Giant Motor Gives PC Enough Rumble To Shake The Very Heavens

Jatin Patel is an iOS developer who works on big, silly projects for his YouTube channel. His latest million-dollar idea was to connect a giant, 2,880 rpm induction motor to his DualShock, magnifying the controller’s comparatively pitiful rumble to extraordinary proportions. I mean, it only makes sense. As you can see in the video, all…

From This Day Forth, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Shall Be Known As Jet Set Radio 2

Fans have been asking Sega for decades now to make a Jet Set Radio sequel, and since the company seemingly isn’t interested, some fans are stepping in to do it themselves. I’ve already written about Bomb Rush Cyberfunk on the site, but that was when the developers only had a teaser trailer, which merely hinted…

Report: Hack Locked Cyberpunk 2077 Developers Out Of Their Computers For Two Weeks

Earlier this month, you may have read about a major cyber attack against Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red. According to a new report from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, that hack all but halted work at the Polish game studio for two weeks. Citing sources who wished to remain anonymous, Bloomberg’s report details how the hack…

GameStop Stock Explodes Again Following Board Member’s McDonald’s Ice Cream Cone Tweet

After weeks in the pits following the initial meme stock frenzy, GameStop stock surged again today, doubling to $91 a share in just a few hours. Why? Who knows. All I can tell you is that it happened shortly after GameStop board member Ryan Cohen tweeted out a picture of a McDonald’s ice cream cone.…

BioWare Says It’s Giving Up On Anthem

Further development on Anthem has been canceled, BioWare Austin studio director Christian Dailey announced today. “I know this will be disappointing to the community of Anthem players who have been excited to see the improvements we’ve been working on,” Dailey wrote. “It’s also disappointing for the team who were doing brilliant work. And for me…

Illinois Rep Becomes 723,556th Lawmaker To Threaten Banning Violent Video Games

Another year, another attempt to ban the sale of violent video games. House Bill 3531 is the brainchild of Illinois State representative Marcus Evans, Jr. and is actually an amendment to a statute passed in 2005 that already bans the sale of violent video games to minors. HB3531’s proposed changes would instead ban the sale…

Pokémon Go Devs Have Punished Over 5 Million Cheaters Since 2020

Niantic, the studio behind augmented reality mobile games like Pokémon Go, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, and Ingress, has reportedly punished over 5 million cheaters since the beginning of 2020, with over 1 million players receiving permanent bans across the three games. “We are committed to ensuring fair gameplay across our game portfolio,” Niantic’s blog post…

Cyberpunk 2077‘s Next Big Patch Delayed Following Cyber Attack

The next major patch for Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed to an unspecified date in March, CD Projekt Red announced in a tweet today, citing the recent cyber attack against the company as a reason for the delay. “While we dearly wanted to deliver Patch 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077 in the timespan we detailed previously,…

Star Wars: Republic Commando Comes To PS4 And Switch Over A Decade Later

Tactical first-person shooter Star Wars Republic Commando is finally coming to other platforms, port studio Aspyr Media announced today. Originally released on PC and Xbox, the Clone Wars-era game will launch on PS4 and Switch on April 6. The new port will be $15 and only include the single-player campaign, which is a shame for…

On March 4, at 9:00 a.m. ET, Nintendo will reveal details, including a release date, about the new Super Smash Bros. fighters, Pyra and Mythra The stream will last about 35 minutes. No news about other fighters. Sorry, Waluigi fans!

I Hope Halo Infinite Sounds Half As Great As Ori And The Will Of The Wisps

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, let’s listen to the soundtrack for one of last year’s best games: Ori and the Will of the Wisps, the ethereal platformer from Moon Studios. Plenty of games have terrific music. (See: Exhibits A through…

Track: One Room | Artist: Yonige | Album: Girls Like Girls 

Shucks Howdy, It’s The Cowboy Bebop Intro With Smash Characters

I feel like anything I write will do a disservice to this incredible video, so I’ll let it speak for itself. Hell yeah.

GameStop Exec Leaves With $2.8 Million Severance

GameStop chief financial officer Jim Bell is set to resign from his position on March 26, the video game retailer announced today. He’ll do so $2.8 million richer thanks to a lucrative severance bonus. According to SEC filings first reported by IGN, the contract Bell signed with GameStop in 2019 affords him a severance bonus…