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Angry Birds 3 Trailer Reveals A Surprise Appearance By Sonic The Hedgehog

The blue blur is making a cameo in the upcoming animated film

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 4, 2026

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Sam Altman Pulls Spectacular 180 After Unpopular Comments About RAM: ‘It Is F*cking Annoying’

The OpenAI boss changed his name on Twitter to Ram Altman as part of his backpedaling

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 4, 2026
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Another Blow For Physical Media As Nintendo’s Switch Cartridge Chip Manufacturer Pivots To Data Centers

Nintendo's ROM chip supplier, Macronix, stated that its ROM chip sales only made up 5 percent of its memory sales in its Q3 2026

By Lewis Parker Published November 4, 2026
CultureNews

Old School RuneScape Is Following World Of Warcraft: Classic And Adding A Permadeath Hardcore Mode

Maybe don't go to the Wildy

By Rebekah Valentine Published November 4, 2026
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The Internet Reacts To The United States’ Election Night Blue Wave

‘Looks like the U.S. hit a Paragon interrupt’

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 4, 2026

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The World’s Biggest Mod Site Makes AI Disclosure Mandatory, But Stops Short Of Banning Its Use

'We are pro-human creativity' declares the new owner of Nexus Mods

By John Walker Published November 4, 2026
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Dragon’s Dogma 2 Drops Surprise Delicious In Dungeon Collab

Guess there's life in the old Dogma yet

By Lewis Parker Published November 4, 2026
CultureNews

Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Reviews Make It 2026’s Highest Rated Game

The Switch 2 version is being described as 'beautiful' and a 'masterpiece'

By John Walker Published November 4, 2026
CultureNews

Devs Are Blaming A Flood Of AI Slop On Steam For Delaying Their Games

'Oh no, we are not releasing on the same day as Zelda'

By Rebekah Valentine Published November 3, 2026
CultureNews

Overwatch’s Midseason Patch Adds Teaser For Its Sexy New Omnic Detective Hero

The Midtown map has a new clue for fans to investigate

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 3, 2026

CultureNews

Ubisoft Among Those Bidding On Marvel’s Blade Studio Arkane

Xbox is trying to cut the studio loose without closing it

By Ethan Gach Published November 3, 2026
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Xbox Isn’t Allowed To Market GTA 6 So It Stuck A Console Inside Of An Alligator Instead

'Xbox is heading to Florida'

By Ethan Gach Published November 3, 2026
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How To Pitch Stories To Kotaku

Come write for us

By Ethan Gach Published November 3, 2026
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Someone Just Figured Out How To Recruit A Previously Unrecruitable Party Member In A Nearly 30-Year-Old RPG

You can get Lilith in Tales of Destiny after all, no cheats required

By Rebekah Valentine Published November 3, 2026
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What Overwatch Learned About Its Own Story In 2026

Director Aaron Keller and associate director Alec Dawson talk about the past, present, and future of storytelling in Overwatch

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 3, 2026

Games

Nintendo Rehired One Of The Original Voice Actors For The Ocarina Of Time Remake Without Even Realizing It

'None of us saw that coming'

By Rebekah Valentine Published November 3, 2026
Games

Fan Who Went Viral Wishing To Stay Alive Long Enough To Play GTA 6 Has Passed Away

The man's family confirmed he died on October 29 following complications from lung transplant surgery

By Ash Parrish Published November 3, 2026
Games

The Director Of The Original Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Calls Fixing The Infamous Water Temple ‘Overdue Homework’

'Since it became well known for its difficulty in the original game, I had the team make some adjustments in this version'

By Rebekah Valentine Published November 3, 2026
CultureNews

Arc Raiders Developers Try To Rationalize Using AI Voice Actors In Peculiar New Video

'The actors would just go crazy if they had to read all of that!'

By John Walker Published November 3, 2026
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Elder Scrolls 6 Gets Its First New Teaser Trailer In Over 8 Years, But Still No Release Date

It has been nearly a decade since Todd Howard and Bethesda first announced the upcoming RPG

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 3, 2026

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