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Kotaku •

Surprise! Streamers Behaved Badly At Annual Awards

The Streamer Awards, an annual ceremony celebrating the best in live-streaming hosted and produced by QTCinderella, took place over the weekend in Los Angeles, California.  There were some genuinely touching moments, like adorable grandma and jigsaw puzzle aficionado ijustlovepuzzles winning the Hidden Gem award, and a touching speech from Best Breakout Streamer FaZe Adapt, but The Streamer Awards was mostly three and a half hours of people regularly rewarded for behaving badly doing just that....
Kotaku •

Halo Infinite Is Four Years Old Today And It’s Bumming Me Out

Today, Halo Infinite is four years old, and that makes me very sad. An announcement shared today from the official Halo account on X was meant to be celebratory, but I found it depressing. How can you feel optimistic about Halo in 2025? Halo Infinite is the most recent entry in the iconic Xbox franchise, and it was predictably hyped up before launch. Its open-world campaign offered a unique take on the franchise formula and seemed poised to crack open the Halo universe, with plans for it to be...
Kotaku •

No Games For Genocide Wants You To Boycott Xbox

No Games For Genocide, a collective of video game workers and union organizers, just announced a pledge to boycott Xbox. It calls on journalists, developers, streamers, and consumers to participate in the Palestinian-led BDS (boycott, divest, sanction) movement against Microsoft, which it’s accused of being complicit in Israeli war crimes. The tech giant recently cut off cloud services to an Israel Defense Forces intelligence unit that used them for mass surveillance of Palestinians, but continu...
Jezebel •

Gotham FC Brings NWSL Trophy Back to NYC

Rose Lavelle breaks the deadlock in the NWSL Final 🎯(via @WGolazo)pic.twitter.com/yEpTkAI8cD
— B/R Football (@brfootball) November 23, 2025
Lavelle scored in the 80th minute from a wild cross from Brazilian player Bruninha, who came on in the second half after Rookie of the Year Lilly Reale received a yellow card. 
Sadly, the Spirit was plagued by injuries both before and during the game. Trinity Rodman had been limited through the playoffs after recovering from an MCL sprain, and though she cam...
Aftermath •

Two Months After Firing Over Charlie Kirk Comments, Ghost Of Yotei Dev Blames Harassment Campaign, Not ‘Bad Joke’

"I really don’t want this to happen to anyone else, because I feel like with the state of everything, it will absolutely happen to other people," says Drew Harrison

It’s been more than two months since right-wing talking head Charlie Kirk was assassinated and an artist at Ghost of Yotei developer Sucker Punch Productions was fired for making a joke on social media about it.

Drew Harrison wasn’t the only person who was punished by the seething online mass of the American alt-right and the gover...
Kotaku •

Gamers Are Using GTA 5 and Fortnite To Fight Against ICE

This past summer, kids turned to Roblox to protest the aggressive, violent escalation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. Now, activists are using both Fortnite and Grand Theft Auto V roleplay to educate gamers on how to handle an IRL ICE raid. 
As reported by both 404 Media and WIRED, a global gamer group called New Save Collective has been organizing special events in video games that mimic real-world ICE raids to help raise awareness and educate players about their rights. On...
Kotaku •

One Week Later, Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Still Isn't Celebrating

Every year, Activision puts out a new Call of Duty. And every year, shortly after that Call of Duty comes out, Activision shares some sort of celebratory announcement about how much money it made or how many people played. This year, a week has come and gone since the launch of Black Ops 7 without a peep from Activision about how it’s actually performed. This comes amid stiff competition from Battlefield 6 and a Metacritic score of just 69. 
Does this mean Activision isn’t all that happy with Bl...
Kotaku •

Expedition 33 Star Uses Award Speech To Lament Layoffs

It’s video game awards season, which has now become synonymous with the annual reminder that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 star Ben Starr is an absolute gem. Not only is Starr once again being a total goofball for everyone else’s enjoyment, but he’s also using his voice to speak out against the industry’s inability to retain talent. Go off, anti-layoff king.Though he’s been an actor for a while, Starr catapulted to gamer fame after playing Clive Rosfield in 2023’s Final Fantasy XVI and going viral...
Kotaku •

