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LA Lakers Release Strange Little Halo Bundle

Did you know no NBA player has ever worn the number "69"

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The Week In Games: Master Chief Simulator 2021

Halo Infinite comes to Xbox and PC this week, plus a new expansion for FF14 and a remastered Sam & Max

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After Long Server Queues, Square Enix Will Give Final Fantasy XIV Players Free Game Time

FFXIV producer and director, Naoki Yoshida, also apologized for the long wait times and disconnects

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PlayStation Executive Fired After Pedophile Allegation Video Posted Online

A senior vice president at Sony Interactive Entertainment "has been terminated from employment"

Videos

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ANNO: Mutationem Kaiju Boss Fight Gameplay

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Dare You Step Into Murder House?

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Impressions: Forza Horizon 5

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What's A 4X Game, And Why Do They Rule?

Behind the Voice

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Behind the Voice

Justice Washington Can Do So Many Overwatch Voices

Michael Pasquariello

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Behind the Voice

Voice Actor SungWon 'ProZD' Cho Launched His Career On Tumblr

Michael Pasquariello

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Behind the Voice

How Erica Lindbeck, Voice Of Final Fantasy VII Remake's Jessie, Got Her Break

Michael Pasquariello

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Behind the Voice

Ashly Burch On Finding Success In Both Writing And Acting

Michael Pasquariello

Cosplay

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Neon Genesis Evangelion Cosplay Gets In The F**king Robot

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Cosplayer Simply Becomes Angelina Jolie

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$7,000 Evangelion Jackets Are Some Expensive Cosplay

Our Favorite Cosplay From Dragon Con 2021

E3

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Nintendo Scores Highest Peak Viewership Of E3

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No More Heroes 3 Hired Shao Kahn To Voice A Cat

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Guardians Of The Galaxy Devs Say It's Single-Player For Better Storytelling

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Which E3 Character Is The Most Cunning Linguist?

Feature

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How The Celeste Speedrunning Community Became Queer As Hell

Jeremy Signor

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14 Fascinating Unknown Indie Games To Play Straight Away

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25 Exciting Indie Games To Wishlist Right Now

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Meet The Minecraft Players Who Beat The Game Without Leaving Spawn

Kyle Wilson

Fine Art

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The Art Of Battlefield 2042

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Get 'Em, Jinx

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The Best PlayStations Were Beat To Hell

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The Art Of Forza Horizon 5

Game Awards

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All The Big Announcements At The 2020 Game Awards

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Developer On Pranking Game Awards With Golf Balls: 'It's A Boring Show'

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All The Big Announcements At The 2019 Game Awards

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Sekiro Wins Game Of The Year At The 2019 Game Awards

Heather Alexandra

Kotaku Game Diary

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Kotaku Game Diary

My Favorite Part Of Elden Ring's Preview Was Accidentally Reaching A Small Island

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Kotaku Game Diary

Unpacking Might Have The Worst Video Game Boyfriend Of The Year

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Kotaku Game Diary

Obscure SNES RPG Lets You Take Photos Of Lovecraftian Horrors For Mad Cash

Kotaku Game Diary

Final Fantasy XIV Has Many Mounts, But Only One Sneezes

Morning Checkpoint

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Morning Checkpoint

MLB The Show Coming To Game Pass, LEGO Star Wars Delayed Again, Sony Closing PS3 Store In July, And More

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Morning Checkpoint

Ghost Of Tsushima Film Announced, Back 4 Blood Delayed, Xbox Live Name Change, And More

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Morning Checkpoint

Black Panther Coming To Avengers, Gotham Knights Delayed, Outriders Launching On Game Pass And More

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Morning Checkpoint

New TMNT Game Announced, Rust Servers Wiped Out By Fire, Microsoft Officially Buys Bethesda And More

Morning Music

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Pharaoh Rebirth+ Has That Nostalgic PlayStation Sound

Nathan Daniels

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Waterworld Is One Of The SNES’ Best Soundtrack Delivery Systems

Nathan Daniels

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Zombie Army 4 Sounds Like A John Carpenter Joint

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Quartet’s Music Is So Nice Sega Reused It Twice

News

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LA Lakers Release Strange Little Halo Bundle

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PlayStation Executive Fired After Pedophile Allegation Video Posted Online

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After Long Server Queues, Square Enix Will Give Final Fantasy XIV Players Free Game Time

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Halo Subreddit Temporarily Shutdown Because Angry Gamers Won't Stop Being Toxic Jerks

Odds and Ends

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An Extremely Goofy Performance Of 'Simple And Clean’

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Halo Infinite Is Plagued With Gray And Drab Armor That Highlights A Player Divide

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Wholesome Classroom Hypes Professor As He Rolls For Rare Genshin Impact Hero

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The 'Dick And Balls' GameCube Controller Is NSFW

Pokemon

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Duplication Glitches Removed From Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl

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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Players Are Glitching To Get Shaymin Early

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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Duplication Glitches Are Out Of Control

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Pokémon Cloning Trick Discovered In Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl

Retro

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Atari’s New Collectible Game Cartridges Off To A Rocky Start

Atari is making game cartridges again, but it’s a little foggy on some of the details

Shop Contest

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'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek, Winners!

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'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek

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'Shop Contest: Father's Day, Winners!

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'Shop Contest: Happy Father's Day

Six Months Later

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Six Months Later

Outriders, Six Months Later: Meh

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Six Months Later

Genshin Impact, Six Months Later

Sisi Jiang

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Six Months Later

Marvel's Avengers, Six Months Later

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Six Months Later

Ghost Of Tsushima, Six Months Later

Speedrunning

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Twitch Streamer Beats Every Classic Resident Evil Game Without Taking A Single Hit

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Metroid Dread Speedrunners Are Beating The Game In 90 Minutes Flat

New Glitch Could 'Break' BotW Wide Open, Speedrunners Say

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Mario Kart 8 Speedrunner Has Nearly Perfected Blowing Himself Up

Splitscreen

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Let’s Pick Winners For The 2021 Game Awards

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We Are Still Living With The Revolution GTA 3 Started

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Talking MMORPGs, From Ultima Online To Amazon's New World

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Let’s Reminisce About A Little Series Called Smash Bros.

Total Recall

Live Footage Of Sonic The Hedgehog's Infamous 1993 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Disaster

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Microsoft Publishes 1999 Letter From Failed Attempt To Buy Nintendo

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Rez Is Now 20, And There Was Nothing Quite Like It

The Last Time Rockstar Re-Released GTA: San Andreas It Didn’t Go So Well

Twitch

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The Gulf Between Amouranth and Other Top Women Streamers On Twitch Is Enormous, Stats Say

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Report: Yes, Twitch Once Had A ‘Do Not Ban’ List

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Stream Star Amouranth Banned From Twitch, TikTok, And Insta (She'll Be Fine)

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Twitch Sues ‘Hate Raid’ Organizers

Very First

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3D Monster Maze Was The Very First Horror Game

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The Very First Skateboarding Game Was A Rad Arcade Hit From The '80s

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The Very First Rocko's Modern Life Game Was Also The Last

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The Very First Harry Potter Game Was A Weird LEGO Joint

YouTube

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Former Twitch Subathon Star Ludwig Suspended Days After Switching To YouTube

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A Fully 3D Version Is Hiding Within 2D Metroid Dread

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Dune’s Timothée Chalamet Was Once An Xbox YouTuber

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YouTuber Valkyrae Under Fire Over Skin Care Line [Update]

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