The director of the Elden Ring turns to escape Tarkov for inspiration

Image: Battlestate Games / FromSoftware / Kotaku It seems that Elden Ring Director Hidetaka Miyazaki and I share an affinity for the same kind of game: Export stemers. (I always knew he had good taste). In a recent interview, the award-winning director said he was not a fan of the other Escape from Tarkov and, … Read more

An Elden ring expansion called Shadow of the Erdtree has been announced

Image: FromSoftware FromSoftware has just announced a major expansion for Most people’s game of the year for 2022, Elden Ring, is in development. It’s called Shadow of the Erdtree. The announcement was made via Twitter: Arise, Darken, and let us walk a new path together. An upcoming expansion for #ELDENRING Shadow of the Erdtree is … Read more

Ancient Miyamoto Interview Talks Music, Weird Donkey Kong Games

Photo: Rodin Eckenroth (Getty Images) A newly translated 1986 interview between Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and Namco’s Masanobu Endo reveals some neat details about the games the two designers were playing at the time, the music Miyamoto was working on, and his hopes for Mario’s future. A little background on these two before we get into … Read more

Everything announced for Pokémon Day, from games to Netflix

Screenshot: Nintendo/Kotaku Don’t worry if you are rested the big POKEMON Live Stream of the Day: We capture everything you could possibly need to know. The Pokémon Company has announced updates for every game in progress in its portfolio (including DLC ​​for Red and Violet), a new Netflix show, and the dates for this year’s … Read more

A shiny Pokémon can have a hidden competitive advantage

Screenshot: The Pokémon Company / Kotaku Shiny Pokémon are usually just a rare cosmetic anomaly, but a new addition Pokémon Scarlet and Violet may have some competitive advantage if you use a shiny variant: Tatsugiri. The combination of dragon- and water-type Pokémon has already made waves in the competitive scene due to its compatibility with … Read more

Yakuza creators are on the rise throughout the gaming industry

We here at Kotaku get lots of advice via email. Some are spam, some are error-filled hate mail, and some are serious allegations that require serious investigation. So it’s refreshing when something comes along that just points us towards something cool and cool, as was the case with a recent slay-the-house-down-boots fashion tip Like A … Read more

Tales of Symphonia Switch Remaster Is A Bummer, Devs Apologize

Image: Bandai Namco Tales of Symphonia is one of the best entries in the long term Tales JRPG series, and one of the most outstanding games in the Nintendo GameCube’s otherwise short-lived and patchy library. Of course, longtime fans and newcomers alike were excited to see the cult classic get a remaster for the Switch. … Read more

How to get the Gravity Suit in Metroid Prime Remastered

Image: Nintendo/Kotaku Nintendo’s new Metroid Prime Remastered—physical copies of the Switch game released on February 22nd, if you could catch one-has many material inside this. As you guide the steadfast bounty hunter Samus Aran around the winding planet of Tallon IV, you’ll pick up some of these, valuable upgrades and changes to her powerful space … Read more

Metroid Prime Remastered is selling out, fetching $100+ on eBay

Photo: Kotaku / Nintendo Earlier this month, Metroid Prime Remastered was announced and released digitally on Nintendo Switch. It’s really good and a perfect example of how to remaster an old game. However, it was not physically available until yesterday, February 22nd. And, well, it’s not physically available yet, as people are reporting that stores … Read more

Elden Ring sells 20 million copies, makes excellent point

Image: Elden Ring It was was announced earlier today this Elden RingFromSoftware’s Game of the Year 2022 for many people (including most of the staff on this site), has been sold 20 million copies worldwide since its launch a year ago. this is one lot. You may be wondering why I am pointing this out … Read more