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Mass Effect: Universe Trailer Leaks After BioWare's Closure - What the Footage Actually Shows
A two-minute Mass Effect: Universe trailer leaked a day after EA closed BioWare and cancelled the next game. Here's what it reportedly shows — and why it's still unverified.
Call of Duty Comes Full Circle: Modern Warfare 4's In Memoriam Tribute to Vince Zampella
The final mission of Modern Warfare 4 ends. The screen fades to black. Before a single developer name scrolls past, four memorial cards appear in silence. The last one reads: Vince Zampella. For...
Rainbow Six Siege Is Planning for the GTA 6 Exodus - And Promising Loyal Players 'Kings and Queens' Treatment
It is not often that a live-service game director stands up in public and admits a rival release is going to hurt his numbers. The industry playbook usually calls for spin, deflection, or silence. So...
Inside Job: The Fortnite Leaker Who Worked for Epic Games and the Legal Battle That Followed
For years, the Fortnite leak ecosystem has operated in the digital shadows. Dataminers, armed with code-sifting tools and patience, have built communities of hundreds of thousands hungry for the next...
FromSoftware, Not Sony, Turned Down Bluepoint's Bloodborne Remake
Just days after Sony decided to close remake masters Bluepoint Games, a new report claimed it wasn't PlayStation itself that stonewalled the idea of a Bloodborne remake by Bluepoint, but developer FromSoftware.
Kotaku Reinforces as Mothership Launches: A Tale of Two Gaming Media Strategies in 2026
The games media world split into two distinct futures over one weekend in January 2026. Within 72 hours, the industry witnessed two defining events that charted starkly different courses. On one...