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  CulturePokemon

  Let’s Rank The Pokémon Spin-Off Games From Worst To Best (Now With Pokopia)

  From Pokopia to Detective Pikachu, here’s our ranking of the games where you don’t catch ‘em all

  By Kenneth Shepard Published March 12, 2026
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  CultureFeature

  20 Extraordinary Indie Games To Slam On Your Wishlist This Black Friday

  Another incredible selection of unknown games, both out now and coming soon

  By John Walker Published November 28, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Scrapped Pokémon Projects And Game Freak Drama: 8 Things We Learned From The Colossal Teraleak

  Yeah, we got a glimpse into Pokémon’s future, but there were a few other interesting nuggets to be found

  By Kenneth Shepard Published October 14, 2025
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  The Bests

  Nine Digimon Games Worth Going Back To After Time Stranger

  If you’ve never played a Digimon game before, the series is a bit of a mixed bag with one definitive standout

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 26, 2025
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  CulturePokemon

  Pokémon Is Launching A Tamagotchi-Style Virtual Pet, But Will It Poop?

  The Takara Tomy device has a color touchscreen and 157 Pokémon

  By John Walker Published September 5, 2025
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  Tips & GuidesTry This Out

  Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Great Games We’re Saying Goodbye To May With

  This weekend were off to dystopian city streets, mirror realms of fantasy worlds, a virtual card table and much more

  Claire Jackson & Carolyn Petit & Ethan Gach & Zack Zwiezen Published May 30, 2025
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  Tips & Guides

  You’re Not Going To Want To Leave ‘Cat Island’ In Assassin’s Creed Shadows

  The real loot is the cats you get to pet along the way

  Brandon Morgan Published April 22, 2025
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  CultureNews

  All The Game And Anime Announcements At Digimon Con 2025

  Here are the highlights from Bandai and Toei’s three-hour presentation

  By Kenneth Shepard Published March 20, 2025
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  Tips & Guides

  FFXIV‘s Hippo Pet Is Now 900% More Expensive Due To Moo Deng

  On certain servers, the MMO's hippo minion has gone from 17,000 Gil to nearly 300,000 Gil

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 30, 2024
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  CultureNews

  This Cozy Virtual Pet Sim Is ‘Microsoft Clippy, But Better’

  Weyrdlets mixes Animal Crossing and Clippy into a Tamagotchi -like game that hopefully stands out from the crowd

  By Zack Zwiezen Published June 20, 2024