Beyond the Pitch

On this day 25 years ago, the Sony PlayStation released in Japan. A lot of us here at Kotaku have pretty fond…

There is no elevator pitch for Death Stranding.

The marketing pitch for Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge promises superfans the chance to “live their Star Wars…

Night vision goggles in first-person shooters often felt like a gimmick, so I was surprised to find myself actually…

Beyoncé? Radiohead? Taylor Swift? Daft Punk? All great musicians, yes, but not quite the single greatest musician of…

Fire Emblem: Three Houses is a game for interesting times.

Out of every single video game purchase I’ve ever made in my life, across games, consoles and accessories, I don’t…

The other day, a talking robot ball was taunting me, saying I couldn’t raise my arms and pump my fists like him.…

The mainstream narrative of esports has been lovingly crafted by those who benefit from its success. There’s big…

It wasn’t even supposed to be called Anthem. Just days before the annual E3 convention in June of 2017, when the…