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Neva is an upcoming platformer from Nomada Studio, the team that made the starkly beautiful and deeply emotional Gris . Neva, which releases on October 15, follows in the same footsteps as its predecessor, casting players in the role of Alba, a girl with a wolf companion who sets out on a journey through a dying… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/lejm9rH via New free games

Earlier this month, Sony rolled out a new firmware update that , among other things, added a customizable welcome hub to the PlayStation 5 home screen. It’s lowkey one of the best new features the console has gotten in years, but it’s being overshadowed by an equally frustrating change that’s resulted in a bunch of… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/LVk7wzr via New free games

Astro Bot isn’t just a brilliant adventure platformer , it’s also an homage to PlayStation history. Sometimes that can make it feel like a Funko Pop branding exercise , but it’s also fun to see all of the nods to important games and characters from the platform’s past. That’s made some absences, like Final Fantasy VII,… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/RzGPkbA via New free games

Epic, the company behind the Unreal Engine and infinite money machine Fortnite, are yet again suing Google. Having recently won against Google in an anti-competitive practices suit, the games company is doing it all over again, this time dragging in Samsung in a suit over the way their tech allegedly goes out of its… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/iSROqfs via New free games

Some call Batman the “Caped Crusader,” while others call him Christian Bale, Kevin Conroy, Michael Keaton…In his 85-year-long tenure as a sulky billionaire with wings, Batman has found the time to be a generous movie star, so today we honor him by ranking notable movies set in the Batman universe. (Apologies, Adam… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/nwh59mV via New free games

It was quite the week in gaming, from impossible-to-secure pre-orders of the newly announced PS5 Pro, to huge sales on major Capcom and Xbox games, to confirmation about which of your Dragon Age choices will carry over to Veilguard. As always, we covered them all, and now they’re in one spot here for you perusal.… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/n10Wbfu via New free games

I’ve been on a tear the last few weeks. I often fall into long stretches where I pick up and play a lot of games for varying periods of time, but never finish them. Thanks to the job, I just rarely have the time to linger on a thing for too long outside of a professional obligation. Fortunately, the last few games… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/wEoAmY9 via New free games

Caroline Kwan is tired, but you can’t tell. The political fundraiser turned actor turned Twitch streamer is sitting across from me in a TwitchCon meeting room on the last day of the convention, wearing a pink boilersuit and sneakers, her hair pulled back off her face, looking clear-eyed and alert. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/nhOjxa0 via New free games

Movies often portray robots as the harbingers of something bad, whether they’re evil and want to take over the world (Terminator, I, Robot, The Matrix, etc.) or are being exploited by humans (Blade Runner, Ex Machina, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, etc.). But robots aren’t all bad—they can be fun, cute, and… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/QDeOFZf via New free games

It seems PlayStation is holding some huge sale just about every month at this point. We already had one big round of deals a couple of weeks ago and here we are with even more! That’s right, PlayStation’s Big Games Big Deals sale began on September 25 and offers up some incredible deals on some of the best games… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/T4nKpht via New free games

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is changing how players carry over choices from previous games. BioWare’s fantasy RPG series has previously followed in the footsteps of Mass Effect and let you import your world state so you could have some continuity in your Dragon Age II and Inquisition playthroughs. This could include… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/A1uKe8D via New free games

It is officially fall. The temperature is already noticeably dropping, meaning layers are coming back into fashion and crunchy leaves are about to start decorating our pavements. Heavy blankets are getting hauled back out, unless they never went away, and games are going on sale to celebrate the coming of the best… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/Et0MSVn via New free games

I’ve written off most of the humor in games. Maybe tons of it is funny to the millions of players outside of myself, but most of it misses the mark for me. Instead, I often find humor in the random conversations me and my friends have when we play games together, or the shenanigans we sometimes get up to. Recently… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/xD0MLyN via New free games

Aside from a few years off due to the covid pandemic and one outlier weekend when it took place in Vegas instead, every fall in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, TwitchCon takes over. The three-day long convention brings together Twitch partners (the more exclusive tier of streamers with higher revenue shares), affiliates… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/Mtoihng via New free games

Lady Gaga, the legendary pop star playing iconic DC villain Harley Quinn in the upcoming movie Joker: Folie à Deux, is releasing a tie-in album for the Joaquin Phoenix sequel. Considering the first movie was the kind of film that college-age (male) cinephiles tout as one of their faves, and that reviews for the sequel… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/ifWkvzq via New free games

When it comes to ranking Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda series, you’re really just ranking a group of top-tier games. A list ranking the Zelda series is a list of bangers, and even the “worst” entry is better than most other games. So don’t get mad if your favorite is on the lower half of this list, it’s standing… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/hdxR2Yy via New free games

Hold onto your baseball caps because Eric Taylor, AKA the coach from Friday Night Lights, AKA Kyle Chandler, is going to star as Hal Jordan in a Green Lantern series for HBO, according to Hollywood Reporter and Deadline . The in-development show, called “Lanterns,” will apparently have a darker, grittier vibe more akin… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/IqWJdrj via New free games

Visions of Mana looks cute and casual on the surface, but underneath lies some surprisingly deep team building. Each of the five characters can eventually equip one of eight classes, each with their own Elemental Plot invested in with Elemental Points. Unfortunately, even though spells learned by one class can carry… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/jp96UWS via New free games

Hey,Connections fans—it’s that time again. The Sunday puzzle today is not quite as challenging as the notoriously difficult Sunday Times crossword, but it’s no walk in the park either. It’s a great way to close the weekend—that, and of course, fantasizing about what the Nintendo Switch 2 will be like. (OK, maybe… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/d5bsOxi via New free games

Next week, T he Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom launches on Nintendo Switch. It’s the first mainline entry in the franchise to let you play as Princess Zelda. And once again, Nintendo is being secretive about who developed it, though fans have seemingly figured it out. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/V1xmbcT via New free games

God Of War Ragnarök was one of 2022's hit games on PS5 and PS4 , and by all accounts it looks great and plays well on PC, where it arrived via Valve’s storefront earlier this week. The Steam user review score is less than stellar, however, as players use the metric to once again boycott Sony’s PSN login requirement. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/TuHwf7S via New free games

If you are a fan of big RPGs that take dozens, maybe even a hundred, hours to complete, Sega is the publisher to go to. Between franchises such as Like a Dragon , Persona , and Shin Megami Tensei , the publisher has a knack for putting out really freaking long games you will sink more time into than you care to admit.… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/9BKci0r via New free games

Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics is a monumental compilation of the original collaborative titles from these iconic companies. Although Marvel Vs Capcom 2 is the entry everyone’s most wanted, we do get to see the magic from prior games in the series. And a majority of them feature secret… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/vTiIWAc via New free games

Earlier this month, myself and several other content creators and members of the press got to go hands-on with BioWare’s long-anticipated RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard . I came away from my seven hours with it really impressed with what feels like the most cohesive game BioWare has put together since probably 2012’s Mas… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/nSdMPeC via New free games

The latest Disney+ Simpsons short will see Sideshow Bob team up with iconic Disney villains to discover the “true” meaning of Halloween. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/IWkZmG8 via New free games

The PlayStation Vita didn’t have many standout exclusives, but the sci-fi action RPG Freedom Wars was one of them. The game by Japanese studio Dimps, Inc. about criminals forced to fight giant robots in a post-apocalyptic future seemed destined to be stranded on Sony’s ill-fated handheld, but in a surprise twist it’s… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/ZbEzMKR via New free games

The Life is Strange series is a pretty odd one. At the time of the first game’s release, I wasn’t really aware that there was much interest in the goings-on of a bunch of teenagers in the Pacific Northwest. Boy, was I wrong, because nowadays Life Is Strange is a core franchise for Square Enix, comprising a number of… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/CpQxwPS via New free games

The first thing you are bound to say when playing The Plucky Squire is some version of, “Damn. This looks good.” That isn’t an understatement, as the art behind this delightful, multi-dimensional Zelda-like sure is gorgeous and nostalgic. Developer All Possible Futures clearly put a lot of time and effort into… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/AZjg6BF via New free games

The next Battlefield promises a return to the Call of Duty competitor’s “core” after 2021's futuristic sequel drove many longtime fans away. The man in charge, longtime Respawn head Vince Zampella, cites Battlefield 3 and 4 as the peak of the series that the currently untitled Battlefield 6 will be chasing. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/4N9xH3J via New free games

Black Myth: Wukong quickly became one of the biggest games of the year, and it might be getting an expansion sooner than some expected. A previously teased DLC is coming as soon as January 2025, according to a new report on the content plans for the fantasy action game. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/UuGNEBZ via New free games

Something strange happened during the lead-up to Noche UFC, the promotion’s second annual celebration of Mexican Independence Day. For the first time since becoming interested in MMA during the McGregor era and falling in love with the sport during the pandemic, I skipped all of my UFC fight week traditions. I hadn’t… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/ng0vFsH via New free games

Hey Connectioneers, it’s time for the Sunday scramble! Puzzling can become a little obsessive for some people. Not “ Disney adults dropping $400K large to get unbanned from a cultish sounding dinner club” obsessive, but a little crazy nonetheless. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/8oe1Nx3 via New free games

A California couple says that their retirement plans were set back five years after they lost a lawsuit against Disneyland ( DIS ), following a ban from the park’s exclusive Club 33. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/WacxKFv via New free games

