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CulturePath Of Exile Let Streamers Bypass Long Server Wait Times
During the launch of its new expansion Ultimatum, Path of Exile’s servers were having some problems over the weekend, leaving players with wait times to get in that sometimes stretched into hours. Unless, that is, you were a streamer paid to broadcast the game, in which case you got straight in. Fans stuck waiting quickly…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 18, 2021 -
CultureHomeworld 3, It’s Nice To See You Again
It has been almost two years since Homeworld 3 was announced alongside a slightly suspicious crowdfunding model, and in those two years we’ve barely seen or heard a thing about the game. We still haven’t, really, but at least today we got to see something This short video of a Railgun Frigate blowing a hole…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 18, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsSorry, But The Chug Jug Song
I’m in charge of the website this weekend, which means I get to spread my suffering to you under the guise of Content. I’m sorry. Surely you are aware of “Chug Jug with You,” a Fortnite-themed parody of Estelle and Kanye West’s “American Boy.” If somehow you are not, or you just wanna hear the…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 18, 2021 -
ReviewsBacklogA Lunch Break With This Cyberpunk 2077 NPC
This is Ana Muñiz. They’re a random person in Cyberpunk 2077, with a pretty cool haircut and a nifty fashion sense. How do they spend their time? Since I finished Cyberpunk’s story back in December, I’ve been poking around Night City off and on, admiring the landscape and looking for interesting things to get up…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 18, 2021 -
CultureSunday Comics: Remaster
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published April 12. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 12. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 18, 2021 -
ReviewsBacklogHelp Me Finish Hollow Knight
In that dark, dark time before I fell in love with The Witcher 3, I asked you all to help me finish it. You gave me great advice that changed my gaming life. Today, I am here to ask for your assistance once again, with Hollow Knight Everyone loves Hollow Knight. I want to love…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 17, 2021 -
CultureReport: Amazon Cancels Lord Of The Rings MMO
Amazon has cancelled an in-development Lord of the Rings MMO it first announced in 2019, Bloomberg reported today. The MMO was being developed by Amazon and Chinese company Leyou Technologies Holdings Limited, which was purchased by Tencent in December 2020. Sources told Bloomberg contract disputes between Amazon and Tencent have caused the game to be cancelled.…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 17, 2021 -
CultureTroll Makes Up Path Of Exile Ban Over Accessibility, Is Asshole
This week, a supposed player claimed to have been banned from action RPG Path of Exile for using a macro to make the game accessible. Other players and accessibility activists took up their cause. Now, it appears the whole thing was a troll. In my professional journalistic opinion: what the hell? PC Gamer has an…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 17, 2021 -
CultureSome Previously Banned Players Can Now Compete In Counter-Strike Events
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has changed its rules for competitive players who’ve been banned for violations of Valve’s Anti-Cheat system. Previously, those bans were permanent; now, players who’ve been banned for VAC violations in the past can compete in Valve-sponsored events under specific circumstances. In a post on the CS:GO blog earlier this week about the…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 17, 2021 -
OpinionImpressionsA Horror Game Where Reloading Is The Scariest Part
Reloading in video games is rarely something you think a lot about. Often it’s a moment in time when you’re forced to stop shooting. But a new indie horror game makes reloading fun, nerve-wracking, and interesting. And it’s just one part of a great collection of horror games released earlier this week. Released on April…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 17, 2021 -
CultureArcade Stick Pioneers Die In Tragic Accident
In the early hours of March 29, an accidental, cooking-related fire in Westminster, California claimed the life of 63-year-old Reynalda Lynn Nguyen. Her husband, Thao Nguyen, survived for two weeks in critical condition before also passing away on April 13. They leave behind two children, Anthony and Alexandria Kristen Nguyen, who are accepting donations so…
By Ian Walker Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureNo One Asked For This NFT Version Of ‘80s Hit ‘Pac-Man Fever’
Buckner & Garcia’s hit ‘80s song “Pac-Man Fever” was a wholesome, catchy tune, but nothing’s safe from the climate-wrecking tech scam known as NFTs. Now, because 2021 is trying to be as bad as 2020 I guess, Buckner decided to grace the world with a single called “NiFTy Fever.” The new song is out now…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureIO Interactive Opens Third Studio, Working On Third Game Alongside Hitman And 007
Danish developer IO Interactive announced today that it has opened a third studio in Barcelona, Spain to work alongside its existing locations in Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden. “All three of the IO Interactive studios are treated as Elite studios and will each make a significant impact to ongoing development and publishing efforts across all…
By Ian Walker Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureSplitscreenWhy Video Game Loot Is So Addictive, According To The Creators Of Diablo
Colors mean different things to different people, but very specific colors mean the exact same thing to everybody who plays video games. You know the ones: gray, green, blue, purple, and gold. You covet the latter and revile the former. Loot is a universal language at this point, but it wasn’t always. On this week’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
This weekend is for baseball. You can do other things if you want. Seems like good gardening weather? Maybe take the kids someplace where there are fish? Kids really love fish. Anyway, baseball. It’s early access day for MLB The Show 21 and I plan to capitalize on the four-day head start by building stadiums,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureGenshin Impact‘s PS5 Version Drops April 28 With Version 1.5
If you’re looking at pretty anime people in anything less than 4K resolution, are you really looking at them? Genshin Impact’s native PlayStation 5 version launches with the April 15 release of version 1.5, giving you that sweet 4K support along with enhanced textures and faster loading times. Detailed in a post on the PlayStation…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureRare Gokus No Longer Lost At Sea
Late last year, a storm at sea caused a shipping boat to lose a bunch of its cargo, possibly including rare figures of Dragon Ball Z’s Goku, alongside other collectibles. I am delighted to inform you that the Gokus are safe. A tweet last night from Bandai collectible brand Tamashii Nations reads that, “All items…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 16, 2021 -
AnimeDrink Up This Ghost In The Shell Japanese Booze
Joining the likes of other geeky sake comes a line of Ghost in the Shell-themed stuff. Kanpai! Previously, there has been Pac-Man, Yakzua, and Final Fantasy branded sake. Now, three bottles, each with characters from Ghost in the Shell, will be released in Japan. According to Kurand (via Grape and PR Times), there is a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2021 -
Kotaku EastJapanSquare Enix Denies Report The Company Is Up For Sale
After an unconfirmed report that multiple buyers were looking at acquiring Square Enix, the Tokyo-based game maker released a statement denying it. “Bloomberg has reported today that there is interest from several buyers to acquire Square Enix,” the statement reads. “However, this report is not based on any announcement by Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2021
