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18 Cozy Games That Feel Like A Warm Blanket
23.12.2022
For some of us, games have always been a source of comfort in challenging times, offering a respite from harsh realities in our own lives that we couldn’t escape, or providing a place where we can focus on manageable challenges while the real world feels unmanageable. But in recent years, more...
Ashley Bardhan's Top 5 Games Of 2022
19.12.2022
I only consider myself a “gamer” in a literal sense—I play video games every year, but only a modest handful of those already familiar to me, like my darling Bloodborne or Super Smash Bros. I started working at Kotaku this year, though, and by demand, 2022 became my most “gamer” year ever, with...
I Played The 2022 Bratz Game, And It's As Bad As You Think
15.12.2022
When I got an email that Bratz: Flaunt Your Fashion, the first official Bratz dolls video game since 2012, was coming out in November across most platforms, including, remarkably, the PS5, I was intrigued and a little amused. When I booted it up, I got that familiar hit of nostalgia, as each of...
Toys R Us declares an NFT collection via their Geoffrey the Giraffe NFTs
8.12.2022
Toys R Us, which happens to be a very popular toy retailer based out of the US, is extremely pleased and takes an immense amount of pleasure in making their formal announcement of having delivered their Geoffrey the Giraffe NFTs. They are distinctly aware that this timing has been very accurately...
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...
GameStop Workers Reveal The Junk They Can’t Sell That’s Piling Up
27.10.2022
As Kotaku reported last week, retail giant GameStop has been increasingly stocking its retail stores with weird, random junk instead of, well, video games. Dissatisfied GameStop employees have been grousing online about the massive amounts of toys the warehouses are sending. And as it turns...
Clean A Demon's Sex Toys In This Punk Slice-Of-Life Game
20.10.2022
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GameStop Employees Say They Have To Sell All Sorts Of Random Weird Junk Now
17.10.2022
Not everyone was happy with GameStop’s transition into a toy store, but there was at least some crossover between toys and gaming. Until now. New inventory just came in for GameStop employees, and some of the stock they’re getting aren’t even toys. Read more
NFT Steez and Cryptoys CEO discuss the future of toys within Web3 environments
14.10.2022
NFT Steez chats with Cryptoys CEO Will Weinraub about the future of toys, entertainment and play in blockchain-based games
Bloodborne Will Always Be My Game Of The Year
14.10.2022
“Hello, good hunter,” The Doll said to me after I accidentally visited Bloodborne’s first optional boss, the howling Cleric Beast, and obtained some of the game’s metaphysical currency, Insight. “I am a doll, here in this dream to look after you.” Read more
McDonalds Workers Are Begging People To Stop Ordering Adult Happy Meals
5.10.2022
The news of Happy Meals for adults seemed like a neat little publicity stunt for McDonald’s, and fun story for everyone to chortle along with. Cactus Plant Flea Market-style four-eyed toys of the old McDonald’s characters, in a box for the grown ups, seems a certainty for viral success. However...
NFT Collection Veefriends Physical Collectibles to Debut at Macy’s and Toys’R’Us
5.10.2022
In recent times, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and their physical counterparts have started to debut at well known retail stores and luxury boutiques. On October 4, the NFT project called Veefriends revealed that the team is launching its limited edition series of collectible characters exclusively...
McDonald’s First Happy Meal Toys For Adults Are Really Ugly
30.9.2022
In the latest example of not letting your memes be dreams, McDonald’s announced that adults can get back in touch with their inner child by opening up a Happy Meal and discovering a toy of their own. Yes, Happy Meal Toys for adults are gonna be a thing, at least for a limited time. Read more
Retail Giant Walmart Enters the Metaverse With Walmart Land and Universe of Play on Roblox
26.9.2022
Walmart has entered the metaverse with the launch of Walmart Land and Walmart’s Universe of Play on Roblox. The metaverse gaming platform has 52.2 million daily active users and 11.3 billion engagement hours. “Our customers are spending loads of time there,” said a Walmart...
Preserve Childhood With Love: CoinEx Charity Delivers Warmth to Sick Children in Venezuela
29.8.2022
On August 19, a group of loving volunteers visited Hospital Universitario Antonio Patricio de Alcalá (HUAPA) in Cumaná, Venezuela. Wearing costumes and acting as cartoon characters such as Spider-Man and Elsa popular with children, they shuttled between pediatric wards while carrying...
Cult Of The Lamb, As Told By Steam Reviews
25.8.2022
Cult of the Lamb, the roguelite adventure game Kotaku’s very own Ari Notis called “dizzyingly original” in his review, is developing its followers’ unwavering faith. But I haven’t yet played the game, released on August 11, and so, like an unshorn California girl in the ‘60s, I need someone to show...
Pudgy Penguins NFT Prices Surge After Creator Unveils IRL Toys
12.8.2022
Selected penguins from the long-standing collection are being turned into physical toys, causing the project’s floor to rise and sales to pump
Cryptoys Raises $23 Million to Mix NFTs, Gaming, and Virtual Toys
28.6.2022
Cryptoys, an NFT-based startup, announced it has raised $23 million in a Series A funding round led by a16z. The company, which seeks to mix NFTs with the world of gaming and virtual toys, will create what it calls a “cryptoyverse,” in which it will also implement play-to-earn...
Activision Has The Population Of A Small Town Working On Call Of Duty Games
6.5.2022
The Call of Duty machine can never stop. It must endlessly push forward, through lawsuits, controversies, and layoffs. To stop would mean…well, we don’t know, because it never has. And to help keep the machine going, Activision now has over 3,000 human souls working tirelessly on the publisher’s...
Bandai Namco Announces Gundam Themed Metaverse
2.4.2022
Bandai Namco, a game developer and publishing company involved in the production of toys from several intellectual properties (IPs), has revealed more information about its $130-million metaverse gambit. The company says this new initiative will be based on its Gundam IP, being one of the first...