Be Very Suspicious, Anything Could Be A Cake

Hello! This week we play some creepy demos, learn about the new Division 2 expansion, find out what’s hidden in the files of Pokemon Home, watch Fred Flintstone eat too much and cut up some disturbingly real-looking cakes. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week I never thought about how Fallout 4‘s VATS system could…

Epic Boss’ Confusing Comments About Games And Politics Don’t Add Up

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney gave the keynote speech at this week’s DICE conference in Las Vegas. The talk touched on many topics, including data privacy, loot boxes, and the problems with a lack of cross-platform games. It also seemed to call for keeping politics out of games, or at least out of marketing, or…

Jedi: Fallen Order Almost Couldn’t Include The Word ‘Jedi’

At the D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas earlier this week, Respawn Entertainment director Stig Asmussen sat down for a brief fireside chat about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The talk provided a peek behind the curtain on the game’s development, including the revelation that the studio almost had to tiptoe around using the official Jedi…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for a three-day weekend, which should always be the length of weekends. I am going to do chores, and do nothing, and play some video games. I started tinkering around with The Swindle on my Switch last night. It’s a stealth robbery game I played a lot of when it came to…

Why The Heck Is Mew Hanging Out With Professor Oak

It’s fitting that Pokémon Masters, DeNA’s mobile take on the ever-popular series, used Valentine’s Day to introduce some of my earliest loves: Professor Oak and Mew. The sync pair is currently free for every player who logs into the game until March 15 Pokémon Masters marks the first time Professor Oak himself has stepped into…

Final Fantasy XIV‘s Wedding Attire Will No Longer Be Tied To Character Gender

There’s a saying among some Final Fantasy XIV players: “glamour is the true endgame.” While there are plenty of high tier raids and continuing story quests, fashion is a key component of the game, and today brings some good news for players who put fashion first. In the lead-up to the next round of fresh…

The Final Fantasy VII Remake Opening Is A Little Longer And A Lot Prettier

The opening movie for Final Fantasy VII starts with a field of stars, fades into Aeris, pulls back to reveal the city of Midgar, and then follows Cloud and Barret’s train to its destination. The Final Fantasy VII Remake opening does that too, only prettier and with a lot more Midgar. As iconic as it…

Untitled Goose Game And Control Clean Up At The 2020 DICE Awards

A short but delightful game about a rambunctious waterfowl took home top honors at last night’s DICE Awards, joining games like Overwatch, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Fallout 4 in the pantheon of Game of the Year award winners. Meanwhile, Remedy’s Control snagged four awards of its own. Untitled Goose Game…

Azur Lane: Crosswave’s Warships Chat A Lot More Than They Fight

Azur Lane: Crosswave, out today for the PlayStation 4 and Steam, is a spin-off of mobile hit Azur Lane, known for side-scrolling shoot-em up action and its anthropomorphic anime warship women. Crosswave is indeed full of cool-looking boat people, but its short spurts of 3D combat leave a lot to be desired. Azur Lane: Crosswave’s…

Final Fantasy VII Remake‘s Chocobo Chick Looks So Dragon Ball

While it’s unclear what the hell happened to Carbuncle in Final Fantasy VII Remake, the Chocobo summon looks like it’s taking a page out of Dragon Ball. Chocobo appearance has varied over the years with different twists on the design, but the Final Fantasy VII Remake Chocobo looks like it has a Super Saiyan ’do:…

Square Enix Cafes Are Covered In Final Fantasy VII Remake

Square Enix has rolled out a handful of cafes to serve food, sling drinks and showcase its games. There are no better places to cover with Final Fantasy VII Remake decor It’s not only the Square Enix Cafe in Tokyo and Osaka but also the Artnia Square Enix restaurant in Shinjuku that is covered in FFVII.…

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Saving It For A Rainy Day

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Xbox x Air Jordan Collab Is A Tasteful Nod To A Classic

Because it’s All-Star Weekend in the NBA, and because that’s traditionally been a time for companies related to basketball to show off some cool stuff, Jordan and Xbox have decided to team up and make a console that nobody can actually buy. This kind of thing isn’t new, particularly for Microsoft, who seem 1,000 times more…