A California man was arrested in February for continuing to stalk a World of Warcraft streamer who goes by the handle Nalipls online. Evan Baltierra, a former United States Marine and Los Angeles ...

Compared to the PAXes or even MAGFests of the world, Awesome Games Done Quick is itsy bitsy. Around 2,000 speedrunners and fans mill about in Pittsburgh’s Wyndham Grand hotel, with a theater where ...

Disney had a round of layoffs today, reportedly hitting Pixar and National Geographic the hardest. This is, somehow, the company’s third round of layoffs in 2026, something that seems to have become ...

Another week, another series of reminders that the video game industry is in serious trouble. Pillars once thought unshakeable are collapsing right and left as AI renders hardware unaffordable to all ...

One of the last pieces I wrote at Kotaku that I remember actually having fun with was a guide to the submarine and research vessels owned by Valve boss Gabe Newell. At the time it was important ...

I’ve seen some pretty peculiar ways for companies to preview their new jawns, but the way Crunchyroll has opted to drop Smoking Behind The Supermarket With You early feels like a Rube Goldberg machine ...

Onimusha: Way Of The Sword uses the likeness of Toshirō Mifune for its main character. It is both very well done and oddly placeless in his life. What should be a victory celebration for a breakout ...

"I feel like the company dragged its feet and did a lot of posturing and wasting time until the very, very last moment." ...

Layoffs once again hit games outlet GameSpot on Thursday. Owner Fandom cut the site’s entire commerce team, as well as vice president of games and entertainment Chris Grant. Also laid off today was ...

Like many high effort yet questionable ideas, it started off as an idle thought. “Going for a nice walk and farming Citi Bike points. If I get 3000 I can buy a Switch 2 but that would take me ages,” I ...

Somehow, it is already time for another one of these. If you’ve been with us for a bit, you’ll remember that we’ve aimed to obliterate each year by spelling out our subscriber goals in excruciating ...