Ethan Gach

I'm a senior reporter who's been writing about games and internet culture at Kotaku for almost 10 years. I cover everything from company earnings and player boycotts to emerging trends in gaming like AI, creator economies, and the changing console landscape. You can share story and news tips securely and anonymously at [email protected] or over Signal at +12673263042.

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Skyward Sword HD Amiibo Delay Means No Fast-Travel At Launch

Toys that unlock fast-travel in the game are travelling slow IRL

By Ethan Gach Published July 15, 2021
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Valve’s Steam Deck Will Let You Shop On Epic Games Store

Unlike Nintendo's Switch, you won't need to jailbreak Valve’s portable

By Ethan Gach Published July 15, 2021
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Steam Deck Is Valve’s Answer To The Switch, Out In December

A new challenger enters the portable gaming market

Ethan Gach & Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2021
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Hackers Ask Vice To Blackmail EA Games For Them

Another half-baked ransomware scheme wants EA to pay up

By Ethan Gach Published July 15, 2021
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For Cyberpunk 2077 Fans, Dunking Has Become A Sport

CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk marketing has become a meme

By Ethan Gach Published July 14, 2021

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Former Faze Clan Guy Pressures YouTubers To Pull Scam Vids With Millions of Views

A cease and desist letter regarding controversial Save The Kids charity

By Ethan Gach Published July 14, 2021
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Rare Gundam Graphics Cards Wasted On Crypto Mining

Asus’ fan-favorite Gundam-themed RTX 3080 GPUs get slotted into crypto mining rigs

By Ethan Gach Published July 13, 2021
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GBA Bootleg Wants You To Know Jeff’s Mom Is A MILF

Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis is not supposed to start this way

By Ethan Gach Published July 13, 2021
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Hero Summons Spirit of GameFAQs, Writes Entire Switch Game Wiki

Part Time UFO’s medals get the guide (and attention) they deserve

By Ethan Gach Published July 13, 2021
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Sealed Mario 64‘s Record-Breaking $1.5M Sale Has Retro Experts Skeptical

Mama mia that’s a lot of coins for an old N64 game

By Ethan Gach Published July 12, 2021

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Thousands Of PS4 Pros Discovered In Warehouse Raid [Update]

And somehow it wasn’t the noise that gave them away

By Ethan Gach Published July 12, 2021
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Everything Sony Showed At The Latest Big PlayStation Event

A quiet PlayStation State of Play still had a few gems

By Ethan Gach Published July 8, 2021
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Marvel’s Avengers Tries Winning Back Players With Horny Captain America

If Crystal Dynamics makes him take his shirt off will they come back?

By Ethan Gach Published July 8, 2021
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Report: Justice Department Investigating Overwatch League

Activision Blizzard's shooter has an esport scene with a soft salary cap

By Ethan Gach Published July 2, 2021
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Okay, Hear Me Out: No Man’s Sky Banana

Hello Games' galactic wonderland has its own Duchamp

By Ethan Gach Published July 2, 2021

CultureNews

Major Modding Site Pisses Off Tons Of Users, Sparking Revolt

Nexus Mods wants to let users download many mods at once, but it comes with consequences for creators

By Ethan Gach Published July 2, 2021
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Sony Will Keep Selling PSP Games After All

PSP games will continue being sold on the PS3 and Vita stores

By Ethan Gach Published July 1, 2021
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Report: Dead Space Reboot Is Actually A Remake

Something’s going on at EA Motive and new reports claim it’s a Dead Space revival

By Ethan Gach Published July 1, 2021
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Despite Backlash, Humble Bundle’s Donation Limit Returns

The newly announced slider changes will be more generous

By Ethan Gach Published July 1, 2021
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GameStop Takes Advantage Of PS5 Scarcity With Scummy Promo

GameStop PS5 orders are locked behind a paid subscription

By Ethan Gach Published July 1, 2021

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