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Two Hollywood Giants Sue AI Image Engine Midjourney Calling It A 'Bottomless Pit Of Plagiarism'
11.6.2025
Disney and NBCUniversal are going after Midjourney, a generative-AI tool trained on internet data that can be used to make everything from silly memes to short films made entirely of AI slop. The two Hollywood companies filed a lawsuit against the self-funded startup in Federal Court on Tuesday...
The Final Fantasy Secret Lair Drop For Magic: The Gathering Was Another Scalper-Fest
10.6.2025
The Final Fantasy Universes Beyond set for Magic: The Gathering isn’t even out yet, and it’s already become the best-selling expansion in the card game’s history. That’s great news for Wizards of the Coast owner Hasbro, but bad news for anyone who actually wants to get the cards....
David Lynch's Cancelled Netflix Series Would Have Been So Good, Says Former Colleague
10.6.2025
Master filmmaker David Lynch wasn’t done telling mind-bending stories before his untimely passing in January 2025, and we finally have details on what was meant to be his latest one. In a revelatory interview with The Film Stage, Lynch’s longtime cinematographer Peter Deming shared rare details...
11-Month Battle Over AI Finally Ending As Striking Game Actors Reach Tentative Deal
10.6.2025
A nearly year-long battle between SAG-AFTRA game actors and the major publishers over AI protections for performances is set to end, after both sides reached a tentative agreement this week. Details of the deal haven’t yet been released, but the union says it includes “necessary AI guardrails”...
New Ironheart Trailer Unveils Magic Suit And New J.A.R.V.I.S. For Riri Williams
9.6.2025
Marvel’s upcoming miniseries Ironheart may only have six episodes, but its latest trailer proves it’s going to pack in all of the magic and machinery it can. In a newly released trailer, we not only get to see Riri Williams’ latest suit, but we also see her unique take on an Iron Man favorite.Read...
Nintendo's Big Zelda Movie Will Fill Void Left By Avengers: Secret Wars With Tiny Delay
9.6.2025
Nintendo’s live-action Zelda movie won’t be out in March 2027 after all. Instead, the hero of time’s journey to the big screen will be delayed until May 2027. The company said it just needs a little “extra time” to make it good. Less than two months, to be precise. Read more
Persona 4 Remake Announces Itself With Laughably Short Trailer
8.6.2025
During today’s Xbox Summer Game Fest event, the long-rumored remake of Persona 4 was finally announced... but that’s about all we got from the ridiculously short teaser revealing the upcoming remake. Read more
Kotaku’s Biggest Gaming Culture News For The Week June 07, 2025
7.6.2025
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
Star Wars: Starfighter Has Found A Villain in Mia Goth
6.6.2025
Imagine if the actress who suffocated her character’s mute, paralyzed father with a pillow in Pearl was now wreaking havoc across the galaxy. We don’t know if suffocation will be in Mia Goth’s arsenal, but we do know that the scream queen will be starring in the upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter...
Everything To Know About The Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy Pre-Release Events
5.6.2025
Magic: the Gathering’s Universes Beyond Final Fantasy set is almost upon us, with a scheduled release of June 13, 2025. However, if you simply can’t wait to collect or play with all your favorite characters and creatures from the legendary RPG series, you are in luck as this weekend, local game...
AMC Will Soon Start Adding More Commercials Before The Movie Starts
4.6.2025
AMC, the largest theater chain in the United States, will soon start showing even more commercials before the start of a movie. This is on top of the usual 20 minutes of trailers and ads already shown before most films. Read more
Fantastic Four Director Says Doctor Doom Isn't In His Film
4.6.2025
Ever since Robert Downey Jr. blew our multiversal minds at San Diego Comic-Con last year when he revealed he was returning to the MCU as Doctor Doom, Marvel fanatics have been trying to figure out just when Victor Von Doom would appear. After the Thunderbolts*post-credit scene appeared to hint...
Sinners Deleted Scene Makes Us Want A Sequel That May Never Come
4.6.2025
Many of us have been waiting for the day when we could download Ryan Coogler’s exceptional horror flick Sinners so it can scare us in the comfort of our own homes. To celebrate the release of Sinners on digital retailers, Fandango released a deleted scene from the film that adds a bit more...
Ridley Scott May Never Direct Another Alien Movie
2.6.2025
Alien is one of the most iconic sci-fi horror franchises of all time. But the director who started it all is not only done with the franchise, but is a bit disappointed in how its legacy turned out. In an interview with ScreenRant, Ridley Scott explained how he’s done with the franchise,...
Every Big Summer Gaming Showcase Happening This Week And How To Watch
2.6.2025
June is officially here which means Geoff Keighley-palooza 2025 is just around the corner. E3 might be dead, but Summer Game Fest will be kicking off its fifth year running this week with a crowded field of other gaming showcases riding its coattails. Below you’ll find the schedule for each...
Voice Of John Redcorn In King Of The Hill Killed In Shooting
2.6.2025
Actor Jonathan Joss, who voiced John Redcorn on King of the Hill, was killed in a shooting over the weekend in San Antonio, Texas. Joss was 59 years old. Read more
Kotaku’s Biggest Gaming Culture News For The Week May 31, 2025
31.5.2025
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
Kai Cenat's Streamer University Turned Chaos Into Content: 'The Whole Floor Smelled Like Wild Fumes, Mysterious Funk'
30.5.2025
Kai Cenat became Twitch’s top showman long ago, but the secret to his ongoing success is continuously finding new ways to take his streaming stunts to the next level. Last year it was turning a 1,700-death-filled Elden Ring marathon into the gaming event of the season. In 2025 it was a riff...
New King Of The Hill Intro Implies A Lot Has Changed In Season 14
30.5.2025
King of the Hill is back. The popular animated sitcom from Mike Judge is returning for a 14th season on Hulu. But, as shown in the show’s new intro sequence, a lot has changed in Arlen, Texas.Read more
Six Albums To Rip And Tear To After You've Finished Doom: The Dark Ages
30.5.2025
Doom The Dark Ages is an interesting little beast. It’s still Doom at heart, in the vein of the last two games. But the vibe is just so very different, and not just because of the medieval setting. It’s the Army of Darkness of Doom games, if you follow. That goes double for the music, and while...