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News

Critical Role’s Matt Mercer Solves Baldur’s Gate 3 Problems In The Most D&D Way

The tabletop superstar stacked a few dozen boxes to overcome an obstacle

Kenneth Shepard

News

The Witcher Book Series Is Getting A New Addition 10 Years Later

Andrzej Sapkowski is writing a new novel set in the world of The Witcher

Alyssa Mercante

News

Chaos: Twitch Star Kai Cenat Pulls Thousands Of Fans Into NYC Streets [Update: Cenat To Be Charged]

The popular content creator was reportedly handing out gift cards and valuable electronics to folks who showed up

Zack Zwiezen

Total Recall

Let’s Get Really Nostalgic About The Early Days Of PlayStation

The PS1 and PS2 were a beautiful nexus of new technology, experimentation, and risk-taking

Ethan Gach

News

Fortnite Has A Museum Dedicated To Teaching About The Holocaust

The UEFN creation comes from the team behind Holocaust education game The Light and the Darkness

Kenneth Shepard

News

Looks Like Lego Animal Crossing Sets Are Coming

According to reliable leakers, five Animal Crossing-themed Lego sets will be released in 2024

Zack Zwiezen

News

Hades’ ‘Impossible’ Setting Just Got Beaten For The First Time

Speedrunner AngeL1C blasted through max difficulty shortly after another Hades player called it impossible

Ashley Bardhan

News

Witcher Producer Says Writers Do Respect The Books, Misspells Character's Name

Isaiah Colbert

News

Destiny 2 'Assault' By Cheaters Is Ending, Bungie Says In Lawsuit

The Sony-owned studio is making history with its anti-cheat legal offensive

Ethan Gach

News

The Weirdest Console, With The Worst Resident Evil 4 Port, Is Getting Emulated

Soon we’ll all be able to play Zeebo games on our personal computers

Zack Zwiezen

News

Destiny 2 Promises It Won’t Drip Feed Upcoming Expansion’s 'Climatic Conclusion'

The end of the Light and Darkness Saga has been ten years in the making

Ethan Gach

News

Kotaku Game Diary

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Kotaku Game Diary

Diablo IV Players Keep Nicknaming Themselves 'Trash'

Blizzard’s latest ARPG is currently filled with a lot of players calling themselves ‘Magic Trash’ but you're all better than that

Zack Zwiezen

Kotaku Game Diary

Cyberpunk 2077, Broken And Jank, Helped Me Bid Farewell To Closeted Life

When V finally let Johnny Silverhand go, I knew exactly how she felt

Claire Jackson

Kotaku Game Diary

Diablo IV Has A Sexy, Gross Side-Quest That Will Haunt You

Unyielding Flesh is a tale of sadism and masochism that lives in my head rent-free

Levi Winslow

Kotaku Game Diary

Switch Players, Get Ready For Endless Tears Of The Kingdom Notifications

Every five minutes it seems I get a notification that a friend is playing the same game as I

Lisa Marie Segarra

Odds and Ends

Watch

The Top 10 Most-Played Games On Steam Deck: July 2023 Edition

Long-Lost Halo Demo Comes To Life

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The Week In Games: What’s Releasing Beyond Baldur’s Gate 3

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Netflix's One Piece Live-Action Trailer Has A Treasure Trove Of Anime Easter Eggs

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August Is An Epic Month For Game Releases

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Retro

Who Knew A Game Boy's Insides Could Be So Beautiful?

Grid Studio is turning old Game Boys, DSes, PSPs and more into mechanical works of art

Mike Fahey

Retro

Play These Classic Games Created In Communist Czechoslovakia

A project by the Slovak Game Developers Association sees them receive their first English translation

John Walker

Retro

Atari’s New Collectible Game Cartridges Off To A Rocky Start

Atari is making game cartridges again, but it’s a little foggy on some of the details

Mike Fahey

Cosplay

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Gallery

Our Favorite Cosplay From Japan Expo 2023 (Which Is In France)

The Paris-based convention, which celebrates Japanese culture, had some great looks this year--including a Let Me Solo Her cosplay

Alyssa Mercante

Gallery

Our Favorite Cosplay From Anime Expo 2023

The biggest anime convention in North America gave us Barbie, Gundams, Guts from Berserk, and much, much more

Alyssa Mercante

Gallery

Our Favorite Cosplay From San Diego Comic-Con 2023

The best looks from one of the biggest cosplay events of the year, from Star Wars to Spider-Man and beyond

Alyssa Mercante

Gallery

Our Favorite Cosplay From Dokomi Germany

Our cosplay section's world tour just keeps on rolling

Luke Plunkett

Six Months Later

Gotham Knights Six Months Later: Better, But Still Mid

WB Games Montréal’s Batmanless superhero RPG has undergone some changes since its October 21 launch

