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C'mon, make it happen! Over the past month, there have been quite a few stories about Mother 3. You see, the Game Boy Advance title rec...

Sony Survey Reportedly Asking Fans If They've Heard Of The Burnout Series

Is it time for Criterion's smash hit racing series to return? Before Criterion Games signed on with EA to work on the Need for Speed s...

Konami Won't Be Attending E3 2021 But Still Has A Number Of Projects To Reveal

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"stay tuned for some updates in the coming months". Japanese games company Konami - known for titles such as Metal Gear Solid - ...

I Love This Fighting Game’s Ridiculous Continue Screen

The fighting game adaptation of Hokuto no Ken (known as Fist of the North Star in the west) has provided some of the most over - the - to...

Football Manager joins clubs and players in social media boycott over online abuse

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Football Manager has joined leading football clubs and players in a social media boycott over online abuse. "Today, we join the EFL a...

If Resident Evil Village looks too scary, here's an official puppet version

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Capcom has released a musical puppet show featuring characters from Resident Evil Village. It's meant to be cute, though there's s...

Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick takes a 50% pay cut, but could still earn millions in bonuses

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Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has accepted a 50 percent pay cut to his base salary, but could still earn millions of dollars in bon...

Destiny's Vault of Glass returns next month

Vault of Glass, Destiny's first ever raid and one of the best co-operative experiences in all of video games, will be brought to Destin...

Resident Evil Village Makes For A Delightfully Demented Puppet Show

Resident Evil Village the video game? Seems scary! But the puppet show? Absolutely adorable and totally messed up. Read more... from K...

Godzilla vs. Kong Delayed In Japan Due To Covid-19

Originally slated for release on May 14, the Japanese release of Godzilla vs. Kong has been delayed due to the state of covid-19 in the co...

Thief Simulator 2 Is Sneaking Onto Switch, But Not Until 2023

"Bigger, better, prettier and even more exciting". Good news: Thief Simulator 2 has just been confirmed for a release on Nintend...

What we've been playing

Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've found ourselves playing over the l...

Hitman developer reportedly developing fantasy IP for Xbox

IO Interactive, developer of Hitman, has begun working on a new fantasy IP for Xbox which features dragons. That's according to a repo...

Activision puts Crash Bandicoot 4 dev Toys for Bob on Call of Duty: Warzone development duty

Activision has put Crash Bandicoot 4 developer Toys for Bob on Call of Duty: Warzone development duty. A tweet from the official Toys for...

Giant Gundam Statue Finished In China

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A life-sized, one-to-one scale Freedom Gundam statue has been completed in Shanghai. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/2Pzw5T4

The Legendary Silver and Teal Game Boy Advance, From Space World 2000, Has Been Found

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Appears once in a blue moon. Nintendo Space World events live on in gaming history, from a time when Nintendo would save some of its very b...

Are "metaverse economies" the future of video games? It's the Eurogamer News Cast!

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This week, Microsoft boss said games are evolving into "metaverse economies". But what does this mean, and how will it impact our...

Respawn would "love to deliver" more single-player PvE content for Apex Legends

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If you somehow missed it, earlier this week Respawn unveiled some massive changes coming to Apex Legends in its upcoming Legacy season - th...

R-Type Final 2 review - a scruffy celebration of a genre great

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The name is dumb, of course, but I'll take it. Thanks to a certain long-running JRPG series the word Final has lost most of its meaning...

The New Pokémon Sword And Shield TCG Expansion Arrives In Japan Next Month

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Introducing Eevee Heroes. The Pokémon Company has lifted the lid on its sixth Pokémon Sword and Shield expansion for the official Japanese ...

Random: You Can Buy A Fake "Animal Crossing New Horizons" Game On The Microsoft Store For Just $2.99

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Redd would be proud. We've seen a lot of games attempting to cash in on the success of Animal Crossing: New Horizons but this shameles...

Video: Milestone Unveils New Hot Wheels Unleashed Environment

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And six new vehicles. If you've got the need for speed, one game you might want to be on the lookout for is Hot Wheels Unleashed . It...

