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Odds and Ends

Donkey Kong Bananza's Loading Screen Artwork Is So Damn Good

I almost wish the game took a bit longer to load so I could enjoy this artwork more

Zack Zwiezen

News

Elden Ring Nightreign's Most Requested Feature Is Finally Coming Later This Month

You'll no longer be forced to bring a third player with you in FromSoftware's latest action RPG

Zack Zwiezen

News

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Rushes Out Emergency Patch Amid Review-Bombing On Steam

The newest Soulslike is fun but had a rough launch on PC

Ethan Gach

News

Dying Light: The Beast Slips To September 19, Despite Glowing Previews

Techland's zombie parkour sequel returns to original hero Kyle Crane

John Walker

News

Clair Obscur Devs Visit Final Fantasy Offices For An 'Exchange Of Ideas'

FF7 Director Naoki Hamaguchi welcomed the indie rivals

Ethan Gach

Twitch

VTuber CEO Admits To Spending Charity Money As Agency Implodes

VShojo is shutting down after failing to raise additional funds

Ethan Gach

Odds and Ends

Donkey Kong Bananza's Loading Screen Artwork Is So Damn Good

I almost wish the game took a bit longer to load so I could enjoy this artwork more

Zack Zwiezen

News

Elden Ring Nightreign's Most Requested Feature Is Finally Coming Later This Month

You'll no longer be forced to bring a third player with you in FromSoftware's latest action RPG

Zack Zwiezen

News

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Rushes Out Emergency Patch Amid Review-Bombing On Steam

The newest Soulslike is fun but had a rough launch on PC

Ethan Gach

News

Dying Light: The Beast Slips To September 19, Despite Glowing Previews

Techland's zombie parkour sequel returns to original hero Kyle Crane

John Walker

News

Clair Obscur Devs Visit Final Fantasy Offices For An 'Exchange Of Ideas'

FF7 Director Naoki Hamaguchi welcomed the indie rivals

Ethan Gach

Twitch

VTuber CEO Admits To Spending Charity Money As Agency Implodes

VShojo is shutting down after failing to raise additional funds

Ethan Gach

News

Elden Ring Nightreign's Most Requested Feature Is Finally Coming Later This Month

You'll no longer be forced to bring a third player with you in FromSoftware's latest action RPG

Zack Zwiezen

News

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Rushes Out Emergency Patch Amid Review-Bombing On Steam

Ethan Gach

News

Dying Light: The Beast Slips To September 19, Despite Glowing Previews

Techland's zombie parkour sequel returns to original hero Kyle Crane

John Walker

News

Clair Obscur Devs Visit Final Fantasy Offices For An 'Exchange Of Ideas'

FF7 Director Naoki Hamaguchi welcomed the indie rivals

Ethan Gach

News

The Internet Reacts To Hulk Hogan's Death

The Hulkster burned a lot of bridges and spoiled his legacy in the decades before he died

Zack Zwiezen

News

Kotaku Game Diary

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Kotaku Game Diary

When I Stopped Playing Mission Stories In Hitman, I Discovered What A Great Stealth Game It Is

Why do I need cardboard boxes when I can just toss on random outfits?

Claire Jackson

Kotaku Game Diary

I Failed To Prevent A Catastrophe In Avowed And I Love It

Obsidian’s new RPG set in the Pillars of Eternity universe makes messing up interesting

Carolyn Petit

Kotaku Game Diary

Kicking Enemies Is So Much Fun In Dragon Age: The Veilguard

More video games need a button that lets me do a big drop kick!

Zack Zwiezen

Kotaku Game Diary

Elden Ring Is Exactly What My Anxiety Needs

Life is hard enough. So why don’t I make my recreational activities hard too?

