It was a giant week for the scantily clad at Kotaku this week, with each GTA 6 and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth giving gamers loads of pores and skin. We’re additionally feeling very excited in regards to the new Fallout present, however decidedly much less enthusiastic in regards to the minimal give attention to the precise awards at this week’s Recreation Awards.
These are the week’s most fascinating views on the wild, fantastic, and typically bizarre world of online game information.
God I Hope My Xbox Collection S Can Run GTA 6
Grand Theft Auto 6 seems attractive. Until its debut trailer this week was faked, it would find yourself being one of many best-looking video games of this console era when it comes out in 2025. By that point, my Xbox Collection S can be 5 years outdated. I shudder to think about that glossy little white field making an attempt to play Rockstar Video games’ newest open-world blockbuster. – Ethan Gach Learn Extra
The First Hours Of Ubisoft’s New Avatar Recreation Are Attractive, Enjoyable, And Empty
I’ve performed about six hours of Ubisoft’s new Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora and my massive takeaway is that Avatar sickos will love this recreation, Far Cry Primal followers will get a kick out of Ubisoft returning to this components, and everybody else, nicely… uh…dang, the sport certain is fairly, huh? – Zack Zwiezen Learn Extra
GTA 6 Proves 2023’s Greatest Video Recreation Development Is Right here To Keep
Excellent news, everybody! Until you’ve been residing in a monastery, you’re possible conscious that 2023 is the yr that video video games obtained attractive once more. And no, I don’t imply tastefully Hades frisky, I imply Leisure Go well with Larry and Evening Entice ranges of unhinged lust, the likes of which “mainstream” gaming (no matter meaning) hasn’t seen because the Nineteen Nineties. – Jen Glennon Learn Extra
The Fallout TV Present Trailer Is Melting Away My Skepticism
Traditionally, TV and movie variations of video video games don’t have the best monitor document. The previous few years, nevertheless, have began turning that round. Pikachu, Sonic, and Mario have all starred in profitable films, and earlier this yr The Final of Us obtained a correct status adaptation that definitely left a mark on followers. – Claire Jackson Learn Extra
The Recreation Awards Wants To Drop The Act And Simply Grow to be Winter E3
And in order that’s that. The Recreation Awards 2023 are over. 32 awards have been handed out over three and a half hours. You would possibly assume, with that a lot time to spare, the present took its time and really celebrated all of the creators and video games nominated for what the present calls “Gaming’s Greatest Evening.” Nope. As a substitute, extra so than earlier than, the present sped via them at a fast tempo, making me marvel why it nonetheless pretends to be an award present in any respect. – Zack Zwiezen Learn Extra
Hope For A Closing Fantasy Ways Remaster Springs Everlasting
Closing Fantasy Ways is probably the greatest video games Sq. Enix ever produced, and it’s not accessible anyplace on trendy consoles or PC. A remaster is an apparent method to repair that downside, and it appeared like all indicators have been pointing to 1 getting introduced any day now. So it’s an particularly merciless coincidence that the unique recreation’s director, Yasumi Matsuno, retains toying with followers’ feelings about whether or not a remaster is definitely occurring or not. – Ethan Gach Learn Extra
Cyberpunk 2077′s Romance Replace Is Candy, However Underlines A Large Drawback
Cyberpunk 2077 is in a reasonably great place lately. After a dumpster hearth of a launch, the next-gen replace, 2.0 patch, and Phantom Liberty enlargement have gotten CD Projekt Crimson’s open-world RPG to a decent state. The two.1 patch that launched this week provides a pleasant little bow to the sport as its “final massive replace.” It has long-requested options like a working subway you possibly can take throughout Evening Metropolis, and it additionally lets V, its mercenary protagonist, spend just a little time with their lover of their condo. The outcomes are an cute stay-at-home date along with your paramour, however for as candy as it’s, these hangouts underline one thing that felt neglected of the Cyberpunk 2077 redemption arc: the romance. – Kenneth Shepard Learn Extra
Rockstar Is Actually Good At Making GTA Trailers
The primary trailer for Rockstar’s subsequent Grand Theft Auto recreation, more likely to be named GTA VI, comes out December 5. What can we anticipate the trailer to disclose? Properly, based mostly on Rockstar’s previous GTA trailers, that are incredible, there’s a sample that may assist us predict what we would see throughout GTA VI’s official debut. – Zack Zwiezen Learn Extra
The 11 Greatest Video Recreation Sequels, In accordance To Kotaku Readers
Earlier this week, we requested you all to offer us your alternative for one of the best online game sequel. Any sequel would rely and everybody was free to recommend any recreation they wished, regardless of how outdated, obscure, or divisive. And we tallied up all of the solutions, crunched the numbers, and discovered your high ten sequels. – Zack Zwiezen Learn Extra
2024’s Greatest Minigame Is Already Right here
The key is out: the Yakuza / Like a Dragon sequence has nice minigames. Whether or not you take pleasure in enjoying retro arcade brawlers like Virtua Fighter, dumping dozens of hours into changing into a real-estate tycoon, or chatting up bodacious babes on the hostess membership, Sega’s goofy motion sequence has loads of nice timesinks to wile away the hours. Although it’s nonetheless a number of weeks away, it’s already clear that the upcoming Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is not any exception to that rule. – Jen Glennon Learn Extra