In 1998, the world was gripped by Pokémon fever, and Nintendo was in the early stages of promoting this Game Freak creation in Western countries after its runaway success in Japan. As a quirky marketing gimmick, Nintendo decided to customize 20 Volkswagen Beetle cars into “Pikachu Cars” featuring the franchise’s iconic, electric yellow mouse—Pikachu. Now, … Read more
Starfield isn’t out until September 6, but Xbox head Phil Spencer already appears to be playing the massive spacefaring RPG. Thank You, PS Plus, For Making My Backlog Even Bigger Read More: Starfield‘s Most Expensive Version Has A Fancy Space Watch The Xbox app has a section called “popular with friends” that shows you the … Read more
Hey, quick question: If you had a spare $200,000 laying around in your bank account, what would you spend it on? You’d probably spend it on a house, or maybe a new car (several new cars?). What you probably wouldn’t do is drop that kind of cash on a 16-year-old iPhone. But that’s what happened … Read more
Viewfinder is a teetering pile of good ideas, falling just shy of a coherent final experience. This, as much as anything else, makes it fascinating to play. This Brutal Gothic Metroidvania Is Shaping up To Be Something Special In Viewfinder, you play as someone seemingly investigating some sort of archaic tech in a distant future, … Read more
Ski Mask the Slump God – Bird Is the Word My pockets look like it got cancer / Gears of War I got a Retro Lancer / Put the bayonet in ’em he turned dancer / Callin’ yo bitch my dear like her name Prancer Ski Mask the Slump God has his fair share of … Read more
Image: Blizzard / Kotaku News that Diablo IV‘s new seasonal model will require a brand new character for each battle pass may have been a little sour for some. But there’s good news: changed to level prerequisites for some of the game’s most powerful items mean that your characters will get stronger a little bit … Read more
Image: Activision While we still have yet to see this year’s Call of Duty game, it sounds like Activision is implementing something new to the shooter series when it launches in the fall: cosmetic carryover between the last game and the next. Long-Lost Halo Demo Comes To Life In a post on the Call of … Read more
Image: Visai Games Xbox just announced a bunch of picturesque action, adventure, and puzzle games coming to its subscription service Game Pass, including a couple of day-one releases that are likely stun you with their charming art styles and captivating stories for hours on end, or until Microsoft announces the next wave of Xbox Game … Read more
Gif: Nintendo / nutty / Kotaku What do you do when a Twitch streamer you’re watching needs a bio break? Chat, of course! Well, one streamer has implemented something even better than that: A playable ocarina from The Legend of Zelda that can be accessed via stream chat. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’s Air … Read more
Two unofficial pop-up restaurants based on fast food chains that have appeared in past Grand Theft Auto games were planned to open next weekend in San Diego, just in time for Comic-Con. However, that reportedly won’t be happening anymore after Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, sent the company behind the restaurants a … Read more
The developer threw the community a bone.Image: ConcernedApe Fans of pixel-art farming simulator Stardew Valley just got another tease about what to expect from the upcoming 1.6 update. While we still don’t know when it will release, developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone tweeted on July 17 that the patch will include another festival and more dialogue. … Read more
Recently, a couple of Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players experienced an unexpected but funny jump scare. And no, the jumpscare had nothing to do with the game’s imposing villain, Ganon. It was apparently the jiggle physics of the hero of Hyrule’s crown jewels. Or at least what looks like it. Yeah, it’s … Read more
EA FC 24, the first post-FIFA soccer game from the sports mega-publisher, isn’t out until September 23, but the team behind it is already putting out fires lit by giant adult babies. The Sims 4’s Free Infant Update Can’t Compare To The Growing Together Expansion That’s because, for the first time ever, women and men … Read more
Baldur’s Gate 3’s character creator is incredibly expansive. Larian Studios has described it as a tool for players to build their ideal fantasy protagonist, but before it could be that, the Belgian studio needed it to serve a different purpose: filling the RPG’s world with unique, believable civilians. The Week In Games: What’s Releasing Beyond … Read more
Veteran game developers from Bungie, EA, and Kongregate have come together to form a new video game studio, Look North World. And this new studio will be focused on making… Fortnite games? Dead By Daylight Devs’ New Game Is Fortnite Meets Doom Since Fortnite’srelease in 2017, Epic has continually updated and expanded the game, adding … Read more
Neopets, the beloved virtual pet game from the 2000s that featured Flash games and a giant omelette, is under new management—and they’re looking to reinvigorate the world of Neopia. On July 18, the newly formed World of Neopia, Inc. published a lengthy blog post under the byline “The Neopets Team” (TNT) detailing the future of … Read more