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Summer Games Done Quick 2021 Starts Today, Here’s How To Watch
4.7.2021
Like last year, the in-person part of this 2021's Summer Games Done Quick was canceled due to the continuing covid-19 pandemic. However, there are still a ton of games being played really, really fast online, all week long. And all of it for a good cause! Read more
Sunday Comics: First Time Online...
4.7.2021
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.Read more
Sonic Smut Is Flooding Trump’s New Social Network
4.7.2021
Nary a month after the dramatic implosion of former president (and current Twitter refugee) Donald Trump’s attempted blogging career, the septuagenarian authoritarian’s “team” of grifting enablers has launched its latest attempt at a social network for folks who are just too darn patriotic...
'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek, Winners!
3.7.2021
The world moves so fast these days, I feel like we have all forgotten that last week The Pokemon Company started selling a giant stuffed leek plushie toy. But this week’s winners will remind us all of that strange time. Read more
Major Modding Site Pisses Off Tons Of Users, Sparking Revolt
2.7.2021
Nexus Mods, the biggest host of video game modifications in the world, came under fire from mod creators this week over controversial plans to prevent modders from fully deleting any works they upload to the popular mod-hosting network.Read more
Twitch Gives Trans, Black, And Disabled Streamers Tags, But Not Protection
2.7.2021
It’s been a whirlwind month for Anne Atomic. The streamer saw her star suddenly begin to rocket into the stratosphere in late May when Twitch introduced both a hot tub section and hundreds of new tags, including a particularly long-requested option: “transgender.” For Anne Atomic, these proved...
Marvel's Loki Joins Fortnite Because That's What You Do These Days
2.7.2021
Loki Laufeyson, adversary and half-brother to thunder god Thor, is taking a break from his hit Marvel streaming show to make an appearance in Fortnite.Read more
Magic: The Gathering’s Latest D&D-Themed Set Has Me Hyped
1.7.2021
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, the newest set of Magic: The Gathering cards, wants you to roll for initiative. New in the set are a class of cards called dungeons that will let players go dungeoneering from the comfort of the card table.Read more
Stunned Pokémon Fans Bask In Official ‘Bidoof Day’ Rickroll
1.7.2021
What good is a whole day celebrating a single Pokémon without a special theme song? The Pokémon Company must have had the same idea, because it kicked off today’s promised Bidoof Day celebration with a video featuring the only track worthy of the Pokémon’s meme status: a Rickroll parody.Read more
Retro Future
1.7.2021
Vitaliy Ishkov is an artist at Remedy (Control, Alan Wake).Read more
One-Punch Man's Adidas Sneakers Are Very Good
1.7.2021
I’ve been talking a lot of shit about Adidas’ pop culture collaborations of late, so it’s nice to see an upcoming shoe buck this trend by looking absolutely fantastic.Read more
GTA 6 Keeps Trending Despite Zero New Info
1.7.2021
A new day, a new Grand Theft Auto 6 rumor. Sometimes they’re cribbed from 4chan. Sometimes they’re a couple of random tweets from mysterious figures aggregated on websites with names so inscrutable you’re sure they must be run by bots.Read more
Binding of Isaac Kickstarter Offers Edmund McMillen’s Bathwater
30.6.2021
The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls tabletop game is back on Kickstarter raising millions more dollars for a new expansion called Requiem. The latest crowdfunding campaign has become a metagame of its own, with social media stretch goals egging fans on to do Binding of Isaac stand up and even send...
Hideaki Anno Told Evangelion Voice Actor Secrets She'll Take To Her Grave
30.6.2021
Thought we know everything about Evangelion? We don’t, it seems! During a recent press conference for the Blu-ray release of Evangelion 3.333, voice actor Maaya Sakamoto said that creator Hideaki Anno told her secrets, about the character she plays, Mari Illustrious Makinami.Read more
Top Smash Bros. Competitors Want Special Treatment
30.6.2021
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate competitor Tyler “Marss” Martins set off a firestorm in the fighting game community over the weekend when he suggested top players should be able to register for open-bracket tournaments ahead of those he deemed less important.Read more
Anime-Style Streetscapes That Are Actually 3D Models
29.6.2021
Jaume Rovira Llorca is an artist from Spain.Read more
Top Twitch Streamers Fight Over Sketchy Gambling Streams
28.6.2021
Gambling streams are nothing new on Twitch. For years, streamers have sunk money into slot machines and poker, often in conjunction with casino websites and other gambling companies. Though allowed on Twitch, these channels have a history of engaging in sketchy behavior. Recently, some of...
Ah, So This Is Why The Mass Effect Movie Never Got Made
28.6.2021
In 2010, Mass Effect fans got a wild surprise: the beloved video game franchise would be adapted for film, with BioWare playing a hands-on role in its development. Following the announcement, the adaptation was joined by a bunch of exciting names. Avi Arad (known for co-founding Marvel Studios)...
Sunday Comics: Dating Myself
27.6.2021
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Read more
'Shop Contest: Father's Day, Winners!
27.6.2021
Dads. Love or hate ‘em, they are a part of this crazy world. Or something. Look, I just drank a big can of Monster Zero way too fast. Let’s get to the awards and stuff. Read more