ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewOverwatch 2 Left A Trail Of Broken Promises In 2023From pricey cosmetics to major hero reworks and confusing competitive ranks, Overwatch 2’s first full year was a…ByKenneth Shepard and Alyssa MercantePublishedDecember 21, 2023
CultureCultureKotaku’s Biggest Gaming Culture News For The Week November 18, 2023There’s always something happening in the world of video games.PublishedNovember 18, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsFormer Mass Effect Lead Forms New Studio To Make Narrative-Focused GamesMac Walters is a longtime BioWare veteran who left the studio earlier this yearByKenneth ShepardPublishedNovember 16, 2023
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryDevolver Digital Just Set A Precedent More Studios Should FollowThe Death's Door publisher is supporting humanitarian efforts in Palestine, and encouraging others to do the sameByIsaiah ColbertPublishedOctober 19, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsUpcoming Star Wars Game Has No Game Over, 'Anyone Can Die'Star Wars Eclipse was announced in 2021 and not much has been seen of it sinceByZack ZwiezenPublishedSeptember 22, 2023
CultureOdds and EndsCultureOdds and EndsI Can't Tell These Anime RPGs Apart But They Both Look RadZenless Zone Zero and Project Mugen aren’t the same game despite looking and sounding nearly identicalByIsaiah ColbertPublishedAugust 24, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsReport: Embracer's $2 Billion Deal That Blew Up Was With Saudi ArabiaThe publisher behind Dead Island 2 is closing studios after losing the moneyByEthan GachPublishedAugust 14, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsOverwatch 2 Is Steam’s Worst-Rated Game, But It’s ComplicatedChinese fans of Blizzard’s first-person shooter are particularly unhappy, and it could be related to the NetEase…ByAshley BardhanPublishedAugust 14, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsThe Overwatch League As We Know It Is DeadAround 50 people in Activision Blizzard's esports department were let go this week as OWL interest rapidly coolsByLevi WinslowPublishedJuly 19, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsYakuza Games Scrub A Bunch Of People From The Credits, Including Series Creator Toshihiro NagoshiThe recent Good Old Games bundle made some strange, post-game changesByLuke PlunkettPublishedJune 26, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsWhat It Looks Like When A $2 Billion Gaming Deal Collapses OvernightEmbracer’s stock plummets after mystery company pulls out of massive game development partnershipByEthan GachPublishedMay 24, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsFans Are Already Revolting Against AI That Make Their Games Feel Cheap And SoullessNetease, Tencent, and HoYoverse have all been criticized for adapting AI in their gamesBySisi JiangPublishedApril 12, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsActivision Blizzard May Have Pulled Out Of China Over Messy MiscommunicationNetEase offered to help smooth over the Microsoft acquisition, but the companies couldn't reach an agreementBySisi JiangPublishedMarch 29, 2023
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryBobby Kotick Is Stoking Chinese Fear To Champion The Microsoft AcquisitionThe CEO of Activision Blizzard went on national TV to say that China and Japan are the reason that the Microsoft…BySisi JiangPublishedFebruary 8, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsNetEase Dissolves Team That Maintained Blizzard Games In ChinaThe Shanghai-based team has been laid off or reassigned after the 14-year partnershipByKenneth ShepardPublishedJanuary 13, 2023
CultureFeatureCultureFeatureMarvel Snap's First Three Explosive Months: The Ben Brode Creator InterviewWe speak to Ben Brode, creator of Hearthstone and Marvel Snap, about the smash hit card game's first three monthsByJohn WalkerPublishedJanuary 13, 2023
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in Review2022 Was The Year The Video Game Industry Ate ItselfCompanies raced to gobble up studios from Bungie to Crystal DynamicsByEthan GachPublishedDecember 6, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsReport: Big Game Companies Like Square Enix And Roblox Are Ignoring Climate ChangeWhile others, with robust policies in place, are trying to help limit global warming to 1.5 degreesByLuke PlunkettPublishedNovember 22, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsBlizzard Games Are Disappearing From China Thanks To 'A Jerk' [Update]World of Warcraft devs Blizzard and Chinese licenser NetEase will end their 14-year-old agreementByAshley BardhanPublishedNovember 17, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsXenoblade Chronicles 3 Stuns With 2022 GOTY Game Awards NominationGeoff Keighley's world premiere hype machine reveals its full list of finalistsByEthan GachPublishedNovember 14, 2022