In a weird twist, apparently consumer spending on new physical video games in the U.S. is actually up 5 percent year-over-year so far in 2026, and it’s mostly thanks to game-key cards. Okay, it’s mostly thanks to there being way more game-key cards available than before, and the Switch 2…existing. This…

Hello and welcome to the first entry of Guiding Key, Kotaku’s new Kingdom Hearts book club where we’re going to go through every single game in Square Enix’s Disney/Final Fantasy crossover until we reach Kingdom Hearts IV’s launch in late 2027. Today is October 8, and that means Square just…

Marvel’s Wolverine is on track to be one of the last first-party PlayStation games that gets released on disc. You might think that means that boxed copy sales of the new PS5 exclusive are inconsequential, but new estimates claim that’s not the case. According to data from Ampere Analysis, roughly…

Xbox has formalized its plans to extend its video games to places like film and TV via a new division called XP. As part of this, the company is also branching out further into the world of theme parks, though that may not be very surprising or exciting. Xbox CTO…

Blizzard has announced that it will give its somewhat controversial new World of Warcraft: Forever race, the Skyborne, a significant makeover early next year, in order to bring them more in line with the “worse”-looking older models from the original game. And most people are happy about that! In a…

Nothing enhances a crime spree better than a few needle-drop tracks, and in Grand Theft Auto 6, you’ll have plenty of music stations to listen to while touring Leonida. Developer Rockstar Games has revealed six of the radio stations and the disc jockeys attached to them, and in a series…