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  CultureNews

  Japanese Studios Have ‘Staff Retention Of 97 Percent’ Because They Pay Executives Less And Avoided Getting ‘Swept Up In The Live-Service Trend,’ Says Expert

  According to Amir Satvat, who runs ASGC’s Games Industry Layoffs Tracker, Japanese studios are prone to doing weird stuff like not over-hiring and producing sure-fire hits based on popular IPs

  By Lewis Parker Published September 18, 2026
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  Games

  Every Trails RPG, Ranked From Worst To Best

  The Trails series has never been easier to get into, and here are the best ones

  Harper Jay MacIntyre Published September 18, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Blood Of Dawnwalker Became A Dark-Horse GOTY Contender On Just A $40 Million Budget

  The vampire RPG has succeeded where other new franchises have failed

  By Ethan Gach Published September 18, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Wolverine Already Estimated To Be PS5’s 6th Top-Grossing Game Of 2026 And Selling Faster Than Death Stranding 2 And Ghost Of Yotei

  Mixed reviews and viral rage-bait haven't held Sony's latest exclusive back so far

  By Ethan Gach Published September 18, 2026
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  Games

  It’d Be A Disaster If The Blood Of Dawnwalker Sequels Got Rid Of The Time Mechanic

  It's the most interesting thing about the game and players should be mature enough to accept that

  By Ash Parrish Published September 18, 2026
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  CultureNews

  GTA 5‘s Canceled Liberty City Expansion And Super Early Looks At GTA 6 Revealed Via Another Big Leak

  An older 190GB leak from 2022 seems to have finally been dumped online for everyone to dig into

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 18, 2026
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  CultureNews

  PlayStation Legends Recreate Iconic PS4 Game-Sharing Meme But This Time There’s No Disc

  Two veterans reunited at Tokyo Game Show 2026

  By Ethan Gach Published September 18, 2026
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  Entertainment

  Humor And Ending Divide Resident Evil Fans On Zach Cregger’s Film: ‘The Movie Can Be Renamed Into Anything Else And Make As Much Sense’

  The Weapons director’s take on the Raccoon City outbreak sometimes feels more spoof than Resident Evil

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 18, 2026
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  Games

  Someone Gifted The Pope A Giant Hunk Of Materia

  I regret to inform you that the Materia is cursed

  By Rebekah Valentine Published September 18, 2026
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  Reviews

  Control Resonant: The Kotaku Review

  The action-RPG sequel shows Remedy Entertainment isn't done pulling from its bag of refreshingly original tricks

  Cole Kronman Published September 18, 2026
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  Games

  We Asked Blizzard Why Diablo 5 Is Confirmed For PC But StarCraft Is Not

  Why is Blizzard being so weird about this?

  By Rebekah Valentine Published September 17, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Team Behind Popular Ocarina Of Time PC Port Admit To Using AI For Years And Now Fans Are Freaking Out About ‘Vibecoded Slop’

  When asked what version of Ship of Harkinian doesn't contain LLM content, a dev said 'I don't know'

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 17, 2026
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  Games

  Choosing Who To Play In Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Made Me Realize This Game Is Gonna Take Forever

  Doing some quick napkin math and yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if this is gonna take upwards of 100+ hours. Sheesh.

  By Ash Parrish Published September 17, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Bungie Shoots Down Viral ‘Leak’ About Marathon And Destiny 2 ‘Merging’

  Hopium is fueling all sorts of wild rumors

  By Ethan Gach Published September 17, 2026
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  Culture

  The Proliferation Of Copycats On Steam Makes Discovering Original Games Like Finding A Needle In A Haystack

  Steam has a real problem on its hands, and it's only going to get worse

  By Amelia Zollner Published September 17, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Wolverine Player Breaks Free Of Its Levels To Explore Its Larger, Unfinished World

  It’s not the size of an open-world map, but it’s more than you usually get to explore

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 17, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Xbox One’s Catastrophic DRM Is The Reason It Can Now Offer Disc-To-Digital

  The Xbox One's pitch for an all-digital, always-online future went down in flames so its disc-to-digital initiative could be born from the ashes

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 17, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Are Wolverine’s Takes On Established Marvel Characters Bad Or Just Different (Or Both)?

  Insomniac’s riffs on X-Men history aren’t sitting well with everyone

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 17, 2026
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  Games

  The Blood of Dawnwalker: The Kotaku Review

  It's the best and bloodiest time-management sim disguised as a humble action RPG

  By Ash Parrish Published September 17, 2026
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  Games

  Candy Crush Developers Are Preparing To Go On Strike Next Week

  Five Swedish unions have issued a strike notice against King

  By Ash Parrish Published September 17, 2026