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The 19 Best Games For The Nintendo Switch

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Despite Filing Harassment Reports, Employees Say Ubisoft Isn't Doing Much

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Epic Games Faces Staff Uproar Over Ending Popular Time-Off Policy

The Fortnite-maker ended a pandemic-era policy of alternative Friday vacation days for staff

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New World's Economy Is So Busted, Players Are Bartering For Items

Players are hoarding money and trading for goods as a deflation crisis hits Amazon’s MMO

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After Backlash, Mass Effect 3 Devs Say Team Crunched To Deliver New Ending

Ex-BioWare devs reflect on how Mass Effect 3’s ending was received nearly a decade later

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You’re Probably Not Actually Stuck In Metroid Dread

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YouTuber Valkyrae Under Fire Over Skin Care Line

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What Happens When AI Tries To Review A Video Game

Alex Walker

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One More Squid Game Article To Help You Lock Down Some Merch

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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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The BioShock Problem: When Gameplay And Narrative Clash

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The Best New Games on Xbox Game Pass in September 2021

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

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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

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Flipnote Studio Creations Find New Life On Crank-y Playdate Handheld

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Overwatch's McCree Is Now Cole Cassidy

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YouTuber Valkyrae Under Fire Over Skin Care Line

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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 12 Best Games on PlayStation Now

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The 17 Best Games On Xbox Game Pass

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Speedrunning

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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Somehow We’re Still Learning New Things About BotW In 2021

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Man Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Four Copies Of Tokyo Revengers Manga Worth $18

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NetEase Games Acquires Goichi Suda's Grasshopper Manufacture

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Masahiro Sakurai Explains How Sora Came To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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Tipping In Japan? One Company Aims To Spread It Throughout The Country

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The Art Of Far Cry 6

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Oh No Oh No

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Player 67

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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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Dune: Imperium: The Kotaku Review

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A Closer Look At The New Dragon Ball Anime Movie's CG

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Your Fall 2021 Anime Guide

Slime Isekai’s DBZ Homage Has Everyone Arguing About Kamehamehas

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I Just Read 1,025 Chapters Of One Piece, And It's A Damn Masterpiece

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