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2023’s Best Video Game Villain Isn’t Who You Think

Bowser and Venom have nothing on this resentful little weasel

Hayes Madsen Published December 25, 2023

GOTY: Kotaku‘s Top 12 Games Of 2023, Ranked

In a year jam-packed with big releases like Tears of the Kingdom , Baldur's Gate 3 , and Spider-Man 2 , which games came out on top?

By Alyssa Mercante Published December 22, 2023

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Overwatch 2 Left A Trail Of Broken Promises In 2023

From pricey cosmetics to major hero reworks and confusing competitive ranks, Overwatch 2 ’s first full year was a doozy

Kenneth Shepard & Alyssa Mercante Published December 21, 2023

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The Best Video Game Surprises Of 2023

From sudden game releases to Alan Wake 2' s amazing musical number, 2023 wasn’t all bad

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 21, 2023

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Connections, Halo, And Other Weird Ones: Alyssa Mercante’s Top 2023 Games

Older games with solid updates, a New York Times daily puzzle, and more round out this GOTY list

By Alyssa Mercante Published December 20, 2023

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The Biggest Gaming Disappointments Of 2023

From Unity Fees Rollercoaster to AI garbage and everything getting more expensive, 2023 wasn’t great

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 20, 2023

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Baldur’s Gate 3 to Pokémon: Kenneth Shepard’s Most Spellbinding Games Of 2023

We’ll always have astral projection sex, right, Gale?

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 20, 2023

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2023’s Biggest Video Game Leaks, From Wolverine To GTA

This year the internet was simply gushing with gaming stuff you’re not supposed to know

By Claire Jackson Published December 20, 2023

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The State Of Xbox And Game Pass In 2023

Microsoft bought a big publisher, put out great games, raised prices, and continued to support the Xbox Series S

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 18, 2023

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The 10 Biggest Kotaku Stories Of 2023

From Spider-Verse secrets to 'unintended' vaginas, here are your most-read Kotaku stories of the year

By Alyssa Mercante Published December 18, 2023

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The 9 Best Games To Play With Family This Holiday

Here's a fantastic selection of couch co-op games to occupy the wintry evenings

By John Walker Published December 18, 2023

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The State Of The PlayStation 5 In 2023

The next-gen console finally became indispensable despite its most bizarre year yet

By Ethan Gach Published December 15, 2023

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The 12 Buggiest Video Games Of 2023

From The Lord of the Rings: Gollum to Skull Island: Rise of Kong , 2023 had some broken games

By Levi Winslow Published December 13, 2023

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The Best Video Game Characters Of 2023

From Cid to Songbird, here are the best heroes and villains of this year’s video games

Kotaku Staff Published December 11, 2023

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Video Game Gear: 10 Things We Got In 2022 That We Now Can’t Live Without

No, this isn’t just a list of Steam Decks (but there is a Steam Deck accessory you might want to check out!)

By Claire Jackson Published December 30, 2022

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Kotaku‘s Top 10 Games Of 2022

After much debate, several questionnaires, and far too many spreadsheets, we have Kotaku 's top 10 games of 2022, ranked in order.

By Alyssa Mercante Published December 30, 2022

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17 Fantastic Games That Went Under The Radar In 2022

Haven’t heard of any of these games before? Let’s fix that

By Ethan Gach Published December 30, 2022

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Kenneth Shepard’s Top Five Games Of 2022

Pokémon bookended a year filled with a lot of gay shit

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 30, 2022

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The Year In Twitch Pol Himbo King Hasan Piker

Everyone’s favorite Twitch streamer and brocialist had a banger year, from roasting Andrew Tate to getting a cracker pass

By Alyssa Mercante Published December 29, 2022

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The State Of PlayStation In 2022

As Sony prepares to fully shift its focus from the PS4 to the PS5, it's also building the PlayStation brand in other ways

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 29, 2022