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Sega Is Hiring A Sonic Lore Master To Keep Up With All His Nonsense
Today in job listings that exude a menacing aura: Sega is looking to hire a Sonic loremaster to keep track of the blue hedgehog’s canon and non-canon antics.
KotakuKotakuElon Musk Seems To Be Turning Twitter Into The Worst Pay-To-Win Game
Twitter, the social media site that has spawned one A24 movie and too many meltdowns to quantify, is tumbling into its next circle of hell with soon-to-be-implemented extensive monetization.
KotakuWho Is She? She's Kotaku's New Senior Editor
Hello there, I’m Alyssa. I’m the newest senior editor here at good ol’ Kotaku, as you’ve probably already ascertained from the headline. But did you know I’m also Italian? Don’t worry, I bring it up so often you’ll soon be convinced that pure tomato sauce runs through my veins.
KotakuNew Stranger Things Game Stars Vecna, Will Reveal More About The Villian
Netflix has announced Stranger Things VR, a new game that will let fans of the show play as Vecna, the big bad from season four. Tender Claws, the developer, promises that the game will provide some more information and backstory about the creepy villain who terrorized Eleven, Will, Mike, Lucas, and the others last…
KotakuSonic Frontiers Is Nostalgic But Tedious, Say Critics
Sonic Frontiers reviews have just hit the internet. From what we’ve seen so far, critics think it’s a good game. It’s just not necessarily a great one. Nostalgia softened some of the disappointment, but it couldn’t completely paper over its numerous shortcomings. The story is just okay, but you’re here for the blue…
KotakuFinal Fantasy XVI PS5 Exclusivity Only Runs Six Months
Following the latest series of info dumps and interviews, Sony may have just let slip the biggest news of all: Final Fantasy XVI will only be a PlayStation 5 exclusive for six months. PC owners rejoice.
KotakuOverwatch 2 Reveals New Hero Ramattra, Locked Behind Battle Pass
Ramattra is the newest tank hero coming to Overwatch 2 and the latest to be locked behind its battle pass system. Revealed during the Overwatch League finals last Friday, the shape-shifting warlord can transform between defensive and offensive modes, but will require players who don’t want to pay to grind their way to…
KotakuChiptune Artist Chipzel Among Those Suspended From Twitter Because Elon Musk Has No Idea What He Is Doing
Chipzel, one of the most well-known chiptune artists (and video game composers) on the planet, is among a number of high profile users who have had their Twitter account suspended after seemingly breaking, but also not breaking, some new rules.
KotakuThe Art Of The Lord Of The Rings: Rings Of Power
While Amazon’s big Lord of the Rings show probably wasn’t the success anyone involved in bankrolling or promoting it might have been hoping for, there was still some good stuff there, and one of the big things that I wanted to focus on for this post was the work that went into designing its world.
KotakuActivision Unleash Dystopian Candy Crush Drone Fleet Into Skies Above New York
Late last week 500 drones were dispatched into the air above New York City, lighting up the Manhattan skyline on Thursday night so the world could see...a Candy Crush advertisement.
KotakuSquare Enix’s New Farming Game Lets You Choose Non-Binary Pronouns
It shouldn’t be a big ask from gamers to have more gender-inclusive pronoun options in a video game, especially in RPGs. One producer at Square Enix thinks helping gamers feel welcome by including non-binary pronouns is such a small ask that it was a no-brainer to have it be a part of his new game.
KotakuYou Gotta Watch The Funniest Anime Of 2022
KotakuIt's Time To Ditch Some Of Your Favorite Cards From Your Marvel Snap Deck
If you, like me John Walker, are still fathoming your way through the lower echelons of Marvel Snap, there’s a good chance there are cards you’re clinging on to because they were working so well for you. However, you’re now starting to lose more often, wondering what went wrong. The answer is: Kill your darlings.
KotakuDrake Just Went On A Hentai Barrage On Instagram
Hello, welcome to the end of the week. I’m here to send you off into the night with the news that rapper Drake has posted a bunch of anime porn, aka hentai on his main Instagram account. The account has 124M followers, for the record, which is more than the entirety of Crunchyroll’s viewership in 2021. The porn is…
KotakuBuy Two Twitch Subs And They’ll Throw In A 3-Month Xbox Game Pass Trial
Here’s something you might want to know: For the next week, Twitch is partnering up with Microsoft and offering three-month PC Game Pass trials to Twitch users who purchase two subscriptions.
