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Raven's New 'Organizational Change' Conveniently Breaks Up Union Members

The move comes just as workers return from a seven-week strike

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News

Shameless Unpacking Clone Is The App Store's Top Download

It remains absolutely wild what these platform holders will allow on their shopfronts

Luke Plunkett

News

Saudi-Backed Company Buys ESL For $1 Billion

They also went and bought esports platform FACEIT for $500 million

Luke Plunkett

News

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Has Giant Pokémon And Of Course Everyone Wants To Be Stepped On

Never underestimate a Pokémon fan’s ability to make things weird

Ian Walker

Videos

Fortnite's Klombos Are Majestic Beasts

It Takes Two Achieves Near-Perfect Design Harmony

Impressions: Forza Horizon 5

ANNO: Mutationem Kaiju Boss Fight Gameplay

Behind the Voice

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Behind the Voice

Cosplay

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Showcase

Sailor Moon Becomes Sailor Witches

Luke Plunkett

Cosplay

Neon Genesis Evangelion Cosplay Gets In The F**king Robot

Luke Plunkett

Cosplay

Cosplayer Simply Becomes Angelina Jolie

Luke Plunkett

Cosplay

$7,000 Evangelion Jackets Are Some Expensive Cosplay

Luke Plunkett

Shopping

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The Inventory

Running Out of Juice? The Best Power Banks to Supercharge Your Travels

Grab the right portable battery pack for your charging needs

Andrew Hayward

and Jason Coles

The Inventory

Gear Up and Get Your Game On in Today’s Best Xbox Deals

Save on Xbox Wireless Controllers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Battlefield 2042,…

Andrew Hayward

and Joe Tilleli

The Inventory

Wi-Fi Down Again? Drop the Dropped Connections and Upgrade to the Best...

Wi-Fi 6? Wi-Fi 6E? Mesh systems? Basic budget routers? We've got you covered

Andrew Hayward

and Jason Coles

The Inventory

Co-op: The Best Video Games That Make You Cry

Games that tug at your heartstrings and that stay on your mind for weeks to…

Joe Tilleli

E3

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Nintendo Scores Highest Peak Viewership Of E3

Ash Parrish

No More Heroes 3 Hired Shao Kahn To Voice A Cat

Ian Walker

Guardians Of The Galaxy Devs Say It's Single-Player For Better Storytelling

Ian Walker

Which E3 Character Is The Most Cunning Linguist?

Ash Parrish

Feature

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12 Recent Games To Play When You Want A Great Story Or Characters

Carolyn Petit

Feature

13 Games To Check Out If You Like Breath Of The Wild

Jeremy Winslow

Feature

The Unique Artist Behind Bomberman's Catchy Beats

Peter Tieryas

Feature

How The Celeste Speedrunning Community Became Queer As Hell

Jeremy Signor

Fine Art

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Fine Art

The Art Of Halo Infinite

Luke Plunkett

Fine Art

Hold! Hold!

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Fine Art

Nice Owl

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Fine Art

The Wandering Swordsman

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Game Awards

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Game Awards

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

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

Stephen Totilo

Kotaku Game Diary

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Kotaku Game Diary

Castlevania-Inspired Roguelike Is Pure Dopamine

Ian Walker

Kotaku Game Diary

Oh No, I’ve Maxed Out Halo Infinite’s Battle Pass

Ari Notis

Kotaku Game Diary

It Happened To Me: I Got Owned By Halo Infinite’s Most Annoying Boss Fight

Ethan Gach

Kotaku Game Diary

My Favorite Part Of Elden Ring's Preview Was Accidentally Reaching A Small Island

Ian Walker

Morning Checkpoint

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Morning Checkpoint

MLB The Show Coming To Game Pass, LEGO Star Wars Delayed Again, Sony Closing PS3 Store In July, And More

Zack Zwiezen

Morning Checkpoint

Ghost Of Tsushima Film Announced, Back 4 Blood Delayed, Xbox Live Name Change, And More

Zack Zwiezen

Morning Checkpoint

Black Panther Coming To Avengers, Gotham Knights Delayed, Outriders Launching On Game Pass And More

Zack Zwiezen

Morning Checkpoint

New TMNT Game Announced, Rust Servers Wiped Out By Fire, Microsoft Officially Buys Bethesda And More

Zack Zwiezen

Morning Music

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Morning Music

Pharaoh Rebirth+ Has That Nostalgic PlayStation Sound

Nathan Daniels

Morning Music

Waterworld Is One Of The SNES’ Best Soundtrack Delivery Systems

Nathan Daniels

Morning Music

Zombie Army 4 Sounds Like A John Carpenter Joint

Zack Zwiezen

Morning Music

Quartet’s Music Is So Nice Sega Reused It Twice

Mike Fahey

News

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Raven's New 'Organizational Change' Conveniently Breaks Up Union Members

