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  CultureNews

  Report: Sony Wants To Beat Nintendo In Japan And Players Are Benefitting

  A cheaper, Japan-only PS5 was announced last week, and the Switch 2 may be to blame

  Alyssa Mercante Published November 18, 2025
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  CultureNews

  A Game Riot Nearly Killed Has Been Saved

  The League of Legends company pulled the plug on Hytale back in June

  By Kenneth Shepard Published November 18, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Marvel Cosmic Invasion Rounds Out A Banner Year For Game Pass

  The superhero beat ‘em up is joined by Moonlighter 2, The Crew Motorfest, and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, among others

  By Claire Jackson Published November 18, 2025
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  Reviews

  Call Of Duty Black Ops 7: The Kotaku Review

  This year’s entry in Activision's long-running FPS series is a massively weird mess

  By Zack Zwiezen Published November 18, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  Dispatch’s Best Scene Is As Funny As It Is Violent

  The superhero workplace comedy’s funniest, most chaotic moment catches players off guard more than once

  By Kenneth Shepard Published November 18, 2025
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  OpinionImpressions

  The Binding Of Isaac Meets Pokémon Is A Chaotic Feast I Will Continue To Gorge On

  Morsels looks, sounds, and plays magnificently

  By Ethan Gach Published November 18, 2025
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  CultureNews

  The PS5 Will Be As Cheap As It Was 5 Years Ago For Black Friday

  If you’re in the market for a new machine or an accessory for your existing PlayStation, Sony's got some nice deals

  By Claire Jackson Published November 18, 2025
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  CultureMorning Checkpoint

  No, The Game Awards Aren’t Rigged

  Also: The Epic Store gets a nifty new feature, Valve says Steam Machines are better than most PCs, Roblox rolls out face scanning, and KPop Demon Hunters come to the Macy's Day Parade

  By Zack Zwiezen Updated November 19, 2025
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  CulturePokemon

  Every Chase Card In Pokémon TCG’s Phantasmal Flames, Including That Charizard

  Prices aren't quite so ridiculous as Mega Evolution...until you get to the Mega Charizard X

  By John Walker Published November 18, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Take-Two CEO Says Consoles Won’t Die But PC Is The Future

  As exclusives continue to appear on other platforms, what role will consoles play?

  By Claire Jackson Published November 18, 2025
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  CultureNews

  GameStop Employees Are Freaking Out About ‘Trade Anything Day’: ‘God Help Us’

  The promotion is really just a glorified $5 coupon day

  By Ethan Gach Published November 18, 2025
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  CultureNews

  This Game Is Made To Rage-Bait People, And It’s Working

  Fever Meme is having a bit of a viral moment months after launch

  By Kenneth Shepard Published November 18, 2025
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  Entertainment

  A School Is Banning Kids From Singing KPop Demon Hunters Songs

  That’s some Gwi-ma behavior right there

  By Kenneth Shepard Published November 17, 2025
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  The Bests

  The 23 Best Games For Sony’s PlayStation 5

  From Helldivers 2 to Astro Bot, here are the best PS5 games

  Kotaku Staff Published November 17, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Please Stop Cancelling Yoko Taro’s Games

  The creator behind Nier: Automata is trying to make the games you want, but they keep getting canned

  By Zack Zwiezen Published November 17, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  One Of The Biggest Game Awards Snubs Wasn’t Even A Video Game

  If Minecraft or The Last of Us wins Best Adaptation, I will scream loud enough to break the sound barrier

  By Kenneth Shepard Published November 17, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Escape From Tarkov Is Finally On Steam And Nobody’s Happy [Update: Dev Apologizes For ‘Rough’ Release]

  The long-awaited 1.0 release of the landmark extraction shooter hasn't exactly gone smoothly

  By Claire Jackson Published November 17, 2025
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  CultureNews

  New Survey Says Most Players Around The World Prefer Single-Player Games

  Younger players prefer multiplayer while older gamers would rather play solo

  By Zack Zwiezen Published November 17, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Overwatch 2’s Next Hero Is Your New Italian Mommy And Also An Unexpected Throwback

  Vendetta has ties to an unexpected character from the first Overwatch

  By Kenneth Shepard Published November 17, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Helldivers 2 Head Says Arc Raiders’ Use Of AI ‘Makes Gaming Better’

  Arrowhead Game Studios CEO thinks there are ‘extreme takes’ about AI in game development

  Alyssa Mercante Published November 17, 2025