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I’m Not Sure Whatever Point Stranger Than Heaven Is Trying To Prove Is Worth The Headache

The Yakuza prequel’s obtuse control scheme feels at odds with how its fights flow

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 26, 2026

OpinionCommentary

This Gamescom Showcase Did A Lot Of Games Dirty

Sorry to anyone who wasn’t Square Enix or CD Projekt Red

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 25, 2026
CultureNews

It’s Now Day 4 Without Lifeweaver Overwatch And I’m Starting To Lose Hearing In My Left Eye And Taste In My Right

When will my scientific fugitive return from the war?

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 24, 2026
OpinionCommentary

Trails In The Sky 1st Chapter’s Mistake-Filled Localization Is Finally Being Fixed One Year Later

A surprise "legacy patch" will end a months-long debate between fans

Aidan Moher Published August 22, 2026
CultureNews

Everything’s Riding On A Marvel Tōkon Redemption Arc After 2026 Becomes A Parade Of Disappointing 2D Fighting Games

The year started off with a lot of promise for fighting games

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 21, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Jason Flying A Plane In The New GTA 6 Leak Has Me More Excited Than Any Previous Trailer

And I'm not alone in my hype, as fans are also impressed by the footage of a plane flying over Vice City

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 20, 2026
Opinion

Man This Game Is Gonna Rip, Look At This Cast Of Doofuses

freakin' ZORK?!

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 20, 2026
Games

No More PlayStation Discs Means No More Disc Butts

A buttless future

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 19, 2026
OpinionCommentary

I Tried Buying Kingdom Hearts III Digitally And It Would Have Cost Me More Than The Entire Series On Disc

Maybe we're not mad enough about the digital future, actually

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 19, 2026
CultureNews

Everyone Hates AI So Much, Jason Kelce Is Telling Beer Drinkers To Send Jars Of Their Piss To Data Centers

The former NFL player suggests you pee in a jar and put it in the mail

By John Walker Published August 19, 2026

Games

Every Game Should Let Me Craft Directly From My Storage

More and more games are figuring out that I don't want to have to remember where I left my high-quality copper

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 19, 2026
The Bests

The 12 Best Video Games Of 2002

As we wrap Warp Week, we look back at the very best games of 2002

Kotaku Staff Published August 14, 2026
Opinion

I Definitely Do Not Like March From Fields Of Mistria And Absolutely Will Not Be Marrying Him Under Any Circumstances

Not today, not ever, not me, nosiree

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 13, 2026
CultureNews

Saber CEO Denies Replacing Rideshare Writer With ChatGPT But Says ‘I Would Frankly In Retrospect Have Been Happy To Replace Her With AI’

Matt Karch said a missing Steam disclosure will be added eventually

By Ethan Gach Published August 13, 2026
Games

Things I Said Out Loud, To No One, While Suffering Through FromSoft’s Grueling Dark Souls Predecessor For Kotaku’s Warp Week

This is just like Dark Souls

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 12, 2026

Games

Pokopia’s New DLC Is Its Most Melancholy Yet

Back to my home, I dare not go

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 12, 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
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
Games

Pokémon TCG Pocket Loses Nearly Half Its Players, And It’s Pretty Obvious Why

The game's shortcomings have put a real hole in creator DeNA's financial results

By John Walker Published August 7, 2026
CultureTwitch

Asmongold Faces Temporary Twitch Suspension Days After Rationalizing The Shooting Of Kids

The Amazon-owned platform has mostly looked the other way

By Ethan Gach Published August 7, 2026

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