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Summer Games Done Quick 2021 Starts Today, Here’s How To Watch
4.7.2021
Like last year, the in-person part of this 2021's Summer Games Done Quick was canceled due to the continuing covid-19 pandemic. However, there are still a ton of games being played really, really fast online, all week long. And all of it for a good cause! Read more
Apex Legends Hackers Fill Game With Messages Complaining About Titanfall Hackers
4.7.2021
Early this morning, Apex Legends seems to have been hacked by folks who feel Respawn hasn’t done enough to fight hackers in its original game, Titanfall.Read more
Sunday Comics: First Time Online...
4.7.2021
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.Read more
Sonic Smut Is Flooding Trump’s New Social Network
4.7.2021
Nary a month after the dramatic implosion of former president (and current Twitter refugee) Donald Trump’s attempted blogging career, the septuagenarian authoritarian’s “team” of grifting enablers has launched its latest attempt at a social network for folks who are just too darn patriotic...
'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek, Winners!
3.7.2021
The world moves so fast these days, I feel like we have all forgotten that last week The Pokemon Company started selling a giant stuffed leek plushie toy. But this week’s winners will remind us all of that strange time. Read more
The Top 10 Most Valuable Pokémon Cards In History
3.7.2021
The ongoing demand for rare and valuable Pokémon cards has led to a frenzy out there, as people spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on unopened boxes and rare cards. Celebrities and popular influencers have got involved over the last two years too, blowing up the situation further. It’s gotten...
The Witcher: Monster Slayer Is Out July 21
3.7.2021
The Witcher: Monster Slayer, that odd-looking mobile game set in the Witcher universe and which looks heavily inspired by Pokémon GO, is coming out July 21 on Android and iOS. Read more
My Elder Scrolls Online Apartment Is Very Sad And Crappy
3.7.2021
I recently starting playing the Elder Scrolls Online again because... I don’t have a good reason. I guess, I just genuinely like the game and the overall Elder Scrolls universe. Read more
Dead By Daylight Just Hit Over 105k Concurrent Players On Steam
3.7.2021
Dead By Daylight is an online asymmetrical multiplayer game released back in 2016. Yet, the game is more popular than ever in 2021. And for the first time, Dead By Daylight just hit over 100k concurrent players on Steam, setting a new record for the online horror game.Read more
Mario Golf’s Fun, But Battle Golfer Yui Blows Sh*t Up
3.7.2021
I recently went from playing zero golfing games to two. The first, Mario Golf: Super Rush, arrived on Switch last week, whereas the second, Battle Golfer Yui, released for the Mega Drive (that’s the Sega Genesis for my fellow Americans) in 1991 and never left Japan. And while they share a host...
Bidoof Just Doesn't Give A Damn
3.7.2021
Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Bidoof!Read more
Star Wars: The Bad Batch's Newest Episode Has An Epic Gamer Moment
3.7.2021
Tensions are running high in the latest episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, as our favorite group of misfit clones have to balance making money with keeping a low profile. With a number of close calls that nearly had Omega returning to the hands of the Empire, it’s clear that Hunter and co....
Justice Department Investigating Overwatch League
3.7.2021
The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into the Overwatch League’s soft salary cap policy that punishes teams who pay players too much, according to a new report by Dot Esports.Read more
'Vagina Bones,' Kirby's Eyebrows, And Other Bizarre American Video Game Changes
3.7.2021
America’s birthday is nearly upon us, and you know what that means: It’s time to loudly blow stuff up so that we can drown out the self-conscious voices in our heads that remind us how weird and bad America can be. In honor of All Of That, this week’s Splitscreen is about how games from other...
Okay, Hear Me Out: No Man's Sky Banana
2.7.2021
No Man’s Sky was a mess of broken promises and shattered dreams when it launched. Now it’s a playground for the imagination, with players forging cities, in-game companies, and all manner of epic bases. But none of that compares to this giant banana.Read more
RIP Netflix On Nintendo Consoles
2.7.2021
On June 30, Nintendo quietly pulled the plug on the Wii U and 3DS Netflix apps. Not only does this mean anybody still using these older consoles to watch Netflix are now screwed, but it also officially means that in the year 2021 there is no way to watch Netflix on a Nintendo device. This would...
Nintendo Wants To Make Skyward Sword HD Less Annoying
2.7.2021
In a new “Quality of Life” video released today, Nintendo revealed that some of the most notoriously annoying design choices found in the original version of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword are being fixed in the Switch’s upcoming Skyward Sword HD.Read more
All The Major Games Only Coming Out On Next-Gen Consoles
2.7.2021
Despite last year’s splashy release of next-gen consoles, it’s clear the gaming landscape is still in a transitional phase between console generations. Just look at blockbusters like Far Cry 6, Rainbow Six Extraction, Battlefield 2042, and Tales of Arise, which are planned for release on PS4, Xbox...
Major Modding Site Pisses Off Tons Of Users, Sparking Revolt
2.7.2021
Nexus Mods, the biggest host of video game modifications in the world, came under fire from mod creators this week over controversial plans to prevent modders from fully deleting any works they upload to the popular mod-hosting network.Read more
Twitch Gives Trans, Black, And Disabled Streamers Tags, But Not Protection
2.7.2021
It’s been a whirlwind month for Anne Atomic. The streamer saw her star suddenly begin to rocket into the stratosphere in late May when Twitch introduced both a hot tub section and hundreds of new tags, including a particularly long-requested option: “transgender.” For Anne Atomic, these proved...