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Roblox Goes Public, Wall Street Decides It's Worth Six Bethesdas
11.3.2021
The Roblox Corporation, maker of the online game creation platform Roblox, went public yesterday, selling shares in the company on the New York Stock Exchange for the first time since it was founded back in 2004. It ended the day trading at just under $70, giving it a valuation of $45 billion,...
GameStop Puts WallStreetBets’ Favorite Rich Guy In Charge Of Figuring Out How To Save It
9.3.2021
Just a few weeks ago, it seemed like the GameStop stock frenzy was finally done and dusted. But late last month, it began to rally again and was buoyed this week by the news that former pet food website founder and hero of the WallStreetBets investment subreddit, Ryan “Papa” Cohen, will be put...
Worn Out: The Fashion Industry's Big Oil Problem
9.3.2021
I really like buying clothes. I spend countless hours in the middle of the night scrolling my favorite brands’ Instagram feeds, and though I try to stick to buying secondhand, I also definitely set myself alarms to remember sample sales. Embarrassing, I know.Read more
Over 5,000 Final Fantasy XIV Players Were Banned For Using Or Advertising Real Money Trading
7.3.2021
Square Enix announced earlier this week that over 5,000 Final Fantasy XIV players were banned after they were caught using or advertising real money in-game.Read more
Sunday Comics: Wow Dad!
7.3.2021
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
Zynga Buys Torchlight Studio Echtra Games
3.3.2021
Echtra Games, the San Francisco-based studio founded in 2016 by Diablo and Torchlight co-creator Max Schaefer, is now owned by Zynga, the company that gave us FarmVille. Read more
PlayStation Store Will Stop Selling Movies Nobody Bought
2.3.2021
Have you ever bought a movie or TV show through the PlayStation Store? Me neither. As a result, Sony announced today it will remove them, starting August 31, 2021.Read more
The Wii U Gets A New System Update Two And A Half Years Later
2.3.2021
Today in Japan, Nintendo released a new system update for the Wii U. The latest firmware, 5.5.3, was released in early September 2018.Read more
Sunday Comics: I Outrank You!
28.2.2021
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
Bots Reportedly Helped Fuel GameStonks Hype on Facebook, Twitter, and Other Platforms
28.2.2021
The s0-called GameStonks saga had some help from automated bots hyping up “meme” stocks on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, according to an analysis by the cybersecurity firm PiiQ Media reviewed by Reuters.Read more
Report: Stadia Blew Millions On Red Dead Redemption 2 And Other Ports
26.2.2021
Just how badly did Google’s Stadia video game streaming service flop when it launched back in 2019? According to a new report by Bloomberg, it underperformed its sales target by hundreds of thousands of users, despite spending “tens of millions of dollars” secure ports of big blockbuster games.Read...
Nintendo Japan Will No Longer Service The 3DS And 3DS XL
25.2.2021
Today, Nintendo announced in Japan that it was ending repair service for the 3DS and 3DS XL. The reason is that it’s become difficult to obtain the necessary parts.Read more
Report: Hack Locked Cyberpunk 2077 Developers Out Of Their Computers For Two Weeks
25.2.2021
Earlier this month, you may have read about a major cyber attack against Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red. According to a new report from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, that hack all but halted work at the Polish game studio for two weeks.Read more
GameStop Stock Explodes Again Following Board Member's McDonald's Ice Cream Cone Tweet
24.2.2021
After weeks in the pits following the initial meme stock frenzy, GameStop stock surged again today, doubling to $91 a share in just a few hours. Why? Who knows. All I can tell you is that it happened shortly after GameStop board member Ryan Cohen tweeted out a picture of a McDonald’s ice cream...
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24.2.2021
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GameStop Exec Leaves With $2.8 Million Severance
24.2.2021
GameStop chief financial officer Jim Bell is set to resign from his position on March 26, the video game retailer announced today. He’ll do so $2.8 million richer thanks to a lucrative severance bonus.Read more
Another arcade is closing in Tokyo.
22.2.2021
Another arcade is closing in Tokyo. Taito Station Shinjuku West Exit, which opened in 2018, will shutter on March 21. With fewer customers and tourists banned, arcades are hurting. Read more
Sunday Comics: Shut Up Now
21.2.2021
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
Mister DeepFuckingValue Goes To Washington
18.2.2021
History was made today when Reddit user DeepFuckingValue, who goes by Roaring Kitty on YouTube, opened his Congressional testimony in a hearing about GameStop stock by specifying, for the literal record, that he is not actually a cat.Read more
Sunday Comics: Does This Spark Joy?
14.2.2021
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