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Nathan Grayson
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Kotaku senior reporter. Beats: Twitch, streaming, PC gaming. Writing a book about streamers tentatively titled "STREAMERS" to be published by Atria/Simon & Schuster in the future.
“Simp” is, to put it lightly, a divisive term. On Twitch, TikTok, and Twitter, people mostly use it to express…
Outside my current place of residence, there is a nest full of freshly hatched baby birds. They’re shapeless little…
There’s anti-cheat software, and then there’s the program Valorant’s got under its hood. When the game’s closed beta…
![Top <i>Overwatch </i>Team Loses Entire Player Roster Amidst Allegations Of Mismanagement [UPDATE]](https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/u9sra629fbish9b1msve.jpg)
Between covid-19 and countless other difficulties, Overwatch League’s make-or-break third season has gone as far off…
Yesterday, I finished Final Fantasy VII Remake. Today, I find myself wanting more, but only a little more. Maybe…
Despite the fact that it’s still in closed beta, there are many Valorant players. There are not, however, many Valora…
When this time of imposed social isolation began, I had a theory: In the absence of real human connection, some…
During a stream today, Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm, whose 4 million followers make him one of the most popular…
Today, noted embarrassing smoker, bad driver, and worse tweeter who is also somehow a billionaire Elon Musk has…
A headshot is like a tiny home run, or the world’s most densely packed bowling strike. You hit the target as…
Jay “Sinatraa” Won isn’t just any Overwatch League player. After a stellar 2019 in which his team, the San Francisco…
Speaking to Kotaku, Riot has reaffirmed its commitment to snuffing out Valorant harassment issues asap, but stopped short of detailing future plans. “We know this is a hard problem to tackle, and will take time, but I’d feel irresponsible accepting this as the status quo,” executive producer Anna Donlon said in an…
For the past couple weeks, a growing number of Twitch’s top streams have not been live, despite claiming to be. In…
Three weeks ago, I added a campsite to my Animal Crossing: New Horizons island. Three weeks ago, Leopold, a walking…
![Riot Says It Will Curb <i>Valorant</i> Toxicity After Own Employee Posts Video Of Sexist Harassment [UPDATE]](https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/wsj8jdavcwh2zthayhz2.jpg)
It is a regrettable sign of our times that women sharing videos of vocal, sustained harassment they’ve received in…
If you take a look at many of Twitch’s top Valorant streams right now, you’ll note that they claim to be running…
Who doesn’t love voice lines in Overwatch? They let you say hello. They can help your teammates stay abreast of your…
Chimera Squad is a fitting subtitle for the new XCOM game, because it’s a chimera of a game. Sure, it’s got XCOM’s…
Crafting a memorable album cover is a nearly unfathomable art. An artist must catch the zeitgeist with their bare…