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News

Call Of Duty Pulls YouTube Streamer Nickmercs' Skin Over Anti-LGBTQ Comment

Nick ‘Nickmercs’ Kolcheff has been widely criticised for his comments

Luke Plunkett

News

League Strike Called Off After Riot, Player's Union Reach Agreement

The LCSPA say 'These unprecedented collective efforts ultimately led to a historic response from Riot'

Luke Plunkett

News

Baby Steps Is A Game About A 'Failson' Who Cannot Walk

Putting one foot in front of the other is hard work, OK?

Luke Plunkett

Summer Game Fest 2023

What It’s Like To Be At Summer Game Fest As The Reveals Happen

There were no women onstage at Geoff Keighley’s summer game event, but this woman was in the crowd

Alyssa Mercante

News

Persona 5 Tactics, Persona 3 Remake Trailers Leak

Two more Persona games are coming, and both look fantastic

Luke Plunkett

Summer Game Fest 2023

Everything At Summer Game Fest 2023's Main Showcase

This year's event saw everything from a new Fortnite season to Nick Cage in a horror game

John Walker

News

A PS5 Game On Two Discs Is Giving 1995

Looks like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is going to clog up your PlayStation 5's storage space

Levi Winslow

News

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Teases Wild Twist In New Deep-Dive

Isaiah Colbert

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News

Fortnite's New Season Sees Island Collapse, Transformers And Dinos Take Over

After teasers promising something wild, we finally get a look at what's in store for Fortnite's exciting next season

Claire Jackson

News

That Bloodborne-Looking Pinocchio Soulslike Has A Demo Now

Lies of P pirouetted through Summer Game Fest to announce a playable demo and September release date

Levi Winslow

Kotaku Game Diary

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Kotaku Game Diary

Cyberpunk 2077, Broken And Jank, Helped Me Bid Farewell To Closeted Life

When V finally let Johnny Silverhand go, I knew exactly how she felt

Claire Jackson

Kotaku Game Diary

Diablo IV Has A Sexy, Gross Side-Quest That Will Haunt You

Unyielding Flesh is a tale of sadism and masochism that lives in my head rent-free

Levi Winslow

Kotaku Game Diary

Switch Players, Get Ready For Endless Tears Of The Kingdom Notifications

Every five minutes it seems I get a notification that a friend is playing the same game as I

Lisa Marie Segarra

Kotaku Game Diary

As A Resident Evil 4 Newcomer, Remake's Village Fight Is Shockingly Brutal

Survival horror fans, y’all lived like this in 2005?

Sisi Jiang

Odds and Ends

Watch

The Top 10 Most-Played Games On Steam Deck: May 2023 Edition

Never Miss Another Diablo IV World Boss Again With This Handy Tracker

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Meet Catbat, The Crash Bandicoot Series’ First Non-Binary Character

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29 Diablo IV Tips That Will Make You A Better Player

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The Week In Games: What’s Releasing Beyond Diablo IV

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Retro

Who Knew A Game Boy's Insides Could Be So Beautiful?

Grid Studio is turning old Game Boys, DSes, PSPs and more into mechanical works of art

Mike Fahey

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

Retro

Atari’s New Collectible Game Cartridges Off To A Rocky Start

Atari is making game cartridges again, but it’s a little foggy on some of the details

Mike Fahey

Cosplay

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Gallery

Our Favorite Cosplay From C2E2 2023

Chicago was out in full cosplaying force for this year's show

Luke Plunkett

Gallery

Our Favorite Cosplay From WonderCon 2023

Photos and video from the Anaheim Convention Center

Luke Plunkett

Showcase

Incredible Superman Cosplay Shoot Isn't Using Photoshop

They did this the old-fashioned way: with cranes and wires

Luke Plunkett

Gallery

Our Favorite Cosplay From Katsucon 2023

The DC spectacular marks the start of 2023's cosplay calendar

Luke Plunkett

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

Overwatch’s Sombra On Her New Film And Its Video Game Connections

Morgan’s Mask tells the story of a cosplayer stuck in quarantine during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and releases on April 28

The Last Of Us' Merle Dandridge On How She’s Like Marlene

As the Firefly commander, she's the only cast member to hold the same role in both the game and the show

Sonic Prime's Lead Voice Actor On Bringing Swagger To The Iconic Role

Deven Mack voices the speedy hedgehog in his latest animated series releasing December 15 on Netflix

Chainsaw Man's English-Language Cast Weighs In: Subs Vs. Dubs

The manga adaptation's Denji, Makima, and others share their thoughts on the age-old debate

Eric Schulkin

Feature

Meet Catbat, The Crash Bandicoot Series’ First Non-Binary Character

In an exclusive interview with Kotaku, Toys For Bob talks about how David Bowie inspired Crash Team Rumble’s newest hero

Kenneth Shepard

Feature

10 Engrossing Action-RPG Games To Play Like Diablo IV

John Walker

Feature

Duolingo Is An App For Language-Learning, So Why Is It Plagued With Cheaters?

