The Last Of Us Part II Remastered Is Real, Out Next Year [Update: Full...
Update 11/17/2023 7:55 p.m. ET: Naughty Dog’s officially confirmed the existence of The Last of Us Part II Remastered, releasing a barrage of information about the upcoming re-release of its 2020 PlayStation 4 game in a post on...
Travis Kelce Tweets Reveal He Loved GoldenEye, Hated 'Call Of Dookie'
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 model Chrissy Teigen bullying media personality Courtney Stodden or rapper Iggy Azalea’s racist and homophobic remarks,...
Diablo IV Will Take Over Your Thanksgiving With Some Nice Bonuses
Image: Activision BlizzardBlizzard is hoping you’ll break away from stuffing your face full of turkey and yams for a bit next week to grind its action RPG Diablo IV. To sweeten the deal, it’s offering all...
Baldur’s Gate 3’s New Deluxe Edition Is A Steal For The Price
Baldur’s Gate 3 already has one special edition, in the form of its Collector’s Edition. We even unboxed it here at Kotaku, and it’s got a lot of cool knickknacks that pay tribute to its tabletop roots. Of...
Persona 5 Publisher Raises Salaries Amid Industry-Wide Layoffs
Developer-publisher Atlus is reportedly raising the annual salaries of its Japanese staff by 15 percent, a move that is the total opposite of what’s been happening across the U.S. labor market (and the games industry specifically) for months...
Workers Accuse Sega Of Threatening Mass Layoffs Over Unionizing
Workers at Sega of America say the publisher behind Persona, Yakuza, and more beloved gaming franchises is trying to lay them off as retaliation for unionizing. A new unfair labor practice filed by the Communications Workers of America...
Dear Video Game Industry, Please Name A Woman
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. Where Does Games Media...
Kotaku Asks: Who Got Snubbed At The Game Awards Nominations?
Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images)This week, creator and host of The Game Awards, Geoff Keighley, revealed which games are in the running for prizes at his showcase in December. Dozens of games were...
I Would Die For Psyduck In The Netflix Pokémon Show
Nine months after its initial announcement during February’s Pokémon Presents, we finally have a trailer for Pokémon Concierge, the upcoming stop-motion Netflix series set in the Pokémon world. The four-episode series is set to premiere on the streaming...
The Super Mario RPG Remake Sounds Like A Faithful Nostalgia Trip
Super Mario RPG was a revelation when it came to the SNES in 1996. A mashup of everyone’s favorite platforming plumber and the turn-based, stat-driven combat of a Final Fantasy game proved to be an enduring mix that...























