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23 Years Later, We've Discovered An Amazing GameCube Easter Egg
19.1.2024
Have you ever heard of GameCube’s squeaks? Perhaps we’re revealing some embarrassing gap in our collective knowledge at Kotaku in admitting we hadn’t, but we have now. And we’ve scientifically tested it. There’s a bizarre start-up Easter egg on the 2001 Nintendo console, and it makes it get...
Indiana Jones' Great Circle Actor Sounds Familiar For A Reason
18.1.2024
Troy Baker, the voice behind Joel from The Last of Us and a myriad of other video game characters from the past two decades, officially has a new starring role to add to his filmography. After finally unveilingthe long-awaited Indiana Jones and the Great Circle at the Xbox Developer Direct...
Speedrunning Dog Didn’t Set Record At AGDQ 2024, Still Good Boy
16.1.2024
On January 16, Peanut Butter became the first dog to ever speedrun a game at Awesome Games Done Quick. And while the Shiba Inu gamer didn’t set a new record today or beat their previous personal best, Peanut Butter is still a very good boy who deserves all the pets and treats.Read more
Prince of Persia, Last of Us Season 2, And More Of The Week's Hottest Takes
13.1.2024
January can often be a slow month for games news, but 2024 is already proving to be an exception. From the surprisingly good new Prince of Persia game to new cast announcements for HBO’s The Last of Us, here’s our thoughts on the week’s biggest stories in and around video games. Read more
Family Guy Creator Reveals Why Peter Griffin Is Buff In Fortnite
12.1.2024
Peter Griffin, from the animated Fox show Family Guy, was added to Fortnite recently. But he wasn’t the same rotund father fans known from the series. Instead, he was turned into a strange buff version of Peter Griffin. And now, series creator and Griffin voice actor Seth MacFarlane has seemingly...
Geoff Keighley’s Modest TikTok Is The Best Thing On The Internet
12.1.2024
Late last night, in one of my typical TikTok fugue state sin which my eyes and ears are bombarded by Doja Cat songs and Twitch clips and Real Housewives fancams until my crippling anxiety evaporates, I stumbled upon something curious. It looked innocent enough—just some concert footage from DJ Fred...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Epilogue Is Silly And Anticlimactic
12.1.2024
After playing through Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s epilogue I can definitively say I was mostly let down by the Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC. Don’t get me wrong, the “Mochi Mayhem” episode is an hour of silly fun alongside some of the best characters to grace the games’ Paldea region, but it...
The Last Of Us Season Two Casts Dora The Explorer Actor As Dina
11.1.2024
After two other consecutive casting announcements, Max and Naughty Dog have revealed that Isabela Merced will play Ellie’s girlfriend Dina in The Last of Us’ second season, which is set to premiere on the streaming service in 2025. Sorry to anyone who wanted it to be that girl we saw staring...
How To Take Control Of Your Privacy Settings On PS5
10.1.2024
Consumer electronics these days seem a little too willing to share your information. Smartphones are ever too eager to grab your data, and these days you can barely trust Windows when it comes to ads and personal information collection. And video game consoles like the PS5 are no exception. Read...
The Last Of Us Show Casts Beef Actor As Key Character
10.1.2024
A day after announcing that Kaitlyn Dever will play Abby in The Last of Us series’ second season, Max (formerly HBO Max) has announced that Beef actor Young Mazino will play Ellie’s friend Jesse.Read more
New Star Wars Film, The Mandalorian And Grogu, Announced
9.1.2024
Lucasfilm has announced yet another new Star Wars film, The Mandalorian and Grogu, based on the massively successful Disney+ series starring Pedro Pascal. Read more
Spider-Man's MJ Face Model Asks Fans To Stop Stalking And Harassing Her
8.1.2024
Stephanie Tyler Jones, the woman behind Mary Jane Watson’s face in Insomniac’s Spider-Man games, recently said she’s received harassment from fans, including phone calls to her workplace where callers demand to speak to her. In a public post on social media, she asked these fans to stop.Read more
Five Nights At Freddy's Star Says Sequel Coming ASAP
8.1.2024
Video game adaption and horror film Five Nights At Freddy’s, released last year, was a huge box office success. Recently, one of the stars of the movie has confirmed a sequel is coming fast. Read more
New Call Of Duty Gun Has A Delightfully Annoying Easter Egg
5.1.2024
The newest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Warzone bundle includes an SMG that features a silly animation that references the annoying “Update Requires Restart” message players commonly encounter when trying to boot up either game. Just be prepared to spend $20 to get this new gun.Read more
Alex Jones Game Packs So Much Stupid Into 48 Minutes
5.1.2024
So, the first thing is, there’s an Alex Jones video game. And the second thing is, yes, it’s as awful as you might guess, both in terms of its racism, homophobia and misogyny, and that it’s just a dreadful game. But there’s a third thing, and it’s more interesting: it’s really weird.Read more
2023 Was The First Waluigi-Less Year Since 2000
3.1.2024
2023 felt off. Something was wrong with the vibes. And now I know what cursed the year to be so awful: Nintendo forgot about Waluigi. Read more
So, Uh, What's Up With The Steam Awards?
3.1.2024
The results of 2023’s Steam Awards are in. Each year, Steam turns to the community to vote on the year’s best games across a wide variety of categories. This year saw Larian Studios’ RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 grab game of the year, while Lethal Company, a first-person cooperative horror game, got...
Ubisoft Swiftly Corrects Star Wars Outlaws ‘Late 2024’ Release Window
2.1.2024
Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft’s upcoming action-adventure game that follows scoundrel Kay Vess between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, previously had no release date beyond a very broad “2024” window. Today, however, a Disney Parks blog post quietly announced that it would launch...
Attorney Says They Are “Receiving 5-6 Emails a Day” From Victims of Pig Butchering Scams
1.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / James Thew Pig butchering scams, a rapidly growing criminal activity involving online romance, fake crypto investments, and human trafficking, have been plaguing US citizens, resulting in significant financial losses. In a recnet interview, Erin West, Deputy District Attorney...
Lord Of The Rings Moneyball Is the Perfect Meme To End 2023
27.12.2023
I didn’t think it was still possible, but Twitter just served up my favorite crossover of the year: Lord of the Rings Moneyball. You see, you take the plot of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and then talk about it using Moneyball quotes. It’s simple, stupid, and so satisfying I can’t believe nobody...