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  CultureFeature

  The Not-So-Hidden Homophobia Of Love And Deepspace: ‘I’ve Seen The Face Behind The Pretty Boys, And It’s Sneering At Me In Disgust’

  The otome hit is a worldwide phenomenon directed at women, so what happens when men who like men want to try?

  By Kenneth Shepard Published July 15, 2026
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  ReviewsMultiplatform

  007 First Light: The Kotaku Review

  IO Interactive's James Bond origin story mostly excels as a playable movie but struggles under the weight of some grander ambitions

  Jackson Tyler Published May 26, 2026
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  Deals

  Don’t Buy Your iPad at an Apple Store, Amazon Just Dropped the Base WiFi Model to Pocket Change

  This 11-inch iPad delivers A16 chip performance with 128GB storage and all-day battery life.

  By Kotaku Deals Published November 10, 2025
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  Tips & GuidesTry This Out

  From The Directors Featured In Death Stranding 2: 10 Incredible Films To Check Out

  Take a trip through the wide web of influences that helped make Death Stranding 2

  Justin Clark Published August 2, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  The Nintendo Switch 2: One Month Later

  We’ve had a whole month with Nintendo’s new console. How are we feeling?

  Kenneth Shepard & Carolyn Petit & Ethan Gach & John Walker & Zack Zwiezen Published July 7, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  Every New Detail About Dragon Age: The Veilguard‘s Development Shows Why It’s A Defining Game For BioWare

  BioWare was asked to do the impossible, and in doing so, made a game that feels like the team's final word

  By Kenneth Shepard Published June 12, 2025
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  EntertainmentSuperhero

  Every Movie In The Batman Universe, Now Including Joker: Folie à Deux, Ranked [Update]

  Where does Todd Phillips' sequel to Joker fit in the Caped Crusader's cinematic canon?

  Ashley Bardhan Published October 4, 2024
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  EntertainmentSci-Fi

  The 50 Best Sci-Fi Movies Of The Last 50 Years

  Since 1974 we’ve gotten some seriously good sci-fi movies, including Alien , Predator , a couple of Blade Runners , and more.

  Kotaku Staff Published September 2, 2024
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  OpinionImpressions

  Lost Records Hands-On: The Life Is Strange Devs Explore The Good And Bad Of Nostalgia

  The Life Is Strange team’s next game focuses on physical media in a way that’s both nostalgic and harrowing

  By Kenneth Shepard Published August 20, 2024
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  EntertainmentSci-Fi

  Star Wars: The Acolyte Tells Us What We Already Knew About The Jedi

  They're complex, flawed group of individuals who have shifted and changed throughout Star Wars ’ history

  By Alyssa Mercante Published June 13, 2024