The PS5 Pro has been rumored for over a year now and turned out to be exactly what most people expected: a similar-looking machine that runs games with incrementally better graphics and performance. The only thing people weren’t expecting was the $700 price tag , and the sticker shock has turned some pretty… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/1WuSqyg via New free games

According to those who have played it, the recently released remaster of 2012's Lollipop Chainsaw is a janky and hard-to-play mess with performance problems, missing features, and bugs galore. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/AfHbt37 via New free games

The Steam Deck has arguably become gaming’s new favorite toy since it was first released in 2022. Over the years, it’s been widely adopted and praised for its versatility and power, being capable of running a shocking amount of high-intensity games at nominal levels on a handheld device. In lieu of getting a costly PC… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/isSGCy8 via New free games

Have you been playing Astro Bot ? Sony’s big PlayStation-celebrating platformer is out now on PlayStation 5 and despite some glaring omissions , it’s a delightful game worth playing. It’s especially rewarding if you’re a long-time PlayStation fan who has played a lot of the company’s games over the past 30 years. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/9SzLDAU via New free games

The developers at the small independent studio Odyssey Interactive are doing something “a little crazy” and releasing an early prototype of their next game, Byte Breakers, to see if people like it and if they should even make it. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/39JReoX via New free games

The Ace of Spades is one of Destiny 2's most iconic weapons, an exotic hand cannon that belonged to Nathan Fillion’s Cayde-6. Bungie recently announced a NERF version of the gun with an orange and black theme that will be matched by an in-game ornament for the gun coming next month. The only problem is that the design… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/t5RsHrJ via New free games

The Outer God Heirloom Talisman is a new accessory added in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. This Talisman raises your Arcane stat, making it a good choice for builds that focus on Bleed or Poison build-up. Since Arcane also raises your Discovery stat, the Outer God Heirloom Talisman is also good for… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/BXbUFwM via New free games

Believe it or not, the Sega Dreamcast turns 25 years old today. When I think back on my formative years playing games, and more importantly Tim Walz’s youth , it’s the first console that comes to mind. I’m positive that if I were to go looking through one of my closets right now, I’d be unable to earth mine, on which I… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/Pw3LnXG via New free games

Baldur’s Gate 3 ’s seventh big patch adds mod support, tweaks some companion interactions, and has updates for the incredibly challenging Honour Mode. But for most, the headliner of the patch is the ending update that adds new conclusions for the evil choice you can make at the end of the game. Precisely what happens… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/1GLAHyw via New free games

Earlier this morning, talented and beloved screen and stage actor James Earl Jones died in Dutchess County, NY. Jones was 93 years old. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/R85B4Kq via New free games

Funko Fusion ’s latest character reveal is KFC mascot, founder, and actual human being Colonel Sanders (Colonel Harland David Sanders passed away over 40 years ago). And if you eat enough KFC chicken you can get a special version of the late fast food icon in a mech suit. Really. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/ihuelEy via New free games

By most accounts, Astro Bot , the incredible PlayStation 5 platformer that pays a loving tribute to Sony’s ( spotty ) gaming legacy, is a pretty straightforward game. Team Asobi has created an excellent experience that is able to communicate a lot without words or hand-holding. However, we do have some tips to hopefully… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/FesVu2t via New free games

This week saw the release of Astro Bot, a delightful game that pays tribute to the rich history of PlayStation. It also, inadvertently, highlights the dearth of new games and franchises really worth celebrating from the PS5 era. Also, Star Wars Outlaws is a game with a staggering gulf between its highs and lows, and… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/WfTA57d via New free games

One of my hopes for Starfield’s Shattered Space expansion is that it feels a bit more like a traditional Bethesda RPG. And so far, that’s been the vibe of the pre-release hype. The planet at the center of the new story DLC, Va’ruun’kai, sounds like it might offer something closer to the open-world adventuring fans… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/6qpLQCY via New free games

The latest attempt at rebooting Universal’s classic Wolf Man series is nearly here and we’ve finally gotten our first look at what the werewolf will look like in the movie. And uh, well, it’s not great. But there’s a chance it’s not quite the final product. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/e1hMjgq via New free games

I first stumbled upon the work of Hotel Art Thief while doomscrolling on X (formerly Twitter). “The Bechdel Test video game actually looks pretty cool,” wrote comedian Michael Kandel in a post that includes a live-action video of a woman walking down the streets of Brooklyn with a GTA-inspired overlay. For reference,… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/0ShtRG1 via New free games

If you’re not a Sonic the Hedgehog fan, you might be wondering why the internet is losing its collective mind about Keanu Reeves’ Shadow the Hedgehog in the trailer for the third live-action movie , premiering on December 20. You may also be confused as to why Sega would dedicate an entire year to celebrating the guy… Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/ygfxkaZ via New free games