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11 Gruesome Horror Games, Ranked By How Much They Made Us Scream

Did Outlast make anyone else pee their pants a little?

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That McDonald's Mario Movie Leak With Princess Peach Looks Real Now

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This New Fantasy Action Game's Story Is As Great As Its Gameplay

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Final Fantasy 14 Is Under Attack By Hackers, Square Enix Says

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Nintendo Of America's Testers Say They Faced Years Of Sexual Harassment

Female game testers at Nintendo had 'frat house' experiences within a gaming company known for its wholesome image

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Activision Blizzard Workers Walk Out Over Lack Of Roe v. Wade Support

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Staff say Undead Labs' transition to Xbox studio was hampered by toxic workplace conditions and lack of direction

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Nintendo Faces A Second Labor Complaint Amid Worker Frustrations

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Diablo Devs Say Activision Back To Its Old ‘Union-Busting’ Tricks

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The Human Toll Of Fallout 76’s Disastrous Launch

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Oops: Valve Shows Switch Emulator In Steam Deck Vid, Then Deletes It

A new Steam Deck video shows a Portal 2 thumbnail where the Yuzu Switch emulator previously was

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Final Fantasy 14 Is Under Attack By Hackers, Square Enix Says

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Street Fighter 6 Players Are Embracing Madness With The Unhinged Character Creator

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Overwatch 2 Chat Bug Is Randomly Buying Skins From The Shop

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Valkyrie Elysium: The Kotaku Review

This new action-RPG is too lackluster to be the jolt of life Square Enix's long-dormant series deserved

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The Next Time You're Looking For New Switch Joy-Con, Check These Out

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Beacon Pines: The Kotaku Review

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Deathloop: The Kotaku Review

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NBA 2K23: The Kotaku Review

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The 18 Best Games For The Nintendo Switch

From Pokémon Arceus to Animal Crossing, here are our favorite Switch games

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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 24 Best Games On Xbox Game Pass

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The Best Dreamcast Games

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Sekiro God's No-Damage Run Was Three Years In Making

YouTuber TheUrbanOrb studied for over 4,000 hours to destroy FromSoftware’s ninja game

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Only A Computer Could Do This Super Mario Bros. Trick—Until Now

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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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Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Is Getting Its Own Sake

This is one of the best Japanese booze collabs to date

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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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Welcome To White Castle

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Arise

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The Art Of Rollerdrome

Board Games

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This Tabletop Horror RPG Will Have You Putting Away D&D

Despite some clunkiness around its mechanics, the revision to Hunter: The Reckoning is easy to recommend

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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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Anime

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Chainsaw Man’s Bombastic, Gory First Episode Lives Up To The Hype

Anime-only folks are eating good with Mappa’s stellar adaptation of Chainsaw Man

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Now Is A Great Time To Jump Into The Hilarious Elden Ring Manga

Netflix's Autoplay Means You Likely Missed A Cool Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Secret

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Your Name Director’s New Anime Has A Girl Romancing A Chair

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