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The 16 Best Trailers From Summer Game Fest's Busy Weekend
11.6.2024
Over the weekend (and some of Monday), Summer Game Fest 2024 took place, with many of the industry’s biggest publishers and studios—as well as tiny teams and solo devs—showing up to debut trailers for new games. It was an exciting time for sure, but also a very busy time for the game industry....
That PS2-Era Thing Game Is Getting A Fancy Remaster
7.6.2024
Announced today, The Thing, a 2002 video game sequel to the 1982 film The Thing—yes, they both have the same name, it’s weird—is being remastered by the experts over at Nightdive Studios and will be released on consoles and PC later this year. Read more
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Great Games To Play In Between Summer Game Fest News
7.6.2024
It’s officially summer season! Well, at least as far as gaming is concerned, because Summer Game Fest is here. Also, the weather is much warmer and the actual summer solstice is just a few weeks away. So yeah, I’m callin’ it summer. Read more
FTX CEO John Ray III sold its remaining Anthropic shares
3.6.2024
The CEO of FTX Estate, John Ray III, sells its balance shares in Anthropic, amounting to 15 million, at a price of $30 per share. Through this, he managed to rake in the amount of $450 million. Incidentally, Anthropic is an AI startup that introduced its chatbot, Claude. The FTX Estate has filed...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 7 Games To Take You To Worlds Beyond
31.5.2024
It’s the end of May, and the welcoming of June 2024. Summer is here. Pride month is here. And we’re taking the time this weekend to cram in some more gaming with a few recent titles, a wonderful indie game from a couple of years ago, the return of a GameCube title from 2004, and more. Read more
With The Acolyte, Lucasfilm Is Done Staying Silent About Bigoted Reactions To Star Wars
31.5.2024
Lucasfilm has had what can, charitably, be described as a rocky history with how it has handled Star Wars frequently finding itself the target of the ever-evolving reactionary culture war. In fits and starts, the studio has struggled in defending stars and crew from harassment and baseless...
John Deaton seeks Gary Gensler’s resignation
29.5.2024
John Deaton, a pro-crypto lawyer, has sought resignation from the current SEC Chair Gary Gensler. This comes after a verdict that fined the Commission $1.75 million for misleading conduct in the Debt Box case. Moreover, the US Securities and Exchange Commission is facing a lot of heat for...
Paper Mario Translation Wins, Suicide Squad Costume Fumbles, And More Of The Week's Top News
25.5.2024
You probably haven’t thought about the phrase “Gamer Girl Bath Water” in years, and maybe you were happy about that. If so, I’m sorry, but there’s been a new development, and we’ve got the details. Also, we’ve got some insight into what it’s like to trade in your Pokémon cards at GameStop, and...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Enticing Games That Will Send You On Epic Adventures
24.5.2024
We’ve reached the end of yet another week here on planet Earth, so we’re turning our attention to the games we’re hoping to check out for the first time, or those we want to spend more time with. This weekend we’ve got two perspectives on a certain popular fantasy MMO, and sword-swinging action...
Bitcoin’s recent price move is the ‘real deal market pump’ to $90K
22.5.2024
Bitcoin got the correction “we needed,” and now it “can continue the macro uptrend higher,” says one crypto trader
The Last Of Us Season 2 Pics, Fallout Player Nukes Phil Spencer, And More News
19.5.2024
It’s the middle of May 2024 and that means we’re nearly halfway through the year. What has this year been like in video game news? Tons of layoffs (sad), lots of new games (glad), and some weird outliers, as usual. This week, we saw set photos and official shots from The Last of Us season two, dove...
Aussie admits to promoting BitConnect crypto services without a license
18.5.2024
The Australian Securities and Exchange Commission claims that John Louis Anthony Bigatton promoted the crypto lending platform at four seminars and via two social media posts
Crypto personality pleads guilty to fraud after promising 60% 'fictitious' returns
18.5.2024
The United States Department of Justice alleges Thomas John Sfraga convinced a victim to invest in a "fictitious" cryptocurrency” wallet after promising significant gains
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Games We're Obsessed With Right Now
17.5.2024
We’re reaching the end of yet another week, and that (hopefully) means we’ve got a solid 48 hours of gaming bliss lined up. Perhaps you too are looking forward to spending some time this weekend gaming, but aren’t sure what to pick. Read more
NieR Devs' New Mystery Game Is Definitely NieR 3, Right?
15.5.2024
If it walks like a duck, sounds like a duck, and has previously developed extremely popular duck-based video games, then it’s fairly safe to say it’s a duck. NieR series producer Yosuke Saito, NieR series director and writer Yoko Taro, and NieR series composer Keiichi Okabe are all working on a...
Kotaku's Weekend Guide: 9 Incredible Games We Can’t Stop Thinking About
10.5.2024
Whether you have a bunch of free time or hardly any at all, whether you’re playing on console or PC, there are plenty of great games to obsess over right now. Our recommendations for what to play this weekend include everything from sci-fi thrillers and loot-driven action-RPGs to esoteric puzzle...
Math Olympian in Shadow of John Nash Tries to Solve Blockchain, AI Trust Dilemma
9.5.2024
Hyperbolic, the two-year-old startup focused on decentralized AI computing, said that it is introducing a protocol called “Proof of Sampling (PoSP),” aimed at addressing challenges with trust in decentralized AI networks
A Rare Piece Of Nintendo History Is Currently On Auction For Over $3 Million
8.5.2024
An original prototype of Nintendo’s Super Famicom, Japan’s (superior) version of the SNES, is currently up for auction and recent bids have already pushed the grey piece of gaming history north of $3.2 million. The “god-tier” nostalgia bait shows the market for retro collectibles can still be...
10 Star Wars Songs They Should Add To Fortnite
7.5.2024
Fortnite’s big Star Wars update arrived last week and added plenty of new content based on the popular sci-fi franchise to Epic’s massively popular free-to-play game. It also added a new Star Wars song to the game that can be played in the Guitar Hero-like rhythm game, Fortnite Festival. Sadly,...
Crypto must adapt to laws, not the other way around — John Reed Stark
7.5.2024
Former SEC official John Reed Stark has criticized the misuse of “regulation by enforcement” claims in a hearing before U.S. Congress