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The New York Times Is Worried Kids Are Playing Video Games Too Much During The Pandemic

Yesterday, the New York Times ran a story that focused on how kids are spending too much time playing video games and using their phones during the covid-19 pandemic. Today, that story was on the front page of the paper, for some reason.

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Massive Fallout: New Vegas Mod The Frontier Is Finally Out

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Auto Chess Is Getting a MOBA, Continuing the Eternal Cycle

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This Bot Turns Reddit Arguments Into Ace Attorney Debates

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The Best Dreamcast Games

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A Hand With Many Fingers Captures The Paranoia Of Cold War Conspiracies

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Decades After Ban, Robot Anime Getting Live-Action Version In The Philippines

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PC Players Will Have To Buy Hitman 2 All Over Again To Unlock Its Levels In Hitman 3 (Update: A Fix Is In The Works)

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Report: Cyberpunk Development Didn't Really Start Until 2016

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Community's Paintball Episodes Have Been Turned Into A Free Online Game

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Anamanaguchi's Scott Pilgrim Soundtrack Is Still Pop-Rock Pixel Perfection

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Video Game Spoilers Are Good, Actually

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Console War Takes Dark Turn As Microsoft Turns Poor Canadian Into Xbox Controller

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The 10 Best Deals of January 18, 2021

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Mama Mia, It's a Big Sale on Digital Nintendo Switch Games!

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Pre-Order Persona 5 Strikers, So You’ll Know Exactly When It’s Coming

Videos

A Video Take On Cyberpunk 2077: Familiar, Convoluted, But Also A Good Time

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Roger Craig Smith On Voicing Hedgehogs And Superheroes

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Exploring the First Few Zones of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

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A New Horizon of Animal Crossing Conspiracy Theories

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Monday's Best Deals: PlayStation Plus, Hydrow Connected Rower, Disney Store Sale, Stasher Reusable Food Bags, Kingdom Hearts Games, Charter Club Sheets, and More

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It Begins: Get Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 or Xbox One for $30

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Strap in for the Long Haul With 2 Years of PlayStation Plus for $58

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

Kotaku East

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Dead Or Alive Creator Launches His Own Game Company

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For A Bootleg Pokémon Game, This Looked Pretty Good

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One Piece Editor Accidentally Clicked On Pirated Manga Site, Says Publisher

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Universal Studios Japan Delays Super Nintendo World Again Due To Covid-19

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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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Twitch's Rust Boom Is The Streamer Crossover Event Of The Century

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Twitch's Pogchamp Removal Was Never Enough, And Now It's Turning Into A Disaster

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Spanish Streamer TheGrefg Obliterates All-Time Twitch Viewership Record

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Twitch Suspends Donald Trump's Channel To Prevent Him From Inciting 'Further Violence'

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Tips

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Immortals Fenyx Rising Is Even Better If You Remap The Buttons

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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Hidden Ones Bureaus Hide A Great Series Callback

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How To Get The Most Out Of Xbox Game Pass

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How To Get A Refund For Cyberpunk 2077 On PS4 Or Xbox One

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Anime

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New Evangelion Film Delayed Once Again Due To Covid-19

In a move that should surprise no one, anime studio Khara has delayed the upcoming Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time. Again.

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Evangelion Is Teaming Up With Anna Sui For Fashion Items In Japan

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Fans Surprised By New CG Anime Show's Quality

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Animator Inspired By Daigo Vs. Justin Wong Street Fighter Match

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From Pokémon To Studio Ghibli, Here Are Excellent Snow Sculptures

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Fresh Game Music, Every Weekday

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This Incredible Link's Awakening Song Is Actually From Its Commercial

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SimCity 4’s Soundtrack Is So Good You’re Already Reinstalling The Game

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Final Fantasy VII’s Snow Theme Tops My Go-To Blizzard Mix

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This Zelda: A Link To The Past Song Is So Obscure Almost No One Knew It Existed

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Jarod Nandin, "The South Park Guy" Cosplayer, Has Died

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

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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Congratulations, You Are Being Rescued

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Let Me Just Check Twitter Real Quick...

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Look, The Spider-Signal!

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Cyberpunk 2077 Might Be Buggy, But It Has A Great Photomode

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

Our Finest Work From Years Past

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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