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Pixar's Hoppers Asks, What If Avatar Had Been About Beavers?
17.7.2025
Perhaps Pixar has another chance to prove itself with an original movie, before it’s fully relegated to sequels for the rest of time. Next year’s Hoppers has just released its first trailer, and it shows what looks like a delightful talk-to-the-animals movie. But will it be enough to rescue...
Designing Momentum: The Story Behind Meet Your Legend
17.7.2025
An inside look at how movement in design, storytelling and technology shaped a platform to inspire the next generation of creatives
You'll Need Lots Of Gold In Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma To Keep Villages Running Smoothly
16.7.2025
Even when you’re able to ride a flying dragon and romance goddesses, money still makes the world go round. Thankfully, in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, earning money from any one of your many villages proves approachable with the right plan. Whether you’re solely focusing on farming, grinding...
Team Liquid 'Disappointed' CEO's Story About Growing Up Gay Was Censored From Esports Documentary In Saudi Arabia
9.7.2025
Queer messages, characters, and storylines being censored in media in certain territories is nothing new, but just because it’s a regular occurrence, that doesn’t make it any less disheartening when it happens. The latest offender is an Amazon Prime documentary, Level Up, which follows several...
Persona 5: The Phantom X Is Accelerating Its Roadmap To Catch Everyone Up
9.7.2025
Persona 5: The Phantom X has been out in the West for only a week and a half, but in China, the gacha game has been out for over a year. As a result, most of the world is far behind the Chinese audience on story and character updates. Rather than letting most players lag behind, Atlus and developer...
Rune Factory: Guardians Of Azuma Can Last As Long As You Want It To
2.7.2025
The latest entry in the long-running Rune Factory series is here. This time, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma takes players to an eastern setting inspired by ancient Japanese culture instead of the usual fantasy and steampunk-ish settings from the previous games.Read more
The Complete Guide To What The Actual Hell Is Going On In Death Stranding
28.6.2025
Given just how categorically weird Hideo Kojima’s games are, and how otherwise risk-averse AAA publishers tend to be, it is downright miraculous that Death Stranding was enough of a blockbuster hit for someone to greenlight a second one—even moreso since that’s a game where even the people...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: Bid Farewell To June With 5 Great Games
27.6.2025
Wow. Where did June go? Well, it’s nearly over. Still, happy Pride to all of my comrades in the acronym. It sucks out there right now for us for sure. Perhaps you find yourself with a heavy and worried heart at the end of this historic month? I know I do.Read more
How Long Will It Take To Connect All Of Australia In Death Stranding 2?
27.6.2025
Hideo Kojima’s highly anticipated sequel to 2019’s Death Stranding, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, is out now. This journey sees the return of protagonist Sam Bridges after his journey connecting the United Cities of America to the Chiral Network. Taking place 11 months after the events of...
The Pixar Movies, Ranked From Worst To Best
26.6.2025
For several decades, Pixar was the king of animated filmmaking. Its run from the ‘90s to the mid-2010s was marked by the kind of dazzling creative output that makes you believe art isn’t dead and was so inspiring, it no doubt made many consider pivoting careers into animation. The decade that’s...
Kalshi Joins Polymarket in Unicorn Club With Latest Fundraise: Report
25.6.2025
Kalshi has raised over $100 million at a valuation of $1 billion, according to a story from Bloomberg
Anybody Want To Buy A $2,600 Toy Story Gaming PC?
24.6.2025
MSI, Disney, and Pixar have partnered together to produce one of the weirder crossover products I’ve seen in some time: A high-end gaming PC themed entirely around Toy Story. Read more
Elio Just Had The Worst Box Office Debut In Pixar History
23.6.2025
Elio, Pixar’s latest animated movie, hit theaters over the weekend. Odds are you didn’t see it, based on the flick’s not-so-great box office returns. In fact, the film now holds the unfortunate record for the worst opening weekend of a Pixar movie in the studio’s history. Read more
There’s Never Been A Better Time To Play The Best Digimon Game
23.6.2025
Sometimes, an infectious digital virus can be a good thing, like when your brainrot spreads to all your friends’ video game consoles and they finally play a game you’ve been yelling about for a decade. Last week, after the previews went up for Digimon Story: Time Stranger, I looked on my shelf...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 3 Delightful Games We’re Swinging Into Summer With
20.6.2025
Yes, it is officially summer as per the magical calendar. Blessed Litha to all who celebrate. You might have some fun stuff lined up given that the weather is…well, at least here in New York it’s not terrible—yet. So maybe you want to go outside. Maybe you want to stay in? Either way, if you want...
Dune Awakening: How Long Until You Hit The Endgame?
20.6.2025
If you’re a fan of previous Funcom titles, such as Conan Exiles, then you know the lore, while interesting in small doses, isn’t the focal point. It’s just the flavoring helping you immerse yourself in the sprawling landscape. In Dune Awakening, the story takes a high seat at the table, but it’s...
Digimon Is Quietly Eating Pokémon’s Lunch, And More People Should Know
18.6.2025
Remember how, when Palworld was blowing up, fans were excited that a Pokémon competitor might force The Pokémon Company to get its act together and stop releasing busted games like Scarlet and Violet? Whether that pans out remains to be seen, but given that Digimon, arguably the most notable...
How A Stephen King Short Story From High School Became His First Animated Short
17.6.2025
Stephen King is at the point in his illustrious 58-year career when there aren’t many firsts left for him. Yet, the legendary author who’s published 65 books and has dozens of films inspired by his imagination machine of a mind has found time for one more first: his first animated feature. Lily...
If The Switch 2 Is Your Introduction To Breath Of The Wild, Prepare For Countless Hours Of Adventure
16.6.2025
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild launched with the Nintendo Switch in 2017, and the game’s Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade has ensured that it remains as relevant as ever. And whether Link’s first truly open-world game is calling to you for the first time, or you’re a returning veteran looking...
Pixar's Next Big Movie Is Bringing Back Bloopers
13.6.2025
Disney’s next animated film, Elio, is going to bring back the silly and charming bloopers that used to appear at the end of Pixar’s big features. Movies like Toy Story 2 and Monsters Inc. would feature animated faux-outtakes over the credits, and we’ve really missed them! But now, after being...