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Even After Stonks Madness, GameStop Is Probably Still Doomed
5.2.2021
GameStop is dead, long live GameStop. The embattled chain might be improbably back in the headlines, but that doesn’t seem to have convinced game-shoppers to game-stop avoiding GameStop. So what happens to GameStop now? On this week’s episode of Kotaku’s Splitscreen podcast, we discuss that...
Dril Wants Your Money To Finish Some Game
5.2.2021
Dril, the famous online shitposter, philosopher, TV star, and Betsy Ross museum volunteer, is making a video game and is asking for some cash via Patreon to finish it. According to him, it will probably be, “pretty good.”Read more
Nioh 2's PS5 Upgrade Is A Good Reason To Revisit One Of Last Year's Best Action Games
5.2.2021
Nioh 2’s free PS5 upgrade is out today, and with it there’s one less excuse for anyone to ignore last year’s best samurai combat game.Read more
A 12-Year Dream
5.2.2021
Let me tell you the best thing about being editor-in-chief of Kotaku.Read more
You No Longer Have To Hear Hate Speech While Playing Destruction AllStars
5.2.2021
Since Destruction AllStars released for PlayStation 5 a whole 72 hours ago, the game has been plagued by reported instances of verbal harassment, exacerbated by a voice chat that’s turned on by default. Today, developer Lucid Games released a fix that switches the default chat to “off.”Read more
Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Remake Delayed Indefinitely
5.2.2021
Ubisoft’s upcoming Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake has had its release date pushed back again, now for the foreseeable future, according to the company’s latest update on the game’s progress.Read more
In Mass Effect Legendary Edition, BioWare Bounces Bootylicious Butt Shots
5.2.2021
With the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the team at BioWare is working on updating graphics and textures and showing a little more love to the first game’s Female Shepard model, to bring her image in line with the rest of the trilogy. The team is also tweaking some camera angles to make things...
Genshin Impact Fans Don't Like Barbara's New Voice, And They're Taking It Out On Her Voice Actor
5.2.2021
Genshin Impact’s brand new 1.3 patch, released earlier this week, added new characters, new activities, and a whole new event, but it also took something away: Barbara’s voice. Barbara is a playable character who’s basically a pop star, and before 1.3, her peppy demeanor reflected that. Now...
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
5.2.2021
The weekend is for going through all the cool indie game demos available in the Steam Game Festival. I would suggest other activities, but there are more demos than there is weekend. Read more
The Mass Effect Remaster's New Look Isn't Doing It For Me
5.2.2021
This week we got our first good look at BioWare’s Mass Effect trilogy remaster, and I have to say it hasn’t immediately won me over, especially when it comes to the first game.Read more
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox’s Lush Metal Is Hitting Me Right In The Cloaca
5.2.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re going to dive into the first dungeon from Ys IX: Monstrum Nox to see why the latest game in the series rocks so hard.Read more
Let's See How Judgment On PS5 Looks Compared To The PS4 Version
5.2.2021
Judgment originally debuted as a PlayStation 4 exclusive in 2018. It looked great! As announced this week, the game is going multiplatform and bound for the PlayStation 5.Read more
Track: Design as Reduction | Artist: Brian Eno | Album: Film Music Europa
5.2.2021
Track: Design as Reduction | Artist: Brian Eno | Album: Film Music EuropaRead more
A Hat Generates Big Controversy In Latest Sky: Children Of Light Update
5.2.2021
The latest update to thatgamecompany’s Sky: Children of Light introduced a new hat that has stirred up controversy among the game’s Chinese and Korean fans, with both sides claiming cultural significance related to the cosmetic item and refusing to give an inch on social media.Read more
Someone Actually Hit Every Target In Super Smash Bros. Melee’s Credits
5.2.2021
As a game that’s been played both casually and competitively for almost two decades, Super Smash Bros. Melee is pretty much figured out at this point. But one thing has always eluded diehard fans, at least in terms of recorded footage: a perfect run of the credits sequence. That changed two days...
Cyclists Are Now Cheating In Video Games As Well As Real Life
5.2.2021
Cycling is a sport that is riddled with lycra-clad cheats. It has been since the very beginning, and remains so to this day. So much so that even while stuck inside and competing in their sport virtually, cyclists are still cheating.Read more
How To Play A Single-Player Game With Two People
4.2.2021
A co-op game doesn’t necessarily have to be a multiplayer game. You can turn any single-player game into a cooperative one by simply...taking turns passing the controller back and forth. What a concept! But before you start, keep in mind that there’s a code of etiquette at play. Stick to it as best...
WallStreetBets Mods Are Now Battling For Control Over The Subreddit
4.2.2021
A couple weeks ago, most people hadn’t ever heard of WallStreetBets, the edgelord Reddit hangout for renegade investors and amatuer traders. Now it’s blown up to over 8.5 million users, and a war has broken out between the old mods and the new for control over the community and its future.Read more
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood Is Dumb Fun ‘90s Me Would Have Loved
4.2.2021
A man walks into a room filled with armed employees of an evil corporation that profits off harming the planet. Heavy-metal music kicks in as the man transforms into a fur-covered whirlwind of claws and fangs. One murder-filled moment later the music fades and the beast reverts to human form...
How Video Game Review Restrictions Work (And Don't)
4.2.2021
The recent Cyberpunk 2077 review fiasco has people asking (again) why reviews of big budget games are what they are. Let’s talk about it.Read more