ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe Biggest Gaming Disappointments Of 2023From Bobby Kotick lingering to AI garbage and everything getting more expensive, 2023 wasn’t greatByZack ZwiezenPublishedDecember 20, 2023Comments (77)
CultureNewsCultureNewsBobby Kotick’s Goodbye Letter Calls Xbox ‘The World’s Most Admired Company’The controversial CEO will depart after 32 years as head of the gaming companyByAlyssa MercanteUpdatedWednesday 2:20PMComments (50)
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in Review2023's Biggest Video Game Leaks, From Wolverine To GTAThis year the internet was simply gushing with gaming stuff you’re not supposed to knowByClaire JacksonPublishedDecember 20, 2023Comments (5)
CultureNewsCultureNewsActivision To Settle Discrimination Suit For $54 Million [Update]'We are committed to ensuring fair compensation and promotion policies,' said a company spokespersonByJen GlennonUpdatedMonday 2:30PMComments (32)
CultureNewsCultureNewsWorst-Reviewed Call Of Duty Ever Has Already Outsold Zelda: TotKThe new Modern Warfare III wasn’t a hit online with critics or fans, but it is still selling like hotcakesByZack ZwiezenPublishedDecember 13, 2023Comments (28)
Game TipsGame TipsCheck Out Call Of Duty’s New Map For Free This WeekendFollowing the launch of season 1, CoD’s granting free multiplayer access for a few daysByClaire JacksonPublishedDecember 13, 2023Comments (1)
CultureE3CultureE3We Asked The Games Industry To Share Their Favorite E3 MemoriesGames industry members reminisce about their fave moments from the world's biggest gaming conventionByAlyssa MercantePublishedDecember 12, 2023Comments (15)
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CultureNewsCultureNewsFTC Is Still Trying To Block The Xbox And Activision MergerThe deal was originally closed in October, over a year after its original announcementByKenneth ShepardPublishedDecember 7, 2023Comments (33)
CultureNewsCultureNewsCall Of Duty Is Killing Its Best ModeThere are those who said this day would never come. What are they to say now?ByClaire JacksonPublishedDecember 1, 2023Comments (17)
CultureNewsCultureNewsCall Of Duty Breaks Silence On Skill-Based Matchmaking'We haven’t spent the time to pull together all of our work to share with you our insights and improvements over the…ByAlyssa MercantePublishedNovember 30, 2023Comments (26)
CultureCultureXbox Exec Says AI Can 'Take Care Of' All Sorts Of Game Dev ProblemsXbox CFO Tim Stuart thinks the future is filled with AI testers and coders making the next HaloByZack ZwiezenPublishedNovember 29, 2023Comments (26)
OpinionOpinionThe Week's Hottest Takes, From Scott Pilgrim To TLOU 2Are you as sick of skins and pointless crossovers as we are?ByKotaku StaffPublishedNovember 25, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsSimpsons Hit & Run 2 Would Have Added Planes, But The Publisher PassedAfter the first game was mega successful, Fox wanted more but Vivendi wasn’t interestedByZack ZwiezenPublishedNovember 21, 2023Comments (27)
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OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryAdmit It, You Don’t Understand Skill-Based Matchmaking (And Neither Do I)The implementation of the popular FPS matchmaking system has shifted and changed within the last two decadesByAlyssa MercantePublishedNovember 21, 2023Comments (50)
CultureNewsCultureNewsModern Warfare III Is Pulling The Hated ‘Groot’ Skin, For NowDeveloper Sledgehammer Games said it will rework the Gaia skin after player feedbackByLevi WinslowPublishedNovember 20, 2023Comments (9)
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CultureNewsCultureNewsSega ‘Honored’ Xbox And Others Want To Acquire It, But It’s Not For SaleThe Sonic the Hedgehog and Persona publisher has no plans to sell anytime soonByZack ZwiezenPublishedNovember 16, 2023Comments (50)
CultureNewsCultureNewsModern Warfare III Players Beg For OP ‘Groot’ Skin To Get RemovedThe Gaia skin is back from Modern Warfare II, and it’s getting on people’s nerves yet againByLevi WinslowPublishedNovember 14, 2023Comments (22)