Claire Jackson

Odds and Ends

Donkey Kong Bananza's Loading Screen Artwork Is So Damn Good

I almost wish the game took a bit longer to load so I could enjoy this artwork more

Zack Zwiezen

Odds and Ends

Guy Goes Viral Painting Donkey Kong Bananza Yellow And Ruining His Switch

Ethan Gach

Odds and Ends

THPS 3+4's New Photo Mode Is A Powerful Tool You Should Be Using

Zack Zwiezen

Odds and Ends

New Horror Game Is All About Doing Dentist Work On A Shark That Wants To Kill You

Zack Zwiezen

Odds and Ends

Six Things I Wish I Knew Before Setting Up My Switch 2

Justin Clark

Watch

Ring Psychology: Understanding The 6 Phases Of A Wrestling Match Through Heel Era John Cena

A Hot-Fix Is On The Way For MindsEye's Frustrating CPR Mini-Game

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Ironheart's New Trailer Delivers A Couple Cool Surprises

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Black Ops 7, Invincible Vs & More — Here Are The 5 Games That Stole Microsoft’s Show

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GameStop Doubles Down On Crypto With Massive Bitcoin Purchase As Stores Close

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Retro

AI Weapons Maker Teases $200 Retro Console That Will Play Your Old Copy Of Mario Kart 64

Palmer Luckey's M64 will go head-to-head with the Analogue 3D later this year

Ethan Gach

Retro

20 Years Ago Today, MTV Revealed The Xbox 360 To The World

Elijah Wood showed us the future of gaming, including digital downloads and paid cosmetics

Zack Zwiezen

Retro

PlayStation RPG Classic The Legend Of Dragoon Sounds Like It Happened Almost By Chance

Super Mario RPG's battle designer wanted to make a new game

Ethan Gach

Cosplay

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Gallery

The Finest Cosplay Appearing At Dokomi 2025

Germany's anime and gaming festival featured an extraordinary array of outfits

John Walker

Gallery

Our Favorite Cosplay From Dream Con 2025

Read on for some of the most inventive X-Men cosplay you've ever seen

John Walker

Gallery

The Most Impressive Cosplay At Canada's Anime North 2025

The convention celebrating Japanese anime, music and gaming boasted some excellent outfits

John Walker

Gallery

Here Are Our Favorite Cosplay Fits From Comic Con London 2025

MCM's massive UK fan convention always has a great showing from cosplayers

John Walker

Six Months Later

Gotham Knights Six Months Later: Better, But Still Mid

WB Games Montréal’s Batmanless superhero RPG has undergone some changes since its October 21 launch

Levi Winslow

Six Months Later

Outriders, Six Months Later: Meh

Ari Notis

Six Months Later

Genshin Impact, Six Months Later

Sisi Jiang

Six Months Later

Marvel's Avengers, Six Months Later

Ari Notis

Six Months Later

Ghost Of Tsushima, Six Months Later

Ari Notis

Behind the Voice

Alan Tudyk On Game Adaptations & Voicing Hapless Halo Characters

The Resident Alien star knows well the plight of the first-person shooter NPC

Baldur's Gate 3 Actors Share Their Most-Flubbed Lines

The second part of our interview with Baldur’s Gate 3 actresses Devora Wilde and Jennifer English

Baldur's Gate 3 Actors: Intimacy Coordinators Should Be 'Industry Standard'

The first part of our interview with Baldur’s Gate 3 actresses Devora Wilde and Jennifer English

Baldur's Gate 3's Karlach Actor On Playing The Beloved Barbarian

Actor Samantha Béart has their own thoughts on how Baldur's Gate 3’s top tiefling would want to go out

Eric Schulkin

Feature

Peak, As Told By Steam Reviews

The social climbing sim is the breakout hit of the summer for good reason

Ethan Gach

Feature

Why The Peeing Guy From Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Was Removed From The New Remake

Zack Zwiezen

Feature

Celebrate Indie-Penance Day With 10 More Incredible Indie Games!

