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Black Ops 7 Multiplayer Is More Of The Same—That’s Why I’m Playing It

The strange comfort of Call of Duty’s repetitive multiplayer

By Alyssa Mercante Published November 26, 2025

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The Slow Collapse Of Embracer Continues As It Sells More Studios

Also: Nintendo Classics gets some great new retro games, Black Ops 7's best mode is improved, and NBA Jam's announcer reveals what he was paid

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 26, 2025
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Death Stranding 2 Could Be Coming To PC A Lot Sooner Than We Expected

An ESRB listing suggests a PC version of Kojima's Sony-published epic is imminent

By John Walker Published November 26, 2025
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Dispatch’s Best Scene Almost Looked A Lot Different

In an exclusive interview with Kotaku, AdHoc breaks down the most chaotic moment of its superhero workplace comedy

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 25, 2025
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A Creepy Horse Game Was Banned From Steam And No One’s Sure Why (Update: Valve Responds)

Horses will launch on other storefronts next month as Santa Ragione tries to recoup dev costs

By Zack Zwiezen Updated November 26, 2025

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Saudi Arabia Might Be Headed For Its Own Embracer Moment

Also: James Cameron explains his hatred of Netflix

By Ethan Gach Published November 25, 2025
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This Dog Heals Better Than Most Of My Marvel Rivals Teammates

Perfect baby angel Pea learned how to heal with the press of her paw

By Alyssa Mercante Published November 25, 2025
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Xbox Is Taunting Fans With The Worst $80 Purchase Of Their Lives

They literally could’ve named them Xcrocs and chose not too

By Claire Jackson Published November 25, 2025
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Mario And Spyro Just Swapped Consoles And It’s Breaking My Brain

Homebrew modders are giving us a look into an alternate timeline

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 25, 2025
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Guy Played Video Games So Loud The Cops Showed Up

'Threatening' language and loud 'pop' noises were reported over the weekend in California

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 25, 2025

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Ubisoft Leak Reveals Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Actually Exists, And Is Making Farah A Badass

The internal video from 2024 was swiftly deleted, but the internet remembers all

By John Walker Published November 25, 2025
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A Far Cry TV Show From The Creator Of Alien: Earth Is Really Happening

It's Always Sunny''s Rob Mac is also developing the show based on Ubisoft's long-running franchise

By John Walker Published November 25, 2025
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Soulless Robot Olaf Will Haunt Disney Theme Park In Search Of Friendship

The Frozen character is somewhat cute but more unnerving

Nicole Carpenter Published November 24, 2025
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Timesplitters Remake Finally Launches After Messy Decade Long Development

Timesplitters Rewind is out now on PC and the devs call it the 'largest free video game' ever made

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 24, 2025
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Bloodlines 2 Dev Was Begging To Name It Something Different

In a recent interview, the game’s writer talked about the struggles of finishing the beleaguered project

By Claire Jackson Published November 24, 2025

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Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s Multiplayer Battles Already Feel Stale

The fun free-for-all competitive battles have become a whole lot of the same

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 24, 2025
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Ghost Of Yotei Dev Fired Over Charlie Kirk Joke Speaks Out: ‘At No Point Did Anyone Ask Me To Apologize’

Sucker Punch cut ties amid an online harassment campaign

By Ethan Gach Published November 24, 2025
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The Steam Machine Keeps Sounding More And More Expensive

Each new detail points to a PS5 Pro-sized price tag

By Ethan Gach Published November 24, 2025
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Gamers Are Using GTA V and Fortnite To Fight Against ICE

Only in Fortnite can you Boogie Bomb an ICE agent and force them to dance under a disco ball

By Alyssa Mercante Published November 24, 2025
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Wild Arc Raiders Moments Like These Show Why People Love It

Never give up, never surrender

By Claire Jackson Published November 24, 2025

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