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You Can Turn Down Alcohol In Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 gives players a lot of choices, from how you approach missions to how you deal with interpersonal situations. This freedom extends to character-creator options you’ll never even think about again, like choosing your character’s teeth or genitals. But one bit of choice I wasn’t expecting, and which I can’t remember seeing in a…

People’s Dicks Are Clipping Through Their Pants

Cyberpunk 2077 is out and it has some bugs, one of which includes players’ characters’ dicks popping out of their pants. Cyberpunk has two penis types, with a size slider for each. Apparently some of the dicks players have selected don’t play nice with their character’s clothing choices on the equipment screen, clipping out past…

Netflix is making a new Sonic cartoon. The streaming platform announced today that the blue blurr will star in a 3D animated series produced with Sega, the WildBrain media company, and writer collective Man of Action Entertainment, set to air in 2022. 

I’m Not Yet Sold On Paradise Killer, But Its Soundtrack Is Unforgettable

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, let’s dive into the OST from Paradise Killer, the deliciously weird puzzle-mystery game from developer Kaizen Game Works. Let me kickstart your day with some inside baseball: We plan Morning Music picks ahead of time, and…

Track: Platform Syndrome | Artist: Scandal | Album: Honey 

Cyberpunk 2077 Is Looking Rough On PS4 And Xbox One At The Moment

I’ve spent an hour playing Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox One, and it hasn’t been pretty. Sometimes it’s been straight up ugly. Based on screenshots and footage other people are sharing online, I’m not alone. Cyberpunk 2077 began rolling out on console earlier today starting in the New Zealand time zone, which is what I set…

Proposed U.S. Law Could Slap Twitch Streamers With Felonies For Broadcasting Copyrighted Material

The United States government is, as we all know, extremely functional. It’s so functional, in fact, that it regularly struggles to pass spending bills in order to prevent itself from shutting down. The latest “must-pass” bill, like many of its predecessors, includes controversial measures that wouldn’t be able to pass on their own, negotiated with…

With Flash Games On The Chopping Block, One Popular Site Turns To Emulation

Armor Games, one of the largest repositories of Adobe Flash-based games on the internet, is choosing to shift to emulation next year as a way to mitigate Adobe’s planned phasing out of Flash after December 2020. “Given our large catalog of Flash games, we would like to continue to offer these games to our players…

The PS5’s Limited Controller Support Is An Issue For Gamers Who Need Accessibility Options

The PlayStation 5 is in many ways a fantastic machine, but it’s far from perfect. Games take up more space than indicated, the dashboard’s newsfeed can get needlessly cluttered, and the simplest way to power the thing down is a departure from the hold-the-big-center-button norm. Beyond that, nearly a month after launch, Sony’s latest console…

Speaking From The Chest: Streamer Receives Death Threats After Holding Console Makers To Account

Back in May, shortly after the murder of George Floyd, the juggernauts of the gaming industry issued statements in solidarity with Black Lives Matter while stating the need to do more to support their Black fans, creators and employees. Xbox tweeted, “Xbox stands together with our fans, creators, colleagues, friends, and the entire African American…

Microsoft’s 2021 Release Calendar Doesn’t Include Many First-Party Games

A month into the launch of the Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft has given a rundown of what people can expect to play on the new machines in 2021. There are a lot of games, but very few of them are from Microsoft’s own studios. A new post over on the Xbox Wire blog outlines some…

New Twitch Rules Ban The Confederate Flag, ‘Unwelcome’ Comments About Streamers’ Appearances

Today, Twitch announced a “significant” update to its harassment and hateful conduct policies. The update takes aim at multiple blind spots in Twitch’s previous rules, adding clearer language about membership in hate groups, symbols like the Confederate flag, and sexual harassment. In a blog post, Twitch outlined the impending changes, which will go into effect…

Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Windows PC and iOS devices this spring. Available now for Android devices as part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Microsoft today announced an official release window for PC and iOS (via web browser), furthering the value divide between regular and Ultimate Game Pass subscribers.

Some People Are Playing Cyberpunk 2077 A Day Early On Xbox By Switching Time Zones

Cyberpunk 2077 doesn’t officially release until 12:01 a.m. on December 10, but Xbox owners are already playing the game by manipulating their console’s time and location data. As Video Game Chronicle’s Andy Robinson pointed out on Twitter overnight, players can simply change the location on an Xbox One or Series X/S to New Zealand, where…

Scuf Gaming Is Making Headsets Now

Atlanta-based Scuf Gaming makes some of the best high-end controllers for the Xbox and PlayStation 4. Now the company makes a gaming headset to match. The Scuf H1 is an adorable set of hearing cups that can be configured with different cushions, colors, cables, mics, and around 30 different speaker tag designs. As with Scuf’s…

Yakuza: Like A Dragon’s Best Boss Theme Makes Me Wanna Break Stuff (In A Good Way)

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, we’re looking at what I think is the best boss battle theme in modern history. Yakuza: Like a Dragon (playlist /longplay) is an incredible game that arguably improves on its beloved predecessors shifting to a…

Sake Brewery Teams Up With Japanese Burger Chain For Alcohol-Free Milkshake

Dassai, one of Japan’s most famous brands, is joining forces with Mos Burger, Japan’s best burger chain, for a non-alcoholic milkshake. As Asahi Shuzo, the makers of Dassai, point out, this is the first time Mos Burger has ever collaborated with a sake brewer. It’s based on the fast-food chain’s vanilla shake, but with a…

Track: All Things Must Pass (2020 Mix / Audio) | Artist: George Harrison | Album: All Things Must Pass 

Making Battle For Middle Earth Sounded Terrible

If you think the conditions developers are working under now are bad, imagine what they were like 16 years ago. Actually, don’t imagine it, you could just read this account of what it was like making the classic Battle For Middle Earth instead. EA’s RTS is one of the best licensed games of the last…

‘Free’ Gears 5 Expansion Highlights Growing Divide For Game Pass Subscribers

Gears 5 is getting a new campaign expansion next week. It’ll be available at no extra cost for members of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a $15-monthly subscription. Everyone else will have to pay up. It’s just one more perk suggesting a growing gulf between the entry-level and premium tiers of Microsoft’s games-on-demand service. The new…