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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <channel> <title>Kotaku</title> <link>https://kotaku.com</link> <atom:link href="https://kotaku.com" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/> <description><![CDATA[Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More.]]></description> <language>en</language> <item> <title><![CDATA[How To Snag Assassin's Creed Shadows' Legendary Weapons And More Of The Week's Top Tips]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/ac-shadows-legendary-weapons-split-fiction-side-story-1851774808</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/8fb44861d6a15f8b9614298c321c07fc.jpg"/>This week, we’re here to point you toward Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ legendary weapons. We’ll also help you find a Split Fiction side story that’s off the beaten path, get ready for Diablo IV’s next season, and score a sweet ring in Avowed. All this and more awaits in the pages ahead.<a href="https://kotaku.com/ac-shadows-legendary-weapons-split-fiction-side-story-1851774808">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>assassins creed</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>wilds weapon</category> <category>windows games</category> <category>diablo</category> <category>simon estey</category> <category>rpg</category> <category>action role playing video games</category> <category>brandon morgan</category> <category>billy givens</category> <category>monster hunter wilds</category> <category>brian barnett</category> <category>diablo iv</category> <category>samuel moreno</category> <category>monster hunter</category> <category>glaive</category> <category>parkour</category> <category>multiplayer online games</category> <category>human interest</category> <category>naoe</category> <pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774808</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kotaku Staff]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/8fb44861d6a15f8b9614298c321c07fc.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[The Internet Reacts To The Switch 2 Price And Falls In Love With A Mario Kart World Cow As Last Of Us Discourse Revs Up Once Again]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/switch-2-price-mario-kart-world-cow-moo-last-us-joel-1851774809</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/e6ffd36659189b1c86a319b8fc0f0d7a.jpg"/>This week, the big Switch 2 reveal dominated online gaming conversations, with people gushing about their excitement for games like Mario Kart World on one hand (and falling in love with a playable cow in particular), and recoiling from the price on the other. Also, with season two of HBO’s The Last of Us almost upon…<a href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-price-mario-kart-world-cow-moo-last-us-joel-1851774809">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>mario kart</category> <category>mario</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>scott murphy</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>craig mazin</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>kickstarter</category> <category>hbo</category> <category>joel was right</category> <category>john walker</category> <category>in video gaming</category> <category>kenneth shepard</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>video game sequels</category> <category>in video games</category> <category>claire jackson</category> <category>mark crowe</category> <category>ethan gach</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>neil druckmann</category> <pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774809</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kotaku Staff]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/e6ffd36659189b1c86a319b8fc0f0d7a.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Nintendo's Big Switch 2 Reveal, Pre-Orders Delayed Due To Trump's Tariffs, And More Of The Week's Big News]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-direct-trump-tariffs-preorders-1851774807</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/3fd52a5c7365a7310b6279132bb15b78.jpg"/>Finally this week, Nintendo pulled back the curtain on the Switch 2 in a big way, giving us details about its screen, specs, and some of the games we can expect to see at launch and in the months that follow. A few days later, however, the company announced that preorders, previously set to go live on April 9, were…<a href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-direct-trump-tariffs-preorders-1851774807">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>grand theft auto 6</category> <category>nintendo eshop</category> <category>netease</category> <category>john walker</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>claire jackson</category> <category>ethan gach</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>nintendo switch online</category> <category>mario kart world</category> <category>kart</category> <category>donald trump</category> <category>in video gaming</category> <category>kenneth shepard</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>ebay</category> <category>emma frost</category> <category>technology internet</category> <pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774807</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kotaku Staff]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/3fd52a5c7365a7310b6279132bb15b78.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Games To Welcome In April]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/kotaku-games-to-play-metal-siege-xenoblade-fortnite-1851774892</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/4d37d5ca6faef9a4585b40f4f445bde2.jpg"/>Here we are at the end of another week of…well, ain’t the world just a fantastic place right now? Fortunately, civilization has provided us with a number of means of escaping the realities around us. And, you know, that’s not inherently a bad thing. Times sure are interesting and uncertain, and I think it’s especially…<a href="https://kotaku.com/kotaku-games-to-play-metal-siege-xenoblade-fortnite-1851774892">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>metal gear solid 3</category> <category>montaigne</category> <category>ethan gach</category> <category>wilds</category> <category>fortnite</category> <category>rpg</category> <category>claire jackson</category> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:05:40 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774892</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Jackson, Ethan Gach, Carolyn Petit, and Zack Zwiezen]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/4d37d5ca6faef9a4585b40f4f445bde2.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Ubisoft Briefly Censors Nudity In An 11-Year Old Far Cry By Accident]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/far-cry-4-censorship-nudity-sex-ubisoft-steam-update-1851774869</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/88355d114fbed36466d89652632eb13e.png"/>There’s a scene in <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/far-cry-4-the-kotaku-review-1661407622">Far Cry 4</a> in which a female NPC chastises the player if they look down at her bare chest. “Stop looking at my tits,” she says. Well, at least one player was shocked to find the scene censored when they were playing the 11-year-old Ubisoft game this week. The French publisher says it was a mistake…<a href="https://kotaku.com/far-cry-4-censorship-nudity-sex-ubisoft-steam-update-1851774869">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>ubisoft</category> <category>ubisoft</category> <category>far cry</category> <category>steam</category> <category>windows games</category> <category>video game controversies</category> <category>video game sequels</category> <category>multiplayer online games</category> <category>far cry 4</category> <category>ajay</category> <category>first person shooters</category> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774869</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Gach]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/88355d114fbed36466d89652632eb13e.png"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[No Matter The Hunt, These Are The Most Essential Items To Craft In Monster Hunter Wilds]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/monster-hunter-wilds-craft-items-potion-deodorant-dust-1851774851</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/f3a8459d9256d7d2c1149f20ab5fc93c.jpg"/>Given its name, you’d be forgiven for thinking Monster Hunter Wilds is solely about hunting down monsters. Sure, that’s a big part of the game, but there’s more to a hunt than slinging swords and shooting rocket arrows at beasts in the field. There’s the preparation, the anticipation…the crafting. Oh, the crafting!…<a href="https://kotaku.com/monster-hunter-wilds-craft-items-potion-deodorant-dust-1851774851">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>monster hunter</category> <category>monster hunter wilds</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>rathalos</category> <category>windows games</category> <category>role playing video games</category> <category>capcom</category> <category>action role playing video games</category> <category>dust of life</category> <category>rey dau</category> <category>bud</category> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:50:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774851</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandon Morgan]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/f3a8459d9256d7d2c1149f20ab5fc93c.