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Twitch Removes "PogChamp" Emote
7.1.2021
Twitch has removed the extremely popular “Pogchamp” emote from its service after the man featured in it, streamer Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, tweeted some Extremely Bad Shit about the events currently unfolding in Washington.Read more
Former Xbox Executives Say Nintendo 'Laughed Their Asses Off' When Microsoft Offered To Buy It
6.1.2021
Microsoft once proposed buying Nintendo in order to lock in its first-party games for the Xbox. The Japanese video game company didn’t just decline to entertain the offer; it laughed the tech giant’s executives out of the room, according to a new report by Bloomberg. Read more
The Sinking City Returns To Steam As Legal Battle Between Developer And Publisher Continues
6.1.2021
Moody cosmic horror game The Sinking City is now back up on Steam and other digital storefronts following the latest developments in an ongoing legal fight between developer Frogwares and the game’s publishing partner, Nacon, taking place in the Paris Court of Appeal.Read more
Immortals Fenyx Rising’s Pinball Mini-Game Is The Best (And Worst) Puzzle In The Game
6.1.2021
Last night, I stumbled upon a puzzle in Immortals Fenyx Rising that can only be described as “pinball, but Ancient Greek.” It’s cool as Hades, and I love it. I also hate it with the fire of the Phlegethon. You should definitely check it out.Read more
And Now For An Architectural Criticism Of Cyberpunk 2077
6.1.2021
One of the darkest corners of my wheelhouse is the point where architecture and video games meet, so it’s great getting the chance—like I did today—to read some thoughts on the subject from someone who architecturally knows what they’re talking about.Read more
Sonic Speedrunners Go Fast, Break World Records Back-To-Back During AGDQ
6.1.2021
The Sonic block of games is mandatory watching in my house for every Games Done Quick event and this year’s block—that took place yesterday—has already claimed GOAT status when not one but two runners achieved world records back-to-back.Read more
Fumito Ueda’s New Year Celebration Included Teasing His Studio’s Next Game
6.1.2021
Although our world continues on its hellish course, a new year represents a time to refresh and renew efforts on future projects. Fumito Ueda and his studio genDESIGN felt it was the perfect time to remind everyone they’re still working on a new game.Read more
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Gets New Abilities But Only If You Disconnect Your Console From The Internet
6.1.2021
A few weeks back, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla players spotted a handful of new abilities in the game’s elaborate skill tree. Then, those abilities disappeared.Read more
Loads Of Graphics Cards Just Got More Expensive
6.1.2021
Last week, a range of products that had been exempted from tariffs—thanks to the ongoing US v China trade war—lost that status, and so in 2021 will be more expensive. Among those products are graphics cards and motherboards.Read more
Slay The Spire Is Being Turned Into A Board Game
5.1.2021
The incredibly deep roguelike deck-building RPG Slay the Spire will get the tabletop treatment, board game makers Contention Games recently announced, letting people explore the game’s inventive card battles together in real life.Read more
The State Of Diversity In Big Budget Video Games
5.1.2021
When I think about diversity in last year’s crop of big-budget games I can see the bright spots. Some of PlayStation’s marquee games, for example, featured some of the most diverse casts I’ve seen with men of color and queer women front and center as main characters. But there’s still work to...
Various Persona Soundtracks Now Available On Spotify, Apple Music
5.1.2021
The video game discographies of Spotify and Apple Music got significantly better outside of Japan today with the addition of soundtracks from the Persona series.Read more
Conspiracy Theories Drive Developer To Recreate Nancy Pelosi's Vandalized Garage In VR
5.1.2021
After a photo of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s vandalized San Francisco home started circulating online, it didn’t take long for people to call bullshit. Was the graffiti and seeming pig’s blood really the work of outraged leftists, or an elaborate psy-op perpetuated by some right-wing group...
Minecraft Earth Ends This Summer
5.1.2021
Augmented reality mobile game Minecraft Earth is shutting down in June, developer Mojang Studios announced this morning.Read more
The Medium Finally Has The Hardware To Match Its Ambition
5.1.2021
Upcoming horror game The Medium is about a psychic trying to solve a crime. Developers at Polish game studio Bloober Team tell me it’s also about breaking down player’s preconceived notions about the world.Read more
Nintendo Buys Canadian Studio Behind Luigi's Mansion 3, Super Mario Strikers
5.1.2021
Nintendo just announced that it has purchased Next Level Games, the developers behind titles like Luigi’s Mansion 3, Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon and the Super Mario Strikers series.Read more
Xbox Emulation Is Coming Along Nicely
5.1.2021
While platforms as recent as the PS3 and even the Switch are now running very nicely in emulators, the original Xbox has remained something of a thorn in the side of the scene. So it’s cool to see the xemu emulator making such solid progress.Read more
Jarod Nandin, "The South Park Guy" Cosplayer, Has Died
4.1.2021
Jarod Nandin, a World of Warcraft player and cosplayer best known for his depiction of South Park’s Jenkins, has died of Covid.Read more
Video Games Predict A Grim 2021
4.1.2021
2020 was a bad year for most of us, but a surprisingly good year for video games. As we enter 2021 with the hope offered by the vaccines, and the light at the end of the tunnel just about visible, it might soon be possible to allow hope back in. Unless, it seems, video games are your guide.Read more
What’s On Your Gaming Wishlist For 2021?
4.1.2021
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take.Read more