-
CultureStar 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…
By Ethan Gach Published November 18, 2020 -
CultureLuck-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…
By Ian Walker Published November 18, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsBorderlands 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…
By Ari Notis Published November 18, 2020 -
CultureHost 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.
By Ethan Gach Published November 18, 2020 -
CultureApple Will Reduce Its App Store Cut For Smaller Developers
Apple announced today that it’s halving its App Store cut for developers who earn under $1 million, from 30% to 15%. The company has been under fire for its App Store policies recently, notably from Fortnite developer Epic. The App Store Small Business Program will launch on January 1. App developers who make under $1…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 18, 2020 -
UncategorizedToday 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…
By Ash Parrish Published November 18, 2020 -
CultureMassive 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…
By Mike Fahey Published November 18, 2020 -
CultureUbisoft 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…
By Ethan Gach Published November 18, 2020 -
ReviewsSwitchHyrule 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…
By Ash Parrish Published November 18, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanHere Are Japanese Launch Sales Figures For PlayStation 5 And Xbox Series X/S
Curious to know how the PlayStation 5’s launch went in Japan? What about the Xbox Series X and S? Well, good news, because Famitsu is reporting the first Japanese sales numbers for both new consoles. According to Famitsu, between November 12 and November 15, the PlayStation 5 sold 118,085 consoles in Japan. (Note these numbers…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 18, 2020 -
CultureMorning MusicGris’ Ethereal Soundtrack Fits Together Like An Extremely Pretty Puzzle
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Let’s start today off slow with the soundtrack from Gris, Nomada Studio’s ethereal, contemplative platformer. Maybe you’ve heard that playing through Gris is like playing through a poem, or a painting, or just a really, really…
By Ari Notis Published November 18, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanA Poop-Based Game Released In Japan To Save Lives
There is a game called Unkore, and it features anthropomorphized anime-style versions of intestinal bacteria. While this might seem rather silly, it’s not. The goal is to help others, which is driven home with the game’s tagline: “There is a life that can save in the shit.” Unkore sounds like it could be a riff…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 18, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanMarried Couple Shows Off Slick Arcade Dance Moves
Riri and Penko are a husband and wife dance game team who perform some extraordinary routines. Riri is a dance game world champion, winning top prizes in competitions for Dance Dance Revolution, Dancerush Stardom, and Pump It Up. Together with Penko, the two compete as the Panda-san Team. Recently, the couple showed off a freestyle…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 18, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Future Pop | Artist: Perfume | Album: Future Pop
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 18, 2020 -
CultureThe Art Of League Of Legends’ K/DA
League of Legends’ fake girl group, K/DA, have some new music videos out, and recently got some new skins and events. Seeing as we haven’t taken a look at League of Legends for a while here on Fine Art, I figured tonight might be a good time to look at the work that went into…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Zoom In On Small Text In Any Xbox Series X / S Game
As the saying goes, nothing in life is certain except death, taxes, and painfully tiny video game text. If you were lucky enough to beat the queues and snag a new Xbox Series X or S, know that you can zoom in on any game’s text at more or less any time. All you have…
By Ari Notis Published November 17, 2020 -
CultureNFL Cancels Pro Bowl, Will Play It In Madden Instead
While the NFL has been 100% fine with risking the health and lives of players and staff during the 2020 regular season, the annual Pro Bowl game—supposed to be have been played before the Super Bowl in early 2021—has been marked as expendable. In a statement released earlier today, the NFL said that despite cancelling…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsDestiny 2‘s Season Of The Hunt Looks Promising So Far
Follow the trail of glowing green vapors, kill the monster at the end, and collect some new loot—that’s the basic structure of Destiny 2‘s new Wraithborn hunts. So far it’s a nice change of pace from the game’s past seasons. How deep and rewarding it will be after a few weeks, let alone months, remains…
By Ethan Gach Published November 17, 2020 -
CultureThe Xbox Elite Controller Was Premium, And I Respect That
For a multi-billion dollar industry that is supposedly at the vanguard of 21st-century technology advancement, video games sure like to keep things basic. Think about it: there’s very little that’s premium about console video gaming. You can’t buy a fancier version of the Switch with an OLED screen and stronger buttons. You can’t buy a…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2020 -
ReviewsPlayStationSackboy: A Big Adventure: The Kotaku Review
Ever since the launch of the original LittleBigPlanet back in 2009, I’ve wanted a full, proper game starring Media Molecule’s stitched-together mascot, without any of the building tools that are the main focus of the series. Now I have that in PS5 launch title Sackboy: A Big Adventure, a mostly non-threatening platformer with great music.…
By Mike Fahey Published November 17, 2020