Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
The results of 2023’s Steam Awards are in. Each year, Steam turns to the community to vote on the year’s best games across a wide variety of categories. This year saw Larian Studios’ RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 grab game of the year, while Lethal Company, a fi...
Grand Theft Auto V may be getting a late port on Nintendo, judging from information discovered recently. Following the leak of the game's source code, people have been looking through it to find new information on the game. As reported by X/Twitter user @Budzcario, the source code includes Nintendo Switch platform support, suggesting a port may be in the works. In recent times, Rockstar Games supported the Nintendo Switch with ports of its older titles, such as Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition, so a Grand Theft Auto V port definitely wouldn't be […]
A GTA V NVIDIA DLSS 3 Frame Generation mod is now available online, doubling the game's performance while bringing the most stable image yet, thanks to DLAA implementation. The mod, which was developed by well-known modder PureDark, required quite a bit of work as the game has no motion vectors in the engine and required patching hundreds of shaders to inject motion vectors. Being a game that can easily run into CPU bottlenecks, Frame Generation works wonders, as it can double its performance while providing the most stable image yet, thanks to DLAA, which is a much better AA solution […]
What were you loyal Kotaku readers most interested in this year? Despite 2023 offering us scammers in Congress, a megolomaniac destroying one of the most popular social media websites of all time, and a pop star dating an NFL football hero, gamers rema...
The Xbox One stumbled out of the gate when it launched back in 2013. But in the decade since, it’s become a bit easier to appreciate Microsoft’s ambitions and foresight with its third console. It combined a console, streaming device, and Blu-Ray playe...
Since Grand Theft Auto VI isn’t coming out until 2025, you might be thinking about having a fling with its esteemed predecessor Grand Theft Auto V, either for the first time or for a repeated visit. It’s a long game with a lot to do, and has an extensi...
Sony has announced the latest lineup of games coming to their PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers in December. The big news this month is that GTA V is returning to the service, along with Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, and a number of top-notch indies like Tinykin, Salt & Sacrifice, and Prodeus. On the classics front, the entire original Mega Man lineup, from Mega Man 1 to 11 is now available. Here are your PS Plus Extra headliners for December… Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, PS5) “Welcome to Los Santos. Experience blockbuster hits Grand Theft Auto V and […]
‘Tis the season, once again, for Rockstar Games to drop another massive (and free) Grand Theft Auto Online update. And this time, not only has the company added a whole new chop shop business, but it’s also added drift races, new cars, and animals, too...
A Florida man is calling on Rockstar Games to pay him $2 million for showing literally one second of a character who looks like him in the reveal trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6. Lawrence Sullivan, AKA “Florida Joker,” accused the studio of stealing his...
It was a big week for the scantily clad at Kotaku this week, with both GTA 6 and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth giving players plenty of skin. We’re also feeling very excited about the new Fallout show, but decidedly less enthusiastic about the minimal...
The 2023 Game Awards are happening on December 7. And to celebrate a night of mostly trailers, ads, and celebrities with maybe (if we’re lucky) a few awards tossed in, Steam and The Game Awards have teamed up for a big sales event discounting some of t...
Earlier this week, Rockstar Games released the long-awaited first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, the massive sequel to 2013's GTA 5. And while the trailer itself is quickly racking up millions of views every hour, the Tom Petty song featured in it is...
The results of 2023’s Steam Awards are in. Each year, Steam turns to the community to vote on the year’s best games across a wide variety of categories. This year saw Larian Studios’ RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 grab game of the year, while Lethal Company, a fi...
Grand Theft Auto V may be getting a late port on Nintendo, judging from information discovered recently. Following the leak of the game's source code, people have been looking through it to find new information on the game. As reported by X/Twitter user @Budzcario, the source code includes Nintendo Switch platform support, suggesting a port may be in the works. In recent times, Rockstar Games supported the Nintendo Switch with ports of its older titles, such as Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition, so a Grand Theft Auto V port definitely wouldn't be […]
A GTA V NVIDIA DLSS 3 Frame Generation mod is now available online, doubling the game's performance while bringing the most stable image yet, thanks to DLAA implementation. The mod, which was developed by well-known modder PureDark, required quite a bit of work as the game has no motion vectors in the engine and required patching hundreds of shaders to inject motion vectors. Being a game that can easily run into CPU bottlenecks, Frame Generation works wonders, as it can double its performance while providing the most stable image yet, thanks to DLAA, which is a much better AA solution […]
What were you loyal Kotaku readers most interested in this year? Despite 2023 offering us scammers in Congress, a megolomaniac destroying one of the most popular social media websites of all time, and a pop star dating an NFL football hero, gamers rema...
The Xbox One stumbled out of the gate when it launched back in 2013. But in the decade since, it’s become a bit easier to appreciate Microsoft’s ambitions and foresight with its third console. It combined a console, streaming device, and Blu-Ray playe...
Since Grand Theft Auto VI isn’t coming out until 2025, you might be thinking about having a fling with its esteemed predecessor Grand Theft Auto V, either for the first time or for a repeated visit. It’s a long game with a lot to do, and has an extensi...
Sony has announced the latest lineup of games coming to their PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers in December. The big news this month is that GTA V is returning to the service, along with Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, and a number of top-notch indies like Tinykin, Salt & Sacrifice, and Prodeus. On the classics front, the entire original Mega Man lineup, from Mega Man 1 to 11 is now available. Here are your PS Plus Extra headliners for December… Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, PS5) “Welcome to Los Santos. Experience blockbuster hits Grand Theft Auto V and […]
‘Tis the season, once again, for Rockstar Games to drop another massive (and free) Grand Theft Auto Online update. And this time, not only has the company added a whole new chop shop business, but it’s also added drift races, new cars, and animals, too...
A Florida man is calling on Rockstar Games to pay him $2 million for showing literally one second of a character who looks like him in the reveal trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6. Lawrence Sullivan, AKA “Florida Joker,” accused the studio of stealing his...
It was a big week for the scantily clad at Kotaku this week, with both GTA 6 and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth giving players plenty of skin. We’re also feeling very excited about the new Fallout show, but decidedly less enthusiastic about the minimal...
The 2023 Game Awards are happening on December 7. And to celebrate a night of mostly trailers, ads, and celebrities with maybe (if we’re lucky) a few awards tossed in, Steam and The Game Awards have teamed up for a big sales event discounting some of t...
Earlier this week, Rockstar Games released the long-awaited first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, the massive sequel to 2013's GTA 5. And while the trailer itself is quickly racking up millions of views every hour, the Tom Petty song featured in it is...