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Seven years of hype for "Hollow Knight: Silksong" literally took down Steam and Nintendo eShop servers when the game debuted this week as millions of fans rushed to buy and play the sequel. And we co…

Colette has finished "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" (and on her second playthrough) and Matt has watched all of the game's cinematics. And one thing is certain:

We have been forever changed by this unb…

Gamescom and the Future Games show came out swinging this week, with roughly 4 billion trailers - most of them featuring dudes with guns wearing helmets.

We barely scratch the surface as we scramble t…

If you've read a video game article on the Internet in the last two decades, chances are it was written by Luke Plunkett. His tenure at Kotaku spanned 17 years, and all the highs and lows of the digi…

Nintendo shared 25 minutes of 3rd party games in its first Direct since the launch of the Switch 2, and it was a fascinating mix of ports, sequels, demos, and new IP.

We run down everything that was a…

Hundreds of NSFW games were removed from Steam last week after Valve quietly changed some policies around adult content. But journalists realized it was actually the payment processors — Visa and Mas…

"Donkey Kong Bananza" lets you go anywhere and punch anything, with almost no limitations, cooldowns, or stamina meters. Everything about it is bad game design.

So what makes it such a perfect video g…

Nine years after its initial release, "Stardew Valley" has dethroned "Portal 2" as the highest-rated game on Steam. We discuss this huge achievement and the business of providing long-term value to p…

We're taking the week off, but hope you'll check out Matt's new improv comedy podcast for kids and families!

Listen to the first episode here, share it with the kids in your life, and subscribe wherev…

"Overwhelmingly Negative" describes every time you turn on the news, AND Capcom's 7th best-selling game of all time.

Despite selling 10 million copies at $70 each, "Monster Hunter Wilds" has officiall…

Holy f$@ing s&!*balls, stop whatever you're doing and play this demo and then get sad because you're done with the demo and you wish the game was out DEAR GOD WHEN WILL IT COME OUTTt

We discuss our ne…

Konami had their own games showcase this week, which no one knew or cared about, until...

...a remake of the original Silent Hill was announced. Colette screams into her microphone with the Blooberifi…

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The most popular video game in the world this week isn't Fortnite or Minecraft. In fact, you've probably never heard of it.

But 9 million people were playing it concurrently. For context, Steam had 11…

Fortnite's current Star Wars season is a blast, and a chance encounter with Darth Vader allows you to converse with him via voice chat. His responses are synthesized with AI, and the voice you hear i…

After the sad news that Giant Bomb might be shutting down, we got the happier news that Fandom has sold the company to ... itself! Making the venerated site independent at long last. But can it survi…

The second trailer for GTA 6 has 90 million views in 3 days. Why? The butts, of course.

We react in real time to the new footage, and share why we probably don't care about it.

Plus: The legacy of Poly…

So, did you secure a Switch 2 pre-order? Neither did we.

Matt shares his quest (both online and IRL) to procure one. And if you thought Nintendo games got more expensive, wait until you hear what Micr…

After a week of tariff confusion, exceptions, backpedaling, and wait-and-seeism, Nintendo announced that Switch 2 pre-orders are back on the table with no price increase for the console itself. Perip…

Will U.S. tariffs affect the price of phones, computers, and most importantly, the Switch 2? Well, it depends what hour of the day you're asking. 

We discuss the proposals, postponements, and now exce…