Another wonderful mix of indie games from genres science cannot explain

John Walker

Feature

Happy Indie-Penance Day! Here Are 10 Amazing Indie Games You've Never Heard Of Before

We've got the most incredibly eclectic list of unknown indies to add to your wishlist

John Walker

Feature

Stellar Blade, As Told By Steam Reviews

The sci-fi action adventure just made a big splash on PC

Ethan Gach

Feature

24 New Screenshots Show Why Donkey Kong Bananza Looks Like The Character's Biggest Adventure Yet

Ethan Gach

Feature

Switch 2 Leaker Explains How He Got The Console Early And Why He's Not Afraid Of Nintendo

Ethan Gach

Feature

Every Mission: Impossible Video Game, Ever

John Walker

Total Recall

E3

We Asked The Games Industry To Share Their Favorite E3 Memories

Games industry members reminisce about their fave moments from the world's biggest gaming convention

Alyssa Mercante

Nintendo Scores Highest Peak Viewership Of E3

3.1 million people tuned in to watch Kazuya Mishima kill Captain Falcon

Ash Parrish

No More Heroes 3 Hired Shao Kahn To Voice A Cat

A bold, new direction for the No More Heroes franchise

Ian Walker

Fine Art

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Fine Art

Afternoon Stroll

Tonight's Fine Art looks at the work of Luc Courtois

Luke Plunkett

Fine Art

Prepare For Trouble, Make It Double

Tonight's Fine Art looks at the work of Ruth Bosch

Luke Plunkett

Fine Art

Concept Art From A Canceled, Live-Action Robotech Movie

Sony's first attempt to turn Macross into a movie ended up in the bin, but we can still enjoy some of its art

Luke Plunkett

Fine Art

Any Sufficiently Advanced Technology Is Indistinguishable From Magic

Tonight's Fine Art looks at the work of Sara Hermellin

Luke Plunkett

Game Awards

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Game Awards

Let Me Dress You For The Game Awards 2023

The gamer drip discourse is back, baby, but this time I’m here to help

Alyssa Mercante

Game Awards

The Best Fits At The Game Awards 2022

Kotaku had everybody quaking and stepping their fashion game up this year

Alyssa Mercante

Game Awards

Your First Look At Quantic Dream's Dramatic New Star Wars Game

The studio behind Detroit, Heavy Rain, and Beyond: Two Souls are working in a galaxy far, far away

Luke Plunkett

Game Awards

All The Big Announcements At The 2020 Game Awards

Finally, after the longest year in recorded history, we did it: We reached the light at the end of the tunnel. I speak, of course, of The Keighleys, which some of you call The Game Awards for some reason. It’s that magical time of the year when…

Nathan Grayson

Game Awards

Developer On Pranking Game Awards With Golf Balls: 'It's A Boring Show'

Some would tell you that The Game Awards are gaming’s Academy Awards. Those people are hilariously wrong, given that the show largely serves as a vehicle for commercials announcing upcoming games, with the awards themselves coming off as a distant…

Nathan Grayson

Game Awards

All The Big Announcements At The 2019 Game Awards

The new Xbox was shown off at the fifth annual Game Awards, during a show that also saw a slew of new game announcements, release date reveals, and trailers.

Stephen Totilo

Game Awards

Let Me Dress You For The Game Awards 2023

The gamer drip discourse is back, baby, but this time I’m here to help

Alyssa Mercante

Game Awards

The Best Fits At The Game Awards 2022

Kotaku had everybody quaking and stepping their fashion game up this year

Alyssa Mercante

Game Awards

Your First Look At Quantic Dream's Dramatic New Star Wars Game

The studio behind Detroit, Heavy Rain, and Beyond: Two Souls are working in a galaxy far, far away

Luke Plunkett

Game Awards

All The Big Announcements At The 2020 Game Awards

Nathan Grayson

Game Awards

Developer On Pranking Game Awards With Golf Balls: 'It's A Boring Show'

Nathan Grayson

Game Awards

All The Big Announcements At The 2019 Game Awards

The new Xbox was shown off at the fifth annual Game Awards, during a show that also saw a slew of new game announcements, release date reveals, and trailers.

