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Payday Is Getting A TV Show With 50 Cent As Executive Producer

Starbreeze Entertainment will team up with 50's production company to make the show

By Ash Parrish Published August 10, 2026

Entertainment

Resident Evil Is Entertaining Zombie, Girl-Power Action That Has Nothing To Do With The Game

And you know what, I'm OK with that

By Ash Parrish Published August 10, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Sly Cooper Might Be The Future Of 3D Platformers, A Genre That Will Thrive Forever

Up and coming studio Sucker Punch has entered the ring as a PlayStation platformer mainstay

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 10, 2026

Games

I Can’t Believe They’re Already Making A Sequel To Golden Sun, The Best Game Boy Advance RPG

Part 2 of Camelot's epic GBA RPG is coming sooner than we thought

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 10, 2026

Entertainment

The Internet Reacts To The Release Of Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones: ‘CG Yoda is brilliant’

The latest entry in George Lucas' epic sci-fi saga is now in theaters nationwide

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 10, 2026

GamesWarp Week

GameStop Raises $325 Million In IPO As Barnes & Noble Bets Big On Video Games

The unit of Barnes & Noble is the single biggest game seller in the U.S.

By Ethan Gach Published August 10, 2026

Games

The Elder Scrolls’ World Is Bigger, More Beautiful, And More Customizable Than Ever In Its Latest Adventure

Critics found a lot to pull apart in this anticipated sequel to Daggerfall, but found Morrowind was more than the sum of its parts

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 10, 2026

Games

Critics Adore Super Mario Sunshine: ‘My Apartment Is In Shambles. Mario Has Arrived’

Critics adore Mario’s latest jump in 3D, even if it’s not as groundbreaking as they’d have hoped

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 10, 2026

GamesWarp Week

Welcome To Warp Week At Kotaku: The 2002 Edition

Nintendo is on the ropes and gaming's moral panic is in full swing

By Ethan Gach Published August 10, 2026

CultureNews

One Of The Year’s Best Indie Games Sold Over 1 Million Copies In Less Than A Week

Co-op puzzle explorer Big Walk is a big hit and the best-reviewed game of 2026

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 10, 2026

CultureNews

20 Years Later, Fan Finds New Secret In One Of The Best Star Wars Games Ever Made

Oh nice, I have another reason to boot up the original Star Wars: Battlefront 2

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 10, 2026

Entertainment

The 10 Best Moments From Spider-Man: Brand New Day

The MCU may be struggling, but Spider-Man movies are still pretty good

Kenneth Shepard and Rebekah Valentine Published August 10, 2026

CultureNewsIndustry News

GameStop’s Ryan Cohen Considers Not Buying A Company That Isn’t For Sale With Money He Doesn’t Have And Cannot Raise

The CEO still has hopes for a collaboration with eBay, because of...physical stores?

By John Walker Published August 10, 2026

CultureNews

Upcoming Halloween Game Banned In Australia Over Drugs And Now Some GTA 6 Fans Are Worried

GTA Online banned Australian players from its casino last month due to local laws and regulations

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 10, 2026

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Ubisoft’s Division Spin-Off Gets Dragged On Steam For Microtransactions And Terrible UI

The latest entry in the Division franchise is already sitting at 'Mixed' user reviews on Steam

By Lewis Parker Published August 10, 2026

Entertainment

Fans Are Split On If Spider-Man: Brand New Day Earns Sadie Sink’s Character Redemption

‘So, about that guy you walked into oncoming traffic…’

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 10, 2026

Entertainment

House of the Dragon’s Season Finale Was A Surprisingly Good Set-Up For The Show’s Final Season

All the pieces are on the board and the characters in their final form

By Ash Parrish Published August 10, 2026

CultureNews

No Man’s Sky Players Have Visited Less Than 1 Percent Of Its Planets After A Decade Of Exploration And 40 Major Updates

'I consider myself exceedingly lucky to work with the people I do, on a game I love,' said the boss behind No Man's Sky

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 10, 2026

CultureNews

No Man’s Sky Studio Director Says He’s Not Rushing To Experiment With AI: ‘Let’s Just Enjoy Making Games The Way We’ve Always Made Games’

Sean Murray compared the AI race to the post-COVID return-to-office plans

By Ethan Gach Published August 10, 2026

CultureNews

In Landmark Ruling, Chinese Court Says A Woman Can Inherit Her Deceased Son’s Gaming Accounts

It raises big questions over Valve's claims that Steam accounts can't be passed on

By John Walker Published August 10, 2026