Fortnite’s latest update yesterday finally brought drivable cars to the game. We’re still finding out all the things we can do with them, but some players have found a weird new form of off-roading: trucks can fly.
Source: Kotaku – Beep Beep Whoosh
Red Dead Online got a major update last week. The update is all about wildlife, giving players new ways to interact with critters. It’s a nice addition that makes me think about the game’s world in a new way.
Source: Kotaku – Red Dead Online’s New Role Makes Me Appreciate The Game’s Animals
Whoa! What’s this? Kotaku has a new layout today, one designed to emphasize the wide range of coverage our team brings to you every day. Our new layout showcases the day’s biggest stories up top and spotlights key topics, stories, videos, reviews, and features all the way down the page. Scroll down and check it out.
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Source: Kotaku – A New Look For Kotaku! (And…psst…. A Link To The Older Look)
Byron “Reckful” Bernstein was a Twitch fixture, transforming himself into an essential part of the platform’s DNA during his eight-year streaming career. Last month, he died by suicide, leaving a whole host of gaming communities mourning in his wake. Now, Blizzard has chosen to honor him with an in-game World of…
Source: Kotaku – World of Warcraft Adds NPC Memorial Honoring Twitch Streamer Reckful
A free pair of Bose headphones with your next iPhone purchase at Visible, a rare discount on Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker for Nintendo Switch, an Amazon Gold Box deal on Carfidant auto cleaning solutions, a trio of plush dog toys, an LED suction light 4-pack, and an Ella Paradis G-Spot Hero vibrator lead Thursday’s…
Bethesda announced this morning that Doom Eternal and The Elder Scrolls Online are coming to Xbox Series X and PS5 sometime in the future.
Source: Kotaku – Doom Eternal And Elder Scrolls Online Are Getting Next-Gen Ports
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Source: Kotaku – Grab a Belkin 3-Port Surge Protector For a Low
Gundams and their pilots are here to remind us all not to lose faith in our shared humanity.
Source: Kotaku – Gundam Is Here With An Important Public Service Announcement: Be Good To Each Other
Aloy wasn’t originally designed to roll around post-apocalyptic jungles, deserts and snow peaks at 120 frames per second, but it definitely suits her.
Source: Kotaku – Horizon Zero Dawn On PC Is Magical
YouTuber Komazawa Isolation took advantage of empty Shibuya streets to do a live-action open-world recreation that pays tribute to Grand Theft Auto, Yakuza, and Metal Gear Solid.
Source: Kotaku – Live-Action Recreation Plays Homage To GTA, Yakuza, And Metal Gear Solid
Over the past few months, with folks at home, people have been playing lots of Nintendo Switch games. Not only have they been playing games, but they’ve been buying them. Let’s see what the best-selling Nintendo Switch games are!
Source: Kotaku – Let’s See What The Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games Are!
During the three month period from April to June 2020, Nintendo’s operating profits increased by 427.7 percent.
Source: Kotaku – My Goodness, Nintendo’s Profits Increased Over 400 Percent
Last night a temporary glitch hit some Steam users in the worst way possible, removing games and additional purchases like DLC from some player’s libraries.
Source: Kotaku – Steam Glitch Temporarily Removed Some Games, Purchases From Accounts
Last month Microsoft showed off a ton of footage from the upcoming Halo Infinite, featuring a crash landing and a very upset pilot. They looked OK in high definition, but there’s something about them that looks even better imagined as an N64 game.
Source: Kotaku – Halo Infinite, Only On The N64
In the late 90’s, amongst a wave of all-new “Games for Girls”, Barbie appeared on CD-ROM for the first time. I was five, dressed in a timeless bejeweled-satin-homemade-princess-gown-and-feather-boa combo. I was squarely within the target audience for the first ever Barbie fantasy video game.
Source: Kotaku – The Incredible Story Behind The Barbie As Rapunzel Video Game
Twitch streamer and speedrunner Boyks accomplished a monumental feat of gaming prowess earlier this week when he briefly hit 42,069 coins in Paper Mario: The Origami King.
Source: Kotaku – Paper Mario Player’s Coins Hit A Very Nice Number
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: What Makes Haikyuu!! The Best Sports Anime • Kaiju Crush: Dev Diary – The Final Push, Day 18 • TAY Retro: Nintendo Entertainment System – Digger T. Rock: Legend of the Lost City [TV Commercial, NA]
Source: Kotaku – Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: What Makes Haikyuu!!
When Microsoft announced that its Project xCloud game streaming service was coming to Xbox Game Pass, it only mentioned Android phones and tablets, despite the fact xCloud has also been in testing on iOS devices.
Source: Kotaku – Xbox’s New Streaming Service Doesn’t Look Likely For iPhone, iPad Users
A pair of celebrations that contributed to “toxic behaviors” online will not return in FIFA 21 when the game launches on October 9, according to series publisher EA.
Source: Kotaku – EA Removes ‘Toxic’ Celebrations In FIFA 21
