I’m about 20 hours into Baldur’s Gate 3, and I’ve picked the most basic-ass romance for a person attracted to men: Gale. He’s a human wizard who is sassy and kind of annoying but also sweet and tragic in a way that tickles the part of my brain that writes fanfiction. With Gale as my chosen romance, t my canon couple…
Source: Kotaku – Baldur’s Gate 3 Shows RPG Romance Can Always Get Weirder
Some wonderful maniac is developing an emulator that will one day let people play Zeebo games. And…oh wait, you might be asking “What’s a Zeebo?” Fair question! Well, it’s a fairly obscure digital-only console released outside of the United States in 2009 in just two countries. And while it’s not a great console with…
Source: Kotaku – The Weirdest Console, With The Worst Resident Evil 4 Port, Is Getting Emulated
I’m an uncompromising, loud-mouthed Halo apologist, but even I fell off of Halo Infinite. Despite 343 Industries’ latest game feeling just as good as a Halo game should, its strange, staccato launch and lack of new maps surrounded it with an air of perpetual stagnation for nearly two years. As such, I played it on and…
Source: Kotaku – Halo Infinite Is So Back, Baby
Destiny 2 players have spent a long time waiting for answers to some of the loot shooter’s biggest questions. Bungie claims they’re coming in 2024’s The Final Shape expansion, and they won’t be dragged out across four seasonal story updates like some of the most important parts of Lightfall were.
Source: Kotaku – Destiny 2 Promises It Won’t Drip Feed Upcoming Expansion’s ‘Climatic Conclusion’
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a dense game, sometimes overwhelmingly so. The long, long-awaited continuation of the classic role-playing series has a lot of moving parts and if you’re new to CRPGs or the Dungeons & Dragons universe, it can be a lot to take in. But fear not adventurer, we’ve gathered up a few tips to keep in mind…
Source: Kotaku – 14 Things To Know Before Starting Baldur’s Gate 3
It’s been a messy time for Destiny 2 as players burn out on existing content and revolt against some of the game’s increasingly pricey microtransactions. Five months after Lightfall’s troubled launch, Bungie took the opportunity to update players on the state of the game and what’s to come, including new content,…
Source: Kotaku – All The Big Changes Coming To Destiny 2 Later This Year
Quick! What did you think was the best-selling Resident Evil game in the franchise before you read the headline above? I assumed it was 2005’s Resident Evil 4, I mean, I’ve bought that game enough times at this point. But it actually was 2017’s Resident Evil 7—until just recently, when Resident Evil 2’s remake…
Source: Kotaku – A Resident Evil Remake Is Now The Best-Selling Game In The Series
In a recent interview with Japanese publication Music Natalie, Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima revealed that his upcoming sequel, Death Stranding 2, will revisit the meaning of the word “strand” because of the covid pandemic.
Source: Kotaku – Hideo Kojima Says Death Stranding 2 Will Redefine ‘Strand’
A Twitch streamer ended his Star Wars Jedi: Survivor permadeath run somewhat controversially after taking fall damage. The streamer, GoodGame_Ethan, already went through the (time-consuming, grind-heavy) trouble of acquiring every skill point in the first level. And though the fall isn’t what ultimately “killed” him,…
Source: Kotaku – Jedi: Survivor Fan Ruins Permadeath Run In Worst Way After Maxing Out Skills
NFTs and the blockchain were supposed to take GameStop to the moon. Now the flagging video game retailer is dropping support for its crypto wallet as the Securities and Exchange Commission threatens to crackdown on the burgeoning nexus of finance, tech, and online gambling. It’s the latest high-profile misfire for the…
Source: Kotaku – GameStop’s Faithful Stock Fans Are Finally Having A Crisis
Nintendo dropped its first quarter financial results on August 3, with the company revealing that it’s having a record-breaking year so far thanks to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and The Super Marios Bros. Movie.
Source: Kotaku – Nintendo Is Absolutely Killing It Right Now
Apex Legends is reworking one of its least popular characters, and the results are pretty scary. Revenant, who first debuted back in 2020, is getting a massive visual and gameplay overhaul in Season 18 in an attempt to make him a more viable pick in the battle royale’s current meta. Developer Respawn is hoping he’ll…
Source: Kotaku – This Apex Legends Character’s Rework Is Terrifying
Call of Duty now alerts players when a cheater has been removed from their lobbies. The change comes as part of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0’s season five content expansion, which released August 2, and as a new part of developer Infinity Ward’s Ricochet initiative to limit cheating.
Source: Kotaku – Call of Duty Now Flags Cheaters In The Kill Feed, In Real Time
Jordi “Kwebbelkop” Van Den Bussche, a massive gaming YouTuber with over 15 million subscribers on the platform, has been working for some time to create his own AI replacement, modeled to look, sound, and act like the creator himself. As he told Wired in a recent interview, he has plenty of reasons for wanting an AI…
Source: Kotaku – Big-Name Gaming YouTuber Is Happy To Have His AI Take Over
Streaming megasite Twitch has updated its community guidelines, and now prohibits streamers from promoting or being sponsored by Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skin gambling sites. This new ban could impact many CS:GO streamers who have lucrative deals with these controversial websites.
Source: Kotaku – Twitch Bans Promotion Of Counter-Strike Gambling
I love the blocky, saturated aesthetic and minimalist presentation of Thronefall. Fortunately, it’s also really cleverly designed and fun to play, distilling the tower defense strategy formula down into its compelling essentials so you can experience why fans of the genre love it without feeling overwhelmed or wasting…
Source: Kotaku – Thronefall Is The Perfect Strategy Game For People Who Don’t Have Time
I sat down to watch the last three episodes of The Witcher season three with an open mind. Though I, like others, have been frustrated with the series’ pacing and direction as of late, I saw shining moments in both character development and action in the latest season, and was hopeful the series would stick the…
Source: Kotaku – The Witcher Season 3 Is Over—Now What?
When the first part of The Witcher season three’s final season premiered on Netflix to a significant drop in viewership, it felt all but inevitable that the internet would plunge into insufferable online discourse over the once-promising fantasy book adaptation. In what can only be described as the real-life version…
Source: Kotaku – Witcher Producer Blames Young American Audience For Viewership Decline
A new image of what appears to be the entire character roster for upcoming fighter Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 has seemingly leaked online, giving players a huge look at who else will be fighting alongside Garfield and SpongeBob SquarePants.
Source: Kotaku – Looks Like Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2’s Full Character Roster Has Leaked
Look, I only bought Call of Duty: Ghosts back in the day because dog. Dogs in games are great and hilarious, and in Call of Duty I love seeing a dog wearing camo, maybe some goggles, tearin’ shit up, destroying things, barking freely, and just living their best mass-murdering lives. Now dogs are coming back to CoD and…
Source: Kotaku – Woof, Woof, Bang, Bang: Dogs Are Back In Call Of Duty