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  CultureFeatureInterview

  Harvey Smith Explains What Most Games Are Missing And Why He’s Still Making Them: ‘It’s An Act Of Rebellion To Try To Do Something Hopeful In Times Like This’

  The co-creator of new studio Black Pony Immersive tells us about defying expectations in the most underserved genre

  By John Walker Published September 2, 2026
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  ReviewsMultiplatform

  Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots: The Kotaku Review

  The Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 brings one of the series' most polarizing entries to modern platforms

  Cole Kronman Published August 21, 2026
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  CultureFeatureInterview

  This Podcast Based On The Eldritch Horrors Of Lovecraft Is Your Next Big Obsession

  The Lovecraft Investigations' latest series is out, and we spoke to creator Julian Simpson

  By John Walker Published April 9, 2026
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  OpinionImpressions

  The Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster Won Me Over Despite Some Nitpicks

  Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles will do just fine

  By Ethan Gach Published September 2, 2025
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  Entertainment

  Where Does Snow White Rank Among The Worst Disney Live-Action Remakes Of All Time?

  Disney's latest live-action flop finds itself in middling company

  Caroline Madden Published June 4, 2025
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  CultureFeature

  6 Hours With Avowed And I’m Already Thinking It’s One Of 2025’s Best Games

  Obsidian’s action-adventure RPG has a rock-solid opening

  By John Walker Published November 21, 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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  ReviewsMultiplatform

  Black Myth: Wukong: The Kotaku Review

  The visuals are truly stunning, but Game Science’s breakout blockbuster undermines its own efforts at epic storytelling and exhilarating combat

  Justin Clark Published August 22, 2024
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  ReviewsMultiplatform

  Final Fantasy VII: The Kotaku Retro Review

  A timeless classic of an RPG, 1997’s Final Fantasy VII remains the best version of these characters and this world

  By Claire Jackson Published April 16, 2024
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  OpinionCommentary

  Genshin Impact Shakes Up The JRPG Formula With Its New NPCs

  By focusing on characters like Dunyarzad, Genshin is cultivating a subtle but significant shift in JRPGs

  By Sisi Jiang Published September 2, 2022