Twitch and Kick wunderkind Félix Lengyel, who’s better known online as xQc, got into an ugly spat with podcaster and YouTuber Ethan Klein, or h3h3productions, about the former’s infamously low-effort reaction videos. The August 7 H3 Podcast channel livestream was originally intended to be a “debate” about Lengyel’s…
Source: Kotaku – Twitch King xQc Does The Worm In The Middle Of Copyright Debate
On Tuesday, Blizzard released a new trailer for season 6 of Overwatch 2. Titled Invasion, the season will see players fighting against a legion of Null Sector omnics with the help of a new support hero named Illari, who unleashes the power of the sun in her giant rail gun.
Source: Kotaku – Overwatch 2 Is Getting A New Healer With A High Skill Ceiling
The Pokémon Company held a new Pokémon Presents showcase to talk about upcoming projects in the series. If you missed the show, you can catch the VOD right here, but if you just want to know the highlights, read on.
Source: Kotaku – All The Announcements Packed In Pokémon’s Big Event
WrestleQuest was shaping up to be a breath of fresh air based on trailers and previews, but players will now have to wait an extra few weeks to get their hands on it. The turn-based, wrestling-themed RPG was delayed at the very last second after its developers found a bug that could destroy players’ save files.
Source: Kotaku – RPG Gets Delayed Hours Before It Was Supposed To Come Out
During today’s Pokémon Presents, Game Freak showed gave us a new look at the upcoming Scarlet and Violet expansions The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk. Here we learned that there are several new Pokémon coming alongside the DLCs, including new Paradox legendary Pokémon.
Source: Kotaku – Completely New Pokémon Are Coming To Scarlet And Violet
The Pokémon Company confirmed that Pokémon from 2022 open-world games Scarlet and Violet’s Paldea region are coming to augmented reality app Pokémon Go during a Pokémon Presents event on August 8. Though a May 2023 leak kicked off rumors that the popular mobile game would be getting new ‘mons, it’s now official, and…
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon Go Adding Scarlet and Violet Starters And More From Paldea
Nintendo Switch Online gets its first Game Boy Pokémon game on August 8 by way of the trading card RPG adaptation, Pokémon Trading Card Game. For anyone who’s too overwhelmed by the prospect (or the cost) of buying and collecting actual Pokémon cards and doesn’t have time to mess around with the app version for…
Source: Kotaku – The Old-School Pokémon Trading Card Game Comes To Switch Online
Mew and Mewtwo are coming to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet in the form of a, as The Pokemon Company calls it, “Get Mew & Mewtwo” event, which includes a Mystery Gift event and an event Tera Raid.
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Is Giving Away A Mew
James “MrBeast” Donaldson, one of the biggest YouTube stars in the world, is now being sued by Virtual Dining Concepts for $100 million. The food company behind his MrBeast Burgers alleges in the newly filed lawsuit that MrBeast is a “social media celebrity who believes his fame” means he can break contracts and say…
Source: Kotaku – MrBeast Now Faces 0 Million Lawsuit After Dissing His Own Burgers
Before Greta Gerwig exploded some men’s brains with her blockbuster Barbie movie earlier this summer, and some decades after toy company Mattel exploded parents’ wallets with the Barbie doll in 1959, video game companies released a bunch of Barbie games.
Source: Kotaku – The Most Essential Barbie Video Games, Ranked
Baldur’s Gate 3 is dense, but really rewarding once you’ve gotten the hang of all its systems which include tk. For some, the RPG’s combat has been particularly challenging, because it’s so embroiled in the game’s deep systems.
Source: Kotaku – Baldur’s Gate 3’s Combat Is Tough, Here Are 12 Tips To Help You Fight
In a recent interview with Video Games Chronicle, Bayonetta and Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya addressed criticism toward the term “JRPG,” saying Japanese developers should actually be very proud of the distinction it implies.
Source: Kotaku – Bayonetta 3 Creator Says ‘JRPG’ Is A Term Worth Celebrating
After finally launching in its full form on August 3, the wait for Baldur’s Gate 3 is now over (for PC gamers, anyway). So, does the long-awaited return of a classic CRPG series, developed by the studio behind modern CRPG hit Divinity 2, live up to the hype?
Source: Kotaku – Baldur’s Gate 3, As Told By Steam Reviews
Some good news and bad news for you all, today. In case you missed it, Rockstar just announced that Red Dead Redemption is coming to PlayStation 4 and Switch later this month. That’s the good news. Here’s the bad news: These ports are extremely barebones, completely lacking multiplayer support, and seem to offer few…
Source: Kotaku – Red Dead Redemption’s PS4 And Switch Ports Don’t Seem Worth The Price Tag
A blind gamer who competed in the biggest fighting game tournament of them all, the Evolution Championship Series (EVO), took home the ultimate W this year: An uproarious applause from nearly 10,000 competitors and fans alike.
Source: Kotaku – Blind Street Fighter 6 Player Steals Fighting Game Tournament’s Hearts
Activision has officially teased 2023’s Call of Duty after months of leaks. Titled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, it will seemingly be a direct sequel to last year’s game and it’s coming out on November 10.
Source: Kotaku – Modern Warfare III Comes Out In November, Brings Back Slide Canceling
For the first time since the switch to the new era of Pokémon TCG, it’s all about Charizards again. With next week’s release of Obsidian Flames, players and collectors will once again be making a very big fuss about the cuddle orange dragon, with three different ‘Zards to collect in the set. But that’s not all that’s…
Source: Kotaku – The Next Pokémon Card Set Is Packed With Essential Charizards (And More!)
The PlayStation 5 DualSense is the priciest “next-gen” controller, but you can get it at a big discount right now. Stores are selling the mini-gravity wells of haptic feedback for just $50 a piece.
Source: Kotaku – PS5 DualSense Controllers Are Surprisingly Cheap Right Now
Everyone’s talking about Baldur’s Gate 3’s sexy times, be it with a giant red demon lady, a smarmy vampire, or a bear. What you might not have known about the fantasy role-playing game is that Larian Studios hired (at least) one voice actor to exclusively make sex sounds.
Source: Kotaku – Baldur’s Gate 3 Voice Actor Says His Job Was To Make Sex Sounds