Stephen Totilo

Pokemon

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Pokemon

Pokémon's Unbelievably Bad Summer Showcase Leaves Fans High And Dry

As if cobbled together the night before, today's Pokémon Presents had almost nothing to offer

John Walker

Pokemon

Here's How To Watch Today's 24-Minute Pokémon Presents, And DJ Pikachu Beforehand

While Pokémon Legends: Z-A will certainly be shown, the rest is a mystery

John Walker

Pokemon

An Old Pokémon Go Cheat Lets You Raid Gyms From Farther Away But Fans Are Worried A Crackdown Is Finally Coming

A GPS trick lets players avoid buying pricier items

Ethan Gach

Pokemon

Pokémon TCG's Black Bolt & White Flare Are An Anticlimactic Ending To Scarlet & Violet

Pull rates are fine, but a celebration of Unova's mediocrity isn't what we were after

John Walker

Shop Contest

'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek, Winners!

This is the end, beautiful friend. This is the end, my only friend

Zack Zwiezen

Shop Contest

'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek

Give me your biggest leek....no...that's too big...

Zack Zwiezen

Shop Contest

'Shop Contest: Father's Day, Winners!

Congrats to the winners of this week's Photoshop Contest

Zack Zwiezen

Speedrunning

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Speedrunning

Do Yourself A Favor And Go Watch The Best Speedrunning Event Of The Year

Summer Games Done Quick 2024 has been full of great moments so far

Ethan Gach

Speedrunning

Baldur's Gate 3 Speedrunner Races To Bear Sex

YouTuber Weedmoder got the Druid Halsin to put out in just 50 minutes and 30 seconds

Levi Winslow

Speedrunning

This Impossible-Sounding Fallout 4 Speedrun Took Over 2,000 Hours

After 415 attempts, streamer Vrexia has finally put an end to his no-damage, 100-percent challenge

Levi Winslow

Speedrunning

World's Coolest Dog Set To Speedrun Unbeloved Nintendo Game

Peanut Butter, a Shiba Inu gamer, will be the first dog to speedrun Gyromite at Awesome Games Done Quick 2024

Isaiah Colbert

Splitscreen

Let’s Pick Winners For The 2021 Game Awards

On the eve of this year’s Keighley-fest, we choose our champions of this year’s Game Awards

Mike Fahey

Splitscreen

We Are Still Living With The Revolution GTA 3 Started

With Rockstar’s GTA Trilogy just around the corner we talk about our first run-ins with the pivotal series

Ethan Gach

Splitscreen

Talking MMORPGs, From Ultima Online To Amazon's New World

With stops at EverQuest, World of Warcraft, and FFXIV along the way

Mike Fahey

Splitscreen

Let’s Reminisce About A Little Series Called Smash Bros.

From Super Smash Bros. humble beginnings to Kingdom Hearts’ hero Sora joining the fray

Mike Fahey

Splitscreen

10 Years Later, We Can't Stop Watching Nintendo Directs

Reflecting on 10 years of Animal Crossing teases, Bayonetta trailers, and more

Ethan Gach

Splitscreen

What Deathloop Gets Right And Wrong About Time Loops

Arkane Studios' shooter takes a new stab at an old trope

Ethan Gach

Splitscreen

Let’s Pick Winners For The 2021 Game Awards

On the eve of this year’s Keighley-fest, we choose our champions of this year’s Game Awards

Mike Fahey

Splitscreen

We Are Still Living With The Revolution GTA 3 Started

With Rockstar’s GTA Trilogy just around the corner we talk about our first run-ins with the pivotal series

Ethan Gach

Splitscreen

Talking MMORPGs, From Ultima Online To Amazon's New World

With stops at EverQuest, World of Warcraft, and FFXIV along the way

Mike Fahey

Splitscreen

Let’s Reminisce About A Little Series Called Smash Bros.

