That's right, GameStop stores will be open on Thanksgiving day this year. The company informed their staff during a conference call this morning. Kotaku spoke with two people who were on the call, saying it's a change in policy that has ups...

With Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrency mining in vogue right now, prices of video cards have skyrocketed. It makes little sense this Summer to build a simple gaming rig with an in-demand GPU like the GTX 1070 or 1060 with prices a...

GameStop is running a pretty kick-ass Fourth of July "Game Day Sale" with a bunch of historic low prices on recent releases such as Mass Effect: Andromeda for only $20. We've rounded up all the great picks below. Note that shipping is free ...

It looks like the next timed event in Overwatch won't be Valentine themed, though that still may be something to look forward to in the future. Last night the Overwatch team revealed that the next event will be themed around Chinese Ne...

As is tradition, it's time to share your hauls! Whether it's video game related or not, feel free to show us what you've got. As for me, my wife is once again on point with gift-giving. I got a Diablo bottle opener (which is much larger tha...

The folks who run the Humble Bundle have a holiday present for everyone who logs in today. From now until 10 AM Pacific time tomorrow, anyone who logs in to the Humble Store page can claim a free Steam copy of Codemasters' 2008 ra...

IO Interactive is giving us a compelling reason to revisit Hitman's Paris fashion show level today with a Christmas makeover and the Holiday Hoarders mission. Peter gave us the rundown already, but there is one specific note to bring up. Th...

I'm not even actively playing Overwatch right now on account of the wallet-punching last several weeks this has been for big game releases, but I'm still feeling antsy for Blizzard's holiday event. Some details and clues seeped out after a ...

Sonic the Hedgehog has been many things: Werehog, knight, spinball, hover boarder, kart driver, and even a Super Saiyan. But he's never been a buildable stuffed toy. Thanks to Build-A-Bear and Sega, in celebration of Sonic's 25th Anniversar...

While most of the focus of the new update on Overwatch's Public Test Realm (PTR) has been on the changes to Symmetra, it looks like some other data for the upcoming patch may have given away Overwatch's next holiday event. Reddit user Venxa...

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. It's a slow news day since it's a national holiday here in the United States. I recommend settling down with the Mystery Science Theater Turkey Day Marathon running now on YouTube. You could also chec...

Here's an offer you can't refuse, and it isn't because Gandhi's forces are just chilling at the border. You know, relocating his forces. No big deal. One of the best Civilization VI deals for the Black Friday season has just appeared on Gre...

Break out your wallet and start memorizing your credit card number, because the Black Friday sales have descended.. Both Green Man Gaming and Bundle Stars have launched their giant Black Friday sale with hundreds of deals on tap for PC game...

Remember this beauty? Why, it's the old Xbox One! And here's her old pal Don what's-his-name. They are here to sell you a classic at an attractive price. It comes with a full warranty, a platform exclusive, the works. The only thing missing...

Target started off an "Early Black Friday" preview sale yesterday, with deals running through Thursday night (today). Generally these type of sales are decent but nothing to write home about, but their "video game preview pick" is legitimat...

I actually have quite a fond memory of Christmas morning in 2014. My cousin had come over with his family and his son wanted to play NBA 2K15. I figured, why not? I'm never going to touch the game (which came as a pack-in with my PS4), so w...

Halloween costumes and Overwatch's generally bad-ass skins seem like the perfect match, so of course people have been clamoring for seasonal content. We all know it's coming, it's just a question of when and how. A Reddit poster by the name...

The YouTube dislikes don't seem to be slowing down Call of Duty much. According to the Nielsen company, Infinite Warfare is tied with Battlefield 1 as the most anticipated game of the holiday season. Followed by that pair is Final...

We can almost hear Microsoft at this point: "We'll give you anything you want, just help us clear out some of these Xbox One bundles from our warehouse." The Xbox One sale at the Microsoft Store is continuing in earnest, especially during t...

After a long holiday, Bungie is back to work this week. For the first update of the new year, Destiny will be adding an event not unlike the Festival of the Lost from Halloween. Except since this one is coming in February, it's all about sp...

Five days after we reported that Steam users were seeing account information that didn't belong to them, Valve has issued a public statement regarding that Christmas kerfuffle. A previous comment from a Valve representative confirmed that a...

Just three more days (for me, I don't know about you weirdos outside of California) and 2015 is over. Any New Year's Resolutions you have that are related to gaming? I personally want to start playing Rocksmith at least 2-3 days a week...

[Header art by MeanderBot.] If you're reading this today, you're probably on the toilet, trying to duck away from that weird cousin/uncle/stranger who always shows up on Christmas. I feel you, I'm there too. Take a deep breath, you'll be fi...

It's finally Christmas here in the United States; a country known for big ol' prisons and giving video game consoles as Christmas gifts. Unless something drastic has changed in the past year, the post-dinner console unboxing remains an immu...

Today is Christmas Eve for those who celebrate the holiday, and many folks are preparing to see their families and drink entirely too much egg nog. They'll also get into political arguments, Uncle Billy will get embarrassingly drunk, and at...