Levi Winslow

Six Months Later

Outriders, Six Months Later: Meh

Ari Notis

Six Months Later

Genshin Impact, Six Months Later

Sisi Jiang

Six Months Later

Marvel's Avengers, Six Months Later

Ari Notis

Six Months Later

Ghost Of Tsushima, Six Months Later

Ari Notis

Behind the Voice

Overwatch’s Sombra On Her New Film And Its Video Game Connections

Morgan’s Mask tells the story of a cosplayer stuck in quarantine during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and releases on April 28

The Last Of Us' Merle Dandridge On How She’s Like Marlene

As the Firefly commander, she's the only cast member to hold the same role in both the game and the show

Sonic Prime's Lead Voice Actor On Bringing Swagger To The Iconic Role

Deven Mack voices the speedy hedgehog in his latest animated series releasing December 15 on Netflix

Chainsaw Man's English-Language Cast Weighs In: Subs Vs. Dubs

The manga adaptation's Denji, Makima, and others share their thoughts on the age-old debate

Eric Schulkin

Feature

Despite Advancements, Games Still Aren't Doing Enough To Stop Toxic Voice Chat

Though games like Overwatch and Call of Duty have automated systems for flagging toxicity, women gamers are still being harassed

Alyssa Mercante

Feature

Baldur's Gate 3 Aims For RPG Fans' Ultimate Character Creator

Kenneth Shepard

Feature

These YouTubers Turned Planet Earth Into A Board Game

Jet Lag: The Game is just wrapping its sixth season, and it's time you binged the whole lot

John Walker

Feature

12 Things We Lowkey Love About Final Fantasy XVI

Square Enix’s blockbuster action-RPG is full of incredible details

Ethan Gach

Feature

Meet The Fans Still Playing The Worst Xbox Exclusive Of The Year

They love Bethesda’s vampire shooter Redfall and what it could still become

Ethan Gach

Feature

Street Fighter 6 Features The Best Chun-Li In 24 Years

Kevin Wong

Feature

They're Making A Mickey Mouse Metroidvania, And It Looks Grand

Kenneth Shepard

Feature

Meet Catbat, The Crash Bandicoot Series’ First Non-Binary Character

Kenneth Shepard

Total Recall

E3

Nintendo Scores Highest Peak Viewership Of E3

3.1 million people tuned in to watch Kazuya Mishima kill Captain Falcon

Ash Parrish

No More Heroes 3 Hired Shao Kahn To Voice A Cat

A bold, new direction for the No More Heroes franchise

Ian Walker

Guardians Of The Galaxy Devs Say It's Single-Player For Better Storytelling

Guardians of the Galaxy wants you to hang with the team, not control them

Ian Walker

Fine Art

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Fine Art

Afternoon Stroll

Tonight's Fine Art looks at the work of Luc Courtois

Luke Plunkett

Fine Art

Prepare For Trouble, Make It Double

Tonight's Fine Art looks at the work of Ruth Bosch

Luke Plunkett

Fine Art

Concept Art From A Canceled, Live-Action Robotech Movie

Sony's first attempt to turn Macross into a movie ended up in the bin, but we can still enjoy some of its art

Luke Plunkett

Fine Art

Any Sufficiently Advanced Technology Is Indistinguishable From Magic

Tonight's Fine Art looks at the work of Sara Hermellin

Luke Plunkett

Game Awards

The Best Fits At The Game Awards 2022

Kotaku had everybody quaking and stepping their fashion game up this year

Alyssa Mercante

Game Awards

Your First Look At Quantic Dream's Dramatic New Star Wars Game

The studio behind Detroit, Heavy Rain, and Beyond: Two Souls are working in a galaxy far, far away

Luke Plunkett

Game Awards

All The Big Announcements At The 2020 Game Awards

Finally, after the longest year in recorded history, we did it: We reached the light at the end of the tunnel. I speak, of course, of The Keighleys, which some of you call The Game Awards for some reason. It’s that magical time of the year when…

Nathan Grayson

Game Awards

Developer On Pranking Game Awards With Golf Balls: 'It's A Boring Show'

Some would tell you that The Game Awards are gaming’s Academy Awards. Those people are hilariously wrong, given that the show largely serves as a vehicle for commercials announcing upcoming games, with the awards themselves coming off as a distant…

Nathan Grayson

Game Awards

All The Big Announcements At The 2019 Game Awards

The new Xbox was shown off at the fifth annual Game Awards, during a show that also saw a slew of new game announcements, release date reveals, and trailers.

Stephen Totilo

Game Awards

Sekiro Wins Game Of The Year At The 2019 Game Awards

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is the 2019 Game Awards’ Game of the Year, winning over games like Death Stranding and Resident Evil 2. It’s a surprise award that snuck ninja-like over the finish. It also won best Action/Adventure game.

