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Nintendo Forces Speedrunning Group To Apply For Permission To Feature Any Of Its Games
5.8.2025
RTA in Japan is working with Nintendo to individually license future usage of the company's first-party video games
The post Nintendo Forces Speedrunning Group To Apply For Permission To Feature Any Of Its Games appeared first on Kotaku
Octopath Traveler 0 Is Based On A Mobile Game, But Is Leaving The Gacha Behind
31.7.2025
Octopath Traveler 0 closed out this morning’s Nintendo Direct, and long-time fans immediately clocked that, despite the new name, the prequel RPG seemed to draw heavily from the 2022 mobile game Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent. It turns out that yeah, the new RPG is “inspired by” that...
Nintendo's Game Key Card Showcase Leaves Fans Severely Underwhelmed
31.7.2025
The line between a bad video game showcase and a great one can be exceedingly slim. Often it only takes one or two surprise reveals targeting the right genres and nostalgia centers for most players to come away with generally positive vibes. The July Nintendo Direct failed on that count. It didn’t...
How To Overcome The Deadly Divekicks Of Monster Hunter Wilds' Seregios And Emerge Victorious
31.7.2025
If you’ve been hoping for Monster Hunter Wilds to add a challenge that’s on par with Gore Magala, even in their Tempered forms, then you’re going to love fighting with Lagiacrus and Seregios. We’ll be going over the latter in this guide, which has certainly become one of the more difficult...
Monster Hunter Wilds' Lord Of The Sea Represents A New Level Of Challenge
31.7.2025
Although Mizutsune is one of Monster Hunter Wild’s more difficult fights, it doesn’t hold a candle to the recently added Lagiacrus. The “Lord of the Seas” boasts some powerful attacks with considerable range, not to mention a one-of-a-kind underwater combat phase. Here are some tips to conquer...
Kojima On Whether Or Not He'll Play Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake: Lol, Nope
31.7.2025
The upcoming remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is certainly ambitious. Taking one of the most elaborate gaming projects of the early 2000s and sprucing it up with modern third-person stealth and shooter mechanics along with a fresh coat of graphical paint is no easy task, and the challenges...
This FMV Game Has Final Fantasy And Baldur’s Gate Leads Living Out The Horrors Of Hollywood
31.7.2025
Dead Take, a horror FMV game from Tales of Kenzera developer Surgent Studios, starts with a disclaimer that its story of unbridled Hollywood ego taken to its most terrifying extreme is a “work of fiction not intended to reference or depict any actual people, places, events, or other entities in...
You Owe It To Yourself To Play RimWorld In 2025
31.7.2025
These days, many video games either tell you an extravagant story that you’ll play through once and then ditch, or they urge you to open your wallet and delve deep for cosmetics and battle passes on the free-to-play front, presumably forever. But if you venture over to the indie side of gaming...
The Internet Reacts To The Most Ridiculous Part Of The Nintendo Direct
31.7.2025
Square Enix lived up to its reputation for terrible game names during the July Nintendo Direct, but somehow an action-RPG titled The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales wasn’t the most absurd part of the showcase. That came when the publisher revealed the name of the world in which the HD-2D...
I Can't Wait To Fall Into The Newest Octopath Traveler Trap
31.7.2025
A third Octopath Traveler game is on the way and the Square Enix JRPG series looks as stunningly retro as ever. This one is called Octopath Traveler 0 and includes a bunch of new features. It also looks perfectly positioned to once again trick me into thinking I will fall in love with these games....
Everything We Saw At Today's Nintendo Direct
31.7.2025
Hey! Today we were treated to another lovely look at some games coming to both the original Switch and the fancy new Switch 2. Nintendo’s latest Direct went all in on third-party titles, so alas, no Metroid Prime 4. But there were still a ton of cool-looking titles, many of which feature co-op,...
Persona 3 Reload Is Coming To Switch 2 So You Have No Excuse
31.7.2025
Persona 3 Reload, the from-the-ground-up remake of the original PS2 RPG, is coming to Switch 2. Atlus announced the port on today’s Nintendo Direct partner showcase, and it’s coming to the system pretty soon. The port will launch on Nintendo’s system on October 23, with both physical and digital...
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Is Somehow Coming To Both Switch And Switch 2
31.7.2025
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is effectively Budokai Tenkaichi 4, bringing the hit manga and anime to modern consoles with better graphics and fresh levels of fan service. It seemed like only a matter of time before it arrived on Switch 2, but I didn’t expect to see it on Nintendo’s older hardware...
Monster Hunter Wilds Rushing Out New Content As Capcom Faces Tough Questions
31.7.2025
This hasn’t been the wet, hot, summer extravaganza Monster Hunter Wilds was hoping for. Despite Capcom breaking glass on an event themed bikini for its fan-favorite blacksmith Gemma, community vibes remain off and the publisher is getting grilled on why more players aren’t flocking to...
Nintendo Just Blew Mario Kart World's Record Race Wide Open
30.7.2025
A surprise Mario Kart World update has breathed new life into the Switch 2 exclusive, but it’s one of the changes that goes unmentioned by Nintendo which could have the biggest impact on the game’s competitive scene. Read more
Getting Your Ass Kicked In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Just Became A Little Less Frustrating
30.7.2025
Turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has already proved a phenomenally good time for fans of old-school JRPGs and those who appreciate solid storytelling and rewarding battle systems. But with today’s 1.4.0 patch, the game has received some much-needed improvements in key areas. If you’re...
Bloodlines 2 Isn’t Aiming To Be A Vampire-Themed GTA, And That Rules
30.7.2025
Much like the titular monsters who inhabit its dreaded world of darkness, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2’s development has been a bit of a cursed creature. Once under the development of the team at Harsuit Labs, it was shifted to the horror pros at The Chinese Room, who recently released...
Xbox Games Are Saving The PS5 From Its Midlife Crisis
30.7.2025
2017's Horizon Zero Dawn marked an inflection point for the PlayStation 4. The console went from being a great machine for indie games and third-party blockbusters to being synonymous with top-notch first-party exclusives. Spider-Man and God of War arrived the following year. The avalanche...
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound: The Kotaku Review
30.7.2025
The gaming world hasn’t talked enough about how it feels to get good at the original Ninja Gaiden for the NES. I mean, I get it, it’s a notoriously brutal example of “Nintendo Hard” difficulty. I still have nightmares about those endlessly respawning birds that boomerang relentlessly around...
Don't Sleep On Donkey Kong Bananza's Co-Op Mode
30.7.2025
Donkey Kong Bananza is the newest entry in one of Nintendo’s longest-running franchises, and it’s a rip-roaring good time for fans eager to destroy everything in their paths. However, players only control Donkey Kong this time around, with his usual sidekicks like Diddy and Dixie taking...