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Former Twitch King Ninja On Mixer’s Failure (And Kick’s Potential)
6.4.2023
Once top-dog of Twitch, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, was streaming some Fortnite with his brother on April 5 when the latter asked him about Kick and Mixer. Ninja had a few things to say about both platforms, explaining exactly why the Stake-backed Kick has potential, and how Microsoft’s now-defunct...
John Wick 4 Director On That Scene That Looks Straight Out Of Hotline Miami
27.3.2023
The video game-inspired fight scene in the recently released neo-noir film, John Wick: Chapter 4, may have changed the game for action movies moving forward. Read more
Crypto Bro From Big Crash May Lose Access To League Of Legends
16.2.2023
The man who oversaw the most famous crash in the history of crypto and who is currently facing securities fraud and other criminal charges might lose his gaming privileges. Federal prosecutors are now asking a judge to prohibit Sam Bankman-Fried from using computers or going online after...
Rihanna's Halftime Show Looked Like A Smash Bros. Stage
13.2.2023
Look, you probably saw the show and noticed it straight anyway regardless, but just in case you didn’t, here are a bunch of people all making the same joke: that Rihanna’s halftime performance at the Super Bowl tonight looked just like a Smash Bros. stage.Read more
The Best (And Worst) Super Bowl Video Game Ads
10.2.2023
You might be wondering why a video game website like Kotaku is writing about sports, but the connection between games and sports runs much deeper than the annual release of Madden. One of the most prevalent cultural links between video games and football, even to those who don’t care about...
Madden Has Gotten Very Bad At 'Predicting' The Super Bowl
7.2.2023
It’s Super Bowl week, which means the sporting news cycle is full of the same old shit it is every year. Empty interviews, retrospectives on Super Bowls past, endless predictions on who is going to win on Sunday...and one prediction in particular, which comes around every season like clockwork.Read...
The Last Of Us Episode 5 Releases Early Thanks To The Super Bowl
6.2.2023
The Last of Us TV show will officially cross the halfway point of its first season a little earlier than expected thanks to Super Bowl LVII. HBO clarified that episode 5 will be released on Friday this week instead of the usual Sunday drop so that Philly fans will have the time and space they need...
Nintendo Of America's Testers Say They Faced Years Of Sexual Harassment
16.8.2022
Two years ago, a contract game tester named Hannah (not her real name) had a harrowing experience that led her to quit her dream job at Nintendo of America after nearly a decade. Several employees had created a group chat on Nintendo’s Microsoft Teams server called “The Laughing Zone.” It...