Warp Week 2002

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GamesWarp Week

I Think Kingdom Hearts Is Going To Change The World

Final Fantasy's unthinkable crossover with Disney might just be the tip of the iceberg

Moises Taveras Published August 14, 2026

GamesWarp Week

It’s Time To Give Mario A Gun

The only thing that can save Nintendo is leaving childish things behind

Ian Walker Published August 14, 2026
Culture

How Two Film Grads, A TiVo Set And GameTrailers.com Changed Video Game Hype Forever

Geoff Grotz and Brandon Jones wanted to replicate the ritual they had with Apple's movie trailer portal, plundering TV commercials and demo discs until they caught the attention of MTV

By Zack Kotzer Published August 14, 2026
GamesWarp Week

Judge Throws Out ‘Mortal Kombat Stabbing’ Lawsuit On Free Speech Grounds

Video games are not products, and not subject to product liability claims, judge says

Nicole Carpenter Published August 13, 2026
OpinionImpressions

Battlefield 1942 Vs. Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault: Which Is The Better WW2 Shooter?

It's the battle of the year as we pit EA's two excellent PC-only shooters against each other to figure out which is the best

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 13, 2026

CultureNews

Gitaroo Man Was A Weirder, Better Guitar Hero

Years before Guitar Hero, there was a real guitar hero, and his name was U-1

By Ash Parrish 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
Reviews

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City: The Kotaku Review

The boys over at Rockstar Games have made another massive masterpiece

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 12, 2026
Games

I Played This Brutal PS2 Action RPG For Ten Hours And Only Died To Poison Like 50 Times

Beware: Poison

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 11, 2026
OpinionVG Chat

Pokémon Ruby And Sapphire Defined Pokémon As We Know It Today

From monster designs to a more fleshed-out world, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire represented the moment we knew Pokémon was more than just a childhood craze

Rebekah Valentine and Kenneth Shepard Published August 11, 2026

Entertainment

Resident Evil Is Entertaining Zombie, Girl-Power Action That Has Nothing To Do With The Game

And you know what, I'm OK with that

By Ash Parrish Published August 10, 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
Games

I Can’t Believe They’re Already Making A Sequel To Golden Sun, The Best Game Boy Advance RPG

Part 2 of Camelot's epic GBA RPG is coming sooner than we thought

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 10, 2026
Entertainment

The Internet Reacts To The Release Of Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones: ‘CG Yoda is brilliant’

The latest entry in George Lucas' epic sci-fi saga is now in theaters nationwide

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 10, 2026
GamesWarp Week

GameStop Raises $325 Million In IPO As Barnes & Noble Bets Big On Video Games

The unit of Barnes & Noble is the single biggest game seller in the U.S.

By Ethan Gach Published August 10, 2026

Games

The Elder Scrolls’ World Is Bigger, More Beautiful, And More Customizable Than Ever In Its Latest Adventure

Critics found a lot to pull apart in this anticipated sequel to Daggerfall, but found Morrowind was more than the sum of its parts

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 10, 2026
Games

Critics Adore Super Mario Sunshine: ‘My Apartment Is In Shambles. Mario Has Arrived’

Critics adore Mario’s latest jump in 3D, even if it’s not as groundbreaking as they’d have hoped

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 10, 2026
GamesWarp Week

Welcome To Warp Week At Kotaku: The 2002 Edition

Nintendo is on the ropes and gaming's moral panic is in full swing

By Ethan Gach Published August 10, 2026

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