Heather Alexandra

Pokemon

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Pokemon

The Pikabug Is An Important Part Of Pokémon History

Only 22 of these Pikachu-inspired Volkswagen Beetles were made

Kenneth Shepard

Pokemon

Useless Magikarp Is One Of The Most Valuable Pokémon Cards In New TCG Set

Sure, Iono is inevitably the most expensive card, but who comes in second?

John Walker

Pokemon

Ranking Pikachu Clones From Worst To Best

The Pokémon Company keeps trying to make its lightning-based mascot strike twice

Kenneth Shepard

Pokemon

Fairy Pokémon Have Become A Queer Calling Card

Why do the gays and the theys love fairy Pokémon so much?

Kenneth Shepard

Shop Contest

'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek, Winners!

This is the end, beautiful friend. This is the end, my only friend

Zack Zwiezen

Shop Contest

'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek

Give me your biggest leek....no...that's too big...

Zack Zwiezen

Shop Contest

'Shop Contest: Father's Day, Winners!

Congrats to the winners of this week's Photoshop Contest

Zack Zwiezen

Speedrunning

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Speedrunning

Someone Has Already Speedrun Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom In 94 Minutes

Streamer gymnast86 completed his run just a few hours after the game's May 12 launch

Levi Winslow

Speedrunning

Twitch Streamer's Struggle To Become A Top Breath of the Wild Speedrunner Is Today's Must-Watch

The streamer, who uploads to YouTube, got help from fellow speedrunner Limcube

Levi Winslow

Speedrunning

Elden Ring Player Beats Game By Only Walking

Souls YouTuber Ymfah has beaten FromSoft's tough action-RPG with a couple of glitches and…walking

Levi Winslow

Speedrunning

Breath of the Wild’s Hottest New Speedrun Is Getting All The Hoes

Twitch streamer Limcube collected all 11 gardening tools in under 30 minutes

Levi Winslow

Splitscreen

Let’s Pick Winners For The 2021 Game Awards

On the eve of this year’s Keighley-fest, we choose our champions of this year’s Game Awards

Mike Fahey

Splitscreen

We Are Still Living With The Revolution GTA 3 Started

With Rockstar’s GTA Trilogy just around the corner we talk about our first run-ins with the pivotal series

Ethan Gach

Splitscreen

Talking MMORPGs, From Ultima Online To Amazon's New World

With stops at EverQuest, World of Warcraft, and FFXIV along the way

Mike Fahey

Splitscreen

Let’s Reminisce About A Little Series Called Smash Bros.

From Super Smash Bros. humble beginnings to Kingdom Hearts’ hero Sora joining the fray

Mike Fahey

Splitscreen

10 Years Later, We Can't Stop Watching Nintendo Directs

Reflecting on 10 years of Animal Crossing teases, Bayonetta trailers, and more

Ethan Gach

Splitscreen

What Deathloop Gets Right And Wrong About Time Loops

Arkane Studios' shooter takes a new stab at an old trope

Ethan Gach

Twitch

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Twitch

Twitch Star xQc Could Be Replaced By His Own AI

Former Overwatch League pro Félix Lengyel has been body-snatched by artificial intelligence

Levi Winslow

Twitch

RPG Becomes First Game To Hit PS Plus, Game Pass Simultaneously

Sea of Stars, a prequel to 2018's The Messenger, launches on August 29

Levi Winslow

Twitch

When This Twitch Streamer Falls In Only Up!, He Falls Into A Dunk Tank IRL Too

KeatDawg streamed himself playing the popular platformer while dangling over a tank of H20

Isaiah Colbert

Twitch

Twitch Streamers’ Best And Weirdest Unban Requests

There’s great power in banning unruly or toxic Twitch chatters, and their requests to return to the fray can be bizarre

Steven Asarch, Patricia Hernandez, Alyssa Mercante

Very First

3D Monster Maze Was The Very First Horror Game

Long-running video game franchises and genres all have to start somewhere, and it’s not always pretty. Looking back to that origin point can show us not just how the greats began, but how far they’ve come since. Today we unearth the very first…

Zack Zwiezen

Very First

The Very First Skateboarding Game Was A Rad Arcade Hit From The '80s

Long-running video game franchises all have to start somewhere, and it’s not always pretty. Looking back to that origin point can show us not just how the greats began, but how far they’ve come since. Today we unearth the very first skateboarding…

Zack Zwiezen

Very First

The Very First Rocko's Modern Life Game Was Also The Last

Long-running video game franchises (or uh, in this case very short ones) all have to start somewhere, and it’s not always pretty. Looking back to that origin point can show us not just how the greats began, but how far they’ve come since. Today we…

Zack Zwiezen