Many users of the popular language-learning app employ crafty strategies and even hacks to dominate the leaderboards

Robert Guthrie

Feature

The Brilliant Scholar Who’s Challenging Racism In Game Design

Dr. Kishonna Gray’s studies of race and gender in gaming have made her a sought-after consultant in the industry

Carolyn Petit

Feature

Meet The Psychologist Determined To Prove Video Games Are Good, Actually

Dr. Rachel Kowert is a research psychologist who has been studying video games for 15 years

Alyssa Mercante

Feature

Total Recall

E3

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

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

Guardians of the Galaxy wants you to hang with the team, not control them

Ian Walker

Fine Art

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Fine Art

Any Sufficiently Advanced Technology Is Indistinguishable From Magic

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

Luke Plunkett

Fine Art

That Is An Excellent Portable Computer Design

Tonight's Fine Art looks at the work of Timur Kvasov

Luke Plunkett

Fine Art

I'm So Infuriated Right Now

Tonight's Fine Art looks at the work of Benjamin Ee

Luke Plunkett

Fine Art

The Seagull, Truly Nature's Worst

Tonight's Fine Art looks at the work of Lucy Mutimer

Luke Plunkett

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

Sekiro Wins Game Of The Year At The 2019 Game Awards

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is the 2019 Game Awards’ Game of the Year, winning over games like Death Stranding and Resident Evil 2. It’s a surprise award that snuck ninja-like over the finish. It also won best Action/Adventure game.

Heather Alexandra

Pokemon

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Pokemon

The Pokémon Card Game's Return To The OG 151 Didn't Need To Pop Off This Hard

We've looked through the cards revealed so far to pick our favorites from the next big set

John Walker

Pokemon

It's Hard Out There For Pokémon Fans If Your Favorite Isn't Pikachu

Pokémon’s Original Stitch line is shutting down, so what happens to those Pokémon who don’t have merch anywhere else?

Kenneth Shepard

Pokemon

What Your Favorite Pokémon Game Says About You: Brutal Callout Edition

From Red to Blue, here’s what your favorite Pokémon game says about you. Like, as a person

Kenneth Shepard

Pokemon

The 11 Most Exciting Cards In Pokémon's Big Paldea Set

The second English-language Scarlet & Violet set is going to be popular, thanks to one single card

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

Someone Has Already Speedrun Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom In 94 Minutes

Streamer gymnast86 completed his run just a few hours after the game's May 12 launch

Levi Winslow

Speedrunning

Twitch Streamer's Struggle To Become A Top Breath of the Wild Speedrunner Is Today's Must-Watch

The streamer, who uploads to YouTube, got help from fellow speedrunner Limcube

Levi Winslow

Speedrunning

Elden Ring Player Beats Game By Only Walking

Souls YouTuber Ymfah has beaten FromSoft's tough action-RPG with a couple of glitches and…walking

Levi Winslow

Speedrunning

Breath of the Wild’s Hottest New Speedrun Is Getting All The Hoes

Twitch streamer Limcube collected all 11 gardening tools in under 30 minutes

Levi Winslow

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

Twitch Abandons Bad Ad Changes After Streamer Freak Out

The guidelines appeared to prohibit how streamers could monetize their videos

Levi Winslow

Twitch

Stranger Things Twitch Streamer Dishes On Gamer Toxicity After FaZe Clan Fallout

Grace Van Dien interviews Call of Duty streamer Ashtronova in new ‘Two Women Talking’ YouTube series

Ethan Gach

Twitch

Twitch's New Ad Rules Are Very Bad For Streamers [Update]

‘The top 100 streamers on Twitch just got told they’re not allowed to make 80 percent of their revenue the way they’re used to making it.’

Alyssa Mercante

Twitch

Twitch Star Amouranth Wants Her AI Chatbot To Put Trolls In Their Place

Kaitlyn Siragusa would also love for her artificial intelligent chatbot to shut down creeps and stalkers

Levi Winslow

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

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

Long-running video game franchises (or uh, in this case very short ones) 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…

Zack Zwiezen