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Someone's Already Playing Cyberpunk 2077

It seems at least one PS4 copy of Cyberpunk 2077 is in the hands of someone a little early. That person decided to stream about 20 minutes of the game, showing off part of the opening section in the game’s “Nomad” lifepath.

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Phantom Brigade, A New Turn-Based Tactics Game, Rules

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Let's Rank All The Spider-Man Games, From Worst To Best

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The World Ends With You Is Finally Getting A Sequel

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Doom Running On A Nintendo Game & Watch

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Destiny 2 Team Beats Raid, Unlocks New Beyond Light Quests For All Players

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I Don’t Actually Play Melty Blood, I Just Listen To It

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Capcom's Latest Retro Console Is So Adorable

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Nintendo's Theme Park Is Looking Fantastic

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The Best Games For The Xbox Series X And S

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The Best Games For The PlayStation 5

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Swinub Is Just Begging To Be Spiral Cut And Honey Glazed

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PSVR Brought Virtual Reality To The Masses

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Monday's Best Deals: Roomba i3+, Hallmark Holiday Gift Wrap, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Pre-Lit Wreaths, Ulta Lip Glossary Kit, Mpow Earbuds, and More

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Get Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC for $18 Because the Fight Is Never Finished

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Game, Set, Match: Amazon Serves up Mario Tennis Aces for Just $30

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Videos

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Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Is A Game Of Challenging Beats

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Godfall Is Good For Some Simple, Satisfying Hack And Slash

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Assassin's Creed Syndicate Sort Of Works On PS5, If You Don't Mind The Shadows

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Check Out The Kotaku Game Diary

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Welcome To Cosplay, Kotaku's Website About...Cosplay

Next Gen: PlayStation 5

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PlayStation 5: The Kotaku Review

I’m sitting at my desk, staring at the PlayStation 5 looming over my media stand—“entertainment center” is a little too grandiose for the small piece of Target furniture that holds all my gaming stuff—and wondering how the hell I’m going to review…

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Here’s How Fast Games Load On The PlayStation 5

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Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales: The Kotaku Review

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Two Weeks With My PS5

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15 Tips To Make The Most Of Your New PlayStation 5

Next Gen: Xbox Series X/S

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These Pokémon Sweets Are Too Cute To Eat

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Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Japan Release Marred By Bloodless Confusion

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A Pokémon Go Event In Japan Is Probably A Bad Idea Right Now

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REVIEWS AND IMPRESSIONS

12 Best Games for Every Platform

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The 12 Best Games For The Nintendo Switch

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The 12 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 12 Best Games On Xbox Game Pass

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The Best Dreamcast Games

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#MeToo

A summer of reckoning for video games

Twitch

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New Cyberpunk 2077 Mode Will Help Streamers Avoid DMCA Takedowns

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Streamers Baffled By New Twitch Option To Buy Affiliate Status

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Twitch's Digital Convention Was A Day-Long Commercial That Left Streamers Feeling Frustrated

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Twitch Apologizes, But DMCA Fiasco Continues With Punishments For In-Game Sounds, Deleted Clips

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Tips

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How To Easily Uncover Every Skill In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

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How To Zoom In On Small Text In Any Xbox Series X / S Game

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How To Make Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Feel More Like Classic Assassin’s Creed

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Destiny 2's new Season of the Hunt goes live this afternoon, but you’ll need to have finished th

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Anime

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I Don’t Actually Play Melty Blood, I Just Listen To It

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Astro’s Playroom Made Me Love My PS5’s GPU

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Fly Me To The Moon And Let Me Play Among The Bayonetta Soundtrack

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Sinistar’s Roars Were So Terrifying They Still Inspire Songs

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Now 2021 Cosplay Shows Are Being Cancelled As Well

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My Heart Is Fully Open For The Nanny & Married With Children Cosplay

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Fantastic Ghostbusters Cosplay, Dogs And Cats, Living Together

Metroid Cosplay For The Ages

Board Game Reviews

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Western Empires: The Kotaku Review

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Assault On Hoth: The Empire Strikes Back: The Kotaku Review

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Undaunted: Normandy: The Kotaku Review

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Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America Is A Very Timely New Board Game

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The best community screenshots

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YEE-HAW!

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Spider-Man: Miles Morales Has An Amazing Photo Mode

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That's Not A Sword, This Is A Sword

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Sleepy Samurai

Fine Art

A celebration of the work of video game artists

Weird Mods

You Can Play Doom (And Loads Of Other Games) Inside Minecraft

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This Red Dead Redemption II Mod Lets You Ride A Giant Cougar

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Baby Yoda Mod Is Here To Wreck Shit In Battlefront II

Red Dead Redemption 2 On Lowest Settings Looks Like It Came From The Early ’90s

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Bowser Is Only Four Feet Tall, Judging By Luigi’s Penis

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Video Game Controller Buttons, Ranked

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BioShock Infinite: The IGN Review: The Kotaku Review

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Yesterday, Our Headlines Rhymed