We’re in a bit of a lull between big games right now, which makes it the perfect time to focus on some smaller releases that don’t often get much time in the limelight. Microsoft’s summer ID@Xbox livestream just did exactly that, highlighting a bunch of cool indie games coming to Xbox One and Series X/S in the months…
Source: Kotaku – 9 Cool Games Coming To Xbox
If you’ve ever wanted to play competitive, ranked Overwatch 2 games with your friends but have been foiled its rank restrictions, Blizzard is adding a new mode that will help alleviate some (but not all) of the rules that prohibit that.
Source: Kotaku – New Overwatch 2 Mode Lets You Drag Your Scrub Friends Into Ranked
This Amazon Prime Day deal on replacement Nintendo Switch Joy-Con thumbsticks promises to make your anxiety over drifting controllers a thing of the past. All you need is a little technical know-how and the ability to follow instructions.
Source: Kotaku – Joy-Con Sticks For Your Nintendo Switch Drift Headache Are On Sale
Baldur’s Gate 3 entered early access almost three years ago, so players have had ample time to take its opening hours for a spin. If you’re one of them, you may have even seen the RPG’s first few acts several times at this point. However, if you’re gearing up to play the full game when it launches on PC on August 3…
Source: Kotaku – Don’t Skip Baldur’s Gate 3’s Opening If You Played Early Access
In an era when it seems games are killed off all the time, it’s impressive to see Microsoft and 343 Industries continuing to support and update Halo: The Master Chief Collection nearly a decade after its initial release. And its next update, out July 12, is huge, adding a ton of new content to the already massive…
Source: Kotaku – Halo’s Master Chief Collection Is Getting Another Great Update Nine Years In
YouTuber JLaservideo managed to create a Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse cosplay with operational “portals” with a couple of tubes and a good paint job, he explained in a recent TikTok. It resulted in a Spot costume that looks as good as it is functional.
Source: Kotaku – YouTuber’s Across The Spider-Verse Cosplay Has Working Portals
With Final Fantasy XVI out, we have a new hero joining the pantheon of series’ protagonists. But where does Clive rank on a list of the best main characters to grace a Final Fantasy game? How does he stack up against classic characters like Cloud and Zidane? Let’s take a trip through Final Fantasy hero history and…
Source: Kotaku – Final Fantasy Protagonists Ranked From Worst To Best
Minecraft YouTuber Dream has spoken about his decision to put the iconic smiley-face mask he was known for back on following face reveal, saying he doesn’t regret showing his mug to the world because it felt necessary to live.
Source: Kotaku – Minecraft YouTuber Dream Doesn’t Regret Taking The Mask Off
The $2 billion The Sphere Las Vegas is an immersive performance venue with 17,385-seats, 168,000 speakers, and U2 tour tickets currently on sale. The 160,000 square foot LED screen that makes up its domed exoskeleton is capable of projecting eyeballs, Earth, and portals to nowhere, so it also looks like a great place…
Source: Kotaku – The Vegas Orb Looks Like A Sidequest Location
Federal Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley has ruled against the Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to block Microsoft from closing its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard until it can be fully reviewed, freeing up the companies to complete the deal before a July 18 deadline, and potentially paving the way for…
Source: Kotaku – Microsoft Wins Court Battle Against FTC Over Activision Blizzard Acquisition
Pokémon TCG is really hotting up with the summer weather, as the Scarlet & Violet era hits its stride. We’re a month into the second set, Paldea Evolved, while hotly anticipating both August’s Obsidian Flames, and September’s Pokémon 151 sets. This makes it a great time to see how Paldea Evolved’s cards are standing…
Source: Kotaku – Useless Magikarp Is One Of The Most Valuable Pokémon Cards In New TCG Set
Games downloads are enormous these days, and they’re showing no signs of getting smaller. Those gigabyte numbers just keep going up, so your storage, whether hard drives, solid-state drives, or microSD cards, must match it. Tomorrow and Wednesday (July 11 and 12) could be a good time to expand your favorite console’s…
Source: Kotaku – Best Prime Day Deals So You Stop Running Out Of Storage On Your PS5, Xbox, And Switch
Is that gaming shelf of yours looking a little sparse? Missed out on a few modern classics? Been meaning to pick up a couple of games that grabbed your attention but were perhaps not quite worth full price? This year’s (two-day) Amazon Prime Day sale has some particularly excellent games worth grabbing at a discount,…
Source: Kotaku – Prime Day Sales: Grab Elden Ring, No Man’s Sky, And More For Cheap
A screening of the Super Mario Bros Movie in Northern Ireland, one that was held specifically for young children, is now the subject of a police investigation after an “indecent image” was somehow shown during the middle of the film.
Source: Kotaku – ‘Indecent Image’ Shown During Mario Movie Screening
The Borderlands movie wrapped principal photography in June 2021. Now, two years later and following reshoots and rewrites, Last of Us co-writer and co-creator Craig Mazin has seemingly decided he doesn’t want his name attached to the upcoming film which still doesn’t have a release date or trailer.
Source: Kotaku – Borderlands Movie In Post-Prod Hell As Last Of Us Writer Removes Name From It
Despite being a billion-dollar industry, video games are something of a dying medium, as a vast array of titles are frequently killed off in one way or another. However, according to a new study, the number of games being lost to time is quite staggering: Nearly nine out of 10 U.S. games are critically endangered.
Source: Kotaku – An Alarming 87 Percent Of Retro Games Are Being Lost To Time
To succeed as a Twitch streamer, you need to have a robust community that’s hyper-engaged with your content. Huge streamers like Pokimane, xQc, and Hasan Piker obtained millions of devoted followers by cultivating their streams to feel like a destination you’d want to visit and hang around in—hence the importance of…
Source: Kotaku – Twitch Streamers’ Best And Weirdest Unban Requests
At this point, it seems silly to piss off John Wick. The dude has single handedly destroyed entire armies of highly trained henchmen and elite goons. Yet, in a new video from a talented YouTuber, we see that someone in the village from Resident Evil 4 has killed John’s dog. Bad idea. Terrible idea. But good content…
Source: Kotaku – New John Wick X Resident Evil 4 Mash-Up Is Perfect, No Notes