Luke Plunkett

News

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Has Giant Pokémon And Of Course Everyone Wants To Be Stepped On

Ian Walker

News

Shameless Unpacking Clone Is The App Store's Top Download

Luke Plunkett

News

Saudi-Backed Company Buys ESL For $1 Billion

Luke Plunkett

Odds and Ends

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Odds and Ends

Hacker Hijacks Military Numbers Station, Proceeds To Rickroll Everyone

Ethan Gach

Odds and Ends

Original Final Fantasy VII Looks Gorgeous At 60FPS

Luke Plunkett

Odds and Ends

This Hello Kitty Headset Is The Best Thing Razer's Made Since Quartz

Mike Fahey

Odds and Ends

NFT Bro’s ‘Metaverse’ Rave Looks Boring, Dead

Zack Zwiezen

Pokemon

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Pokemon

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Trailer Highlights The Horror Of Aggressive Pocket Monsters

Mike Fahey

Pokemon

Another Cloning Glitch Found In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl

Brian Ashcraft

Pokemon

Duplication Glitches Removed From Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl

Brian Ashcraft

Pokemon

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Players Are Glitching To Get Shaymin Early

Ethan Gach

Retro

Play These Classic Games Created In Communist Czechoslovakia

A project by the Slovak Game Developers Association sees them receive their first English translation

John Walker

Shop Contest

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Shop Contest

'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek, Winners!

Zack Zwiezen

Shop Contest

'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek

Zack Zwiezen

Shop Contest

'Shop Contest: Father's Day, Winners!

Zack Zwiezen

Shop Contest

'Shop Contest: Happy Father's Day

Zack Zwiezen

Six Months Later

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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

Speedrunning

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Speedrunning

Mario Odyssey Speedrunner Completes Absurd, Nearly Unplayable ‘HUD Challenge’

Isaiah Colbert

Speedrunning

Nine Months Later, Breath of the Wild Player Is First To Collect 'Impossible' Arrow

Jeremy Winslow

Speedrunning

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Wiz Completes Each Level In One Enormous Combo

Jeremy Winslow

Speedrunning

Meet The ‘Lesbian Skip,’ An Essential Deltarune Speedrunning Strat

Isaiah Colbert

Splitscreen

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Splitscreen

Let’s Pick Winners For The 2021 Game Awards

Mike Fahey

Splitscreen

We Are Still Living With The Revolution GTA 3 Started

Ethan Gach

Splitscreen

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

Mike Fahey

Splitscreen

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

Mike Fahey

Total Recall

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Total Recall

Live Footage Of Sonic The Hedgehog's Infamous 1993 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Disaster

Luke Plunkett

Total Recall

Microsoft Publishes 1999 Letter From Failed Attempt To Buy Nintendo

Luke Plunkett

Total Recall

Rez Is Now 20, And There Was Nothing Quite Like It

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Total Recall

The Last Time Rockstar Re-Released GTA: San Andreas It Didn’t Go So Well

Zack Zwiezen

Twitch

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Twitch

Twitch Star Ninja Threatens Pokimane With Legal Action For Alleged 'Harassment'

Jeremy Winslow

Twitch

Twitch Streamer Drops Bars, Kicks Ass In Destiny 2

Isaiah Colbert

Twitch

Despite Breaking Records, Ludwig And Other Streamers Who Jumped Ship Aren't In Twitch's 2021 Recap

Isaiah Colbert

Twitch

Socialist Twitch Streamer Banned For Calling White People ‘Cracker’ [Update]

Ethan Gach

Very First

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Very First

3D Monster Maze Was The Very First Horror Game

Zack Zwiezen

Very First

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

Zack Zwiezen

Very First

The Very First Rocko's Modern Life Game Was Also The Last

Zack Zwiezen

Very First

The Very First Harry Potter Game Was A Weird LEGO Joint

Zack Zwiezen

YouTube

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YouTube

'Caramelldansen' Owners Really Don't Want You To Know Where The Song Originated

Jeremy Winslow

YouTube

Former Twitch Subathon Star Ludwig Suspended Days After Switching To YouTube

Ethan Gach

YouTube

A Fully 3D Version Is Hiding Within 2D Metroid Dread

Ari Notis

YouTube

Dune’s Timothée Chalamet Was Once An Xbox YouTuber

Ari Notis

Raven's New 'Organizational Change' Conveniently Breaks Up Union Members

Shameless Unpacking Clone Is The App Store's Top Download

Saudi-Backed Company Buys ESL For $1 Billion

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Has Giant Pokémon And Of Course Everyone Wants To Be Stepped On

