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Phil Spencer Says Halo Studio Remains ‘Critical’ To Xbox Despite Cuts

The Microsoft Gaming CEO does damage control during a rough patch for Xbox

Ethan Gach

News

Assassin’s Creed Comic May Have Hidden Message From Frustrated Artist

Zack Zwiezen

News

Amazon’s Tomb Raider Show Reportedly Being Written By Fleabag Creator

Phoebe Waller-Bridge will pen the script for Lara Croft’s next adaptation

Kenneth Shepard

News

HBO Greenlights The Last Of Us Season Two

The TV adaptation of Joel and Ellie's story has been picked up for a second season after just two episodes

Kenneth Shepard

News

Smash Bros. Pro Got Hurt Jumping Out Of Illegal Taxi On Way To Tourney

Melee player Elliot ‘Frenzy’ Grossman detailed the traumatic event leading up to Genesis 9

Levi Winslow

News

Kotaku Game Diary

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Kotaku Game Diary

Overwatch 2’s Ramattra Embarrassed My Mains And Reignited My Competitive Spirit

Ramattra the tank engine is a force to be reckoned with when put in a skilled player’s hands

Isaiah Colbert

Kotaku Game Diary

Genshin Impact Has Made Farming So Tedious, I'm Regretting Everything

Sisi Jiang

Kotaku Game Diary

That New Sonic Game Is A Weird, Lonely Mess (That I Can’t Stop Playing)

Zack Zwiezen

Kotaku Game Diary

God Of War Ragnarök's NPCs Actually React To Kratos Looting Everything And It's Amazing

Zack Zwiezen

Odds and Ends

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Witch From Mercury's Suletta Joins The List of Anime Protags Who've Committed War Crimes

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This Akira-Like Boss Rush Game Has Me Hooked

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Hear Me Out: Mob Psycho 100 Is The Anime Of The Decade

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Vinland Saga Season 2’s Farming Arc Is Planting Seeds For A Phenomenal Payoff

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12 Marvel Snap Cards That Can Go Into Any Deck

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 Holiday Matsuri

Just because a nerd show is in December doesn't mean it has to be cold

Luke Plunkett

Gallery

Our Favorite Cosplay From Los Angeles Comic Con 2022

Luke Plunkett

Gallery

Our Favorite Cosplay From Anime NYC 2022

Luke Plunkett

Gallery

Our Favorite Cosplay From New York Comic-Con 2022

Luke Plunkett

Six Months Later

Outriders, Six Months Later: Meh

The game's most notorious issues are fixed, but it still has some fundamental flaws

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

Six Months Later

Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Six Months Later

Ari Notis

Behind the Voice

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

Chainsaw Man Voice Actor Says Makima Is More Than Just A ‘Dommy Mommy’

Justice Washington Can Do So Many Overwatch Voices

Michael Pasquariello

Feature

5 Games To Expect From Ubisoft In 2023 (And Some To Be Skeptical Of)

Here are 10 new games of which at least half might, possibly, release this year

John Walker

Feature

PlayStation 5: What To Expect From Sony's Console In 2023

Kenneth Shepard

Feature

14 Exciting Games To Expect From Nintendo Switch In 2023

Nintendo's popular portable looks to continue knocking them out of the park over the coming year

John Walker

Feature

Marvel Snap's First Three Explosive Months: The Ben Brode Creator Interview

We speak to Ben Brode, creator of Hearthstone and Marvel Snap, about the smash hit card game's first three months

John Walker

Feature

The Weirdest Nintendo Switch Accessories You Can Buy

Why use a standard controller when you could awkwardly hold a Dragon QuestSlime upside-down?

John Walker

Feature

6 Games To Play Now That You've Finished Pokémon Scarlet And Violet

John Walker

Feature

When Things Go Wrong With Players Solving Escape Rooms

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The 9 Most Busted Games Of 2022

Levi Winslow

Total Recall

Sonic Advance 2 Perfected The Series 20 Years Ago (Maybe Video Games, Too)

Designed by geniuses who'd worked on Street Fighter and Fatal Fury, Sega's GBA sequel brought new joy to the hedgehog's speedy movement

Cole Kronman

Total Recall

The Red Ring Of Death Stalked All My Friends, And Then It Came For Me

Claire Jackson

Total Recall

The Story Behind Mortal Kombat’s Iconic Dragon Logo

Ethan Gach

Total Recall

Metal Gear Solid 3 Could Have Had A Boss Battle That Would Take Two Weeks To Finish

Luke Plunkett

Total Recall

The X-Wing Team Were Working On A Cancelled Xbox Game

Luke Plunkett

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

Some Of My Favorite Images From ArtStation's AI Protests

Breathing, human artists have spent the week giving AI-generated imagery--and ArtStation--the middle finger

Luke Plunkett

Fine Art

The Human Body Is A Wonderful Thing

Luke Plunkett

Fine Art

Pokemon

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Pokemon

Kadabra Will Finally Return To Pokémon Card Game After 18-Year Ban

It will appear in the upcoming 151 set as Uri Geller asks fans for forgiveness

Ethan Gach

Pokemon

Pokémon Fans Think This Elden Ring Mod Looks Better Than Scarlet And Violet

Sisi Jiang

Pokemon

Pokémon Cards Get Rid Of Those Hideous Yellow Borders After 23 Years

John Walker

Pokemon

Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Contains One Of The Greatest Facts Of All Time

