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  Entertainment

  The Hellboy Himself Was Paid ‘$40 And A Sandwich’ To Voice Fallout‘s Most Iconic Line

  Ron Perlman does not care about video games

  By Ethan Gach Published January 15, 2026
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  ReviewsBacklog

  Welcome To Backlog Week At Kotaku

  Let's finally play some of those video games we've been meaning to get to for a while

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 15, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Bully Online Mod Suddenly Shutting Down Just Months After Launch

  The ambitious multiplayer mod took years to make but only lasted a month

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 14, 2026
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  Tips & Guides

  PS Plus Extra Packs A Big Lineup This Month Just In Time For Resident Evil 9

  Resident Evil Village and more round out some strong additions

  By Ethan Gach Published January 14, 2026
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  Entertainment

  The Live-Action God Of War Series Has Found Its Kratos

  Ryan Hurst is known for his work on Sons of Anarchy and The Walking Dead

  By Kenneth Shepard Published January 14, 2026
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  CulturePokemon

  The ‘World’s Smartest Pokédex’ Is Something Straight Out Of Your Childhood Dreams

  BigRig Creates and Mr. Volt are the latest to create a working Pokédex, but they took it a step further than most

  By Kenneth Shepard Published January 14, 2026
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  CultureNews

  One Of These Games Is From 2012 And The Other Is From 2026

  Meltdown from Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 definitely looks different in Black Ops 7, but does it look worse?

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 14, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Star Wars Modders Have Taken Battlefront 3 Into Their Own Hands And It Looks Great

  A fan project brings unofficial new content to Battlefront 2

  Lewis Parker Published January 14, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The 10-Year Wait For ‘Minecraft Killer’ Hytale Is Finally Over

  The cube-shaped survival game is out in early access, after a fraught decade of development

  By John Walker Published January 14, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Split Fiction Director Warns About Taking The Wrong Lessons Away From Clair Obscur

  Josef Fares argues for publishing diversity in the gaming industry

  By Ethan Gach Published January 14, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The Coolest Thing About Deadpool In Marvel Rivals Isn’t The Role Swapping

  The hero shooter’s next addition is one of the most elaborate characters in the game

  By Kenneth Shepard Published January 14, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Rockstar Is Now Selling $200+ GTA Roleplay Mod Bundles On Its New Marketplace

  Some bundles sell for as much as a PS5

  Lewis Parker Published January 14, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Forza Horizon 6 Will Take Fans To Japan Soon According To New Leak

  The next entry in Xbox and Playground's popular racing series is set to launch later this spring

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 14, 2026
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  CultureNews

  A Detail About GTA 6′s Super Secret Multiplayer Just Got Accidentally Revealed

  Rockstar claims this tiny detail about GTA Online's successor is highly confidential

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 14, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ 3.0 Update Drops Early As Fans Race Back To Their Islands

  The Switch 2 version isn't live yet, though

  Nicole Carpenter Published January 14, 2026
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  Entertainment

  Stranger Things Documentary Director Says She Never Saw ChatGPT Being Used To Write The Finale: ‘I Witnessed Creative Exchanges’

  Fans allege the Duffer Brothers used the chatbot to write the finale without any substantial proof

  By Kenneth Shepard Published January 14, 2026
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  CultureNewsMorning Checkpoint

  Battlefield 6 Is Trying To Do Too Much

  Also: what's the 'AAAA' game Eidos Montreal has spent seven years working on?

  By Ethan Gach Published January 14, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Ex-BioWare Dev Explains How Anthem Could Live On As A Single-Player Game

  Mark Darrah has released a lengthy postmortem on the loot shooter that’s worth watching

  By Kenneth Shepard Published January 14, 2026
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Don’t Let Todd Howard Catch You In This Fallout 4 Mod Or You’ll Die

  It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a Wasteland snail disguised as Bethesda's legendary designer

  By Ethan Gach Published January 13, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Stellar Blade Dev Believes ‘One Person Can Perform The Work Of 100 People’ With AI

  Shift Up's CEO thinks it's the only way to compete with studios from China

  By Ethan Gach Published January 13, 2026