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2000s Video Game Launch Parties Are A Wild Millennial Time Capsule

In the aughts, every video game launch party had a coterie of celebs in attendance, from Paris Hilton to Fergie to Snoop Dogg

By Alyssa Mercante Published February 6, 2024

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Remastered Tomb Raider Collection On PS4 Has Something The PS5 Version Doesn’t

The upcoming Tomb Raider 1-3 remastered collection contains over 200 trophies

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 6, 2024
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Madden‘s Super Bowl Predictions Are More Accurate Than You Think

But let's hope EA's long-running NFL sim got it wrong with this year's pick

By Criss Partee Published February 6, 2024
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10 Games You Need To Play During Steam Next Fest

The February 2024 iteration of Steam’s demo-filled event has more games than we know what to do with

By Willa Rowe Published February 6, 2024
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IGN Staff Announce New Union Amid ‘Hectic Media Landscape’

Writers and content creators at the largest video game website in the world are forming a union

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 6, 2024

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Elden Ring Mobile Version In Development, Reports Say

Tencent is reportedly trying to release a mobile version of FromSoftware’s 2022 hit

By Willa Rowe Published February 6, 2024
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Ace Attorney Dev Talks Apollo Justice, Japanifornia, And The Series’ Future

Localization is a whole lot more complicated than translation

Just Lunning Published February 6, 2024
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Conscientious Objector Jailed After Being Outed As PUBG Player

Court finds his affinity for the military shooter evidence he isn’t morally opposed to war

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 5, 2024
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Sonic Fans Are Stoked To Probably Watch A Child Die In The New Movie

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 casting has long-time fans anticipating a pivotal scene from the games

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 5, 2024
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Apple Vision Pro Not The ‘New Frontier For Masturbatory Technology’ After All

Apple’s new virtual reality headset, which costs $3500, sadly cannot play VR porn

By Alyssa Mercante Published February 5, 2024

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Xbox Boss Breaks Silence Following PlayStation Port Rumors

Phil Spencer tells fans to look forward to details about the vision and future of Xbox

By Willa Rowe Published February 5, 2024
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Final Fantasy XIV On Xbox Will Require A Game Pass Subscription

The move is a first for the critically acclaimed MMORPG, which only requires the base game subscription to play on other platforms

By Willa Rowe Published February 5, 2024
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Everything You Need To Know About Honkai: Star Rail Version 2.0

The first major update to HoYoverse’s sci-fi RPG continues the adventures of the Astral Express crew

By Willa Rowe Published February 5, 2024
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Indiana Jones, Starfield PS5 Reports Suggest A Major Xbox Pivot

It sounds like Microsoft is floating the idea of bringing some of its biggest games to its biggest competitor

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 5, 2024
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State of Play, Switch 2, And More Of The Week’s Biggest Gaming News

Also, the popular streamer Pokimane is leaving Twitch after a decade on the platform

Kotaku Staff Published February 3, 2024

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The Last Of Us Part II Actor Says Fans Threatened Her Son

Laura Bailey said the harassment taught her to ‘keep a distance’

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 2, 2024
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Over 500 Studios Are Working On Live-Service Games

New survey shows we'll be getting a lot more always-online shooters and RPGs in the future

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 2, 2024
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Everything We Know About V Rising, The PC Hit Coming To PS5

From a brand-new trailer to a confirmed release window, here’s a quick overview of what we know about V Rising

By Levi Winslow Published February 2, 2024
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Naughty Dog Says There’s ‘Probably One More Chapter’ In The Last Of Us

The team has a concept for a Part III , but it’s not the studio’s next project

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 2, 2024
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Catherine O’Hara Joins HBO’s The Last of Us Season 2

The Schitt’s Creek star joins the zombie apocalypse in an undisclosed role

By Willa Rowe Published February 2, 2024

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