Helldivers 2 Boss Says Arc Raiders’ AI Use ‘Makes Gaming Better’

The CEO of the studio behind Helldivers 2, the wildly successful third-person shooter that recently came to Xbox, weighed in on the video game industry’s increasing use of AI and how he believes it “actually makes gaming better.” As reported by GamesRadar, Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Shams Jorjani was on an episode of The Game Business Show when the conversation shifted to the use of AI in game development. The host, Christopher Dring, brought up the “industry moment” around Arc Raiders, the rece...
Jezebel •

Bawling: Women’s College Soccer Team Honors Late Teammate With Wildly Inspiring Win

The University of Washington’s women’s soccer team won the 2025 Big Ten Tournament on Sunday, November 9, after a shoot-out win over the higher-ranked Michigan State. But what was already an impressive feat—since penalties are a difficult and stressful way to win a game—became even more poignant given what the team’s been through these past few months. The day before the Big Ten final, goalkeeper Mia Hamant, who helped the Huskies reach the semifinals of last year’s tournament, died on November...
The Guardian •

‘We were effectively props’: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’

Video games have long struggled with diversification and inclusivity, so it was no surprise when the Game Awards host and producer Geoff Keighley announced the Future Class programme in 2020. Its purpose was to highlight a cohort of individuals working in video games as the “bright, bold and inclusive future” of the industry.Considering the widespread reach of the annual Keighley-led show, which saw an estimated 154m livestreams last year, Future Class felt like a genuine effort. Inductees were...
Jezebel •

Women’s Soccer Coach Let ChatGPT Run Her Defense

Another day, another reminder that nearly everyone in every sector of the world is using generative AI in some capacity. Whether it’s chefs inventing recipes, teachers creating lesson plans, or young men turning to it for therapy and/or companionship, AI is bleeding into all corners of our lives. Women’s soccer is, unfortunately, officially no exception. 
National Women’s Soccer League coach Laura Harvey, who leads Seattle Reign FC, recently said she used ChatGPT to help craft a defensive strate...
The Guardian •

The Outer Worlds 2 review – improved space-faring sequel is an enjoyable time sink

The Outer Worlds 2 was originally announced in June for £70/$80 – making it Xbox’s most expensive game at the time. This was short-lived: Microsoft backtracked barely a month later, and kept it at the standard £60/$70. While The Outer Worlds 2 is technically bigger than its 2019 predecessor, that decision was smart: this is not a £70 game.It is, however, a thoroughly enjoyable adventure that can easily suck up hours of your time, and one that improves upon the original game in meaningful ways. W...
The Guardian •

Why Trump’s White House is using video game memes to recruit for ICE

Just days after Microsoft announced Halo: Campaign Evolved, the next game in its famous science-fiction series, the White House shared an interesting picture on X. The image, which appears to be AI-generated, shows President Donald Trump wearing the armour of Halo’s iconic protagonist, Master Chief, standing in salute in front of an American flag that’s missing several stars. In his left hand is an energy sword, a weapon used by the alien enemies in the Halo games. Posted in response to a tweet...
Rolling Stone •

Xbox Is Remaking 'Halo.' Will It Be More Than Just a Cash Grab?

For the last 25 years, Xbox and Halo have been inextricable. The first-person shooter game and its iconic green-armored protagonist, Master Chief, are household names even to non-gamers. For players, the franchise is a key pillar of the Xbox ecosystem — maybe even the pillar. Halo is Xbox, and Xbox is Halo, and console warriors participating in the decades-long fanboy battle against Sony and PlayStation point to Master Chief as their four-star general. 



