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Fans Accuse Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Of Breaking Deluxe Edition Promise After Revealing FF7 DLC: 'Paid $100 For This Sh*t, Guess I Learned My Lesson' - Kotaku

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is a great racing game with a ton of post-launch support. Unfortunately, the balance between bombarding players with new content and how it’s been monetized hasn’t been equa…

The Physical Revolution on Jailbroken PS5s Now Has People Emulating PS3 Discs - Kotaku

Roughly three days ago, coder Swordpdf unveiled PS5SX2: a vibecoded port of the PCSX2 emulator, which allows users to emulate PS2 games on jailbroken PS5s by using physical PlayStation 2 discs. Today…

AI-Driven Driving Simulator Developers Go Into Debt Just To Maintain Steam Demo - Kotaku

Teach My Little Sister How To Drive is an upcoming DMV simulator where players, riding passengers, instruct a chaotic young student to pass their exam. Developers Easy Fox are embracing AI for the pr…

Charlie Cox Reveals He’s Already Recorded 40 Hours Of Lines For A Surprise Sega Game - Kotaku

With New York Comic Con 2026 now underway, a number of prominent actors, especially those in Marvel projects, are making the rounds on red carpets and stage events over the next few days. With a new …

Inside The Failed Fight To Unionize One Of Gaming’s Most Idealized Studios - Kotaku

Damn, This GTA 6 Screenshot Looks So Good People Don’t Believe It’s Real - Kotaku

Earlier today, Rockstar Games shared new information about the music and radio stations that will appear in Grand Theft Auto 6. Included with that news were a few new screenshots. And one particular …

Rainbow Six Siege Mobile Already Has A Shutdown Date Just 7 Months Into Its Full Release - Kotaku

Ubisoft has not had much luck with live service gaming, including mobile spin-offs of some of its biggest franchises. The latest victim of these struggling efforts is Rainbow Six Mobile, a free-to-pl…

Another Critical Role Actor Joins The Final Fantasy VII Revelation Cast As Shiva (But Not The Shiva You Think) - Kotaku

There’ve been some new revelations regarding the Final Fantasy VII remake project voice cast. Marisha Ray, known for her numerous performances on Critical Role, has joined the team voicing Shiva…well…

You'll Have One Last Shot At The Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Switch 2 That Keeps Selling Out Everywhere During A Midnight Launch - Kotaku

Best Buy wants you to remember the good ol’ days, when video games were fun and nothing hurt, by holding a midnight launch for both the Ocarina of Time remake and its limited-edition Switch 2 console…

Physical Sales Of Wolverine Estimated To Be Surprisingly High For A Company That's About To Ditch Discs - Kotaku

Marvel’s Wolverine is on track to be one of the last first-party PlayStation games that gets released on disc. You might think that means that boxed copy sales of the new PS5 exclusive are inconseque…

Call Of Duty Commentator Leaves The League After Revealing He’s Dating His Co-Commentator’s Ex-Wife - Kotaku

Sometimes something happens in the real world that reminds you that dramatic soap operas and absurd sitcoms aren’t as outrageous as they seem. Call of Duty fans are seeing this firsthand, as long-tim…

Gears Of War Boss Dodges Question About Future Layoffs, Promises Next Game Will Come Sooner - Kotaku

Xbox is currently in the middle of its big corporate “reset,” which has involved the company shuffling around franchises and teams while it continues to lay off workers. And while this has all been h…

AI-Generated Games Platform Already Has 10 Million Monthly Users - Kotaku

There’s a lot of AI-generated slop out there these days. You might wonder, “Who even wants this?” Well, apparently, millions of people do, according to the folks behind Astrocade, a free online websi…

The Official Sonic Discord Server’s Launch Went About As Poorly As You’d Expect - Kotaku

Sometimes I feel like I underestimate the internet. When Sega announced it was creating an official Discord server where Sonic the Hedgehog fans could gather to talk about the blue blur and all his p…

GameStop Is Now Selling Used PS5 Pros For $1400 - Kotaku

It’s getting more expensive and annoying to play and enjoy video games in 2026. Case in point, GameStop is now selling used PlayStation 5 Pro consoles for $1400 as the sought-after machines become ha…

Supermassive Lays Off 70 People Less Than Six Months After Releasing Its New Sci-Fi Horror Game - Kotaku

Supermassive Games is downsizing after releasing Directive 8020 earlier this year. The horror studio shed 70 people today, according to the head of IT, who was also laid off. “I joined in 2010 as th…

Overwatch’s Latest China Exclusive Has Fans Ready To Crash Out: ‘I Still Don’t Know How People Defend Blizzard For This’ - Kotaku

Overwatch getting China-exclusive skins and crossovers isnt new thanks to the deal Blizzard struck with NetEase to publish the hero shooter in the territory after a brief separation in 2022, but the …

Jagex Announce A Fourth RuneScape And Cartoon With MoistCr1tikal - Kotaku

At RuneFest this weekend, RuneScape developers Jagex announced that the marathon running MMO series has a major new installment in the works. As revealed in an animated teaser, a fourth RuneScape is …

Activision And Bethesda Crackdown On GenAI MW2 And Fallout Projects - Kotaku

There’s currently a free-for-all when it comes to vibe coding video game slop, including knock-offs and decompilations of existing games, and not every company is okay with it. Activision and Betheda…

Game Pass Is About To Lose Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 And Some Other Incredible Games - Kotaku

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GTA 6 Had A Really Busy Week - Kotaku

