work for them. And now, the company behind the free-to-play online game Roblox is preparing to take the next, horrible step: interviewing people in-game.
Source: Kotaku – Roblox Will Soon Start To Interview Some Job Seekers In-Game
Baldur's Gate 3 Fans Who Pick An Origin Largely Go With Gale, Stats Show
Baldur’s Gate 3 has been out for about a week now, and developer Larian Studios is revealing some early stats based on the decisions players have made. This includes what characters seem most popular to the community according to hard numbers. And fellow Gale romancers, our boy is winning in the popularity contests…
Source: Kotaku – Baldur’s Gate 3 Fans Who Pick An Origin Largely Go With Gale, Stats Show
Nintendo Is Trying To Patent Some Really Broad Tears Of The Kingdom Mechanics
Nintendo is registering several new patents from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom that are extremely broad, to the point where they seem unreasonable for other developers to be beholden to.
Source: Kotaku – Nintendo Is Trying To Patent Some Really Broad Tears Of The Kingdom Mechanics
Lords Of The Fallen Reboot Is Sounding Like A Solid Soulslike
Lords of the Fallen was already a game, one that came out nearly 10 years ago by developer Deck13 (Atlas Fallen) and publisher CI Games. It was fine, but felt too much like a lackluster facsimile of FromSoftware’s Dark Souls formula to have much of an identity of its own. CI Games is back, though, with newly founded…
Source: Kotaku – Lords Of The Fallen Reboot Is Sounding Like A Solid Soulslike
Fullmetal Alchemist Is A Brilliant, Piercing Critique Of Capitalism
Earlier this year, Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist celebrated its 20th anniversary, and after recently re-reading the manga, I can confidently say it’s still one of the best pieces of art and storytelling ever created—just as impactful, and relevant, as when it was first released. The series has captured many,…
Source: Kotaku – Fullmetal Alchemist Is A Brilliant, Piercing Critique Of Capitalism
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Gaming Delights To Feast On
Yo, it’s the weekend again. This time, I don’t have covid and that is awesome because I’ve got some gaming to do and would like to do so without constantly hating the taste of Paxlovid.
Source: Kotaku – Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Gaming Delights To Feast On