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YouTuber Reconstructs Nintendo’s Notoriously Rare First Arcade Game

A winning eBay bid on elusive film reels kicked off Callan Brown’s quest to build the lone playable version of Nintendo's 1974 Wild Gunman

By Zack Kotzer

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Casey Affleck-Led Bitcoin Thriller Made By AI Seems Desperate For Some Sucker Studio To Buy It
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Modder Discovers Abandoned Sewer Level In Dark Souls II Nearly 12 Years Later
Moonchild
Developers Of ’90s Amiga Prototype ‘Moon Child’ Resurface To Bask In All The Shitposts
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Culture

Little Guy Solves Puzzles In A Big, Beautiful World 900x His Size In Gecko Gods

New lizard-loving indie game offers a vibrantly colorful adventure, mysterious temples and a tiny sailboat
Zack Kotzer
Culture

Disney Creates Its Own IMAX To Charge More For Avengers: Doomsday Tickets After Losing The Battle With Dune: Part 3

Game Diary

Bungie Tried To Make Marathon Nicer With Mercy Kits And Players Responded By Using Them To Kill People Twice

Culture

Every Sequel (And A Handful Of Non-Sequels) Announced During Hollywood’s E3 Week

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How To Stop Playing Tomodachi Life The Wrong Way And Just Enjoy It

Switch 2 games sit on a rack at Costco.

Players Are Reporting A Surprise Fire Sale on Switch 2 Games At Costco

A warrior appears in the woods.

Crimson Desert, One Month Later

7 Things You Should Know Before You Start Playing Pragmata

Top Games

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Resident Evil Requiem

Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert

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Pragmata

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Entertainment

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This PS2 Game Parody Of The Pitt Is The Perfect Way To End Season 2

New Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Includes First Look At RDJ As Doom, But…

Goddammit, He’s Alive LMAO

Lana Del Rey’s 007: First Light Theme Song Is Sexy And Kinda Silly

Deals

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Bose Speaker

Bose SoundLink Plus Portable Bluetooth Speaker Drops to a Record Low on Limited Colors, No Need to Wait for Amazon Prime Day

Pornhub Blocked Australia

How to Access and Unblock Pornhub in Australia 2026

Lg Monitor

Forget Samsung Odyssey, LG 27-Inch UltraGear Gaming Monitor Sees a Prime Day-Level Price Cut at 42% Off

Apr 17

JBL Endurance Peak 4 ANC Earbuds Are More Than 50% Cheaper Than AirPods Pro 3

Apr 17

Apple Watch Series 11 Sees Another Price Cut to a Record Low Within a Week, Likely a Clearance Move for 2025 Smartwatch

Apr 17

Samsung Clears Out 32-Inch Curved Monitor for Less Than a 27-Inch Model on Amazon

Apr 17

Amazon Echo Dot Kids Hits Its Lowest Price, No Prime Day Needed for This Alexa Speaker (Parental controls, Includes 1 Year of Amazon Kids+)

Apr 17

UGREEN 9-in-1 Steam Deck Dock Is Back at Under $40, Now the Cheapest Way to Max Out Your Handheld Gaming Console

Apr 17

Forget AirPods Pro 3, Galaxy Buds 3 Pro Are Now Cheaper on Amazon Than at Samsung Store

Apr 17

Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1) Smart Glasses Now Cheaper Than Standard Eyewear at Black Friday Pricing

Apr 17

Amazon Drops M4 MacBook Air Below Black Friday to Clear Out 2025 Model, Now 512GB Costs Less Than 256GB

Apr 16

Amazon Fire TV Stick HD Is Now Under $20 With 43% Off, Now a Budget-Friendly Smart TV Alternative

Reviews

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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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Pragmata: The Kotaku Review

Samson review

Samson Is A Clunky, Broken Mess That GTA IV Lovers Might Still Want To Check Out

Retro

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Princess fights Wart in SMB2.

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

Art shows the original Super Mario Bros. cover.

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

The Best Games For The Game Boy Advance 25 Years After It Launched

Kotaku Video

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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

02:16

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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New PS5 Dashboard Update Leaks And Damn, Sony, That Looks Good

Old PlayStation Consoles Used To Be Affordable After Just A Few Years But The PS5 Has Become A Luxury

Xbox News

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Metro 2039 Looks Stunning In First Gameplay, Launching Later This Year

Art shows new Game Pass releases.

Can Game Pass Be Saved? Ex-PlayStation Exec Claims The Prognosis Is ‘Grim’

Nintendo News

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Punch Out Cartridge Featured On The Cutting Room Floor's Website

A Rare Early Version Of The NES Classic Punch-Out!! Has Been Unearthed

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Over 1,000 Mario Maker Levels Have Been Deleted, And It May Be Just One Person’s Fault

PC News

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The Best Games Of 2025 (So Far)

What We Love And Miss About The Xbox 360

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