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[The Unfinished Version Of The Minecraft Movie Is Going Viral Online]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/minecraft-movie-unfinished-cgi-jack-black-leak-screens-1851774855</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/3686b9b7ee36b2eb43753104b9702550.jpg"/>An unfinished digital version of <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/a-minecraft-movie-trailer-jack-black-kids-1851640395?">The Minecraft Movie</a> starring <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/jack-black-minecraft-movie-lapis-lazuli-1851772162">Jack Black</a> recently leaked online via digital pirates, and clips of it have started going viral due to some very silly-looking moments. <a href="https://kotaku.com/minecraft-movie-unfinished-cgi-jack-black-leak-screens-1851774855">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>minecraft</category> <category>a minecraft movie</category> <category>windows games</category> <category>entertainment culture</category> <category>ps2</category> <category>fads and trends</category> <category>workprint</category> <category>music of minecraft</category> <category>steve</category> <category>tom cruise</category> <category>jack black</category> <category>human interest</category> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774855</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zack Zwiezen]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/3686b9b7ee36b2eb43753104b9702550.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[This First Berserker: Khazan Armor Set Is Perfect For Parrying Builds]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/first-berserker-khazan-dragonscale-armor-scroll-parry-1851774831</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/1ebfef372c0380b58d00e77e4d5bc454.jpg"/>The First Berserker: Khazan is filled with various cool armor sets from which to choose, with excellent options for <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/first-berserker-khazan-respec-skills-stats-primevil-orb-1851774449">each type of build</a>. But if you’re an especially big fan of parrying, you may be drawn to the Dragonscale Set. <a href="https://kotaku.com/first-berserker-khazan-dragonscale-armor-scroll-parry-1851774831">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>berserker</category> <category>blade nexus</category> <category>laser</category> <category>vikings</category> <category>rage</category> <category>norse paganism</category> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774831</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Billy Givens]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/1ebfef372c0380b58d00e77e4d5bc454.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[The Internet Reacts To Trump's War On Nintendo]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/president-trump-tariffs-switch-2-pre-orders-delay-us-1851774828</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/ca86d289e7ac3ef0b304360ca1c737c4.jpg"/>On Friday, <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-preorder-price-tariff-trump-nintendo-1851774764">Nintendo announced that players won’t be able to pre-order a Switch 2 on April 9</a>. The company <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-price-trump-tariffs-vietnam-china-trade-war-1851774438">directly blamed President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs</a> against basically every country on the planet (except Russia and North Korea, weirdly) for the delay. This has led to some people and analysts online to…<a href="https://kotaku.com/president-trump-tariffs-switch-2-pre-orders-delay-us-1851774828">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>nintendo</category> <category>nintendo eshop</category> <category>donald trump</category> <category>in video gaming</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>economic history of the united states</category> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774828</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zack Zwiezen]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/ca86d289e7ac3ef0b304360ca1c737c4.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Nintendo Halts Switch 2 Pre-Orders Over Trump's Tariffs]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/switch-2-preorder-price-tariff-trump-nintendo-1851774764</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/3270cc0f221d1184b130887535cf499f.jpg"/>Switch 2 pre-orders were supposed to begin on April 9. No longer. In an unprecedented move, Nintendo announced on Friday that it’s halting pre-orders for <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-price-release-date-specs-1851773502">its upcoming $450 hardware launch</a> because of new tariffs in the U.S. set to go into effect beginning on April 5. <a href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-preorder-price-tariff-trump-nintendo-1851774764">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>nintendo</category> <category>donald trump</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>nintendo switch online</category> <category>aubrey quinn</category> <category>walmart</category> <category>best buy</category> <category>nintendo 3ds</category> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:39:37 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774764</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Gach]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/3270cc0f221d1184b130887535cf499f.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Marvel Rivals: Everything You Need To Know About The Meta Ahead Of Season 2's Launch]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/marvel-rivals-meta-season-1-5-torch-cloak-dagger-iron-1851774806</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/265dfa75d1f7c40347292db26c0896ec.jpg"/>Marvel Rivals is a constantly evolving game. And with the new season arriving on April 11, 2025, we can expect even more changes. But if you’ve been a little checked out and are planning to return for Season Two and want to know where the meta currently is on this wildly successful hero shooter, especially if you…<a href="https://kotaku.com/marvel-rivals-meta-season-1-5-torch-cloak-dagger-iron-1851774806">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>marvel rivals</category> <category>spider man</category> <category>cloak and dagger</category> <category>invisible woman</category> <category>cloak dagger</category> <category>peni parker</category> <category>dr strange</category> <category>iron mans armor</category> <category>new mutants</category> <category>cloak and dagger</category> <category>ultimates</category> <category>tyrone johnson and tandy bowen</category> <category>magneto</category> <category>iron man</category> <category>luna</category> <category>doctor strange</category> <category>namor</category> <category>ultimate</category> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774806</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Barnett]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/265dfa75d1f7c40347292db26c0896ec.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Marvel Rivals Fans Are Having Trouble Telling All Of The Blondes Apart]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/marvel-rivals-emma-frost-invisible-woman-dagger-blondes-1851774781</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/6583424c2b8f4fc2f1fcf50549179c5d.jpg"/>Yesterday, Marvel Rivals unveiled <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/marvel-rivals-frost-ultron-characters-xmen-season-2-1851774548">two new heroes coming to the shooter in season 2</a>: the telepathic mutant Emma Frost and the unshackled AI Ultron. We haven’t seen much of Ultron yet, as he’ll be added later in the season. Emma Frost will join the roster when season 2 begins on April 11. Fans are excited to have…<a href="https://kotaku.com/marvel-rivals-emma-frost-invisible-woman-dagger-blondes-1851774781">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>marvel rivals</category> <category>captain marvel</category> <category>dazzler</category> <category>windows games</category> <category>monica rambeau</category> <category>ultron</category> <category>emma frost</category> <category>carol danvers</category> <category>marvel super hero squad online</category> <category>cloak and dagger</category> <category>sports</category> <category>netease</category> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774781</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kenneth Shepard]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/6583424c2b8f4fc2f1fcf50549179c5d.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Where Does Snow White Rank Among The Worst Disney Live-Action Remakes Of All Time?]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/disney-lion-king-the-little-mermaid-cinderella-1851767126</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/ff4fd22a7c11b288e2e2e2aad2f2c352.jpg"/>Disney first started making live-action movies in the 1950s to compete with the rise of television and expand its Hollywood presence beyond animation. The studio began with literary adaptations and family-friendly films like Old Yeller and The Parent Trap before moving on to more experimental fantasy with Tron and Esca…<a href="https://kotaku.com/disney-lion-king-the-little-mermaid-cinderella-1851767126">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>snow white</category> <category>mowgli</category> <category>entertainment culture</category> <category>lady and the tramp</category> <category>lily james</category> <category>jim</category> <category>emma watson</category> <category>eric</category> <category>joely richardson</category> <category>elliot</category> <category>wes bentley</category> <category>sebastian</category> <category>naomi scott</category> <category>cogsworth</category> <category>david lowery</category> <category>carters</category> <category>honey i shrunk the kids</category> <category>rachel zegler</category> <category>kitty</category> <category>walt disney studios</category> <category>lilo stitch</category> <category>walt disney pictures</category> <category>the jungle book</category> <category>peter pan</category> <category>neel sethi</category> <category>matt lucas</category> <category>walt disney animation studios</category> <category>et pete oakes fegley</category> <category>evil queen</category> <category>gal gadot</category> <category>cate blanchett</category> <category>snow white and the seven dwarfs</category> <category>pinocchio</category> <category>mulan</category> <category>helena bonham carter</category> <category>disney renaissance</category> <category>jon favreau</category> <category>steven spielberg</category> <category>kiersey clemons</category> <category>stefan sharlto copley</category> <category>glenn close</category> <category>li</category> <category>the walt disney company</category> <category>cruella de vil</category> <category>bagheera</category> <category>jiminy cricket</category> <category>robin williams</category> <category>fabiana</category> <category>guy</category> <category>kenneth branagh</category> <category>finley hobbins</category> <category>donny osmond</category> <category>dan stevens</category> <category>will smith</category> <category>potts</category> <category>jeff daniels</category> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851767126</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Madden]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/ff4fd22a7c11b288e2e2e2aad2f2c352.