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Death Stranding 2: On The Beach: The Kotaku Review
23.6.2025
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach assumes two things about anyone jumping into Hideo Kojima’s new cinematic post-apocalyptic open-world delivery sim...err, sorry, I mean strand-type game. One: It assumes you have played the first game and (mostly) understood what happened. And two: It assumes...
Trump’s Tariffs Reshaped Bitcoin’s Backbone, Institutional Bitcoin Takeover, and More — Week in Review
22.6.2025
Trump’s tariffs just reshaped bitcoin’s backbone, Blackrock could orchestrate institutional bitcoin takeover, Trump praises Senate-backed stablecoin bill, and more in this Week in Review. Week in Review Chinese mining giants Bitmain, Canaan, and MicroBT are relocating operations due to Trump-era...
Sprite + Tea Review: This Crap Needs To Be Outlawed
20.6.2025
When I first heard about the actually real product Sprite + Tea, I was intrigued. I like tea. I like Sprite. In fact, I’d go as far as to say Sprite is one of my favorite soft drinks. But would this odd combo work? Would it be my new favorite drink on a hot Summer day? No. It sucks.Read more
Bitcoin Plummets on Israel-Iran Conflict, Bitcoin Liquidations Surge to $1.16 Billion, and More — Week in Review
15.6.2025
Bitcoin plummets on Israel-Iran conflict, Bitcoin liquidations surge to $1.16 Billion, Robert Kiyosaki declares civil war has begun, and more in this Week in Review. Week in Review Bitcoin plunged below $104,000 following Iranian airstrikes by Israel. The dip triggered a wave of liquidations...
The Games We Loved And Hated This Week, And Other Kotaku Opinions
15.6.2025
Opinions are like Kotaku — they’re a bunch of assholes! I think that’s how that saying goes. Anyway, this week, we liked Pragmata and hated Crimson Desert, felt skeptical of Xbox’s forthcoming handheld and thankful for the Switch 2, and, perhaps most urgently, had a great many things to say about...
While Everything Gets Worse, It's Nice That The Switch 2 Just Works
12.6.2025
Every app, website, and device I use seems to be getting worse and worse. You’ve likely noticed this, too. Shitty AI is being shoved into more products. Features people don’t want are being added to apps that have become monstrosities, chasing trends in order to squeeze out more profits. Searching...
The THPS 3+4 Demo Is Great, And People Are Already Pulling Off More Than 100 Million-Point Combos In It
10.6.2025
The new Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 demo is now live on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. And folks, after playing it, I’m really excited to check out the full game next month. And I’m excited to see people set new records in it. Read more
Riot Sells $1.58M of Bitfarms Shares as Part of Investment Review
10.6.2025
U.S.-based miner retains over 14% ownership after open market sales
EU Might Make Bitcoin Illegal, XRP and RLUSD Aim to Replace SWIFT, and More — Week in Review
8.6.2025
EU might make Bitcoin illegal, XRP and RLUSD aim to replace SWIFT, Elon Musk backs Coinbase warning: Bitcoin could replace Dollar, and more in this Week in Review. Week in Review Europe’s privacy regulators are weighing guidelines that could effectively criminalize Bitcoin transactions. Ripple...
The Vibes Of Summer Game Fest 2025 Were Rotten
7.6.2025
I vividly remember the moment I truly realized Summer Game Fest 2025 was a rotten event and an example of the industry trying to pretend everything is alright.Read more
7 Things We Love And 4 Things We Hate About The Switch 2
6.6.2025
We finally have the Switch 2 in our hands. It’s a chonker! Nintendo’s biggest gaming handheld yet looks familiar on paper, but makes a stronger impression in person. We’re not ready to review the new $450 gaming console just yet. That’ll take a lot more testing and game time to get familiar with...
Vance Champions Bitcoin in Vegas, Trump Media Secures $2.5B to Buy Bitcoin, and More — Week in Review
1.6.2025
Vance champions Bitcoin at Las Vegas Conference, Trump Media secures $2.5B to buy bitcoin, Blackrock warns of quantum hack risk, and more in this Week in Review. Week in Review U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance announced the end of “Operation Chokepoint 2.0” and voiced strong support for Bitcoin at...
Judge Declines to Order DOJ to Review Records in Roman Storm Case
30.5.2025
The Tornado Cash developer is slated to go on trial later this summer
El Salvador Passes IMF Review With Flying Colors Despite Its Bitcoin Purchases
29.5.2025
The IMF reached a staff-level consensus on El Salvador’s performance in meeting the conditions required to receive a new disbursement. Regarding bitcoin, efforts will be made to ensure that the total amount of the cryptocurrency owned remains unchanged. El Salvador Overcomes IMF Review With...
Elden Ring Nightreign Is A Bizarre Experiment In Fortnite-ification I Can't Stop Thinking About
28.5.2025
I’m playing with randos. One is a big burly guy dressed in animal skins and crowned with ram antlers. The other is a katana-wielding ninja in sleek black armor. We are frantically racing around, killing and plundering everything we can in a fever dream remix of Limgrave from 2022's megahit Elden...
Nasdaq files for 21Shares Sui ETF, kicking off SEC review
28.5.2025
Nasdaq has filed for crypto asset manager 21Shares to list a spot Sui exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the US, initiating the Securities and Exchange Commission’s review process.The stock market’s May 23 19b-4 filing, which asks the SEC to list the 21Shares SUI ETF, follows 21Shares’...
Nasdaq files for 21Shares Sui ETF, kicking off SEC review
28.5.2025
Nasdaq has filed for crypto asset manager 21Shares to list a spot Sui exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the US, initiating the Securities and Exchange Commission’s review process.The stock market’s May 23 19b-4 filing, which asks the SEC to list the 21Shares SUI ETF, follows 21Shares’...
Nasdaq files for 21Shares Sui ETF, kicking off SEC review
28.5.2025
Nasdaq has filed for crypto asset manager 21Shares to list a spot Sui exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the US, initiating the Securities and Exchange Commission’s review process.The stock market’s May 23 19b-4 filing, which asks the SEC to list the 21Shares SUI ETF, follows 21Shares’...
Someone's Unboxing A Switch 2 But Claims It Needs A Day One Patch To Work
27.5.2025
Switch 2 hardware appears to be officially out in the wild, but it doesn’t sound like anyone will be able to play the console early. A day-one patch is needed for it to fully work, according to someone who uploaded a brief unboxing video of the new Nintendo console to YouTube.Read more
New Bitcoin All-Time Highs, Crypto ETFs Continue Hot Streak, and More — Week in Review
25.5.2025
New bitcoin all-time highs, crypto ETFs continue hot streak, the biggest rug of 2025, and more in this Week in Review. Week in Review Bitcoin continues its bullish momentum, setting new all-time highs and contributing to a surging crypto market cap of $2.21 trillion. The ETF market is reinforcing...