After many, many years of waiting, we have entered the endgame of Grand Theft Auto 6‘s hype cycle. Next month, in November, Rockstar Games will finally release its long-awaited open-world sequel, GTA…

Control Resonant Made The Right Choice Leaving The Oldest House Behind - Kotaku

There seems to be some sentiment from players of Control Resonant that taking the action beyond the confines of the brutalist interior halls of the first game, Control (2019), is less than ideal. But…

One Of My Favorite Block Pushers Is Finally Coming To The Platform I Most Want To Play It On - Kotaku

A couple of years ago, I fell in love with a little sokoban called Isles of Sea and Sky. I first played it at a Day of the Devs showcase in San Francisco, and had to get my hands on it immediately wh…

Arc Raiders Is About To Go Nuclear On Cheaters: ‘No Warnings, No Second Chances’ - Kotaku

Arc Raiders developer Embark has announced it’s stepping up its anti-cheating policies yet again, and this time it’s taking no bullshit. (Thanks, PC Gamer.) In January of this year the studio declare…

Reigns, Card Shark Dev Is Closing Down As Leads Go Independent Again: ‘I Still Have Things That I Can Say’ - Kotaku

After nearly 13 years and 11 games, Reigns developer Nerial is shutting down. Why? Its complicated, says creative director and founder François Alliot. Its not just the usual story of the industry b…

Blizzard Survey Suggests New Classes Coming To WoW: Forever - Kotaku

Blizzard appears to be considering adding one or more of several new classes to World of Warcraft: Forever, including many that have been in-demand for years but never added to any version of the gam…

Asha Sharma Says 'Xbox Is Not For Sale' Amid Concerns Microsoft's Gaming Business Is Being Streamlined For A Spin-Off - Kotaku

Microsoft’s big Xbox reset looks a lot like what a company might do if it wanted to exit the gaming business or spin off the division into a standalone entity. Amid concerns that mass layoffs and res…

Forgotten PvPvE Mecha Game Ending Service After Just Two Years, But An Offline Mode Could Save It - Kotaku

Synduality: Echo of Ada was supposed to be Bandai Namcos big push at a new multimedia IP: a large-scale online PvPvE extraction-driven open-world mecha game sitting at the center of a sci-fi franchis…

Bill Skarsgård Sounds Very Excited To Be Starring In Hideo Kojima’s Physint - kotaku.com

It’s been a busy month for Physint, Hideo Kojima’s potential long-awaited successor to Metal Gear Solid. After an awkward breakup that saw the Sony-backed project transferred to PlayStation rival Xbo…

Insomniac Confirms Wolverine Doesn't Contain AI-Generated Assets After A Weird-Looking Sign Goes Viral - Kotaku

Over the past few days or so, a strange-looking bathroom sign in Marvel’s Wolverine, the latest big PS5 superhero game from Insomniac, has gone viral online as some fans and creators wondered if it w…

GTA 6 Boss Seems A Bit Grumpy And Defensive While Answering An Investor's Question About Frequent Delays - Kotaku

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has spent many, many years answering questions about Grand Theft Auto 6, which is likely to be one of the biggest video game releases in decades when it arrives in Novemb…

PlayStation Legends Recreate Iconic PS4 Game-Sharing Meme But This Time There's No Disc - Kotaku

Sony veterans Shuhei Yoshida and Adam Boyes met each other at the PlayStation booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026 this week and recreated their viral PS4 moment from E3 2013 dunking on Xbox One DRM. The on…

Diablo 5 Has Officially Been Confirmed For PC - Kotaku

At BlizzCon 2026, I was sitting in on a press conference about Diablo 5 with a number of the game’s design leads. Near the end, a question was asked about what platforms the game would be available o…

Team Behind Popular Ocarina Of Time PC Port Admit To Using AI For Years And Now Fans Are Freaking Out About 'Vibecoded Slop' - Kotaku

Harbour Masters, the team of modders and developers behind one of the most popular reverse-engineered retro game PC ports around, the Ocarina of Time port Ship of Harkinian, has been accused by some …

Wolverine Player Breaks Free Of Its Levels To Explore Its Larger, Unfinished World - Kotaku

Marvels Wolverine is not the open-world superhero romp fans have come to expect from Insomniac Games, whose previous comic book games like Spider-Man 2 featured city-sized sandboxes. I actually enjoy…

'Nearly Everyone' Laid Off As Hyper Light Drifter Studio Risks Closing: 'I'm Not Sure Yet How Or If Heart Machine Survives' - Kotaku

The studio behind the critically acclaimed Zelda-like Hyper Light Drifter is at risk of shutting down after a recent publishing deal fell through. Heart Machine has laid off most of its remaining sta…

Super Ugly Mew Cards Are The Chase For Pokémon’s 30th Anniversary, And One’s Already Sold For $20k - kotaku.com

After a long and mystery-filled wait, the 30th anniversary Pokémon Trading Card Game set is officially in stores today. Well, for a fleeting moment, at least. Scalpers and legitimate fans alike have …

The Studio Behind MindsEye Is Closing Following Latest Round Of Layoffs - Kotaku

Build a Rocket Boy, the Leslie Benzies and Mark Gerhard-owned studio behind the widely criticized GTA-like MindsEye, is reportedly closing down for good. Multiple rounds of layoffs, a collective gri…

Pokémon Content Creator Gets Dragged After Opening Possibly Stolen Cards - Kotaku

Why Does Trying To Buy A Video Game T-Shirt Suck So Much? - Kotaku

Type in Slay the Spire official merch and Google will flood the page with shirts of any size, cut, or color, with just as many designs to match. In fact, if you do just that right now, the first resu…