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Stan LePard, Composer On Games Like Halo Reach & Guild Wars 2, Has Died
17.2.2021
Stan LePard, a veteran composer who has worked in the video game business since 1994, died last week.Read more
The ‘All Your Base Are Belong To Us’ Video Is Now 20 Years Old
17.2.2021
The early aughts were a weird time. George H. W. Bush’s loser son somehow became president, god-awful bands like Crazy Town and Staind had songs on the Billboard Hot 100, and we made do with, like, one meme a year. In 2001 that meme was “All Your Base,” a Newgrounds video that ironically celebrated...
Friendship Ended with Azeroth, Now Final Fantasy XIV Is My Best Friend
16.2.2021
I’ve done it. I’ve finally begun my journey with Final Fantasy XIV, after six years of aborted attempts I made it through the still strangely unfriendly onboarding process and am now roaming free in the world of Eorzea.Read more
Stadia Leadership Praised Development Studios For 'Great Progress' Just One Week Before Laying Them All Off
16.2.2021
Developers at Google’s recently formed game studios were shocked February 1 when they were notified that the studios would be shut down, according to four sources with knowledge of what transpired. Just the week prior, Google Stadia vice president and general manager Phil Harrison sent an email...
You Can Instantly Summon Bowser In Bowser’s Fury With An Amiibo
16.2.2021
The most infuriating part of Bowser’s Fury is Bowser himself. King Koopa’s arrival can both ruin your day and grant access to previously inaccessible areas, meaning the bite-sized Bowser’s Fury is somewhat of a waiting game. But you don’t have to wait for Bowser to do his thing. You just need...
Silent Hill Creator Returning To Horror With New Studio’s First Game
16.2.2021
Keiichiro Toyama, creator of the Silent Hill, Siren, and Gravity Rush series, left Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2020 to open his own company, Bokeh Game Studio. Now, he’s ready to pull the curtain back a bit on its first project, which he says is inspired by his past as a horror game...
Marvel’s Avengers Receives Hawkeye, Next-Gen Versions On March 18
16.2.2021
The Avengers can’t stop assembling. Clint Barton—also known as Hawkeye, or the “Really? Him?” Avenger—is coming to Marvel’s Avengers on March 18, alongside dedicated next-gen versions of the game.Read more
Amazon's New World MMO Delayed Again, Now Due August 31
16.2.2021
Originally slated for release in May of 2020, Amazon Game Studios’ free-to-play MMO New World slipped to August of 2020 and then to spring of 2021. According to the latest developer update, the game is now launching on August 31, 2021, with a closed beta starting July 20. Read more
Thank God, Blaseball Returns On March 1
16.2.2021
The cultural event of Blaseball returns on March 1, developer The Game Band announced today.Read more
Today’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Update Finally Adds Those Mysterious Skills
16.2.2021
Last month, three skills mysteriously showed up in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, but only if you disconnected your console from the internet. Now, those skills are officially available, included in the game’s 1.1.2 patch, out today for all platforms.Read more
Microsoft Announces The All-New Xbox Wireless Headset
16.2.2021
Behold the new official Xbox Wireless Headset, a sleek and stylish-looking set of ear cups packed with fancy features like voice isolation and supporting spatial audio technology like Windows Sonic, Dolby Atmos, and DTS Headphone: X. It’s even got auto-mute, which can be toggled on or off...
There's A Nintendo Direct Tomorrow, Finally
16.2.2021
Earlier today, Nintendo announced their first Nintendo Direct of 2021 will take place tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET.Read more
Report: Epic Games Is Behind North Dakota App Store Bill
16.2.2021
Epic Games lobbyists drafted legislation that will be heard in North Dakota this week, attempting to bar app stores owned by the likes of Apple and Google from taking a cut of app sales, according to a report over the weekend by The New York Times.Read more
Japan Finally Gets Rules About Japanese Whisky
16.2.2021
Japanese whisky isn’t yet one hundred years old. The country set up its first proper whisky distillery in 1923. And from then until this year, there were zero codified rules about what exactly Japanese whisky was.Read more
After Japan's Earthquake, Rainbow Six Players Trade Bullets For Concern
16.2.2021
This weekend, northeastern Japan was rocked by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake. Considering how devastating earthquakes can be, people were worried. Some called, while others messaged. And in Rainbow Six Siege, one player smashed a wall to check in on the rival team.Read more
Big Skyrim Mod Comes Back From The Dead
16.2.2021
Wyrmstooth, a hugely popular mod for Skyrim, was taken down in 2016 when its author removed all traces of it from sites like Nexus Mods. This month, it returns!Read more
Vice City & Grand Theft Auto III's Source Code Has Been Reverse-Engineered
16.2.2021
A team of fans have managed to reverse-engineer the source code for both Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto Vice City, making the files available for download.Read more
Somehow, Six Days In Fallujah's Publisher Says The Game Is "Not Trying To Make A Political Commentary"
15.2.2021
In 2009, Konami tried to release Six Days In Fallujah as an apolitical depiction of the Iraq War, before canning it when pretty much everyone said that was a bad idea. Now, with the game back from the dead, its publisher is trying to...peddle that exact same message?Read more
What’s The Best Co-op Game To Ruin A Relationship With?
15.2.2021
Fellow post-Valentine survivors, it’s time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take.Read more
Thor's Teeth! Valheim Sells Two Million Copies In Two Weeks
15.2.2021
Valheim, a Viking survival game made by a team of just five, has sold two million copies in under two weeks. That’s... carry the five... divide by nine... a million copies a week!Read more