video games
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Heroes Of Newerth, Once League Of Legends’ Rival, Has Shut Down
It was so long ago, and the space is now so thoroughly dominated by two games that it’s almost impossible remembering any other way things could be, but for a brief window of time the MOBA genre — basically any and every game that was copying WarCraft III’s DotA map — was a warzone.
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Jak And Daxter Is Being ‘Ported’ To The PC, Looks Great
Over the past few years we’ve started seeing something beautiful happen: fans of classic console games are taking old code and creating native PC versions of games that never saw an official release. We’ve seen it with some Nintendo games, but now we’re seeing it with a PlayStation platformer as well.
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Please Don’t Throw Your Old Xbox Or PlayStation In The Bin
While used PlayStation and Xbox consoles may not make up a significant portion of e-waste, that doesn’t mean they aren’t contributing to the problem. This post first appeared on Kotaku Australia on January 15, 2022. It has been retimed as a weekend read. If you’re upgrading to a newer model and have older gaming consoles,…
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Everyone Wishes Sonic Frontiers Looked More Like This Speedy Indie Game
When developer Wilhelm Nylund shared a video of the upcoming Haste: Broken Worlds on Twitter earlier this week, it almost immediately blew up. The preview has since garnered almost 1 million views as well as thousands of retweets and likes. Much of the ongoing conversation, however, involves wishing Haste’s speed and momentum could be replicated…