But now, as the lines blur between co...
Jezebel •

The WNBA Contract Negotiations Are as Intense as the Finals

Game three of the WNBA Finals between the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury is on Wednesday, October 8, but the battle between the league’s players and its leadership looms. On October 31, the collective bargaining agreement between WNBA players and the league expires, and the best female basketball players in the world are seeking major changes to their contracts after the league’s massive growth and persistent refereeing issues. 
Napheesa Collier, a forward for the Minnesota Lynx (the top...
The Guardian •

The non-profit helping people from all over the world to become successful game developers

Gamescom, the annual video game convention held in Cologne, Germany, is a unique event. It not only draws hundreds of thousands of players to pack out vast convention halls each year, but it also hosts professionals, offering them a chance to get their games into the hands of fans, and gives industry hopefuls a shot at passing their résumés to developers. For those based outside the US, it is the biggest event of the year by far. It is the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Foundat...
GameSpot •

Ghost Of Yotei's Star Is A Deadly Force Of Feminine Nature

I've come to Sensei Takahashi to learn the way of the yari, but we are sitting on the edge of a cliff facing the ocean, painting sumi-e. Ghost of Yotei gives you plenty of opportunities to take a break from slaying ronin to partake in the East Asian painting style, but this is the first time it's been part of protagonist Atsu's training.It makes sense, though. Sucker Punch's highly anticipated sequel to 2020's Ghost of Tsushima tells the story of a woman warrior on a quest for revenge, and in be...
Rolling Stone •

'Ghost of Yōtei' Is an Emotionally Gripping and Meditative Samurai Revenge Saga

A woman stands in the doorway of a burning building, the large brim of a hat obscuring her face, her yellow hakamashita dappled red with blood. Fire dances off the hilt of the katana in her hand. Death lies in her wake. “Onryō!” the villagers hiss as she mounts a horse and disappears behind the veil of night, evoking the folk tales of vengeful ghosts who refuse to depart this mortal plane in search of revenge. 



This Ghost of Yōtei haunts the red maple forests and stalks the snowy tundra in...
GameSpot •

Is Gamer Energy Drink G Fuel Shutting Down Or Are We Being Played?

A viral post from gamer-branded energy drink mix G Fuel has sparked rumors that the long-running beverage company is shutting down—but some think it may just be a marketing ploy.The post, shared on Twitter and pinned to their profile yesterday, September 2, reads:"After years of shaking things up, fueling the grind, and rewriting the rules, it’s the end of an era.We’ve had the honor of being here through the late nights, the big wins, the impossible comebacks, and the unforgettable moments that...

Overwatch 2 Developers Say They're Leaning Into What Works - Aftermath

The state of Overwatch 2 in the three-ish years since its release could be mapped onto the “we’re so back, it’s so over” meme chart. Peaks and valleys, false starts and lost features, and waxing and waning player numbers have plagued Blizzard’s hero shooter sequel, which was promised as one thing and has since morphed into another entirely. The years-long identity crisis Overwatch 2 has faced since its 2022 launch has greatly affected its playerbase, and the launch of hero shooter Marvel Rivals...
Endless Mode •

Gamescom 2025 Is An "Indicator That There Are Positive Times Ahead," Says Organizer

Gamescom 2025 is shaping up to be the biggest iteration of the Cologne, Germany convention yet, and its organizers believe that’s a sign the video game industry is on the mend.
With record attendance numbers expected, increased global reach, and a massive boost in the size of the event since the covid-19 pandemic, organizers, which include Game, the German games industry association, and Geoff Keighley, who hosts the Opening Night Live kickoff show, were in high spirits during a pre-Gamescom pre...
Endless Mode •

Capcom Is Releasing Three Games Next Year, And I Played Them All at Gamescom

In 2026, Capcom will release three wildly different and highly anticipated games: the samurai action game Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the sci-fi shooter Pragmata, and the survival horror title Resident Evil: Requiem. Fans are waiting for all three upcoming titles for a variety of reasons, as well: Pragmata has been trapped in production status for years, Requiem is poised to shake up the Resident Evil franchise, and Onimusha is the first mainline entry in the beloved series in nearly 20 years....
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