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The Best Games To Check Out During Steam’s Massive Winter Sale
22.12.2021
Yes, Gamers, it is that time of year again—time for the Steam Winter Sale, which becomes more of a normal seasonal sale and less of a gamified mess with every year that passes (for better and for worse). 2021 was a pretty great, albeit odd, year for video games, so I wanted to bring that strange...
The Joker Admitting He Plays An RPG Might Be The Best Video Game Ad Of 2021
22.12.2021
We all know The Joker has lost it. He goes around performing heinous acts of violence, all in an effort to prove life has perennial comedic potential. But how many of us knew he was a *gulp* gamer? I didn’t. That is until a twin set of advertisements for the idle figurine RPG Figure Fantasy started...
The Best RPGs Of 2021
22.12.2021
There was, I would argue, no genre-defining role-playing game this year, but there were still a hell of a lot of good ones. So many, in fact, that I had a hard time keeping this list from ballooning even larger than it already is. I tried my best, and even knocked off some of my personal favorites....
The 11 Best Cozy Games That Helped Us Survive 2021
22.12.2021
This year was the worst of times and...no, wait. I’m hearing it was just the worst of times. But games have helped a lot of us through it, especially ones that lean more relaxing than punishing.Read more
Voice Actor Sayaka Kanda Dies At Age 35
20.12.2021
On Saturday, Sayaka Kanda was discovered dead after at around 1 p.m. in Sapporo, Japan. That day, Kanda had been scheduled to perform the role of Eliza Doolittle in a matinée performance of My Fair Lady, but citing an illness, her stand-in assumed the role.Warning: This article contains a mention...
Every Halo Game, Ranked From Worst To Best
19.12.2021
If there’s one thing Halo fans like more than playing Halo games, it’s ranking Halo games. Now that Halo Infinite, the latest in a long lineage of stellar first-person shooters, has been out for a bit, two of Kotaku’s big series fans—staff writer Ari Notis and weekend editor Zack Zweizen—figured...
The Best Toys Of 2021
16.12.2021
Thanks to the ongoing covid threat, 2021 was another banner year for sitting inside your house playing with lovely bits of colored plastic and cuddly plushies. That being the case, we thought we’d rustle up our picks for the best action figures, playsets, and building toys of the year, everything...
The Best Games Hidden Inside Other Games
16.12.2021
In an industry that can all too often feel like it wants to wring us of every last drop of money, there’s a special pleasure in noting those most entertaining of freebies: the games hidden inside other games. For instance, did you know the original Animal Crossing was crammed with classic...
The Best Free Games Of 2021
16.12.2021
You may have seen me writing tons of Genshin Impact blogs around here, and that is definitely a free-to-play game that I think is outstanding and deserving of extensive coverage. However, there are actually tons of other great free-to-play games in the mobile gaming ecosystem, too. Read more
The Best Video Game Surprises Of 2021
16.12.2021
Face it: The past year has been…not great. Over the course of 2021, the global temperature rose at a once again alarming rate, Marvel released not one but two panned films, and we’ve all gotta come to terms with the sobering realization that this covid-19 pandemic might never fully end. A fitting...
A Year Later, It Still Sucks Getting A PS5 Or Xbox Series X
14.12.2021
We’re more than a year into the ninth console generation, and it’s still largely a pain in the ass to get one. No matter where you go, whether it’s Microsoft and Sony’s official websites or any of the many retailers, both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S appear constantly sold out. Unless...
The 11 Best Anime Of 2021
12.12.2021
The year of our lord 2021 blessed us with a stacked year of mondo cool anime, especially during the winter and fall seasons. Like a goudere Moses descending the Hokage Rock to deliver the good word to the people, it’s my turn as the otaku of Kotaku to present my favorite anime of the year. Here’s...
Rich Dad Poor Dad’s Robert Kiyosaki Insists Depression Is Coming – Predicts ‘Gold, Silver, Bitcoin, Real Estate Will Crash Too’
12.12.2021
The author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, says a crash and a depression are coming, predicting that “Gold, silver, bitcoin, real estate will crash too.” He added that he is getting ready to buy all four types of investments after the crash. Robert...
The Best Shooters Of 2021
11.12.2021
Video game shooters once dominated the gaming landscape. Today, well okay... they sort of still do. But, the variety and diversity of shooters has truly blossomed in the last few years. Now we have hardcore military sims, colorful live games filled with wild quests, VR titles pushing the bounds...
One Of The Best Cowboy Games Ever Made Is Now Free On Steam
9.12.2021
Don’t get me wrong, Red Dead Redemption II and Gun are fun and all. I certainly enjoyed my time with them, and I even still play Red Dead Online. But Call of Jaurez: Gunslinger, perhaps a better cowboy game than both of them (and most others), is now free on Steam for a limited time. And if...
Dead Cells' Constant Mutations Make It One Of The Best Games Of 2021, Too
6.12.2021
I love Dead Cells. The side-scrolling combat and platforming are tight, the art is impeccable, and its progression system and unlock curve are among the best I’ve ever seen. It feels like a near-perfectly designed game. In the three years since its release, it has become even better—and a more...
Twitch's Best Virtual Bartender Wants To Help Viewers With Addiction
6.12.2021
It’s not every day that you hear about a VTubing bartender whose goal is not to encourage people to get shitfaced but rather to help them avoid overindulging their vices. But, then, Twitch streamer Takahata101 isn’t your average VTuber. Previously a gaming streamer, on New Year’s Eve of 2020...
The Best Moment In Final Fantasy XIV’s Endwalker Launch So Far
6.12.2021
Saving the world over and over again is nice, but when are we going to eat? In one of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker’s more intimate scenes, our hero of light and her friends share a scholarly fast food feast, and catboy G’raha Tia is delighted to learn that yes, he can has cheeseburger.Read more
Popular BTM Operator Bitcoin of America Wins Silver in 11th Annual Best in Biz Awards
6.12.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin of America has been named a silver winner in the Company of the Year – Midwest category in Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged each year by prominent editors and reporters from top-tier publications in North America. Bitcoin...
Ethereum Might Dethrone Bitcoin as Best Crypto Store of Value, Study Argues
4.12.2021
A recent paper authored by members of several universities, including Sydney and Macquarie, argues that recent changes in Ethereum monetary policy are making it a better store of value than bitcoin. The deflationary effect that the EIP-1559 proposal has caused in the issuance of the currency...