Netflix Releases Official Trailer For Fourth And Final Season Of Castlevania

"Everything has led us here". Netflix has released its official trailer for the fourth season of the Castlevania animated series...

Limited Run Reveals Four Castlevania Anniversary Collection Physical Editions

Standard, Classic, Bloodlines and Ultimate. Last July, Limited Run Games announced it would be releasing a physical version of Konami'...

T-Pain Throws Racist Call of Duty Players Straight Into The Trash

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T-Pain may have been in the news today for his heartbreaking Instagram confession , but don’t let that distract you from the fact he has al...

Mall Craze Is A Shopping Mall Management Game

I remember when I was younger, seeing games like Theme Park and Rollercoaster Tycoon , and wondering why nobody could do something like th...

Baseball Superstar Mike Trout Answers Call Of Duty Hecklers In The Middle Of A Game

An actual game of Major League Baseball, that is, not a round of Call of Duty . Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/3gQ2wIo

Returnal review - magnificent and monstrous

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Sometimes, when you talk about games, it helps to think about their personalities: what do they want from you? How do they behave? What rol...

Returnal: The Kotaku Review

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I’m sure you’ve felt it too. For the past year and some change, life has fallen into a rut more than usual. Life is always cyclical to some...

Sega Will Start Selling NFTs Based On Its IPs This Summer

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Want to pay a fortune for a JPEG? Sega has announced a collaboration with game developer Double Jump.Tokyo that will see the company begin ...

Western Switch Release Date Of Fighting EX Layer: Another Dash Has Changed Yet Again

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Update: Less time to wait, though! Update #3 : The western release date has been changed again – but it's good news! The previously p...

Respawn discusses Apex Legends server issues in mammoth blog post

Server issues have always been a bit of a hot topic within the Apex Legends community, with players highlighting problems with lag, code:ne...

Annapurna Interactive teases Outer Wilds DLC

Fans of the excellent Outer Wilds, take note: publisher Annapurna Interactive has teased its first slice of extra content. Last night, fan...

Call of Duty: Warzone players have an interesting theory to explain why everyone's on Verdansk in 1984

After Call of Duty: Warzone's nuke event blew up current-day Verdansk , players were transported back in time to 1984. This time trave...

Epic Games doesn't want Fortnite on Xbox Cloud Gaming

Fortnite maker Epic Games has said it doesn't want to make its blockbuster battle royale available via Xbox Cloud Gaming. In comments ...

Next Month, Every Single Complete WOTC Pokémon Card Set Is Going Up For Auction

30 days, 30 auctions, 2,454 graded cards. One of the biggest Pokémon card auction events we've ever stumbled across is about to begin t...

Destruction AllStars Season 1 launches next week, adds new character Alba

PlayStation 5-exclusive action driving game Destruction AllStars launches Season One on 5th May, and it adds a new character called Alba. ...

PlayStation still battling to get LittleBigPlanet servers back online

More than six weeks after PlayStation first acknowledged issues with LittleBigPlanet servers, community content for various games in the se...

Mortal Kombat movie finally has a UK release date

The Mortal Kombat movie launches in the UK on Thursday, 6th May, Warner Bros. has announced. It'll be a rent-from-home launch. If it...

Mom Hid My Game! 2 Can Be Found On The Switch Today

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Parenting 101. Way back in the distant past of 2017, Mom Hid My Game! was a quirky inclusion in one of Nintendo's early-era Nindie Sho...

Numskull Games Reveals Two More Switch Games, And A Fresh Look At Clive 'N' Wrench

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More for the wishlist. Numskull Games has been making some notable moves in the Switch market recently, such as expanding its reach with it...

Dusting off an old favourite in Total War: Rome - Remastered

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In my day it was called Rome: Total War, and I poured hours into it. My favourite moment was toppling the Pope, obviously, but also the tim...

Video: Here's How Pokémon Snap Might Have Looked On Game Boy Color

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Snap 'em in your pocket. This week sees the release of New Pokémon Snap for the Nintendo Switch. Fans of the original Nintendo 64 game...

