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Covid Relief Bill Still Includes Felony Streaming Act, But Twitch Streamers Are Probably Safe
22.12.2020
Earlier this month, Republican senator Thom Tillis managed to graft an act that would turn streaming copyrighted material into a felony onto the much-debated omnibus spending bill, which also includes a paltry second covid relief check, among many other things. After even more debate (and many...
Stardew Valley Just Got Another Massive Update
21.12.2020
Pixelated farming sim Stardew Valley continues to grow, this time with a big 1.5 update for PC that adds a bunch of new stuff, including a beach farm map where veteran green thumbs can try their hand at growing crops in the sand. Read more
Luke Plunkett's Top 10 Games Of 2020
21.12.2020
It has been a bad year. A bad year with, mercifully, some very good video games. Read more
An Esports Team Signed An 8 Year Old, But Nobody Is Sure If It's Legal
21.12.2020
If nothing else, Team 33 certainly made a splash when it arrived on the esports scene earlier this month. In a press release, the previously unknown organization boasted of a Hollywood team house that had already played host to big names like Janelle Monáe, Post Malone, and Drake. But it wasn’t...
What’s The Best (Or Worst) Gaming Gift You've Ever Received?
21.12.2020
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take.Read more
All The Big Games Coming Out In Winter 2020
21.12.2020
We made it, everyone. It’s winter 2020, which is really just a couple of weeks of 2020, with the vast majority of game releases coming in the year 2021. What will we be playing as we put the year of hell behind us and move on to what’s hopefully not just more of the same? Let’s find out. Read more
The State Of PlayStation In 2020
21.12.2020
Despite the harrowing circumstances impacting the world, 2020 was a stand-out year for PlayStation.Read more
The State Of The Nintendo Switch In 2020
21.12.2020
It’s hard to imagine what the state of the Nintendo Switch would look like right now if 2020 hadn’t been so horrible. What could have been one of the hardware’s more stagnant years turned into one of its most memorable, when the soothing escapism of Animal Crossing met a world desperately in need...
The State Of Xbox In 2020
21.12.2020
This time last year, Microsoft’s current flagship console was little more than a swanky video spot aired during a swanky awards show. Now, it’s the capstone to one of the biggest years for Xbox in recent memory. Time sure works in funny ways.Read more
This Incredible Link's Awakening Song Is Actually From Its Commercial
21.12.2020
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s frequent hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today’s column is all about a reinvigorating classic that didn’t actually make it into the game it was used to promote.Read more
The Week In Games: Meat Boy Is Back
20.12.2020
A decade is a long time to wait for a sequel, but Super Meat Boy Forever is almost here after some delays and hiccups.Read more
FIFA 21 Has Some Good Looking Hair
20.12.2020
I don’t play sports games. I don’t even watch sports. But I’m always impressed by some good looking, next-gen hair. And the latest FIFA game on next-gen consoles like the Xbox Series X has some damn fine hair. Read more
A Strange Game That Lets You Create A Digital Art Gallery About Anything
20.12.2020
Art galleries can be cool. But they are hard to create, so we don’t get as many galleries as we deserve. For example? Where are the galleries and museums for things like broken extension cords? Or people like Keanu Reeves? Well, thankfully, with The Anything Gallery, you can create a gallery about...
The Worst Video Games Names Of 2020
20.12.2020
What’s in a name? When it comes to games... not much. Games can be great and have terrible, awful, dumb names. In fact, many games on this list are good games that are just unfortunately saddled with an awful title.Read more
'Shop Contest: Miyamoto In A Pipe
20.12.2020
Shigeru Miyamoto hosted the most recent Nintendo Direct, which was all about the Super Nintendo World park in Japan. It opened with the legendary designer jumping out of a pipe. Thank you, Nintendo for this ‘Shop Contest gift.Read more
SimCity 4’s Soundtrack Is So Good You’re Already Reinstalling The Game
20.12.2020
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today I’m going to remind you all how much the music in SimCity 4 slaps. Granted, I just did, but now I will go into greater length.Read more
Sunday Comics: No Spoilers!
20.12.2020
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
'Shop Contest: National Horse Day, Winners
20.12.2020
Last week, we all came together (virtually and safely) to celebrate the most important holiday of the year: National Horse Day. And you all created some uh... interesting horse-related images to celebrate the day.Read more
Cyberpunk 2077 Might Be Buggy, But It Has A Great Photomode
19.12.2020
This week on Snapshots, the final one of 2020(!), we have a ton of cool Cyberpunk 2077 screenshots. While the game might be buggy and broken for many players, especially on console, it’s still a pretty looking game and makes for some great virtual photography.Read more
Zack Zwiezen's Top 10 Games Of 2020
19.12.2020
When I first sat down to put together this list, I wrote down two titles and then sat and thought for a while about what else I played. I think this year has thrown my whole mind into a strange funk, because I couldn’t even name 10 games I had played, let alone loved.Read more