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With The End Of Poker Face Season 2, It's Time To Binge One Of The Best Shows On TV
10.7.2025
While I occasionally work as a games critic and editor, my full-time job is telling people to watch Poker Face. Absolutely no one has heard of it, despite its being one of the best things on TV right now. So here I combine my roles into one. Season two of the Peacock show wraps this week, meaning...
Romero Games Says It’s Not Dead, But Looking For A New Publisher After Xbox Layoffs
7.7.2025
Romero Games, the studio led by Doom designer John Romero, had been reported as one of the casualties of Xbox’s devastating layoffs last week. This was based on a statement from the studio itself, which announced that the publisher lined up for its next project had pulled funding. However, if...
The Nintendo Switch 2: One Month Later
7.7.2025
It’s been just over a month since the Nintendo Switch 2 launched and ushered in the next generation of Nintendo hardware. Most of us here at Kotaku own the thing and have been playing it over the past four weeks. Now that we’ve had extensive time with the Switch 2, what do we think about it?...
Duke Nukem Is Back, But In A Very Silly And Sad Way
7.7.2025
World of Tanks is introducing a new tank and cosmetic items inspired by the boomer shooter icon (?) Duke Nukem. Yeah, it’s pretty weird, very silly, and kind of sad. Hail to the king, baby?Read more
Kotaku’s Biggest Gaming Culture News For The Week July 05, 2025
5.7.2025
From mergers to memes, the landscape of interactive entertainment is always in motion. Here’s your cheat sheet for the week’s most important stories in gaming.Read more
Kotaku’s Opinions For The Week July 05, 2025
5.7.2025
Gamers are a passionate bunch, and we're no exception. These are the week’s most interesting perspectives on the wild, wonderful, and sometimes weird world of video game news.Read more
Chystaná střílečka od tvůrce legendární hry Doom byla zrušena
4.7.2025
Velká vlna propouštění v herní divizi Microsoftu měla vliv také na dosud oficiálně neoznámenou střílečku, na níž pracoval John Romero, spolutvůrce slavných her Wolfenstein 3D, Doom či Quake
Xbox Execs Reportedly Raved About ‘Blade Runner Meets Destiny 2’ Loot Shooter Before Canceling It
3.7.2025
There was a lot of carnage this week at Xbox after Microsoft laid off over 9000 employees across its many divisions. People lost their jobs and some of Xbox Game Studios’ upcoming projects have been canned. This included high-profile games like the Perfect Dark reboot and Rare’s...
Original Doom Designer's New FPS Is The Latest Casualty Of The Xbox Cuts
3.7.2025
Back in 2022, John Romero of Doom fame announced he was working on a new first-person shooter IP in Unreal Engine 5 for a “major publisher.” Three years later the studio says it’s canceled and employees claim the latest wave of massive cuts at Xbox are to blame, with one designer calling news, “[a]...
John Smedley’s studio raises $30.5M for new shooter built on Etherlink
3.7.2025
Gaming industry veteran John Smedley is making his first foray into Web3 gaming with a new AAA shooter featuring Tezos layer-2 blockchain Etherlink
John Smedley’s studio raises $30.5M for new shooter built on Etherlink
3.7.2025
Gaming industry veteran John Smedley is making his first foray into Web3 gaming with a new AAA shooter featuring Tezos layer-2 blockchain Etherlink
John Smedley’s studio raises $30.5M for new shooter built on Etherlink
3.7.2025
Gaming industry veteran John Smedley is making his first foray into Web3 gaming with a new AAA shooter featuring Tezos layer-2 blockchain Etherlink
John Smedley’s studio raises $30.5M for new shooter built on Etherlink
3.7.2025
Gaming industry veteran John Smedley is making his first foray into Web3 gaming with a new AAA shooter featuring Tezos layer-2 blockchain Etherlink
John Smedley’s studio raises $30.5M for new shooter built on Etherlink
3.7.2025
Gaming industry veteran John Smedley is making his first foray into Web3 gaming with a new AAA shooter featuring Tezos layer-2 blockchain Etherlink
John Smedley’s studio raises $30.5M for new shooter built on Etherlink
3.7.2025
Gaming industry veteran John Smedley is making his first foray into Web3 gaming with a new AAA shooter featuring Tezos layer-2 blockchain Etherlink
Games We'd Love To See On Switch 2, What Makes Rematch So Fantastic, And More Of The Week's Takes
28.6.2025
This week we championedRematch, the great new soccer game from Sifu maker Sloclap. We also shared 25 games we’d love to see make their way to the Switch 2, and celebrated the incredibly influential Deus Ex on the 25th anniversary of its release.Read more
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: Bid Farewell To June With 5 Great Games
27.6.2025
Wow. Where did June go? Well, it’s nearly over. Still, happy Pride to all of my comrades in the acronym. It sucks out there right now for us for sure. Perhaps you find yourself with a heavy and worried heart at the end of this historic month? I know I do.Read more
The Full Timeline Of John Cena And CM Punk's Historic Rivalry
27.6.2025
Save for Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock, no two wrestlers bring out the best in each other quite like John Cena and CM Punk.Read more
Ring Psychology: Understanding The 6 Phases Of A Wrestling Match Through Heel Era John Cena
26.6.2025
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John Cena Has An Idea For A Unique Way He Could Enter The MCU As Peacemaker
25.6.2025
In the history of feuds, “DC Studios fans vs. Marvel Studios fans” ranks above “Red Sox fans vs. Yankees fans” and slightly below “people who like pineapple on their pizzas vs. people with normal taste buds.” Yet, behind the unanswerable debates over which brand of superheroes would reign supreme...