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GameStop Pushes Employees To The Breaking Point During Holiday Rush

Pay freezes, online orders, and staffing shortages plague the last video game chain still standing

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Xbox Game Pass Is Closing Out 2021 With A Bang

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Some Halo Infinite Challenge Swaps And XP Boosts Are Being Held Hostage By Brand Deals

Is it worth eating Chipotle for [checks notes] five whole challenge swaps?

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Paper Mario Is The Next Nintendo Switch Online N64 Game

It's the first new N64 release for the service since October

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Bloodborne Vibes Weren’t Intentional, Say Pinocchio Souls-Like Devs

Despite easy comparisons, Lies of P’s take on Pinocchio isn’t as Dark Souls as it looks

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Beloved Shooter Titanfall Will Be Pulled From Stores Permanently

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Diablo Meets Minecraft In This Game Pass Hidden Gem

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Government Officials Pressuring Activision Blizzard Are Now Threatening The Company's Profits

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Deals of the Day

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Check out the best deals of the day for Thursday, December 2, 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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Remember the Legacy of Satoru Iwata With Ask Iwata for $15

Clip the coupon on the store page to save $5 on Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from…

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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Paper Mario Is The Next Nintendo Switch Online N64 Game

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I Like The Steam Deck's Box Art

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The 'Dick And Balls' GameCube Controller Is NSFW

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One Of The USA's First Omicron Cases Attended Anime Convention With 53,000 People

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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Ubisoft

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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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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Someone Needs To Send Hideo Kojima To Space

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Lucky Kids In Japan Are Getting A Pokémon Playground

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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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