Superliminal Is My Favorite Game Of SGDQ So Far

God I love Games Done Quick. The biannual speedrunning charity event is like a video game holy week for me. I watch everything. It’s on when I work, when I’m eating (if I eat at all), it’s on when I sleep. I am always watching, which actually sounds kinda sinister. The 3D puzzle platformer block…

Baldur’s Gate 3 is entering early access on September 30. Developer Larian announced the date as part of a livestream today. As with Divinity Original Sin 2, early access players will get to try out the game’s first act. Difference is, BG3‘s first act is much larger than DOS2‘s. It’ll last around 25 hours, with…

Killer7 Isn’t Coming To Switch After All [UPDATE]

Update (8/18/20, 1:23 p.m. ET): Sadly, my hopes for a Switch port of killer7 have been dashed. Speaking to Kotaku, Engine Software vice president of development Ruud van de Moosdijk said that his company had discussed porting killer7 to Switch with Grasshopper Manufacture while development on the PC version was ongoing, but Grasshopper eventually decided…

Everything Announced During Today’s Nintendo Indie World

Did you catch Nintendo’s Indie World presentation today on YouTube? Nintendo showed off more than 20 indie hits on their way to the Switch, including a handful that are out later today. Don’t worry if you missed it, we kept track. First off we’ve got the big news. Supergiant’s Hades, that silly Epic Game Store…

Chill exploration game A Short Hike has finally arrives on Switch sometime today and the timing couldn’t be better. Find treasure, rid a motorboat, catch up with other critters and shutout the rest of world while taking strolls off the beaten path.

How’s It Going? Flight Stick Edition

Dammit, Microsoft Flight Simulator. Welcome back to our daily open thread. Good morning. I’ve spent the opening hours of my day on the website of one Thrustmaster because Microsoft Flight Simulator demands it. I own more than three dozen mechanical keyboards, but none of them are adequate to control a Cessna. They work okay, and…

Fall Guys Creators Incite Twitter Brand Bidding War For Charity, And It’s Beautiful To Watch

Since the launch of wildly successful battle royale Fall Guys, Twitter brands have been falling over themselves to get their products and/or services represented as in-game costumes. Yesterday developer Mediatonic launched a two-week “Battle of the Brands” event, with the brand that donates the most to gamer charity Special Effect securing the coveted tie-in. As…

Report: Batman Developer Rocksteady Accused Of Failing To Address Sexual Harassment [Update]

Female staffmembers at Rocksteady Studios, best known for the Batman: Arkham series, sent a letter to management back in 2018 complaining about sexual harassment, according to a new report by the Guardian The letter, reportedly signed by 10 of the 16 women on staff at the time, cited a number of persistant issues including transphobic…

This Cassette Tape Made Double Dragon Sound Awesome

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s new, daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Double Dragon’s super-famous 1987 soundtrack interests me for two reasons: It kind of sucked on its original arcade hardware, and a much better version came out on a cassette tape! Okay, “sucked” is a bit…

The Reigns Team Are Making An Animal Farm Game

Nerial, the team behind the excellent Reigns, are now working on a game based on George Orwell’s Animal Farm It’ll be a “narrative” game, where you can, “Throw out exploitative farmers. Found a new Republic. Guide its leaders. All animals are equal. You decide which animals are most equal of all.” The game is being…

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Tera Publisher En Masse Is Shutting Down

Publisher En Masse Entertainment, which has overseen MMORPG Tera in the West for nearly a decade, announced today on Facebook that it will soon be shutting down. “Today, it is with a heavy heart that we begin the process of discontinuing the business of En Masse Entertainment,” En Masse wrote. “Our focus in the coming…