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Dusclops Will Steal Your Soul If You Look Inside It

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 Dusclops! Dusclops Details Type: Ghost Average Height: 5′ 043″ Average Weight: 67.5 lbs First Added In Generation III Imagine…

Baldur’s Gate 3 Will (Probably) Hit Early Access In August 2020

Larian Studios announced today during the first day of the Guerilla Collective indie game event that Baldur’s Gate 3 will be released in early access in August. Well, it might be. Covid-19 is causing issues with their workflow and they might miss that window, they said. Developing a game during the pandemic has caused issues.…

How’s It Going?: Space Ghost Coast To Coast Edition

It’s time to talk about stuff with people on the internet. Our daily thread is ready for you! I was able to get access to HBO Max this week because my mom got it and shared her info with me. Thanks, mom! (She’s reading this right now. She reads everything I do. I’ll probably get…

Little Devil Inside Devs Apologize For Racist Enemy Design And Will Change Them

The developers behind one of the games shown off at the PS5 event on June 11 have issued an apology after folks on social media spotted some enemies which seemed to be racist caricatures of black or indigenous tribal people. They also plan on changing the design of the enemies. Little Devil Inside was one…

Welcome To The Ugliest Castle In The World

This week we use a chain to fight the power, try to figure out what’s going on with Chris Redfield’s face, check out a ton of new PS5 games, discuss the role of police in games and visit the ugliest castle in video game history. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week It’s not just…

White Twitch Talk Show Host Finally Drops ‘Rajj Patel’ Moniker

Rajj Patel is one of the better-known names on Twitch. He hosts the wildest, most popular ongoing reality TV-like shows on the platform, including the Rajjchelor, a low-budget streamer take on The Bachelor, and Rajj Royale, a dramatic debate show. From now on, however, he’s simply going by his real first name: Austin. In a…

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Vanillaware’s gorgeous 2D side-scrolling mech adventure, is finally coming to North American PS4 on September 8. The adventure/strategy game will launch with Japanese voiceover, with English voices coming in a free post-launch update. It’s so damn pretty.

Call Of Duty‘s Battle Royale Adds Random Event That Resurrects Everybody

Game-changing events are shaking things up in Call of Duty: Warzone, including one that resurrects all defeated players. The highly anticipated Season 4 of content finally arrived for Modern Warfare and Warzone on June 11, launching across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC after a brief delay during thenationwide protests over police brutality. Season 4…

The Demon’s Souls PS5 Trailer Might Hint At A Big New Level

Souls fans’ greatest wish has finally been answered: Sony has announced a remake of the original Demon’s Souls for the PlayStation 5. We didn’t learn much about the game during Sony’s live stream this week. Or did we? Some of those short clips seem to imply some big news for the remake. Near and Dear…

All The Times I Ate Shit Trying To Land One Trick In Session

Session has been in early access on Steam since late 2019, but it made the jump to Xbox One this week with a time-limited demo. As someone who flailed around on a skateboard a bit as a youth, I’ve always had a soft spot for skateboarding games. I immediately fell in love with Session, so…

Sims Players Hold Virtual Black Lives Matter Rally

The past couple weeks have been a whirlwind of justified fury at police, who have taken the lives of George Floyd and so many others. Crowds of protesters have hit the streets every day and night all across the country. But that’s not an option for everybody. With this in mind, Sims modder and streamer…

Star Wars: Squadrons Briefly Appears On The Xbox Home Page [Update]

It appears a new Star Wars game has leaked a little early, based on a large advertisement that appeared on the official Xbox website today. The splash image has since been removed, but not before the internet noticed. Earlier today, Gematsu and others noticed that a new and unannounced Star Wars game was being advertised on the…

Insomniac Says Spider-Man Miles Morales Is A Standalone Game

Contrary to recent remarks by one of Sony’s executives calling it an expansion, Insomniac Games says Spider-Man Miles Morales is a new standalone game. “Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales is the next adventure in the Marvel’s Spider-Man universe,” the studio clarified on Twitter today. “We will reveal more about this standalone game at a future date.”…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for this week being over, at long last. Time to take a bath, bake some treats, and play some video games. After reviewingThe Last of Us 2, I’m really looking forward to playing something relaxing. I’ve let my Animal Crossing island languish a bit lately, which means I’ll have plenty of weeds…

Paper Mario: The Origami King‘s Boss Battles Are Against Office Supplies

Prepare to face-off against roll of tape and other menacing Office Space props when Paper Mario: The Origami King comes out next month. We don’t know much about the latest Paper Mario game after Nintendo revealed out of the blue last month, but thanks to a new trailer we know a little bit more, including…

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The Internet Reacts To The PS5 Console With Inevitable Memes

Yesterday, Sony revealed what the PlayStation 5 console looks like. Some might like it; others do not. The hardware has spawned the inevitable comparisons and memes. The PlayStation 5 does look similar to other non-gaming hardware, which Kotaku previously noted. Or that it looks like famous characters. Or architecture. Real or not. A Japanese train. Plus…

Riot Games Executive Resigns Following “Abhorrent” George Floyd Comments

Ron Johnson, Global Head of Consumer Products at Riot Games, has resigned from his position after saying that the murder of George Floyd by police was caused by his “criminal lifestyle”, comments Riot later described as “abhorrent” and “against our values.” As ESPN reports, Johnson’s resignation was announced to the company on Thursday night by…

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The Hits And Misses Of The PS5 Reveal Event

What were Sony’s big hits and misses in today’s PlayStation 5 reveal event? Ethan Gach and I pick the biggest reveals and point out what we’re still waiting to hear about in this video discussion. Check out the rest of Kotaku’s PlayStation 5 coverage to see what else happened in today’s big reveal.