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Google Lets You Build a Video Game by Typing a Description
Google launched Playground on Wednesday, a web platform where anyone can describe a game in plain language and get a playable version back without writing code. Users then refine the result by chatting, asking for different physics, rules…
I'm the Albatross of Video Games' - Guillermo del Toro on Blade 2, Working With Kojima, and Lots of Red Bull
We got the chance to sit down with the one and only Guillermo del Toro as part of our IGN30 Icons Series, where he let us in on his favorite games, how he made his iconic movies, and his experience working with some of the biggest stars in…
Mixtape wins three awards at Australian Game Developer Awards 2026, including GOTY
The winners of this year's Australian Game Developer Awards have been revealed, with Beethoven & Dinosaur's Mixtape receiving three awards, including Game of the Year alongside Excellence in Art and Sound Design. AGDA judges praised Mixtape as 'a…
A senator tried to ban gambling on prediction markets-now she's a Kalshi lobbyist
In July 2010, US Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) predicted the rise of prediction markets and the problems they could cause. If not properly regulated, Lincoln warned during Senate proceedings on the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and…
Denuvo Files Subpoena To Identify Hacker 'voices38' on Discord and Steam
Denuvo has taken their legal action vs. ‘voices38' to the next step. Denuvo also sued ‘voices38' last month, for removing their DRM and resharing no-DRM versions of new games online. To be fair, this was easy to predict, but Denuvo…
Fallen Sword II - Kotaku
Fallen Sword II is a turn-based fantasy adventure inspired by retro RPGs. Rise as Erildath's new Champion and journey through fantastical realms and perilous dungeons. Fight the darkness, break the cycle, and save the world. Games metadata is…
If You'd Invested $1,000 in Nvidia (NVDA) Stock 10 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today
Nvidia (NVDA -0.74%) was once only known as the leading provider of graphics processing units (GPUs) for the video game industry. But it leaned on its strengths, helping other industries find uses for its GPUs over the years. And in recent years…
Careful out there: latest GTA 6 leak has major story spoilers
The Grand Theft Auto VI leaks keep coming and this latest one is the biggest of all, according to a report by Kotaku. Cyberleek, the unknown person or group behind all of this footage, has dropped a 25-minute video of the game in action. It's…
Heroines' Chord - Kotaku
A classic JRPG dungeon crawler. You play as the heroines who defend the city against an alliance of sinister organizations and corporations. Having pooled their resources, these shadowy forces have established a new mercenary unit with a single…
Unity Spark Promises To Let You Vibe Code Your 'Dream Game' In The Most Embarrassing Video Imaginable
It likely won't surprise anyone that Unity's just-announced AI vibe-coding game creator, Spark, is being met with derision at Kotaku. We're not exactly enamored with genAI, it's fair to say. But even the most generous response to the trailer that…
Hellraiser: Revival Has Such Satisfying Sights To Show You
Since the release of Dead by Daylight in 2016, the landscape of horror video games, particularly IP adaptations, has existed in the long shadow of the asymmetric multiplayer game. One killer, four survivors – it's a formula that has been…
The Facility - Kotaku
You look different today. Yesterday, you looked different too. Which one is really you? A psychological horror game about paranoia, identity, and the fear of trusting the wrong person. Games metadata is powered by IGDB.com Here are the high and low…
Why Community Is A Competitive Advantage In Modern Brand Building
Kim Lawton is founder/CEO of Enthuse Marketing Group, a woman-owned marketing agency. Marketing performance has traditionally been measured by reach, with more impressions treated as a sign of greater returns. Now, we're seeing brands move away…
Xbox Aims to Produce More Movies and TV Shows Through Its New XP Division
Xbox has announced a new TV, movies, and entertainment division called XP. It will be headed up by Kayleen Walters, a Lucasfilm veteran who moves over from her most recent post as president of Minecraft maker Mojang, where she also served as an…
Hellraiser: Revival: The Kotaku Review
The lurid environments of Hellraiser: Revival, a horror survival game continuing the sadomasochistic legacy of Clive Barker's Hellbound Heart, might not be the best place to say “wow, deja vu!” Nonetheless, while combing the sticky…
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