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Destiny Player Earns Every Title In The Game (And It Only Took 1,200 Hours)

One Destiny 2 player has collected every Guardian title that currently exists in the game. It took him over 1,000 hours to pull off, yet, he tells Kotaku, he doesn’t regret it. Titles in Destiny 2 are special achievements that players earn by completing various tasks, some very grindy and others incredibly hard. They range…

Minecraft PS4 Players Are Finally Getting The Latest Version Of The Game And Cross-Play

At long last, Minecraft’s Bedrock Edition, the latest version of the game, is coming to PS4. PS4 players who couldn’t play with their friends on other platforms, as well as being barred from Microsoft’s latest version of the game, will be brought back into the fold on December 10. Previously, Minecraft players on PS4 were…

King Of Cards Adds A Fun Card Game To Everything That Already Makes Shovel Knight Great

Shovel Knight: King of Cards is the perfect reason to jump back into Yacht Club Games’ ever-expanding shovel-verse. The game’s terrific platforming and treasure hunting are back, but there’s also a great new mini-game now, and it’s all a blast to play. I wish every great indie game received the DLC treatment Shovel Knight has.…

2K Games Officially Announces It’s Working On A New Bioshock

Today 2K Games announced the formation of a new studio called Cloud Chamber to work on the next BioShock, a game that’s still a few years out from release according to the publisher. “A collective of storytellers eager to push the frontlines of interactive entertainment by making unique, entertaining and thoughtful experiences that engage the…

Vaping Congressman Who Spent Campaign Funds On Steam Games Resigns

U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA) said he will soon resign from Congress after pleading guilty to charges of misusing over $250,000 in campaign funds, including $1,528 that he spent on Steam games. “Shortly after the Holidays I will resign from Congress,” Hunter said in a statement today. “It has been an honor to serve the…

The Elder Scrolls: Legends Is Officially Dead

The Elder Scrolls: Legends isn’t shutting down, but Bethesda announced today on the game’s subreddit that the developer has ceased working on any big updates or future expansions. “We decided to put any new content development or releases on hold for the foreseeable future,” Christian Van Hoose, the game’s community manager, said on Reddit. Players…

Mario Maker 2‘s New Speedrunning Mode Looks A Lot Like A Popular Fan-Made Hack

In addition to the ability to play as Link, Super Mario Maker 2’s latest update has added a new speedrunning mode that’s remarkably similar to one rom hacker’s mod of an SNES emulator called Quantum Mario. This has raised questions about Nintendo’s relationship with the Mario homebrew community and the designers that power its Mario…

Goodbye To Cecilia D’Anastasio, Planeswalking Cyber Sleuth And Aspiring Palutena Main

Cecilia D’Anastasio, Kotaku Senior Reporter and resident Overwatchologist, has completed her last sidequest around these parts today and is heading off to new adventures elsewhere. We’d like to wish Cecilia the best as she embarks on the newest chapter in her career and tries to sell a whole new group of strangers on the merits…

Bungie is raising Destiny 2‘s Power Cap to 960 and the Pinnacle Cap to 970 when Season of Dawn starts December 10, the studio announced in its weekly blog post today Artifact power bonuses will also reset, so anyone not already at the current cap with gear will find themselves behind again. 

Rocket League Replaces Loot Boxes With Pricey Item Shop [Update]

Rocket League players will no longer have to worry about grinding for new crates and the keys that unlock them in order to get the custom skins they want. But the new alternative will hurt their wallets. Yesterday, Rocket League’s Blueprint update went live, kicking off season 12 and adding a new item shop where…

Destiny 2‘s Next Update Finally Explores The Mystery Of Saint-14

He’s a robot, a titan, and he died a long time ago, but who was Saint-14 really? The character has been a part of Destiny lore going back to the launch of the first game in 2014, but players are now more curious about him than ever, because Bungie has revealed that he’ll be a…

Gwent Is Shutting Down On Consoles

It’s no surprise that Gwent, The Witcher card game, is most popular on PC and iOS: the game’s hardcore competetive scene is on PC, while mobile is a lot more convenient for everyone else. Today, CD Projekt Red announced it’s pulling the plug on Gwent for consoles. “[W]e have made a tough decision: to discontinue…

Bungie shared some more details about Destiny 2‘s upcoming Season of Dawn on a developer livestream today. While there was no mention of a new raid or the return of Trials of Osiris, they did show off some of the Sundial activity which looks like Prison of Elders meets the Infinite Forest

I’ve Had To Kick My Modern Habits To Stop Dying In Halo: Reach Multiplayer

A little figure wearing red space pads flickers onto my screen from behind a pillar and I immediately pull the left trigger on my Xbox One controller to zoom down my rifle’s sights. Except this is Halo: Reach, and there are none. My blue space dude lobs a grenade instead. The red man disappears again.…

Halo: Reach Launches On PC, Becomes Third Most Played Game On Steam

The remaster of Halo: Reach came out on PC today, marking the series’ return to the platform after 12 long years, and Steam users have given it a Spartan’s welcome, with over 100,000 people playing at the same time making it one of the top five games on Valve’s storefront The game’s only been out…

The State Of Xbox One In 2019

Nearing the end of its life, the Xbox One feels less like a box for spinning video game discs and more like a platform for selling digital subscriptions. The pitch of a mostly-digital future that blew up in Microsoft’s face the year the Xbox One launched is now mostly here in 2019 and it’s not…

Persona 5 Royal drops on Playstation 4 on March 31 so you can start and never finish the sprawling JRPG all over again. The special edition adds more characters, a new part of Tokyo to explore, and an additional semester of school because who doesn’t want that?

The console ports for CrossCode, one of last year’s excellent action RPGs, have been delayed until sometime next year. Deck13, the game’s publisher, says it’s currently working on the Xbox One version with PS4 and Switch to follow. The Post Game DLC is also still in the works.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint Players Really Want AI Teammates

Ghost Recon Breakpoint players want to see the game become more tactical, less grindy, and be less online, according to the results of a player survey Ubisoft shared on Friday. Thousands of players participated in the survey. The requested changes and additions, many of which are already in the works, aren’t that surprising to anyone…

Super Mario Maker 2 Update Adds Link

Super Mario Maker 2 is getting a free update this Thursday that adds a bunch of new enemies and blocks for players to build levels out of, including a Master Sword power-up that will transform Mario into Link. When Mario becomes Link he’s able to use the character’s abilities, ranging from smacking enemies with his…