007 First Light's James Bond (probably) won't be a sexist, misogynist dinosaur: 'Some things fall by the wayside,' IO Interactive says
Don't expect any "Christmas only comes once a year" cracks in this one.
Subnautica 2′s Great Fish-Killing Debate Is Bringing Balance Changes
Unknown Worlds has promised 'improvements to creature behavior and player mitigation tools,' but no knife
Ubisoft confirms new Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Ghost Recon games are coming before April 2029
Ubisoft has outlined its future slate of releases in its latest earnings report, confirming the next Assassin's Creed will launch before the end of its 2028-2029 financial year. That's in addition to new Ghost Recon and Far Cry games. Read more
Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced's Instant HUD Toggle Should Be in Every Game
Screen cleaner.It does seem like Ubisoft's gone all-out with Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, given how it's overhauled so many of the original game's fumbles.But sometimes, it's the smaller things that really start to add up. Case in point, the upcoming remake will feature a one-button…
Xbox Hires New Exec To 'Strengthen The Console Side' Of The Business
A new technology officer has also been appointed.Coming by way of both The Game Business and The Verge (paywalled) this evening, Microsoft has hired a pair of new Xbox executives - including a Chief Strategy Officer to "strengthen the console side of Xbox"; as The Game Business puts it.That new CSO…
Opinion: Replaying Games Is Better Than Playing Games
Daily constitutional.Between 3D All-Stars and the N64 app, I've always got a version of Super Mario 64 downloaded, ready to boot up and triple jump and belly slide before that seamless curl back into a pit-a-pat run as I head towards Jolly Roger Bay, to hear its progression of pure melody to…
Paralives is the very definition of early access, but it's already a promising Sims rival
Paralives still feels very early in development, but its potential is blinding.
Quantic Dream's multiplayer game Spellcasters Chronicles is being shut down and the studio reorganised, but Star Wars Eclipse is unaffected
Quantic Dream, the developer of Detroit: Become Human and Heavy Rain, is closing down its MOBA-with-flying game Spellcasters Chronicles, which only launched in early access in February this year. Read more
8 Of Our Favorite Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Easter Eggs
It's not just Batman history TT Games is playing with
An AI speaker messed up and skipped the names of students at a college commencement ceremony and yes, there were many boos
This is all going swimmingly.
"Honestly? We botched it" - Kickstarter apologises for its criticised adult content rules, and for betraying its "f*ck the establishment spirit"
Crowdfunding website Kickstarter - a place many video game projects have originated - has issued an unflinching apology after 'botching' new guidelines it released last week. The changes had sought to tighten the rules around adult-oriented projects raising money there, resulting in a fierce…
This indie dev's dungeon crawling 'descent into madness' was inspired by motherly love
Shoutout to moms.
Devs, be careful what you plug in: GitHub security breach was apparently facilitated by a 'poisoned Visual Studio Code extension'
A full incident report is on the way.
As a former smoker, I'm asking gamedevs to please make an 'arachnophobia mode' but for cigarettes because I am barely hanging on here
Add a toggle that replaces them with lollipops, or kazoos, or pretzel sticks, or something?
Directive 8020: The Kotaku Review
In space, no one can hear you sigh
The best cars in Forza Horizon 6 for each race type
Get in the driver's seat of the best drift, road, and off-road cars, and floor it.
Ubisoft Promises New Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, And Ghost Recon Coming Eventually, But Says This Year Will Be A ‘Low Point’
"Disappointing short-term financial performance"
Surreal narrative match-3 game Titanium Court has sold over 25,000 copies, giving designer AP Thomson enough time to peacefully work on his next game
Many indie games are finding success as larger publishers and studios try to navigate a difficult market, but Titanium Court stands out as a particularly special and unique one. After a relatively quiet launch a month ago, it's now sold over 25k copies. Read more
Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core is a good roguelite shooter, but a little less special than the game that spawned it
Rogue Core is a bit too conservative for its own good.
We Have to Talk About Live Service, After Heavy Rain Dev's Online Gambit Is Scrapped
Under your spell.I’m not sure where we go from here with live service games, especially ones released within the crowded competitive shooter space.Quantic Dream has announced it's cancelling development of its free-to-play 3v3 online gambit Spellcasters Chronicles, less than three months after it…