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Press Sneak Out

After eight years and some change, I am leaving Kotaku. Friday will be my last day working for this website. I will miss you all. Truth is, I’ve decided to leave the media and pursue my life’s calling: becoming a full-time saxophone player. Kidding. I’m staying in journalism, where I will continue to report on…

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Star Wars: Battlefront II’s Battle of Scarif update has been delayed again It was originally due out last month but got pushed back as the team started working from home. The update, which adds the new Scarif map and Galactic Civil War-era Supremacy fights, will now arrive later this month.

The improbable remaster SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated will see the light of day on June 23. The GameCube-era 3D platformer is headed to PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC, and will include not only new content cut from the original but a multiplayer horde mode of all things.  

From Software’s Sekiro is getting an excellent-looking poseable Figma figure that has been intricately painted and detailed. Priced at $125.99, it will be released early next year. 

A Gundam Bike? In This Economy?

Suzuki recently decided they wanted a Gundam bike, presumably for Gundam-related reasons, so the Japanese company just went out and had one made. It was done by American company Icon Motorsports in just 30 days, and while I am not a bike man, I am enough of an anime man to be very much in…

STATIONflow, out today on Steam, is a game all about designing subway stations. Not the lines, not the network, just the stations themselves, optimising their layout to keep people moving and not constantly freaking out. It’s very chill!

Old World Is Teaching Strategy Games Some New Tricks

Civ IV designer Soren Johnson took an axe to some long-standing ideas about strategy with Offworld Trading Company, and his Mohawk Games is still swinging with its next game, Old World, which you’ll see for the next few months endlessly (and unavoidably) described as “Civilization meets Crusader Kings.” It’s a crude comparison, but it’s also…

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Gunsport, a game where you play volleyball with a gun, is coming to Stadia this summer. Made by Necrosoft Games, Gunsport has been bouncing around the internet for several years now but it sounds like it’s finally ready to usher in a new era of cybersports. It’ll come to other platforms later.

Phantasy Star Online 2‘s beta is over and it’s officially out on Xbox One. The free-to-play MMORPG originally came out in 2012 but was never released in North America. Kotaku’s Heather Alexandra called it late-night gaming popcorn in her write-up. The game is also coming to PC in late May.

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Outer Worlds Writers Hire Outer Wilds Writer

Normally, we at Kotaku don’t publish articles about people getting new jobs, but sometimes a headline just has to be written, you know? Congratulations to Kelsey and to the entire extended Outer Wilds-Outer Worlds family.

My Kids Keep Fucking Up My Animal Crossing Island

You should play Animal Crossing with your kids, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. They were, in many ways, very wrong. Like most of you, I got the game at launch, and like many of you, I thought it would be a blast to share the same island with loved ones, who’d be able…

What We Remake

From fan-made revamps like Black Mesa to the highest of AAA productions like Final Fantasy VII Remake, enhanced, often reimagined takes on familiar games packed the early months of 2020. Remakes tug at nostalgia and deliver a comfort that players seek desperately in complicated times. But many of these games forge new paths, interrupting the…

Harv In Animal Crossing Is Clearly Running A Cult

Last night in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, I unlocked “Harv’s Island.” Harvey is a forgetful dog dressed in cliche hippie clothes: a headband, John Lennon glasses, and a fringe vest. You can fly to his island of Photopia, where you’re able to design sets and pose for photos with others. At least, that’s what Harv…

Fortnite’s current season will end on June 4, Epic announced in a blog post today. The developer wrote, “We have multiple game updates on the way that will deliver fresh gameplay, new Challenges, bonus XP, and a couple more surprises up our sleeve!”

A high-definition remake of the classic Doom clone Chex Quest is heading to Steam over the summer. This updated version of the iconic cereal box prize will feature a new multiplayer mode and six playable characters. I’m from Chex Squadron, and I volunteer.

Voice actor and content creator Briana White had a super sweet reaction to hearing herself in Final Fantasy VII Remake White described the experience of voicing Aerith as both “overwhelming” and “life-changing” during a recent interview with Kotaku sister site io9