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One Of Marvel’s Most Exciting Games Right Now Isn’t A Hero Shooter Or Fighting Game

Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a reminder of a much simpler time for the superhero franchise

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 18, 2025

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Mario Kart World Is Redemption For One Of The 1980s’ Most Underrated Racing Games

Finally Buggy Boy is receiving the recognition it deserves, from me, in this article

By John Walker Published June 18, 2025
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Digimon Is Quietly Eating Pokémon’s Lunch, And More People Should Know

Digimon Story: Time Stranger is the latest in an underappreciated RPG series

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 18, 2025
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After What EA Did To BioWare, The Battlefield X Mass Effect Crossover Gives Me The Ick

Battlefield 2042 is getting Mass Effect cosmetics months after EA gutted its developer

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 17, 2025
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The Games We Loved And Hated This Week, And Other Kotaku Opinions

Also, we somehow have more to say about popcorn buckets

Kotaku Staff Published June 15, 2025

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Crimson Desert Made Me Crash Out

Pearl Abyss’ action RPG pushed my patience to its limits

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 12, 2025
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While Everything Gets Worse, It’s Nice That The Switch 2 Just Works

My phone, computer, and TV are getting worse, but Nintendo's new console bucks this trend

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 12, 2025
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Every New Detail About Dragon Age: The Veilguard‘s Development Shows Why It’s A Defining Game For BioWare

BioWare was asked to do the impossible, and in doing so, made a game that feels like the team's final word

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 12, 2025
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Gears Of War Multiplayer Is Back On The Menu This Weekend, But It’ll Cost You

Why isn't the Gears of War: Reloaded multiplayer beta free?

By Ethan Gach Published June 12, 2025
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The Switch 2 Is Missing That Big, Binge-Worthy Epic That Everyone Won’t Shut Up About

Nintendo's new console is missing that big single-player spectacle

By Ethan Gach Published June 11, 2025

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Pragmata Feels Like An Xbox 360 Game In All The Best Ways

Capcom’s long-awaited shooter feels out of time, but not in a bad way

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 11, 2025
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11 Promising Games I Played At Summer Game Fest 2025

Geoff Keighley’s show was more low-key this year, but there were still great games

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 11, 2025
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28 Movie Tie-In Popcorn Buckets We Love (And Hate)

From Dune to Fantastic Four , these popcorn buckets are regrettably just the tip of this weird-as-hell iceberg

Moises Taveras & Zack Zwiezen Published June 10, 2025
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I Miss When Handheld Gaming Was Its Own Thing

The ROG Xbox Ally is a good "One of Those," but its girth bears the weight of what handhelds have to be these days

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 9, 2025
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Summer Game Fest Shows That The PS4 Ain’t Dead Yet

Sony's aging console is still getting new games and showing up in big events

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 9, 2025

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Kotaku’s Opinions For The Week June 07, 2025

We’ve always got an opinion on the world of video games.

Kotaku Staff Published June 7, 2025
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The Vibes Of Summer Game Fest 2025 Were Rotten

Geoff Kieghley's annual gaming show was a mostly boring event that laid bare the state of the industry

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 6, 2025
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7 Things We Love And 4 Things We Hate About The Switch 2

We've had our hands on Nintendo's new console for about a day and have some thoughts

Zack Zwiezen & Ethan Gach Published June 6, 2025
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The New Persona 5 Spin-Off Is Sapping My Excitement With Gacha Mechanics

Persona 5: The Phantom X has a cool premise, but also a lot to prove

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 5, 2025
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An Ode To Those Of Us Whose Switch 2s Are Arriving Late

How long can Target say it’s ‘preparing to ship’ my dang console?

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 5, 2025

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