Since the foundation of Valve’s now-famous no-management work style, the company always believed that staff would be the happiest if they picked their own projects.
But then Half-Life: Alyx came around.
8BitDo are well known for making some of the best third-party controllers for retro and Switch gaming, hands down. Their SN30 Pro+ is just all-around excellent, and today it’s going for a song. Amazon has the all-black version of 8BitDo’s beautiful USB-C gamepad going for $56.55 right now. That’s about…
I’ve been waiting to play GTFO, a 4-player horror shooter from 10 Chambers Collective. But it’s a game you really need a proper team for (especially since there’s no matchmaking yet). So the developers offered to help out.
It’s Talk Amongst Yourselves: the friendliest gaming community on the web. Find a new clan, organise a dinner, rant about Windows 10: whatever your flavour, you’ll find some kind, like-minded folk in TAY!
If you’re stuck for things to play, JB’s gaming deals this week include good prices on Far Cry: New Dawn, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, Need for Speed: HEAT, the GRID reboot and more.
After months of rumours, pleading, and undercover operatives gone missing, Sony’s finally revealed the final look of PlayStation 5 retail game cases. Please contain your excitement. Also, I hope you like white rectangles.
Thirty six years after it was invented, Tetris is finally getting the game show treatment, complete with cash prizes and a wry host.
Behold the One Per cent Fortnite house, a mansion some gaming YouTubers bought and proceeded to turn into a vaguely fun-looking giant home office. It’s both a reminder that even when you’ve “made it” as an influencer the grind never stops, and also that most people have no idea how…
Gaming screens are getting bigger every year, but there’s another option that’ll soon be available: superfast portable gaming monitors. One of the neatest things at Computex last year was the rise of small, portable gaming monitors. I’m not talking a tiny screen that just acts as a second screen, but…
If you were ever wondering how exactly Riot intended to make bank on VALORANT, here’s your answer: skins that cost over $130. Riot Games announced the first cosmetic for their free-to-play shooter overnight, unveiling the first set of dragon-inspired weapons. It’s called Elderflame, and the guns, quite literally, look like…
Tyler “Ninja”Blevins livestreamed on YouTube today, his first stream since Microsoft announced it was shutting down Mixer. The choice has fuelled speculation about which platform he’ll make his permanent home going forward.
A competition-based reality show themed around The Sims is happening whether you like it or not.
Last year’s hit anime Weathering with You is getting its own Honda scooter. The company’s iconic Super Cub appeared in the animated feature film, and later this month, a real-world version is going on sale in Japan.
If you’re on the hunt for a new NBN 100 plan, Telstra’s latest offering might be of some interest. Telstra has cut the price of its NBN 100 plan for new customers by $20 per month for the first three months they’re with Telstra. Using the promo will giving you…
With eShop sales a weekly event, plenty of Switch owners have gone digital only. But if you like the feel of a physical cart, or want games you can more easily swap between actual Switch consoles, it can be hard to snag a real bargain. Which isn’t to say that…
In 2000, after a pair of PlayStation games that were more science fiction than swords and sorcery, I wanted a Final Fantasy that skewed heavily towards classic fantasy fare. Final Fantasy IX, released on July 7, 2000, in Japan, was exactly the game I was looking for.
Today, Sega Toys has announced a miniature version of its iconic Astro City arcade cabinet. The latest in a string of mini hardware, it will be released in Japan this December and come packed with 36 games.
Pokémon Go has made over $US3 ($4) billion since launching back in 2016, and that kind of money means you can just walk out and hire Star Wars director Rian Johnson to direct a 30-second commercial for your phone game.
When discussing Nintendo’s rise as a digital dreamsmith in the 80s, game designers like Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi get most of the limelight. But it was the hardware designed by Masayuki Uemura that served up their fantasies to millions around the globe.
In October of 2018 I fell in love with CrossCode, a solo PC action RPG disguised as a retro 2D fantasy MMO. I put it on my top games of 2018 list, where Jason Schreier saw it, played it, and fell in love as well. On Thursday CrossCode finally comes…
On July 2, open-world game Final Sword was released on the Japanese Nintendo eShop. Players soon noticed something familiar. The background music sounded like “Zelda’s Lullaby.”
This is not the first time Kotaku UK has covered Raquel Cornejo’s gorgeous artwork, but it is certainly my personal favourite. Cornejo lives in Valencia and has contributed to games like Hitman 2, Call of Duty: WWII and Metroid: Samus Returns. But her latest fan-project takes on nothing less than what science has declared* the greatest game ever…
Fashion and video games have come a long way over the last decade. Remember the days when Final Fantasy‘s Louis Vuitton ad was out of the blue? These days, Louis Vuitton has their own League skins. So to bring back a blast from the past, I’ve rounded up some of the fine people…
With Warner Bros’ parent company AT&T looking to offload the gaming division responsible for publishing the Arkham games, Mortal Kombat and upcoming Harry Potter titles, bidders are swarming. Naturally, being able to acquire such a huge publisher has caught the eye of rivals — and Microsoft is reportedly now thinking about a bid of their…
Grab a discount on Death Stranding, Last of Us Part 2, F1 2020 or save on your Ghost Of Tsushima pre-order. Amazon’s business is very much predicated on price cuts relative to its competitors, and that includes games of all types. Here’s some solid deals on very popular PS4 games…
Joy-Con shoulder buttons don’t make very comfortable pinball flipper controls. That’s why Nerds&Makers’ Tommy Williamson harnessed the power of creativity and 3D printing to create the SwitchPin, a TV-spanning Joy-Con dock the sole purpose of which is to turn two buttons into two other buttons.
The Last of Us Part 2 developer Naughty Dog put out a statement over the weekend condemning harassment and threats made against those who worked on the game as director Neil Druckman and others shared some of the vile messages they’ve received following the game’s release.
There’s a story some people tell at Ubisoft Toronto, the studio currently finishing one of this fall’s bigger planned releases, Watch Dogs: Legion. It goes something like this: Maxime Béland, one of its co-founders and, until last week, a 20-year veteran of Ubisoft, allegedly choked a female employee at a…
Like racing? Creepy indies? Bizarre puzzlers? Or boxy WW2 shooters? Then there’s a ton of new games that might take your fancy this week. Despite none of the big releases landing this week — Ghost of Tsushima isn’t for a fortnight — there’s still plenty of new games to enjoy. Superliminal is…
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As is customary for Assassin’s Creed and seemingly every other major game these days, a huge chunk of Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla gameplay has leaked online. The game is due to be shown off in more detail next week at Ubisoft Forward, Ubisoft virtual replacement for their annual E3 conference. Ubisoft came under fire…
Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Lunatone!