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[12 Years Late, This Kickstarter-Funded Tribute To A Legendary Adventure Game Series Is A Complete Disaster]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/spaceventure-space-quest-kickstarter-steam-disaster-1851774747</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/a4a6ae4953497b4f959ed79ea385085a.jpg"/> In 2012, renowned developers Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe launched a Kickstarter to spiritually revive their classic Space Quest series, a game to be called SpaceVenture. Some 13 years later, following numerous delays and botched half-launches, the game has finally arrived on Steam. And oh no, it’s so bad. But before…<a href="https://kotaku.com/spaceventure-space-quest-kickstarter-steam-disaster-1851774747">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>kickstarter</category> <category>adventure game</category> <category>windows games</category> <category>single player video games</category> <category>dos games</category> <category>roman numerals</category> <category>mark crowe</category> <category>ken williams</category> <category>tim schafer</category> <category>chris pope</category> <category>double fine</category> <category>ace hardway</category> <category>space quest iv</category> <category>adventure games</category> <category>scott murphy</category> <category>steam</category> <category>ps2</category> <category>sierra entertainment</category> <category>sierra</category> <category>gary owens</category> <category>the return</category> <category>broken age</category> <category>roger wilco</category> <category>vivendi</category> <category>space quest</category> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774747</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[John Walker]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/a4a6ae4953497b4f959ed79ea385085a.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Elden Ring Director Hidetaka Miyazaki Explains What You Actually Do In Bloodborne-Looking Multiplayer Switch 2 Exclusive Duskbloods]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/the-duskbloods-elden-ring-hidetaka-miyazaki-switch-2-1851774753</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/eacc0e56ca6aeb681cff8909d4cf7b40.jpg"/><a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/duskbloods-switch-2-nintendo-fromsoftware-exclusive-1851774242">The Duskbloods</a> was far and away the most surprising thing revealed during the <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-reveal-nintendo-direct-mario-donkey-kong-1851774194">Switch 2 Nintendo Direct this week</a>. First, there was the fact that FromSoftware was making a new game that certainly had the vibe of a Bloodborne spiritual successor. Second, it was revealed to be a Switch 2 exclusive. And a multiplayer one…<a href="https://kotaku.com/the-duskbloods-elden-ring-hidetaka-miyazaki-switch-2-1851774753">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>hidetaka miyazaki</category> <category>elden ring</category> <category>bloodborne</category> <category>miyazaki</category> <category>bandai namco games</category> <category>windows games</category> <category>rpg</category> <category>action role playing video games</category> <category>demons souls</category> <category>dark souls</category> <category>fromsoftware</category> <category>dark souls iii</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>fromsoftare</category> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774753</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Gach]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/eacc0e56ca6aeb681cff8909d4cf7b40.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Switch 2 Has Physical Game Collectors Freaking Out, And Elden Ring Is A Perfect Example]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/switch-2-elden-ring-digital-downloads-1851774694</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/8bd234765d72755c61a7e827609ccf73.jpg"/>While players on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S ditched physical games in favor of digital downloads in droves, <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/ps5-limited-run-physical-digital-capcom-1851602842">Switch fans had been holding the line</a>. But that might change with the Switch 2, thanks to physical edition price hikes and controversial game-key cards that don’t include the full game out of the box.…<a href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-elden-ring-digital-downloads-1851774694">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>street fighter 6</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>nintendo ds</category> <category>kart</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>mario</category> <category>rpg</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>nintendo 3ds</category> <category>technology internet</category> <category>mario kart 8</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 21:25:23 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774694</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Gach]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/8bd234765d72755c61a7e827609ccf73.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Disney Reportedly Pauses Live-Action Tangled Remake Following Snow White Flop]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/tangled-remake-canceled-paused-snow-white-disney-flop-1851774677</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/ce03a27b4de7882d624d78193d5f91d7.jpg"/>The era of Disney trying to turn <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/disney-lion-king-the-little-mermaid-cinderella-1851767126">every animated movie into a live-action blockbuster</a> might be coming to an end, as it’s been reported that the planned Tangled live-action remake has been “paused.” And even if more live-action remakes eventually happen, it seems that the Mickey Mouse company might be getting more…<a href="https://kotaku.com/tangled-remake-canceled-paused-snow-white-disney-flop-1851774677">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>snow white</category> <category>tangled</category> <category>disney</category> <category>remake</category> <category>lilo stich</category> <category>johnson</category> <category>snow white and the seven dwarfs</category> <category>entertainment culture</category> <category>moana</category> <category>dwayne</category> <category>disney controversies</category> <category>rapunzels tangled adventure</category> <category>the little mermaid</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774677</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zack Zwiezen]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/ce03a27b4de7882d624d78193d5f91d7.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[This Strange Monster Hunter Wilds Weapon Lets You Team Up With Insects]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/monster-hunter-wilds-insect-glaive-kinsect-essence-1851774450</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/3bed04523cdb4b104c5ed05d45f786cd.jpg"/>I like choosing the strangest weapons in almost every game I play. I can’t help it. And much to my enjoyment, <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/monster-hunter-wilds-review-ps5-open-world-rpg-capcom-1851766113">Monster Hunter Wilds</a> gives me some good options. Although the <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/monster-hunter-wilds-best-weapon-the-charge-blade-guide-1851769340">Charge Blade</a> earns some major cool points for its transforming gimmick, there is nothing quite like fighting alongside a bug with the Insect…<a href="https://kotaku.com/monster-hunter-wilds-insect-glaive-kinsect-essence-1851774450">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>monster hunter</category> <category>monster hunter wilds</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>windows games</category> <category>role playing video games</category> <category>action role playing video games</category> <category>hemiptera</category> <category>glaive</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 19:20:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774450</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samuel Moreno]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/3bed04523cdb4b104c5ed05d45f786cd.