RIP Mick McGinty
Mick McGinty, an artist responsible for many of the most memorable pieces of video game artwork from the 1990s, has died.
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Mister DeepFuckingValue's Former Workplace Fined Over His Meme Stock Conduct
The last we saw of DeepFucking Value, aka Roaring Kitty, aka Keith Gill, he was giving testimony to Congress and standing accused of market manipulation over his part in hyping up GameStop stocks earlier this year. Now his former employer,…
Madden 22 Thinks My Name Is Profanity
For the first time in years, I’ve been trying to play some serious Madden in 2021, and while I’m surprisingly enjoying myself quite a bit—taking a few seasons off annual sports games like this is good for that—I am very…
The Week In Games: Lost Judgment Is Out Soon
Lost Judgment is out later this week on PlayStation and Xbox. Don’t expect a PC release anytime soon…
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Luigi Discovered In Sega Dreamcast Prototype
Nintendo’s famous Mario has a brother named Luigi and for some reason, the taller of the bros has been found in a prototype build of the Sega Dreamcast racing game Sega GT. Luigi was found in a prototype that’s part…
Splitgate Devs Say Popular Shooter Is Only '25% Complete'
Splitgate was first released in 2019 and while it did well at first, it quickly dropped off the radar for most folks. But earlier this year the game made its leap to consoles and almost overnight became a massive success.…
LeVar Burton No Longer Wants To Be Jeopardy! Host
The internet’s mission to help LeVar Burton become the host of the long-running game show Jeopardy! has come to an end now that Burton himself ain’t interested in the gig. This adds another chapter into this Summer’s odd saga of…
Diablo II Resurrected Dev: Folks Deciding If They'll Buy It Should 'Do What They Feel Is Right'
In an interview with Axios Gaming on September 17, the design director on the upcoming Diablo II remake explained that folks trying to decide if they should buy the game should “do what they feel is right.” Many players don’t…
Sunday Comics: Just Watch!
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.
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Chess Star Sues Netflix Because Queen’s Gambit Erased Her Accolades
Female Soviet chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili is suing Netflix for $5 million after a scene in the hit show Queen’s Gambit falsely claimed she had never played against men. In fact, she claims to have played and beaten dozens of…
Toby Fox: Deltarune Chapter 2 Is Free Because It's Been 'Really Tough For Everybody Recently'
After waiting three years for any kind of news about the next chapter in the Deltarune series, indie dev Toby Fox surprise announced earlier this week that it would be out on September 17. When it finally became available the…
The New Gaming Console That's Become A Giant Car Crash, Explained
On October 22, 2018, Intellivision unveiled the Amico, a family-friendly retro console. The pitch: The games would be simple to play and cost no more than $8. The console itself would retail at about $180 with all games being exclusive…
Talonflame Might Be Running A Whole Arson Crime Ring
Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Talonflame!
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Every TV Moment I Recognized In The Cool New SpongeBob Game Reveal
THQ Nordic revealed a new SpongeBob SquarePants game during its 10th anniversary showcase livestream today, and while the trailer lacked any actual gameplay, it was bursting at the seams with iconic references to the series.
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D&D 5th Edition Is Deeply Flawed, So Why Not Play Something Better?
Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition is known for being two things above all else, depending on who you talk to: really approachable and easy to play, or a total mess that dilutes a lot of the distinctive factors of previous…
Here's Why Folks Think Nintendo Might Be Bringing N64 To Switch
If you’ve been on Twitter lately, you may have noticed that folks are spinning their gears contemplating the nature of a mysterious “game controller” application that Nintendo just filed with the Federal Communications Commission. Most seem to think it’s related…
Lovecraft-Inspired Horror Game Explores The Cost Of Creation
The Well is the latest microscopic horror game from Yames, the dev behind other unnerving fare like Water Womb World and Discover My Body. It takes about 20-30 minutes to see through to the end (maybe a little longer if…
Blizzard Reduces Titty In World Of Warcraft, But Not Sexism At The Company
The newest World of Warcraft update reduces the amount of titty that can be seen in the game. Unfortunately, no restitution for its gender-marginalized developers is in sight.
