Elden Ring, The Quarry, and all the other titles we love that rolled out during the first half of this year
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The timer ticks down toward zero. We tear across the Boneyard, one of Halo: Reach’s best multiplayer maps, my good…
My weekend shift is over, Kotaku, so I'll leave you with this video of Tokyo artist and producer Nobumichi Asai's…
Is it possible that the big bosses featured in every Super Smash Bros. game—Master Hand, Crazy Hand, Tabuu, and…
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Microsoft has updated its rules regarding videos that include footage from its games to allow creators to make money from ads—as long as they don't use the game's title in their video titles or include anything the company considers "objectionable" (does that mean no Spartan poop stance clips?). [via Windows Central]
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Awesome Games Done Quick's latest speedrunning-for-charity marathon has concluded with over $1.1 million raised (and donations still being accepted) for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. You can check out the highlights, browse through every run or simply watch that marriage proposal over and over.
A popular fan theory on the identity of one of George R.R. Martin's most mysterious A Song of Ice and Fire…
Is anyone else totally into Outlander? It's a bit sappy, but it also has time travel, and historical accuracy, and beautiful women and men, and great writing and cinematography and music (by Battlestar Galactica composer Bear McCreary!). Watch the new trailer here.
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Nintendo is pulling out of Brazil. The company announced yesterday that it will no longer distribute products…
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