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The Fallen Chronicles - Kotaku
Lead a fledgling fantasy realm through an ever-changing world. Explore unknown lands, develop settlements, command characters and armies, forge alliances, and wage war as your triumphs and failures become part of the Legendary Chronicle. Games…
Prediction: Netflix Will Become the Coca-Cola of Streaming
Coca-Cola (KO +1.86%) gets a lot of attention for its highly dependable track record. It's a stock Warren Buffett bought aggressively in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It is now Berkshire Hathaway' s third-largest holding behind Apple and American…
'We all met by doing improv comedy' - The Los Angeles indie studio making a comedy game in one of the most expensive places for game dev in the world
What do you get if you cross a SpaceX engineer, a TV writer, and a former professor? The answer is Mad Herons, a new Los Angeles-based indie studio working on their comedy-focused debut title, Send In The Clown. Technical and game design lead Nick…
Here's What to Expect From Black Friday 2026, Including Retailer Sale Schedules and Deal Predictions
Black Friday is the biggest sales event of the year for every major retailer. It's also generally the best time to buy just about anything at a discount if you're trying to save money. With the majority of these sales taking place online these…
Ocarina of Time remake teaches junior devs classic insights
Three decades after it was released, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is still considered by many to be one of the best video games of all time, and series producer Eiji Aonuma—who worked on the original as the dungeon designer and game…
Future Games Show Sets Its First Live, In-Person Event During Gamescom 2027 (EXCLUSIVE)
Future Games Show will go live and in person for the first time ever during next year's Gamescom in Germany, the world's largest annual video game trade fair and consumer event. Taking place Aug. 25, 2027 in Cologne, the city that has long hosted…
Hideo Kojima's Next Game Officially Gets New Teaser Image, Fans Already Hunting for Clues
More than four years after its initial announcement, OD remains one of the biggest mysteries in the video game industry. We know Kojima Productions ' next game is some sort of horror experience, and that genre auteur Jordan Peele contributed to the…
Asian Cup postponed until December 2027 due to Saudi Arabia unrest
The Asian Cup, initially scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia in early 2027, has been postponed until December next year following recent attacks on the kingdom, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Tuesday. A strike on Riyadh's…
'Mogging' crowned Collins English dictionary word of the year
Mogging – meaning to outperform or outshine someone or something – has been named Collins's word of the year 2026. Announcing the winner in an article for Collins, the copywriter Rachel Quin said the term describes making someone or…
ScrapYard - Kotaku
ScrapYard is an online community car game. Players buy wrecks from the scrapyard, have them repaired and upgraded at auto shops run by other players, and race them against real people for credits and pink slips. Players can also spot real cars with…
What is mogging? Word of the year's 'problematic' history revealed
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I cheat on my wife all the time - but it's OK she doesn't mind
During our brief dalliance, my wife would look up from her book and say things like: ‘Couldn't you have picked someone hotter?' There have also been times when I've walked in on my wife with her other family, snuggled on the couch with her…
Zach Cregger's Resident Evil Is Officially Coming Home
Director Zach Cregger, known for Barbarian and Weapons, proved he was ready to tackle the behemoth task of taking on a franchise when he took on the latest adaptation of Capcom's Resident Evil video game series. In just the first week alone…
Claude's new rules against game cloning won't stop the AI copying boom
Last week, Anthropic introduced a new system prompt designed to stop its Claude models from re-creating specific, existing video games. While that move could help shield Anthropic from some liability, it's unlikely to slow much of the massive wave…
How long could HDDs and SSDs remain expensive?
There might be relief in sight. If you've spent a considerable amount of time building and maintaining custom PCs, you've likely seen it all. You've seen fads come and go, and you've seen emerging technology become permanent fixtures. Recently…
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