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12 Great Nintendo Switch Games To Play On A Summer Beach Vacation

Dock yourself in a beach chair and enjoy a video game or two

By Rebekah Valentine Published July 10, 2026

CultureFeature

9 Perfectly Ice-Cold Video Games To Help You Survive The Summer Heat

Frozen, or on the rocks

By Rebekah Valentine Published July 2, 2026
Games

I’m Putting Off Work To Take Photos Of Singing Fish

Sorry to my bosses, but maybe they should pause to take photos of singing fish too

By Rebekah Valentine Published June 30, 2026
Games

Deltarune Chapter 5 Just Threw Players Taking Its Darkest Path A Massive Curveball

B sides

By Rebekah Valentine Published June 26, 2026
Games

Stardew Valley Creator: ‘I Torture Myself Over Every Last Detail’ Of Haunted Chocolatier

'I want more than just comfort. I want to delight the player'

By Rebekah Valentine Published June 26, 2026

Reviews

Deltarune Chapter 5 – The Festival: The Kotaku Review

Alone together

By Rebekah Valentine Published June 25, 2026
Games

An 11th-Hour ARG Clue Is Upending A Year’s Worth Of Deltarune Fan Theories

Used up

By Rebekah Valentine Published June 23, 2026
CultureFeature

I Am Looking For My Father In Blue Prince’s Spiral Of Stars

There are two true boxes in this room

By Rebekah Valentine Published June 21, 2026
Games

Celeste Fans Need To Check Out This New Platformer ASAP

Tethergeist is a clever spin on a familiar genre, with a parade of new and interesting ideas giving it a soul all its own

By Rebekah Valentine Published June 18, 2026
CultureNews

Voidling Bound Is The Game I Wanted Palworld To Be

Voidling Bound is less Pokémon with guns, and more Spore if it was a third-person shooter

By Lewis Parker Published June 17, 2026

Culture

Pay Attention To These 7 Summer Game Fest Indies You Might Have Missed Amid All The Hype

Fungus-infested Thatcher-era nightmares. Sega Saturn-styled subversions. Here are a few gems that might have slipped your radar.

By Zack Kotzer Published June 14, 2026
Games

Deltarune’s Baffling ARG Just Updated Again, And Exactly 1,229 Specific People Are Able To Solve It

Before the sun goes down

By Rebekah Valentine Published June 11, 2026
Games

Mina The Hollower Devs Explain The Incredible, Chrono Trigger-Style Twist In The Game’s Grand Finale

Shall we employ the guillotine?

By Rebekah Valentine Published June 11, 2026
CultureNews

Two New Cuphead Games Are On The Way, And One’s An 8-Bit Platform Shooter

And the phone works, I guess

By Rebekah Valentine Published June 5, 2026
Games

Someone Has Found A Secret Bad Ending To Mina The Hollower

You feel your sins crawling on your back

By Rebekah Valentine Published June 5, 2026

Games

Mina The Hollower‘s Weird Modifiers Are Absurdly Fun

I've always wanted to be 1.5x bigger

By Rebekah Valentine Published June 4, 2026
Games

I Love Mina The Hollower’s Bad-Joke-Telling Jump-Scare Clown

Do keep laughing, lest you cry!

By Rebekah Valentine Published May 29, 2026
Games

Balatro Publisher To Be Sold To Same Private Equity Firm That Owns GameSpot

Integrated Media Company owns GameSpot, Fandom, Curse, Screen Junkies, and a number of other media and entertainment brands

By Rebekah Valentine Published May 29, 2026
Games

This Indie RPG Isn’t A Remake Of Chrono Trigger, It’s Something Much Weirder

Nobody reads the manual

By Rebekah Valentine Published May 28, 2026
Games

Help, An Immortal Snail Is Chasing My Mouse Cursor While I Work And If It Touches Me I Can Never Play This Game Again

I will not let it catch me—oh god wait no there it is

By Rebekah Valentine Published May 28, 2026

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