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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CultureNews

The Internet Reacts To The Most Ridiculous Part Of The Nintendo Direct

The Switch 2 Partner Showcase was light on new games but great for memes

By Ethan Gach Published July 31, 2025
CultureNews

I Can’t Wait To Fall Into The Newest Octopath Traveler Trap

Octopath Traveler 0 will let players make their own characters

By Ethan Gach Published July 31, 2025
CultureNews

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Is Somehow Coming To Both Switch And Switch 2

The arena fighting game might Kamehameha your OG Switch but it'll be there

By Ethan Gach Published July 31, 2025
CultureNews

Monster Hunter Wilds Rushing Out New Content As Capcom Faces Tough Questions

The end game will expand but performance concerns on PC persist

By Ethan Gach Published July 31, 2025
CultureNews

Nintendo Just Blew Mario Kart World‘s Record Race Wide Open

A stealth update to landing boosts just shattered every speedrunning time

By Ethan Gach Published July 30, 2025

CultureNews

‘Netflix For AI’ CEO Hyping Animated Slop Admits ‘Maybe Nobody Wants This’

Amazon is investing in Showrunner, a platform for user-prompted animated junk

By Ethan Gach Published July 30, 2025
OpinionCommentary

Xbox Games Are Saving The PS5 From Its Midlife Crisis

Microsoft keeps topping the PlayStation charts as the Sony well runs dry

By Ethan Gach Published July 30, 2025
CultureNews

Adorable Betrayal Sim Peak Just Added Cannibalism

The smash summer Steam hit has a new way to generate viral screams

By Ethan Gach Published July 30, 2025
CultureNews

The First Nintendo Direct Of The Switch 2 Era Is Here

Nintendo just snuck in a long-rumored showcase before the end of July

By Ethan Gach Published July 30, 2025
CultureNews

Nintendo Finally Throws Mario Kart World Players A Bone In Its Biggest Patch Yet [Update: Or Did It?]

Three-lap courses get buffed and CPUs get nerfed in ver. 1.2.0

By Ethan Gach Published July 29, 2025

Report

The War Over Credit Cards Censoring Games Is Just Getting Started

Free expression advocates are flooding Visa and Mastercard call centers hoping to break through

By Ethan Gach Published July 29, 2025
CultureNews

PS Plus Gets Another Banger In August

Lies of P keeps a great run of PS Plus games going

By Ethan Gach Published July 29, 2025
CultureNews

Elden Ring Nightreign‘s Easiest Boss Is About To Get Way Harder

Augur is easily dispatched with ranged weapons but that could be about to change

By Ethan Gach Published July 29, 2025
OpinionImpressions

Godbreakers Is The Latest Roguelike From Struggling Publisher Thunderful

The company, recently acquired by Atari, has continued laying people off amid a string of flops

By Ethan Gach Published July 29, 2025
CultureNews

Earthbound-Style Fan Remake Of The Original Mother Might Finally Launch 19 Years Later

A ROM hack using the 16-bit sequel to recreate Earthbound Beginnings has a new trailer

By Ethan Gach Published July 28, 2025

OpinionCommentary

Donkey Kong Bananza‘s Ending Is Phenomenal

The Switch 2 exclusive saves its best tricks for last

By Ethan Gach Published July 28, 2025
CultureNews

Indie Game Storefront Details Sweeping New Restrictions On Adult Games

Itch.io's ban on sex game content goes far beyond Steam's

By Ethan Gach Published July 28, 2025
OpinionCommentary

The Future Of Gaming Console Exclusives Is More In Doubt Than Ever

A new Sony job listing hints at more PS5 games coming to Xbox Series X/S and Switch 2

By Ethan Gach Published July 28, 2025
Tips & GuidesTry This Out

Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Great Games We Can’t Wait To Get Back To

Donkey Kong Bananza isn't the only thing we're obsessed with right now

Ethan Gach & Carolyn Petit & Zack Zwiezen & Kenneth Shepard Published July 25, 2025
CultureNews

Credit Card Companies Censoring Adult Content ‘Endangers Democracy Itself,’ According To Nier: Automata Director

Yoko Taro weighed in on the topic last year amid a fight over out-of-print manga

By Ethan Gach Published July 25, 2025

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