Break the Blocks

Heather Alexandra, senior writer and unabashed sky pirate, has raided her last outpost here at Kotaku and is now set…

Soon after the coronavirus struck my busy Brooklyn hospital, I found myself caring for an older gentleman with…

I’ve been playing Super Mario Bros. 3 on my Nintendo Switch lately. It’s been reminding me how the Angry Sun, an…

Zelda speedrunning is always changing. Long-sought skips have been found in The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, and O…

Loading screens often suck. They are a necessary part of playing large and complex video games, but they often break…

2019 was U.S. toy fans’ first full year without Toys’R’Us, or at least Toys’R’Us as we once knew it. Desperate…

Pokémon Sword and Shield are out today. While everyone has their own strategies for battling, raising your Pokémon…

Ever wonder what would happen if someone made a traditional theme park management game, but with animals? Planet Zoo…

Shoji Kawamori’s career in anime has spanned four decades. While still in his teens, Kawamori joined the industry in…

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