From Super Smash Bros. humble beginnings to Kingdom Hearts’ hero Sora joining the fray

Mike Fahey

Splitscreen

10 Years Later, We Can't Stop Watching Nintendo Directs

Reflecting on 10 years of Animal Crossing teases, Bayonetta trailers, and more

Ethan Gach

Splitscreen

What Deathloop Gets Right And Wrong About Time Loops

Arkane Studios' shooter takes a new stab at an old trope

Ethan Gach

Twitch

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Twitch

VTuber CEO Admits To Spending Charity Money As Agency Implodes

VShojo is shutting down after failing to raise additional funds

Ethan Gach

Twitch

Ironmouse Ignites Vtuber Exodus After Accusing Agency Of Failing To Pay $515,000 Owed To Charity

A record-breaking Twitch subathon raised money for the Immune Deficiency Foundation

Ethan Gach

Twitch

Kai Cenat's Streamer University Turned Chaos Into Content: 'The Whole Floor Smelled Like Wild Fumes, Mysterious Funk'

A Hogwarts-infused reality show blurred the line between form and content

Ethan Gach

Twitch

Twitch Bans Hasan Piker After Hypothetical About Republicans Killing Senator Rick Scott [Update]

This is the leftist talk show streamer's fifth ban

Ethan Gach

Very First

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Very First

3D Monster Maze Was The Very First Horror Game

Long-running video game franchises and genres all have to start somewhere, and it’s not always pretty. Looking back to that origin point can show us not just how the greats began, but how far they’ve come since. Today we unearth the very first…

Zack Zwiezen

Very First

The Very First Skateboarding Game Was A Rad Arcade Hit From The '80s

Long-running video game franchises all have to start somewhere, and it’s not always pretty. Looking back to that origin point can show us not just how the greats began, but how far they’ve come since. Today we unearth the very first skateboarding…

Zack Zwiezen

Very First

YouTube

YouTube Turns Money Faucet Back On For Dr Disrespect Six Months After Twitch Ban Controversy

The popular COD streamer previously admitted to messages that leaned 'inappropriate' with a minor

Ethan Gach

YouTube

MrBeast Says Behind-The-Scenes Footage Will Show Reality Game Show Allegations Were 'Blown Out Of Proportion'

The YouTuber is using the controversy to hype his new Amazon show

Ethan Gach

YouTube

Dr Disrespect Joins Right-Wing, Anti-Cancel Culture Streaming Platform Rumble

The gaming personality was demonetized on YouTube over 'inappropriate' messaging with a minor

Ethan Gach

Donkey Kong Bananza's Loading Screen Artwork Is So Damn Good

Elden Ring Nightreign's Most Requested Feature Is Finally Coming Later This Month

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Rushes Out Emergency Patch Amid Review-Bombing On Steam

Dying Light: The Beast Slips To September 19, Despite Glowing Previews

Clair Obscur Devs Visit Final Fantasy Offices For An 'Exchange Of Ideas'

VTuber CEO Admits To Spending Charity Money As Agency Implodes

Donkey Kong Bananza's Loading Screen Artwork Is So Damn Good

Elden Ring Nightreign's Most Requested Feature Is Finally Coming Later This Month

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Rushes Out Emergency Patch Amid Review-Bombing On Steam

Dying Light: The Beast Slips To September 19, Despite Glowing Previews

Clair Obscur Devs Visit Final Fantasy Offices For An 'Exchange Of Ideas'

VTuber CEO Admits To Spending Charity Money As Agency Implodes

Elden Ring Nightreign's Most Requested Feature Is Finally Coming Later This Month

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Rushes Out Emergency Patch Amid Review-Bombing On Steam

Dying Light: The Beast Slips To September 19, Despite Glowing Previews

Clair Obscur Devs Visit Final Fantasy Offices For An 'Exchange Of Ideas'

The Internet Reacts To Hulk Hogan's Death

Pedro Pascal Plays Himself In Marvel Rivals, And It Could Have Gone Worse

Say Your Prayers, Take Your Vitamins: WrestleMania Star Hulk Hogan Dead At 71

If You Don’t Want To Play The Last Of Us, You Can Now Read It Instead

When I Stopped Playing Mission Stories In Hitman, I Discovered What A Great Stealth Game It Is

