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  CultureNews

  Nintendo’s Cinematic Universe Could Be Another ‘Everyone Is Here’ Moment With Kirby, Star Fox, Luigi’s Mansion, And More

  Okay nevermind, I'm tired just thinking about it

  By Rebekah Valentine Published April 27, 2026
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  Reviews

  Valve’s New Steam Controller: The Kotaku Review

  The next piece of gaming hardware from the company behind Half-Life is a fantastic gamepad that ain't cheap

  By Zack Zwiezen Published April 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  New Avatar Fighting Game Gives Sokka A Speed Boost For Being A Wife Guy

  Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game is pitting characters from across the franchise against one another

  By Kenneth Shepard Published April 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Why Valve’s New $100 Controller Rings Like A Phone, Lacks A 3.5 Jack, And Isn’t Called The Steam Controller 2

  We sat down with two Valve employees and asked a lot of questions about the new controller, Steam, reparability, and more

  By Zack Zwiezen Published April 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Valve Says Its New Controller Is Shipping Before The Steam Machine Because It’s Unaffected By RAM Shortage And Is ‘Ready Now’

  As for the upcoming Steam Machine and Steam Frame, those have been affected by increased memory costs

  By Zack Zwiezen Published April 27, 2026
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  CultureMorning Checkpoint

  Video Games Don’t Need To Be Made Into TV And Movies To Justify Their Existence Anymore

  Also: the Crimson Desert hype train hasn't slowed down

  By Ethan Gach Published April 27, 2026
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  CulturePokemon

  Pokémon Champions Dev Responds To Technical Criticism: ‘We’ve Truly Tried To Do Our Best’

  The battle sim launched on Switch earlier this month, with a mobile version on the way

  By Kenneth Shepard Published April 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  An All-Time Classic SNES Emulator Returns With Plans To Change Everything

  Super ZSNES is a revival of the 90s Nintendo emulator that shifts processing to the GPU

  By John Walker Published April 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Enter The Gungeon’s Creators Think The Roguelike Genre Has Lost Its Way And Become ‘A Little Cash-Grabby’

  Dodge Roll's co-founder believes the 'slot machine' aspect of Balatro and Vampire Survivors has led to a shift in the design of roguelikes

  By Lewis Parker Published April 27, 2026
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  Entertainment

  The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Barely Understands The Series’ Aesthetic And Completely Lacks Its Subtlety

  After playing the closed beta for Owlcat Games' The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, I'm starting to feel like they completely misunderstood what made the books so special

  By Lewis Parker Published April 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Fortnite Gives Refunds But Won’t Remove D4vd’s Music After Arrest In Investigation Of Murder Of 14-Year-Old Girl

  The song 'Feel It' is featured in an emote

  By Kenneth Shepard Published April 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Sony Jacks Up The Price Of The PS5 In Even More Countries Amid ‘Continued Pressures In The Global Economic Landscape’

  The cheapest PS5 will hit 43 percent above its launch price in South Korea

  By Ethan Gach Published April 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Alleged Trump Shooter’s Steam Game Pulled From Sale Following Review Bombing

  A wealth of incredibly unfunny reviews were added over the weekend until the game was yoinked

  By John Walker Published April 27, 2026
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  Entertainment

  The KPop Demon Hunters Cast Finally Performed Something Other Than ‘Golden’ And It Was Kind Of A Bummer

  The McDonald’s collaboration gave us the first ‘live’ performances of ‘How It’s Done’ and ‘Soda Pop’

  By Kenneth Shepard Published April 27, 2026
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  Entertainment

  The Mario Galaxy Movie Could Be Arriving On Streaming To Babysit My Kids In Record Time

  The animated blockbuster has barely been out a whole month

  By Ethan Gach Published April 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  A Surprise Teaser For Alien: Isolation 2 Gives Fans Fresh Hope For The Sequel 12 Years Later

  We still know almost nothing about the upcoming game from Creative Assembly

  Bee Wertheimer Published April 26, 2026
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  Anime

  My Hero Academia Voice Actor Dubs Streamer’s Apology For Cheating On His Girlfriend And It Doesn’t Go Well

  The voice of Deku later deleted his reenactment of Sykkuno's apology

  Bee Wertheimer Published April 26, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Ultimate Drummer Turns Rock Band Into A Surprisingly Cool Action-RPG Soulslike

  Illustrious animation duo’s Ultimate Drummer proves that music has the power to move mountains

  By Zack Kotzer Published April 26, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Square Enix’s Koji Fox Criticized For Using AI Art During Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest Panel

  The long-serving Square Enix localizer and lyricist revealed that the Final Fantasy maker's CEO "has been keen on incorporating AI tools into our daily work"

  By Lewis Parker Published April 26, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Alleged White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooter Was An Indie Games Developer

  Cole Tomas Allen had released one game on Steam, and was developing another

  By John Walker Published April 26, 2026