Mario Golf Pre-Order Bonus In Australia Comes With "An Actual Golf Ball"

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Offer valid while stocks last. If you're planning on returning to the fairway this June when Mario Golf: Super Rush arrives on the Nin...

Tomy Is Releasing A Yamper Pokémon Plush With A Joltik Stuck To Its Butt

Sorry, its "hindquarters". Japanese toy and merchandise company Takara Tomy has revealed a new Pokémon plush in the form of a Yam...

Dark Forces II's Opening Remade In Unreal Engine 4

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The original Dark Forces might be our Best Star Wars Game Ever , but its sequel is also great. It is, however, a little dated in 2021, so ...

Random: Head Of Xbox Phil Spencer Still Has That Nintendo Switch On His Shelf

C'mon Phil, tell us what's going on. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has appeared on yet another live stream (this time for a GamesBeat S...

It's Always A Good Time To Play Persona 3

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The increasing popularity of the Persona series in the West has been a wonderful if slow-burning thing to behold, ramping up over the last...

Please Enjoy These Fake Nintendo Games That Should Also Be Real Nintendo Games

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As it has managed every year since 2005, even through global pandemics, Japanese game store Meteor is once again holding its annual Famicas...

New Expansion Is Steam's Worst-Rated Launch Ever

Leviathan , the latest expansion for classic strategy game Europa Universalis IV , has had a rocky launch. So rocky that, uh, it has become...

Railway Empire Is Expanding With New Japan DLC

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Launching on Switch after other platforms. Kalypso Media and developer Gaming Minds Studios have announced that Railway Empire will soon b...

This Insanely Expensive Neo Geo Shmup Is Coming To Switch In Physical Form

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Raze hell for Razion EX. The Neo Geo may be 30 years old now, but the console has enjoyed a pretty healthy lifespan as far as releases are ...

Random: Feeling Flush? The Queen's 24 Karat Golden Wii Has Popped Up On Ebay

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Royal Family Games. You may remember an old PR stunt pulled by publisher THQ around the 2009 launch of Big Family Games (known in the US a...

Riot "disappointed" by employee conversation with League of Legends fan project

Over the past few days there's been a fair bit of drama in the League of Legends community: a fan project called Chronoshift, which was...

BioWare is wrong, Dragon Age doesn't need to replace its disabled protagonist

This piece contains major spoilers for the Dragon Age series, particularly Inquisition. "It's time for a new hero..." Those...

Resident Evil Re:Verse delayed to summer 2021

Capcom has delayed Resident Evil Re:Verse to summer 2021. The multiplayer spin-off was due out alongside May's Resident Evil: Village ...

Microsoft's gaming revenue shoots up 50%

Microsoft announced the results for the third quarter of its 2021 financial year - and gaming is booming. For the quarter ended March 31, ...

Dragon Ball Composer Shunsuke Kikuchi Dies At 89

Famed composer Shunsuke Kikuchi has died from pneumonia, Oricon reports. He was 89. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/3xugXHO

Earth Defense Force 2 Coming To Nintendo Switch In Japan

This summer, Earth Defense Force 2 will be released in Japan under the title Earth Defense Force 2 for Nintendo Switch . Clever! Read mor...

Monster Hunter Rise Is About To Become Capcom's Best-Selling Single-Platform Game

Until it launches on PC, that is. Earlier today, we shared the news that Monster Hunter Rise has hit another major sales milestone by shif...

Pokémon GO Fest Returns This Summer As A Two-Day Global Event

Celebrating GO's fifth anniversary. Pokémon GO Fest is set to return this summer as a two-day global event, developer Niantic has anno...

PlayStation just had its best ever financial year as PS5 sales hit 7.8m

PlayStation had its best ever financial year, Sony has reported. PlayStation 5 sales hit 7.8m as of the end of March 2021. That's ahe...

Watch Anime Style Paint Jobs Bring Figures To Life

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Over the years, Kotaku has featured the work of artists specializing in anime-style paint jobs ( here , here , and here , for example). But...

