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  CultureYouTube

  MrBeast Responds To Concerns Over Trapping Guy In Burning House For $500,000

  The famed content creator promises the dystopian stunt was completely safe

  By Ethan Gach Published September 29, 2025
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  CultureNews

  This Book Is A Beautiful Way To Memorialize 30 Years Of PlayStation

  If you go home with somebody, and they don’t have books chronicling video game history…

  By Claire Jackson Published September 29, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  Scalpers Are Already Trying To Flip The Xbox Ally X For Twice The Price And It’s Not Even Sold Out Yet

  It’s hard enough to find a compelling reason to spend $1,000 on one of these

  By Claire Jackson Published September 29, 2025
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  CultureNewsMorning Checkpoint

  New PS5 Model Ditches The Shiny Black Plastic Fans Hated

  Plus: Silent Hill F is selling well, GOG adds more classic games to its preservation program, Borderlands 4 is getting a robot DLC character, and Nintendo of America's new CEO seems fun

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 29, 2025
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  CultureNews

  NBA 2K26 Players Are Making Bloody Charlie Kirk Characters And Taking Them Online

  The character creator has neck tattoo options that you can turn blood red, and one thing led to another

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 29, 2025
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  CultureKotaku Game Diary

  Silent Hill f Has One Of The Best And Creepiest Puzzles Of The Year

  Scarecrows. An endless field. The looming fog. Good times!

  By Claire Jackson Published September 29, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Fortnite Peacemaker Dance Pulled Over Nazi Concerns Following Latest Episode’s Big Reveal

  Epic Games and Warner Bros. apparently had a failure to communicate

  By Ethan Gach Published September 29, 2025
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  CultureNews

  The Internet Reacts To EA’s $55 Billion Sale To Some Of The Worst People Around

  The publisher has announced that it’s being acquired by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 29, 2025
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  CultureNews

  EA Announces Unprecedented $55 Billion Sale To Saudi Arabia, Jared Kushner’s Private Equity Group, And Others

  The Madden publisher is going private

  By Ethan Gach Published September 29, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Star Trek, Avengers, And More: All 7 Newly Revealed Magic: The Gathering Sets Coming In 2026

  The card game is doubling down on crossovers

  By Ethan Gach Published September 26, 2025
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  Tips & Guides

  Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Great Games We Can’t Wait To Get Back To

  This weekend we’re taking terrifying trips to Japan, hanging with speedy hedgehogs on wheels, helping a dude who can’t walk on his own, and more

  By Claire Jackson Published September 26, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Magic: The Gathering Is Making PlayStation Cards, And They Look Great

  Joel, Ellie, Kratos and more are coming to the trading card game

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 26, 2025
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  Tips & Guides

  11 Things I Wish I Knew Before Playing Silent Hill f

  Hinako's tough, but you can make her tougher

  By Claire Jackson Published September 26, 2025
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  The Bests

  Nine Digimon Games Worth Going Back To After Time Stranger

  If you’ve never played a Digimon game before, the series is a bit of a mixed bag with one definitive standout

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 26, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Report: Saudi Arabia And Other Investors Nearing $50 Billion Deal To Buy EA

  The massive deal might be announced officially as soon as next week according to sources with knowledge of the situation

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 26, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Helldivers 2 Could Have Ended Up As A Free-To-Play Game

  It was also a much smaller game at one point before growing in scope and becoming the hit game we know today

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 26, 2025
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Nintendo Of America’s New CEO Seems Like A Fun Guy

  Satoru Shibata isn't afraid to dance, sing, or hype his handheld collection

  By Ethan Gach Published September 26, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Live-Action Beauty And The Beast Was An Inspiration For FF7 Remake Trilogy, Says Director

  Contrary to what some may think, FF7 Rebirth’s sales have not hindered part three’s development

  By Claire Jackson Published September 26, 2025
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  Culture

  The 26-Year-Old Mystery Behind A Cult-Classic SRPG’s Gradius Sword Has Finally Been Solved

  Vandal Hearts 2 had a reference to Konami's shoot 'em up no one knew how to unlock until now

  By Ethan Gach Published September 26, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Microsoft’s Solution For PC Gaming’s Most Annoying Headache Is Finally Happening

  Advanced Shader Delivery will hopefully one day get rid of shader compilation loading bars on PC

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 26, 2025