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  CultureNews

  PlayStation ‘No Disc, No Buy’ Boycott Immediately Splinters In The Face Of Black Ops Ports

  Sony finally posted something without getting ratio'd

  By Ethan Gach Published July 10, 2026
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  Tips & Guides

  Overwatch Embraces Chaos And Turns The Cat Into A Heavy Artillery Drone

  The ‘Community Created’ mode is cranking up absurdity at the expense of balance

  By Kenneth Shepard Published July 7, 2026
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  The Bests

  The Pixar Movies, Ranked From Worst To Best (Now With Toy Story 5)

  Let's look back at the last 30 years of Pixar, from Toy Story to its fourth sequel

  Kenneth Shepard & Zack Zwiezen Published June 23, 2026
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  Deals

  Two Batteries, 62 Minutes of 4K Flight Time, the DJI Mini 4K Just Hit Its All-Time Low on Amazon

  The DJI Mini 4K two-battery combo just hit its all-time low for Prime members, and the single-battery version is also at its record low.

  By Kotaku Deals Published June 23, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Kingdom Hearts Fans Think They’ve Unraveled The Bizarre Mystery Surrounding Alleged AI-Assisted Box Art

  It's possible the original Tetsuya Nomura art was tweaked with genAI

  By Ethan Gach Published June 9, 2026
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  CultureFeature

  Marvel Vs. Capcom Fans Talk About What It’s Like Waiting So Long For A Comeback And Why Marvel Tōkon Could Be The Answer

  Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is a new Marvel superhero tag fighter, but is it a threat to the Capcom series’ post-Infinite future?

  By Kenneth Shepard Published May 26, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Quantic Dream Is Abandoning Its MOBA Just Three Months After Launch As Another Ill-Fated Live-Service Game Gets Added To The Pyre

  The Detroit: Become Human's multiplayer experiment comes to an abrupt end

  By Ethan Gach Published May 20, 2026
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  CulturePokemon

  The Pokémon Champions Backlash Won’t Change Its Destiny

  The battle simulator had a wave of pushback when it launched, but it doesn’t seem fundamentally broken

  By Kenneth Shepard Published April 30, 2026
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  Reviews

  Valve’s New Steam Controller: The Kotaku Review

  The next piece of gaming hardware from the company behind Half-Life is a fantastic gamepad that ain't cheap

  By Zack Zwiezen Published April 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Valve Writer Erik Wolpaw Says Some At The Studio Have Been Experimenting With AI Tools

  The Half-Life writer says the tech is not good at being creative, but could be used to provide real-time responses in games

  By Zack Zwiezen Published March 24, 2026