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The Best Video Games Of 2002
It is the end of Kotaku ‘s first Warp Week, in which we've take you back in time to a specific year in video game history to look at the good, the bad, and the strange. This time we set our sights on 2002, reflecting on the PlayStation 2…
10 Beloved Forgotten Video Games That Need Modern-Day Remakes
Over the years, we've enjoyed terrific games from developers large and small, on platforms popular and obscure. Many of the biggest hits received numerous sequels and spawned franchises that endure to this day. Others were never revisited, despite…
Hasbro Exec Rolled a '1' on Video Games -- and Lost His Job
If you're not an avid gamer, you may not have noticed, but it's been a busy couple of weeks in the world of gaming lately -- and for no one more so than for Hasbro (HAS +0.00%). On July 21, Hasbro -- the entertainment titan behind everything from…
They Saved My Life': Bullied As Child, Man Reveals Video Games Helped Him Find Peace
Gaming helped a bullied man manage anger and find happiness during difficult school experiences. Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed A man shared how video games helped him cope with bullying and anger as a child He was bullied daily in…
1998 Was the Best Year for Video Games, and These 10 Titles Prove It
The video game landscape continues to evolve with every passing year, and that is because of its sheer popularity, with titles such as Elden Ring and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 paving a bright future ahead of gamers. 2026 is already an incredible…
The Greatest Sci-Fi Video Game of the 2010s Is Perfect From Start to Finish
Video games are now the most popular form of media, with millions of players around the world experiencing immersive titles such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and groundbreaking narratives like Red Dead Redemption 2. Lately, video…
Normal guy' turned killer over US insurance industry grievances
The man who admitted to shooting dead a US health insurance executive used a charged courtroom appearance to blame a back injury for his crimes that he said sought to make 'health care work better for everyone.' SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT…
Monkey Island Creator's Next Game Is Funded By A Rich Guy Because He Was Tired Of Bad Publisher Deals
2017's Thimbleweed Park is the kind of game that rarely gets made today. Heck, it was the kind of game that rarely got made a decade ago. But the point-and-click adventure game from Monkey Island creator and legendary game developer Ron Gilbert was…
The 'manosphere' is actually a multibillion-dollar industry that sells courses and supplements to insecure Gen Z men, report finds
The term “manosphere” first emerged in 2009, referring to a collection of blogs like The Spearhead and Return of Kings that promoted “men's rights” and criticized the feminist movement, at times promoting violence…
5 Free Steam Games Like Blade Runner
Released back in 1982 by Ridley Scott following inspiration taken from Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Blade Runner cemented itself as one of the greatest movies of all time. Followed by a sequel in recent years, Blade Runner…
It's Official, Amazon Is Saying Goodbye to Gaming
The video game industry is in a difficult position right now. Major studios have been buying up smaller developers and significant teams have been cut. In doing so, there have been other, small, indie developers popping up, in the hope of making…
Riffs on GoldenEye 007, Star Fox and Kingdom Hearts, and other new indie games worth checking out
Plus, a dog game, a cat game, a sheep game and a Marathon-esque cyberpunk mystery. Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. As ever, we've got some new games for you to check out this weekend, as well as a peek at…
Kingdom Hearts' Is Making the Leap to Television
Square Enix and Disney's Kingdom Hearts video game franchise have found a new world to explore: Disney+. At D23 on Friday night, Disney announced the action-RPG series is getting an anime adaptation. The show, which will also run on Disney Channel…
To Me, My MCU X-Men!
The time has come for Marvel Studios to reveal the all-new X-Men who will be gracing the MCU. After weeks of rumors, Kevin Feige came to D23 with the core cast onstage, listing them off one by one: Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops…
Rare Version Of First Arcade Game Ever Produced Up For Auction
While some recent video game auctions deserve their scrutiny, the historical bona fides for others speak for themselves. David Perry, founder of Earthworm Jim and MDK studio Shiny Entertainment, is putting what is considered the first arcade game…
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