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Nobody Saves The World Turns Zelda Into A Super Satisfying Dungeon Grind

Drinkbox’s action-RPG scratches all the right itches

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Oh No, I’ve Maxed Out Halo Infinite’s Battle Pass

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Rainbow Six Extraction Should Be Your Next Game Pass Download

Ubisoft’s new co-op shooter is not what I expected and that’s a good thing

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Pokémon Go Trading Halted After Player Gets Extremely Lucky

Someone made out like a bandit thanks to a Pokémon Go bug

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Here’s Every Upcoming 2022 Video Game Release Date

Your comprehensive video game release calendar for 2022 and beyond

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Xbox Creator Nearly Got Fired After Saying Gaming Is Like Masturbating

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Ocarina Of Time Gets Surprise Emulation Fix On Switch

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Call Of Duty QA Testers Form Activision Blizzard’s First Union

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Best Deals of the Day: Sabrent 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub, Dynamic Gear Bamboo...

Check out the best deals of the day for Sunday, January 23, 2022.

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Game in Style and Save 10% On Your Favorite Flavors of the Xbox Series...

The black and white controllers are boring. Let's get funky.

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Co-op: The Best Video Games That Make You Cry

Games that tug at your heartstrings and that stay on your mind for weeks to…

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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Battlefield 2042 Launches Zombie Mode, Immediately Pulls It After It Breaks XP

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Survey Says Developers Are Definitely Not Interested In Crypto Or NFTs

Nintendo Hunts Down Videos Of Fan-Made Pokémon FPS

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The Week In Games: Arceus, I Choose You!

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

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The Best Dreamcast Games

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Year in Review

Speedrunning

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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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Speedrunner Beats Halo Infinite On The Highest Difficulty Without Firing A Single Bullet

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Sonic 4: Episode II Speedrun Record Broken By Player In Cursed Sonic Outfit

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Twitch

Kotaku East

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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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