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  Games

  Critics Adore Super Mario Sunshine: ‘My Apartment Is In Shambles. Mario Has Arrived’

  Critics adore Mario’s latest jump in 3D, even if it’s not as groundbreaking as they’d have hoped

  By Rebekah Valentine Published August 10, 2026
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  GamesWarp Week

  Welcome To Warp Week At Kotaku: The 2002 Edition

  Nintendo is on the ropes and gaming's moral panic is in full swing

  By Ethan Gach Published August 10, 2026
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  CultureNews

  One Of The Year’s Best Indie Games Sold Over 1 Million Copies In Less Than A Week

  Co-op puzzle explorer Big Walk is a big hit and the best-reviewed game of 2026

  By Zack Zwiezen Published August 10, 2026
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  CultureNews

  20 Years Later, Fan Finds New Secret In One Of The Best Star Wars Games Ever Made (Update: Another Secret Has Been Found)

  Oh nice, I have another reason to boot up the original Star Wars: Battlefront 2

  By Zack Zwiezen Updated August 11, 2026
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  Entertainment

  The 10 Best Moments From Spider-Man: Brand New Day

  The MCU may be struggling, but Spider-Man movies are still pretty good

  Kenneth Shepard and Rebekah Valentine Published August 10, 2026
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  CultureNewsIndustry News

  GameStop’s Ryan Cohen Considers Not Buying A Company That Isn’t For Sale With Money He Doesn’t Have And Cannot Raise

  The CEO still has hopes for a collaboration with eBay, because of...physical stores?

  By John Walker Published August 10, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Upcoming Halloween Game Banned In Australia Over Drugs And Now Some GTA 6 Fans Are Worried

  GTA Online banned Australian players from its casino last month due to local laws and regulations

  By Zack Zwiezen Published August 10, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Ubisoft’s Division Spin-Off Gets Dragged On Steam For Microtransactions And Terrible UI

  The latest entry in the Division franchise is already sitting at 'Mixed' user reviews on Steam

  By Lewis Parker Published August 10, 2026
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  Entertainment

  Fans Are Split On If Spider-Man: Brand New Day Earns Sadie Sink’s Character Redemption

  ‘So, about that guy you walked into oncoming traffic…’

  By Kenneth Shepard Published August 10, 2026
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  Entertainment

  House of the Dragon’s Season Finale Was A Surprisingly Good Set-Up For The Show’s Final Season

  All the pieces are on the board and the characters in their final form

  By Ash Parrish Published August 10, 2026
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  CultureNews

  No Man’s Sky Players Have Visited Less Than 1 Percent Of Its Planets After A Decade Of Exploration And 40 Major Updates

  'I consider myself exceedingly lucky to work with the people I do, on a game I love,' said the boss behind No Man's Sky

  By Zack Zwiezen Published August 10, 2026
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  CultureNews

  No Man’s Sky Studio Director Says He’s Not Rushing To Experiment With AI: ‘Let’s Just Enjoy Making Games The Way We’ve Always Made Games’

  Sean Murray compared the AI race to the post-COVID return-to-office plans

  By Ethan Gach Published August 10, 2026
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  CultureNews

  In Landmark Ruling, Chinese Court Says A Woman Can Inherit Her Deceased Son’s Gaming Accounts

  It raises big questions over Valve's claims that Steam accounts can't be passed on

  By John Walker Published August 10, 2026
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  CultureFeatureInterview

  Fans Were Originally Supposed To Have Seen Much More Of Light No Fire By Now, But Sean Murray Is Just Having Too Much Fun Working On It: ‘I Don’t Think People Realize Just How Ambitious And Crazy It Is’

  The No Man's Sky director is in no rush to spoil the surprise

  By Ethan Gach Published August 10, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Valve User Data Leaks In Cyber Attack On European Supplier

  Valve has begun emailing Steam hardware purchasers after its European supplier, CEVA Logistics, informed them of a recent data breach

  By Lewis Parker Published August 10, 2026
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  Culture

  Nintendo Offers Free Repairs To Consoles Damaged In Kumamoto Earthquake

  As extreme heat complicates a tragic situation, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company seek to give some respite to their players

  By Zack Kotzer Published August 9, 2026
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  Culture

  Anyone Who Wants To Print Their Own PlayStation Discs Will Need To Overcome Sony’s Wall Of Silence

  While PlayStation seems committed to ending their physical copies, I wouldn’t hold my breath for a massive homebrew scene to fill the void in the immediate future

  By Zack Kotzer Published August 9, 2026
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  Culture

  7 Comic Book Deep Cuts That Would Make Marvel Tōkon A Fighting Game For The Ages

  A crossover fighter is only as good as its roster is out of pocket, with these traditions in mind here are a few mutants and monster that could balance out ArcSys' largely safe roster

  By Zack Kotzer Published August 9, 2026
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  CultureNews

  No One Can Agree If This Desperate Workaround For Fixing Marvel Tōkon On PC Actually Helps

  Marvel Tōkon players on PC are reporting that opening the Epic Games Store before launch fixes their performance issues

  By Lewis Parker Published August 9, 2026
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  Culture

  Netflix’s Final Season Of The Witcher Unexpectedly Pushed Back To 2027

  While the two tail end seasons were filmed in tandem, it seems the streamer will be adding a touch more distance between Geralt, Ciri, Yennefer and their final live action adventure

  By Zack Kotzer Published August 9, 2026