During today’s Avengers War Table stream Square Enix announced the first hero to be joining the team after the game launches, Clint “Hawkguy” Barton. From what I’ve read, Hawkguy uses a bow and arrow and may, but probably doesn’t, transform into a hawk.

Sekiro Getting Boss Rush, New Costumes, and Message System In Free October Update

From Software’s excellent shinobi adventure Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is getting a free update on October 29 to coincide with the game’s arrival on Stadia, publisher Activision announced this morning The update will add an official boss rush mode to Sekiro (modders already did this last July), as well as brand new outfits for the…

Esports Community Pissed Over Saudi Partnership Deal [Update: Riot Cancelled Deal]

Yesterday two major European esports brands—the Counter-Strike Global Offensive tournament organizer BLAST Premier and Riot’s League of Legends European Championship division—announced a sponsorship deal with NEOM, a 500 billion dollar techno-city funded by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The announcement is drawing waves of criticism from esports personalities and fans. Update: 7/29/2020, 9:50…

Fans Spot Countless Differences In ‘Gigaleak’ Pokémon Diamond Prototype

Early prototypes of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl have emerged from the Nintendo “Gigaleak.” Like much else involved in this Snorlax-sized trove, it’s a lot to comb through, so Kotaku reached out to Pokémon expert Lewtwo to help sort through the many differences between the prototypes and the Diamond and Pearl we all know. Users on…

How’s It Going?: Old House Edition

It’s already Wednesday, we’re doing great! Welcome back to our daily open thread. A friend of mine showed me an Instagram account of cheap old houses, so now I’m obsessed with that. (I’m hesitant to share the link with you because now you might buy the houses that clearly I was going to buy.) I…

Frostpunk’s final expansion, On The Edge, comes to PCs August 20. It will have a new map, new mechanics, and “new methods to divide or unite people.”

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Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies Tracks Will Be In Tony Hawk Remasters After All

The folks behind the upcoming Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 remaster have confirmed to Kotaku that the soundtrack will include classic tracks from Anthrax and Suicidal Tendencies when the game launches on September 4 despite previous comments to the contrary. The band names were first spotted in a new promotional campaign hyping up the game’s…

Brand-New Animal Crossing Villager Found In The Gigaleak

The hits just keep on coming thanks to the recent “Gigaleak” of internal Nintendo data. Some of the latest findings include a trove of assets from Animal Crossing’s Japan-exclusive N64 predecessor Animal Forest, including the complete source code, a never-before-seen villager, and weird versions of Nook’s shop. I’m sure most of you are aware of…

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Ubisoft Canned Ambitious RPG Project By Former Dragon Age Creative Director

In December of 2018, former Dragon Age creative director Mike Laidlaw joined Ubisoft Quebec to work on an unannounced project. A little over a year later, in January 2020, Laidlaw left the position with no explanation. According to a report from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, the cause of Laidlaw’s departure was the cancelation of a project…

Put Chemical Plant Zone In The Sonic Movie Sequel You Cowards

Sonic The Hedgehog, possibly the only good motion picture that will come out of 2020, is getting a sequel. While I have every confidence the sequel will be just as sneakily good as its predecessor, I have one… no, two! suggestions on how Paramount Pictures can ensure a smash-hit follow-up. Suggestion Number 1: Make Miles…

Developer Announces Snowboarding Game, Updates Forum Thread He Started 13 Years Ago

When you do one thing long enough, it can be a trip to look back at your previous work and chart your progress. That’s exactly what a developer on upcoming snowboarding simulator Shredders, launching on Xbox Series X in 2021, did after his game was announced last week. Shredders was an inevitability for I-Illusions project…

Let’s Talk About Ghost Of Tsushima‘s Ending

Ghost of Tsushima has been out for almost two weeks. Maybe you’ve already finished it. Maybe you’re creeping up on the end and want to know what you’re in for. Maybe you love the game so much you don’t want it to end and instead want to read vicariously about the finale. Let’s talk. Heavy…

Mario Kart Wizard’s Clutch Play Reveals The Game’s True Depth

I’ve never really thought of Mario Kart as a game with “plays” à la League of Legends or Street Fighter, but I’m more than happy to have been proven wrong by this amazing moment from a weekend Mario Kart 8 tournament. Bassem “Bear” Dahdouh is a prolific tournament director in both the Smash and traditional…