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Former Skullgirls Developers Establish New Co-Op Game Studio

Picking up the pieces of Lab Zero Games’ recent implosion, a group of former Skullgirls and Indivisible developers have established a new game studio known as Future Club. This venture will function as a co-op, allowing every employee to have a hand in the decision-making process. “We really want to make sure that everyone at the…

Microsoft Buys Bethesda Parent Zenimax Media For $7.5 Billion

Pending the closure of a $7.5 billion cash sale, Microsoft has purchased Zenimax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios. According to a press release posted by Bethesda this morning, the sale is expected to be finalized by…

The Week In Games: Let’s Get Serious For A Moment

Serious Sam 4 is out this week on PC and Stadia. You know what that means? It’s time to run backwards while shooting hundreds of enemies with rockets. I’ll never say no to some Serious Sam action. While I still prefer classic shooters like Doom, Half-Life, and Quake more, they ain’t nearly as charming as…

Soul Blade Had Three Damn (Beautiful) Soundtracks

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re checking out Soul Edge, which kicked off the Soulcalibur series and, with a total of three built-in soundtracks, may be the most deluxe arcade-to-home port Namco ever produced. One of the joys of the…

Minecraft, Only With Mechs

Andre-Lang Huynh is an artist at WB Games, with some very cool ideas on a more mechanised Minecraft experience. You can see more of Huynh’s stuff at his ArtStation page

Nvidia Sorry That Bots Bought A Ton Of RTX 3080s

It wasn’t just PS5 preorders last week that were a disaster, Nvidia’s release of its new RTX 3080 graphics card was also not great, again thanks to the actions of resellers using bots. With fans being pretty damn upset they missed out, Nvidia has apologised and promised to do better as the new cards continue…

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Let’s Compare Every PlayStation Console’s Launch Lineup

Next-gen is almost upon us, and both Microsoft and Sony have finally revealed which games are launching alongside each console in November. Some folks are disappointed by all the ports and cross-gen games. But is this any different than with previous PlayStation launch lineups? Let’s go digging and find out. To keep this more organized…

‘Shop Contest: Getting A PS5

Where were you when the internet completely stopped everything it was doing and began frantically trying to grab a PS5 after the became available to pre-order with no warning? I was at a computer, luckily. Your challenge this week: Show the struggle and chaos of PS5 pre-order day. Yes, earlier this week the PS5 went…

Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Is Music To Cower To

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s new, daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re checking out the spooky soundtrack to Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, one of the best video game expansions ever released. Best? Yeah, I really mean that. If you locked me in a room…

Sunday Comics: Sure Thing!

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 Sep. 17. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Sep. 14. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Talk Like A Pirate Day, Winners!

Last week, I asked you folks to create some pirate-themed images so we would be ready for today, which is Talk Like A Pirate Day. Sometimes I plan these things out! Our winning image this week comes from Richardrae1 who shows us why Doom’s demons are better off staying on Mars. Wait..just a second. *Clears…

Butterfly In The Sky…

This week on Snapshots we have some lovely superhero photos, a couple of great sword fights, an angry lion, a nice looking car in Forza Horizon 4, and one big butterfly. Wait, nevermind. That’s just an optical illusion. Everyone relax. False alarm. For now. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best,…

The Next Red Dead Online Update Might Include Zombies

Dataminers have been digging into the files of Red Dead Online and have discovered 50 new character models that appear to be zombies. Other discoveries include new creepy music, a Halloween Outlaw Pass, and spooky cosmetics. As seen in a videoposted yesterday by YouTube channel and dataminer Red Dead Guides, it appears zombie models are…

Sony Apologizes For PS5 Pre-Order Clusterfuck And Says More Consoles Will Be Available This Year

Earlier this week, PS5 pre-orders started up at various retailers around the world at different times and with little warning. This created a giant mess and now Sony has officially apologized for the clusterfuck. The problems started on September 16, right after the latest PS5 showcase video ended. Sony said pre-orders for its next-gen console…

Accelgor Is The Tom Cruise Of The Pokemon World

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 Accelgor! Accelgor Details Type: Bug Average Height: 2′ 07″ Average Weight: 55.8 lbs First Added In Generation V I…

Stubbs the Zombie’s Bizarro Throwback Soundtrack Perfectly Mixes Old And New

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s new, daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re checking out the odd and catchy soundtrack to Stubbs the Zombie In Rebel Without A Pulse. You know… StZIRWAP! Rolls off the tongue. Stubbs the Zombie (longplay) came out in 2005 and was…

The Worst Controller Ever Made

This week we try to pre-order a PS5, meet a terrible goose monster, watch a bunch of trailers for games coming out on PS5 and Xbox Series X, say goodbye to Gay Bowser and check out the worst controller ever. EVER. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week This is a tragedy. I was able…

Avengers Patch 1.3.0 Fixes Hundreds Of Annoying Little Problems

While players have been busy leveling up the world’s mightiest heroes, developer Crystal Dynamics has been hard at work addressing all the little issues that have vexed Marvel’s Avengers players since launch. Patch 1.3.0, out now for PC and live soon for consoles, makes exotic items more powerful, tweaks difficulty and enemy behavior, and generally…

NFL Dudes Play Fall Guys On Giant Stadium Screen

I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often.