Next-Gen No Man’s Sky Launches With The Xbox Series X/S And PS5

No Man’s Sky’s biggest year yet continues in early November, when next-generation versions of Hello Games’ procedural space opera launch alongside the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Existing console players get a free upgrade to more densely populated planets running at 4K 60FPS. Capping off a year that’s brought mechs, living ships, and an…

Here’s How We’ve Set Up Our Xbox Series X and S

Yesterday, we showed you what the PlayStation 5 looks like in the wild. But that’s not the only next-gen console coming out next month. In the event you’ve been living under the planet’s most soundproof rock, on November 10, the Xbox Series X—and its less-expensive, less-powerful counterpart, the Xbox Series S—will be out. Earlier this…

Let’s Petition The Galactic Federation To Declare Galactic Pinball An Honorary Metroid Game

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today I’m seein’ red: Virtual Boy red, as we’re checking out a soundtrack of unusual provenance on Nintendo’s misbegotten 1995 misstep. (Hey, that was also my nickname in high school!) Galactic Pinball (playlist / longplay) stands…

Sony announced that 1.5 million PlayStation 4s were shipped during the financial period ending September 30. That brings the total number for the console to over 113.5 million, making the PS4 Sony’s second most successful machine, coming in behind the PS2’s staggering 155 million number.

Track: Studio Ghibli Experience, Part 4 | Artist: Joe Hisaishi | Album: N/A

The Art Of Fall Guys

Our big “Art Of” features on Fine Art aren’t always about lavish productions like Assassin’s Creed. Sometimes they cover smaller games, like Hades, and sometimes they cover games you may not even expect to see behind the scenes of, like…Fall Guys I’ve been super interested in the process and design work that went into the…

Why Did This SNK Allstar Ad Even Exist [Update]

SNK Allstar is a mobile King of Fighters game. And like any good mobile game, it dropped a doozy of an advertisement earlier today. That’s Terry Bogard slapping Kula Diamond, Mai Shiranui, and Blue Mary’s asses. Kula, for those unaware, is 14 years old. Unfortunately, the ad ends before the three women go Death Proof…

Fall Guys is getting a Godzilla costume I repeat, Fall Guys is getting a Godzilla costume. I always wanted to see the king of the monsters in jelly bean form. This excellent outfit will be available in-game starting November 3.

Too Many Baldur’s Gate 3 Players Choose Basic-Ass Romance

Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has been steadily releasing updates on the progress of their new game, including information on popular player choices. A couple of weeks ago, they jokingly chided players for choosing boring character creator options. This week’s new peek into the data includes how many times players have pet the dog…

On The Eve Of PlayStation 5 Season, Let’s Remember My PlayStation 2

Today, a handful of my colleagues have published PlayStation 5 impressions, detailing where the power button is, how it fits in various spaces, and how those slick-ass Dual Sense controllers feel. But did you also know that this week marks the 20th anniversary of the PlayStation 2? How can we appreciate where the next-gen consoles…

Dataminer Says Words Like ‘Honkers’ And ‘Robitussin’ Might Get You Banned In Kingdom Hearts Rhythm Game

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory is an upcoming rhythm game for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch that expands the already convoluted Kingdom Hearts storyline. The game got a demo earlier this month, in which well-known speedrunner and dataminer Kaitlyn “Orcastraw” Molinas discovered what she says is a list of words players could get…

Devil May Cry 5 Won’t Have Ray Tracing On Xbox Series S

Capcom has announced that the next-gen version of Devil May Cry 5 won’t support ray tracing on Xbox Series S despite previous announcements to the contrary. “While ray tracing will be available as a downloadable title update on Xbox Series X, Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition will not support ray tracing on Xbox Series…

Next-gen versions of Madden NFL 21 and FIFA 21 won’t show up until December 4, several weeks after the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 launch, EA announced today. The upgrades will be free, but only progress in certain modes will carry over. 

Here’s Where The PlayStation 5’s Power Button Is

PlayStation 4 owners know the pain. You unbox your new console, you plug it into your TV, you go to turn it on, and, wait, where’s the power button? The PlayStation 5’s power button isn’t quite as obscure, but it’s not much better. See above for a closer look. Simple: The big button is the…

Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed To December

Cyberpunk 2077‘s release is being pushed back three weeks until December 10, CD Projekt Red announced today on Twitter The studio blamed the delay on the difficulty of simultaneously shipping a game across so many different platforms. “The biggest challenge for us right now is shipping the game on current-gen, next-gen, and PC at the…