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[My Excitement For The Switch 2 Is Dying By A Thousand Cuts]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/switch-2-price-game-key-cards-dlss-lcd-oled-1851774622</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/bdb921f35cee3b23c9f9241934ca48de.jpg"/>Let me get this out of the way first: I’m not a Nintendo girlie. A couple of decades ago, my parents gave me a choice between N64 or PlayStation for my birthday, and I chose the team with the badass bandicoot and didn’t regret it. It wouldn’t be until 2019 that I’d pick up a Switch and still, it wasn’t until the…<a href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-price-game-key-cards-dlss-lcd-oled-1851774622">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>deep learning super sampling</category> <category>metroid prime</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>nvidia</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>technology internet</category> <category>cyberpunk</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>steam deck</category> <category>zelda</category> <category>playstation</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774622</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Jackson]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/bdb921f35cee3b23c9f9241934ca48de.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Nintendo Says The eShop Is Better On Switch 2, But Offers Vague Answer About Stick Drift]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/switch-2-stick-drift-joy-con-eshop-fix-better-nintendo-1851774614</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/e9a3938655c597af35e4bc98cb75e80a.jpg"/>Nintendo claims that it has built better, nicer controllers to help avoid <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/joy-con-drift-is-becoming-a-real-problem-on-the-switch-1836417809">stick drift</a> on the Switch 2, and that it’s made the new console’s eShop snappier and easier to use. But the company’s answers haven’t fully convinced me that we shouldn’t be worried as we approach the <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-price-release-date-specs-1851773502">Switch 2's launch on June 5.</a><a href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-stick-drift-joy-con-eshop-fix-better-nintendo-1851774614">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>nintendo</category> <category>kawamoto</category> <category>wii u</category> <category>wii</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>gesture recognition</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>joy con</category> <category>technology internet</category> <category>kouichi kawamoto</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>tetsuya sasaki</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774614</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zack Zwiezen]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/e9a3938655c597af35e4bc98cb75e80a.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Stealth Tips For Becoming The Sneakiest Godlike In Avowed]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/avowed-stealth-build-divine-thorn-shadowing-beyond-1851774452</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/a74f022ef4474e23a4ecd448d3e6ea21.jpg"/>This isn’t Skyrim, so why do so many of us want to play the same build—a one-hit stealth archer—in Avowed? Well, because it’s downright fun! Who doesn’t want to slink through the tall grass, line up <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/avowed-best-bow-the-long-touch-map-guide-rpg-1851766965">the perfect bow shot</a>, and wipe the floor with a Xaurip or Sparrowhawk after letting loose a single arrow? Here’s the…<a href="https://kotaku.com/avowed-stealth-build-divine-thorn-shadowing-beyond-1851774452">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>windows games</category> <category>single player video games</category> <category>thorn</category> <category>rpg</category> <category>action adventure games</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774452</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandon Morgan]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/a74f022ef4474e23a4ecd448d3e6ea21.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Marvel Rivals Reveals Two New Characters For Its Next Season]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/marvel-rivals-frost-ultron-characters-xmen-season-2-1851774548</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/eeceb5615cd6ca226d9fb8c7b1810f0b.jpg"/>On April 3, NetEase revealed the next season of <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/games/marvel-rivals?startIndex=10">Marvel Rivals</a>. The popular game’s second season starts April 11 and will add Emma Frost and Ultron to the already large roster of Marvel Rivals. <a href="https://kotaku.com/marvel-rivals-frost-ultron-characters-xmen-season-2-1851774548">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>marvel rivals</category> <category>netease</category> <category>x men</category> <category>hellfire gala</category> <category>storm</category> <category>emma frost</category> <category>krakoa</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:50:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774548</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zack Zwiezen]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/eeceb5615cd6ca226d9fb8c7b1810f0b.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Nvidia Finally Spills The Beans On What's Powering The Switch 2, Promises '10x' Graphics Performance Of Original Switch]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/switch-2-gpu-specs-nvidia-dlss-ray-trace-gsync-ai-1851774586</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/95b40c80f5bde7bda107b290c5c31440.png"/>Nintendo has remained <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-price-release-date-specs-1851773502">tight-lipped about the chip powering the Switch 2</a>, but thanks to Nvidia we now have a better idea of what it is and the next-gen features it will support. Those include DLSS, ray tracing, and Variable Refresh Rate in handheld mode for games that choose (or manage) to support them. <a href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-gpu-specs-nvidia-dlss-ray-trace-gsync-ai-1851774586">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>nvidia</category> <category>video game console</category> <category>graphics cards</category> <category>graphics processing unit</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>deep learning super sampling</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>3d computer graphics</category> <category>turing</category> <category>technology internet</category> <category>handheld game console</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774586</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Gach]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/95b40c80f5bde7bda107b290c5c31440.png"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Megan 2's First Trailer Is Bonkers And Amazing]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/megan-2-first-trailer-teaser-release-date-scifi-horror-1851774585</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/df7d2e3017e48db78cfed335c27930c1.jpg"/>As Sir Elton John once said: <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://youtu.be/IGo6x_uzG8Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The bitch is back</a>. Today, Universal released the first full trailer for Megan 2.0, the follow up to 2023's smash hit horror film Megan. And, folks, things are getting wild in this sequel. I’m not even sure it’s a horror movie anymore. <a href="https://kotaku.com/megan-2-first-trailer-teaser-release-date-scifi-horror-1851774585">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>bonkers</category> <category>megan</category> <category>elton john</category> <category>m3gan</category> <category>entertainment culture</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774585</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zack Zwiezen]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/df7d2e3017e48db78cfed335c27930c1.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[How To Prepare For The Next Diablo IV Season]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/diablo-4-new-season-how-to-prepare-altar-mount-class-1851774451</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/9c9276b1f6e1088da659423a20987307.jpg"/>Every new season of Diablo IV is a bit of a spectacle. Alongside a handful of quality-of-life improvements, gameplay mechanics, additional armor and weapon sets, cosmetics, and occasionally, we’ll also receive new abilities and powers that enhance our favorite classes tenfold. In each upcoming season, new powers…<a href="https://kotaku.com/diablo-4-new-season-how-to-prepare-altar-mount-class-1851774451">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>diablo</category> <category>blizzard games</category> <category>windows games</category> <category>role playing video games</category> <category>action role playing video games</category> <category>multiplayer online games</category> <category>blizzard entertainment</category> <category>lilith</category> <category>diablo ii</category> <category>diablo iii</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774451</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandon Morgan]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/9c9276b1f6e1088da659423a20987307.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Trump Shocks With Massive New Tariffs That Could Make The Switch 2 Cost More Than $600]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/switch-2-price-trump-tariffs-vietnam-china-trade-war-1851774438</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/b7aa7a09b26f83b2df44e14d6531e5be.jpg"/>Fans faced a bit of sticker shock today when <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-price-release-date-specs-1851773502">Nintendo revealed the Switch 2 would cost $450</a>, especially with some new physical games set to cost as much as $90. But the price of upgrading to the Mario maker’s next console generation is set to get even worse after President Donald Trump announced a new wave of <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/tariffs-trump-games-digital-consoles-price-increase-ps5-1851767919?