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  Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream: The Kotaku Review

  The long-awaited life-sim sequel makes significant improvements on the original, but its focus on customization comes at the cost of conflict and content

  Amelia Zollner Published May 5, 2026
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  Deals

  Amazon’s 40″ Fire TV Drops to an All-Time Low to Stand Out in the Smart TV Deal Crowd, Priced Like Refurbished but Brand New

  Upgrade your viewing experience without shelling out big bucks.

  By Zainab Falak Published December 24, 2025
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  The Bests

  The Best Games Of 2025 (So Far)

  The year is almost over and the list of games that have made their mark in 2025 is filling up

  Kenneth Shepard & John Walker & Ethan Gach & Zack Zwiezen & Carolyn Petit & Claire Jackson Updated November 27, 2025
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  The Bests

  It’s Halloween Again, Let’s Rank The Best Ghost-Type Pokémon

  Ghosts were once rare, but the Pokémon series has added so many creepy monsters over the years we had to choose the best

  By Kenneth Shepard Published October 31, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  5 Things We Just Learned About The Best-Selling Games In June 2025

  The Switch 2 is now the fastest-selling console in U.S. history

  By Ethan Gach Published July 23, 2025
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  OpinionImpressions

  The New Persona 5 Spin-Off Is Sapping My Excitement With Gacha Mechanics

  Persona 5: The Phantom X has a cool premise, but also a lot to prove

  By Kenneth Shepard Published June 5, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  Thief VR Is Not What We Wanted, But It Cannot Harm The Glory Of The Original Trilogy

  Thief: The Dark Project , Thief II: The Metal Age , and Thief: Deadly Shadows remain perfect games

  By John Walker Published June 5, 2025
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  Tips & Guides

  How To Start Strong In Doom: The Dark Ages, How To Master Sciel In Clair Obscur, And More Of The Week’s Top Tips

  We've also got some helpful hints for Oblivion Remastered and Assassin's Creed Shadows

  Kotaku Staff Published May 18, 2025
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  Culture

  An Artist Spots Her Work In Bungie’s Marathon, Nintendo Isn’t Sending Out Switch 2 Review Units Until The Last Minute, And More Of The Week’s Top Stories

  Also, the new Final Fantasy x Magic: The Gathering collab has a card for every Cid

  Kotaku Staff Published May 17, 2025
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Hideo Kojima Has An Idea For A ‘Forgetting Game’ But Everyone Over The Age Of 30 Is Already Living It

  The Metal Gear designer has an idea for an entire game about forgetting how to play it

  By Ethan Gach Published May 14, 2025