Screenshot: HBO / Kotaku Every episode of HBO’s The Last of Us has had something emotionally devastating (some good and bad) to sit with, but episode seven, “Left Behind,” is probably going to be one of the hardest to deal with in the show’s nine-episode run. That’s because, as the title suggests, it looks like

Screenshot: Viz Media / Shonen Jump / Kotaku Anime and manga enjoyers often come across the odd joke or pun in their favorite series that lands in Japanese but doesn’t translate well into English. While English translators do their damnedest to provide context behind either cultural or phonetic puns in editor’s notes (typically within a

Photo: Ying Tang/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Ubisoft has placed sanctions on nearly 19,000 accounts for using an unspecified exploit, the Rainbow Six Siege developer revealed rather cryptically on Twitter earlier today. “Recently we have identified accounts making use of a fraudulent exploit within our titles,” the Ubisoft Support Twitter account wrote. “Ubisoft has a zero tolerance

“November Rain” intensifies.Illustration: Hirohiko Araki / Viz Media /Shueisha / Kotaku Last week, the world (specifically Japanese citizens) read the latest installment of Hirohiko Araki’s mega-popular manga series, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: The JOJOLands. While I was uneasy about whether or not Araki should continue the series with yet another saga since its previous part, JoJolion,

Screenshot: Omega Force / EA I’ve been having a blast playing Wild Hearts, a Monster Hunter-style action-RPG from the studio behind Dynasty Warriors, and I’ve learned a ton about how to survive its beautiful but brutal Kemono beats in my time with it so far. I’ve come to impart that wisdom to you, dear reader,

Megan (2023) Photo: Blumhouse Announced earlier today, Blumhouse—the Hollywood production company behind hit horror films like Megan and Get Out—is launching its own video game studio led by some game dev vets. The new studio, like its parent company, will focus on scary games with smaller budgets. If you watch horror films, then odds are

Screenshot: FromSoftware / Garden of Eyes / Kotaku If you’re taking a moral stand and not playing Hogwarts Legacy but still have a bit of FOMO for not being able to fly around the Scottish highlands on broom-back, cast deadly spells at 11-year-olds, and uphold a status quo rooted in centuries-old anti-Semitism, don’t fret. There’s

’It’s-a Me, Call of Duty!”Image: Activision Blizzard / Nintendo / Kotaku Microsoft’s president and vice chairman Brad Smith announced today that the company signed a 10-year contract to bring Xbox games to Nintendo consoles. Smith took to Twitter to announce the “binding” contract, promising to drop “Xbox games and Activision titles like Call of Duty”

It’s true: Valve can make a video game. And when they do, the results are usually something special. Are we likely to see something new this year? When it comes to Valve, you’re always safer assuming the answer is no. But let’s review what the company has said publicly about its developer ambitions. Speaking with

Screenshot: Naughty Dog A brief appearance of a girl curiously watching Ellie eat during this week’s episode of The Last of Us had fans of the games excited. And fans of just the show were likely left a little confused as to what all the fuss is about. If you’re here wondering who the hell