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CultureNewsCultureNewsIt Takes Two Wins Game Of The Year At The 2021 Game AwardsPour one out for Death's Door, snubbed for eternity at TGA 2021ByAri NotisPublishedDecember 9, 2021
ReviewsBoard GamesReviewsBoard GamesCompany Of Heroes: The Kotaku ReviewA board game adaptation of the 'Perfect RTS' has some big shoes to fillByLuke PlunkettPublishedNovember 15, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsRoblox Servers Are Turning Back On (Slowly) After 60+ Hour OutageAccording to Roblox's status page, all versions of the game have been down since Oct 28 starting at 7 pm ESTByZack ZwiezenPublishedOctober 30, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsHooray, Oculus Quest Devices No Longer Require Facebook AccountsMark Zuckerberg finally seems to have gotten the hint from the VR communityBySisi JiangPublishedOctober 29, 2021
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsDarkest Dungeon II Tries Something New, And It Mostly WorksRed Hook Studios has gone full Slay the Spire with Darkest Dungeon IIByRenata PricePublishedOctober 27, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsGood Riddance: Steam Bans Games That Feature Crypto And NFTsIn a rare W, Valve bans crypto-based games from SteamBySisi JiangPublishedOctober 15, 2021
ReviewsPCReviewsPCOpus: Echo Of Starsong: The Kotaku ReviewA deeply moving story makes Opus far more than the sum of its mundane gameplay elementsBySisi JiangPublishedSeptember 14, 2021
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsCloud Gardens Is A Relaxing Game About The End Of Our WorldI blew my GotY writing deadline for 2020 (oop), but Cloud Gardens still rules this year, tooByRenata PricePublishedSeptember 7, 2021