Today, Bungie announced that it was laying off 220 employees, or approximately 17 percent of its workforce. The news, which comes on the heels of a successful expansion launch with Destiny 2: The Final Shape in June and another round of layoffs late last year, has prompted former employees and players alike to… Read more... View the full article
Popular streamer Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm has returned to the public eye a little over a month after admitting he sent “inappropriate” messages to a minor on Twitch. The controversial character, who was permanently banned from the platform on June 26, 2020, admitted in a lengthy post on X (formerly Twitter) on June… Read more... View the full article
Yesterday, July 30, Final Fantasy XIV received its first big patch since the release of the Dawntrail expansion. While the introduction of the new Savage raids is a source of excitement for the community, the biggest point of contention is the long list of changes the Viper job has received in patch 7.05. As one of… Read more... View the full article
Remember in the 1990s and early 2000s when video game accessories and consoles came in transparent plastic shells? That stuff was so rad. And now, Xbox’s newest controller—launching in August—is bringing back this classic transparent look and I’m very excited. Read more... View the full article
Over the weekend, it was announced that Robert Downey Jr. would return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Doctor *****, arguably comics’ greatest villain. While folks are still debating exactly how the actor behind the MCU’s most iconic hero will come back as its most iconic bad guy—an alternate universe Tony Stark… Read more... View the full article
Bungie is about to undergo major changes. The Destiny 2 maker is laying off hundreds more employees, integrating more deeply with its parent company Sony, and spinning off one of its in-development games into a separate PlayStation Studio. CEO Pete Parsons called it a “difficult and painful day” for the team. Read more... View the full article
Thanks to Star Wars Outlaws, it’s time for the Great Yellow Paint Debate, Part 471! For a long while now, third-person games have been decorating their worlds in yellow (or white) paint to indicate to players a doorway they can pass through, a rocky outcrop that can be climbed, or an area worth exploring. While some… Read more... View the full article
Last year, Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said AI would help the publisher unlock the “holy grail” of game development. Now he’s confirmed the company has already used it to make its latest sports blockbuster, EA College Football 25. Read more... View the full article
Microsoft shutdown the Xbox 360's marketplace this week and nearly two decades after the console first launched it feels like the final nail in the coffin for a particular era of gaming we’ll probably never see again. Read more... View the full article
Robert Downey Jr. is coming back to the MCU, just not as Iron Man. The actor revealed during San Diego Comic-**** that he would be going from hero to villain when he debuts as Victor von ***** in 2026’s Avengers Doomsday. You may know Doctor ***** from his appearances in the Fox Fantastic Four movies, and for his usual… Read more... View the full article
After a long, winding road filled with cutscenes, you’ll find yourself once again tasked with staving off a world-ending threat at the end of Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. In the expansion’s final boss ****** against Queen Eternal, you and seven fellow Warriors of Light will challenge Tuliyollal’s greatest threat in a… Read more... View the full article
The 2024 Paris Olympics are in full swing right now and they’re already generating some real heat. Just the other day, some fencer was jumping in his opponent’s face like he was in a fighting game, and now there’s a sharpshooter that could very well be the next agent added to Valorant. It’s a wild world we live in. Read more... View the full article
Final Fantasy XIV is a remarkable MMORPG, featuring captivating stories, incredible boss battles, and hundreds (if not thousands) of hours of quality gameplay. FF14 is, also, a game built atop the ******** that is the 1.0 version of the game, which means you’ll occasionally encounter cumbersome obstacles. For example,… Read more... View the full article
Everyone has been mourning the ****** of the Xbox 360 after its marketplace officially shut down earlier this week, recalling some of their favorite memories with the console that introduced them to life-long friends and some of their favorite games. Leave it to GameStop to show up to the party with nothing but petty… Read more... View the full article
Over the past week, I’ve watched a surprising number of people mourn a goblin named Fartbuckle. More curious than Fartbuckle’s sudden brief emergence is the fact that all of these emotional breakdowns have been set to a new Childish Gambino song that could not have less to do with the world of Dungeons & Dragons, a… Read more... View the full article
There’s nothing worse than making a cool airship in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, launching off into the sunset, and then watching in horror moments later as all your Zonai pieces slowly disappear one-by-one. Fortunately, there are glitches to get around this, and ********* player Peco used them to live… Read more... View the full article
Shortly after starting my remote Star Wars Outlaws hands-on, I get what I’ve been waiting months for: a chance to ride protagonist Kay Vess’ speeder bike. There are few things that feel more apt for a Star Wars game than streaking across the surface of a planet on a motorcycle that hovers a few inches off the ground,… Read more... View the full article
Last week, Fallout fans basically got an entire new game to explore in the form of the massive Fallout: London mod. Now, more mods are already being made for the game-sized fan project. One mod seeks to bring back some ********* sensibilities to the franchise, which gets transported across the pond in Fallout: London,… Read more... View the full article
The Fourth Pirate Code is a part of The Pirates of the Caribbean Cursed Sails limited-time battle pass. So, you’ll be earning XP that will go towards the normal battle pass and Cursed Gold, which will further The Pirates of the Caribbean battle pass. Each quest you complete is worth 5,000 XP. This guide will detail… Read more... View the full article
Metyr is the ultimate troll from Miyazaki, and a tough ****** to boot. Well, glove. But we’ve got you covered on how to take on this monstrosity of fleshy digits. Read more... View the full article
Daytona USA was a hit ‘90s arcade racing game by ***** that helped millions of kids pretend they were bad-**** NASCAR drivers, and sported a famous theme song that certain Kotaku editors still get stuck in their heads to this day. This week, it was discovered that one of the old cabinets was hiding $400,000, ammunition,… Read more... View the full article
According to a developer who worked on every game in the Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games franchise, the reason there’s no appearance for the ****** Nintendo and ***** venture during the 2024 Paris Olympics is because, well, the whole series is ***** and gone. A rumor backed up by Eurogamer reporting that the… Read more... View the full article
I’m convinced that this year’s Olympics are for the gamers. A while ago, a runner who was on his way to the Olympics kept flashing Yu-Gi-Oh cards before his races. Then, the Games actually began with an apparent nod to *********’s Creed, complete with rooftop parkour and hooded figures. There was even a Hunter from Destiny 2 Read more... View the full article
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is only a couple months away, and before today we didn’t have a good idea what it really looked like to play. Now, a new trailer teases the fantasy sports game in action, along with famous characters and a character creator that doesn’t seem saddled with franchise creator J.K.… Read more... View the full article
It’s no secret that the PlayStation VR2 headset has struggled since launching back in 2023 and a new ***** makes those challenges clear: Sony is currently selling the PS5 accessory for $200 off. Read more... View the full article
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Today, Bungie announced that it was laying off 220 employees, or approximately 17 percent of its workforce. The news, which comes on the heels of a successful expansion launch with Destiny 2: The Final Shape in June and another round of layoffs late last year, has prompted former employees and players alike to… Read more... View the full article