_gl=1*45ywdo*_ga*MTc0MjY2NTg1OS4xNzQwMzc1OTc4*_ga_V4QNJTT5L0*MTc0MzYyODk3Mi41NS4xLjE3NDM2MjkxNzIuNTguMC4w">shockingl…</a><a href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-price-trump-tariffs-vietnam-china-trade-war-1851774438">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>walmart</category> <category>target</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>chinaunited states trade war</category> <category>donald trump</category> <category>tariff</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>tariffs in the second trump administration</category> <category>felix tintelnot</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>best buy</category> <category>eighth generation of video game consoles</category> <category>video game console</category> <category>gary shapiro</category> <category>the consumer technology association</category> <category>david gibson</category> <category>customs duties</category> <category>daniel ahmad</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>economic history of the united states</category> <category>trade war</category> <category>economic history of the peoples republic of china</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:15:31 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774438</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Gach]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/b7aa7a09b26f83b2df44e14d6531e5be.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[People Are Finally Going Hands-On With Switch 2 And Here's What They're Saying: 'Safe But Substantial']]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-hands-on-previews-mouse-mario-kart-1851774555</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/77d1f4a1296eec052f7caa6fb426f19e.png"/>After Nintendo held its big <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-reveal-nintendo-direct-mario-donkey-kong-1851774194">Switch 2 Direct showcase</a> on April 2, press and content creators around the world had a chance to put the new console through its paces. Attendees were able to play multiple games, including Nintendo’s first-party offerings like Mario Kart World and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, as well as big…<a href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-hands-on-previews-mouse-mario-kart-1851774555">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>joy con</category> <category>technology internet</category> <category>mario kart</category> <category>metroid</category> <category>single player video games</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>mario</category> <category>metroid prime</category> <category>mario kart 8</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>samus</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774555</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kenneth Shepard]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/77d1f4a1296eec052f7caa6fb426f19e.png"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Nintendo's Mario Kart World Livestream Overrun With Fans Begging It To Drop The Switch 2 Price]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/switch-2-price-mario-kart-world-nintendo-treehouse-live-1851774530</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/23b75420a8cbe2e411a33279984ce7cf.jpg"/>Fans had been waiting months for Nintendo’s big Switch 2 Direct. But one thing that’s dominated the conversation following the showcase isn’t the games or the features, it’s the <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-price-release-date-specs-1851773502">Switch 2's $450 price tag</a>. Now fans are spamming the YouTube chat for the company’s ongoing Nintendo Treehouse livestream with one simple…<a href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-price-mario-kart-world-nintendo-treehouse-live-1851774530">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>nintendo</category> <category>mario</category> <category>mario kart</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>joost van dreunen</category> <category>nintendo direct</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>nintendo switch online</category> <category>metroid</category> <category>wii</category> <category>super mario kart</category> <category>in video gaming</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774530</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Gach]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/23b75420a8cbe2e411a33279984ce7cf.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Everything You Need To Know About Respeccing In The First Berserker: Khazan]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/first-berserker-khazan-respec-skills-stats-primevil-orb-1851774449</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/11cbc80dbc0719fdd635a8852d39deba.jpg"/>Part of the appeal of many role-playing games is trying a wide variety of weapons and builds to see what suits your playstyle the most. This remains true in <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/first-berserker-khazan-review-anime-soulslike-rpg-1851771917">The First Berserker: Khazan</a>, which features multiple weapon types, tons of skills to unlock, and different stats that tie everything together. And luckily, you…<a href="https://kotaku.com/first-berserker-khazan-respec-skills-stats-primevil-orb-1851774449">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>berserker</category> <category>norse mythology in popular culture</category> <category>amazon</category> <category>best buy</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774449</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Billy Givens]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/11cbc80dbc0719fdd635a8852d39deba.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[The Best Point-And-Click Adventures Of The 21st Century]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/best-point-and-click-adventure-games-unavowed-norco-1851774003</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/114be0fd8aa176f93674136ac06df9f0.jpg"/>One of the most tedious repeated refrains since the turn of the millennium is the notion that “adventure games are dead.” While it’s very true that the genre’s heyday was in the 1990s, when new LucasArts point-and-click games could top sales charts, the format has never gone away. In fact, in the last 25 years it’s…<a href="https://kotaku.com/best-point-and-click-adventure-games-unavowed-norco-1851774003">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>adventure games</category> <category>floex</category> <category>ron gilbert</category> <category>windows games</category> <category>single player video games</category> <category>ben chandler</category> <category>kathy rain kathy rain</category> <category>chris jones</category> <category>thimbleweed park</category> <category>gary winnick</category> <category>swedish developers clifftop games</category> <category>the secret of monkey island</category> <category>maniac mansion</category> <category>matt chapman</category> <category>return to monkey island</category> <category>berta</category> <category>sword</category> <category>alasdair beckett</category> <category>botanicula</category> <category>mara</category> <category>hitler</category> <category>david lynch</category> <category>linux games</category> <category>dos games</category> <category>ben ward</category> <category>kay</category> <category>josef</category> <category>adventure game</category> <category>angela ray</category> <category>sam max</category> <category>rpg</category> <category>rusty lake</category> <category>age</category> <category>mike chapman</category> <category>mike stemmle</category> <category>jane jensen</category> <category>nelly</category> <category>dave gilbert</category> <category>al lowe</category> <category>kickstarter</category> <category>antonio reyes</category> <category>unavowed</category> <category>dan marshall</category> <category>dave grossman</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774003</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[John Walker]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/114be0fd8aa176f93674136ac06df9f0.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Don't Worry, Nintendo Says You Can Totally Use Switch 2 Mouse Controls On Your Pants]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/switch-2-mouse-controls-joycon-metroid-prime-4-civ-7-1851774501</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/508e982403fc83eba55b4bee44ecc53c.jpg"/>Mouse controls are one of the <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-price-release-date-specs-1851773502">Switch 2's big new features</a>. Optical sensors allow the upgraded Joy-Con controllers to aim and navigate on the console as if you were playing on a PC. But the Switch 2 is also a portable console. Mostly people aren’t playing it at a desk. Don’t worry, Nintendo says, the mouse controls…<a href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-mouse-controls-joycon-metroid-prime-4-civ-7-1851774501">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>nintendo</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>computer mouse</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>metroid prime</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>joy con</category> <category>technology internet</category> <category>single player video games</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774501</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Gach]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/508e982403fc83eba55b4bee44ecc53c.