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Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla is a big game with a story that will take most players over 40 hours to fully complete.…

Destiny 2’s next big expansion, Beyond Light, is out tomorrow, so it’s a great time to catch up on all of the game’s…

Maybe you’re a parent who, like a lot of parents nowadays, is working from home as the covid-19 pandemic still rages…

When Destiny launched in 2014, it wasn’t really a place you went for rich, interesting characters. Sure, they were…

Microsoft recently put their streaming service Mixer back in the spotlight by securing exclusive rights to Tyler…

An image of a young man mistaking a butterfly for the completely wrong thing has become one of the hottest joke…

There’s been a lot of talk on Kotaku about mechanical keyboards over the past six months, talking about customizing…

Over the years, people have battled and captured hundreds of Pokémon. And while everyone has their favorite, no…

If you are into visual novels at all, you’ve probably already played Steins;Gate (and if you haven’t, you should).…

Two words: Orgasm. Gun.

With various mature-themed series and the growing number of over-their-heads kids shows, it has never been a better…

For a certain subset of gamers, last December was big. Really big. Like, the biggest month in years.

One of the most depressing shows I have watched is also one of the greatest. Attack on Titan is many things at once:…

Love it or hate it, there is no avoiding the fact that Sword Art Online is one of the most popular anime of the past…

Adventure Time is the source of much of my happiness. Considering the rabid fans out there, you’d think I wouldn’t…

After dozens of hours of closing rifts, destroying red lyrium veins, and maybe even defeating some dragons, you…

Good news: Dragon Age: Inquisition is pretty great. Less-good news: Being a story-heavy role-playing game, it…

I mean, this character isn't even playable. What's the deal?

The world of crowdfunding is full of projects that never quite deliver what they've promised, but how often does a…

Some fan theories wilt and die while others linger and persist. One Game of Thrones theory—you probably already know…