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Palland appears to steal Palworld's vibe.

Palworld Slop Arrives On Switch Despite Nintendo’s Ongoing Legal Battle With The Original

Palland is a clone of the survival crafting sim without the Poké Balls

By Ethan Gach

Take-Two Boss Super Duper Serious That GTA 6 Won’t Be Delayed Again

A sea lab appears under water.

Subnautica 2 Publisher Says It Fired Cofounders To Avoid Another Kerbal Space Program 2 Debacle

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Alan Wake Devs Plan A Big Relaunch For Failing Co-Op Flop

Give Me Grimace With A Gun: Kotaku’s Fortnite Character Wishlist

Oh, and Epic should add Weird Al and Agent 47 to the popular battle royale game, too

Here’s Our First Look At The Rumored $1,000 Lego Death Star Set Containing Over 9K Pieces

The leaked set is rumored to be arriving in October and might be the most expensive Lego set ever sold

AOL Dial-Up Ending Reminds Us That All Empires Collapse Eventually

The heyday of the '90s internet service provider is worth remembering

Kenneth Shepard

Prologue

PUBG Creator’s New Survival Sim Reveals Surprise Free Open Beta

Brendan Greene's Prologue is now available to play ahead of its Early Access

Tips & Guides

Three different Pokemon stand in a line.

Everything You Need To Know About Playing Pokémon Scarlet & Violet On Switch 2

Link catches a fish.

Everything You Need To Know About Playing The Legend Of Zelda: Link’s Awakening On Switch 2

A tank atop a hill firing at unseen enemies in Broken Arrow.

Broken Arrow Has A Healthy Campaign Runtime, But The Real Challenge Comes After The Credits

Link touches a glowing glyph.

Everything You Need To Know About Playing Tears Of The Kingdom On Switch 2

Top Games

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Mafia: The Old Country

Mafia: The Old Country

Donkey Kong Bananza

Donkey Kong Bananza

Doom: The Dark Ages

Doom: The Dark Ages

Entertainment

Taylor Swift in a black dress standing in the middle of a room with papers flying around it

Taylor Swift Is Music’s Best Game Master

Warner Bros. Is On A Box Office Hot Streak Unlike Anything We’ve Seen Before

Art shows the villain of Far Cry 3.

Mac From It’s Always Sunny Is Making A Far Cry Show

Oscar from The Paper looks at the camera

The New Office Spin-Off’s First Trailer Is Remarkably Unfunny

Reviews

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In This Stunning Metroidvania, You’re Only Held Back By Your Own Imagination

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One Of 2025’s Most Special, Emotional Games Is $5 And Will Take You An Hour To Finish

This FMV Game Has Final Fantasy And Baldur’s Gate Leads Living Out The Horrors Of Hollywood

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound: The Kotaku Review

Retro

AI Weapons Maker Teases $200 Retro Console That Will Play Your Old Copy Of Mario Kart 64

20 Years Ago Today, MTV Revealed The Xbox 360 To The World

PlayStation RPG Classic The Legend Of Dragoon Sounds Like It Happened Almost By Chance

It’s 2025 And There’s A Fight Over The Future Of The Nintendo 64 Brewing

Kotaku Video

Ring Psychology: Understanding The 6 Phases Of A Wrestling Match Through Heel Era John Cena

Disney+ Pulls The Abyss Over Controversial Rat Scene — Again

A Hot-Fix Is On The Way For MindsEye’s Frustrating CPR Mini-Game

Ironheart‘s New Trailer Delivers A Couple Cool Surprises

Black Ops 7, Invincible Vs & More — Here Are The 5 Games That Stole Microsoft’s Show

PlayStation News

Marathon

PlayStation Admits Live-Service Gaming Is ‘Not Going Entirely Smoothly’

Xbox Games Are Saving The PS5 From Its Midlife Crisis

Xbox News

Helldivers 2 Boss Says Game Coming To Xbox Was All PlayStation’s Idea

Just Cause Maker’s Xbox-Exclusive Contraband Canceled Amid Recent Cuts

Nintendo News

Mymario

Start ‘Em While They’re Young! Nintendo Launches Preschool My Mario Products

Mario wears a suit.

Here’s The New Price Of Every Nintendo Console And Accessory Thanks To Tariffs

PC News

A fight between pawns and alpha animals in RimWorld.

Improve Your RimWorld Odyssey Experience With These Excellent Quality-Of-Life Mods

Assassin’s Creed Actor Says Ubisoft Threatened To Sue Him For Hinting At Black Flag Remaster

OpinionCommentary

ChatGPT Just Became A Live-Service Game

OpenAI is reckoning with the wrath of fans for the first time

By Ethan Gach Published August 11, 2025
OpinionCommentary

You Can’t Swim In Mafia: The Old Country And That’s Fine

Sometimes cutting superfluous features is the right thing to do

By Ethan Gach Published August 11, 2025

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