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Nintendo Emulator Settles Civil Dispute, Must Pay Millions

Tropic Haze must hand over the Switch game emulator’s website to the Mario maker

By Levi Winslow Published March 4, 2024

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French Soccer Star Lists GTA As One Reason He Moved To LA

Grand Theft Auto V might be better for tourism than Rockstar ever imagined

By Zack Zwiezen Published March 4, 2024
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Destiny And Halo Composer Is Running For Congress

Marty O’Donnell looks to pivot out of games as he announces he’s running for a house seat as a Republican

By Levi Winslow Published March 4, 2024
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Disgraced Fighting Game Pro Returns To Tournaments, Prompting Outcry

Andre Howard is back after six years away from major fighting game events following rape and assault accusations

By Zack Zwiezen Published March 4, 2024
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Chrono Trigger Director Asks What Fans Would Want In A Remake

FF7 Rebirth producer and Chrono Trigger director Yoshinori Kitase brought up the subject of remaking one of the best games of all time

By Willa Rowe Published March 4, 2024

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Performance Mode Will Be Improved In New Patch

After some issues with the demo, director Naoki Hamaguchi said another patch should make the game even prettier

By Levi Winslow Published March 4, 2024
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Infinite Wealth Dev Reveals Three Job Classes That Didn’t Make The Cut

Chief Producer Hiroyuki Sakamoto also says Dondoko Island is the series’s best-ever minigame

By Jen Glennon Published March 4, 2024
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Painful Cuts At PlayStation, A Big Pokémon Reveal, And More Of The Week’s Top News

Hideo Kojima has some choice words about Oscar Isaac, too

Kotaku Staff Published March 2, 2024
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Everything We Know About Metaphor: ReFantazio

The upcoming RPG from the team behind many beloved Persona games is worth looking out for

By Moises Taveras Published March 1, 2024
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One Of 2024’s Best Games Has Been Yanked From Switch Over Gambling Concerns

Folks in Europe might not be able to buy and play Balatro on their Switch for a while

By Zack Zwiezen Published March 1, 2024

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You’ll Need To Spend $70k To Enter This Digital Bathroom And Twerk

The $300 million Bored Ape Yacht Club metaverse looks awful in its first big test

By Zack Zwiezen Published March 1, 2024
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Willy Wonka Event Becomes Video Game Parody Gold Mine

Fans have remade the Glasgow dumpster fire in Fortnite, Animal Crossing, and The Sims

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 1, 2024
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You Can Get A PS5 And Spider-Man 2 For A Great Price Right Now

Best Buy is selling a combo of Sony's latest console and Insomniac Games' superhero 'em up for $450

By Levi Winslow Published March 1, 2024
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The Last Of Us Show Casts Abby’s Friends And Ellie’s Targets

We now know who’s going to play Manny, Mel, Nora, and Owen

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 1, 2024
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Helldivers 2 Players Scammed By Fake Steam Listings

At least two games were able to change their store pages to match Helldivers 2 before Valve delisted them

By Moises Taveras Published March 1, 2024

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Xbox Physical Edition May Have A Whole Lotta Discs [Update]

The goal is to have the entire game playable on-disc, rather than having a mandatory download

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 1, 2024
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Our Favorite Cosplay From Katsucon 2024

The first major cosplay event of 2024 gave us Final Fantasy fits, Baldur's Gate 3 babes, and more

By Alyssa Mercante Published February 29, 2024
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Spyro/Crash Bandicoot Developer Ditches Activision, Goes Indie

The 35-year-old studio behind Skylanders and Star Control is entering a new era

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 29, 2024
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Pokémon Card Fervor Has An Artist Scared For His Safety

Illustrator Naoki Saito said he's been ambushed and surrounded by people vying for his signature

By Levi Winslow Published February 29, 2024
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Final Fantasy Game Broken Due To Leap Day

February 29 is causing some problems in multiple games and computer programs

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 29, 2024

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