Morrowind Completely Rebooted Your Xbox During Some Loading Screens

The latest episode of the official Xbox podcast features a discussion between Microsoft and Bethesda executives about the console manuracturer’s recent acquisition of the Elder Scrolls developer for a whopping $7.5 billion. While the video is mostly about hyping up a massive business deal, Bethesda’s chief software engineer Todd Howard did share a neat anecdote…

I Downloaded All Of Xbox Game Pass To One Hard Drive (And It’s Not Even Half-Full)

Western Digital’s WD_BLACK D10 game drive is a 12 terabyte, 7200 RPM, powered external hard drive for the Xbox One. In order to test the drive out, I downloaded every game available for the console on the Xbox Game Pass, somewhere around 250 games. It took a week and my ISP is pissed, but I…

Destiny 2 Honors Deceased Developer With Moving Piece Of In-Game Lore

When players log onto Destiny 2 this week they’ll be asked to go investigate some lost Golden Age tech on Mars as part of a special tribute to Matt Helsom, an artist at Vicarious Visions who passed away last year. Touching down on Mars there’s no objective marker for where to begin the Signal Intercepted…

Sony Confirms There’s No Free PS5 Upgrade For PS4 Spider-Man Players

There are still a lot of questions surrounding Spider-Man on PlayStation 5. The good news? We have answers. The bad news? Well, the answers themselves. As of now, there is no upgrade path to get the graphically upgraded Spider-Man Remastered on PlayStation 5 for players who already own the original Spider-Man on PlayStation 4, according…

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Early Access Beta Delayed A Week

Baldur’s Gate 3 won’t make its early access debut on PC and Stadia at the end of this month after all. Instead, it’s been pushed back to October 6. Larian Studios announced the delay on Twitter today, citing some issues with stability and hold-ups around the game translation into various languages. “We’re nearly there but…

Shark-themed power fantasy Maneater is coming to next-gen consoles at launch. Owners of the PS4 and Xbox One versions will get a free upgrade, including 4K resolution at 60 frames per second.

The 2020 Game Awards will take place on December 10, host Geoff Keighley announced today. Unlike in years past there won’t be any live audience and the event itself will be split across studios in Tokyo, London, and LA due to the ongoing pandemic.

Former Blizzard Boss Mike Morhaime Launches Dreamhaven, Which Sounds Like Blizzard 2.0

Blizzard co-founder and bass guitarist Mike Morhaime stepped down from his position as company president in 2018. Now’s he’s back with a whole new game company, Dreamhaven, overseeing two new game development studios packed with former Blizzard talent. We’ve seen a lot of new studios popping up over the years boasting former Blizzard devs, but…

A Game With The Word “Shit” Was Just Re-Released On The Nintendo Switch In Japan

When Super Tennis was originally released in Japan in 1991, the in-game tennis players would exclaim the world “shit”. The North American and UK versions, however, substituted “rats” instead. Today, Super Tennis was re-released on Nintendo Switch Online. Staying true to the original version, the Japanese version still contains the word “shit.” Purists would expect…

No Man’s Sky Update 3.0 Drops Today, Updates Entire Universe

Since this year began the procedurally-generated space opera No Man’s Sky has added living spaceships, exo-mechs, creepy derelict freighters, bobbleheads, and crossplay between PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Today developer Hello Games caps off 2020 with Origins, a massive update that adds billions of new planets to discover, ups the diversity of flora and fauna,…

Hades’ Godly Soundtrack Is A Natural Evolution For Supergiant’s Darren Korb

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool sounds they make. Today’s cuts are from a game that has much of Kotaku’s editorial staff in a vice grip: Hades, the story-driven roguelike from Supergiant Games, set in the underworld of ancient Greece. Wouldn’t you know it, the…

Japan’s Latest Life-Sized Godzilla Is Coming Along Nicely

Last year, a new life-sized Godzilla was announced for Japan. Let’s check-in and see how it’s doing. Originally the giant Godzilla was slated to open in this summer, but it seems the global pandemic has slowed down construction. Below is a model of the intended work. While still under construction, it is shaping up quite…

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The Art Of Marvel’s Avengers

While working with a licensed property like The Avengers means you don’t need to imagine everything from scratch, there’s still a ton of work that went into designing and fleshing out the setting for Crystal Dynamics’ latest game. Below you’ll find a cross-section of work that went into The Avengers’ development, from environment design to character…