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CultureLuck-Based PS5 Demon’s Souls Glitch Lets You One-Shot Every Boss
Demon’s Souls players have found a new glitch in the PlayStation 5 remake that allows them to deal incredible damage, enough to one-shot every enemy and boss in the game. Funnily enough, it doesn’t revolve around any of the more common damage-dealing stats, like Strength or Dexterity, but rather Luck. In the video below, Souls…
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CultureMassive Pokémon GO Update Raises Level Cap, Adds Gen 6 Pokémon
Pokémon GO gets its biggest update ever on November 30. Niantic’s “GO Beyond” update raises the game’s level cap from 40 to 50, introduces seasons that change every three months, and introduces pocket monsters originally found in the Kalos region, including Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie, Fletchling, Pyroar, and more. They had me at Fennekin. Pokémon GO…
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CultureUbisoft Removes Managing Director Of Its Skull And Bones Studio
Hugues Ricour, the man in charge of overseeing Ubisoft’s Singapore studio, which is currently developing Skull and Bones, has been removed from that position following the result of a “leadership audit,” according to a copy of an internal company email sent out earlier this week and obtained by Kotaku Ricour had been in that role…
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CultureMorning MusicGris’ Ethereal Soundtrack Fits Together Like An Extremely Pretty Puzzle
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Let’s start today off slow with the soundtrack from Gris, Nomada Studio’s ethereal, contemplative platformer. Maybe you’ve heard that playing through Gris is like playing through a poem, or a painting, or just a really, really…
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CulturePS5 Demon’s Souls Player Almost Glitches Past Mysterious Door
Over the weekend, Demon’s Souls players discovered a secret door in the PlayStation 5 remake that wasn’t in the original game. Abusing photo mode revealed that there’s an item beyond this door, but no one’s figured out how to open it yet. A speedrunner named Distortion2, however, very nearly reached this new area, only to…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryIt’s Really Fun To Crush Foes With Your Fists In Demon’s Souls Now
One of the best things about the Demon’s Souls remake is that every weapon now has unique animations. And not only does attacking look different on PlayStation 5, but so does backstabbing and riposting after a parry. This small change has encouraged me to try out new equipment, but, as in real life, nothing so…
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CultureDestiny 2 Will Be Stadia’s First Actually Free-To-Play Game
Destiny 2‘s base game will be free to anyone with an internet connection and access to a Chrome browser through Stadia starting November 19, Google announced today. Called Destiny 2: New Light, free-to-play Destiny lets players explore all of the game’s locations and participate in a number of multiplayer activities like Crucible matches and strike…
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CulturePlayStation Boss Won’t Say If Next God Of War Will Be On PS4 Too
God of War: Ragnarok is set to come to come to PS5 some time next year. Could it come to PS4 as well? The head of PlayStation isn’t saying. In an interview with the Telegraph published today, Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO, Jim Ryan, was asked point blank whether God of War Ragnarok will…
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CultureAnimal Crossing‘s Winter Update Brings New Hair, More Storage, And Save Data Transfers
Along with the expected Turkey Day and Toy Day seasonal celebrations, the free winter update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, launching November 19, adds 800 more slots of home storage, a bunch of new emotes and hairstyles, and the long-awaited ability to transfer save data between systems. Why celebrate Thanksgiving by traveling and risking getting…
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CultureSuper Mario Sunshine Gets GameCube Controller Support In Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Super Mario 3D All-Stars was already pretty great, but a new update adds a feature that players have been clamoring for since its release last September: GameCube controller support in Super Mario Sunshine In addition to inverted controls across all three games, today’s Super Mario 3D All-Stars patch makes it so that you can play…
By Ian Walker
