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This Week A Studio Was Shut Down, Rumble Rescued A Pariah, And Water Remained Wet
30.11.2024
This may have been a short workweek, but the chaotic world of gaming never rests. Read on for Kotaku’s top stories from Thanksgiving week.Read more
The Definitive Severance Podcast Will Be Everything Our Innies And Outies Need
29.11.2024
If you, or the severed you who binge-watches television, need a refresher on Apple TV+’s breakout hit Severance, two of the main men behind it have you covered. Debuting on January 7, ten days before the show’s second season debuts, Severance executive producer Ben Stiller and the show’s leading...
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29.11.2024
Crypto enthusiasts, take note! Bitcoin Video Casino is celebrating Black Friday in style with an unprecedented 30% deposit bonus on Slots. From now until December 1, every deposit you make unlocks this fantastic bonus, adding even more excitement to your gaming experience. Here’s How to...
Nintendo Files Court Documents To Target 200,000-Member Subreddit SwitchPirates
28.11.2024
Nintendo, currently predicting 2024 net sales of $8.4 billion and operating profits of $2.4 billion, is continuing its furious crackdown on those modding or emulating its systems and games. Its latest target, via a story by Game File, is the Reddit sub SwitchPirates, while also asking to subpoena...
This Wild Copy Of Horizon Zero Dawn Is Just Begging For Sony To Sue
28.11.2024
As Nintendo gears up to take down Palworld for its aping of Pokémon game design elements, another high-profile court case seems inevitable with Tencent’s announcement of Light of Motiram (thanks Gematsu), a game that looks uncannily similar to Sony’s Horizon Zero Dawn.Read more
Microsoft Says It's Google's Fault You Can't Buy Xbox Games On Its App
28.11.2024
Back in October, Microsoft announced that come November, it would be able to finally start selling Xbox games via its app on Android devices. This, as The Verge points out, has not yet happened. Now Xbox president Sarah Bond has taken to social media to lay the blame for this delay squarely...
9 Things To Stream This Thanksgiving Break That Aren't Deadpool & Wolverine
28.11.2024
Whether you’re preparing to deep-fry a turkey or hiding from family and friends in the bathroom and looking for Black Friday deals, you could probably use something to watch this Thanksgiving Day break. Fortunately, we have plenty of recommendations, from tried-and-true favorites to off-the-beaten...
Kotaku's Long Weekend Guide: 5 Great Games We're Thankful For
27.11.2024
It’s the Thanksgiving holiday week, and that means if you work for a company worth a damn (and some that aren’t worth a damn, but I digress), you probably have the next couple of days off. (Apologies to anyone who works retail.) You might be buying some games you missed this year during Black...
The Balatro Takeover Has Only Just Begun
27.11.2024
Look to your left. Look to your right. One of those people is about to discover Balatro for the first time. The other has already been secretly playing it every spare moment they get. Read more
Two Of The Best PS2 Games Ever Are Coming To PS Plus Next Month
27.11.2024
Sony has announced more PlayStation 2 games are coming to PS Plus’ Classics Catalog next month, and the lineup includes two of the best platformers ever released on the console:2004's Sly 2: Band of Thieves and 2005's Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves. Oh, and of course, some other stuff will be arriving...
Hey, Console Manufacturers, Stop With The 'Limited Edition' Colors
27.11.2024
Artificial scarcity sucks for all manner of reasons, from encouraging a completely needless scalping industry to ruining an indefinite number of Christmases. And where it makes less sense than anywhere else is “limited editions” of video game hardware in different colors. Just stop it.Read more
Where To Find All Of Neva's Hidden Birds
27.11.2024
Neva is a linear experience from start to finish, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t feature some secrets to uncover. In particular, each chapter tends to have a few unique collectibles, including Winter I’s hidden birds. If you’re wondering where each of these little guys are located, we’ve got...
How Trump's Tariffs Could Cost Gamers Billions
27.11.2024
In mid-2019, then-President Donald Trump threatened to extend existing tariffs on industrial components and other goods to popular consumer products like iPhones, laptops, and video game consoles. The big three—Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo, long-time competitors in the gaming space—rallied...
OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video tool leaked by aggrieved beta testers
27.11.2024
A group of artists and early testers leaked access to OpenAI’s unreleased Sora tool, claiming to have been exploited in its research and development phase
PlayStation's Shuhei Yoshida Leaves Sony After 31 Years
27.11.2024
Sony’s head of independent development at PlayStation and long-time game development leader for the console maker, Shuhei Yoshida, is leaving the company after over three decades. He helped produce some of the PlayStation’s earliest hits before moving onto help lead the global platform across...
New Indiana Jones Game Is 'Biggest' The Studio's Ever Made
26.11.2024
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is nearly here. The big first-person action-puzzler arrives on Xbox and PC next month and if you’ve been wondering just how big Indy’s next digital adventure will be, well, we don’t have a specific number yet but it sounds big. Read more
13 Of Our Favorite Black Friday 2024 Gaming Deals
26.11.2024
Another holiday season approaches and video games are once again awash in sales, discounts, and end-of-year inventory liquidations. Everywhere you click there’s another price with a red line through it and the promise of big savings. It’s overwhelming and easy to tune out, so we’ve consolidated...
A Very Good Star Wars Game You Might Have Missed Is Coming To PC Soon
26.11.2024
Earlier this year, Star Wars: Hunters landed on mobile devices and Switch. The free-to-play third-person hero shooter was a very fun and good game that was trapped on mobile devices. Well, except for Switch, but that port wasn’t great. Now, Hunters is finally making the leap to PC, alongside some...
2K Games Has Officially Ditched Its PC Launcher
26.11.2024
Borderlands and Civilization publisher 2K Games has quietly done something very cool and good: The company has removed the need to use its 2K PC launcher from all of its games, and sunset the software completely. Read more
Slitterhead, As Told By Steam Reviews
26.11.2024
Created by the same talent behind the Silent Hill and Siren series, Slitterhead was already positioned to perform well within the horror gaming community. With a unique premise, including possession and body horror, along with a vibrant city full of glowing neon lights illuminating the ever-present...