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What’s Your Favorite Jump In Video Games?
11.1.2021
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take.Read more
AGDQ 2021 Raises $2.7 Million For Charity
11.1.2021
Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 has wrapped up after a full week of speedrunning. The event raised an impressive $2,764,437 for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. This is the second-highest amount raised at AGDQ, only beaten by last year’s total of over $3 million. Read more
Riot And Bungie Go After Valorant And Destiny 2 Cheat Sellers In Joint Lawsuit
11.1.2021
Riot Games and Bungie have decided to work together in both companies’ ongoing crusade against people who make and sell cheats for their games. They’ve filed a joint complaint against Cameron Santos, the owner of several cheat distribution platforms, including Gatorcheats.Read more
The Week In Games: Hello Again, Friend Of A Friend
10.1.2021
After years of people asking, begging, and hoping, the Scott Pilgrim game is back this week.Read more
Deadly Premonition 2 and Other Select Switch Games Are on Sale for up To 40% Off
10.1.2021
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise | $30 | Best BuySnack World: The Dungeon Crawl | $30 | Best BuyDaemon X Machina | $40 | Best BuyXenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition | $40 | Best BuyRead more
Let's Rank The Half-Life Games, From Worst To Best
10.1.2021
The Half-Life franchise contains some of the best and most beloved video games ever made. While the vast majority of the series is very good, they can’t all be equally great. Let’s rank ‘em!Read more
Take a Break From the Screen and Roll on Over To One of These Video-To-Board Game Adaptations
8.1.2021
Top Pick: Dark Souls: The Board Game | $77 | AmazonRead more
Plus: why do games overperform their Hype score?
8.1.2021
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Friday's Best Deals: Best Buy Games Sale, TP-Link Mesh Routers, Mandalorian Art Book, Wario and Waluigi Plush, Orthopedic Dog Bed, Marc Jacobs Lipstick, and More
8.1.2021
A Best Buy games sale and TP-Link mesh routers lead Friday’s best deals.Read more
There's A First-Person Mortal Kombat 11 Mod, For Some Reason
7.1.2021
Have you ever wanted to play Mortal Kombat 11 in first-person? Probably not. But, regardless, there’s now a mod that lets you do just that. Read more
Logitech G923: The Surest Thing In Sim Racing
7.1.2021
A decade ago, if you were getting into sim racing and wanted to buy a steering wheel, there wasn’t much shopping around to do. You pretty much bought a Logitech G27 like everyone else and called it a day. Today, the offerings are far more diverse, with higher-end options from Thrustmaster...
Game Pass Is Still Missing Most Of The Final Fantasy Games Microsoft Promised
7.1.2021
At the end of 2019, Microsoft announced 10 Final Fantasy games would come to Game Pass in the following year. At the start of 2021 most of them are still missing, though Microsoft says they’ll get there eventually.Read more
Neverwinter: Sharandar Revisits The Game's Very First Adventure Module
7.1.2021
The first adventure module added to Perfect World Entertainment’s Neverwinter, 2013's Fury of the Feywild, introduced players to the ancient elven stronghold of Sharandar. The game’s latest three-part module, launching on PC February 9 and consoles a month later, heads back to those wild woods...
Report: Major gaming conglomerate Nixon prepares to acquire Bithumb
7.1.2021
South Korean media has reported that Nexon, a multi-billion dollar conglomerate led by CEO Kim Seong-Ju, plans to acquire the country's largest cryptocurrency exchange
Top Gambling Firm IGT Obtains US Patent for a System to Enable Customers to Fund Their Bets via Crypto
7.1.2021
A gambling tech giant received the green light from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to start offering cryptocurrency payment options to their users. The company is known for manufacturing slot gambling machines. Gamblers Could Also Transfer Crypto From Their Wallets to...
Pre-Order Hitman 3 and Get Three of Agent 47's Most Badass Outfits Ever (With Guns and Briefcases to Match)
6.1.2021
Hitman 3 (Xbox) | $60 | Amazon | Best BuyHitman 3 (PS4) | $60 | Amazon | Best BuyHitman 3 (PS5) | $60 | Amazon | Best BuyRead more
Save $200 on This 4K LG Monitor and Get a Closer Look at Your Favorite Games
6.1.2021
32“ LG 4K LED Monitor | $400 | BuyDig | Use Code KHY27Read more
Sonic Speedrunners Go Fast, Break World Records Back-To-Back During AGDQ
6.1.2021
The Sonic block of games is mandatory watching in my house for every Games Done Quick event and this year’s block—that took place yesterday—has already claimed GOAT status when not one but two runners achieved world records back-to-back.Read more
Slay The Spire Is Being Turned Into A Board Game
5.1.2021
The incredibly deep roguelike deck-building RPG Slay the Spire will get the tabletop treatment, board game makers Contention Games recently announced, letting people explore the game’s inventive card battles together in real life.Read more
Slot machine manufacturer gets patent for crypto payment options
5.1.2021
Many gamblers may no longer need to use Bitcoin ATMs in casinos, as they could transfer their crypto directly to casino gaming accounts