Fortnite players will now be able to report other players for abusive behaviour using audio recordings.
More from the US v Google trial: Vertical search, pre-installs and the case of Firefox/Yahoo
We’re nearly two months into the Justice Department’s landmark antitrust case against Google — one of the biggest fights in tech antitrust since the U.S. took Microsoft to […]
MK1 Gives Away Free Fatalities After Halloween DLC Backlash
After some intense backlash following Mortal Kombat 1’s horrifyingly expensive Halloween microtransactions, which include a pumpkin-headed, maggot-filled finisher known as a Fatality, developer NetherRealm Studios has announced that folks who bought the pricey execution will get two other ones for free.
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5 Things we learned from the Epic-Google antitrust case this week
Though Match settled its antitrust case with Google over Play Store fees for north of $300 million, Fortnite maker Epic Games proceeded to take its case to trial […]
How The Hell Did We Let $20 Skins Become A Thing?
Yesterday, I scrolled by the news that Halo Infinite has a new cosmetic skin that costs $20. I was busy and didnât stop to read the post. But as I went about my day, I couldnât get it out of my head. One thought came back to me again and again: How in the fuck did we get to this point?
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Activision, Epic, And Xbox Hit With ‘Game Addiction’ Lawsuit
Fans sue (or attempt to sue) video game companies all the time. Just this year a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II fan sued remaster publisher Aspyr for not delivering its planned restored content DLC, but these situations are usually targeted at specific companies about an isolated issue. However, one family…
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RoboCop: Rogue City: The Kotaku Review
For years and years, video games—especially shooters—have gotten faster and faster. RoboCop: Rogue City, out now on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC (see on Amazon), bucks this trend and puts you in the clunky, lumbering metal boots of RoboCop himself. But the real surprise isn’t how much fun it is to be a slow-walking tank,…
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Call Of Duty Needs More Experiences Like DMZ
Sure, Modern Warfare III, the latest Call of Duty release featuring a brand new single-player story, failed to shake up the format of traditional Call of Duty campaigns. But as I said in our review of the single-player offering, MWIII’s more open-ended levels show some interesting potential, and hint at a more…
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Epic Games Admits In Court Its Store Still Isn’t Profitable
On Monday, during the first day of the Epic v. Google legal showdown over app store fees, both companies gave their opening statements and began poking at each other’s witnesses. And during the day, Epic admitted that its digital PC game store still isn’t profitable.
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