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Every Single English-Language SNES Manual Is Now Available Online

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Watch Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' Opening Titles

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Summer Games Done Quick Raises Over $3 Million For Charity

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10 Unknown Indie Games To Wishlist Right Away

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The Best Gear For Scoring Goals In Mario Strikers: Battle League

Seven Minutes From American Arcadia: It's Like The Truman Show, But They’re Trying To Kill You

Thank You, PS Plus, For Making My Backlog Even Bigger

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Tensions Rise At Bethesda As Employees Pressure Company On Abortion Measures

Many at the Starfield studio feel management’s response to the repeal of reproductive rights has been inadequate

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Sources: Unity Laying Off Hundreds Of Staffers [Update]

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Let’s Remember How Amazing 2002 Was For Video Games

From Super Mario Sunshine to GTA: Vice City, 2002 was full of bangers

and Zack Zwiezen

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Netflix’s New Heavy Metal Fantasy Anime Is Unapologetically Horny And That's OK

Bastard!!: Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy perfectly balances the humor and spice of a ‘90s OVA

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10 Video Game Rats, Ranked By How Chill They Seem

Rats from games like Elden Ring all look horrifying, but I need to know which would make the coolest best friend

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Our Favorite Cosplay From Yeticon 2022

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EA Roasted For Dunking On Single-Player Games After Everything It’s Done

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Every Hot Dog Emoji On Steam Belongs To A Guy Named Brian

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Game Pass Is Now Officially A Revolving Door For Big Games

Three of the best Yakuza games join PowerWash Simulator on Microsoft's popular service

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10 More Fascinating Indie Games To Wishlist Today

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Watch Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' Opening Titles

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You Won't Regret Dropping Money on Today’s Best Amazon Deals

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A Game So Good It Could Have Been Hexen III

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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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Activision Blizzard Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit For $18 Million

The sexual harassment suit against the Call of Duty maker is the second largest in EEOC history

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Microsoft Closing In On $70 Billion Deal To Buy Activision Blizzard

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The Wall Street Journal reports the awful CEO has prevented the numbers of firings from being revealed

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New Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Endured By Woman For Years

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Microsoft Started Activision Acquisition Talks Three Days After Bombshell Harassment Report

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Activision Stock Shenanigans Being Investigated By Justice Department, SEC

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10 More Fascinating Indie Games To Wishlist Today

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A Tiny Glimpse Of Hope For PS3 Emulation On PS5

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10 Unknown Indie Games To Wishlist Right Away

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Hilarious 'Web 3 Console' Will Never, Ever Happen

Reviews

12 Best Games for Every Platform

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The 18 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 24 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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Elden Ring Speedrunner Decides Eyes Are OP, Beats Bosses While Blindfolded

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Elden Ring Beaten In 20 Minutes With Ridiculous Teleporting Glitch

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Elden Ring Lord Breaks Own World Record Five Times In A Row

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Elden Ring Pro Beats Game In About Two Hours Without Dying Once

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Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Is Getting Its Own Sake

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Razer's Headquarters Looks Like One Of Its Gaming Peripherals

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Manga Publisher Shueisha Establishes Game Company

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Making Your Own Kaneda Bike From Akira Seems Hard

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Fine Art

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Old Soldiers Never Die...

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Pokemon's Kids Are All Grown Up

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Blood Red

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Space Race: The Kotaku Review

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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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Anime

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Watch Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' Opening Titles

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Netflix’s New Heavy Metal Fantasy Anime Is Unapologetically Horny And That's OK

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Your Summer 2022 Anime Guide

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One Piece Just Said 'Trans Rights' In The Most Oda Way Possible

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