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News

The First Diablo IV Fans To Hit Level 100 In Permadeath Mode Get Something Special

Be one of the first 1,000 players to hit level 100 on hardcore mode and your name will become legend

Claire Jackson

News

Riot Threatens To Cancel Entire Esports Season If Striking League Of Legends Players Can't Reach Deal [Update]

The showdown between Riot and players is getting tense

Luke Plunkett

News

Studio Denies Laying Off Artists For AI After Fans Spot Character With Six Fingers

'Unfortunately, some of the circulated content is based on mistranslations of our previous statements and false reports'

The Week In Games: System Shock, Street Fighter 6, And More

Street Fighter 6 isn't the only game that's dropping this week

Eric Schulkin

Odds and Ends

9 Times The World's Most Famous GeoGuessr Player Pulled Off An Extra-Wild Find

Trevor Rainbolt uses Google Maps to find things in a blink of an eye

Joshua Chu

News

See Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom’s Depths All Lit Up

Mods show what the Breath of the Wild sequel looks like behind the scenes

Ethan Gach

News

Game Developers Open Up About The ‘Worst’ Games They Worked On

The Lord of The Rings: Gollum’s poor reviews inspired developers to share lessons they learned from their own ‘lowest-reviewed game’

Isaiah Colbert

News

Diablo IV Reviews Suggest It's More Of The Same, In A Good Way

Claire Jackson

News

The Witcher 3 Is Now One Of The Best-Selling Games Ever

CD Projekt Red’s epic fantasy RPG has now sold over 50 million copies, more than Mario Kart Wii and the first 笔辞办é尘辞苍 game

Zack Zwiezen

News

In A Series First, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Is Coming To PC

You can already pre-purchase the incredible first-party PlayStation game on Steam

Ashley Bardhan

Kotaku Game Diary

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Kotaku Game Diary

Switch Players, Get Ready For Endless Tears Of The Kingdom Notifications

Every five minutes it seems I get a notification that a friend is playing the same game as I

Lisa Marie Segarra

Kotaku Game Diary

As A Resident Evil 4 Newcomer, Remake's Village Fight Is Shockingly Brutal

Survival horror fans, y’all lived like this in 2005?

Sisi Jiang

Kotaku Game Diary

Resident Evil 4 Remake’s Auto-Sort Feature Has Changed The Game

I never thought I would leave behind the joy of case sorting, but here I am

Lisa Marie Segarra

Kotaku Game Diary

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty’s Most Frustrating Enemy Can Go To Hell

Team Ninja's latest Soulslike has lots of frustrating enemies, but the assassins are the worst

Levi Winslow

Odds and Ends

Watch

Diablo IV - Omath's Redoubt Stronghold

I Put Dozens Of Hours Into Diablo IV And I'm Only 20 Percent Done

The Week In Games: System Shock, Street Fighter 6, And More

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Diablo IV Reviews Suggest It's More Of The Same, In A Good Way

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This Arcade-y Basketball Game Brings The NBA Jam Vibes

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The Week In Games: Protecting The Precious And Time-Twisting Platformers

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Retro

Who Knew A Game Boy's Insides Could Be So Beautiful?

Grid Studio is turning old Game Boys, DSes, PSPs and more into mechanical works of art

Mike Fahey

Retro

Play These Classic Games Created In Communist Czechoslovakia

A project by the Slovak Game Developers Association sees them receive their first English translation

John Walker

Retro

Atari’s New Collectible Game Cartridges Off To A Rocky Start

Atari is making game cartridges again, but it’s a little foggy on some of the details

Mike Fahey

Cosplay

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Gallery

Our Favorite Cosplay From C2E2 2023

Chicago was out in full cosplaying force for this year's show

Luke Plunkett

Gallery

Our Favorite Cosplay From WonderCon 2023

Photos and video from the Anaheim Convention Center

Luke Plunkett

Showcase

Incredible Superman Cosplay Shoot Isn't Using Photoshop

They did this the old-fashioned way: with cranes and wires

Luke Plunkett

Gallery

Our Favorite Cosplay From Katsucon 2023

The DC spectacular marks the start of 2023's cosplay calendar

Luke Plunkett

Six Months Later

Gotham Knights Six Months Later: Better, But Still Mid

WB Games Montréal’s Batmanless superhero RPG has undergone some changes since its October 21 launch

Levi Winslow

Six Months Later

Outriders, Six Months Later: Meh

Ari Notis

Six Months Later

Genshin Impact, Six Months Later

Sisi Jiang

Six Months Later

Marvel's Avengers, Six Months Later

Ari Notis

Six Months Later

Ghost Of Tsushima, Six Months Later

Ari Notis

Behind the Voice

Overwatch’s Sombra On Her New Film And Its Video Game Connections

Morgan’s Mask tells the story of a cosplayer stuck in quarantine during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and releases on April 28