I Failed To Prevent A Catastrophe In Avowed And I Love It

Kicking Enemies Is So Much Fun In Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Elden Ring Is Exactly What My Anxiety Needs

Donkey Kong Bananza's Loading Screen Artwork Is So Damn Good

Guy Goes Viral Painting Donkey Kong Bananza Yellow And Ruining His Switch

THPS 3+4's New Photo Mode Is A Powerful Tool You Should Be Using

New Horror Game Is All About Doing Dentist Work On A Shark That Wants To Kill You

Six Things I Wish I Knew Before Setting Up My Switch 2

AI Weapons Maker Teases $200 Retro Console That Will Play Your Old Copy Of Mario Kart 64

20 Years Ago Today, MTV Revealed The Xbox 360 To The World

PlayStation RPG Classic The Legend Of Dragoon Sounds Like It Happened Almost By Chance

The Finest Cosplay Appearing At Dokomi 2025

Our Favorite Cosplay From Dream Con 2025

The Most Impressive Cosplay At Canada's Anime North 2025

Here Are Our Favorite Cosplay Fits From Comic Con London 2025

Gotham Knights Six Months Later: Better, But Still Mid

Outriders, Six Months Later: Meh

Genshin Impact, Six Months Later

Marvel's Avengers, Six Months Later

Ghost Of Tsushima, Six Months Later

Alan Tudyk On Game Adaptations & Voicing Hapless Halo Characters

Baldur's Gate 3 Actors Share Their Most-Flubbed Lines

Baldur's Gate 3 Actors: Intimacy Coordinators Should Be 'Industry Standard'

Baldur's Gate 3's Karlach Actor On Playing The Beloved Barbarian

Peak, As Told By Steam Reviews

Why The Peeing Guy From Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Was Removed From The New Remake

Celebrate Indie-Penance Day With 10 More Incredible Indie Games!

Happy Indie-Penance Day! Here Are 10 Amazing Indie Games You've Never Heard Of Before

Stellar Blade, As Told By Steam Reviews

24 New Screenshots Show Why Donkey Kong Bananza Looks Like The Character's Biggest Adventure Yet

Switch 2 Leaker Explains How He Got The Console Early And Why He's Not Afraid Of Nintendo

Every Mission: Impossible Video Game, Ever

It's Time To Save Star Wars: Obi-Wan From Being Stuck On Xbox

Total Recall: Why Yakuza Is So Much More Than A Japanese GTA

Total Recall: You Should Play Grand Theft Auto III Before GTA VI

Total Recall: How Does KotOR Hold Up In 2023?

Total Recall: Is Alan Wake Worth Playing Before Its Sequel?

We Asked The Games Industry To Share Their Favorite E3 Memories

Nintendo Scores Highest Peak Viewership Of E3

No More Heroes 3 Hired Shao Kahn To Voice A Cat

Afternoon Stroll

Prepare For Trouble, Make It Double

Concept Art From A Canceled, Live-Action Robotech Movie

Any Sufficiently Advanced Technology Is Indistinguishable From Magic

Let Me Dress You For The Game Awards 2023

The Best Fits At The Game Awards 2022

Your First Look At Quantic Dream's Dramatic New Star Wars Game

All The Big Announcements At The 2020 Game Awards

Developer On Pranking Game Awards With Golf Balls: 'It's A Boring Show'

All The Big Announcements At The 2019 Game Awards

Let Me Dress You For The Game Awards 2023

The Best Fits At The Game Awards 2022

Your First Look At Quantic Dream's Dramatic New Star Wars Game

All The Big Announcements At The 2020 Game Awards

Developer On Pranking Game Awards With Golf Balls: 'It's A Boring Show'

All The Big Announcements At The 2019 Game Awards

Pokémon's Unbelievably Bad Summer Showcase Leaves Fans High And Dry

Here's How To Watch Today's 24-Minute Pokémon Presents, And DJ Pikachu Beforehand