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  CulturePokemon

  Super Ugly Mew Cards Are The Chase For Pokémon’s 30th Anniversary, And One’s Already Sold For $20k

  The RGB Mew cards were at one point believed to be a hoax

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Drama Around A PS5 Exploit, AI-Coding, Linux, And GTA 6 Has One Popular Hacker Calling It Quits

  An anticipated open-source Linux mod for newer PS5 consoles might now be in danger of never happening

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Level-5 Promises To Fix Yo-Kai Watch 2 And Professor Layton Presentation In The Wake Of AI Backlash And Explains That Many Of Its Artwork Mistakes Were Simply Down To Human Error

  According to Level-5, many of the perceived 'AI slop' elements in its recent presentation were due to the rushed nature of the Nintendo Direct, and were not AI-generated

  By Lewis Parker Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  New PS5 Features Are Live, Including One That Tells You What Games Are The Most Popular

  You can now see what's trending in your region

  By Ethan Gach Published September 16, 2026
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  Entertainment

  Spider-Man: Brand New Day Dethrones Star Wars: The Force Awakens As America’s Highest-Grossing Movie Ever

  Disney beat itself in the all-time domestic box office war

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 16, 2026
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  Games

  Diablo Himself Didn’t Get Dedicated Diablo 4 DLC Because ‘Diablo’s Very Demanding,’ Devs Say

  But he's the star of Diablo 5 now instead

  By Rebekah Valentine Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Why Wolverine Players Are Crashing Out About The Game’s Motorcycle Segment That ‘Plays Itself’

  Insomniac’s latest scales back the open-world traversal of Spider-Man, and in some ways feels less involving than its predecessor

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The Studio Behind MindsEye Is Closing Following Latest Round Of Layoffs

  Multiple Build a Rocket Boy employees have stated that their time at the MindsEye maker has come to an end, and sources have confirmed to Kotaku that the company is winding down for good

  By Lewis Parker Published September 16, 2026
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  Games

  Blizzard’s Got A Serious Scalping Problem On Its Hands

  The World of Warcraft: Forever Collector's Edition is being scalped all to hell, too

  By Rebekah Valentine Published September 16, 2026
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  CulturePokemon

  Pokémon Content Creator Gets Dragged After Opening Possibly Stolen Cards

  Roush bought the unreleased box sets two months ahead of their official release

  By John Walker Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureFeature

  Why Trying To Buy A Video Game T-Shirt Sucks So Much

  GenAI has made things worse, but it's been bad for a while

  By Ash Parrish Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Reviews Praise Tactical Combat, Warn Of Exhaustingly Long Runtime And Pacing Issues

  The latest entry in Nintendo’s fantasy tactical RPG has a lot of everything for everyone

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 16, 2026
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  Theme Parks

  Sinners, Hellraiser, and Ozzy Osbourne: Ranking All 10 Haunted Houses at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights 2026

  Universal Studios Florida's annual Halloween event celebrates its 35th installment with some big names

  By Garrett Martin Published September 16, 2026
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  Games

  Trails In The Sky 2nd Chapter: The Kotaku Review

  The latest remake doesn't replace the original but it does flex some key improvements

  Harper Jay MacIntyre Published September 16, 2026
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  Games

  Diablo 5 Devs Address The Release Date Skepticism: ‘The Team All Agreed That It Was A Great Time To Tell The World’

  'It's important that we are building the game that the community wants'

  By Rebekah Valentine Published September 15, 2026
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  Games

  Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Almost Had Eight Protagonists

  An interview with the game's developers also revealed there's a distinct reason Nun with a Gun exists

  By Ash Parrish Published September 15, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Xbox Responds To Rumors That Game Pass Is Losing New Day-One Games in 2027

  Xbox didn't confirm the rumors, but provided a noncommittal answer that could leave room open for big changes next year

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 15, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Blizzard Delays Diablo 4′s Big 30th Anniversary Season 15 Kick-Off After A Flood Of Error Codes

  Season of Hell's Legacy has a hell of a rough launch

  By Ethan Gach Published September 15, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Space Marine And Plague Tale Publisher Says it Has Filed ‘Legal Complaints’ After Influx Of Threats Against Its Employees

  Focus Entertainment says it will take all 'necessary legal action' to protect its staff

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 15, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Wardogs Boss Says Studio Checks Social Accounts For Anti-Crunch Posts: ‘You’re Not Going To Be Happy Here, So We’re Not Going To Go With You’

  The studio behind Steam super-hit Wardogs won't hire people who publicly criticize crunching

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 15, 2026