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Tie Fighter: The Kotaku Review
16.4.2021
As part of Backlog month, I wanted to reach deep into the collection and talk about one of the greatest video games of all time, one that nailed everything it set out to do so well that even 27 years later it remains as fun and relevant as it was when it first dropped.Read more
Resident Evil Village Gets New Demo (And Mercenaries Mode)
16.4.2021
Capcom held a special Resident Evil showcase to share some information about the upcoming Resident Evil Village, which is scheduled to release for just about every platform under the sun on May 7.Read more
Mass Effect Legendary Edition Will Have Photo Mode
16.4.2021
Today on Twitter, Mac Walters, project director of Mass Effect Legendary Edition confirmed that the remaster will have a photo mode.Read more
Top Streamers Lose Millions Of Followers After Twitch Cracks Down On Viewbots
16.4.2021
It’s no secret that Twitch has a problem with viewbots, which are fake viewers that artificially inflate streamers’ numbers. They’ve been part of the ecosystem for years, both as a means of making streamers look more popular than they are and, more recently, a tool trolls use maliciously to try...
Outriders Could Really Use A Self-Revive
15.4.2021
Outriders is a game about balance, but it’s not always finely balanced. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the game’s revive mechanic, which is seriously biased toward players of the game’s cooperative mode.Read more
SNK Removes ‘Porn’ Sign From King Of Fighters XV
15.4.2021
Last night, SNK revealed that Shermie, a fan favorite character who hasn’t appeared in a mainline installment since King of Fighters 2002, is returning to the series in King of Fighters XV. Sadly, they also took something away: a “PORN” sign that adorned one of the upcoming fighting game’s stages...
We Are Sorry To Report That Pickle Rick Is Now In Rainbow Six Siege
15.4.2021
Ubisoft released a Rick and Morty-themed cosmetic DLC for Rainbox Six Siege today, allowing players to dress up as Pickle Rick for $20. In other news, I’m done with the world and I’m leaving Earth for like, I don’t know, Pluto.Read more
Destiny 2’s Guardian Games Return With A Tennis Ball Ghost
15.4.2021
After debuting last year, Destiny 2’s limited-time Guardian Games event is returning on April 20, alongside a super neat tennis ball Ghost.Read more
Ode To The Bard Who Saved My FF14 Dungeon Run
15.4.2021
My journey through Heavensward has slowed down considerably. I have other games to play and review. And generally, the steam that powered this expansion leading up to The Vault encounter has petered out significantly. That’s not to say Heavensward’s sluggish back-end pacing wasn’t punctuated with...
Wasteland 3's First Story Expansion Is The Battle Of Steeltown
15.4.2021
Coming June 3 to consoles and PCs, The Battle of Steeltown takes Wasteland 3 players to the towering factory complex that creates the weapons, vehicles, robots, and armor that keeps the Patriarch in power. Apparently, it’s got problems, and it’s up to you to solve them. Read more
RIP To Outriders' Weird Cowboy NPC, A Real One
15.4.2021
I’m not sure I’ve ever encountered a character creator as aggressively bland as the one in Outriders. All the faces are minor variations on Beefy Woodsman. Hair colors range from black to dull brown. Every decal is an unobtrusive scar, except for a lone chrome eyebrow implant that may as well be...
Eight Years Later, Players Find A Hidden Weapon In Guild Wars
15.4.2021
Players in Guild Wars found an eight-year-old Easter egg this week after a former developer on the game offered some hints and teases to help move people in the right direction.Read more
F1 2021 Launches July 16 With An EA Sports-Style Story Mode
15.4.2021
EA’s purchase of racing game maker Codemasters means EA Sports has an F1 racing game for the first time since 2003. F1 2021, available July 16 for Xboxes, PlayStations, and PCs, expands career mode to include a two-player option and introduces Braking Point, a narrative-driven story mode that’s...
Skate City Rolls Onto PC And Consoles May 6
15.4.2021
Skate City, the artful street skating game from Alto’s Odyssey creators Snowman, finally makes the leap from Apple Arcade to PC and console next month, bringing its chill lo-fi beats and dreamy rides to PlayStations, Xboxens, Switch, and PC on May 6. Read more
The Nintendo Download: That SaGa Frontier Life
15.4.2021
Last week we restarted our weekly Nintendo Download feature, highlighting 31 games released for the Switch over the course of seven days. This week only sees 30 new games joining the lineup, including SaGa Frontier Remastered, FEZ, Pocoyo Party, and a bunch of crap you’ve never heard of. Read more
Brie Larson's Fortnite Loadout Is A Thing You Can Buy Now
15.4.2021
Captain Marvel plays Fortnite and now, for the price of 2,000 V-Bucks, you can have her stuff. Brie Larson’s Locker Bundle brings a beautiful new redeco of the Bushranger skin in the purple and green of Larson’s Fortnite squad, the Bush Babies. Read more
At 79 Years Old, Gundam Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino Is Still Competitive
15.4.2021
Yoshiyuki Tomino is an anime legend. At his age, you might think he’s checked out, retired, and is taking it easy. You’d be wrong.Read more
PlayStation's Recycled Boxes Are Very Cool
15.4.2021
I am very much developing a thing for more responsible video game packaging, and so this blog by Sony on how they’re cutting down on plastics in their PlayStation boxes was pretty interesting reading.Read more
Let Us Once Again Marvel At How Good This Flight Sim Looks
15.4.2021
The DCS series has a (well-earned) reputation as being serious as hell, but I think that stereotype helps people overlook the fact that it’s also one of the best-looking video games on the planet.Read more
Maybe Your 'Pile Of Shame' Is A Problem
15.4.2021
Because everything has gone to shit and very few new games are coming out—look at you, you’re all playing Outriders for God’s sake—we’re going to be spending the month looking at backlogs, aka the games we own but haven’t played. And I would like to start that month by saying that anyone using...