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  YouTube’s Gaming Historian Explains Why He’s Stepping Away After 15 Years

  Saying he's lost the spark, the popular gaming chronicler has a parting gift of Kong

  By Zack Kotzer Published April 4, 2026
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  CultureNewsMorning Checkpoint

  Chris Pratt Responds To Fan Theories About Wario And Waluigi Being In Mario Galaxy Movie

  Also: how much would you pay for a Sonic Heroes tattoo on your elbow?

  By Ethan Gach Published March 27, 2026
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  ReviewsRetro

  Pokémon Red And Blue: The Kotaku Retro Review

  The original Pokémon games may be clunky by modern standards, but their timelessness has been proven by everything that followed

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 26, 2026
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  CultureMorning Checkpoint

  Metroid Prime‘s 40-Year Nintendo Veteran Is Reportedly Done With The Franchise

  Also: Beyond Good & Evil 2 still lives

  By Ethan Gach Published January 22, 2026
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  CulturePokemon

  Logan Paul’s Pitch For A Pokémon Game Is Nostalgia Brain Poison

  ‘Guys, what if Game Freak remade the old games I played as a kid?’ - every fairweather fan who stopped playing in the '90s

  By Kenneth Shepard Published January 6, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Metroid Prime 4 Devs Explain How They Got Stuck With An Open-World Hub

  Despite realizing that fans were souring on open-world design, Retro was apparently unable to reset again

  By Zack Zwiezen Published December 26, 2025
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  Tips & Guides

  Here’s How To Fix Metroid Prime 4‘s Silliest Control Decision

  Jumping as a Morph Ball should use the same button as jumping when not in ball mode

  By Zack Zwiezen Published December 5, 2025
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  CultureFeature

  What We Love And Miss About The Xbox 360

  As fans celebrate peak Microsoft gaming, we share how the Xbox 360 won us over

  Ethan Gach & Carolyn Petit & Alyssa Mercante & Moises Taveras & Kenneth Shepard Published November 24, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  Retro Games Are Coming To Animal Crossing: New Horizons But You Have To Pay To Play Them

  A callback to the GameCube game gets an unfortunate paywall

  By Ethan Gach Published October 30, 2025
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  CultureMorning Checkpoint

  Hi-Fi Rush Studio’s New Owner Reveals $69 Million Plan To Become ‘AI First’

  Also: more PlayStation MTG cards and the departure of one of the worst CEOs in gaming media

  By Ethan Gach Published October 23, 2025