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Netflix’s Devil May Cry: The Kotaku Review]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/devil-may-cry-netflix-review-season-1-dante-lady-vergil-1851774417</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/6eeabadeefc38698bc1a069ea0994c1c.jpg"/>Netflix’s latest foray into animated video game adaptations is a new spin on <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/devil-may-cry-anime-netflix-dante-capcom-vergil-lady-1850878905">Devil May Cry</a>, Capcom’s excellent series of character action games that kicked off in 2001. And even though the show represents a reboot of the continuity that lets the uninitiated pick things up at the beginning, it’s still deeply rooted in…<a href="https://kotaku.com/devil-may-cry-netflix-review-season-1-dante-lady-vergil-1851774417">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>devil may cry</category> <category>windows games</category> <category>nero</category> <category>devil may cry 5</category> <category>spryer</category> <category>kevin conroy</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>lady</category> <category>single player video games</category> <category>johnny yong bosch</category> <category>papa roach</category> <category>baines</category> <category>ps2</category> <category>white rabbit</category> <category>action adventure games</category> <category>capcom</category> <category>dante</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774417</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kenneth Shepard]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/6eeabadeefc38698bc1a069ea0994c1c.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Mario Kart World's Breakout Star Is This Awesome Cow]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/mario-kart-world-moo-moo-meadows-cow-meme-switch-2-1851774370</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/0bc58989d2a4a853680360fa226b3fc9.jpg"/>Today, during <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-reveal-nintendo-direct-mario-donkey-kong-1851774194">Nintendo’s big Switch 2 Direct</a>, we got a bunch of trailers for upcoming games and finally learned that the new console will be launching June 5. But the real star of the show wasn’t a new Donkey Kong game or voice chat, it was a simple yet badass cow on a scooter built out of a boombox. <a href="https://kotaku.com/mario-kart-world-moo-moo-meadows-cow-meme-switch-2-1851774370">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>mario kart</category> <category>mario</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>draftmario kart 8 deluxe</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>moo moo meadows</category> <category>human interest</category> <category>donkey kong</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>mario kart 8</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 21:40:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774370</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zack Zwiezen]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/0bc58989d2a4a853680360fa226b3fc9.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[A Minecraft Movie Sounds Like A Mess That Might Not Be Terrible]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/minecraft-movie-reviews-jack-black-jason-mamoa-1851774429</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/720e85753eec6558da201bd9c8f451a5.jpg"/><a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/a-minecraft-movie-trailer-jack-black-kids-1851640395">A Minecraft Movie</a> comes out this weekend and early reviews are all over the place. Some are calling the gaming adaptation <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/jack-black-minecraft-movie-lapis-lazuli-1851772162">starring Jack Black</a> and Jason Momoa a nonsensical disaster, while others think it’s not actually that bad. Microsoft’s Hollywood debut might feel like naked IP exploitation but it’s not necessarily…<a href="https://kotaku.com/minecraft-movie-reviews-jack-black-jason-mamoa-1851774429">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>minecraft</category> <category>a minecraft movie</category> <category>johnny oleksinski</category> <category>entertainment weekly</category> <category>fads and trends</category> <category>brandon yu</category> <category>jordan hoffman</category> <category>rogerebertcom</category> <category>hess</category> <category>danielle brooks</category> <category>jack black</category> <category>kimber myers</category> <category>emma myers</category> <category>brian tallerico</category> <category>jason momoa</category> <category>henry sebastian hansen</category> <category>entertainment culture</category> <category>markus persson</category> <category>david erhlich</category> <category>jacob oller</category> <category>mark mothersbaugh</category> <category>steve</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774429</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Gach]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/720e85753eec6558da201bd9c8f451a5.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Mario Kart World Is An Open-World Switch 2 Launch Game]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/mario-kart-world-mk9-open-world-trailer-launch-1851774200</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/fa58a4b42b58144c4fd4ab6d4d4f9d30.jpg"/>Nintendo has officially revealed Mario Kart 9 and it’s actually called Mario Kart World. Players will race across new courses staged all over the world and in a series first be able to drive all around the map in-between races. The game will feature 24 players per match and include new racers like Paulina and new…<a href="https://kotaku.com/mario-kart-world-mk9-open-world-trailer-launch-1851774200">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>mario kart</category> <category>mario</category> <category>mario kart world</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>nintendo direct</category> <category>paulina</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>draftmario kart</category> <category>nintendo switch online</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:29:20 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774200</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Gach]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/fa58a4b42b58144c4fd4ab6d4d4f9d30.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[So What The Hell Is Mario Drinking In Mario Kart World?]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/mario-kart-world-yoshi-drink-soda-can-switch-2-direct-1851774380</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/3cc9911c93c6f552353e438e8594de4f.jpg"/>On Wednesday, Nintendo held a big Direct dedicated to the upcoming Switch 2. The new console is set to launch on June 5 and will cost $450. And one of the launch games for the console is Mario Kart World, a big, sprawling kart racer that looks like a lot of fun. But uh, what the heck is Mario drinking in that can?<a href="https://kotaku.com/mario-kart-world-yoshi-drink-soda-can-switch-2-direct-1851774380">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>mario</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>kenneth shepard yoshi</category> <category>carolyn petit yoshi</category> <category>claire jackson</category> <category>ethan gach</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>yoshi</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:05:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774380</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zack Zwiezen]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/3cc9911c93c6f552353e438e8594de4f.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[The Switch 2's Battery Life Is Worse Than The Original]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/switch-2-battery-life-steam-deck-compares-4k-60fps-1851774376</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/55d556c4b784d376f40c724d39551681.jpg"/>Battery life for gaming handhelds is always a challenge but the tradeoffs for the Switch 2 appear to be particularly brutal. <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-price-release-date-specs-1851773502?_gl=1*vmt1g3*_ga*MTc0MjY2NTg1OS4xNzQwMzc1OTc4*_ga_V4QNJTT5L0*MTc0MzU5OTQwMC41My4xLjE3NDM2MjExNDguNDYuMC4w">Nintendo has confirmed that the next-gen device</a> will run for anywhere from 2-6.5 hours on a single charge depending on what you’re playing. It ain’t great. In fact, it’s somehow even worse than…<a href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-battery-life-steam-deck-compares-4k-60fps-1851774376">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>nintendo</category> <category>nintendo ds</category> <category>steam deck</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>eighth generation of video game consoles</category> <category>human interest</category> <category>technology internet</category> <category>handheld game console</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:55:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774376</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Gach]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/55d556c4b784d376f40c724d39551681.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Midnight Console Launches Are Making A Comeback For The Switch 2]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/switch-2-midnight-launch-preorder-best-buy-mario-kart-1851774355</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/646f7ddcef819c5134ca533dbfd5388a.png"/>The <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-price-release-date-specs-1851773502">Nintendo Switch 2 launches on June 5</a> and at least one major retailer is bringing back an old-school midnight launch to help fans celebrate early. <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://howl.link/ysmrqj4usfmci" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Best Buy</a> will be opening stores at 12:01 a.m. ET for anyone who pre-ordered the console and launch games like Mario Kart World. <a href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-midnight-launch-preorder-best-buy-mario-kart-1851774355">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>walmart</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>amazon</category> <category>mario kart</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>nintendo ds</category> <category>gamestop</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>best buy</category> <category>technology internet</category> <category>mario kart super circuit</category> <category>mario</category> <category>in video gaming</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774355</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Gach]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/646f7ddcef819c5134ca533dbfd5388a.png"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Every Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Game]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/every-nintendo-switch-2-launch-game-exclusive-mario-1851774354</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/f3cfde2c08a43150d7513b22be6a8d94.jpg"/>On April 2, Nintendo pulled back the curtain and revealed all about the Switch 2. The upcoming console is set to <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-price-release-date-specs-1851773502?