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Psychonauts 2 Studio Double Fine Hit With Layoffs Amid Divestiture From Xbox

Double Fine is being spun off from Xbox amid a massive restructuring

By Rebekah Valentine

Shigeru Miyamoto Sums Up Everything Wrong With The Industry In One Sentence
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August’s PS Plus Games Include Two Co-op Adventures Perfect For Any Group Of Friends
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Xbox Swings Into Damage Control Mode And Calls Extended Outage That Locked Players Out Of Their Games ‘Unacceptable’
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Games

God Of War Laufey Actor Says The Love Between Kratos And Fey Is Like ‘A Soul Finding Its Own Reflection In Another’

We didn’t get much new info at its SDCC panel, but hearing about the actors' journeys was fun
Myles Obenza
Commentary

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Reviews Are Split On If It’s One Of Spidey’s Greatest Movies Or Just More Of The Same

Commentary

Splatoon Raiders’ Limited Fashion Options Are Really Disappointing

Entertainment

After Months Of Secrecy, Someone May Have Finally Spoiled Sadie Sink’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day Character

Tips & Guides

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Halo

The Week In Games: Halo And Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Get Prettier

Wanders appear in a beautiful field.

Clair Obscur And 10 Other PlayStation 5 RPGs That Are Cheaper Than Usual During Sony’s Summer Sale

Spider-Man fights through the streets.

Big PlayStation Game Sale Is A Perfect Chance To Build Up Your Physical Collection Before Sony Kills Discs

Black Panther

Black Panther, Ghost Rider, And More: Everything Marvel Revealed At San Diego Comic Con 2026

Top Games

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007 First Light

007 First Light

Resident Evil Requiem

Resident Evil Requiem

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced

Pragmata

Pragmata

Entertainment

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One Piece Luffy Eating

McDonald’s Might Be Getting A Spongebob x One Piece Happy Meal Collab, But It’s Missing Some Important Characters

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Live-Action Link Actor Didn’t Play Zelda: Breath Of The Wild At Launch Because He Was Only Eight Years Old: ‘I Was Watching Playthroughs’

Doomsday

Marvel Boss Says We’re Only Getting Four Movies In Three Years To ‘Focus On Quality’ Over Quantity

Odyssey

Nolan’s Odyssey Gets Trashed By Translator: ‘There Are No Sex Scenes And All The Food Looks Horrible’

Deals

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As Apple Pushes iPad Prices Higher, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S10+ With S Pen Included Falls to a Record Low

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This Premium Marshall Speaker Fills Every Corner of a Room With Bold Sound, Now at an All-Time Low

Innoview Portable Monitor

This Portable Monitor Turns Any Laptop Into a Dual-Screen Workstation, Now 50% Off and 4x Cheaper Than a Basic Monitor

8:25 AM

This Tiny 10-Gram DJI Mic Reaches 400 Meters and Records Two People at Once, Now Selling at an All-Time Low

7:55 AM

Forget $2,000 OLED Sets, Amazon’s 50-Inch 4K Fire TV Just Went 10 Times Cheaper

7:25 AM

LEGO Is Going Wild on This Desk-Sized 921-Piece Millennium Falcon Set, Now Selling at a Record Low

Jul 27

How to Unblock Pornhub in Australia (Works in July)

Jul 24

DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Creator Combo Hits an All-Time Low, With the Mic 2 Practically Included for Free

Jul 24

Samsung Quietly Clears Out the 27-Inch Odyssey G3 Gaming Monitor With Almost No Margin, No Need for Off-Brand Alternatives

Jul 24

Anker Soundcore 2 Portable Bluetooth Speaker Is Practically a Steal at a Record Low, Just in Time for Summer Travel

Jul 24

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) Are Now Cheaper Than AirPods Pro at Their Lowest Price in Months on Amazon

Jul 24

Motorola Moto G Play LTE Is the Cheapest Android Smartphone Under $100 While Galaxy Z Fold8 Dominates Headlines

Reviews

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Halo Review

Halo: Campaign Evolved: The Kotaku Review

Avatar

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender Deserved Better Than This

A female warrior faces a magic boss fight.

The Most Underrated RPG Of The Last 5 Years Now Has A Great Expansion

Steam Machine 25

I Spent Two Weeks Testing 25+ Games On The Steam Machine And Here’s My Verdict

Retro

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Auron looks down at Tidus.

Final Fantasy 10 Still Has The Best Game Opening In The Series

Rare games appear on a handheld.

RAMageddon Is Even Ravaging Retro Gaming Hardware Makers: ‘This Is Vastly Different To Everything Else We’ve Ever Seen’

Titus and Yuna appear at sunset.

How The PS2 Hardware And Lord Of The Rings Shaped The Development Of Final Fantasy 10

Water Baby

The Water In This 2002 Surfing Game Is Blowing People’s Minds

Kotaku Video

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Ring Psychology: Understanding The 6 Phases Of A Wrestling Match Through Heel Era John Cena

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Disney+ Pulls The Abyss Over Controversial Rat Scene — Again

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A Hot-Fix Is On The Way For MindsEye’s Frustrating CPR Mini-Game

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PlayStation News

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PlayStation Veteran Says Japan Studio Was Closed Because It Couldn’t Make Games That ‘Drive Hardware Sales’ Like God Of War Or Uncharted

Playstation Games

PlayStation ‘Blackout’ Week Is Coming To Protest Sony’s Disc-Less Future

Xbox News

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Xbox Servers Go Down And Lock Fans Out Of Games As A Grim Reminder Of Our All-Digital Future [Update: ‘Things Are Slowly Improving’]

Bethesda Addresses Concerns That The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Be Impacted By Xbox Layoffs And Claims ‘The Roadmap Is Unaffected’

Nintendo News

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Splatoon Raiders Is Now A Top-10 Highest User-Rated Game On Metacritic

Raiders 3

It Is Always Morally Correct To Say ‘Booyah’ In Splatoon

PC News

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The 10 Best Star Wars Games Ever Made

Art for various games from 2025

The Best Games Of 2025 (So Far)

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