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  Star Wars Accidentally Made It Onto Magic: The Gathering Cards As Misprints Ramp Up

  That galaxy clearly isn't far, far away enough

  By Rebekah Valentine Published April 21, 2026
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  10 Hilarious Tomodachi Life Interactions That Show Why The Switch Life Sim Is On Another Level

  'I study the cooking meth rule book every night before bed!' — Walter White

  Amelia Zollner Published April 17, 2026
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  Culture

  Raid On Home Arcade Confiscates Pinball Machines Worth More Than The Drugs

  The owner of the 'Kimzone' was suspected of using his arcade collection as a front for selling drugs

  By Zack Kotzer Published March 22, 2026
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  Report

  We Spoke To Game Devs And All Of Them Hate DLSS 5: ‘What The F***, Nvidia?’

  One game developer told Kotaku that after seeing DLSS 5, 'it feels like there is no future for me' in the video game industry

  By Zack Zwiezen Published March 19, 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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  The Bests

  The 12 Best Games On The Nintendo Switch 2

  These are all the must-play games on Nintendo's newest console

  Kenneth Shepard & Claire Jackson & Ethan Gach & Carolyn Petit Updated February 18, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The Legendary ‘Father Of Sega Hardware’ Hideki Sato Has Passed Away [Update]

  Sato and his team were behind everything from the SG-1000 up through the Dreamcast

  Zack Kotzer Published February 14, 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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  CultureNews

  The AI-Fueled PC Gaming Shortage Just Delayed Valve’s Steam Machine

  The console-like gaming PCs won't be coming in early 2026 as originally planned

  By Ethan Gach Published February 4, 2026