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By G/O Media Published October 9, 2020 -
CultureSony Lists 10 PS4 Games That Won’t Run On PS5
A new page filled with details about PlayStation 5 backward compatibility appeared today on the official PlayStation support website. While we already knew about some of what’s listed here, Sony did include a new and relatively short list of PS4 games that won’t be playable on PS5. The new support page is titled “Backward compatibility:…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 9, 2020 -
CultureFinal Fantasy 14 Gets Next Big Update In December, Will Have Faster Load Times On PS5
Square Enix announced today that Final Fantasy XIV will get patch 5.4, called Futures Rewritten, in early December. And the publisher said the massively multiplayer online game will be backwards compatible on PS5, with faster load times as a result of the next-gen hardware’s faster SSD. FFXIV will also apparently be able to make use…
By Ethan Gach Published October 9, 2020 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
Well, I give up. As much as I want to play something else this weekend because I feel like I should, I’m going to play more Fallout 76. It’s time to stop fighting it and just embrace it. I imagine some of you have had similar problems, where you find yourself playing something old instead…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 9, 2020 -
CultureDestiny 2‘s Intro Is Getting Overhauled To Make It More Welcoming To New Players
Starting out Destiny 2 as a new player is a bit of a mess at the moment. You’re almost immediately thrown into a huge solar system full of weird economies and esoteric systems, left to muddle through years of old content. Bungie plans to change that next month with a completely new tutorial experience. Starting…
By Ethan Gach Published October 9, 2020 -
CultureMorning MusicFallout 76’s Music Was Always Great
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re going to talk about Fallout 76’s pastoral ode to nuclear death and irradiated rebirth. No other soundtrack in recent memory has breathed so much life into an otherwise empty and broken game. I’m speaking,…
By Ethan Gach Published October 9, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanFormer Splatoon Pro Arrested For Alleged Sexual Abuse
According to The Mainichi Daily News (via Tokyo Reporter), former Splatoon pro Kai “YIG” Asano (pictured) has been arrested for the alleged rape of a middle school girl. A warning to readers: This story contains frank descriptions of sexual misconduct that some may find disturbing. The 20-year-old Asano has been arrested for suspected coerced sexual…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 9, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanWatch People Zipline Into Godzilla’s Mouth
A life-sized Godzilla attraction will open this weekend at the Nijigen no Mori amusement park on Japan’s Awaji Island. Last month we checked in to see how it was coming along — pretty good, I thought! What makes the 390-foot-long attraction so unique isn’t that it’s just a one-to-one scale Godzilla head, but visitors can zipline…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 9, 2020 -
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By Brian Ashcraft Published October 9, 2020 -
CultureReport: Microsoft Bringing Xbox Game Pass To iOS In 2021
A few months back it seemed pretty unlikely that Microsoft would be able to bring its Xbox Game Pass (via xCloud streaming) to iOS devices, but a report today says that games boss Phil Spencer is telling employees it’ll be ready next year, and it’ll likely be using a browser to get around Apple’s restrictions.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 8, 2020 -
CultureCosplayShowcaseBloody Hell Here’s Some Bloodborne Cosplay
Photographer Nikolay Zharov put this incredible shoot together featuring the work of three cosplayers: Tina Morbid (Good Hunter), Shion (Father Gascoigne) and Zep Hindle (Old Hunter Henryk). The costumes are amazing! Ditto the props! But I also deeply love the action figure-style pedestal shots, it’s a great way to give us a look at a…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 8, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsNicolas Cage Does His Best Travis Touchdown Impression
Croatian newspaper DuList recently snapped some photos of actor Nicolas Cage filming his upcoming movie, the aptly named The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, in the village of Cavtat. As many folks have pointed out on Twitter, the pink leather jacket makes him the spitting image of Travis Touchdown, the otaku protagonist of the No…
By Ian Walker Published October 8, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsMaybe Rhythm Games Can Help Teach Fighting Game Skills
Fighting games are hard, but what if they taught players how to perform combos with concepts from a more approachable genre? A new video imagines what it might be like to learn important techniques by way of a rhythm game-style tutorial. The proof of concept, which is actually the product of clever video editing rather…
By Ian Walker Published October 8, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsGhost Of Tsushima Will Now Let You Pet The Beautiful Dogs
We’ve already told you all of the big things coming in Ghost of Tsushima’s 1.1 update coming next week, but we haven’t told you the most important thing: you’ll now be able to pet the dogs. While playing in the new New Game+ mode, if you equip the Charm of Canine Recruitment, you’ll be able…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 8, 2020 -
OpinionStar Wars: Squadrons Is Exactly What I Needed
In 2013, Electronic Arts signed a deal granting them the exclusive rights to develop and publish Star Wars video games. For most of that time, sitting on the most lucrative licensing on the planet, they managed to release…three games, and cancelled at least three more That’s a terrible return! After years of neglect from a…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 8, 2020 -
EsportsI Am Two Shanghai Dragons Wins Away From My First Tattoo
You know how parents quantify the passage of time to an excited child in the number of sleeps? Well, instead of sleeps, I am two Shanghai Dragons wins away from getting my first tattoo. That’s because the Overwatch League Grand Finals tournament kicked off earlier today—much earlier today as, for the first time ever, the…
By Ash Parrish Published October 8, 2020 -
CultureCrystal Dynamics Claims Relief In Sight For Bored Avengers Players
It’s been a little over a month since Square Enix launched Marvel’s Avengers, and players are getting tired of running the same missions with the same characters ad infinitum. We need new content. New enemies. New game mechanics. Crystal Dynamics studio head Scot Amos says more content, including new mission types, a new hub, and…
By Mike Fahey Published October 8, 2020
