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Pokémon Fans Pay Tribute As Original Misty Voice Actor Dies At 46
12.8.2024
After a battle with breast cancer, Rachael Lillis, the original English voice actor for some of Pokémon’s most iconic characters, has died at 46. News of this came from a social media post from Veronica Taylor, who originally voiced Pokémon anime protagonist Ash Ketchum and co-starred alongside...
Tom Cruise Wraps Up Olympics With Mission: Impossible Stunt
12.8.2024
The 2024 Summer Olympics are officially over and Tom Cruise put them in the rearview mirror with a stunt that could have doubled as an ad for next year’s Mission: Impossible sequel. And he didn’t even break a leg this time. Read more
Our Favorite Cosplay From Japan Expo Paris 2024
12.8.2024
Japan Expo Paris is the largest Japanese pop culture convention outside of the country it honors, so you can always expect some incredible cosplay from the four-day convention. This time around, Omaruisfed and Mineralblu teamed up to bring us the best looks from Japan Expo 2024, from a beloved (but...
Helldivers 2 Is Flailing, Barbarian Games Are Back, And More Of The Week's Takes
11.8.2024
This week, we took the opportunity to gush over immersive sim classic Dishonored 2 after one of the founders of Arkane, the studio behind it, teased that his new studio’s next game is “Fallout meets Dishonored.” We also cheered on the renaissance of retro-style barbarian games happening right...
MrBeast Calls For 'Full Assessment' Of Company Culture After Recent Allegations
9.8.2024
The biggest name in online content creation, Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, is in damage control mode after a series of alleged scandals have threatened to derail his algorithmically optimized YouTube brand. He recently promised employees a full investigation into his company’s culture and recent...
Fortnite Player Remakes 20-Seconds Of Deadpool & Wolverine In-Game And Fans Wants The Full Scene
9.8.2024
Deadpool & Wolverine’s opening fight scene has quickly become a fan favorite. And now someone has used Fortnite to recreate part of that gory action scene, and they’ve done such a good job that a lot of people online are now asking for a full recreation. Read more
2023's Best Narrative Game Is Bundled With Other Incredible Indies
9.8.2024
I keep a list of indie games that I will advocate for to my friends, coworkers, and random passersby on the street. Slay the Princess, Black Tabby Games’ time loop horror game, is pretty high on that list. It was one of my favorite games of 2023, and while it didn’t edge out Baldur’s Gate 3...
Borderlands Movie Had Characters 'Blowing People's Heads Off' Before PG-13 Changes
9.8.2024
The new Borderlands movie opened to abysmal reviews from fans and critics alike. One big complaint is that the PG-13 film lacks the gore and violence found in the M-rated games. However, according to one person involved in the creation of the live-action adaptation, they filmed plenty of gory...
The Internet Reacts To Breakdancing 'Abomination' At Summer Olympics
9.8.2024
The 2024 Summer Olympics are the first ones to feature an official breakdancing competition alongside the traditional events like gymnastics, track and field, and volleyball. A star was not born, but a household name was. The 36-year old cultural studies professor Rachael “Raygun” Gunn shocked...
Cate Blanchett Says She Was 'Basically' Paid In Sandwiches For Lord Of The Rings
9.8.2024
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy made over $1 billion at the box office, but apparently none of that really trickled down to the actors. At least not ones like Cate Blanchett, recent star of the less-esteemed Borderlands adaptation, who said in a new interview she basically got paid...
Gossip Girl Captures The Bizarre Energy Of The Aughts Like No Other Show
9.8.2024
During the final moments of Gossip Girl’s 2007 pilot episode, the ethereal plinks and spacey guitar riffs that open Angels & Airwaves’ 2006 song “The Gift” ring out as Blake Lively’s It Girl Serena van der Woodsen leaves a party hand-in-hand with Penn Badgley’s Lonely Boy Dan Humphrey. As...
Borderlands 3 Gets Small But Awesome Update That Adds Handy Feature
8.8.2024
Borderlands 3 launched in 2019, so you might not expect an update for the looter shooter in 2024. However, possibly due to the recent release of the (terrible) movie, Gearbox has put out a new, small, but genuinely awesome patch for Borderlands 3. Read more
This Musical RPG's DLC Has Songs And Singing That Blow The Base Game Away
8.8.2024
In musical theater, sequels are few and far between, and when they do exist they usually aren’t very good. For example, you’ve probably heard of Phantom of the Opera, the massively successful show from Andrew Lloyd Webber, but you probably don’t know anything about its sequel, Love Never Dies....
The Borderlands Movie: The Kotaku Review
8.8.2024
An hour after leaving a screening of the new Borderlands movie, directed by Eli Roth (Hostel) and starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Ariana Greenblatt, I’m staring at a blinking cursor in a blank Google Doc, urging inspiration to strike. Read more
The Return Of Christopher Nolan's Interstellar Gets Delayed
7.8.2024
Christopher Nolan didn’t release a movie this year, so theaters are bringing back one of his old ones to compensate. Interstellar was set to return to theaters next month but will instead be delayed until December, Variety reports. Read more
Disney+ Cracking Down On Password Sharing In September
7.8.2024
Since Disney+ launched a few years ago, people have been sharing their passwords with family and friends, letting them log in and watch Star Wars and more at no extra cost. But those days are coming to an end, according to Disney CEO Bob Iger during a recent earnings call. Read more
Borderlands Movie First Impressions Call It 'Lifeless' And 'Really Bad'
7.8.2024
After a very long wait, the live-action Borderlands movie finally arrives in theaters this weekend. But before that, the movie was screened for fans and critics in Los Angeles. And, based on the first impressions being posted online, the Borderlands movie sounds like a complete mess.Read more
Borderlands Star Says Tenacious D Will Return After Joke Fallout 'When It Feels Right'
7.8.2024
Jack Black, who voices Claptrap in the upcoming Borderlands live-action movie, says that Tenacious D isn’t permanently done after all. The initial announcement followed a joke by longtime bandmember and friend Kyle Gass, about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Instead, Tenacious D...
I Played A Reality TV Show Game With A Jersey Shore Producer And A Fight Broke Out
7.8.2024
“That’s a great wide shot,” Chris Daly, a reality TV producer for over 17 years, says generously. “That shot helps the cast not feel like they’re being watched, and the audience like it’s not a planned shot. It’s not a set scene, it feels more ‘real’.” I’m playing the demo for The Crush House,...
Disney+ Gets Another Price Increase, Will Cost Twice As Much As It Did In 2019
6.8.2024
Disney’s popular streaming service is set to receive yet another price hike, marking the fourth increase for the streamer since it launched in 2019. The new ad-free tier of Disney+ will soon cost $16 a month. It comes as Disney and other companies continue to try and squeeze more profit out...