Fortnite's Klombos Are Majestic Beasts

It Takes Two Achieves Near-Perfect Design Harmony

Impressions: Forza Horizon 5

ANNO: Mutationem Kaiju Boss Fight Gameplay

Justice Washington Can Do So Many Overwatch Voices

Voice Actor SungWon 'ProZD' Cho Launched His Career On Tumblr

How Erica Lindbeck, Voice Of Final Fantasy VII Remake's Jessie, Got Her Break

Ashly Burch On Finding Success In Both Writing And Acting

Sailor Moon Becomes Sailor Witches

Neon Genesis Evangelion Cosplay Gets In The F**king Robot

Cosplayer Simply Becomes Angelina Jolie

$7,000 Evangelion Jackets Are Some Expensive Cosplay

Running Out of Juice? The Best Power Banks to Supercharge Your Travels

Gear Up and Get Your Game On in Today’s Best Xbox Deals

Wi-Fi Down Again? Drop the Dropped Connections and Upgrade to the Best...

Co-op: The Best Video Games That Make You Cry

Nintendo Scores Highest Peak Viewership Of E3

No More Heroes 3 Hired Shao Kahn To Voice A Cat

Guardians Of The Galaxy Devs Say It's Single-Player For Better Storytelling

Which E3 Character Is The Most Cunning Linguist?

12 Recent Games To Play When You Want A Great Story Or Characters

13 Games To Check Out If You Like Breath Of The Wild

The Unique Artist Behind Bomberman's Catchy Beats

How The Celeste Speedrunning Community Became Queer As Hell

The Art Of Halo Infinite

Hold! Hold!

Nice Owl

The Wandering Swordsman

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

Castlevania-Inspired Roguelike Is Pure Dopamine

Oh No, I’ve Maxed Out Halo Infinite’s Battle Pass

It Happened To Me: I Got Owned By Halo Infinite’s Most Annoying Boss Fight

My Favorite Part Of Elden Ring's Preview Was Accidentally Reaching A Small Island

MLB The Show Coming To Game Pass, LEGO Star Wars Delayed Again, Sony Closing PS3 Store In July, And More

Ghost Of Tsushima Film Announced, Back 4 Blood Delayed, Xbox Live Name Change, And More

Black Panther Coming To Avengers, Gotham Knights Delayed, Outriders Launching On Game Pass And More

New TMNT Game Announced, Rust Servers Wiped Out By Fire, Microsoft Officially Buys Bethesda And More

Pharaoh Rebirth+ Has That Nostalgic PlayStation Sound

Waterworld Is One Of The SNES’ Best Soundtrack Delivery Systems

Zombie Army 4 Sounds Like A John Carpenter Joint

Quartet’s Music Is So Nice Sega Reused It Twice

Raven's New 'Organizational Change' Conveniently Breaks Up Union Members

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Has Giant Pokémon And Of Course Everyone Wants To Be Stepped On

Shameless Unpacking Clone Is The App Store's Top Download

Saudi-Backed Company Buys ESL For $1 Billion

Hacker Hijacks Military Numbers Station, Proceeds To Rickroll Everyone

Original Final Fantasy VII Looks Gorgeous At 60FPS

This Hello Kitty Headset Is The Best Thing Razer's Made Since Quartz

NFT Bro’s ‘Metaverse’ Rave Looks Boring, Dead

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Trailer Highlights The Horror Of Aggressive Pocket Monsters

Another Cloning Glitch Found In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl

Duplication Glitches Removed From Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Players Are Glitching To Get Shaymin Early

Play These Classic Games Created In Communist Czechoslovakia

'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek, Winners!

'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek

'Shop Contest: Father's Day, Winners!

'Shop Contest: Happy Father's Day

Outriders, Six Months Later: Meh

Genshin Impact, Six Months Later

Marvel's Avengers, Six Months Later

Ghost Of Tsushima, Six Months Later

Mario Odyssey Speedrunner Completes Absurd, Nearly Unplayable ‘HUD Challenge’

Nine Months Later, Breath of the Wild Player Is First To Collect 'Impossible' Arrow

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Wiz Completes Each Level In One Enormous Combo

Meet The ‘Lesbian Skip,’ An Essential Deltarune Speedrunning Strat

Let’s Pick Winners For The 2021 Game Awards

We Are Still Living With The Revolution GTA 3 Started

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

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

Live Footage Of Sonic The Hedgehog's Infamous 1993 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Disaster

Microsoft Publishes 1999 Letter From Failed Attempt To Buy Nintendo