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PS5 Life Cycle, FF7 Paint, And More Of This Week's Strongest Opinions
18.2.2024
It was another week of game news and therefore, game opinions—from the value of yellow paint in the Final Fantasy 7 demo to reactions to the Official Xbox Podcast airing. But this week wasn’t just about reacting to game news—we also got our hands on the upcoming RPG Unicorn Overlord and spent some...
From FF7's Tifa To Nathan Drake, These Are Your Biggest Video Game Crushes
16.2.2024
In the spirit of the season of love we asked you, dear readers, to share with us your biggest video game crushes. The answers are in, and they are varied. Turns out there are a lot of characters to love across countless video games. Heroes, villains, sidekicks, you name it, somebody is crushing...
Kotaku Asks: Who Is Your Biggest Video Game Crush?
14.2.2024
It’s Valentine’s Day, which means love is in the air. Maybe you have someone to squeeze, or maybe you’re holding on to an unrequested crush. And to be clear, we’re talking about video game characters. Because let’s be honest, for some of us who have been playing video games since we were kids, game...
Suicide Squad Easter Egg Hints At The Return Of A Beloved Character
9.2.2024
Since even before Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League launched, there’s been a lot of drama surrounding a pivotal scene featuring Batman. Rocksteady’s loot shooter is the continuation of the Batman: Arkham storyline, so fans were naturally interested in how the game uses the caped crusader....
Suicide Squad’s First New Playable Character Will Be The Joker
22.1.2024
Rocksteady has revealed some of its post-launch plans for Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League. The biggest piece of news is that the Joker will be the first new playable character added to Suicide Squad post-launch. And no, this isn’t the Joker from the Arkham games. He’s still dead. Instead...
Everything To Know About The Last Of Us Before Playing Part II Remastered
19.1.2024
Naughty Dog kicked off The Last of Us franchise back in 2013 on the PS3. With a gritty, harrowing tale of survival in a fallen world that captured the attention of fans and critics alike, the sequel, The Last of Us Part II, finally arrived in 2020. The original game received a remake in 2022...
The Last Of Us Show Has Found Its Abby
9.1.2024
After weeks of rumors, it’s finally been confirmed that Booksmart and No One Will Save You actor Kaitlyn Dever will play opposite Bella Ramsey’s Ellie in Max’s second season of The Last of Us as Abby.Max initially announced Dever’s casting on its social channels without naming her role, then...
Suicide Squad Boss Downplays Live-Service Elements Of Obviously Live-Service Game
8.1.2024
In a new interview, Darius Sadeghian, studio product director at Rocksteady, danced around the obvious fact that Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League is an online live-service game, instead claiming it’s “still full of the DNA that infuses the Batman: Arkham series” and adding that no “label”...
I Want To Smooch Every Man In This Disney-Inspired Farming Sim
28.11.2023
Coral Island, the new farming and dating sim by Stairway Games, is the latest example of a game in which pursuing a handsome lad is enough to drag me through something I’m otherwise lukewarm on. I’ve spent chunks of my playtime chopping trees trying to make a real farm out of my designated plot...
Kotaku Asks: How Soon Is Too Soon For A Video Game Remaster Or Remake?
20.11.2023
How much time has to pass before it becomes acceptable to remaster or even remake a game? 10 years? 15 years? What about three-ish years? Is that enough time between the original and the remaster? Well, that’s what’s happening early next year as Naughty Dog is remastering 2020’s The Last of Us Part...
10 Years Ago, Sony Redefined The Modern Console War
20.11.2023
“PS3 has no games.” Well, it actually has more than 700, but don’t tell that to 2013’s memes. A decade ago, Sony’s PlayStation 3 began its descent into twilight once its successor, PlayStation 4, was scheduled for release on November 15.Read more
US senators draft NO FAKES bill to ban unauthorized AI copycats
13.10.2023
The proposed act came just hours after talks broke down between actors and Hollywood studios, with AI replicas a major friction point in negotiations
Everybody Hates This YouTube Channel’s AI-Filtered Video Game Faces
5.10.2023
Remember Corridor Digital, the Los Angeles-based production studio that made waves a few months back with its AI-generated “Rock Paper Scissors” anime video and the team’s claims that the tech could “democratize” the animation industry? That video wound up pissing off professionals who felt it...
Crypto Betting Platform Stake.com Comfirms Hacking Incident, Over $40 Million Worth of Assets Stolen
4.9.2023
Crypto betting platform Stake.com confirmed on Sept. 4 that an unknown entity had carried out unauthorised transactions from its ethereum and Binance Smartchain hot wallets. However, the crypto-betting platform insisted that user funds were safe and that its other hot wallets remain operational....
Uncharted 2's Co-Director Also Noticed That Mission: Impossible Train Scene
17.7.2023
A suspenseful action sequence in the recently released Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One involving a dangling train and some precarious jumps might have seemed a bit familiar to anyone who’s played Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. That game’s co-director thought so too, and pointed out...
Minecraft YouTuber Dream Doesn't Regret Taking The Mask Off
11.7.2023
Minecraft YouTuber Dream has spoken about his decision to put the iconic smiley-face mask he was known for back on following face reveal, saying he doesn’t regret showing his mug to the world because it felt necessary to live.Read more
Michael Schumacher’s family to pursue legal action over AI interview
21.4.2023
The rapid development of AI is undoubtedly causing headaches for legislators and court systems globally as they struggle to deal with the technology
Ethereum researcher says staking reveals IP address sparking privacy concerns
14.4.2023
A researcher at the Ethereum Foundation said he had “internally” discovered that staking Ether reveals a user's IP address information
Snoop Dogg Sports Blinged-Out Crypto Hardware Wallet at Wrestlemania 39
7.4.2023
Four days ago, the American rapper, entrepreneur, and owner of Death Row Records, Snoop Dogg, hosted WWE’s annual event, Wrestlemania 39, in Hollywood. The rap star was spotted wearing a gold and black diamond Ledger Nano X around his neck on a gold chain. Over the last year, Snoop has been...
Rap Star Drake Loses $400,000 Bitcoin Bet on Jake Paul in Split-Decision Loss to Tommy Fury
27.2.2023
The Canadian rapper and singer Drake lost $400,000 in bitcoin after betting that the YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul would beat Tommy Fury by knockout. Drake could have potentially raked in a $1.44 million bitcoin payout, but Fury won the fight in a split-decision victory. Drake Loses $400K Bitcoin...