_gl=1*186j05r*_ga*NzE0NzM5NTc5LjE3Mjk4Njg5MzU.*_ga_V4QNJTT5L0*MTc0MzU5ODc5My4yODEuMS4xNzQzNjE4NzI5LjYwLjAuMA..">launch on June 5 and will cost $450</a>. So what will be available to play on your fancy new Switch 2 later this year? We have a list that should prove useful! <a href="https://kotaku.com/every-nintendo-switch-2-launch-game-exclusive-mario-1851774354">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>mario kart</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>in video games</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo music</category> <category>nintendo switch online</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:55:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774354</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zack Zwiezen]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/f3cfde2c08a43150d7513b22be6a8d94.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[The Switch 2 Was Almost Called The Super Switch]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/nintendo-super-switch-2-name-almost-interview-direct-1851774334</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/30c0ee6aef71a3be4b8e403d2d53e5cf.jpg"/>Following today’s hour-long Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, the company has continued to post new information about the console and its upcoming games. This post-Direct news feed included a series of interviews with the people behind the creation of the <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-price-release-date-specs-1851773502">$450 console</a>—launching in June—and from those, we learned that the…<a href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-super-switch-2-name-almost-interview-direct-1851774334">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>switch</category> <category>switch 2</category> <category>super nintendo entertainment system</category> <category>nintendo network</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>takuhiro dohta</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>in video gaming</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>technology internet</category> <category>kouichi kawamoto</category> <category>kawamoto</category> <category>nintendo eshop</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774334</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zack Zwiezen]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/30c0ee6aef71a3be4b8e403d2d53e5cf.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[The Internet Reacts To Switch 2 And Mario Kart Sticker Price Shock]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/switch-2-mario-kart-world-physical-game-tariffs-prices-1851774317</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/878c35ac24d1bd8b56e5b35969cf8f27.jpg"/>A Nintendo Switch 2 will set you back $450. Mario Kart World will be $90 for the physical version. There’s a tutorial for the new hardware and its features complete with demos and minigames called Switch 2 Welcome Tour. It will also cost money. Nintendo is preparing to launch its most anticipated console ever and…<a href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-mario-kart-world-physical-game-tariffs-prices-1851774317">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>mario kart</category> <category>mario</category> <category>game watch</category> <category>trump</category> <category>takashi mochizuki</category> <category>wii u</category> <category>kate</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>nintendo direct</category> <category>breath of the wild on the</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>roblox</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>joy con</category> <category>technology internet</category> <category>mat piscatella</category> <category>geoff keighley</category> <category>mario kart 8</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>doom</category> <category>eighth generation of video game consoles</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774317</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Gach]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/878c35ac24d1bd8b56e5b35969cf8f27.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[The Switch 2's Camera Is The Weird New Nintendo Idea I Was Hoping For]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-camera-direct-screen-sharing-1851774311</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/de243752c19e204f4ffdf5fb768cb950.jpg"/>Back in January, <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-joy-con-nintendo-new-features-1851735307">I lamented the idea that the Switch 2 would simply be an upgraded Switch</a>. Not because I wouldn’t buy one—I’d be there day one regardless—but because what I’ve loved about Nintendo for so many decades is the company’s desire to just be strange. From the clamshell two-screen bizarreness of the DS to the…<a href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-camera-direct-screen-sharing-1851774311">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>nintendo</category> <category>bowser</category> <category>wii</category> <category>nintendo ds</category> <category>nintendo dsi</category> <category>mario</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>human interest</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774311</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[John Walker]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/de243752c19e204f4ffdf5fb768cb950.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Over 120 Switch Games Have Compatibility Issues Or Won't Start Up At All On Switch 2]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/switch-2-backwards-compatibility-list-start-up-issues-1851774297</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/6b744692b3848d903f06f26a655c3065.jpg"/>Today, <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-reveal-nintendo-direct-mario-donkey-kong-1851774194">Nintendo revealed all about the Switch 2</a>. The new console is set to launch in June and will cost $450. And it will, as previously announced, support most OG Switch games. However, two new compatibility lists from Nintendo seem to indicate that over 100 Switch games will have various issues or just flat-out not…<a href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-backwards-compatibility-list-start-up-issues-1851774297">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>virtual console</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>nintendo direct</category> <category>nintendo switch system software</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>nintendo 3ds</category> <category>technology internet</category> <category>doom</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774297</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zack Zwiezen]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/6b744692b3848d903f06f26a655c3065.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[New Hyrule Warriors Will Take Fans Inside Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's Imprisoning War]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/hyrule-warriors-imprisoning-war-zelda-tokt-switch-2-1851774238</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/c1a23ea4ccffc36999ec359fe7edd5ea.png"/> Imprisoning War is a key part of the backstory for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and it will be playable in the next Hyrule Warriors. The latest Zelda musou spin-off will lets fans take control of the Hyrulian princess, Zonai King Rauru, and other sages as they try to lock away the Demon King Ganon…<a href="https://kotaku.com/hyrule-warriors-imprisoning-war-zelda-tokt-switch-2-1851774238">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>hyrule warriors</category> <category>zelda</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>princess zelda</category> <category>urbosa</category> <category>the legend of zelda</category> <category>zonai king</category> <category>amiibo</category> <category>single player video games</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>rauru</category> <category>universe of the legend of zelda</category> <category>rpg</category> <category>action adventure games</category> <category>ganon</category> <category>link</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:43:52 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774238</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Gach]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/c1a23ea4ccffc36999ec359fe7edd5ea.png"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Switch 2 Pre-Order Rules Are Some BS: Here's How They Work]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-pre-order-requirements-store-online-1851774277</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/485ec87fd3cea832387b2699e4cbd2a1.jpg"/>Console pre-orders are a notoriously painful process. If you’re trying to get them online, scalpers and bots are likely to snatch them up at stores like Target or Best Buy. With <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-price-release-date-specs-1851773502">the Switch 2 coming in hot</a>, Nintendo is putting some restrictions in place on its online store to hopefully make sure people who actually…<a href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-pre-order-requirements-store-online-1851774277">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>nintendo</category> <category>gamestop</category> <category>club nintendo</category> <category>in video gaming</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>nintendo 3ds</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>ebay</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774277</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kenneth Shepard]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/485ec87fd3cea832387b2699e4cbd2a1.