Ian Walker

Akira Yamaoka Signed Every Shadows Of The Damned Soundtrack Sold In The West

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re revisiting 2011’s Shadows of the Damned, which has one particular track that flies in the face of its goth, heavy metal aesthetics. Grasshopper Manufacture’s Shadows of the Damned (playlist / longplay / VGMdb) is…

Spider-Man PS4 Saves Will Transfer To Spider-Man Remastered On PS5 With Post-Release Update

Spider-Man players were initially going to have to start from scratch with Spider-Man Remastered on PlayStation 5 when it launches with the next-gen console on November 12, but the developers at Insomniac Games have announced that an upcoming patch will introduce exporting saves from the PlayStation 4 version of the game to the PlayStation 5…

Yakuza Creator Doesn’t Want Kiryu ‘Beating Up Women’ In Fighting Games

During a recent interview with Red Bull France, Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi was asked about the common request for series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu to appear in a fighting game. Nagoshi is hesitant, he said, because he doesn’t want Kiryu fighting women. “We do get this request a lot,” Nagoshi told interviewer Grégory de Meyer, who…

Ball Guy Haunts Pokémon Trading Card Game

Remember the Ball Guy from Pokémon Sword and Shield? He’s back! In card form. This card is part of the Pokémon trading card game’s upcoming “Shiny Star V” expansion, which launches in Japan on November 20. I’m honestly horrified; just look at his knees! Why are they so realistic?! As if there wasn’t enough going…

Sackboy: A Big Adventure won’t have online co-op when it launches on PlayStation 5 next week. The developers plan to patch that feature into the game sometime before the end of 2020.

British studio Codemasters is discussing a possible acquisition by Take-Two Interactive, the DIRT developer recently told investors. A final offer has yet to be made; Take-Two will reportedly have until December 4 to make a decision.

Xbox Series X Exclusive The Medium Delayed To 2021

The Medium has been delayed to January 28, developer Bloober Team announced on Twitter this morning. The horror game was previously scheduled to launch on December 10. “It wasn’t an easy choice to make, but one made due to the covid-19 situation in Poland as well as the current schedule of other games on the…

PlayStation 5: The Kotaku Review

I’m sitting at my desk, staring at the PlayStation 5 looming over my media stand—“entertainment center” is a little too grandiose for the small piece of Target furniture that holds all my gaming stuff—and wondering how the hell I’m going to review this thing. How would my boss, whose various PlayStation 4 reviews I’ve skimmed several times…

Demon’s Souls Understands There’s Beauty In Silence

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, we return to one of the most influential games of the last decade on the eve of its PlayStation 5 remake. From Software’s Demon’s Souls (playlist /longplay /VGMdb) became the template for many games to…

Oh No, Watch Dogs: Legion

The biggest selling point of Watch Dogs: Legion is the vast array of randomized characters you can recruit to your underground army of revolutionary activists. But sometimes NPC professions and backgrounds line up in unfortunate ways. A pediatrician. Who recently ended a personal relationship with a patient. Okay, yeah, maybe don’t invite Shannon Dickey to…

From Software Reminds Everyone Elden Ring Still Exists

A developer tweeting about an upcoming video game isn’t usually a big deal, but in the case of From Software’s Elden Ring, I’m willing to make an exception. “We also greatly appreciate all the enthusiasm and support shown for Elden Ring, our next Dark Fantasy Action RPG,” the official From Software account on Twitter wrote…

Classic Guilty Gear Sees Massive Spike In Players After Rollback Netcode Patch

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, the 2012 update to a game originally released in 2002, is currently testing a patch on Steam (developed in part by a controversial figure in the fighting game community) that improves online play in a big way. This has led to a huge influx of players, completely shattering…

Skullgirls Designer Worked On Guilty Gear Patch Despite Sexual Harassment Accusations

Lab Zero Games developer Mike Zaimont has been suspended from work on an official Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R netcode patch, Gamasutra reports. The fact that the former Skullgirls designer was working on this patch as recently as October 24 is surprising, given recent accusations by both fans and fellow employees of sexual…

Spider-Man: Miles Morales Has An Into The Spider-Verse Suit

Much like its predecessor, Spider-Man: Miles Morales will feature a variety of spider suits for its titular superhero when it arrives on November 12. That said, it’s going to be hard to top the one modeled after Miles Morales’ appearance in Into the Spider-Verse PlayStation announced today that Miles Morales includes a gorgeous homage to…

Part Time UFO Has A Very Good Dog Butt

Part Time UFO, the HAL Laboratory mobile game ported to Switch today, is a charming little project about an alien helping the people of Earth tidy up with its spaceship’s arcade-like claw. It also has a very good dog. I don’t really have much to say about Part Time UFO other than that. It makes…

No More Heroes On Switch Ruins My Favorite Part Of Its Loading Screens

I’m a simple man. Give me some rhythmic, monotonous task to carry out and I’ll be content. I think that’s why I found the loading screens in the original No More Heroes so engrossing, and why I’m now so bothered to find the recent Switch port screwed them up. I love games that give you…

Another Microsoft Game, Everwild, Loses Its Director

Everwild creative director Simon Woodroffe has resigned from his position at Rare, VGC reports In a statement to VGC, Rare studio head Craig Duncan confirmed these details, thanking Woodroffe and wishing him luck on future endeavors. Information on Everwild is still scarce. In previous teasers, Rare presented an open-world adventure game focused on the flora…

Resident Evil 3 Cloud Version Graphic Found Through Switch Game Streaming Service

Earlier today, a streaming version of Control was released for Switch. And while waiting in line to play video games is a bummer—the service has a queue if too many people try and play at once—this down time gave folks the opportunity to poke around in the streaming service’s launcher and uncover a very different…

Astro’s Playroom On PS5 Makes Some Neat References To PlayStation History

PlayStation 5 pack-in game Astro’s Playroom is pretty darn good. (Well, the level we’re allowed to tell you about is pretty darn good, anyway.) A big reason why this free game works so well is that it’s a love letter to the history of PlayStation, with levels full of references to past games, consoles, and…

Sony Is Giving Away Free Adaptors For Playing VR Games On PS5

If you want to keep playing VR games after making the transition to PlayStation 5 next month, you’re going to need an adaptor for your PlayStation Camera. Fortunately, Sony has opened a website where you can grab one for free. Availing yourself of this free adaptor is as simple as visiting the official website and…