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CultureFortnite Looks Better On Switch Now
Fortnite got a “performance and resolution boost” on Switch yesterday, developer Epic announced. The game should now look and run better, and the file size is smaller too. Epic wrote, “The update provides significantly improved resolution both in handheld and docked modes, resulting in images that are less blurry.” Epic’s news post touts “a 38% increase…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 31, 2021 -
CultureThe Latest Big No Man’s Sky Update Adds Seasonal Expeditions
Wandering aimlessly through procedurally-generated space is fun, but some pilots want a more guided experience. Today’s “Expeditions” update for No Man’s Sky adds a new seasonal game mode that has players starting off on the same planet for pre-plotted adventures across the universe. Expedition mode is a season-long pre-planned journey through the stars. Players begin…
By Mike Fahey Published March 31, 2021 -
CultureMorning MusicI Love When Mainstream Acts Make Music For Video Games
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, I bring you a treat: a bunch of games! All featuring killer tracks from mainstream musicians. Say what you will about Mirror’s Edge Catalyst (actually, please don’t, that game does not deserve the negativity), but…
By Ari Notis Published March 31, 2021 -
CultureApex Legends Skins Delayed After Company Changes Its Name Mid-Promotion
This week was supposed to see the release of a new set of branded skins for Apex Legends, done in collaboration with streetwear label Chinatown Market, but that company’s decision to rebrand in between the skins’ announcement and release means Respawn currently has them on hold. The skins were originally due for release on March…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2021 -
CultureAmnesia: Rebirth’s New Mode Has Fewer Scares, More Puzzles
Amnesia: Rebirth is so scary that the developers at Frictional Games added a new Adventure Mode to the PC version today, with a similar update planned for PlayStation in a few weeks. Much like what Frictional did with SOMA’s Safe Mode, Amnesia: Rebirth’s new Adventure Mode makes enemies more passive, brightens up dark areas, and…
By Ian Walker Published March 30, 2021 -
CultureThe Future Of Cyberpunk 2077‘s Multiplayer Is Still Up In The Air
CD Projekt is rethinking Cyberpunk 2077’s multiplayer elements, president and joint CEO Adam Kiciński explained during the company’s recent strategy update “Previously, we hinted that our next AAA would be a multiplayer Cyberpunk game, but we have decided to reconsider this plan,” Kiciński said. “Given our new, more systematic and agile approach, instead of primarily…
By Ian Walker Published March 30, 2021 -
CultureCD Projekt Red Thinks Cyberpunk 2077 Is ‘Closer’ To Coming Back To PlayStation
Cyberpunk 2077 got a big patch yesterday, aimed at improving its gameplay and fixing its many, many bugs. In an investor call today, developer CD Projekt Red said it’s up to Sony whether this means the game will be ready to return to the PlayStation store any time soon. “We have published several patches. We…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 30, 2021 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Wish Genshin Impact Cared About My Time As Much As Its Story Seems To
Reused NPCs. An environment you’ve already spent dozens of hours in. Contrived progress gating based on time. On paper, Genshin Impact’s current event, the Windblume Festival, sounds like it’s scraping the bottom of the barrel. In reality it’s a chill yet inventive exercise in making an in-game holiday feel like, well, an event. But it…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 30, 2021 -
Tips & GuidesIf You Pre-Ordered Kingdom Hearts On PC, Make Sure You Received Your Discount
The PC release of Kingdom Hearts offers the latest hiccup in the insidious world of video game pre-orders. Four games in Square Enix’s long-running plot maze are officially out on PC today via the Epic Games Store where they’re currently marked down by 20 percent through April 6. But if you pre-ordered any of the…
By Ari Notis Published March 30, 2021 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryMonster Hunter Rise Is Tough To Get Into As A Newcomer
Don’t beat yourself up if you can’t get into Monster Hunter Rise. Fans of the kaiju-killing series are legion, and this latest entry, out last week for Nintendo Switch, is arguably the buzziest game in the world right now. But it sure doesn’t make things easy for newcomers. For all intents and purposes, I am…
By Ari Notis Published March 30, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsEVE Online‘s Latest Front Is A Battle Of The Bands
EVE has been torn apart by war between the game’s largest factions for close to nine months. The war is raging on every imaginable front: massive fleets wreaking untold destruction, economic powers exerting their influence over the game’s markets, players vying for karma on the EVE subreddit. Recently, two maestros on opposing sides have begun…
By Lee Yancy Published March 30, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsIt Takes Two Director’s ‘Fuck The Oscars’ Rant Is Hidden In The Game
Josef Fares’ new game, It Takes Two, apparently includes audio from the director’s infamous “fuck the Oscars” rant in all its incoherent glory. After the game’s release last week, some folks discovered that It Takes Two’s space level includes a hidden Easter egg that allows players to hear snippets of Fares’ profanity-laden appearance at the…
By Ian Walker Published March 29, 2021 -
CultureNew Magic: The Gathering Card Accused Of Using Stolen Artwork [Updates]
Strixhaven: School of Mages, a new set of Magic: The Gathering cards, is due for release next month, but one of its cards is already generating controversy. It has emerged that the artist responsible for drawing it sure did borrow a lot of stuff from another, uncredited artist. Veteran artist Jason Felix is credited on…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2021 -
CultureA Lot Of Stuff Is Coming To Black Ops Cold War This Week
Call of Duty’s Season Two Reloaded mid-season update is bringing some much-needed changes to Black Ops Cold War. Season Two started on February 25 with a focus on zombies-themed content, including the fun addition of the Zombies “Outbreak” mode. Now we’re already at the halfway point, and the latest update will bring more maps, another…
By S.E. Doster Published March 29, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsThankfully, The Boat Is Still Stuck In Microsoft Flight Simulator
Ever Given, the massive container ship that captivated the world after blocking Egypt’s Suez Canal for more than a week, is free as of 3:05 p.m. local time, but the ridiculous incident will live on forever in Microsoft Flight Simulator Over the last few days, the dedicated Microsoft Flight Simulator community has released several third-party…
By Ian Walker Published March 29, 2021 -
OpinionImpressionsNier Replicant Gets Off To A Really Slow Start
After playing and being thoroughly wrecked by Nier: Automata, I was curious if Nier: Replicant ver.1.22474487139… the “version up” (since according to the developers it’s not a remake or a remaster) of the original Nier would inspire similar emotional devastation. I have dim memories of the first game. I remember the gruff dad and the…
By Ash Parrish Published March 29, 2021 -
CultureCyberpunk 2077 Patch Gets Notes But Still No Release Date [Update: It’s Live]
Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has released patch notes for the game’s upcoming 1.2 patch, which was revealed in mid-March. CDPR did not provide a timeline for when the patch will go live in-game. (Update, 12:30pm—According to the Cyberpunk Twitter account, the patch is now live “on PC and consoles,” with a Stadia version coming…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 29, 2021 -
CultureOutriders Will Permanently Mark Players Who Cheat
Outriders releases in less than a week and if you were planning on cheating, be warned: You’ll be forever branded a dirty cheater and won’t be able to play with rule-following players via matchmaking. In a pre-release blog post on Steam, Outriders developer People Can Fly laid out a bunch of information about things like…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 27, 2021
