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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Modders Hack Elden Ring Demo, Sprinkle In Some GTA San Andreas

  CJ was last seen wandering around the Lands Between with a huge sword

  By Sisi Jiang Published December 15, 2021
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  ReviewsYear in Review

  The PlayStation 5 Got Some Great Games In 2021 But Not Much Else

  Games like Ratchet and Returnal are terrific but Sony's PS5 could use some more bells, whistles

  By Mike Fahey Published December 15, 2021
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  ReviewsYear in Review

  The Ten Biggest Kotaku Posts Of 2021

  GTA news, Animal Crossing porn, and upheaval at Activision Blizzard were among the forces that shaped this year

  By Carolyn Petit Published December 15, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Original Splinter Cell Being Remade By Far Cry 6 Devs

  It’s in the early stages of development, and Ubisoft Toronto is currently hiring

  By Levi Winslow Published December 15, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Bob Ross Died Fighting Profit-Driven Vultures Only For Them To Turn Him Into A Funko Pop NFT

  The Joy of Painting has unfortunately become the Joy of Profiting

  By Levi Winslow Published December 15, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Everything Shown At Today’s Nintendo Indie Direct

  Sorry, no news about Hollow Knight: Silksong today, but at least Chicory comes to Switch

  By Ari Notis Published December 15, 2021
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  CultureNews

  S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Wants To Turn You Into An NFT, For Some Reason

  Developer GSC Game World plans to auction off the option to become an NPC in the dour shooter

  By Ari Notis Published December 15, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Indie Studio Forms First Video Game Union In The Country

  A new union at the makers of Beast Breaker even includes contract workers

  By Ethan Gach Published December 15, 2021
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  The Bests

  The Best Video Games Of 2021 So Far

  Despite the [waves hands], 2021 has produced killer games like Hitman 3 and Death's Door

  Kotaku Staff Published December 15, 2021
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  OpinionCommentary

  Deathloop Redefines Blackness In Video Games

  Colt Vahn's voice actor Jason Kelley speaks about what sets the Black characters in Arkane's latest immersive sim apart

  O'Dell Harmon Published December 15, 2021
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  ReviewsYear in Review

  Genshin Impact‘s First Full Year: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

  Hooray for the Inazuma region, tons of new characters, and an entire housing system

  By Sisi Jiang Published December 15, 2021
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  Anime

  Makoto Shinkai’s New Movie Revealed

  Called Suzume no Tojimari , the animated feature will be released next fall in Japan

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Dead By Daylight‘s Next Chapter Will Feature The Ring

  Koji Suzuki's terrifying antagonist will be coming to the survival horror game in March 2022

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Broken Arrow Is Trying The Whole Modern RTS Thing Again

  A more serious, tactial take on the RTS is coming to the PC

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Six Years (And One Bethesda Problem) Later, Shadow Of The Colossus Tribute Is Finally Out

  Praey for the Gods was once called Prey for the Gods

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2021
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Reloading Everyday Stuff Like Video Game Weapons Is Immensely Satisfying

  Anybody who says they haven't done at home this is a liar

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2021
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  Report

  Twitch’s ‘Pay-To-Win’ Boost Feature Doesn’t Actually Help People, Surprising No One

  The 125 streamers who took part in Twitch's boost feature might want to use their money elsewhere

  By Isaiah Colbert Published December 14, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Halo Infinite‘s Battle Pass Is Adding Better Challenges That Are Perfect For The New Playlists

  343 Industries continues to work on reducing the 'friction' players might find when progressing through the battle pass

  By Levi Winslow Published December 14, 2021
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  Report

  Ubisoft Devs Don’t Understand Company’s NFT Push, Either

  Ubisoft developers are worried about having to put NFTs in their games

  By Ethan Gach Published December 14, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Axe-Wielding Man Locked People Inside Arcade, Smashed Games In Two-Day Rampage

  Disgruntled customer damaged every arcade cab and display inside New Orleans' Sea Cave arcade

  By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2021