Halo Infinite Studio Head Leaves After String Of Departures

Halo Infinite Studio Head Leaves After String Of Departures

Photo: Mark Ralston (Getty Images) For as long as 343 Industries has existed, Bonnie Ross has been in charge of it. No longer. The Microsoft veteran announced on Monday that she would leave the studio in charge of Halo Infinite to deal with a family medical issue. It’s the latest high-profile departure on a pivotal … Read more

Square Enix Switch Game Literally Just Called ‘Various Daylife’

Square Enix Switch Game Literally Just Called 'Various Daylife'

Image: Square-Enix Octopath Traveler. Triangle Strategy. Forspoken. These are just a few of Square Enix’s weirder game titles. But today, the Final Fantasy publisher reminded the world of one of its all-time-greats: Various Daylife. The iOS JRPG now has a Switch port. It came out today and it’s still called, well, that. I’m not sure … Read more

Shigeru Miyamoto Accidentally Trolled Nintendo Direct Fans

Shigeru Miyamoto Accidentally Trolled Nintendo Direct Fans

screenshot: Nintendo / Kotaku Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct was a much-hyped affair, with a whopping 40 minutes dedicated to the Japanese company’s portable console and its games. Most people kept their expectations somewhat in check for this, because Nintendo said that the event would largely focus on products coming out this holiday season. But that still … Read more

Splatoon 3’s Most-Hated Gun Needs To Go, Players Say

Splatoon 3's Most-Hated Gun Needs To Go, Players Say

Oh great, here’s this jerk using the gun.Image: Nintendo / Kotaku With Splatoon 3 finally out on Nintendo Switch, folks have no doubt tried their hands at a variety of the game’s eclectic weapons. There are plenty to check out, from the classic rapid-firing Splattershot Jr. to newer weapons like the quick-slashing Splatana (which has … Read more

Zelda BOTW 2 Now Has Totally New Name, Release Date And Trailer

Zelda BOTW 2 Now Has Totally New Name, Release Date And Trailer

Image: nintendo It’s been a long while since we’ve heard anything about the next Zelda game, hasn’t it? Fortunately, today’s Nintendo Direct finally gave us another glimpse of the highly anticipated action adventure game by Nintendo, to hold us steady until its release next year. It’s coming on 5/13/2023and it’s called The Legend of Zelda: … Read more

Stealth Games Like This New Sneak ‘Em Up Are A Rare Breed

Stealth Games Like This New Sneak 'Em Up Are A Rare Breed

Gloomwood, a first-person stealth game with a killer retro style that just hit Steam Early Access, is garnering its share of praise. Being in pre-release, it’s not quite finished yet, and does have some limitations. But if you want to get a peek at what looks to be a great tribute to classic Thiefwith some … Read more

Square Enix Is Shutting Down The Worst PS5 Game Of The Year

Square Enix Is Shutting Down The Worst PS5 Game Of The Year

Image: Square Enix / Platinum Games Today, publisher Square Enix and developer Platinum Games finally did what everyone had been predicting from the start: they announced Babylon’s Fall will shut down within its first year. While I’m hardly surprised, it still sucks. People paid $60 for this game just six months ago, and less than … Read more

The Xbox New Test Dashboard Is Real Heavy On The Game Pass

The Xbox New Test Dashboard Is Real Heavy On The Game Pass

screenshot: Microsoft Xbox owners who are part of the company’s Insiders program may have noticed something different about their consoles this week. Rolling out as a test of potential UI changes coming to the console next year, Xbox Insiders will see a new home screen that overhauls the user experience. Now, with videos of the … Read more

Assassin’s Creed Red Should Avoid Ghost Of Tsushima’s Mistakes

Assassin's Creed Red Should Avoid Ghost Of Tsushima's Mistakes

screenshot: Sony / YouTube Ubisoft didn’t give us a ton to chew on when it unveiled Assassin’s Creed Redwhich will follow next year’s Mirage in the long-running historical fiction series, beyond the fact that it’s set in Japan. However, that hasn’t stopped AC fans from making comparisons to Ghost of TsushimaSucker Punch’s 2020 open-world RPG … Read more

Diablo Immortal Players Want Bans For Buying Cheap Eternal Orbs

Diablo Immortal Players Want Bans For Buying Cheap Eternal Orbs

Image: Blizzard In the real world, everything runs on dunkin. In Diablo Immortal, it’s powered by orbs. Eternal Orbs, to be precise. And players are once again reckoning with the mobile action-RPG’s microtransaction economy after Blizzard announced that players who’d purchased hundreds of thousands of illicit orbs from third-party sellers won’t be banned. “This is … Read more