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  CultureNews

  IGN Boss Leaving After Latest Round Of Layoffs

  Games media veteran John Davison got his start at PC Zone and EGM back in the late '90s

  By Ethan Gach Published August 11, 2025
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  CultureNews

  League Of Legends Dev Sends McDonald’s Jobs Link To Player Who Boosts Accounts For A Living

  Riot's director of product didn't hold back online when angry players yelled at him about a new crackdown on alt account abuse

  By Zack Zwiezen Published August 11, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  ChatGPT Just Became A Live-Service Game

  OpenAI is reckoning with the wrath of fans for the first time

  By Ethan Gach Published August 11, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Here’s Our First Look At The Rumored $1,000 Lego Death Star Set Containing Over 9K Pieces

  The leaked set is rumored to be arriving in October and might be the most expensive Lego set ever sold

  By Zack Zwiezen Published August 11, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Thousands Of Dollars’ Worth Of Labubu Dolls Were Stolen During A Late-Night Robbery

  The store's owner says that around $30,000 worth of inventory–including many, many Labubu dolls–were stolen earlier this month

  By Zack Zwiezen Published August 11, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Overwatch 2 Goes Full Avatar: The Last Airbender With Its New Waterbender-Style Hero [Update]

  Wuyang comes from a long line of fire wielders, but he’s taking up water instead

  By Kenneth Shepard Published August 11, 2025
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  Reviews

  In This Stunning Metroidvania, You’re Only Held Back By Your Own Imagination

  Öoo is a puzzle-platformer that gives you all the tools to progress, then teaches you how to use them

  By John Walker Published August 11, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  You Can’t Swim In Mafia: The Old Country And That’s Fine

  Sometimes cutting superfluous features is the right thing to do

  By Ethan Gach Published August 11, 2025
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  Entertainment

  Warner Bros. Is On A Box Office Hot Streak Unlike Anything We’ve Seen Before

  Weapons just helped Warner Bros. overtake two Disney movies and continued the studio's impressive box office streak

  By Zack Zwiezen Published August 11, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Umamusume Fans Tried To Pay Tribute To Recently Deceased Racehorse, But It Didn’t Go As Planned

  The fan-led effort was well-intentioned, but accidentally ended up using AI-generated art

  By Kenneth Shepard Published August 11, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Everything You Need To Know About Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S

  The Switch 2's version features a fun versus mode, but how well does mouse mode work?

  Billy Givens Published August 11, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Mario Kart World: What Are The Best Karts And Tracks For Donkey Kong?

  Take a break from smashing up all those rocks and win some races

  Parker Johnson Published August 11, 2025
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  Entertainment

  Mac From It’s Always Sunny Is Making A Far Cry Show

  Rob Mac is adapting the Ubisoft series for FX according to a recent leak

  By Ethan Gach Published August 11, 2025
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  CultureNews

  What The Hell Is Going On With Video Game Disc Cases?

  Plus: Samoa Joe reviews Battlefield 6's open beta, news on the next Resident Evil movie, a cool indie RPG that looks like Persona gets a release date, and Spider-Man!

  By Zack Zwiezen Published August 11, 2025
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  Tips & GuidesTime Sink

  Broken Arrow Has A Healthy Campaign Runtime, But The Real Challenge Comes After The Credits

  This real-time strategy game can take up a ton of your...real time

  Brandon Morgan Published August 11, 2025
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  CultureNews

  PSA: Wash Your Jeans Before Playing Nintendo’s Newest Switch 2 Exclusive

  Fans are buzzing about Drag x Drive: 'I bet jeans will become the meta'

  By Ethan Gach Published August 11, 2025
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  CultureNews

  BioWare Apparently Pitched A Dragon Age Remaster And EA Said No

  The ‘soft pitch’ for Dragon Age: The Champions Trilogy never got off the ground

  By Kenneth Shepard Published August 11, 2025
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  CulturePokemon

  McDonald’s Pokémon Promotion Ends In Utter Chaos

  The Japanese Happy Meal sold out in its first day, largely thanks to scalpers

  By John Walker Published August 11, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Battlefield 6 Just Smashed Call Of Duty‘s Player Records In Two Days

  The open beta for BF6 drew in over half a million concurrent players

  By John Walker Published August 11, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 4 Games We Can’t Wait To Get Back To

  This weekend we’ve got a game you can knock out in an hour, a brand new shmup, a classic RPG, and some more stealthy shenanigans

  By Claire Jackson Published August 8, 2025