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Final Fantasy XIV Has More Than Doubled Its Active Playerbase On Steam Since June

Square Enix's popular MMORPG hit over 90k active players on Steam, breaking past record of 67k

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The Rock Turns Fortnite's Island Upside-Down In 'The End'

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Halo Infinite's Multiplayer Is About To Get Much Better With New Playlists

Get ready to play Fiesta, SWAT, and Free-For All to your heart’s content

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Wholesome Classroom Hypes Professor As He Rolls For Rare Genshin Impact Hero

Jubilant students were brought together by their shared love for miHoYo’s gacha game

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Report: PlayStation Planning Xbox Game Pass-Style Subscription Service

The new service will provide access to games both new and very, very old

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Sunday Comics: Winner!

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Diablo Meets Minecraft In This Game Pass Hidden Gem

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The Game Awards Won't Take Sides On Activision Fallout To Focus On Reveals [Update]

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Best Deals of the Day: Beats Studio3 Headphones, Buy 2 Get 1 Free Toys,...

Check out the best deals of the day for Sunday, December 5, 2021.

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Let a Gamer in Your Life Know You Love Them With the Best Holiday 2021...

From Nintendo to PlayStation to Xbox and more, we have you covered this holiday…

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This 18% Off HP Omen Deal Means Something; This is Important

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Videos

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ANNO: Mutationem Kaiju Boss Fight Gameplay

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Dare You Step Into Murder House?

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Impressions: Forza Horizon 5

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What's A 4X Game, And Why Do They Rule?

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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

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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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After Long Server Queues, Square Enix Will Give Final Fantasy XIV Players Free Game Time

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Sunday Comics: Winner!

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Halo Subreddit Temporarily Shutdown Because Angry Gamers Won't Stop Being Toxic Jerks

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New Grimes Song Declares Elon Musk As 'Greatest Gamer' But Crappy Boyfriend

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

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The 12 Best Games on PlayStation Now

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The 17 Best Games On Xbox Game Pass

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The Best Dreamcast Games

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Speedrunning

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Twitch Streamer Beats Every Classic Resident Evil Game Without Taking A Single Hit

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Metroid Dread Speedrunners Are Beating The Game In 90 Minutes Flat

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New Glitch Could 'Break' BotW Wide Open, Speedrunners Say

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Mario Kart 8 Speedrunner Has Nearly Perfected Blowing Himself Up

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Twitch

Kotaku East

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The PlayStation 1 Is Now 27 Years Old

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In Japan, Snacks Keep Getting Smaller And It Sucks

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With Omicron Looming, Japan Institutes More Travel Bans

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Here Are Japan's Biggest Selling Manga of 2021

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Fine Art

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The Art Of Battlefield 2042

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Get 'Em, Jinx

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The Best PlayStations Were Beat To Hell

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

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The Best Fan-Made Anime Cars In Forza Horizon 5

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New JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime Opening Uses CG Beautifully

Look At This Squeakin’ Guinea Pig Car Racing Game You Guys

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Everything Leading Into One Piece's Historic 1,000th Episode, According To The Voice Actors

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