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The Halo Infinite Players Who Look Amazing Without Spending A Penny

Events like ‘Winter Contingency’ and ‘Cyber Showdown’ build out player wardrobes in 343’s multiplayer shooter

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How To Pick The Best Four-Star Character In Genshin Impact's Lantern Rite Event

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A Troll Bot Is Ruining Wordle By Forcing Innocent Players To See The Next Day's Answer

The Wordlinator is replying to people on social media who are sharing their scores

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Is Some Damn Fine (And Free) Card Fighting

Yu-Gi-Oh!’s answer to Magic: The Gathering Arena is an excellent digital version of Konami’s card game

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Mario Odyssey Speedrunner Completes Absurd, Nearly Unplayable ‘HUD Challenge’

It’s a wonder you can see Mario, Peach, or Bowser with all the crap on-screen

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Saudi-Backed Company Buys ESL For $1 Billion

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Palworld Is What Happens When You Mix Pokémon And Capitalism

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Castlevania-Inspired Roguelike Is Pure Dopamine

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Deals of the Day

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Best Deals of the Day: Apple AirPods, Samsung The Frame TV, Sunny Health...

Check out the best deals of the day for Monday, January 24, 2022.

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Take a Seat in One of the Best Gaming Chairs, According to Reviewers

Plant your butt in some of the better gaming chairs we've come across.

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The Best Gaming Laptops for Gamers Who Don’t Like to Camp in One Spot

These on-the-go gaming rigs pack a powerful punch while maintaining portability.

Videos

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Fortnite's Klombos Are Majestic Beasts

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It Takes Two Achieves Near-Perfect Design Harmony

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Impressions: Forza Horizon 5

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ANNO: Mutationem Kaiju Boss Fight Gameplay

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What's a Kotaku? Who Works Here?

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Welcome To The Last Generation, A Look Back At Seven Years Of Video Games

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Hello Kotaku, It's Me, Your New EIC

Activision Blizzard

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Microsoft Closing In On $70 Billion Deal To Buy Activision Blizzard

The Xbox owner is close to buying the beleaguered Call Of Duty publisher

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Report: Bobby Kotick Is Still Trying To Hide The Scale Of Activision's Problems

Head Of Microsoft Says He’s ‘Grateful’ For Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick's 'Commitment to Real Change'

Microsoft won't confirm whether it will keep the Activision Blizzard CEO once the nearly $70 billion deal goes through

Everything That Has Happened Since The Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Was Filed

The studios behind World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, and Overwatch are being sued over sexual harassment

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Purchase Isn’t Great, But Isn’t An Illegal Monopoly Either

There’s much more to a monopoly than simply buying up the competition

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Longtime Blizzard Employee Spouted Hateful Garbage On Discord Server

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Activision Blizzard Devs Announce Strike Fund To Support Work Stoppage

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Call of Duty Studio Vaguely Promises To Do Better A Month After Sexual Harassment Report

Tips and Advice

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Hands On: The PS5’s Storage Upgrade Is Quick And Easy

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How To Move Your Animal Crossing Island Onto Your New Switch, OLED Or Not

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How To Buy A PS5 Or Xbox Series X/S

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Valve's New Rating System Shows Which Games Play Best On Steam Deck

Culture

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Raven's New 'Organizational Change' Conveniently Breaks Up Union Members

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Pokémon Legends: Arceus Has Giant Pokémon And Of Course Everyone Wants To Be Stepped On

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Shameless Unpacking Clone Is The App Store's Top Download [Update: It's Gone]

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Saudi-Backed Company Buys ESL For $1 Billion

Reviews

12 Best Games for Every Platform

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The 19 Best Games For The Nintendo Switch

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The 15 Best Games on PC

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The Best Games For The Game Boy Advance

5/12/20 8:45PM

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The 12 Best Games on PlayStation Now

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The 21 Best Games On Xbox Game Pass

1/07/22 5:06PM

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The Best Dreamcast Games

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Year in Review

Speedrunning

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Mario Odyssey Speedrunner Completes Absurd, Nearly Unplayable ‘HUD Challenge’

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Nine Months Later, Breath of the Wild Player Is First To Collect 'Impossible' Arrow

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Wiz Completes Each Level In One Enormous Combo

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Meet The ‘Lesbian Skip,’ An Essential Deltarune Speedrunning Strat

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A Look Inside Nintendo’s Old Kyoto Headquarters

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Japanese Internet Reacts To Microsoft's $70 Billion Proposal To Buy Activision

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Report: Live-Action Lost Judgment TV Series In The Works

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Final Fantasy VII Writer Doesn't Want To Talk About His Games On Twitter

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Fine Art

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The Art Of Halo Infinite

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Hold! Hold!

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Nice Owl

Board Games

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Company Of Heroes: The Kotaku Review

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Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Of Venice: The Kotaku Review

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Who Goes There?: The Kotaku Review

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Playing Pandemic Legacy In 2021 Was Not The Best Time

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Anime

Studio Ghibli Teams Up With Luxury Brand For Some Expensive Merch

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Belle Is A Spiritual Sequel To Summer Wars And A Modern Beauty And The Beast

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Your Winter 2022 Anime Guide

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AMC Gets Serious About Anime By Acquiring Sentai Filmworks And Hidive

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