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Everything We Saw At The Big Switch 2 Reveal]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/switch-2-reveal-nintendo-direct-mario-donkey-kong-1851774194</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/0298fbaa86a0bca10612df037bf69a2b.png"/>Today was the day Nintendo finally shared with us a much-needed deep dive on the highly anticipated successor to its wildly successful hybrid console, the Switch. The Switch 2 was proudly shown off by the company during a Direct and at long last we got a look at some upcoming games, what makes this machine unique from…<a href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-reveal-nintendo-direct-mario-donkey-kong-1851774194">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>mario kart</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>kirby</category> <category>mario</category> <category>capcom</category> <category>karts</category> <category>gamecube</category> <category>james bond</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>technology internet</category> <category>nintendo switch online</category> <category>zelda</category> <category>tony hawk pro skater</category> <category>nintendo video game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>mario kart 8</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774194</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Jackson]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/0298fbaa86a0bca10612df037bf69a2b.png"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[New 3D Donkey Kong Adventure Could Be Switch 2's Mario Odyssey]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/donkey-kong-bananza-switch-2-trailer-mario-odyssey-1851774243</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/ffdc1b50200512ae321926b1bc69ba7a.png"/>Donkey Kong has been pulled up to the majors. The 2D platforming star is back in a 3D adventure for the first time since the absolutely terrible Donkey Kong 64. Fortunately, things look way better in Donkey Kong Bananza for the Switch 2.<a href="https://kotaku.com/donkey-kong-bananza-switch-2-trailer-mario-odyssey-1851774243">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>mario</category> <category>donkey kong</category> <category>odyssey</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>cooperative video games</category> <category>super mario odyssey</category> <category>nintendo direct</category> <category>mario odyssey donkey kong</category> <category>video game sequels</category> <category>platformer</category> <category>amiibo</category> <category>donkey kong country</category> <category>single player video games</category> <category>nintendo</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:46:57 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774243</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Gach]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/ffdc1b50200512ae321926b1bc69ba7a.png"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Arise Now, Ye Tarnished: Switch 2 Is Getting Elden Ring]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/elden-ring-switch-2-erderee-expansion-open-world-rpg-1851774222</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/5738041453f90af93db8c0400150abc3.png"/>The biggest game of 2022 is going to be one of the biggest games on Switch 2 in 2025. Nintendo revealed Elden Ring, FromSoftware’s hit open world RPG, is coming to the new console with a Tarnished Edition that includes not just the Erdtree expansion but also “new weapons, armor, a new Torrent appearance customization,…<a href="https://kotaku.com/elden-ring-switch-2-erderee-expansion-open-world-rpg-1851774222">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>elden ring</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>nintendo direct</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>rpg</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>fromsoftware</category> <category>dark souls</category> <category>video game publishers</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:35:22 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774222</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Gach]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/5738041453f90af93db8c0400150abc3.png"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Mario Kart World On Switch 2 Will Cost $80]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/mario-kart-world-switch-2-price-80-nintendo-direct-1851774262</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/31967ea07b910fa4c45d0bc43eb4c38e.jpg"/><a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-price-release-date-specs-1851773502?_gl=1*zgup89*_ga*MTc0MjY2NTg1OS4xNzQwMzc1OTc4*_ga_V4QNJTT5L0*MTc0MzU5OTQwMC41My4xLjE3NDM2MDU5MzQuMzIuMC4w">During today’s big Nintendo Switch 2 Direct</a>, the company revealed a ton of new games, confirmed the console will launch in June, and showed off <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/mario-kart-world-mk9-open-world-trailer-launch-1851774200">Mario Kart World</a>, a new open-world racing exclusive for the Switch 2 that will cost $80. Yes. you read that price correctly.<a href="https://kotaku.com/mario-kart-world-switch-2-price-80-nintendo-direct-1851774262">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>mario kart</category> <category>mario</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>technology internet</category> <category>nintendo music</category> <category>donkey kong</category> <category>nintendo</category> <category>nintendo video game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <category>video game sequels</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774262</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zack Zwiezen]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/31967ea07b910fa4c45d0bc43eb4c38e.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[It Wasn't Just You, Nintendo's Big Switch 2 Stream Was Completely Messed Up For A Minute]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-direct-lag-frozen-survival-kids-vod-1851774256</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/6c59731ff4ed5695154b8b91a4863608.png"/>If you were watching <a class="sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link" href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-price-release-date-specs-1851773502">Nintendo’s big Switch 2 Direct</a> live this morning, you might have noticed that things got a little wonky midway through. At first, the video and audio seemed to be out of sync, with presenters like Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford’s mouth not aligning with his words. Then it got progressively worse, as…<a href="https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-direct-lag-frozen-survival-kids-vod-1851774256">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>nintendo</category> <category>randy pitchford</category> <category>nintendo direct</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>in video games</category> <category>video gaming</category> <category>handheld game consoles</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>video game publishers</category> <category>technology internet</category> <category>nintendo switch online</category> <category>cyberpunk</category> <category>mario kart 8</category> <category>home video game consoles</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774256</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kenneth Shepard]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/6c59731ff4ed5695154b8b91a4863608.png"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[FromSoftware's Next Game Is A Switch 2 Exclusive]]></title> <link>https://kotaku.com/duskbloods-switch-2-nintendo-fromsoftware-exclusive-1851774242</link> <description><![CDATA[<img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/799e09180d247ed0509ab91c751e1d18.jpg"/>One of the biggest announcements during Nintendo’s Switch 2 Direct wasn’t a Nintendo game or major feature reveal for the system. Instead, it was from Elden Ring developer FromSoftware, who closed out the showcase’s partner segment by revealing The Duskbloods, a new Soulslike from the team that will be exclusive to…<a href="https://kotaku.com/duskbloods-switch-2-nintendo-fromsoftware-exclusive-1851774242">Read more...</a>]]></description> <category>fromsoftware</category> <category>video games developed in japan</category> <category>bandai namco games</category> <category>hidetaka miyazaki</category> <category>nintendo direct</category> <category>elden ring</category> <category>action role playing video games</category> <category>sony</category> <category>bloodborne</category> <category>nintendo switch 2</category> <category>nintendo switch</category> <category>demons souls</category> <category>dark souls</category> <category>video game publishers</category> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">1851774242</guid> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kenneth Shepard]]></dc:creator> <media:thumbnail url="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/799e09180d247ed0509ab91c751e1d18.jpg"/> </item> </channel> </rss>

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