Sinistar’s Roars Were So Terrifying They Still Inspire Songs

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re talking about Sinistar, the antagonist of which likely gave nightmares to a generation of kids with its howling banshee shrieks. Sinistar (longplay), released to arcades by Williams Electronics in 1983, is a simple game.…

Track: The Emergency | Artist: BT | Album: These Hopeful Machines 

Sunset Overdrive Was Good

The last console generation saw the release of approximately one metric bazillion games. Some were great, some not so great. Some were unforgettably remarkable, some remarkably forgettable. Some were Fortnite. We can debate such things until the heat death of the universe, and likely will. But one case is inarguable: Sunset Overdrive was awesome. Insomniac’s…

Sorry, Tim Sweeney, But No, Absolutely Not

Tim Sweeney, who is probably celebrating the small victory of Apple slashing their cut from App Store developers making less than $1million in half, does not know when to shut up. As reported by TechCrunch, the CEO of Epic Games decided to fix his mouth to liken his company’s struggle against Apple to the civil…

I Can’t Believe All Of These Games Came Out This Year

King of hype Geoff Keighly just announced the nominees for the 2020 Game Awards, and as I’m looking through some of these nominations, I realize that none of this makes sense. First of goddamn all, Paper Mario: The Origami King should be nominated for Game of the Year instead of only being nominated in the…

Let’s Compare Hyrule In Age Of Calamity Vs. Breath Of The Wild

The Switch’s next big game, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, is a flashy prequel to 2017’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It’s set 100 years earlier, before a war wrecks much of the kingdom of Hyrule. Because of that, the new game offers a look at what the Zelda kingdom looked like…

Star Wars: Squadrons Is Getting A New Map And More Ships

While definitely not a live service game, Star Wars: Squadrons is getting more DLC this holiday season, including a ship called the TIE Defender. The game’s development team announced two more free updates coming to the game over on EA’s website, and provided preview of what players can expect to find added to the game…

Luck-Based PS5 Demon’s Souls Glitch Lets You One-Shot Every Boss

Demon’s Souls players have found a new glitch in the PlayStation 5 remake that allows them to deal incredible damage, enough to one-shot every enemy and boss in the game. Funnily enough, it doesn’t revolve around any of the more common damage-dealing stats, like Strength or Dexterity, but rather Luck. In the video below, Souls…

Borderlands 3 On PS5 Is What The Original Should Have Been

Consider the slate of cross-platform games coming out on both new consoles. It’s a modest list, featuring Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, Watch Dogs: Legion, some requisite sports and driving games, and… Borderlands 3? Yes, of all games, Gearbox’s performatively raunchy looter-shooter received a makeover for the Xbox Series X (and…

Host Geoff Keighley announced the 2020 Game Awards nominations today, including Final Fantasy VII: Remake, Ghost of Tsushima, Hades, The Last of Us Part II, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Doom Eternal for Game of the Year You can checkout the full list here.  

Today on YouTube, Jupiter, developers of the Picross family of puzzle games, announced the arrival of Picross S5 for the Nintendo Switch on November 26th. Popular game modes like color, mega, and clip make their grand return and the game boasts over 450 puzzles for players to complete. The game will even shame you by…

Massive Pokémon GO Update Raises Level Cap, Adds Gen 6 Pokémon

Pokémon GO gets its biggest update ever on November 30. Niantic’s “GO Beyond” update raises the game’s level cap from 40 to 50, introduces seasons that change every three months, and introduces pocket monsters originally found in the Kalos region, including Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie, Fletchling, Pyroar, and more. They had me at Fennekin. Pokémon GO…

Ubisoft Removes Managing Director Of Its Skull And Bones Studio

Hugues Ricour, the man in charge of overseeing Ubisoft’s Singapore studio, which is currently developing Skull and Bones, has been removed from that position following the result of a “leadership audit,” according to a copy of an internal company email sent out earlier this week and obtained by Kotaku Ricour had been in that role…

Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity: The Kotaku Review

Lady Urbosa. You can play as Lady Urbosa. That’s it. That’s the review. We could end the discussion about Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity right here and you’d have a pretty good understanding of the game. It has Lady Urbosa and you can play as her. She was my favorite character in 2017’s The Legend…