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Ubisoft Employees Have ‘Grave Concerns’ Over Toronto Studio’s Misconduct Allegations

There’s a story some people tell at Ubisoft Toronto, the studio currently finishing one of this fall’s bigger planned releases, Watch Dogs: Legion. It goes something like this: Maxime Béland, one of its co-founders and, until last week, a 20-year veteran of Ubisoft, allegedly choked a female employee at a work party. Some heard it…

Microsoft is holding another next-gen showcase on July 23, the company announced on Twitter this morning. Unlike the first event in May which focused on third-party games, this event is set to highlight first-party games like Halo: Infinite. It’s scheduled to begin streaming at 12:00 p.m. ET.

How’s It Going: Bedside Edition

A new week has begun, and Fahey’s subbing for Riley. Welcome back to our daily open thread … in bed. These past couple of months have been pretty weird for me. Due to my paralysisand complications from having to stay in bed all the time, I have to stay in bed all the time. I…

That’s One Way To Make A Custom Switch Pinball Controller

Joy-Con shoulder buttons don’t make very comfortable pinball flipper controls. That’s why Nerds&Makers’ Tommy Williamson harnessed the power of creativity and 3D printing to create the SwitchPin, a TV-spanning Joy-Con dock the sole purpose of which is to turn two buttons into two other buttons. I am not disparaging Williamson’s pinball pursuits. Sometimes two buttons…

The Week In Games: Special Agent York Returns In Deadly Premonition 2

Releasing on Switch this week, the sequel to the cult classic survival-horror game Deadly Premonition. Get ready to…ride a skateboard…? I do worry that the sequel will end up trying too hard to be INTERNET GOOFY. It’s possible, now that the devs and folks involved have absorbed a decade of fan jokes, memes, and videos…

Track: L’estasi dell’oro | Artist: Ennio Morricone | Album: Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo OST 

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Ariel Perez is a freelance concept artist and illustrator from Israel. You can see more of Perez’s stuff at his ArtStation page

Manor Lords Is A City-Builder With Medieval Battles

Hello, Manor Lords, and welcome to my wheelhouse. This upcoming PC strategy game is impressive for a number of reasons. Firstly because it’s combining two of my favourite types of game (city-builder and Total-War-style real-time combat), and secondly because it’s being made by one guy It’s currently in Early Access, and is due sometime in…

Persona 5’s Anime Is Finally Getting A $300 English Dub

While Persona 5’s anime has been out for over two years now, it’s only been available to watch with subtitles. The show’s upcoming Blu-ray release in the West is changing that, bringing back most of the game’s English-language cast for a dubbed release that…is going to cost you. I’m not really down on the pricing…

Track: No More Words | Artist: Berlin | Album: Love Life

In VR You Can’t Escape The Loading Screen

Loading screens are something we all deal with while playing video games. As long as they are brief many of us will just grab our phone and check Twitter or grab a bite to eat. But in virtual reality, with a headset strapped to your face, you are trapped and forced to awkwardly stand and…

‘Shop Contest: Pascal

Animal Crossing: New Horizons recently received a new update that lets players swim around their islands. And it also brought back a fan favorite animal, Pascal. He’s cool. Let’s welcome back Pascal with some fun images! Your challenge this week: Add Pascal to stuff. I haven’t played Animal Crossing in weeks. I just don’t find…

How’s It Going?: Leftovers Edition

It’s Sunday! The weekend is wrapping up and it’s time for a nice and cozy open thread. Come on in. Over the years my girlfriend and I have gotten very skilled at making dinners that are big enough to feed us both, leave some leftovers for lunch, and won’t cost us a lot to make.…

Sunday Comics: What Color?

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published July 2. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 29. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Vault Boy, Winners!

The loveable mascot from all the Fallout games was recently added to Smash Bros. So, it felt like a great time to have some fun with Vault Boy and I asked you creative people to spread Vault Boy to other games. Our winning image this week comes from Frode who adds yet another surprising cameo…

Get Over Here!!!

This week on Snapshots: Some more Last of Us 2 photos, a demon covered in sparks, a sad angel, some gorgeous environments, and a Spider-Man spiral. One day, people will stop taking amazing screenshots in Spider-Man. But today is not that day. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best, funniest and…

Lunatone Is Probably An Alien And Has The Ability To Make People Fall Asleep

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Lunatone! Lunatone Details Type: Rock/Psychic Average Height: 3′ 03″ Average Weight: 370.4 lbs First Added In Generation III Last…

The World Ends With You Anime Releases Next Year

Announced this weekend at the digital FunimationCon 2020 event, The World Ends With You The Animation is a new anime launching in 2020 and is based on popular RPG game The World Ends With You. This new anime uses the same art style as the original game, as seen in a newly released trailer. Funimation…

How’s It Going?: Grinding Edition

Hello! I’m happy to see you all. Come on in, we got some chatting to do! It’s weird what we find relaxing in these anxiety-filled months. For me, grinding in a few online games has become my therapy. Recently, I’ve been playing a lot more of The Division 2. The new season went live not…

What’s The Best Reese’s Cup Shape?

This week we review GTA Online, watch a parrot attack, check out Horizon: Zero Dawn running on a PC, remember Amazon’s failed game, and debate the best Reese’s Cup shape. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week On the one hand, this is embarrassing. On the other hand, a bunch of people just remembered this…