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The 10 Biggest Kotaku Stories Of 2023
18.12.2023
What were you loyal Kotaku readers most interested in this year? Despite 2023 offering us scammers in Congress, a megolomaniac destroying one of the most popular social media websites of all time, and a pop star dating an NFL football hero, gamers remained laser-focused on the things that matter...
GameStop's New Billionaire Boss Calls For 'Extreme Frugality' In Email To Staff
29.9.2023
After years of pulling the strings from behind the scenes, GameStop chairman and billionaire Chewy founder Ryan Cohen appointed himself CEO of the ailing video game store on Thursday. His first email to staff, obtained by Kotaku, called for “extreme frugality” and said “time wasters” would not...
Funko joins Marvel in celebrating 60 years of Iron Man
28.9.2023
Iron Man will complete 60 years in October 2023, and Marvel has decided to celebrate that anniversary in the most trendy way. Per an announcement, the comic book and cinematic giant has partnered with Funko to launch physical and digital collectibles of the character via VeVe. The collection will...
GameStop’s Faithful Stock Fans Are Finally Having A Crisis
3.8.2023
NFTs and the blockchain were supposed to take GameStop to the moon. Now the flagging video game retailer is dropping support for its crypto wallet as the Securities and Exchange Commission threatens to crackdown on the burgeoning nexus of finance, tech, and online gambling. It’s the latest...
‘Holy Grail’ Funko Pop Sells For Controversial $210K
27.7.2023
Back in 2016, the Funko company gave away just a handful of Golden Ticket Funko Pop 2-Packs, which contained gilded figures of Willy Wonka and an Oompa Loompa, at its annual San Diego Comic-Con event. In July, one of them sold for a whopping $210,000, over double what the owner had purchased it...
GameStop Deal Will Get You One Of The Biggest Games Of the Year Free
30.6.2023
GameStop is a broken company that treats its employees like crap, but the meme stock phenonomon’s accruing losses can be your gain. A current “buy one, get two free” deal on used games can save you a lot on some of the biggest hits of 2023 so far including Diablo IV, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor,...
Welcome To Hell! Here’s A Trailer For A Funko Pop Game
26.4.2023
Funko Fusion, announced Tuesday, is an upcoming video game starring Funko Pop characters that will mix together takes on various Universal-owned IP into a pop-culture mishmash that I assume somebody, somewhere is probably excited about.Read more
Hra s figurkami Funko Pop ukazuje popkulturní chaos
25.4.2023
10 Critical Things To Know Before Playing Dead Island 2
21.4.2023
The long-awaited, blood-soaked Dead Island 2 released today, and after almost a decade of waiting, I’m sure you have some questions. The game shares a peacefully embarrassing sense of humor with the first game, 2011’s Dead Island, repeatedly referring to your threatening surroundings as “Hell-A”...
Sběratel vyměnil pár figurek Funko Pop za dva skutečné cadillacy
10.4.2023
Výrobci sběratelských figurek Funko Pop sice nedávno museli odepsat obrovskou ztrátu, mezi sběrateli je však o jejich výrobky stále veliký zájem, Jeden z nich se nyní na sociálních sítích pochlubil, že dva malé plastové výlisky vyměnil za skutečná auta značky Cadillac
Funko Collector Trades Rare Pops For Over $150k In Cadillacs
4.4.2023
Most Funko Pops are worthless and getting shoveled into landfills right now. But some are extremely rare, going for exorbitant prices in face-to-face meetups. One recent trade gets at just how bizarre the market for certain Funko Pops has gotten, with one collector apparently swapping half a dozen...
Here’s What $30M Of Funko Pops Going To The Landfill Actually Looks Like
29.3.2023
Earlier this month, the pop culture collectible company Funko announced it was going to throw $30 million worth of Pop! figures in the garbage because its warehouses were overflowing with excess stock. Now images are beginning to emerge of unopened boxes full of Harry Potter-theme Funkos and more...
GameStop Profitable For First Time In Years Even As Everything Seems On Fire
22.3.2023
GameStop shocked investors, and anyone else who’s been paying attention to the meme stock video game retailer, when earlier this week it reported its first profitable quarter in over two years. It’s all the more surprising considering that everything else about the business, from botched pre-orders...
Over $30 Million Worth Of Funkos Are Headed To The Landfill
2.3.2023
The company that makes Funko Pop! collectibles is in so much trouble it’s preparing to throw hundreds of thousands of its pop culture-inspired figurines into the garbage. Funko revealed the plans in a recent earnings call filled with so much bad news its stock price fell off a cliff the next...
Topps Sells out Crypto-Themed Garbage Pail Kids ‘Non-Flushable Token’ Cards
18.11.2022
Amid the craziness tied to the FTX collapse, the latest Garbage Pail Kids (GPK) non-fungible token (NFT) collection takes aim at the crypto industry, roasting subjects like the LUNA collapse, Bored Ape Yacht Club, and Cryptopunks. Following the release, GPK’s parent company Topps explains...
Elon Musk Seems To Be Turning Twitter Into The Worst Pay-To-Win Game
7.11.2022
Twitter, the social media site that has spawned one A24 movie and too many meltdowns to quantify, is tumbling into its next circle of hell with soon-to-be-implemented extensive monetization. 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...
Marvel, Funko Debuted New Web3 Integrations at Comic Con NY 2022
19.10.2022
Nearly 200,000 costumed fans crowded into New York’s Javits Center from Oct. 6-9 for the ultimate pop culture pilgrimage - NYC Comic Con 2022
I've Spent $1,000 On Anime Figurines, Send Help
14.10.2022
It’s 10:00 PM, and I’m stumbling back to my apartment after a wild night out in New York City. On my way in, I nearly tripped over a massive cardboard box sitting near my mailbox. It’s large enough to hold a PC monitor. I groan. I know exactly what it is: A $300+ anime figurine. [Freeze frame...
Toy Manufacturer Mattel and Cryptoys Announce Masters of the Universe NFT Collection
13.10.2022
This week, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Masters of the Universe (MOTU) franchise, the toy manufacturing company Mattel announced the launch of the official MOTU digital toy collection. The new collection, dropping on November 9, will feature classic MOTU characters like He-Man...