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  CultureNews

  The Most Underrated Tomb Raider Game Came Out 25 Years Ago Today

  Tomb Raider: Chronicles was the unfair recipient of a unwarranted backlash

  By John Walker Published November 24, 2025
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  ReviewsSwitch

  Pokémon Legends: Z-A: The Kotaku Review

  Game Freak’s return to Kalos is as much about the state of the franchise as it is about Lumiose City

  By Kenneth Shepard Published October 22, 2025
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  Reviews

  Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles: The Kotaku Review

  The remaster is a powerful reminder that they don't make them like this anymore

  By Ethan Gach Published September 24, 2025
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  CulturePokemon

  Pokémon TCG Pocket‘s Desperately Needed Trading Improvements Will Appear At The End Of The Month

  However, it remains very ambiguous whether it will actually make the feature useful

  By John Walker Published July 16, 2025
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  Tips & GuidesCrash Course

  The Best Characters And Karts For Smashing Mario Kart World Time Trial Records

  Skill and knowledge help, but the first step is finding your ideal driver and vehicle

  Samuel Moreno Published July 9, 2025
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  EntertainmentSuperhero

  9 Signs That The MCU Has Lost Its Way

  Terrible post-credit scenes, unnecessary TV shows, and a lack of comic book continuity have hobbled the Marvel empire

  Julian Lytle Published July 4, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  The Solution To Nintendo’s Ineffective Battle Against Piracy Isn’t Bricking People’s Switches

  Instead of ruining tampered devices, Nintendo needs to significantly improve its own services

  By John Walker Published May 9, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  This App Is On A Mission To Recommend You The Perfect Game

  Ludocene uses human curation instead of machine learning algorithms to recommend great games

  By Ethan Gach Published February 27, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  Roblox‘s New Child Safety Changes Reveal How Dangerous It’s Been For Years

  The new measures are welcome, but close to useless

  By John Walker Published October 24, 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