AmericanTruckSongs10
@ethangach.bsky.social
Senior reporter covering gaming and internet culture at Kotaku
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November 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Kotaku wants to get in touch with developers about how AI is being used in your studio.
You can contact our tips hotline tips@kotaku.com or my secure email at ethangach@protonmail.com
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I don’t post much on here but this came out today & I’m very proud of it.
Thanks RPS & @edwinet.bsky.social for letting me do this.
Skating, videogames…both things have had a profound impact on how and why I write, so to be able to put this article out in the world means a lot to me.
Thanks RPS & @edwinet.bsky.social for letting me do this.
Skating, videogames…both things have had a profound impact on how and why I write, so to be able to put this article out in the world means a lot to me.
November 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I don’t post much on here but this came out today & I’m very proud of it.
Thanks RPS & @edwinet.bsky.social for letting me do this.
Skating, videogames…both things have had a profound impact on how and why I write, so to be able to put this article out in the world means a lot to me.
Thanks RPS & @edwinet.bsky.social for letting me do this.
Skating, videogames…both things have had a profound impact on how and why I write, so to be able to put this article out in the world means a lot to me.
In fairness, when I read those first two graphs I thought this was an expose revealing what happened because no one who ever admitted to that would be employable in this field again, right?
Ah, nevertheless...
Ah, nevertheless...
November 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In fairness, when I read those first two graphs I thought this was an expose revealing what happened because no one who ever admitted to that would be employable in this field again, right?
Ah, nevertheless...
Ah, nevertheless...
Okay but what if they all become infected with a virus and the actual game is you have to go kill them
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Okay but what if they all become infected with a virus and the actual game is you have to go kill them
Miyamoto still hasn't solved this one apparently
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Miyamoto still hasn't solved this one apparently
Ubisoft waiting for Tencent to sign off on its latest earnings report
November 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Ubisoft waiting for Tencent to sign off on its latest earnings report
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Fresh writing for the morning! I want to talk to you all about vampires, player expectations, and looking art in the eyes.
aftermath.site/vampire-masq...
aftermath.site/vampire-masq...
The Art Of Playing The Damn Video Game
Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 has a lot to offer if you play the game that's in front of you, instead of the one in your head
aftermath.site
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Fresh writing for the morning! I want to talk to you all about vampires, player expectations, and looking art in the eyes.
aftermath.site/vampire-masq...
aftermath.site/vampire-masq...
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
For years the only thing I knew about Maddy was the avatar in the Samus cosplay
i know that nintendo does not send advance codes to people who don't work at official outlets (or who are doing ad work for them or something like that) but i think they should make an exception for me for metroid prime 4 because i am an official metroid outlet in and of myself
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
For years the only thing I knew about Maddy was the avatar in the Samus cosplay
French game union is coordinating a rally outside Take-Two France tomorrow in support of fired Rockstar devs
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
French game union is coordinating a rally outside Take-Two France tomorrow in support of fired Rockstar devs
Running on my phone, you say
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Running on my phone, you say
The Steam Machine is only 4x the size of the Ouya
November 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Steam Machine is only 4x the size of the Ouya
Finally another Balatro device for my living room
new Steam Hardware coming in 2026 store.steampowered.com/sale/hardware
-Steam Controller
-Steam Machine
-Steam Frame
-Steam Controller
-Steam Machine
-Steam Frame
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Finally another Balatro device for my living room
NEW: the IWGB has filed formal legal claims against Rockstar after it says the company refused to meet to discuss bringing back fired developers.
"Rockstar has declined to meet with the IWGB, leading the union and barristers to issue formal legal claims on behalf of the Claimants."
"Rockstar has declined to meet with the IWGB, leading the union and barristers to issue formal legal claims on behalf of the Claimants."
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
NEW: the IWGB has filed formal legal claims against Rockstar after it says the company refused to meet to discuss bringing back fired developers.
"Rockstar has declined to meet with the IWGB, leading the union and barristers to issue formal legal claims on behalf of the Claimants."
"Rockstar has declined to meet with the IWGB, leading the union and barristers to issue formal legal claims on behalf of the Claimants."
I for one am ready to see the "Eurogamer Review" discourse move beyond "is this legal?" (obviously) and "reviews are opinions" (also true) to literally anything more substantive and elucidating
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I for one am ready to see the "Eurogamer Review" discourse move beyond "is this legal?" (obviously) and "reviews are opinions" (also true) to literally anything more substantive and elucidating
When you break up Tenacious D to collect that bag
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
When you break up Tenacious D to collect that bag
Excited for this but a $15 DLC with only a couple of new bosses feels thin.
Hoping there's a lot more here than meets the eye.
Hoping there's a lot more here than meets the eye.
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Excited for this but a $15 DLC with only a couple of new bosses feels thin.
Hoping there's a lot more here than meets the eye.
Hoping there's a lot more here than meets the eye.
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fortnite friday is a talk show that takes place entirely in fortnite, which has nonetheless pulled names as big as gavin newsom, george santos, and the rizzler. I’ve always wondered how @connoreatspants.bsky.social does it, and I finally got a chance to ask him
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
fortnite friday is a talk show that takes place entirely in fortnite, which has nonetheless pulled names as big as gavin newsom, george santos, and the rizzler. I’ve always wondered how @connoreatspants.bsky.social does it, and I finally got a chance to ask him
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🚨new piece on kotaku... from me!🚨
I wrote about the hollow feeling of a story that mistakes movement for change.
Hades II Isn’t a Story—It’s Maintenance:
I wrote about the hollow feeling of a story that mistakes movement for change.
Hades II Isn’t a Story—It’s Maintenance:
Hades 2's story is a rite of passage tale that's missing the most important ingredient:
Hades II Isn’t A Story—It’s Maintenance - Kotaku
Supergiant's roguelike sequel confuses repetition for revelation
kotaku.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
🚨new piece on kotaku... from me!🚨
I wrote about the hollow feeling of a story that mistakes movement for change.
Hades II Isn’t a Story—It’s Maintenance:
I wrote about the hollow feeling of a story that mistakes movement for change.
Hades II Isn’t a Story—It’s Maintenance:
Sony just set the new bar for Directs with this Mister Rogers aesthetic
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Sony just set the new bar for Directs with this Mister Rogers aesthetic
The "please don't quote tweet me Tim Sweeney" school of headline writing
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The "please don't quote tweet me Tim Sweeney" school of headline writing
"Nearly everyone at the magazine sent emails protesting Jasper’s firing. Condé Nast responded by placing five more employees, including another New Yorker staff member, on unpaid suspension. They, too, had stood in Duncan’s hallway."
Union-busting at the magazine
And notes from Korea and NYC
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"Nearly everyone at the magazine sent emails protesting Jasper’s firing. Condé Nast responded by placing five more employees, including another New Yorker staff member, on unpaid suspension. They, too, had stood in Duncan’s hallway."
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...