Ethan Gach, Author at Kotaku

CultureFeature

Discord Is Trying To Burrow Deeper Into The Fabric Of Gaming

The social platform announced new tools to integrate directly into the games you play

By Ethan Gach Published March 17, 2025

CultureNews

Aloy Voice Actor Ashly Burch ‘Worried About This Art Form’ After Horizon Zero Dawn AI Demo Leaks

The Mythic Quest star weighed in on Sony's internal AI experiment

By Ethan Gach Published March 17, 2025

CultureNews

Mod Pack Hints At Starfield Coming To PlayStation 5 In The Near Future

Bethesda's sc i-fi RPG could be the next to lose exclusivity

By Ethan Gach Published March 17, 2025

Tips & Guides

Kotaku Weekend Guide: 3 Great Games Keeping Us Grounded

Shoot, chill, collect in our three current gaming recommendations

Ethan Gach & Carolyn Petit & Kenneth Shepard Published March 14, 2025

CultureRetro

The Super Nintendo Now Runs Infinitesimally Faster Than It Did 35 Years Ago And Players Are Trying To Find Out Why

The retro mystery has fans investigating the potential impact on speedrunning

By Ethan Gach Published March 14, 2025

CultureNews

The First New Silent Hill In Over 13 Years Gets The Haunting Reveal Fans Have Been Waiting For

A new Silent Hill f trailer takes players inside the series' next foggy hellscape

By Ethan Gach Published March 14, 2025

CultureNews

Pokémon TCG Pocket Promises To Nuke A Currency Players Just ‘Shredded’ Tons Of Rare Cards To Stock Up On

Trading is busted but the most needed fixes might take a while

By Ethan Gach Published March 14, 2025

CultureNews

Xbox Is Experimenting With An AI Clippy For Gaming To Help Players Out

Copilot for Gaming has potential but looks clunky right now

By Ethan Gach Published March 13, 2025

CultureNews

Ultimate Chillout Game PowerWash Simulator Has A Sequel Coming Later This Year

PowerWash Simulator 2 adds a home base for post-work hangs

By Ethan Gach Published March 13, 2025

Entertainment

I’ve Never Been More Skeptical Of A Christopher Nolan Movie Than I Am Of The Odyssey

His Greek epic seems to be making all sorts of head-scratching choices

By Ethan Gach Published March 13, 2025

CultureNews

Tactical Shooter Promoted By Shroud Shutting Down Just A Year After $30 Million Investment

Spectre Divide will offer some players refunds before going offline

By Ethan Gach Published March 13, 2025

CultureNews

Monster Hunter Wilds Player Reveals Exploit Behind Mysterious 2-Second Monster Capture Time

A bizarre trick enables some record-breaking clear times

By Ethan Gach Published March 12, 2025

CultureNews

Game Companies Want To Be Able To Replace Actors With AI Replicas In The Next Strike, Union Says

Zenless Zone Zero and other games are already turning to scabs as negotiations grind on

By Ethan Gach Published March 12, 2025

CultureNews

Here’s What A Failed Pitch For A PlayStation Game Looks Like

'Stamp' was an action platformer for the PSP that never got greenlit

By Ethan Gach Published March 12, 2025

CultureNews

Pokémon Go Sold To Saudi Government

Scopely is buying the mobile AR hit for $3.5 billion

By Ethan Gach Published March 12, 2025

CultureRetro

Chrono Trigger Still Blows Me Away 30 Years Later

The SNES RPG classic was lightning in a bottle and I'm glad I was there for it

By Ethan Gach Published March 11, 2025

OpinionCommentary

AI-Powered Aloy From Horizon Zero Dawn Demos Our Terrifying Chatbot Future

Sony is already experimenting with turning PlayStation icons into AI slop

By Ethan Gach Published March 11, 2025

CultureNews

Disco Elysium Studio Finally Gives Us A Tease Of Its Long-Awaited Next Game

Project [C4] is a spy RPG that's not Disco Elysium 2

By Ethan Gach Published March 11, 2025

CultureNews

An Xbox Partner Handheld Is Reportedly Coming As Early As This Year

The Xbox-branded PC gaming handheld is seemingly planned for holiday 2025

By Ethan Gach Published March 10, 2025

CultureNews

Guy In Charge Of D&D Says AI Is ‘Supercharging Fandom’

The head of toy maker Hasbro calls himself an 'AI bull'

By Ethan Gach Published March 10, 2025