Luke Plunkett is a co-founder of the website Aftermath.

After a period of deliberation, Play! Pokémon—the Pokémon Company subsidiary that seems to believe Panic! At The Disco was really onto something—has reached a verdict in the curious case of Firestar73 ...

Disney had a round of layoffs today, reportedly hitting Pixar and National Geographic the hardest. This is, somehow, the company’s third round of layoffs in 2026, something that seems to have become ...

A California man was arrested in February for continuing to stalk a World of Warcraft streamer who goes by the handle Nalipls online. Evan Baltierra, a former United States Marine and Los Angeles ...

One of the last pieces I wrote at Kotaku that I remember actually having fun with was a guide to the submarine and research vessels owned by Valve boss Gabe Newell. At the time it was important ...

I’ve seen some pretty peculiar ways for companies to preview their new jawns, but the way Crunchyroll has opted to drop Smoking Behind The Supermarket With You early feels like a Rube Goldberg machine ...

Onimusha: Way Of The Sword uses the likeness of Toshirō Mifune for its main character. It is both very well done and oddly placeless in his life. What should be a victory celebration for a breakout ...

The ban has some flexibility. Items can sort of reference Harry Potter. The example is a red-and-gold scarf; as long as it's ...

"I feel like the company dragged its feet and did a lot of posturing and wasting time until the very, very last moment." ...

There are a lot of smart home devices that I would describe as evil – proprietary, locked-down devices that you can barely be said to own. Smart TVs are the ones that most people interact with daily ...

Right now, 130 million Japanese people and I are wondering the same thing: why is Shohei Ohtani, one of the best baseball players in the world, wearing see-through pants? How we got here requires a ...

Layoffs once again hit games outlet GameSpot on Thursday. Owner Fandom cut the site’s entire commerce team, as well as vice president of games and entertainment Chris Grant. Also laid off today was ...