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New Transformers Series Introduces Its First Nonbinary Robot
14.11.2022
The Transformers franchise, which has always been more than meets the eye, just introduced its first officially nonbinary character, Nightshade. They make their debut toward the end of the first season of the franchise’s latest TV series, Transformers: EarthSpark, which premiered on the Paramount...
What Gotham Knights And Shrek 2 Have In Common
12.11.2022
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Here's Why People Are Convinced Studio Ghibli Is Making A Baby Yoda Show
12.11.2022
Studio Ghibli, The famous Japanese animation studio behind classics like Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away has spent the past few days teasing a possible collaboration with Lucasfilm and Star Wars on its official Twitter. And there’s some evidence that it might be a Baby Yoda aka Grogu show based...
You Probably Aren't Catching Andor's Awesome Nods To Deep Star Wars Lore (And That's A Good Thing)
11.11.2022
As you may know, I’m a big ol’ Star Wars nerd. And one of my favorite things in Star Wars media is all the tiny references and Easter eggs embedded everywhere. But sometimes this fan service goes overboard and derails a story in a way that alienates or bores non-fans. Andor, the newest TV show...
In the Volatile World Of VTubers, Companies Crash And Burn
10.11.2022
Elves, robots, zombies and pirates. Many of today’s internet stars aren’t even human, but outlandish characters that wouldn’t look out of place in a popular anime or manga. Such is the world of virtual YouTubers or “VTubers,” who have gone from a niche technology experiment to a full-blown cultural...
Let’s Talk About How One Piece Film: Red Is The Best Anime Movie We’ve Seen This Year
8.11.2022
What a world. A One Piece movie about a pop star was one of the highest-grossing anime films in Japan earlier this year. Just released here, I watched One Piece Film: Red during its debut weekend to see what all the hype was about. I was blown away by the film’s bombastic style and emotional...
Star Ocean: The Divine Force Isn’t Terrible—And That’s Good Enough
4.11.2022
I live only a 15-minute drive from the house where I grew up. My parents moved when I was in college, at which point the physical embodiment of every memory from my formative years was turned over to strangers, only to be revisited in my dreams. On the few occasions I’ve gone back to that street...
This Medieval Horror Game Looks Completely Disgusting (In A Great Way)
2.11.2022
Medieval-themed video games exist in an anachronistic league of their own, atmospheric blends of usually British accents, dull silver armor sets, and organ-bursting weaponry that, yeah, sure, were probably invented within 200 years of the game’s designated time period, give or take. Read more
Signalis Is A Grimy Exercise In Survival Horror, And I Love It
2.11.2022
As I have discussed on this site many, many times, I do not like horror games, and so struggle to enjoy even the genre’s finest examples. There is absolutely no way in hell, then, I should be enjoying Signalis as much as I am.Read more
Witcher Fans Are Convinced They Know the Real Reason Henry Cavill Left The Netflix Series
31.10.2022
The first time the internet saw DCU Superman star Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher, it howled in collective laughter over the terrible wig. Four years later, fans are losing their minds that Hollywood’s leading himbo won’t be reprising the role after season...
Netflix Replaces Henry Cavill In Witcher With Liam Hemsworth
29.10.2022
Today, Netflix announced that The Witcher will be back for a fourth season. However, it wasn’t all good news, as the streamer also confirmed that Henry Cavill will not be returning for season 4. Instead, Liam Hemsworth will be the new monster slayer, Geralt of Rivia. Read more
Oops: Gotham Knights Briefly Ditched Its Anti-Piracy Protection
28.10.2022
Gotham Knights got its first significant post-launch patch on PC yesterday. The update was aimed at fixing online multiplayer errors and squashing some bugs. Unfortunately, it also temporarily squashed the Batman game’s Denuvo DRM protections, seemingly leaving it vulnerable to pirates. That’s...
New Bodycam Horror Game Looks Freaking Terrifying
27.10.2022
Sometimes the scariest thing isn’t a giant monster or an army of zombies. Instead, it can be something so believable and straightforward that it feels like it could happen to you one day. Take, for example, a new trailer for an upcoming bodycam horror game going viral online. It only features...
The Games That Scared The Hell Out Of Us As Kids
27.10.2022
As Halloween draws near, more and more people are loading up their favorite scary games to enjoy some digital frights. But this isn’t a new tradition. In fact, many of us here at Kotaku have been playing spooky, creepy games since we were old enough to pick up controllers or mash keyboards....
Batman Arkham Studio Bosses Out Ahead Of Suicide Squad Release
26.10.2022
WB Games president David Haddad announced on Rocksteady’s website today that the video game developer’s co-founders, Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker, are leaving the studio at the end of 2022. Rocksteady, which created the Batman: Arkham series, is set to release its anticipated pseudo-spin-off...
Screw Mickey, Disney Dreamlight Valley Villains Make The Game
26.10.2022
Disney’s been on a naughty streak lately. Not long ago, there was the Western port of the Twisted Wonderland game, in which characters based on classic villains turn into pretty anime boys who fight each other. More recently, at the House of Mouse’s big D23 fan event, Disney teased that it...
The Tenants, A Landlord Video Game, Is Pure Fantasy
25.10.2022
Do you enjoy playing video games as a form of escapism? As a place where you can leave the expected norms and rules of the real world behind and venture off into fantastical lands? If that’s you, then you might want to look into The Tenants.Read more
Halloween Stores Are Now Dominated By Fortnite
24.10.2022
This weekend, I headed to one of my favorite places on Earth: A pop-up Halloween store. It’s a tradition that my wife and I both love. This year, we had to re-locate the nearest Spirit as it had moved into a new carcass of a past store. I think it used to sell shoes and sports gear. Now it sells...
The Disney Villains Game Is Having A Horny Racism Controversy
24.10.2022
Mobile game Disney Twisted Wonderland sparked controversy when it revealed a new character this weekend. The character is based on Claude Frollo from the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Fans have called him racist as Frollo was extremely racist in the original Disney movie. Here’s the complicated part:...
Writer Of Groundbreaking RPG Disco Elysium Suing Former Studio
24.10.2022
The sad situation regarding the breaking down of the collective who created Disco Elysium, ZA/UM, has taken yet another turn, with writer Robert Kurvitz suing the remaining ZA/UM company.Read more