Kotaku

01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Kotaku

Kotaku kotaku.com

Wikidata: video game website and blog

Company

No imprint we could read

Online since

Not in the Internet Archive

Audience

Top 10K In English

02 · Privacy

What Kotaku tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

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   gamespot.com Top 10K English

   video game website

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   Polygon polygon.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

   Polygon: Gaming and Entertainment News, Culture, Reviews, and More

   Your source for the latest in video games, sci-fi, fantasy, tabletop games, anime, horror, books, and comics.

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   eurogamer.net English 6 trackers

   Eurogamer.net

   Your trusted source for video game news, reviews and guides, since 1999.

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   ign.com Top 10K German 3 trackers

   IGN Deutschland

   IGN Deutschland: Eure Anlaufstelle für aktuelle Tests, Reviews und Specials zu Videospielen, Games, Kino und Serien. Von Playstation 5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch und PC bis zu Marvel und Co.

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   GameRant gamerant.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   GameRant - Breaking News, Reviews & Everything Else in the World of Video Games

   GameRant delivers content written by gamers for gamers with an emphasis on news, reviews, unique features, and interviews.

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   TheGamer thegamer.com English 1 tracker

   TheGamer - The Leading Source for Gaming News, Reviews, and Interviews

   TheGamer delivers the biggest video game news, in-depth interviews, honest reviews, timely previews, and surprising stories.

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   gamesradar.com English 3 trackers

   GamesRadar+

   GamesRadar+ takes you closer to the games, movies and TV you love.

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   PC Gamer pcgamer.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

   PC Gamer | THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES

   British-American video game magazine

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   Rock Paper Shotgun rockpapershotgun.com English 7 trackers

   Rock Paper Shotgun

   PC gaming news, previews, reviews, opinion.

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    PCGamesN pcgamesn.com English 2 trackers

    PCGamesN | PC games news, reviews, guides, and hardware

    The latest PC games news, guides, and reviews. Expert opinions on the PC gaming gear you need and the games you play.

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    4gamer.net Japanese 1 tracker

    4Gamer.net ― 日本最大級の総合ゲーム情報サイト。最新ゲームのニュース，レビューはここで！

    ゲームの最新ニュースをお届けします。また，ゲームのタイトルのユーザーレビューの募集/掲載や，発売スケジュールなども用意。遊びたいゲームを探す時にご活用ください！

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    GameMeca gamemeca.com Korean 2 trackers

    게임메카, 대한민국 1등 인터넷 게임신문

    게임메카는 온라인게임 뉴스, 인기게임 순위, 신작과 업데이트 정보, 게임 공략, 모바일게임 순위, 웹게임 순위를 제공합니다.

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    Famitsu famitsu.com Japanese 3 trackers

    ファミ通.com / ゲーム・エンタメの速報・最新情報

    ゲーム・エンタメ総合情報サイト。Switch・PS5・PS4・Xbox Series X・アプリ等の最新ニュース、ゲーム発売日情報、レビュー、ゲーム販売本数ランキングから、クリエイターのインタビュー記事、他アニメ・声優コンテンツなども充実しています！

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    playground.ru Top 10K Russian 2 trackers

    PlayGround.ru - Компьютерные игры, патчи, моды, прохождение игр, коды, читы, трейнеры, скачать игры

    PlayGround.ru - Компьютерные игры, патчи, моды, прохождение игр, коды, читы, трейнеры, скачать игры

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    thisisgame.com 1 tracker

    디스이즈게임

    https://www.thisisgame.com

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    TechSpot techspot.com

    computer and tech enthusiast website

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    comicbook.com English 5 trackers

    Comicbook.com: Comics, Movies, TV, Gaming and Anime

    Comicbook.com is the #1 site for everything geek. Get news, opinion and exclusives on movies, TV shows, video games, comics, anime and more.

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    ZDNET zdnet.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    News and Advice on the World's Latest Innovations | ZDNET - ZDNET

    see all latest

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    TechPowerUp techpowerup.com English No trackers

    TechPowerUp

    Leading tech publication, with fast news, thorough reviews, and a strong community.

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    Inven inven.co.kr Top 10K

    South Korean webzine

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04 · History

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05 · Details

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