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  OpinionCommentary

  Resident Evil Requiem Confronts The Franchise’s Burdensome Past To Save Its Future

  Leon's return to Raccoon City may liberate the series from a whole lot of dead weight

  Harper Jay MacIntyre Published March 9, 2026
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  OpinionCommentary

  Dragon Quest I&II HD-2D Remake Has Forever Changed How I Look At The Legendary RPG Series

  This remake is a new RPG purposefully masquerading as a pair of 40-year-old games

  Timothy Monbleau Published November 21, 2025
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  Reviews

  Call Of Duty Black Ops 7: The Kotaku Review

  This year’s entry in Activision's long-running FPS series is a massively weird mess

  By Zack Zwiezen Published November 18, 2025
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  CultureFeature

  The Best Point-And-Click Adventures Of The 21st Century

  The genre continues to thrive, with some of the best storytelling of the last 25 years

  By John Walker Published April 3, 2025
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  CultureRetro

  24 Of Our Favorite Forgotten Games Trapped On The Xbox 360

  The Simpsons , Transformers , and more aren’t backwards compatible or available on PC

  Ethan Gach & Zack Zwiezen Published July 11, 2024
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Every PlayStation Reference We Could Find In The Astro Bot Trailer

  Astro Bot looks to be another homage to PlayStation history, complete with cameos and references

  Kenneth Shepard & Zack Zwiezen Published May 31, 2024
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  ReviewsMultiplatform

  Metal Gear Solid VR Missions: The Kotaku Retro Review

  A near-endless celebration of old-school stealth mechanics promises deadly mastery over one of the greatest games of all time

  By Claire Jackson Published May 10, 2024
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  ReviewsYear in Review

  The State Of The PlayStation 5 In 2023

  The next-gen console finally became indispensable despite its most bizarre year yet

  By Ethan Gach Published December 15, 2023
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  The BestsGift Guides

  The Best Nintendo Switch Black Friday Deals

  Mario Kart 8 and Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch bundles are just the start

  By Ethan Gach Published November 20, 2023
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  The Bests

  The 18 Best PC Games To Download In 2022 For Steam And Beyond

  Whether you're on Steam Deck, subscribe to Game Pass Ultimate, or just want to know the best strategy games or roguelikes, this list is for you

  Kotaku Staff Published October 20, 2022