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Report: Hack Locked Cyberpunk 2077 Developers Out Of Their Computers For Two Weeks

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Valheim, As Told By Steam Reviews

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Modders Fix Valheim's Terrible Inventory, Odin Be Praised

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Final Fantasy XVI Is Taking Steps For Players Who Don't Like Action Gameplay

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Illinois Rep Becomes 723,556th Lawmaker To Threaten Banning Violent Video Games

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More PC Games Get Magical DLSS Support

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Star Wars: Republic Commando Comes To PS4 And Switch Over A Decade Later

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Pokémon Go Devs Have Punished Over 5 Million Cheaters Since 2020

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Thursday's Best Deals: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Joker Comics, Samsung Galaxy S21, Kirby Art Book, and More

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Get the Razer Kishi for $58 and Turn Your Phone Into a Proper Handheld Gaming System

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Yakuza: Like a Dragon is Down to $27 and I Promise I'm Not Mad About it Even Though I Just Bought it at Full Price

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The Thieves Who Pack the Most Punch in Persona 5 Strikers

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A Little Taste Of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox

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Atelier Ryza 2 In Action

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

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PlayStation 5: The Kotaku 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

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NSFW Mousepad Gets A Surprising Number Of Pre-Orders

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Rising Sun Removed From Street Fighter II In Capcom Arcade Stadium

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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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Twitch Viewers Elect Meme Lizard As New Permanent Pogchamp

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Creators On Twitch, Instagram, And TikTok Will Soon Gain Benefits From A Major Hollywood Union

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Grand Theft Auto Role-Playing Is Big On Twitch Again, Starring, Uh, Johnny Silverhand From Cyberpunk

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For The Streamer From The Last Of Us Bunny Meme, Virality Led To Death Threats Over Things She Never Did

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PSA: Go Sit At The Campfire In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla [Updated]

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You Can Instantly Summon Bowser In Bowser’s Fury With An Amiibo

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Overcooked 2 Is Free On Switch This Weekend, If You Want To Be Alone On Valentine’s Day

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How To Make Sure You’re Playing The PS5 Version Of A PlayStation Game

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I Hope Halo Infinite Sounds Half As Great As Ori And The Will Of The Wisps

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Forrest 64 Is What A Fictional Nintendo 64 Game Sounds Like

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‘Seven Rings In Hand’ Is The Best Song From One Of Sonic's Worst Games

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Say Whatcha Wanna About Final Fantasy XIII, You Can’t Deny Its Amazing Soundtrack

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Death Stranding Cosplay Is Very 2021

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Dune: Imperium: The Kotaku Review

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

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

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BioShock Infinite: The IGN Review: The Kotaku Review

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