Random: The Game Boy Has Finally Grown Up To Become The 'Game Man'

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You're a man, not a boy. The Game Boy turns 32 this year, but, unlike most entering their third decade on this planet, it has remained...

'Out Of Line' Will Draw A Beautiful Tale On Switch This Summer

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"We want players to learn through experimentation". The list of intriguing Indie games coming to the Switch eShop this year conti...

Someone should make a game about: chimneys

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My grandmother had a chimney in her house, and all the rituals that went with it. All week she would set aside time for the making of spill...

Capcom's Monster Hunter Rise Has Now Sold Six Million Copies Worldwide

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Celebrate with a free item pack. If Animal Crossing: New Horizons was the Nintendo Switch hit of 2020, this year it's gotta be Capcom...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.10.0 Patch Notes - May Day, Museum Day, Wedding Season And More

Return to your island. Earlier this week, Nintendo announced the next update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons . Version 1.10.0 has now ar...

How Do You Feel About Mario After His 35th Anniversary? Nintendo Apparently Wants To Know

You still love him, right? Last month, Nintendo pulled the plug on Super Mario's 35th-anniversary celebrations. It did this by removing...

Monster Hunter Rise Version 2.0.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Download it today! The moment all you hunters have been waiting for has arrived! The big 2.0 update for Monster Hunter Rise on Nintendo Sw...

Petey Piranha Is Now A Qualified Doctor In Nintendo's Mobile Title Dr. Mario World

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Ready for a check-up? There's a new doctor in the house in Nintendo's mobile game Dr. Mario World . Yes, after the arrival of Piran...

A Golden Wii Made For Queen Elizabeth II Is Now For Sale

Back in 2009, as part of a publicity stunt for... Big Family Games , publisher THQ commissioned the creation of a golden Nintendo Wii, and ...

Sega Wants To Sell NFTs, Can F**k Right Off

Sega Japan announced earlier today that it will be getting into the NFT business, partnering with (and buying a stake in) a company called ...

Pokémon Go will now occasionally float sponsored gifts in hot air balloons around your screen

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Brands will now be able to float a hot air balloon filled with in-game items (and advertising) to you in Pokémon Go. The feature has been ...

Japanese Popstar Teams Up With Square Enix For Some Fancy CG

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Koichi Domoto, one half of the Japanese boy band Kinki Kids , has roped in Square Enix for his upcoming solo album Playful . Read more......

Report: Knife-Wielding Man Arrested At Genshin Impact Developer's Headquarters

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According to Sina , one of China’s largest news portals, a man was recently arrested at Mihoyo’s Shanghai headquarters. It is believed the ...

Random: Boy Has To Choose Between Nintendo Switch And Pizza, Chooses Pizza

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"Buffalo pizza holds no competition". The Nintendo Switch is an amazing piece of video game hardware, but for 9-year-old Kenly G...

Best 60%, 65%, 75% and TKL keyboards for gaming, typing and programming

Compact keyboards are the fastest-growing segment of the mechanical keyboard space, a reversal of the traditional wisdom that gamers want f...

Super Mario Party online play expanded in free update

In-person parties have been somewhat difficult over the last year, so it's just as well that Nintendo is rolling out a free update for ...

Vigilante Call of Duty: Warzone player hunts down under-the-map cheaters

A vigilante Call of Duty: Warzone player has taken it upon themselves to crack down on under-the-map cheaters. As we reported last week, C...

Fortnite really doesn't want you to ditch its subscription in May

Fortnite's monthly Crew subscription isn't a bad deal on the months when a new battle pass launches. For a couple of quid extra, yo...

Two More Earth Defense Force Games Are Firing Onto Switch Later This Year

For a grand total of three! Switch owners will be treated to not one, not two, but three games from D3 Publisher's third-person shoote...

iOS update adds PlayStation 5 and Xbox controller support

Apple has finally added official support for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S controllers, without the need for any workarounds. iOS ...

Assassin's Creed Valhalla finally lets you turn off finisher moves