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AI Translation Of Smash Bros. Director's Comments About AI Misses Nuance, Sparks Outrage
23.6.2025
After directing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and then taking a break from game directing to moonlight as a YouTuber and educate fans about game design, Masahiro Sakurai recently revealed he’s returned to development to work on Kirby Air Riders for Switch 2. But this past weekend, a comment Sakurai...
Three Essential Tips For Those Jumping Into Breath Of The Wild For The First Time On Switch 2
23.6.2025
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is easily one of gaming’s most beloved entries in an equally beloved franchise, so it makes sense that Nintendo would want to revamp it for the release of the Nintendo Switch 2. With better visuals, performance, and more, this upgraded version can make this...
There’s Never Been A Better Time To Play The Best Digimon Game
23.6.2025
Sometimes, an infectious digital virus can be a good thing, like when your brainrot spreads to all your friends’ video game consoles and they finally play a game you’ve been yelling about for a decade. Last week, after the previews went up for Digimon Story: Time Stranger, I looked on my shelf...
Monster Hunter Wilds: How To Avoid Playing With Other People
23.6.2025
Whether you’re hunting in a link party or celebrating in the grand hub, Monster Hunter Wilds pushes you to join forces with other players. However, that might not always be your preference. Sometimes you want to play with those who are a bit more predictable and relaxed—and less “real.”Read more
Beware: That Pre-Owned Switch 2 You're Thinking About Buying Might Already Be Bricked
23.6.2025
Nintendo has become increasingly draconian in its efforts to prevent piracy, most recently adding words to its EULA that claim it has the right to brick your console if it doesn’t like what you use it for. And following the release of the Switch 2, the Japanese company isn’t holding back: many...
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach: The Kotaku Review
23.6.2025
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach assumes two things about anyone jumping into Hideo Kojima’s new cinematic post-apocalyptic open-world delivery sim...err, sorry, I mean strand-type game. One: It assumes you have played the first game and (mostly) understood what happened. And two: It assumes...
Metaplanet Expands Bitcoin Holdings to 11,111 BTC With Recent Acquisition
23.6.2025
Metaplanet Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 3350 / OTCQX: MTPLF), a publicly listed bitcoin treasury company based in Japan, has announced the acquisition of an additional 1,111 bitcoin as part of its ongoing Bitcoin Treasury Operations, bringing its total holdings to 11,111 BTC. The latest purchase...
Metaplanet Buys 1,111 Bitcoin for $117M, Pushes Total Holdings to Over 11K BTC
23.6.2025
The firm's latest batch of buys was made at an average buying price of over $105,000 per bitcoin
Must-Play Cyberpunk 2077 Side-Quests, Mario Kart World Pointers And More Of The Week's Top Tips
22.6.2025
CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 has made the leap to Switch 2 in a very impressive port. If you’re just now playing it for the first time, you may find the sheer number of gigs and side jobs cluttering up your map downright overwhelming, but don’t worry; we’re here to help you find the cream of...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 3 Delightful Games We’re Swinging Into Summer With
20.6.2025
Yes, it is officially summer as per the magical calendar. Blessed Litha to all who celebrate. You might have some fun stuff lined up given that the weather is…well, at least here in New York it’s not terrible—yet. So maybe you want to go outside. Maybe you want to stay in? Either way, if you want...
Mario Kart World's Mirror Mode Is A Little Too Confusing To Activate
20.6.2025
Playing in Mirror Mode is like racing on every Mario Kart course’s slightly weirder twin, and it’s back again in Mario Kart World. If you’ve already memorized every twist and turn of the game’s courses and are looking for an extra challenge, flipping their layouts via Mirror Mode might spice...
What Do Smart Steering And Auto-Accelerate Do In Mario Kart World?
20.6.2025
The Nintendo Switch 2 has finally launched, along with the brand-new Mario Kart World. There are a lot of fresh mechanics to learn in this latest entry, but some returning features unfortunately don’t have any proper clarification. Two great examples of this are Smart Steering and Auto-Accelerate....
Someone Already Tried Selling Magic: The Gathering's Golden Chocobo Final Fantasy Card For $50,000
20.6.2025
Magic: The Gathering’s Beyond Universes crossover with Final Fantasy offers a beautiful trip down memory lane with some really cool Commander cards and deck synergies to boot. It has also made everyone lose their minds as the best-selling expansion in the card game’s history sees prices skyrocket...
How Long Will It Take You To Crack The Case In Raidou Remastered?
20.6.2025
Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army is Atlus remaster of the classic 2006 PS2 game for modern consoles. With a complete battle system overhaul and fantastic quality-of-life features like fast travel and no more random encounters, Raidou Remastered is a much smoother adventure than...
Elden Ring Nightreign Players Who Thought They Could Finally Walk Away Are Getting Demolished But Its Surprise New Boss
20.6.2025
Many Elden Ring Nightreign players, myself included, thought they were finally ready to call it quits on FromSoftware’s multiplayer roguelike boss-raid generator. We defeated the Night Aspect. Maybe we even finished every achievement. It was time to walk away. Then, out of nowhere, the studio...
Stellar Blade, As Told By Steam Reviews
19.6.2025
Stellar Blade is a mashup of classic arcade action and modern Soulslike about a defense force officer with big tits and an even bigger ass saving the post-apocalyptic ruins of Earth from the aliens who destroyed it. Paradise lost? Not for the gooners, or for general fans of fun combat in cool...
Tips For Playing The Magic: the Gathering x Final Fantasy VII Commander Deck
19.6.2025
Magic: The Gathering’s Final Fantasy collaboration is an exciting opportunity for fans of the video game franchise to jump into the classic trading card game for the first time. There are a wide range of new cards in this cool crossover, but one of the most exciting is the Pre-Constructed Commander...
The World’s Most Dangerous Bond? Analyst Sounds the Alarm on Japan’s 40-Year JGB Market
19.6.2025
Market analyst Weston Nakamura has labeled the 40-year Japanese Government Bond (JGB) market as the “most dangerous market in the world. Cross-Asset Contagion While many global investors and financial journalists may overlook it, the 40-year Japanese Government Bond (JGB) market is, according...
That Silent Hill 2 Movie Will Hit Theaters In January 2026
18.6.2025
Return to Silent Hill, the next live-action Hollywood adaptation of the hit survival horror series, is set to arrive in theaters next year. There hasn’t been much news about the film in some time, with some wondering if it was going to be dumped on streaming services. But nope, it’s still coming...
Elden Ring Nightreign Is Lying To You About How Long It Takes To Revive Someone And It's Not Even Close
18.6.2025
There are some fundamental rules to surviving in Elden Ring Nightreign. Things like “always hit the small camp first to get level 2" and “never fight the Bell Bearing Hunter boss beneath the castle.” A third is “don’t bother trying to revive someone with three bars unless you have your ult.”...