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Destiny 2 Players Are Mad Bungie's Gonna Enforce Fair Multiplayer Matchmaking
This Friday, Bungie will roll out matchmaking assistance for Destiny 2’s hardcore mode, Trials of Osiris. The intent, basically, is to make the multiplayer gauntlet a bit more fair for Guardians who continuously get thrashed. You’ll never believe this, I…
Gas Station Simulator Is One Of Steam's Biggest Games Right Now, With Good Reason
When I first booted up Gas Station Simulator, a game that’s spent the last week tearing up the Steam charts, my first thought was “Christ, this place is a dump!” At the start of the game, you inherit a derelict…
Skatebird Puts Cinnamon Roll Birds In A Bleh Skateboarding Game
Skatebird is a great idea. A skateboarding game starring adorable, puffy birds! Wonderful. But sadly, while the bird part of Skatebird is perfect, the skate part is a janky and frustrating mess.
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Deathloop’s Villain Group Chat Is A Perfect Mess
Deathloop does a lot of things right. One of those things is chat logs. When you’re not going on a murder spree, you’re reading through the private DMs of those you just killed. Arkane has done a superb job of…
Zedd Just Showed The Unfairness Of Japan's Travel Ban
Right now, nineteen prefectures in Japan are under a state of emergency until September 30. But one of them, Chiba Prefecture, will host the Supersonic music festival at a baseball stadium this weekend. Zedd, along with Alan Walker and Steve…
Sir Clive Sinclair, Father Of Home Computing, Dies Aged 81
It’s hard to overstate the importance of Sir Clive Sinclair’s role in the world of computing. His inventing the ZX Spectrum home computer in 1980 radically changed the masses’ perception of and access to computers, creating a path for not…
Ikea's New Gaming Collection Looks Pretty Good
While people have been using Ikea stuff in the gaming space forever—right now I’m sitting on an Ikea office chair and using an Ikea desk—the Swedish company has never gone to the trouble of releasing dedicated gaming furniture before. That’s…
New WipEout Game Announced, Only It's Not On Console
WipeOut is, very quietly, one of the most important video game series to have ever lived thanks to its role in selling the original PlayStation as something genuinely “cool”, but it’s a franchise that has fallen on hard times of…
The 15 Best Games on PC
PC gamers have got a pretty great thing going. Interesting, experimental indie games? Yup. Complex strategy simulations? Totally. The shiniest, prettiest versions of big-budget console games? They get a lot of those, too. Let’s say you’ve recently joined the ranks…
Konami Rolls Out Loot Box Pre-Orders
Over the summer, Konami announced its killing of the Pro Evolution Soccer brand (known as Winning Eleven in Japan) by morphing the popular franchise into the free-to-play eFootball.
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God Of War Ragnarök Will Wrap Story Because Trilogies Take Too Long
Developer Sony Santa Monica has confirmed that God of War Ragnarök will complete the series’ Norse story when it launches next year, wrapping up Kratos’ bout with deities like Freya and Thor in just two games.
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Surprising No One, Pathfinder Still Incredibly Confusing In Video Game Form
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, the recently released character RPG developed by Owlcat Games, seems really neat. I like the writing so far and the character work seems solid. But holy shit, it has possibly the most overwhelming character creator…
Genshin Impact Fan Says They're Suing Devs For Changing A Character
Genshin Impact got a strong new character in September, Raiden Shogun, and she’s already sending waves through the player community. While most of the reception has been positive, a vocal minority believe that developer miHoYo misled fans expecting Raiden to…
YouTube Duo Find $100,000 Of Vintage Games In Hoarder’s Abandoned House
Like a real-life Tomb Raider run sans picturesque vistas from an ancient civilization, a pair of YouTuber game hunters found themselves in an extremely messy room that had been locked for close to 20 years. But amid the filth, they…
The Saga Behind The New PS5's Heatsink, Explained
Over the last few weeks, much hay has been made about the PlayStation 5, specifically a new revision of the Sony console that includes a smaller heatsink. Early reports criticized this change for leading to increased temperatures during operation, but…
Deathloop Players All Agree: The Dedicated Kick Button Rules
There I was, creeping along a cliff on the outside of a big castle-like structure when I saw a single enemy, completely alone. He was standing on the edge of the cliff with his back to me. This setup ranked…
What Deathloop Does Differently From Dishonored and Prey
Blackreef is a city built for violence. Every citizen is armed, and every law is overturned. It is a 24 hour party, and sometimes partying involves shooting your friend in the head…I guess. I’ve never been a real party girl.…
Nier Fan Game Wins Official Contest, Still Becomes Legal Headache
Cogito is the NieR game that Square Enix doesn’t want you to know about.
