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Halo Composer Running For Congress 'Intends To Win' Because He's A 'Gamer'
14.5.2024
A few months ago, former Bungie composer Marty O’Donnell announced he was running for Congress. And in a new interview, the Halo and Destiny composer says he’ll succeed because he’s a “gamer” and also because, making Halo 2 was harder than governing a nation. Read more
AI could screw gaming economy, The Voice Coach Battle, Axies: Web3 Gamer
14.5.2024
AI could help small gaming firms, but it might also unleash a wave of crap. Plus we review addictive new Axie game Duet Monsters. Web3 Gamer
New Twitter Trend Highlights Incredible Indie Games And Their Inspirations
8.5.2024
The first step to a video game becoming a success is finding the right audience. And while that’s easier for AAA games backed by big companies with equally big marketing budgets, indie games have a harder time getting the word out to the right players. This is why a new trend on X (formerly...
Web3 gaming won’t exist in 5 years, $656K for best crypto game pitch: Web3 Gamer
30.4.2024
Crypto VCs reveal why last cycle’s games sucked, Mega Cricket League review, plus $656K up for grabs in crypto game Shark Tank: Web3 Gamer
PS1 Handheld Is A Retro Gamer’s Dream Come True
15.4.2024
Whoever said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks is apparently a liar, as a Florida-based modder has taught Sony’s first PlayStation console how to do something rather unexpected. Specifically, the tinkerer turned the homebound system into a handheld console using a bunch of hot glue and magnetic...
Ex-Blizzard Exec Dragged For Suggesting Gamers Start Tipping
15.4.2024
Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra made waves recently when he suggested that gamers might want to start tipping their favorite games extra. “I’ve often thought ‘I wish I could give these folks another $10 or $20 because it was worth more than my initial $70 and they didn’t try to nickel...
60 Percent Of Playtime In 2023 Went To 6-Year-Old Or Older Games, New Data Shows
2.4.2024
A newly released game industry report by market researcher Newzoo shows that while the PC and console market grew 2.6 percent in 2023, overall playtime decreased as gamers spent more and more time in a smaller list of old games like Fortnite and League of Legends. Read more
New Research Suggests Some Gamers' Eyes See More FPS
2.4.2024
Ever wondered how pro gamers get so, well, pro? Sure, it’s the hours of grinding and practicing, mastering a game’s systems and applying them in competitive situations. And yeah, it’s the hours of learning and studying, returning to a game’s roots and watching the players that came before....
El Paso, Elsewhere Dev Drags Industry’s ‘Sudden Silence’ In Uplifting Black Voices
20.3.2024
El Paso, Elsewhere was a big game for indie studio Strange Scaffold when it launched in September 2023. The Max Payne-like, narrative-driven vampire shooter centered a Black male character in the leading role, something you don’t see too often in the games industry. Well, Strange Scaffold founder...
AAA Game Dev To Frustrated Fans: 'We're Human Beings'
5.3.2024
In recent years, developers have faced more and more harassment and toxic behavior from people who say they love games but seem more interested in yelling about how studios are lazy or how everything is “woke” in 2024. And one Sony studio developer has a message to all the gamers out there, telling...
You Can Smell Your Video Games Now Because Why Not
27.2.2024
Video game worlds are expansive places with lots of sights and sounds. With the advent of virtual reality, you can almost touch the environments you’re inhabiting. But scent has been one of the senses that gaming technology could never quite get right. (I mean, who wants to smell Ganondorf or Link...
New Report Suggests The Games Industry Is Failing LGBTQ Players
13.2.2024
I’ve known that representation in games mattered ever since that day in 1987 when I finished Metroid and discovered that intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran was that rarest of things (for the time): a cool female video-game protagonist. I loved playing as Mario, or Link, or any intrepid hero...
I Played Overwatch Comp In An Airport Gamer Lounge
29.1.2024
I am notoriously early for flights. I consistently get to the airport more than two hours before a domestic trip, even during off-peak times. Because of my arrival anxiety, I have a lot of downtime at airports which I can (and often do) spend boozing at an overpriced “Irish pub” or relaxing in...
Kotaku Asks: What Was Your Fave Gamer Gift Ever?
26.12.2023
Christmas and Hanukkah are both over, which means folks are probably still cleaning their homes and fridges of all the festivities. (I know I am.) But before you go back to playing with your new goodies, though, Kotaku has a question for you, dear reader: what was your fave gift ever?Read more
65% plunge in Web3 Games in ’23 but ‘real hits’ coming, $26M NFL Rivals NFT: Web3 Gamer
23.11.2023
Can Shrapnel save Web3 gaming after a horror 2023? Why Disney’s NFT platform is “irrelevant” and the $26M NFT in free mobile game NFL RIvals
Kotaku’s Ultimate 2023 Gift Guide
21.11.2023
2023 has been one heck of a year for games. The typically slow month of January saw the launch of the critically acclaimed Dead Space remake, the shadow-drop sensation Hi-Fi Rush, and the just-fine Fire Emblem Engage. And every month since has seen a steady stream of high-profile bangers, from Like...
Kotaku's Best Gaming Gifts Under $25
20.11.2023
It’s that time of year, when you have to start putting together lists of gifts for all the various people in your life. It’s enough of a hassle to make anyone think, “Perhaps I have too many friends and family members…” But before you start ruthlessly discarding large swaths of your social circle...
Travis Kelce Tweets Reveal He Loved GoldenEye, Hated 'Call Of Dookie'
16.11.2023
When going back through the Twitter (or X) archive of a now-famous, once-unknown celebrity, there’s always a risk. You could unearth things like Chrissy Teigen bullying media personality Courtney Stodden or rapper Iggy Azalea’s racist and homophobic remarks, and kick-off an apology tour. But in...
Dear Video Game Industry, Please Name A Woman
14.11.2023
It’s been nearly a decade since GamerGate, the misogynistic game industry tantrum that harassed women under the guise of demanding journalistic ethics—yet 2023 has felt like we’re not that far past it at all. Read more
‘$10K JPGs’ scare away gamers, Animoca’s crypto game streaming plans: Web3 Gamer
10.11.2023
Animoca buys game streaming platform Azarus that rewards users with crypto, Project Xeno, and why $10K NFTs scare away real gamers