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  Tips & Guides

  Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Cool Games We Can’t Wait To Get Back To

  Cel-shaded carnage, hand-drawn bug battles, a dark twist on a classic and more are on our agenda for the weekend

  By Claire Jackson Published September 12, 2025
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  Tips & Guides

  Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii‘s Crew Member Types Explained

  Carefully craft your ship's crew in order to master the high seas

  Brandon Morgan Published March 13, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  Netflix Gaming Is As Confusing As Ever

  The Squid Game maker is retreating into licensed gaming tie-ins

  By Ethan Gach Published February 4, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Call Of Duty Keeps Getting More Expensive To Make Even Though It’s Selling Fewer Copies

  Court documents reveal an astonishing $700 million budget for Black Ops Cold War

  By Ethan Gach Published January 7, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Everything We Saw At The 2024 Game Awards

  Here are all the World Premieres of upcoming games revealed at this year's award ceremony

  By Kenneth Shepard Published December 12, 2024
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  CultureNews

  Everything We Saw At Gamescom’s Opening Night Live

  Developers and publishers brought a bunch of games to the Geoff Keighley-led event in Germany

  By Kenneth Shepard Published August 20, 2024
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  Tips & Guides

  Baldur’s Gate 3’s Latest Big Patch Brings Over 1,000 More Tweaks And Fixes

  Highlights include visual options for color-blind people and hireling customization

  By Kenneth Shepard Published November 2, 2023
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  CultureNews

  No, This Isn’t A Journey Sequel, But It Sure Looks Like One

  Sword of the Sea takes clear inspiration from thatgamecompany’s 2012 hit

  By Kenneth Shepard Published May 24, 2023
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  ReviewsYear in Review

  2022 Was The Year The Video Game Industry Ate Itself

  Companies raced to gobble up studios from Bungie to Crystal Dynamics

  By Ethan Gach Published December 6, 2022
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Splatoon 3‘s Most-Hated Gun Needs To Go, Players Say

  The Clash Blaster is a solid mid- to short-range shooter, but some folks would rather it get removed from the game

  By Levi Winslow Published September 13, 2022