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Popular Horror Game Friday The 13th Will Be Delisted, Replaced Everywhere
8.6.2023
Asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game Friday the 13th: The Game has been at a standstill since getting engulfed by a battle for franchise rights in 2018. It’s been a slow death, but on June 8, developer Gun announced that it was finally over—the game’s license expires on December 31, and...
Rad New Game Is Basically Zelda Mixed With Mario Maker
7.6.2023
I don’t think I’m alone in wanting a Mario Maker-like game focused on another Nintendo property, specifically The Legend of Zelda. Sadly, a theoretical “Zelda Maker” is probably never going to happen. But a newly announced game, Quest Master, seems to be the next best thing by letting you and your...
Meet Catbat, The Crash Bandicoot Series’ First Non-Binary Character
7.6.2023
Developer Toys For Bob has been working on the Crash Bandicoot series since it released the remade Crash N. Sane Trilogy in 2017. What started as a chance to recapture the spirit of Naughty Dog’s original PlayStation trilogy for a modern audience has turned into a steady gig, expanding upon...
Myst Studio's New Game Has Loads Of AI-Generated Stuff
7.6.2023
Cyan, the studio behind Myst and Riven, has for the last few years been funding its games via Kickstarter. That’s how 2016's Obduction was made, and it’s also how 2023's Firmament—with more than a little help from machines this time—was developed as well.Read more
Tears of the Kingdom Fans Find Evidence Of Unreleased Amiibo
6.6.2023
Leave it to the dataminers to discover the deepest of hidden secrets within games. This time, the depths of Tears of the Kingdom’s code have seemingly revealed some as-of-yet unreleased amiibo. The evidence comes in the form of two unused fabrics for Link’s paraglider associated with different...
A Year Later, Elden Ring Fans Are Still Finding Cut Characters, Quests
6.6.2023
We’re probably around the corner from receiving some news of Elden Ring’s upcoming DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree. After all, it’s been over a year since FromSoftware’s grueling yet contemplative action game came out. People are ready to move onto newer and better things, right? But as dataminers like...
One Of The Coolest Bits In Across The Spider-Verse Was Made By A Single Teenager
5.6.2023
Days after the debut of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the sequel is already being lauded as a marvel of animation and a fascinating mix of mediums. There’s even a small reference to Insomniac’s upcoming Spider-Man game hidden in the film.Read more
Square Enix Answers Fans' Burning Questions On Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
5.6.2023
The ongoing remake/reimagining of Final Fantasy VII, the landmark 1997 JRPG, has resulted in some of the most anticipated entries in the Final Fantasy series in many years. But it’s also shrouded in a lot of mystery given the narrative surprises of the first installment, Final Fantasy VII Remake...
Etherscan Launches Advanced Filter for Enhanced Ethereum Blockchain Exploration
5.6.2023
On June 2, 2023, the Ethereum blockchain explorer and insights web portal, Etherscan, released a new feature that allows users to refine their transaction searches with filters. Onchain sleuths, researchers, and investigators can now narrow down the results in a single view using a variety of...
Fox Journo Riled Over Tears Of The Kingdom's Link Becoming A ‘Trans Icon’
3.6.2023
Fox Business, the subsidiary of Fox News Media, has discovered that some gamers are discovering their queerness thanks to Link, calling the Legend of Zelda hero a “nonbinary or trans icon.” Some, to the shock and horror of Fox, are even calling Link an “egg-cracker,” aka someone or something that...
Nintendo Announces First-Party Switch Game With Zero Fanfare
2.6.2023
Almost a full calendar year after the report of its existence went live at Fanbyte, Nintendo has announced a sequel to the unusual mini-game party compilation 1-2 Switch, and it’s launching later this month.Read more
The Sad, Final Fantasy-Related Irony Over Sonic Co-Creator's New Prison Sentence
2.6.2023
Yuji Naka, the Sonic Team co-founder and Balan Wonderworld director, may face up to two years of jail time due to insider trading stocks regarding Dragon Quest Tact and Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier. For context, that second game is a mobile battle royale spin-off that was released and shut...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Devs Promise It’s Still On Track Despite Missing PS5 Showcase
2.6.2023
Sony showed a ton of games during its long-awaited PlayStation 5 showcase, but one that was notably absent was Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Fans immediately assumed the worst, fearing the remake’s sequel might end up taking years longer to release than previously planned. A new message from...
Tears Of The Kingdom Fixes The Worst Part Of Breath Of The Wild: Boss Fights
2.6.2023
When we were putting together a list of the best boss fights in the Legend of Zelda series here at Kotaku, we all had a collective moment of accepting Breath of the Wild, widely regarded as a defining moment in the series’ long history, wouldn’t be represented. The Wii U/Switch game is...
Today in Crypto: Elon Musk Accused of DOGE-Related Insider Trading, Xapo Integrates with the Single Euro Payments Area Network, US CFTC Mulls Rules Change to Include Crypto Risk
2.6.2023
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Celebrate Pride With A Queer Games Bundle That Costs Less Than A Single AAA Game
1.6.2023
June 1 is here, which means it’s Pride Month, baby, and the Queer Games Bundle is back with another massive collection of games, zines, and more for less than the price of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Now that’s a good way to celebrate Pride, ain’t it?Read more
Report: Two Men Got Jobs At Amazon Just To Steal Copies Of Zelda
1.6.2023
A report from Japanese magazine Shūkan Bunshun says that in the leadup to the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom earlier this month two men—in isolated cases—got contract jobs at Amazon for the express purpose of getting their hands on a copy of the game early.Read more
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Remake Will Reuse Old Voices
31.5.2023
Konami is slowly sharing more details about Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, and it’s not sounding exactly like what some fans were expecting. The game will indeed be using the original voice cast, but it won’t be recording any of their performances. The PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC game will...
BRICS Bank to Offer More Loans in Local Currencies — President Calls for ‘Diversified Global Currency System’
31.5.2023
The New Development Bank (NDB), aka the BRICS bank, is seeking to offer more loans in local currencies to reduce dependence on the U.S. dollar and avoid foreign exchange risk. “We need to create a diversified global currency system,” NDB’s president stressed, adding: “In the future, it...
Studio Denies Laying Off Artists For AI After Fans Spot Character With Six Fingers
31.5.2023
Rayark, the developers of the excellent Cytus rhythm action games (which we’ve covered previously), have this week faced allegations that some of the company’s artists had been laid off and replaced with, you guessed it, machine-generated imagery.Read more