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PlayStation Veteran Says Japan Studio Was Closed Because It Couldn’t Make Games That ‘Drive Hardware Sales’ Like God Of War Or Uncharted

Even SIE's former president, Shuhei Yoshida, thinks its 'unbelievable' that the company chose to shut down Japan Studio

By Lewis Parker

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Nolan’s Odyssey Gets Trashed By Translator: ‘There Are No Sex Scenes And All The Food Looks Horrible’
A Pokémon Fan Explains Why He Set Up 58 Consoles Searching For A One-In-Nine-Million Shiny
Physical Copies Of GTA 6 In Japan Will Expire After A Few Months
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Anime

I Really Hope GenAI Wasn’t Used To Make The Avatar Aang Movie

After a mention of ChatGPT on a slide featured during an Avatar panel at San Diego Comic-Con, I'm worried genAI has got its stank all over the new movie
Ash Parrish
News

New Baldur’s Gate 3 Mod Has Given Me All The Excuse I Need To Play The Game Again

Culture

The New Big Bang Theory Spin-Off Insists You Don’t Skip Its AI-Generated Intro: ‘You’ll Be Missing Out’

Commentary

The New Halo Remake Has Some Of The Best Looking Video Game Water I’ve Seen

Tips & Guides

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Halo

The Week In Games: Halo And Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Get Prettier

Wanders appear in a beautiful field.

Clair Obscur And 10 Other PlayStation 5 RPGs That Are Cheaper Than Usual During Sony’s Summer Sale

Spider-Man fights through the streets.

Big PlayStation Game Sale Is A Perfect Chance To Build Up Your Physical Collection Before Sony Kills Discs

Black Panther

Black Panther, Ghost Rider, And More: Everything Marvel Revealed At San Diego Comic Con 2026

Top Games

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007 First Light

007 First Light

Resident Evil Requiem

Resident Evil Requiem

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced

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Pragmata

Entertainment

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Doomsday

Marvel Boss Says We’re Only Getting Four Movies In Three Years To ‘Focus On Quality’ Over Quantity

Doom appears in a poster.

Marvel Boss Responds To Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Backlash Over The Lack Of Build-Up

Johnny Depp Promoting A Christmas Carol Prequel In July At Comic-Con Is Incredibly Embarrassing

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Zach Cregger Knows You’re CinemaSinsing His Resident Evil Movie: ‘I Took Liberties To Tell A Story That I Wanted To Tell’

Deals

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Dji Mic Mini

This Tiny 10-Gram DJI Mic Reaches 400 Meters and Records Two People at Once, Now Selling at an All-Time Low

Insignia 50 Class F50 Series Led 4k Uhd Smart Fire Tv

Forget $2,000 OLED Sets, Amazon’s 50-Inch 4K Fire TV Just Went 10 Times Cheaper

Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon 25th Anniversary Collectible

LEGO Is Going Wild on This Desk-Sized 921-Piece Millennium Falcon Set, Now Selling at a Record Low

Jul 27

How to Unblock Pornhub in Australia (Works in July)

Jul 24

DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Creator Combo Hits an All-Time Low, With the Mic 2 Practically Included for Free

Jul 24

Samsung Quietly Clears Out the 27-Inch Odyssey G3 Gaming Monitor With Almost No Margin, No Need for Off-Brand Alternatives

Jul 24

Anker Soundcore 2 Portable Bluetooth Speaker Is Practically a Steal at a Record Low, Just in Time for Summer Travel

Jul 24

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) Are Now Cheaper Than AirPods Pro at Their Lowest Price in Months on Amazon

Jul 24

Motorola Moto G Play LTE Is the Cheapest Android Smartphone Under $100 While Galaxy Z Fold8 Dominates Headlines

Jul 24

Amazon Clears Out TP-Link WiFi 7 Router at 40% Off, BE9300 Tri-Band Model Covers Up to 2,000 Sq. Ft.

Jul 24

Marshall Kilburn III Portable Bluetooth Speaker Hits a 90-Day Low on Amazon, Now Cheaper Than Prime Day

Jul 24

Lenovo Idea Tab Gets Another Price Cut for Back-to-School on Amazon, Now a Budget Alternative to the iPad

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Halo Review

Halo: Campaign Evolved: The Kotaku Review

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Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender Deserved Better Than This

A female warrior faces a magic boss fight.

The Most Underrated RPG Of The Last 5 Years Now Has A Great Expansion

Steam Machine 25

I Spent Two Weeks Testing 25+ Games On The Steam Machine And Here’s My Verdict

Retro

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Auron looks down at Tidus.

Final Fantasy 10 Still Has The Best Game Opening In The Series

Rare games appear on a handheld.

RAMageddon Is Even Ravaging Retro Gaming Hardware Makers: ‘This Is Vastly Different To Everything Else We’ve Ever Seen’

Titus and Yuna appear at sunset.

How The PS2 Hardware And Lord Of The Rings Shaped The Development Of Final Fantasy 10

Water Baby

The Water In This 2002 Surfing Game Is Blowing People’s Minds

Kotaku Video

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

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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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PlayStation News

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Playstation Games

PlayStation ‘Blackout’ Week Is Coming To Protest Sony’s Disc-Less Future

A DualSense appears in front of a screen.

PlayStation Faces An Unexpected Outage Amid Ongoing Fears About Its All-Digital Future [Update]

Xbox News

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Xbox Swings Into Damage Control Mode And Calls Extended Outage That Locked Players Out Of Their Games ‘Unacceptable’

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Xbox Servers Go Down And Lock Fans Out Of Games As A Grim Reminder Of Our All-Digital Future [Update: ‘Things Are Slowly Improving’]

Nintendo News

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Splatoon Raiders Is Now A Top-10 Highest User-Rated Game On Metacritic

Raiders 3

It Is Always Morally Correct To Say ‘Booyah’ In Splatoon

PC News

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The 10 Best Star Wars Games Ever Made

Art for various games from 2025

The Best Games Of 2025 (So Far)

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