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  CultureNews

  Big Horizon Forbidden West Patch Makes The Game Less Shimmery

  The latest update on PS4 and PS5 also fixes more than a dozen busted quests

  By Ari Notis Published March 30, 2022
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  ReviewsVideo Games

  Anno: Mutationem: The Kotaku Review

  ThinkingStars' cyberpunk RPG is marred by a combination of convoluted storytelling and buggy boss fights

  By Isaiah Colbert Published March 30, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Elden Ring, One Month Later

  Looking back at everything that’s happened with FromSoftware’s latest adventure

  By Ian Walker Published March 30, 2022
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  Kotaku EastJapan

  The Traditional Beauty Of Nintendo’s Playing Cards

  Before there was Mario, Nintendo made Japanese cards

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2022
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  CultureFine Art

  Enjoying The View

  Tonight's Fine Art looks at the work of Louis Laurent

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2022
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  CultureNews

  War Game Disables In-Game Chat Over ‘Political’ Concerns

  And by 'political', they mean the Russian invasion of Ukraine

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Valorant Devs Explain Why New Skins Take So Long

  Creating in-game cosmetics is a lot more complicated than slapping on some new colors

  By Sisi Jiang Published March 29, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Loop Hero‘s Developers Tell Russian Players To Pirate Their Game

  The invitation to pirate came after digital storefronts like Steam froze all payments to Russia

  By Isaiah Colbert Published March 29, 2022
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  OpinionCommentary

  Ghostwire: Tokyo Has One Of The Coolest Healing Systems In Open-World Games

  Healing in Tango Gameworks' latest supernatural action-RPG does more than just replenish your health

  By Levi Winslow Published March 29, 2022
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  OpinionCommentary

  The New PS Plus Isn’t Game Pass, But That’s OK

  If Microsoft gave us the Netflix for games, think of Sony's service as more like Hulu

  By Ari Notis Published March 29, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Crypto Gaming’s Biggest Success Story Scammed Out Of $600 Million

  NFT-based battler Axie Infinity just suffered a major hack

  By Ethan Gach Published March 29, 2022
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  CultureNews

  PlayStation Boss Explains Why New Subscription Service Won’t Have Game Pass’ Biggest Feature

  CEO Jim Ryan says that adding first-party games to the revamped PS Plus would diminish the quality of PlayStation’s marquee titles

  By Levi Winslow Published March 29, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Activision Blizzard Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit For $18 Million

  The sexual harassment suit against the Call of Duty maker is the second largest in EEOC history

  By Sisi Jiang Published March 29, 2022
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  CultureFeature

  Pokemon GO’s Creators Want Players Back Outside, Despite The Outcry

  We speak to Niantic's live game director about the recent controversial changes to the mobile game

  By John Walker Published March 29, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Breath Of The Wild Sequel Delayed To 2023, Nintendo Apologizes

  Producer Eiji Aonuma notes the team is trying to make BotW 2 something 'special' for Switch fans

  By Ari Notis Published March 29, 2022
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  OpinionCommentary

  Damn, Elden Ring Doesn’t Even Let You Die In Peace

  Gostoc the Gatekeeper is your introduction to Stormveil Castle, but don't let him fool you

  By Patricia Hernandez Published March 29, 2022
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  CultureNews

  PlayStation Unveils Game Pass Competitor That Will Let You Play Old Games

  Here’s everything we know about Sony’s answer to Microsoft’s games-on-demand service

  Ari Notis & John Walker Published March 29, 2022
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  Kotaku EastJapan

  Kingdom Hearts Celebrates 20 Years With Tamagotchi

  The iconic RPG is being turned into a virtual pet simulator

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2022
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  Kotaku EastJapan

  Go Mouthful Mode On Real-World Kirby Car Cake

  Eat Kirby-themed food at the character's cafés in Japan

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2022
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  CultureCosplayGallery

  Our Favorite Cosplay From Japan Expo 2022

  Thailand's Japan Expo always knows how to put on a show

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2022