Gita Jackson
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Goodbye From Josh and Gita
Today, Joshua Rivera and Gita Jackson are both leaving Kotaku. They sat down to talk about what they love about this place, as well as the state of games journalism and its diversity, worker solidarity and herbs. → Read More
I Can't Wait To Bully Pokémon Shield's New Psychic Type Rival
The upcoming Pokémon Sword and Shield DLC, The Isle Of Armor, will feature two new rivals exclusive to each of the games. Sword will get Klara, who specializes in poison type Pokémon, while Shield will get Avery, a psychic type gym trainer. I have Shield, and while Klara is demonstrably cuter than Avery, I can’t wait to bully that little nerd. → Read More
Apocalypse Now, And Again, And Again
In video games, I have watched the world end countless times. I have also seen what comes after. → Read More
The Sexiness Of Control
When I guide Jesse Faden through the Federal Bureau of Control, I summon a slab of concrete the size of a small desk, hovering it effortlessly over my right shoulder as I shoot, dodge, fly. I feel the crackle of the energy she can unleash on every object around her. The weighty rock yields to my command of gravity, waiting dutifully for me to hurl it at a Hiss. It’s the embodiment of what this… → Read More
The Sims Is Officially Getting Tiny Houses
In a move capitalizing on a longtime Sims 4 trend, the next expansion, or Stuff Pack for the game will be focused on tiny homes. I cannot, cannot wait. → Read More
Get A Load Of Crocky And Other Ridiculous Pokémon That Didn't Make The Final Cut
YouTuber Dr. Lava has been documenting cut content from Nintendo games for years on his website and YouTube channel. More recently, his Twitter account has become a treasure trove of creatures cut from Pokémon games. Every day, Dr. Lava posts a tweet with his Lost Pokémon of the Day. He’s been doing this since at least November of 2019, and in the past few months, these tweets have exploded in… → Read More
Escape From Tarkov, A 2-Year-Old War Game, Is Suddenly The Biggest Thing On Twitch
Escape From Tarkov is currently the third largest category on Twitch, with over ninety thousand viewers as this article is published. This gritty shooter has a Twitch event to thank for its big glow up. → Read More
Grand Theft Auto V Is On Game Pass Now
Grand Theft Auto V is available on Xbox Game Pass today. In other news, I kind of regret not having an Xbox now? → Read More
Adam Sandler Decides He Wants To Act Today
The experience of watching Uncut Gems left me feeling like I was teetering on the edge of a cliff, not knowing when I would fall. I cannot recommend this movie highly enough. Yes, I’m talking about the Uncut Gems with Adam Sandler in it. → Read More
No Man's Sky Now Lets Players Make Music And It's Wild
Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More. → Read More
One Way To Beat This Upcoming Puzzle Game Is To Wait 400 Days
In 2012, the game developer Anselm Pyta visited a cave in Germany. This tangle of caverns, lakes and grottos, called The Barbarossa Cave, is tied to a legend of a former emperor who sleeps there until he awakes to become the King of Germany once more. In the legend the king had a servant who takes care of him until he wakes up. In Pyta’s upcoming game The Longing, you play as that servant,… → Read More
Life Is Strange 2 Is About Finding The Meaning Of 'Family'
Life Is Strange 2 is a game about finding your family, as well as figuring out what “family” means. “It’s a question that I, myself, don’t have an answer to,” Dontnod lead writer Jean-Luc Cano told Kotaku over the phone. “But [the game] is showing that family is where you love to be.” → Read More
Disco Elysium Developers Shout Out Marx And Engels In Game Awards Victory Speech
During the speech for their second win of the night, ZA/UM, the team behind Disco Elysium gave a special thanks to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the authors of The Communist Manifesto. → Read More
Apex Legends Is Getting A Mirage Themed Holiday Event
Tonight, my boyfriend Mirage from Apex Legends announced a new limited time holiday event, Mirage’s Holo-Day TK. → Read More
Mona Lisa Too Expensive? Now You Can Own Johnny Five Aces' Original Concept Art
Internet historians, here’s your chance to own your own piece of internet history: concept art of Johnny Five Aces, main character of the legendarily shitty game concept The Zybourne Clock. → Read More
Bonkers New Indie Game Lets You Mash Up Different Genres
Supermash is a game about mashing up video game genres, and it’s coming to the Switch in May 2020. I’m psyched y’all. → Read More
Jeopardy Puts Up Pokémon Category That's Somehow Even Easier Than Pokémon Games
Last night, trivia game show Jeopardy had a Pokémon category. It was almost embarrassingly easy and lowkey I’m kinda pissed about it. → Read More
In The Space My Mirrors Once Were, I Made Avatars
In many video games, the body of your avatar does not change with time or experience. In Dragon Age: Inquisition or The Outer Worlds, you can apply scars to your character’s face, but they don’t accrue new ones as time goes on. These characters can become absurdly powerful, stronger both physically and mentally, but their muscle mass and silhouette are stagnant. Their bodies are their bodies—but… → Read More
Bon Appetit's Test Kitchen Is The Only Good Job
Labor is a racket. You spend 40 hours a week, or more, making money for someone else, only to have to give a third of your much lower salary away to a landlord who doesn’t return your texts. Even in so-called dream jobs, you have to deal with pettiness, arguments, boredom, and workplace rivalries—all distractions from the thing that you were hired to do. The only job that seems like an unending… → Read More
In Defense Of Hop, The Unlucky Pokémon Rival
I will not hear any more slander about Hop, your rival in Pokémon Sword and Shield. → Read More