8BitDo’s Switch Lite-Inspired Controller Has Two (!) D-Pads

Styled after Nintendo’s new Switch Lite, the 8BitDo Lite is a controller so ultra-portable that it’s got two directional pads instead of analog sticks to keep it as thin as possible. The 8BitDo Lite features all the functionality of a full-sized Nintendo Switch controller, only instead of analog sticks, it has D-pads. That means these…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for visiting my parents, which has involved not an insignificant amount of putting away food they keep leaving out. It’s like a puzzle game, but with food poisoning. I’m really excited to play more of Hitman 2‘s new mission, which is full of exciting accidents to engineer that I’ve yet to try…

Apex Legends Is Getting Its First New Map [Updated]

Apex Legends is about to kick off its third season next week with a new character, Crypto,and an overhaul to the game’s Ranked mode. But there’s also a pretty big surprise waiting for players when Season 3 launches on October 1: A new map, called World’s Edge. Announced in the Season 3 launch trailer, the…

It’s Now Easier To Create Ships In EVE Online

Practically every new EVE Online player is confused by the game’s user interface, endless menus, and difficult systems. During a recent player conference, developer CCP pointed out that the new player retention rate is abysmally low, with almost 90% of new players quitting within the first seven days. One of the main goals of the…

Borderlands 3 Update Gives Zane A Big Boost

Borderlands 3 players disappointed in Zane’s endgame performance, don’t give up your main yet: The Operative is about to get a pretty nice buff. On Friday, Borderlands 3 developer Gearbox Software released a hotfix update to the game with a wide-ranging set of buffs to general weapon performance and Zane’s abilities. If all runs as…

Finally Playing Judgment Again And Who The Heck Are Any Of These People

The end of the year is always busy here at Kotaku. For many of us, it means a string of reviews to write and games to cover. I’ve gone from Monster Hunter to Greedfall and beyond. Getting the time to circle back and play a game that you missed out on is a fun treat.…

New Streaming Mic Displays Emoticons, Because Why Not

A large percentage of on-camera streamers share the screen with microphones that do nothing but sit there and capture sound. Razer’s new Seiren Emote, announced today at TwitchCon, comes with a built-in 8-bit emoticon display that can link to Twitch and react dynamically to subscriptions, follows, and chat messages. Using Razer’s Streamer Companion App in…

Pinball Wizard Is The Perfect Game To Play On A Commute

Pinball Wizard, a new pinball game for Apple Arcade starring an actual wizard, has all the elements of a great subway game: It’s easy to learn, challenging as you keep going, and it doesn’t always need all of your attention. Pinball Wizard is basically pinball, but with spells. Your wizard is the ball, and you…

Half-Life 2‘s Characters Can Finally Blink Again

In one of the weirder Steam updates, non-player characters in Half-Life 2 and related episodes can now blink, after an update from Valve. Valve put out a small update yesterday for Steam builds of the Half-Life games that includes the note “Fixed NPCs not blinking.” As explained by Rockpapershotgun, NPCs lost the ability to blink…

The Promised Neverland Is Getting A Live-Action Film Adaptation

The Promised Neverland’s live-action film adaptation will hit Japanese theaters in late 2020. The Promised Neverland tells the story of orphans who seem to be living a wonderful, happy life in which all their wants and needs are met. The truth, however, is far more sinister. The anime debuted this past January. Season 2 is…

Terry From Fatal Fury Is Being Compared To A Macho Pokémon Trainer in Japan

If you are steeped in SNK fighting game lore, then you are more than familiar with Terry Bogard. If you’ve never played Fatal Fury, you might not know who he is. If you like Pokémon, he might look familiar. The announcement that Terry was coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with met with puzzlement among…

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The Last Of Us Part II Will Not Include A Multiplayer Mode

For all its singleplayer focus and plaudits, The Last Of Us also shipped with a multiplayer mode. Its upcoming sequel will not. Developers Naughty Dog announced the news with a short statement yesterday, while suggesting that whatever had been cooking for the game’s multiplayer will be released at a later date, just “not as part…

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Sekiro Can Be Played In First-Person

This mod (really a script for Cheat Engine) by Zullie the Witch will let you play the PC version of the decidedly third-person action game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice in dizzying first-person. You’ll need to be running Cheat Engineto get it working, but once you do, the whole thing looks pretty playable! Provided you already…

Sherlock Holmes Developers Accuse Publisher Of Delisting Their Games, Not Returning The Code

Frogwares, the studio behind a ton of Sherlock Games across most major platforms, have today accused publisher Focus Home Interactive of not only delisting a bunch of their games from digital shopfronts, but of then refusing to return the code. The studio outlined the allegations in a statement released earlier today (emphasis added): Hello, This…

MediEvil‘s Demo Has Some Nostalgia Value, But That’s About It

Did you know there’s gonna be a new MediEvil game? Sony’s been showing it off at events, like the most recent State of Play livestream, but details have been a little scarce. A new limited time demo that came out today offers a sneak peek into the upcoming exclusive action-comedy game. The brief preview shows…

Code Vein‘s Character Creation Has All The Options

There are nearly 500 eyebrow options in Code Vein’s character creator. There is a lot of every option in the robust character creation toolset of Bandai Namco’s post-apocalyptic vampire adventure. Players begin by choosing a gender, one of the creator’s simplest options. From there, they can choose between 32 different premade characters. These serve as…