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XCOM 2, One Of The Best PC Strategy Games Ever Made, Is Currently Free

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Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’s 15 Most Obscure Playable Characters

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Kingdom Hearts 4 Sleuthers Find Sora’s Apartment IRL, And It Ain’t Cheap

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The Ways Shanghai's Food Crisis Is Impacting Chinese Game Devs

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14 Games Like Wordle That Will Keep The Serotonin Flowing

Globle and Nerdle are just a few of the great Wordle-inspired puzzles you can do each day

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Someone Please Stop Sean Murray From Hyping Up No Man’s Sky’s Successor

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Elden Ring 'Easy Mode' Is One Of The Most Popular PC Mods ATM

PC modder Odashikonbu just wants everyone to enjoy FromSoft's latest Souls-like

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Codes To Unlock Secret Characters And Ships In Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

These 18 codes will unlock new characters, like Dengar, and secret vehicles like the Mandolorian's ship

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Touching One Piece Moment Turned Into Hilariously Frustrating Minigame

Who knew Shanks had such a hard time putting his hat on Luffy’s head

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CDPR Says ‘Vast Part’ Of Fixing Cyberpunk 2077 Is Done, Focused On Other Projects

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No Man's Sky Players Are Getting Swarmed By Pirate Armies After Latest Update

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Now Is The Best Time To Build Bad Hearthstone Decks

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The Game Awards' Game of the Year 2021, It Takes Two, Is Just $16

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Now Is The Best Time To Build Bad Hearthstone Decks

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Worst Enemies In Elden Ring's Raya Lucaria Academy

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Elden Ring's Worst Enemies: Giant Lobster

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Horizon Forbidden West Has A Hole In It

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Activision Blizzard Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit For $18 Million

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

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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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Report: Future Xbox Games Might Have Ads, Tech's Being Developed

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XCOM 2, One Of The Best PC Strategy Games Ever Made, Is Currently Free

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The 19 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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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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Mario Odyssey Speedrunner Completes Absurd, Nearly Unplayable ‘HUD Challenge’

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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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A Very Cool Idea For A New Assassin's Creed Game

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The Art Of Apollo 10½ Is A Space Age Wonder

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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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Famed Manga Artist Fujiko A. Fujio A Dies At 88

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Loving Boyfriend Edits 115 Hours Of Anime Filler Out Of Naruto For Girlfriend

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Funimation's YouTube Channel Is Now Crunchyroll Dubs

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Over Half Of Netflix Subscribers Watched Anime In 2021

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