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Failed Online Shooter Won’t Shut Down Because ‘Games Are Art And Deserve To Be Preserved’

Blindfire is now free to play and will stick around for 'years' so players can see what the studio created

By Zack Zwiezen

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Steam Controller Will Be Restocked Soon And Valve Has A Plan To Stop Resellers From Buying Everything Up
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Indie of the Week

Careful, This City-Builder Starring Cute Mice And Evil Royal Cats Might Suck Away All Your Free Time

Whiskerwood is out now on PC via early access, but for the most part it feels like a finished game
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CEO Admits Civilization 7 Was A ‘Bridge Too Far’ As It Ditches Its Most Controversial Mechanic In New ‘Fundamentally Game-Changing’ Update Over One Year Later

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The Story Behind One Of The Grossest Video Game Scenes Of 2026

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The Week In Games: Slicing Motors And Wax Heads

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Weekend Guide: 5 Games We’re Loving And Can’t Wait To Get Back To

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Resident Evil Requiem

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Mortal Kombat 2 Reviews Can’t Decide If It’s Monumentally Dumb And Kind Of Awesome Or Just A Boring Mess

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Mortal Kombat 2 Movie Producer Lashes Out At Negative Reviews That ‘Don’t Have Any Love For The Genre’

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Everything We Saw At The Surprise Star Fox Nintendo Direct

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At Least The Mario Movies Got One Thing Right

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Beats Studio Pro See Another Drop to All-Time Low, Priced Below Bose QuietComfort and Sony XM5 While Matching Battery Life

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Apple M5 MacBook Pro Breaks Below Its Previous Low, Now Cheaper Than Black Friday (24GB RAM, 1TB SSD)

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Amazon Clears Out Logitech G PRO X Superlight 2 DEX Wireless Gaming Mouse at Its Lowest Price on Amazon

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JBL Xtreme 4 Bluetooth Speaker Moves Closer to AirPods Pro 3 Price Range, Adding Value With Integrated Power Bank

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Samsung Galaxy A37 5G Drops Close to Galaxy Buds 4 Pro Pricing With Limited Launch Deal, Get a Budget Smartphone for Even Less

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DJI Neo Mini Drone Is Now as Cheap as Budget Earbuds After Another Price Cut to All-Time Low, Sky-High Droning Fun for Less

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Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 Hits a Record Low as Apple Goes All-In on Earbuds for Mother’s Day

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LEGO Drops Several Botanicals Flower Bouquet Sets to Record Low for Mother’s Day, Selling Fast on Amazon

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Following AirPods Pro 3, Apple Slashes AirPods 4 to Its Lowest Price With No Premium Price Tag

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Samsung 32-inch Odyssey Curved Gaming Monitor Drops to a 30-Day Low in Amazon’s Clearance Move

May 6

Apple AirPods Pro 3 Put Their Premium Price on Hold, Now at Their Lowest Price for Mother’s Day

May 6

Amazon Echo Show 15 With Built-In Fire TV Drops Back to Black Friday Pricing, a Smart TV Alternative in One Hub

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Mixtape: The Kotaku Review

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Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream: The Kotaku Review

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Valve’s New Steam Controller: The Kotaku Review

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Saros: The Kotaku Review

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Evercade Is Back With The Classic Emulation Device Of My Dreams

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YouTuber Reconstructs Nintendo’s Notoriously Rare First Arcade Game

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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

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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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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 Pricing Is On Trial Again, As Sony Fights For 30-Percent Fees

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Sony Set To Pay $7.8 Million To PlayStation Users After Judge Approves Preliminary Settlement In PSN Digital Games Class Action Lawsuit

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Microsoft Kills The Copilot AI For Xbox Nobody Wanted

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New Xbox Boss Continues Big Shakeup With Leadership Changes: ‘We Need To Evolve How We Work’

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Star Fox Artist Weighs In On Switch 2 Makeover: ‘I Prefer The Movie Version’

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The Internet Reacts To Star Fox‘s New Look

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The 10 Best Star Wars Games Ever Made

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The Best Games Of 2025 (So Far)

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