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The Best Tales Of Arise Character Is This Cat
The Tales series of RPGs has long been known for starring a compelling cast of main characters. In that regard, the latest entry, last week’s Tales of Arise, doesn’t disappoint. All six party members are deeply fleshed-out, fascinating people. And…
One Of 2021's Best Games Is A Match-3
Oh my goodness, there is so much going on in Day Repeat Day. I went into it knowing absolutely nothing, and came out having learned an enormous amount and yet having so many questions. To be asinine, this exists on…
Destiny Composer Ordered To Pay Bungie Nearly $100,000
Composer Marty O’Donnell, Bungie’s former audio director, has been found in contempt of court for his continuous use of Destiny assets, including uploading song clips online long after he left the company. According to Eurogamer, such use violated the terms…
The Latest Life-Sized Gundam Is Disappointing Some Fans
Next spring, yet another one-to-one scale Gundam will go up in Japan. This one will be located at a LaLaport shopping center in Fukuoka. Exciting, no? I think so! But not everyone does.
This particular incarnation is a ν (Nu)…
The Best GameCube Games
Ah, the GameCube. It might be my favourite console of all time. The tiny discs, its cute little handle, the Wavebird…yeah, we had some good times together. But the best times we had were with these games in particular.
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Deltarune Chapter 2 Is Coming Out This Week
With fans having waited forever for news like this, Undertale’s Toby Fox just announced that Deltarune Chapter 2 will be out…this week
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Please Stop Closing Forums And Moving People To Discord
A few days ago Eurogamer closed their forums, bringing to an end over 20 years of community discussion. The site explained the move like sites and companies always do, and it made sense the way it always does, but that…
Nendoroid And Figma Company Sued Over Mistreatment, Sexualized Toys
In 2020, popular figurine manufacturer Good Smile Company sued two former vice presidents, Guy Brand and James Young-sik Kim, for competing with its merchandise business while employed at GSC. In response, the former employees have filed a cross-complaint claiming that…
New From Razer: Gamer Thumb Condoms
It isn’t April first, but nobody told Razer when it announced its gaming “finger sleeves.” Yes, finger sleeves: They are literally little sleeves that cap off your fingers to supposedly enhance their grip, and these particular finger sleeves are pitched…
Pokémon Unite Players Sure Don't Like Surrendering
Picture this: You’re playing Pokémon Unite as your favorite monster (Greninja mains, sound off in the comments), whooping some ass. But as the game goes on, you find that your team is seriously STRUGGLING. What do you do, choose the…
Tales Of Arise: The Kotaku Review
Dozens of hours into Tales of Arise, a new role-playing game from Bandai Namco, one of your party members asks, “Is it over?”
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Ex-Ubisoft Devs Open New Studio, Immediately Diss Ubisoft
Nesting Games, a newly formed development studio based in Québec, Canada, today announced its co-ownership by Italian publisher Digital Bros. Nesting, officially established in August by former Ubisoft employees, wasted no time in distancing itself from the open world style…
World Flipper Is An Uneven Combination Of Gacha, Pinball, And JRPG
World Flipper is a fascinating mobile game that mixes gacha with pinball and JRPG-style combat. While I was excited to play a new gacha game in a new gameplay format, it doesn’t entirely succeed as one.
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To Win The Game You Must Kill Me, Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher, Queen of the Gatekeeping Gaslighting Girlbosses, is coming back from Hell, and it’s all up to you to stop her in the new Doom mod, Thatcher’s Techbase. And holy shit its music is good.
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Slime Isekai’s DBZ Homage Has Everyone Arguing About Kamehamehas
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the newest episode of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime flattered Dragon Ball Z in spades. In the second to last episode of the anime’s second season, the…