Author: Darren Jones
Cyberpunk 2077’s been having a bit of a renaissance lately. The hit Netflix spinoff anime Edgerunners, which fellow Kotaku staff writer Isaiah Colbert described as “Studio Trigger at its finest,” has pulled people into the dark and gritty world of this game once more. Add to that a number of patches and improvements…Read more… Source – kotaku.com All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Accusations of cheating in live games are quite the thing at the moment. While chess is embroiled in the most peculiar of cheating allegations, it now seems the world of poker is having a turn. After an extraordinary moment in a live-broadcast high-stakes cash game, people are accusing poker pro Robbi Jade Lew of…Read more… Source – kotaku.com All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
On Tuesday evening, The Wall Street Journal published a high-level overview of a report produced by Chess.com, all about Hans Niemann, the player suspected of cheating at the Sinquefield Cup against reigning five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. (Possibly, the internet has repeatedly joked, with the help of…Read more… Source – kotaku.com All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
I recently found out about a rejected pitch for a Zelda game inspired by Final Fantasy Tactics, and I find myself mourning for what could have been. Heroes of Hyrule was conceptualized as a DS game that combined tactical combat with puzzle-based exploration. Unfortunately, Nintendo scrapped Retro Studios’ idea before…Read more… Source – kotaku.com All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Today, Nintendo revealed a first look at the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie ahead of its official trailer release coming this week at New York Comic Con, and it’s glorious, save for the disenchanting washboard ass of its titular character, Mario. Read more… Source – kotaku.com All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
If you’ve been having trouble getting into Overwatch 2 on launch, you’re not alone. Blizzard president Mike Ybarra announced on Twitter that the Overwatch 2 servers are currently undergoing a “mass” distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, which typically occurs when something is maliciously flooded with traffic…Read more… Source – kotaku.com All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Hans Niemann, who sparked the internet’s favorite anal bead meme last month after beating chess world champion Magnus Carlsen in a stunning upset, is now accused of cheating in over 100 online matches, according to a new unprecedented 72-page report by Chess.com. The world’s most popular website for online chess…Read more… Source – kotaku.com All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
The spooky season is upon us and a lowkey stacked October for Xbox Game Pass is bringing the rat kings, H. R. Giger body horror, and twee trick-or-treating to celebrate. Whether you just want to go medieval against online strangers in Chivalry 2 or bask in the striking beauty of A Plague Tale: Requiem’s beautifully…Read more… Source – kotaku.com All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Sorry, the old Overwatch can’t come to the phone right now. She’s dead. Today, October 4 at 3 p.m. EST, Overwatch 2 will come to replace her, and the sun has long set on days of 6v6 and free-range characters not cloistered behind a battle pass.Read more… Source – kotaku.com All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Context is important. What happens in the lead-up to events provides insight into how and why they unfold as they do. But what if the context doesn’t come ‘til later? And what if there was zero warning for the traumatic event you were about to experience in a game? Questions like these, the line between artistic…Read more… Source – kotaku.com All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.