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

Sekiro God's No-Damage Run Was Three Years In Making

YouTuber TheUrbanOrb studied for over 4,000 hours to destroy FromSoftware’s ninja game

Levi Winslow

Speedrunning

Only A Computer Could Do This Super Mario Bros. Trick—Until Now

Sisi Jiang

Speedrunning

Elden Ring Speedrunner Decides Eyes Are OP, Beats Bosses While Blindfolded

Levi Winslow

Speedrunning

Elden Ring Beaten In 20 Minutes With Ridiculous Teleporting Glitch

Levi Winslow

Twitch

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Twitch

Nobody Was Ready For This Twitch Streamer's Answer To 'Show Feet'

Lobster floppers turned creepy comments into internet gold

Ethan Gach

Twitch

The Queen Of Elden Ring Won’t Stop Finding New Ways To Beat The Game

Levi Winslow

Twitch

Twitch Streamer Plays FromSoftware Games In A Truly Absurd Way

Levi Winslow

Twitch

Twitch Star Apologizes For 'Insensitive' Comeback Stream

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

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Lture

Phil Spencer Says Halo Studio Remains ‘Critical’ To Xbox Despite Cuts

Assassin’s Creed Comic May Have Hidden Message From Frustrated Artist

Nobody Was Ready For This Twitch Streamer's Answer To 'Show Feet'

Amazon’s Tomb Raider Show Reportedly Being Written By Fleabag Creator

HBO Greenlights The Last Of Us Season Two

Smash Bros. Pro Got Hurt Jumping Out Of Illegal Taxi On Way To Tourney

Phil Spencer Says Halo Studio Remains ‘Critical’ To Xbox Despite Cuts

Assassin’s Creed Comic May Have Hidden Message From Frustrated Artist

Amazon’s Tomb Raider Show Reportedly Being Written By Fleabag Creator

HBO Greenlights The Last Of Us Season Two

Smash Bros. Pro Got Hurt Jumping Out Of Illegal Taxi On Way To Tourney

This Absurd Real Car Designed By A Game Artist Is Almost Sci-Fi Satire

You Can Watch The First Episode Of The Last Of Us Show For Free Now

Bungie Explains Destiny 2's Recent 20-Hour Outage

Overwatch 2’s Ramattra Embarrassed My Mains And Reignited My Competitive Spirit

Genshin Impact Has Made Farming So Tedious, I'm Regretting Everything

That New Sonic Game Is A Weird, Lonely Mess (That I Can’t Stop Playing)

God Of War Ragnarök's NPCs Actually React To Kratos Looting Everything And It's Amazing

Twitter’s ‘Useless’ Animation Facts Will Change How You See Your Favorite Show

With Roiland Out, Rick And Morty Fans Are ‘Auditioning’ For Season 7

The Week In Games: Magical Parkour And Spooky Spaceships

Spectacular Destiny 2 Fit Is Right Out Of The Mummy

Apparently Joe Rogan Is A Scrublord At Fighting Games

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

Play These Classic Games Created In Communist Czechoslovakia

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

Our Favorite Cosplay From Holiday Matsuri

Our Favorite Cosplay From Los Angeles Comic Con 2022

Our Favorite Cosplay From Anime NYC 2022

Our Favorite Cosplay From New York Comic-Con 2022

Outriders, Six Months Later: Meh

Genshin Impact, Six Months Later

Marvel's Avengers, Six Months Later

Ghost Of Tsushima, Six Months Later

Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Six Months Later

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

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

Chainsaw Man Voice Actor Says Makima Is More Than Just A ‘Dommy Mommy’

Justice Washington Can Do So Many Overwatch Voices

5 Games To Expect From Ubisoft In 2023 (And Some To Be Skeptical Of)

PlayStation 5: What To Expect From Sony's Console In 2023

14 Exciting Games To Expect From Nintendo Switch In 2023

Marvel Snap's First Three Explosive Months: The Ben Brode Creator Interview

The Weirdest Nintendo Switch Accessories You Can Buy

6 Games To Play Now That You've Finished Pokémon Scarlet And Violet

When Things Go Wrong With Players Solving Escape Rooms

The 9 Most Busted Games Of 2022

Sonic Advance 2 Perfected The Series 20 Years Ago (Maybe Video Games, Too)

The Red Ring Of Death Stalked All My Friends, And Then It Came For Me

The Story Behind Mortal Kombat’s Iconic Dragon Logo

Metal Gear Solid 3 Could Have Had A Boss Battle That Would Take Two Weeks To Finish

The X-Wing Team Were Working On A Cancelled Xbox Game

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

Some Of My Favorite Images From ArtStation's AI Protests

Lunch Break

The Human Body Is A Wonderful Thing

Grand (Fantasy) Designs

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

Sekiro Wins Game Of The Year At The 2019 Game Awards

Kadabra Will Finally Return To Pokémon Card Game After 18-Year Ban

Pokémon Fans Think This Elden Ring Mod Looks Better Than Scarlet And Violet

Pokémon Cards Get Rid Of Those Hideous Yellow Borders After 23 Years

Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Contains One Of The Greatest Facts Of All Time

'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek, Winners!

'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek

'Shop Contest: Father's Day, Winners!

Sekiro God's No-Damage Run Was Three Years In Making

Only A Computer Could Do This Super Mario Bros. Trick—Until Now

Elden Ring Speedrunner Decides Eyes Are OP, Beats Bosses While Blindfolded

Elden Ring Beaten In 20 Minutes With Ridiculous Teleporting Glitch

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