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A Pokémon Store Has Found The Most Utterly Bizarre Way To Beat Scalpers

Demanding customers pass a test before selling them TCG cards is quite the thing

By John Walker

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Sometimes Being Bad At A Game Is Most Of The Fun

In both Pragmata and Dispatch, my own failure to master core mechanics only enriched my experience
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IRL

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Take-Two CEO Asked Again About GTA 6 Pricing, Says Company Will Charge An Amount Of Money That It Thinks Customers Will Consider ‘Reasonable’

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It’s A Great Time To Go Back And Play One Of The Best Games Of 2025

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

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Pragmata

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Crimson Desert

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The Next Nintendo Movie Is Coming In 2028, And It’s Probably Not Mario

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

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

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The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Barely Understands The Series’ Aesthetic And Completely Lacks Its Subtlety

Deals

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Acer’s Zero-Frame Gaming Monitor Hits Its Lowest Price at 40% Off, Cheaper Than 15.6″ Budget Portable Monitor

Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station Is Back at 50% Off, Power 99% of Appliances for Less on Amazon

DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Launch Pushes the Previous-Gen Camera to a Record Low, the Creator Combo Comes With Microphone

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Anker USB-C Car Charger Now Matches Black Friday Pricing, Powerful Enough to Charge a MacBook Pro With 167.5W Output

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Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 Headphones Quietly Drop Below Previous-Gen Pricing at All-Time Low on Amazon

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Life360 Tile Bluetooth Tracker 4-Pack Is About Half the Price of AirTag Per Unit, Works With iOS and Android

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This Alienware Aurora Gaming PC With Nvidia RTX 5070 Drops More Than a Few Hundred (32GB RAM, 2TB SSD)

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Xbox Wireless Gaming Controller Sees Another Clearance Round at All-Time Low on Amazon, Including Velocity Green Edition

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Not Just Star Wars Deals, LEGO Drops Harry Potter Ollivanders and Madam Malkin’s Robes Building Set to Record Low

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Hisense 50-inch Smart Fire TV Is Now Easier on Your Wallet Than Ever at Record Low, Get Ready for the FIFA World Cup Early for Less

Apr 28

Alienware 34-Inch Curved Gaming Monitor Drops Again as Amazon Rolls Out Prime Day–Like Discounts

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Anker 100W Brick Powers 3 Devices for Under $50 at Its Lowest Price on Amazon, No Need to Pay for Multiple Chargers

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Saros: The Kotaku Review

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Titanium Court: The Kotaku Review

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Mouse: PI For Hire: The Kotaku Review

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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

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

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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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Confusion Over New PlayStation DRM Has Exploded Into A Full-Blown Mess

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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

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