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.
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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...
The Epic Vs. Google Courtroom Battle Sounds Bonkers
We are now six days into the Epic v. Google legal showdown over whether the Google Play Store is an illegal monopoly with high fees and strict rules designed to control Android app developers. Things are getting wild...
Every Game We Saw At Nintendo’s Latest Indie World Showcase
It’s been a surprisingly strong year for the Nintendo Switch even as sales slow and fans eagerly await its successor, and today the company promoted a bunch of indie games that will fill out the console’s release calendar...
Amazon Games Lays Off 180 Employees
Image: AmazonAnother day, another round of video game industry layoffs. This time Amazon is laying off roughly 180 employees from its gaming division, as confirmed in an internal email from Christoph Hartmann, VP of Amazon Games.The...