The Last Of Us' Merle Dandridge On How She’s Like Marlene

As the Firefly commander, she's the only cast member to hold the same role in both the game and the show

Sonic Prime's Lead Voice Actor On Bringing Swagger To The Iconic Role

Deven Mack voices the speedy hedgehog in his latest animated series releasing December 15 on Netflix

Chainsaw Man's English-Language Cast Weighs In: Subs Vs. Dubs

The manga adaptation's Denji, Makima, and others share their thoughts on the age-old debate

Eric Schulkin

Feature

10 New Games On Steam That Are Bursting With Imagination

Stick 'em on your wishlist, like the genie convention is coming to town

John Walker

Feature

9 Of The Most Fascinating Upcoming Games For Your Wishlist

John Walker

Feature

Interview: New Texas Chain Saw Massacre Game Could Redefine Asymmetrical Horror

Gun Interactive CEO and TCSM art director Wes Keltner owes everything to the movies in this Kotaku interview

Ashley Bardhan

Feature

Amnesia Changed Horror Games. The Next One, Which Goes Open World, Could Do It Again

Frictional Games co-founder Thomas Grip discusses Amnesia: The Bunker and the art of horror games in this Kotaku interview

Ashley Bardhan

Feature

This Mom Didn't Know She Was In A $250K Candy Crush Tournament, But She's Killing It

We talked to Erryn Rhoden about her meteoric rise to tile-matching fame

Sisi Jiang

Feature

The Making Of The Sonic Murder Game That Took The Internet By Storm

Kenneth Shepard

Feature

14 Of The Best And Most Obscure Secrets We Spotted In The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Kevin Wong

Feature

The 4Chan Creepypasta That's Taking Over The World (And You May Not Even Realize It)

John Walker

Total Recall

E3

Nintendo Scores Highest Peak Viewership Of E3

3.1 million people tuned in to watch Kazuya Mishima kill Captain Falcon

Ash Parrish

No More Heroes 3 Hired Shao Kahn To Voice A Cat

A bold, new direction for the No More Heroes franchise

Ian Walker

Guardians Of The Galaxy Devs Say It's Single-Player For Better Storytelling

Guardians of the Galaxy wants you to hang with the team, not control them

Ian Walker

Fine Art

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Fine Art

That Is An Excellent Portable Computer Design

Tonight's Fine Art looks at the work of Timur Kvasov

Luke Plunkett

Fine Art

I'm So Infuriated Right Now

Tonight's Fine Art looks at the work of Benjamin Ee

Luke Plunkett

Fine Art

The Seagull, Truly Nature's Worst

Tonight's Fine Art looks at the work of Lucy Mutimer

Luke Plunkett

Fine Art

RIP Frank Kozik, 1962-2023

From his art to Man's Ruin, he was one of modern music's greats

Luke Plunkett

Game Awards

The Best Fits At The Game Awards 2022

Kotaku had everybody quaking and stepping their fashion game up this year

Alyssa Mercante

Game Awards

Your First Look At Quantic Dream's Dramatic New Star Wars Game

The studio behind Detroit, Heavy Rain, and Beyond: Two Souls are working in a galaxy far, far away

Luke Plunkett

Game Awards

All The Big Announcements At The 2020 Game Awards

Finally, after the longest year in recorded history, we did it: We reached the light at the end of the tunnel. I speak, of course, of The Keighleys, which some of you call The Game Awards for some reason. It’s that magical time of the year when…

Nathan Grayson

Game Awards

Developer On Pranking Game Awards With Golf Balls: 'It's A Boring Show'

Some would tell you that The Game Awards are gaming’s Academy Awards. Those people are hilariously wrong, given that the show largely serves as a vehicle for commercials announcing upcoming games, with the awards themselves coming off as a distant…

Nathan Grayson

Game Awards

All The Big Announcements At The 2019 Game Awards

The new Xbox was shown off at the fifth annual Game Awards, during a show that also saw a slew of new game announcements, release date reveals, and trailers.

Stephen Totilo

Game Awards

Sekiro Wins Game Of The Year At The 2019 Game Awards

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is the 2019 Game Awards’ Game of the Year, winning over games like Death Stranding and Resident Evil 2. It’s a surprise award that snuck ninja-like over the finish. It also won best Action/Adventure game.

