Track: Kaya | Artist: Anewhite | Album: Nachtmusik (EP)

The Xbox Series X’s Backward Compatibility Effort Is Pretty Interesting

Here’s something I like very much: interviews with console executives about upcoming next-gen machines that get very into hard numbers, internal procedures and an explanation of just how much work went into making sure the Xbox Series X/s backward compatibility was up to scratch. Like this one that Inverse didwith Xbox Director of Program Management Jason…

I Miss The Crazy Batshittery Of The Original Tomb Raider Trilogy

Since mounting anxiety has robbed me of higher cognitive thought, let’s talk about dinosaurs—specifically, why the hell are there dinosaurs in the first three Tomb Raider games? To be clear, I don’t mind that they’re there—they’re challenging to fight and make for some thrilling jump-scares. I’m also aware of how odd it is to focus…

Among Us Will Soon Let You Report People For Being Assholes

Purple being toxic? Red using hacks? Among Us developer InnerSloth says players will have new tools for punishing these impure souls come December when the game gets a new account system. “[Accounts] will allow players to report accounts that are toxic and/or hacking,” the developer wrote in its latest unofficial roadmap on Monday. “They may…

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Is 40GB Bigger On Next-Gen Consoles

Call of Duty games are routinely some of the biggest you can download on console, and this year’s Black Ops: Cold War is continuing that trend, especially on PS5 and Xbox Series X. Today, Activision revealed how much space you’ll need on each console’s hard drive to pre-load the game: PlayStation 4: 95GB PlayStation 5:…

GameStop Challenges Employees To TikTok Dance Contest To Earn Extra Hours During Black Friday

There’s something about Black Friday that seems to bring out the worst in GameStop’s corporate leadership, and this year the video game retailer has found a bizarre new way to appear petty and out of touch. The company has invited employees to submit dance videos in the hopes of winning prizes that include extra work…

Turn-based roguelite RPG Star Renegade is coming to Switch and Xbox One on November 19 and PS4 on November 25. It’s a beautiful game with a great combat system and thanks to a recent patch it now has an easy mode. It’ll also be on Game Pass.

Demon’s Souls Understands There’s Beauty In Silence

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, we return to one of the most influential games of the last decade on the eve of its PlayStation 5 remake. From Software’s Demon’s Souls (playlist /longplay /VGMdb) became the template for many games to…

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Nintendo Switch Emulator Adds Online Support, Quickly Regrets It

Yuzu, a popular Switch emulator, earlier this week decided to add limited online multiplayer support for its games. A decision it swiftly reversed.

As Destiny 2‘s Commander Zavala, Lance Reddick Finally Gets To Be The Good Cop

I am a lapsed Destiny 2 player. In anticipation of the Beyond Light expansion coming out November 10th, I thought I’d reacquaint myself with the game which I hadn’t touched in years. Even though I probably should have waited for Beyond Light and its promise of a revamped and heavily streamlined new player experience, one…