It seems that the government of Japan is not happy with the US government’s habit of using images from Japanese videogames in its political rhetoric, which has included racist, war-mongering social media posts. A Mainichi Shimbun report (Google translated, via IGN) says Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has “repeatedly expressed concerns” about the use of…
[1] Summary Arcade-style shooter pitting you against dinosaurs and horrors.. Tips for maximizing destruction in solo or two-player co-op. A look at the semi-procedurally generated Mutation Matrix game mode remixing enemies, weapons, and more. Well hello there fellow dino-wranglers! I’m Julia Wolbach, and I’m here to share the exciting news about Tailbreak launching on XBOX…
Take-Two Interactive chief Strauss Zelnick has waded into the discs vs. digital debate, and given the company’s decision to release Grand Theft Auto 6 exclusively in digital format, you probably won’t be surprised to find that he thinks discs “don’t really make sense” these days. PC gamers have lived in an almost fully digital world…
“This is the truth, not a lie”. Developers NEOWIZ and NOUGH Studio (an internal team at Round8) have shared a new documentary exploring the production of Lies of P. The majority of it focuses on the first game, but the ending includes a brief tease from director Choi Ji-won regarding the sequel, which is currently…
Back in 2018, Blizzard revealed something very funny about its iconic mech hero D.Va: Everything about her is a mess under the hood. Game director Aaron Keller likened the way D.Va is programmed to a “plate of spaghetti,” when speaking to Kotaku at the time. When she ditches her mech, she’s actually transitioning into a…
Last week, we asked you to share moments about Edward Kenway’s pirate ship, the Jackdaw, using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: _GenieCrazy_ shares the Jackdaw facing off against a British ship gh_holy_mash shares the Jackdaw sailing into the rising sun WarDragon989 shares a smoky view of the pirate flag waving off the Jackdaw…
The die is cast. The unstoppable force of Freedom is advancing where others fear to tread, emboldened and equipped with Super Earth’s latest instruments of Liberation – and secure in the knowledge that approved replacements are standing by for deployment. Helldivers, prepare to paint the galaxy all the colours of Freedom, one righteous basecoat of…
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls has been highly anticipated for some time and that’s partly because it’s from Arc System Works, the company behind the likes of Guilty Gear, Blazblue, and Persona 4 Arena. Yet Steam users are disappointed in its opening few days. That’s because despite many praising the game itself, it reportedly has a…
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2026 is a fantastic 16-inch gaming laptop. There you go, review over, we can all go home. But wait, because it’s got a serious flaw that should make you hold your fire before pressing the order button. And that flaw, as those familiar with the ongoing memory crisis may have…
First evolution. Game Freak has released a new video interview with Shigeru Ohmori, in which he describes the development of Pokémon Pokopia while showcasing some early prototype footage. According to Ohmori, development on Pokopia began soon after Scarlet and Violet wrapped, with just three people working on it: Ohmori himself along with two programmers. This…