Hideki Kamiya, the prolific action game director who co-founded the legendary developer PlatinumGames, surprised the industry when he left the studio behind on October 20 after nearly 20 years there. He said the decision was of his own accord, but questions about why still lingered. Now, Kamiya’s spoken out to share…
Source: Kotaku – Bayonetta Director Quit His Job For A Super Relatable Reason
The Blueberry Points grind is the worst part of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s Indigo Disk DLC. To access most of the new features the expansion adds, you have to earn Blueberry Academy’s fake currency by doing menial open-world tasks. The game barely gives you any BP for each Blueberry Quest, and it just feels like a…
Source: Kotaku – Here’s How To Make Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s BP Grind Easier
Streaming platform Twitch recently announced a change to its sexual content policies that allowed some forms of fictionalized nudity—such as digital characters, sculptures, or drawings—as long as it was properly labeled. But now, just a few days later, it’s rolling back these changes and has apologized to the…
Source: Kotaku – Twitch Allows ‘Artistic Nudity,’ Immediately Regrets It
Next month, January of space-year 2024, sees the release of a whole new set of shiny Pokémon cards. Paldean Fates is a muddle of reprinted cards from 2023’s sets and a ridiculous 100 new shinies. It will also features a brand-new shiny Charizard, which is going to cost all of the money. However, old fire-face is…
Source: Kotaku – The Most Anticipated Shiny Pokémon Cards In Paldean Fates
Back in July of 2023—the month before Baldur’s Gate 3 finally released after spending years in early access—Larian Studios’ director of publishing Michael Douse said that the Dungeons & Dragons-based role-playing game has some 17,000 possible endings. “Wow,” you might be thinking, “that’s a lot of finales! How long…
Source: Kotaku – Baldur’s Gate 3 Devs Spent An Absurd Amount Of Time Making Those Endings
Baldur’s Gate 3 director Swen Vincke believes the Dungeons & Dragons-based RPG is a big game worth paying for. I have to agree. The Larian Studios founder says that’s why the game isn’t coming to Xbox Game Pass.
Source: Kotaku – Here’s Why Baldur’s Gate 3 Won’t Be On Game Pass
It’s that time again: We’ve arrived at the weekend after another long series of cursed weekdays, and that, hopefully, means it’s time to get some gaming in.
Source: Kotaku – Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Games To Shield You From The Cold
The Last of Us Online is dead. Naughty Dog announced today that the multiplayer spin-off of the hit series is no longer in development, citing concerns about managing ongoing content for a live-service game while still trying to produce the single-player blockbusters the PlayStation studio is famous for.
Source: Kotaku – The Last Of Us Online Is Officially Canceled
Epic seems to have found the limit for cosmetic pricing. The company announced today that it is lowering the price of Fortnite’s recently added in-game cars from around $35 to around $23.
Source: Kotaku – Fortnite Will No Longer Try To Sell People Digital Cars
Ubisoft’s The Crew, which was released in 2014 for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, has been delisted without warning. Its servers will shut off next year, too. And because the game is an always-online experience, Ubisoft has confirmed that it will become unplayable once that happens.
Source: Kotaku – Ubisoft Just Delisted A Game Without Warning And Will Kill Its Servers Next Year
Curious about Alan Wake 2 but never played the first? Well if you’re a PC gamer, I’ve got some good news: Grab a copy of Alan Wake 2 on the Epic Games Store during its holiday sale and you’ll get a free copy of the 2021 remastered version of the first game.
Source: Kotaku – Buy Alan Wake 2 And Get Alan Wake Remastered For Free On Epic Games Store
Will we ever be finished re-litigating the Star Wars sequel trilogy? From The Last Jedi on, the movies have been a black hole of discourse that is near-inescapable if you have even a casual interest in the franchise. 2019’s The Rise Of Skywalker was such a rocky ending that it seems to have impeded Lucasfilm’s…
Source: Kotaku – Adam Driver Says Kylo Ren’s Redemption Was A Star Wars Switcheroo
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s second DLC, The Indigo Disk, is a far less damning encapsulation of the base game than The Teal Mask expansion. The second half of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero embodies the best parts of Scarlet and Violet—even if it never quite matches its highest highs. It’s still the buggy, ugly…
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon Scarlet And Violet: The Indigo Disk: The Kotaku Review
Final Fantasy XVI is a wonderful game with many flaws. One of the low-key biggest is a grimy, dark pink sky that eclipses the world near the end of the game. It can make completing every side-quest and monster hunt real depressing. Fortunately, players will get a much-needed vacation from the ugliness when the …
Source: Kotaku – Final Fantasy XVI’s Leviathan DLC Lets Players Escape The Game’s Gross Gray Sky
Since Grand Theft Auto VI isn’t coming out until 2025, you might be thinking about having a fling with its esteemed predecessor Grand Theft Auto V, either for the first time or for a repeated visit. It’s a long game with a lot to do, and has an extensive multiplayer component which extends its longevity even further.…
Source: Kotaku – All The GTA 5 Cheats You Could Ever Need In One Place
On December 11 the former mayor of a city in Pennsylvania was sentenced to prison for threatening and shooting at people playing Pokémon GO outside a community food bank last year.
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon GO Shooting Lands Former City Mayor In Prison
In defense of English dubs, no one does it better than Studio Ghibli. It’s not a matter of either-or; with the incredible global talents that span the original Japanese voices and the English casts, it just means we get more!
Source: Kotaku – 10 Impeccable Studio Ghibli English Dubs, Including The Boy and the Heron
Fans jumping into the newly released mobile ports of the Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition games are discovering something surprising: It seems to include improved visual settings that more closely match the look of the original PlayStation 2 games, as well as new bug fixes. That’s good news, but…
Source: Kotaku – Wow, Looks Like The Busted GTA Trilogy Is Better On Mobile
With 2023 speeding to a close, you might be wondering how much time you spent gaming in what many have called the best year ever for the industry. (Was it, though?) It’s hard to remember the early months of the year when we enter the final stretch so, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony have devised a way for you to find…
Source: Kotaku – How To Get Your Year-End Wrap-Ups For Switch, PS5, And Xbox
