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Dev Behind Creepy Shooter With A Brilliant Trailer Says ‘It Hurts To Be Sitting At 48% Positive Ratings After Putting All Our Hearts And Souls Into This Game Over 4 Years’

Industria 2 is not off to a great start

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The 15 Best SpongeBob SquarePants Episodes, Ranked

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The Metal Gear Solid 2 HD Source Code Has Reportedly Leaked 15 Years Later

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Weekend Guide: 5 Games We’re Loving And Can’t Wait To Get Back To

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Some Of The Best Star Wars Games Ever Made Are Dirt Cheap Right Now

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Some Of The Best Nintendo Switch Games Are On Sale Right Now

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Marvel Actor Still In Disbelief Over Disney’s Sweeping Layoffs, Claims Artists ‘Are Now Being Replaced By AI’

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New Yuri Anime Has Girls Duking It Out In Street Fighter 6 (And Falling In Love)

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Anker’s Smartly Designed Power Strip Falls to Its Lowest Price, With USB-C and USB-A Ports Included

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Prime Day Isn’t Here, but This Windows 11 Pro Mini PC With 16GB RAM Is Already at Record Low on Amazon

Anker Clears Out Soundcore Boom 2 Outdoor Speaker, Now Well Under $100 on Amazon

May 1

SHOKZ Goes All-In on Open-Ear Headphones, OpenFit 2+ Drops Below Black Friday Price for a Limited Time

May 1

Amazon Is Blowing Out Echo Dot Alexa+ Speaker at Its Lowest Price of the Year Even Without Prime Day

May 1

The Neo Isn’t Apple’s Only Sub-$1,000 Laptop as M5 MacBook Air Hits Lowest Price Ever

May 1

LEGO Botanicals Mini Bonsai Tree Set Drops Over 30% for a Great Mother’s Day Pick on Amazon

May 1

Samsung 49″ Odyssey G9 Series Curved Gaming Monitor Is 30% Off on Amazon, Bigger Discount Than Prime Day

May 1

Sony’s Aptly Named WF-1000XM6 Earbuds See a Quick Price Drop After Release, From Pricier Than AirPods Pro 3 to Record Low

Apr 30

TP-Link USB to Ethernet Adapter Quietly Falls Under $10, Broad Device Compatibility Including Nintendo Switch

Apr 30

Anker Clears Out USB-C Power Bank With Foldable Wall Plug at All-Time Low, 3-in-1 Charger With 10,000mAh Capacity

Apr 30

Another Shokz Open-Ear Headphone Deal Lands, OpenDots ONE Hits an Record Low on Amazon

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Valve’s New Steam Controller: The Kotaku Review

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Evercade Is Back With The Classic Emulation Device Of My Dreams

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YouTuber Reconstructs Nintendo’s Notoriously Rare First Arcade Game

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Princess Peach Was The Best Character In Super Mario Bros. 2

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The Original Super Mario Bros. Is Still Hiding Secrets 40 Years Later

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Disney+ Pulls The Abyss Over Controversial Rat Scene — Again

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A Hot-Fix Is On The Way For MindsEye’s Frustrating CPR Mini-Game

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Ironheart‘s New Trailer Delivers A Couple Cool Surprises

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Exclusives Are Still The Top Reason People Play Games On Consoles, But They’re Becoming Less Important

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Insolvent Publisher Announces Gaming Showcase Just 24 Hours After Shutting Down RPG Studio As Union Calls On Fans Not To Buy Its Games

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Xbox Boss Acknowledges Another Rough Quarter As Microsoft CEO Says The Company Needs To ‘Win Back Fans’

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Final Fantasy 14 Is Finally Coming To Switch 2 But There’s Apparently A Nintendo Tax

Gamers Are Suing Nintendo For Tariff Refunds

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The Best Games Of 2025 (So Far)

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