Lewis Parker, Author at Kotaku

Spider Man Getting Snapped In Avengers Infinity War, Disney

Disney’s 1,000+ Firings Shred Marvel Studios Staff As Fans Point The Finger At AI

Disney's latest wave of firings reportedly hit Marvel Studios' visual departments the hardest, resulting in speculation that AI is to blame

By Lewis Parker Published April 15, 2026

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GameStop Is Taking Pokémon Card Gambling To The Masses

GameStop's Power Packs, a Pokémon TCG digital gambling service, is going to be available to the 'general public' on April 15

By Lewis Parker Published April 14, 2026

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Slay The Spire 2, One Month Later

It's been one hell of a ride following Slay the Spire 2 over the last six weeks, and I don't want to get off anytime soon

By Lewis Parker Published April 14, 2026

Creepy stuff happens in the world of Bloodborne.

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Bloodborne Fans Are Confused About Why Sony Put A YouTuber In Charge Of An R-Rated Animated Movie Adaptation

Sony's R-rated animated Bloodborne film announcement isn't landing with fans, seemingly due to FromSoftware's lack of involvement

By Lewis Parker Published April 14, 2026

The Northernlion Supercruise Official Thumbnail From Library Of Letourneau

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The Six-Day, $1,800 ‘Northernlion Supercruise’ Twitch Event Sounds So Absurd Fans Didn’t Believe It Could Be Real

The Northernlion Supercruise is, contrary to popular belief, a real event that you can book tickets for right now

By Lewis Parker Published April 14, 2026

Official Art For Umamasume Pretty Derby Video Game Adaptation, Cygames

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Studio Behind Umamusume: Pretty Derby And Other Beloved Anime Is Reportedly In A $3.5 Million Hole

The Japanese animation studio reported a $3.5 million deficit in its latest financial earnings report, following several years of reported losses

By Lewis Parker Published April 13, 2026

Ashes Of Creation Official Kickstarter Artwork

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Allegations Continue To Fly Over Shutdown Of $3.2 Million Kickstarter MMO Ashes Of Creation

A new report claims Intrepid Studios' CEO spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in Kickstarter funds to fuel his lavish lifestyle

By Lewis Parker Published April 12, 2026

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YouTuber Who Lost Lawsuit To Donkey Kong High Score Contender Billy Mitchell Is Now Suing Him For ‘Emotional Distress’

YouTuber Karl Jobst filed the lawsuit with the Southern District of Florida as a 'Pro Se Plaintiff,' which means he won't be represented by a lawyer

By Lewis Parker Published April 10, 2026

Official Starsand Island Artwork Seed Sparkle Lab

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New Cozy RPG Suddenly Disappears From Steam And It Might Have Something To Do With Ripping Off Tetris

The farming sim was removed from Steam last night by the developers, who cited 'insufficient verification during the planning stage of a minigame' as the cause

By Lewis Parker Published April 10, 2026

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Attack On Titan Studio Confirms Generative AI Was Used In The Opening Of Its Latest Anime

Wit Studio confirmed the controversial technology played a part in the creation of Ascendance of a Bookworm

By Lewis Parker Published April 10, 2026

Punch Out Cartridge Featured On The Cutting Room Floor's Website

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A Rare Early Version Of The NES Classic Punch-Out!! Has Been Unearthed

The winner of the $45,000 auction for the Punch-Out!! prototype was gracious enough to upload its contents online

By Lewis Parker Published April 9, 2026

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YouTuber Receives Copyright Strikes For Silent Hill 2 Playthrough From Makers Of Two AI-Generated Silent Hill 2 Songs

YouTube seems to think that taking music from Silent Hill 2 and putting AI vocals over it lets you claim the rights to that music

By Lewis Parker Published April 9, 2026

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Heated Arc Raiders Lobby Moment Goes Viral As Players Debate The Appeal Of PvP

Some online are baffled as to why people who really don't want to engage in PvP would play a game that supports it

By Lewis Parker Published April 9, 2026

Resident Evil The Final Chapter Official Poster (2)

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Resident Evil Movie Star Promotes Crypto Bro’s AI-Coded ‘MemPalace’ Accused Of Being Snake Oil

Considering she starred in James Franco's 2018 film Future World, MemPalace might only be the second worst thing Jovovich has promoted

By Lewis Parker Published April 8, 2026

Official Just Cause 4 Key Art, Avalanche

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AionGuard Was Supposed To Be The Crimson Desert Of 15 Years Ago, But Was Canceled In A Text

According to Avalanche Studios' co-founder Christofer Sundberg, AionGuard would have done much of what this year's big open-world RPG is doing

By Lewis Parker Published April 7, 2026

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A Native PC Port Of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Running At 60FPS Looks Glorious

Twilight Princess: Courage Reborn, a 60fps port of the original GameCube release of Twilight Princess, looks borderline complete in its latest showcase video

By Lewis Parker Published April 7, 2026

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Over 1,000 Mario Maker Levels Have Been Deleted, And It May Be Just One Person’s Fault

Nintendo Switch accounts are being suspended and thousands of Super Mario Maker levels are being wiped, potentially due to reports from one sour cheater

By Lewis Parker Published April 6, 2026

Nvidia Dlss 5 Announcement Video And Copyright Strike Claim Dlss 5 On Off

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Nvidia’s Controversial DLSS 5 Video Gets Caught In A Bizarre YouTube Copyright Mess

News network La7 has issued a copyright claim against Nvidia and several content creators after its own upload featured footage from Nvidia's DLSS 5 announcement

By Lewis Parker Published April 6, 2026

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The Mass Effect TV Show Will Reportedly Be Rewritten To Appeal To ‘Non-Gamers’

Production on the Amazon adaptation is "on the verge" of starting, but the scripts still need some work

By Lewis Parker Published April 4, 2026

Entertainment

A Fan Claims To Have Found A Set From Alex Garland’s Elden Ring Movie Out In The Wild

Footage from the set of Alex Garland's A24 Elden Ring film has made its way online, displaying what appears to be a Church of Marika

By Lewis Parker Published April 4, 2026