KotakuFinal Fantasy XVI Dev Has A Terrible Answer For Why The Game Is So White
Two weeks ago, Square Enix released a new story trailer for its upcoming RPG, Final Fantasy XVI. There’s just one noticeable problem—there doesn’t seem to be a single non-white character in it. So IGN asked producer Naoki Yoshida about whether or not the game would feature any Black people or other people of color.…
KotakuStar Ocean: The Divine Force Isn’t Terrible—And That’s Good Enough
I live only a 15-minute drive from the house where I grew up. My parents moved when I was in college, at which point the physical embodiment of every memory from my formative years was turned over to strangers, only to be revisited in my dreams. On the few occasions I’ve gone back to that street the memories come…
KotakuFans Won't Stop Comparing Modern Warfare II To Modern Warfare 2 (They're Totally Different Games)
By most definitions and easily made observations, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is not Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a 2009 installment of the game with a very similar name but, as you can see, a 2 instead of a II. Their stories are different. Their mechanics are different. As we discussed, one has a 2 instead of…
KotakuCounter-Strike Pro Pulls Off Unbelievable One-Shot Kill In Tourney
I don’t watch many Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professional matches or tournaments or whatever, but even I find Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov’s amazing one-shot kill during a recent CS:GO tourney incredible. In fact, even if you’ve never played CS:GO, it’s really something to see…assuming you can even see it! Ax1Le’s…
Kotaku10 Anime Characters Who Would Absolutely Fail No Nut November
For whatever reason, every time November rolls around a chosen few take it upon themselves to participate in the internet’s self-celibacy challenge: No Nut November.
KotakuHideo Kojima Is Still Being Harassed About The Silent Hill Conspiracy Theories
Yesterday, Hideo Kojima went on his Spotify podcast to talk about the controversy surrounding Blue Box Game Studios. He said that fans were still harassing him over the unfounded rumors that he was working on a new Silent Hill game, and that he had no involvement with the studio. Today, the developers thanked Kojima…
KotakuGod Of War: Ragnarök Makes An Important Change To Boss Fights
There are few more divisive issues in modern gaming than boss fights. I’d have thought that a ridiculous claim to make had I not been on the receiving end of literal death threats for previously suggesting boss fights should be skippable. So there’s no doubt there will be a combination of consternation and delight at…
KotakuLast Ever Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG Cards Are A Spectacular Finish
With Pokémon Scarlet and Violet due out in just two weeks, the era of Sword and Shield is drawing to a close. But with the Pokémon TCG always operating about three months behind the video games, we’ve still got room for one last hurrah before February’s big changeover. That final special release has now been named…
KotakuThe Easiest Way To Unlock One Of Modern Warfare 2’s Hardest Achievements
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II’s campaign heats up in the second half with narrative intrigue, great characters, and more engaging levels than the game initially starts with. Mission 11, “El Sin Nombre,” is one of the highlights, and it has a few challenges and secrets if you’re up for it.
KotakuCall Of Duty Composer Leaves, Says MW2 Soundtrack Is 'Not My Artistic Intent'
Sarah Schachner, one of the most prolific and well-known composers working in video games, has issued a statement today saying that she will no longer be creating any music for Modern Warfare II or Warzone.
KotakuNo More Launchers For PC Games, Thank You!
The was once a golden age of PC gaming where you could open up Steam (or even just launch an executable yourself!), boot up a game and the next thing you would see would be the game itself. For many big (and small) releases those days are now long gone, replaced by an era of launchers that are, at best, a nuisance.
KotakuBungie Tells PS5 Players To Stop Playing The PS4 Version Of Destiny 2
Bungie, the studio behind Destiny 2 and the older Halo games, has a public service announcement for all of its PlayStation 5 guardians: Double check that you are actually playing the PS5 version of the game and not the PS4 version! Don’t feel bad if you are playing the wrong version though, Sony has done a terrible…
KotakuMarvel Snap Will Let You Play Against Friends Soon
“How do I play with you?” That’s the first thing my friend asked when I got him hooked on Marvel Snap. “You can’t,” I answered. But that won’t be the case for long. The developers behind the mega hit mobile card game say the ability to battle against friends will arrive within the next two months.
KotakuGenshin Impact Players Say They're Being ‘Cockblocked’ From The New Content
Genshin Impact players have been inadvertently locking themselves out of the newest major story update, and they’re not happy. “Getting quest blocked while doing an archon quest is the new cockblock,” tweeted one player. One even stopped their gaming session after getting “c0ckblocked.” Frankly, they’re right.
KotakuOne Piece Odyssey Gameplay Shows A Fresh Direction For The Series
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