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  OpinionCommentary

  Watch What Happens When A Game Dev Doesn’t Have An Answer To A Tough Question

  Crystal Dynamics' PR leaps in to prevent a Tomb Raider interview from going off script

  By John Walker Published June 11, 2026
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  Games

  Mina The Hollower: The Kotaku Review

  Yacht Club Games’ second major swing at a retro renaissance invokes a familiar sense of adventure, but with a spirit and character all its own

  By Rebekah Valentine Published May 27, 2026
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  The Bests

  The 10 Best Star Wars Games Ever Made

  From classics like Dark Forces to newer entries like Lego Star Wars, here are the best of the best

  By Zack Zwiezen Published May 4, 2026
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  CulturePokemon

  11 Tips To Know For Playing Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen And Defeating The Elite Four

  The remakes have quirks it’s best to know about before you head on your Pokémon journey

  By Kenneth Shepard Published March 4, 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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  CultureNews

  Arc Raiders’ Latest Cheating Exploits Are The Worst The Extraction Shooter’s Ever Seen [Update]

  A weapon-repairing and infinite ammo glitch was breaking everything

  By John Walker Published February 11, 2026
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  ReviewsMultiplatform

  Reanimal: The Kotaku Review

  An unremarkable successor to the beloved Little Nightmares series

  Janet Garcia Published February 11, 2026
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  Deals

  Dyson’s Car+Boat Handheld Vacuum Drops to a Record Low, Now Priced Like a Budget Cleaner

  This handheld vacuum can help make sure your car and boat are totally squeaky clean.

  By Brittany Vincent Published January 13, 2026
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  OpinionCommentary

  How I Fell Back In Love With Minecraft After 10 Years Away

  Spending much of the winter break in DonutSMP with my son has been truly wonderful

  By John Walker Published January 2, 2026
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  ReviewsYear in Review

  The 12 Best Video Games Of 2025

  We downloaded, we installed, we played, and here's what we decided

  Kotaku Staff Published January 2, 2026