Heather Alexandra

Pokemon

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Pokemon

What Your Favorite 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Game Says About You: Brutal Callout Edition

From Red to Blue, here’s what your favorite 笔辞办é尘辞苍 game says about you. Like, as a person

Kenneth Shepard

Pokemon

The 11 Most Exciting Cards In 笔辞办é尘辞苍's Big Paldea Set

The second English-language Scarlet & Violet set is going to be popular, thanks to one single card

John Walker

Pokemon

Only Three 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Are Catchable In Every Game, But Not Pikachu

Thirteen years ago, 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Black and White threw a wrench in the little yellow guy’s streak

Kenneth Shepard

Pokemon

This ‘90s 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Ad Was Nightmare Fuel

The infamous ‘bus’ ad for 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Red and Blue haunts me to this day

Kenneth Shepard

Shop Contest

'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek, Winners!

This is the end, beautiful friend. This is the end, my only friend

Zack Zwiezen

Shop Contest

'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek

Give me your biggest leek....no...that's too big...

Zack Zwiezen

Shop Contest

'Shop Contest: Father's Day, Winners!

Congrats to the winners of this week's Photoshop Contest

Zack Zwiezen

Speedrunning

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Speedrunning

Someone Has Already Speedrun Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom In 94 Minutes

Streamer gymnast86 completed his run just a few hours after the game's May 12 launch

Levi Winslow

Speedrunning

Twitch Streamer's Struggle To Become A Top Breath of the Wild Speedrunner Is Today's Must-Watch

The streamer, who uploads to YouTube, got help from fellow speedrunner Limcube

Levi Winslow

Speedrunning

Elden Ring Player Beats Game By Only Walking

Souls YouTuber Ymfah has beaten FromSoft's tough action-RPG with a couple of glitches and…walking

Levi Winslow

Speedrunning

Breath of the Wild’s Hottest New Speedrun Is Getting All The Hoes

Twitch streamer Limcube collected all 11 gardening tools in under 30 minutes

Levi Winslow

Splitscreen

Let’s Pick Winners For The 2021 Game Awards

On the eve of this year’s Keighley-fest, we choose our champions of this year’s Game Awards

Mike Fahey

Splitscreen

We Are Still Living With The Revolution GTA 3 Started

With Rockstar’s GTA Trilogy just around the corner we talk about our first run-ins with the pivotal series

Ethan Gach

Splitscreen

Talking MMORPGs, From Ultima Online To Amazon's New World

With stops at EverQuest, World of Warcraft, and FFXIV along the way

Mike Fahey

Splitscreen

Let’s Reminisce About A Little Series Called Smash Bros.

From Super Smash Bros. humble beginnings to Kingdom Hearts’ hero Sora joining the fray

Mike Fahey

Splitscreen

10 Years Later, We Can't Stop Watching Nintendo Directs

Reflecting on 10 years of Animal Crossing teases, Bayonetta trailers, and more

Ethan Gach

Splitscreen

What Deathloop Gets Right And Wrong About Time Loops

Arkane Studios' shooter takes a new stab at an old trope

Ethan Gach

Twitch

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Twitch

Twitch Star Amouranth Wants Her AI Chatbot To Put Trolls In Their Place

Kaitlyn Siragusa would also love for her artificial intelligent chatbot to shut down creeps and stalkers

Levi Winslow

Twitch

Twitch Streamer Amouranth Now Has An AI Bot You Can Chat With

Kaitlyn Siragusa’s new artificial intelligence chatbot is always around to ‘satisfy the needs’ of her fans

Levi Winslow

Twitch

Twitch Streamer Hasan Piker Trolled By Game Awards Show Crasher [Update: Troll Comments]

The socialist streamer asked Matan Even, who crashed the WGA strike in LA, to step aside

Levi Winslow

Twitch

Big-Name Twitch Streamer Amouranth Got Banned Again For Some Reason [Update]

While it appears temporary, you won’t find Amouranth on Amazon’s livestreaming platform right now

Levi Winslow

Very First

3D Monster Maze Was The Very First Horror Game

Long-running video game franchises and genres all have to start somewhere, and it’s not always pretty. Looking back to that origin point can show us not just how the greats began, but how far they’ve come since. Today we unearth the very first…

Zack Zwiezen

Very First

The Very First Skateboarding Game Was A Rad Arcade Hit From The '80s

Long-running video game franchises all have to start somewhere, and it’s not always pretty. Looking back to that origin point can show us not just how the greats began, but how far they’ve come since. Today we unearth the very first skateboarding…

Zack Zwiezen

Very First

The Very First Rocko's Modern Life Game Was Also The Last

Long-running video game franchises (or uh, in this case very short ones) all have to start somewhere, and it’s not always pretty. Looking back to that origin point can show us not just how the greats began, but how far they’ve come since. Today we…

Zack Zwiezen