CultureKotaku Game DiaryCultureKotaku Game DiaryClone Hero Is So Much Fun I Don't Mind The Carpal TunnelAs the last of the notes disappeared from the screen, I put my fake, plastic guitar down to look at my hands. They…ByAsh ParrishPublishedApril 22, 2021
OpinionAsk KotakuOpinionAsk KotakuWhat’s A Game You Like That Doesn’t Get Enough Love?It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning…ByAlexandra HallPublishedMarch 29, 2021
CultureCultureGame Preservation Group Releases Over 700 PS2 Prototypes And Unreleased DemosLast night video game preservation group, The Hidden Palace, released over 700 PS2 early builds, prototypes, E3, and…ByZack ZwiezenPublishedMarch 21, 2021
CultureCultureGame Artists Not Happy That Developer Is Selling Their Nearly Decade-Old Work As NFTsThe question at the heart of this week’s incessant NFT debate is one of ownership: How, in the digital age, can one…ByNathan GraysonPublishedMarch 12, 2021
CultureTwitchCultureTwitchA Twitch Streamer Unearthed Cards From A Fake '90s Pokémon Ripoff, And Fans Are Pretending The Series Was Real All Along [UPDATE]There’s elaborate performance art, and then there’s what renowned Twitch jester Jerma did over the weekend. In a…ByNathan GraysonPublishedMarch 8, 2021
CultureCultureThe Story Behind DuckTales On NESAs a kid, I used to rush home from school so I could catch the latest episode of the Disney cartoon DuckTales. I…ByPeter TieryasPublishedFebruary 2, 2021
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OpinionOpinionGames Criticism Is A KindnessWriting about games invites accusations of taking things too seriously. Criticism, it sometimes seems, is a dirty…ByHeather AlexandraPublishedMay 7, 2020
CultureCulturePlease, Cate Blanchett, Do Not Star In The Borderlands MovieVariety are reporting today that Cate Blanchett “is in talks to star as Lilith in Lionsgate’s ‘Borderlands,’ an…ByLuke PlunkettPublishedMay 5, 2020