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The just-released Bayonetta prequel side-story, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, is actually really good, a return to form after the disappointment of Bayonetta 3, as I noted in my impressions yesterday. But apparently I was off base in positing that it was intended to placate lore-starved Bayonetta…
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Today, Electronic Arts and developer Dice announced plans to sunset a selection of older Battlefield games and Mirror’s Edge later this month. Sadly, the list includes one of the best entries in the Battlefield franchise: Bad Company 2. And while you’ll still be able to play it online until the end of this year, you…
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Modding, and by extension, modders, know no bounds. Whether it’s fixing unattended-to-glitches in hit games, adding absurd new character models, or just offering a new take on beloved gameplay, mods are a great way to add new life to a game you already know very well. And if that game is Elden Ring, well today’s…
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When Overwatch 2 launched in October of last year, it was only natural that players stumbled into its new Push mode like ignorant babies in the dark. But y’all, we’ve had five months of pushing barricades across Toronto and Rome, and I need the rest of the Overwatch community to get off the goddamn robot when we’re…
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Fortnite Twitch streamer and hugely popular gaming TikToker Chica seemed to get some surprising news yesterday—Twitch removed one of her emotes, a cartoon chick with big, wet eyes and its tongue sticking out, for “inciting abuse.”
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One of the stars of Destiny 2’s new Lightfall expansion is Neomuna—a free roam patrol zone inside a dazzling futuristic city on Neptune. It starts out tough as nails due to a recent difficulty hike across Bungie’s loot shooter, but there are plenty of fun collectibles to hunt and little secrets to uncover. In fact,…
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Somewhere between agonizing over The Last of Us ending, which aired on HBO last week, for the second time in the game franchise’s history and ideating a jacked Abby, fans stumbled upon Ellie actor Bella Ramsey’s YouTube channel. Or should I say, as many others are saying, Ramsey’s Christian YouTube channel, which is…
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As John Wick 4 hits screens this week—likely before kicking screens, then shooting them seven times, before sticking a sword in the screen’s face—it seems an excellent time to consider which games can evoke a similar feeling of glorious mass slaughter.*
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The Sims 4 got a free baby update last week, and modders have already been working hard to provide players with even more options to perfect their ideal family. This includes beautiful babies. While I understand wanting to adjust the hair or eye color of a fake baby, a lot of mods go further than that. Kotaku readers,…
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Strategy specialists Paradox had the weirdest press show the other week, in which they announced a Sims competitor but didn’t actually say or show anything about it. Now they have.
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The latest story trailer for Respawn’s _Star Wars Jedi: Survivo_r drops some new tidbits that have me excited to play Respawn’s upcoming sequel to its fantastic 2019 soulslike action game, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
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Dedicated fans are out there uploading new rosters for old sports games all the time, but this new update for 2010's NBA Jam goes above and beyond by adding so much new stuff that it’s practically an all-new game.
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I’m anxiously awaiting Capcom’s, so far, highly praised Resident Evil 4 remake, but not because I’m preoccupied by updated fight mechanics, or graphical fidelity, or any monsters, really—I’ve been thinking about skirts.
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The first thing I did in the Diablo IV beta was try to roll. After playing games for 30 years I’ve internalized two important things: Always check behind the waterfall, and rolling is always faster than walking. So I rolled. And it was faster. And then I tried to roll again and I couldn’t…not for another five seconds.…
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After suffering my way through Bayonetta 3’s final act, I’d all but written off any subsequent Bayonetta video game and moved on to greener character-action game pastures. While I still stand by the closing statement in my review that I’ll never replay Bayonetta 3 ever again, PlatinumGames’ prequel spin-off game, …
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More details and reputed screenshots from Lego 2K Drive, a yet-to-be-announced Lego racing game from 2K, have leaked online. This aligns with past reports that 2K was working on a series of Lego games.
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Diablo is one of those games you’ve definitely played—even if you haven’t. It’s so influential in its design, from its RPG mechanics to its loot and progression systems, that the franchise has its demonic horns stabbed through countless other games from Borderlands and Destiny to Hades and Phantasy Star Online. Me,…
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If you have a one-star “wanted” level in GTA V, the police will chase you. At two stars, they’ll shoot to kill.
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More often than not, open-world games grind against my own gaming sensibilities. I’m the type of person who’s very goal- and narrative-oriented, so the simple act of existing in a world can sometimes feel meandering—no amount of clearing dots off a giant map will hit the same as a crafted, linear experience.
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Over 20 million people played Elden Ring. Now, a year after FromSoftware’s open-world Soulsborne released, we finally know which part of the game destroyed players the most. It was Malenia of course. Players attempted to fight her 329 million times, though it’s impossible to say how many of those were exclusively from…
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Goku is misunderstood. Memes and misinterpretations have greatly contributed to some inaccurate conclusions about the Dragon Ball Z character — with perhaps the most common misconstrual being that Goku is a bad dad. This perception of Goku’s fatherly abilities have been perpetuated by jokes and memes that have, over…
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Imagine that you’re playing a video game based on a British cartoon, and Queen Elizabeth II arrives to jump in a muddy puddle. It’s a little weird, but it’s fun in a camp way. So like this Twitch streamer, most players would probably enjoy the whimsical moment and move on. It becomes a little harder to do so, though,…
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With the finale of The Last of Us’ excellent TV adaptation behind us, we’re once again stuck in that space of moral uncertainty. But even for those of us who have played The Last of Us’ game sequel and are more than familiar with its emotionally intense ups and downs, it’s hard not to get excited over what’s to come.…
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As messages of love, admiration, and grief poured out across the internet following Lance Reddick’s sudden passing at 60 years old, Destiny players grappled with losing the cornerstone of their fictional universe. As evidenced by some of his last interactions online, the John Wick 4 and Bosch actor wasn’t just the…
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Welcome to Exp. Share, _Kotaku’_s Pokémon column in which we dive deep to explore notable characters, urban legends, communities, and just plain weird quirks from throughout the Pokémon franchise. This week, we’re talking with the English voice actor behind Ash Ketchum as the Pokémon anime prepares to sunset the…
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With Resident Evil 4's remake due out this week, Capcom’s marketing for the title is swinging into high gear, and while that would not normally move any of my needles, this little anime they had made for the game is just too good.
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Nintendo’s decision to close both the Wii U and 3DS eShops might make commercial sense for the company, but for fans and lovers of video game history it’s a disaster, as it’s feared many of the games being removed will disappear and never be seen or made available ever again.
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A 38-year-old man has been arrested in South Brunswick, New Jersey after allegedly posting a death threat targeting a Sherriff in Florida, and ending his statement with the words “In Minecraft”.
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The internet’s been buzzy of late for the freshly announced Persona 5 spin-off game, Phantom of the Night (P5X). Fans were intrigued by the new characters, but they were also excited to meet their old favorites again. But when I looked at the screenshots, I noticed one person missing: Goro Akechi. What gives, Atlus?…