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  New Lego Batman Trailer Uses The Perfect Song To Get Me Freakin’ Pumped For Launch

  Legacy of the Dark Knight is shaping up to be the best damn Batman game in a long, long time

  By Zack Zwiezen Published May 7, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The Story Behind One Of The Grossest Video Game Scenes Of 2026

  Mixtape tries to capture the awkwardness of a teenager’s first kiss and succeeds, maybe a little too well

  By Kenneth Shepard Published May 7, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Is Getting Overhauled With Tons Of Modern Accessibility Features

  I would like to turn off the sharks, please

  By Rebekah Valentine Published May 7, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The Sims 4 Is Finally Ironing Out The Kinks In Its Babies

  Debugging the nooboo

  By Rebekah Valentine Published May 7, 2026
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  Entertainment

  Mortal Kombat 2 Movie Producer Lashes Out At Negative Reviews That ‘Don’t Have Any Love For The Genre’

  The silly sequel has been given a pretty fair hearing from the broad spread of critics

  By John Walker Published May 7, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Star Fox Needs Aura And It’s Missing From The New Game

  Nintendo just had a perfect version of Fox McCloud last month and now we have…this

  By Kenneth Shepard Published May 7, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Fan Project To Save LittleBigPlanet Shuts Down As Allegations Of DDoS Attacks And Bigotry Fly

  If you were waiting to try out LBPOnline, the fan made project for LittleBigPlanet 3 that added private servers to the 12-year-old game, I have some bad news for you

  By Lewis Parker Published May 7, 2026
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  CultureNewsPatch Notes

  CEO Admits Civilization 7 Was A ‘Bridge Too Far’ As It Ditches Its Most Controversial Mechanic In New ‘Fundamentally Game-Changing’ Update Over One Year Later

  The 4X strategy game is still recovering from a rough launch

  By Ethan Gach Published May 7, 2026
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  BioShock 4 ‘Wasted A Lot Of Time And Money’ On Dead Ends, But Take-Two Boss Is ‘Feeling A Lot Better’ About It Now

  The next game in the steampunk horror shooter franchise is taking a long time

  By Ethan Gach Updated May 7, 2026
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  CultureNews

  GameStop CEO Accused Of Auctioning Off History From The Game Informer Vault As Part Of His eBay Acquisition Stunt

  Ryan Cohen tried to fund an acquisition he can't afford by selling what seem to be games from the publication's 'Vault'

  By Kenneth Shepard Published May 7, 2026
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  ReviewsMultiplatform

  Mixtape: The Kotaku Review

  Beethoven & Dinosaur’s narrative adventure curates a mix of music and mechanics

  By Kenneth Shepard Published May 7, 2026
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  OpinionCommentary

  Apple Suffers A Major Loss As U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Epic Over iOS Fees

  The top court in the land somehow got involved in this years-long nonsense

  By John Walker Published May 7, 2026
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  CultureInternet Culture

  The Internet Reacts To Star Fox‘s New Look

  It's life, Jim, but not as we know it

  By Ethan Gach Updated May 7, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Everything We Saw At The Surprise Star Fox Nintendo Direct

  Nintendo shadow-dropped a Direct about the star of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

  By Kenneth Shepard Published May 6, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Nintendo Announces Surprise Remake Of Star Fox 64 For Switch 2 And It Looks Fine

  The game has received a complete next-gen overhaul

  By Ethan Gach Published May 6, 2026
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  Mortal Kombat Co-Creator Breaks Silence On The Box Office Showdown With Street Fighter

  Could we ever see Ryu in Mortal Kombat?

  By Ethan Gach Published May 6, 2026
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  OpinionCommentary

  Lords Of The Fallen 2 Studio Paid A Gaming YouTuber To Promote Its Boring Bikini Armor

  Developer CI Games paid a gaming YouTuber to throw other female characters under the bus while touting the sequel's blandly sexualized armor sets

  Bee Wertheimer Published May 6, 2026
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  CultureNews

  You’re An Idiot If You Give The Billionaire CEO Of GameStop Thousands Of Dollars For A Used Carpet Square

  I am begging you not to do this

  By Rebekah Valentine Published May 6, 2026
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  OpinionCommentary

  I’m Overjoyed About A Friendslop Game, Finally

  Hear me out: Birding is like gaming, and that’s why Flock Around works so well

  Amelia Zollner Published May 6, 2026
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  Borderlands 4 On Switch 2 Is ‘Doable,’ But Not A Priority Until The Game Is Fixed Elsewhere

  Take-Two's CEO elaborated on the hold-up

  By Ethan Gach Published May 6, 2026