Twitch’s gardening section contains multitudes. Some people broadcast apple orchards. Others build birdhouses.…
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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.
Final Fantasy VII Remake is one of the most luxurious video games I’ve ever played. Nearly 20 hours in, Cloud’s…
During a pandemic, illness isn’t the only thing that spreads. Fear and panic set in, leaving room for misinformation…
I definitely didn’t wake up today expecting to suddenly have a new XCOM game on my radar for next week, but here we…
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Yesterday evening, professional NASCAR racer Kyle Larson used the n-word during an event hosted by prominent…
Eight years after its announcement, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is finally out. Sorta: The long-awaited sequel to cu…
Earlier this week, my partner quit playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I have continued to incrementally improve…
Overwatch’s newest hero, Echo, is bringing her brand of glowy blue justice to the live game on April 14. She’s been on the PC public test server since shortly after her announcement a few weeks ago. Her ult lets her transform into another hero of her choosing, so things are about to get wacky.
Several decades ago, at the beginning of March 2020, when Bernie Sanders was still in the race for president, a…
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Valorant, a game that’s not out yet and that most people can’t play, currently has 1.6 million concurrent viewers on…
Friendly fifth-grade-level banter between foes is all well and good, but there’s a time and place for it. When…
Even for streamers who can comfortably do their jobs from inside their homes, seemingly indefinitely, it’s…
Popular musician Marc Rebillet’s March 17 Twitch stream—the first in his “Quarantine Livestream Tour”—began just…
A good Twitch chat is like a serene sea: always welcome, but all too rare a respite from the choppier waters of the…
Half-Life: Alyx has only been out for a week, and the Alyx-specific version of Valve’s “Hammer” mapping tool isn’t…
It is important, in these trying times, to take it easy on yourself. That self-critical voice constantly berating…
Virtual reality means options. If you own a high-end VR headset like the Valve Index, you likely have money and,…
In truth, the Half-Life series has always had two main characters: Gordon Freeman and his crowbar. The nondescript…
Late Saturday night, I removed my Valve Index VR headset. I’d done it. I had finished Half-Life: Alyx. As I blinked,…
Mere minutes into Half-Life: Alyx, I encountered a Strider. These behemoths cast ominous shadows on all who dare…