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Arc Raiders’ Biggest Update Ever Brings Its Spring Dry Spell To An End And Threatens To Break All The Weapons Players Are Hoarding

New gameplay tweaks, skins, and a fresh Arc to fight arrive in Riven Tides

By Ethan Gach

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Surprise! The Free Demo For Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth On Switch 2 And Xbox Is Out Now
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Valve’s New Steam Controller: The Kotaku Review
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The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Barely Understands The Series’ Aesthetic And Completely Lacks Its Subtlety
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Why Valve’s New $100 Controller Rings Like A Phone, Lacks A 3.5 Jack, And Isn’t Called The Steam Controller 2

We sat down with two Valve employees and asked a lot of questions about the new controller, Steam, reparability, and more
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The Latest Steam Sale Just Invented A Cool New Genre Of Games That Reimagine Screentime

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Nintendo’s Cinematic Universe Could Be Another ‘Everyone Is Here’ Moment With Kirby, Star Fox, Luigi’s Mansion, And More

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Call Of Duty Movie Director Previously Called Playing Video Games ‘Weak’ And ‘Pathetic’

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The Week In Games: Peak Diablo 4 And The Return Of Heroes Of Might And Magic

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12 Months And Dozens Of Awards Later You Now Have No Excuse Not To Play Clair Obscur, Which Is On Sale

Saros' main character points a gun at something off-screen

If You Bounced Off Returnal Because Of Difficulty, Saros Lets You Make An Easy Mode

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The Week In Games: Pottery Parties And A Long-Forgotten JRPG

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Pragmata

Resident Evil Requiem

Resident Evil Requiem

Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert

Mouse: P.I. For Hire

Mouse: P.I. For Hire

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The KPop Demon Hunters Cast Finally Performed Something Other Than ‘Golden’ And It Was Kind Of A Bummer

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The Mario Galaxy Movie Could Be Arriving On Streaming To Babysit My Kids In Record Time

A Far Cry 4 villain is covered in gold hands.

Far Cry Showrunner Sounds Like He Doesn’t Understand How Games Work

Call Of Duty And Battlefield Take Their Renewed Rivalry To The Hollywood Box Office

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WD_Black 2TB Xbox Storage Expansion Card Drops to $0.11 per GB at Nearly 70% Off on Amazon Despite Rising SSD Prices

May the Fourth Is Next Week, LEGO Rolls Out Star Wars Deals Early With Millennium Falcon and Dark Falcon Starship at Record Low

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Amazon Goes All-In on E-Reader Deals, Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition 32GB Hits Its Lowest Price

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Forget Amazon Fire TV Stick, Google TV Streamer 4K Gets Another Price Cut to a New Yearly Low

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ASUS TUF Gaming F16 Laptop Quietly Drops Below Black Friday Price at Over 30% Off (2025, RTX 5050, Core i5)

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GMKtec Ryzen 7 Gaming Mini PC Hits Record Low on Amazon (32GB RAM, 1TB SSD), Perfect as a Windows Backup for Mac Mini Users

Apr 27

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic Stays at Its Lowest Price, Clearance Discounts Now in Play on Amazon

Apr 27

DJI Clears Out Mic 3 Wireless Microphone Bundle at Record Low With Charging Case Included, Ready for the Osmo Ecosystem

Apr 27

Anker’s MagSafe Charger Returns to Black Friday Pricing With Convenient All-in-One Charging for iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watches

Apr 27

Roku 55-Inch Smart TV Drops to Its Lowest Price, Now You Can Get a 4K HDR TV for the Price of AirPods

Apr 27

Sonos Ace Sees Prime Day-Level Discounts Without the Event, Now a More Affordable Dolby Atmos Over-Ear Headphone

Apr 27

Fitbit Charge 6 Fitness Tracker Is Back to All-Time Low as Google Discounts It More Than Pixel Watch

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Saros Review Lead

Saros: The Kotaku Review

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Titanium Court: The Kotaku Review

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Mouse: PI For Hire: The Kotaku Review

A group of cooking friends fights a mech rabbit.

Dosa Divas: The Kotaku Review

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YouTuber Reconstructs Nintendo’s Notoriously Rare First Arcade Game

Princess fights Wart in SMB2.

Princess Peach Was The Best Character In Super Mario Bros. 2

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The Original Super Mario Bros. Is Still Hiding Secrets 40 Years Later

Special Donkey Kong Country SNES Cart Shows Up On Antiques Roadshow To Make You Feel Old

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Ring Psychology: Understanding The 6 Phases Of A Wrestling Match Through Heel Era John Cena

Disney+ Pulls The Abyss Over Controversial Rat Scene — Again

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A Hot-Fix Is On The Way For MindsEye’s Frustrating CPR Mini-Game

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Ironheart‘s New Trailer Delivers A Couple Cool Surprises

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Black Ops 7, Invincible Vs & More — Here Are The 5 Games That Stole Microsoft’s Show

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PlayStation News

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Spider-Man: Miles Morales Actor Talks About That Missing Venom Game

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A Surprise DRM Issue For Digital PlayStation Games Has Fans Worried [Update]

Xbox News

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Asha Sharma Elaborates On Xbox Affordability And Exclusives: ‘I Want To Make The Right Decision, Not The Fastest Decision’

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A Game Pass ‘Starter Edition’ Bringing Stardew Valley And Fallout 4 To Discord Nitro Just Leaked

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Final Fantasy 14 Is Finally Coming To Switch 2 But There’s Apparently A Nintendo Tax

Gamers Are Suing Nintendo For Tariff Refunds

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The Best Games Of 2025 (So Far)

What We Love And Miss About The Xbox 360

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