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Even Atari Game Cartridges Are Getting More Expensive Because Of Tariffs
30.4.2025
Atari has put out updated versions of multiple classic consoles in recent years, following up its Atari 2600+ replica console from 2023 with the 7800+ in late 2024, all accompanied by honest-to-god physical cartridge releases containing classic Atari games like Berzerk, Space Duel, and Ninja Golf....
The Last Of Us Has Us Wishing These 8 TV Shows Were Video Games
11.3.2025
The best TV shows create fictional worlds you want to explore and characters you sometimes want to be. That’s part of the reason why every show from The Sopranos and Lost (in the PS2 era) to M*A*S*H (way back on the Atari 2600) have been turned into (mostly pretty lousy) video games. (Of course,...
Failed Amico Console's Best-Looking Game Finally Launching On Real Platforms
4.2.2025
A new Breakout game from Atari was just announced and it looks rad. But this isn’t the first time we’ve seen this updated spin on the arcade classic. In fact, a few years ago this version of Breakout was one of the best looking exclusive games for the yet-to-be-released Intellivision Amico console....
Nintendo's Releasing A Game Boy Made Of Lego
9.1.2025
Nintendo just announced a new console and it’s still not the Switch 2. The console maker is teaming up with Lego to release a Game Boy made of plastic bricks. It follows after a previous collaboration in which the two companies released a Lego NES together, complete with retro TV that displayed...
A Bloody Take on Pong Could Be Coming To Possible Secret Level Season 2
13.12.2024
What if Pong was played in a bloodbath? If Tim Miller and Dave Wilson, producers of Amazon Prime Video’s adult animation series Secret Level, have their way, we’ll see something of that sort across our TV screens in the near future. Speaking with ScreenRant, the pair discussed the video games they...
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero: How To Survive Online Play
10.12.2024
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero has a ton of offline content to enjoy between its Episode Battles and player-made Custom Battles. But playing online is a different beast altogether. You’re bound to see more variance playing against people than you will against CPU, not to mention some prevalent metas...
NES Tetris Is Being Re-Released For The First Time Ever
3.12.2024
Nintendo is adding a steady flow of classic games to its Switch Online platform, from the most obvious to the most obscure, but perhaps never something as significant as the NES version of Tetris. Why such a big deal? Because not only will this be the very first time the game has been made...
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Is About To Nerf One Of Its Most OP Fighters
18.10.2024
The Bean Daddy had a good run. After a week of terrorizing Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero players through his infinite bag of health-restoring Senzu beans, Yajirobe will have his stats evaluated in an upcoming balance patch, Bandai Namco confirmed. That suggests an all-but-certain nerf for the cowardly...
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero's 'Bean Daddies' Are Using Yajirobe To Destroy Everyone
10.10.2024
Yajirobe is a samurai who loves running away from fights and is generally useless except for when he’s giving Goku health-restoring Senzu beans or slicing off Vegeta’s tail. Now the “bean daddy” (not that guy) is destroying players in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero and being accused of breaking...
New Tetris Collection Contains Over 15 Versions Of The Classic Game
10.10.2024
Digital Eclipse has revealed the full collection of Tetris games included in its upcoming Tetris Forever collection and it’s an impressive list.Read more
Your Favorite Childhood Game Is Out On Steam Today—And It’s Exactly How You Remember It
10.10.2024
I am 34 years old and I will still randomly blurt out a soundbite from a game that was released when I was seven. A “That’s my sister!” will escape my lips when I reunite with my younger sibling after not seeing her for months, or I’ll utter an “I like candy, everybody likes candy” while walking...
Plucky Squire Problems, PS5 Pro Love, And More Spicy Takes
21.9.2024
It’s another week which means we’ve got more takes, because that’s what we do here at Kotaku. We love the retro-themed PS5 Pro, have some problems with The Plucky Squire, weighed in on the Space Marine 2 controversy, and spent seven hours with Dragon Age: Inquisition. Check out all of our opinions...
Alleged Images Of The Switch 2 Appear Online, Nintendo Sues Palworld, And More Of The Week's Top Stories
21.9.2024
Rumors surrounding Nintendo’s successor to its wildly successful Switch hybrid console continue heating up, with this week bringing us images that allegedly leak the appearance of the Switch 2. In other Nintendo news, the Mario maker, along with The Pokémon Company, are suing Palworld developer...
Dragon Ball :Sparking Zero Previews Suggest That We Are So Back, Y’all
19.9.2024
The passing of legendary mangaka Akira Toriyama earlier this year forced me to weigh the importance of his work in my life. After all, my older brother had all but forced Saturday morning cartoons on me, including anime like Dragon Ball and its successors, Z and GT. But it goes beyond even...
This Collection Of 50 ‘Fictional’ Retro Classics Is One Of The Year’s Best Games
17.9.2024
Efforts to preserve, spotlight, and celebrate important games of the past have been gaining steam in recent years. Consider, for instance, Digital Eclipse’s Atari 50, a compilation of games from across that company’s history that provides wonderful context in the form of interviews and archival...
12,000 Fake Nintendo And Sega Consoles To Be Destroyed In Major Retro Gaming Bust
16.9.2024
An alleged vintage gaming trafficking ring was recently busted up in Italy. Authorities say 12,000 counterfeit copies of the Atari, SNES, and Sega Genesis, collectively housing millions of pirated games, have been seized and will be destroyed. Now, 12,000 fewer people will be subjected to running...
The Latest Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Trailer Has Shocked Fans In The Best Way
12.9.2024
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, which remains Budokai Tenkaichi 4 in the hearts and minds of many diehard fans, continues to reveal more characters in its massive starting roster ahead of the fighting game’s October 11 launch. The latest batch is particularly noteworthy, however, offering something...
Atari founder’s new firm partners with Skale Labs for gasless blockchain gaming
6.9.2024
According to Web3 gaming firm Moxy, the deal will save the company around $3.5 million in gas fees annually
People Who Paid Extra To Play The New Test Drive Early Can't Due To Server Issues
6.9.2024
Test Drive Unlimted Solar Crown, the long-awaited next entry in the popular online open-world racing series, launched yesterday for folks who purchased the game’s $90 Gold Edition. Unfortunately for them, the game has been mostly unplayable due to server issues. Read more
Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom And More: 29 Big Blockbusters And Small Indie Games Coming Out In September
4.9.2024
The autumn onslaught of game releases heading into the holiday season is now upon us. If it felt like there were already too many games to pay attention to before, things are about to get much worse. A blessing for some, a curse for others, with heavy-hitters like Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine...