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Valve’s New Steam Controller: The Kotaku Review

The next piece of gaming hardware from the company behind Half-Life is a fantastic gamepad that ain't cheap

By Zack Zwiezen

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The Week In Games: Peak Diablo 4 And The Return Of Heroes Of Might And Magic

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12 Months And Dozens Of Awards Later You Now Have No Excuse Not To Play Clair Obscur, Which Is On Sale

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If You Bounced Off Returnal Because Of Difficulty, Saros Lets You Make An Easy Mode

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The Week In Games: Pottery Parties And A Long-Forgotten JRPG

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Resident Evil Requiem

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The KPop Demon Hunters Cast Finally Performed Something Other Than ‘Golden’ And It Was Kind Of A Bummer

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The Mario Galaxy Movie Could Be Arriving On Streaming To Babysit My Kids In Record Time

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Far Cry Showrunner Sounds Like He Doesn’t Understand How Games Work

Call Of Duty And Battlefield Take Their Renewed Rivalry To The Hollywood Box Office

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ASUS TUF Gaming F16 Laptop Quietly Drops Below Black Friday Price at Over 30% Off (2025, RTX 5050, Core i5)

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic Stays at Its Lowest Price, Clearance Discounts Now in Play on Amazon

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DJI Clears Out Mic 3 Wireless Microphone Bundle at Record Low With Charging Case Included, Ready for the Osmo Ecosystem

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Anker’s MagSafe Charger Returns to Black Friday Pricing With Convenient All-in-One Charging for iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watches

Apr 27

Roku 55-Inch Smart TV Drops to Its Lowest Price, Now You Can Get a 4K HDR TV for the Price of AirPods

Apr 27

Sonos Ace Sees Prime Day-Level Discounts Without the Event, Now a More Affordable Dolby Atmos Over-Ear Headphone

Apr 27

Fitbit Charge 6 Fitness Tracker Is Back to All-Time Low as Google Discounts It More Than Pixel Watch

Apr 27

Seagate 2TB Xbox SSD Hits a Record Low After Another Price Drop, a Cure for Gamer Storage Anxiety on Amazon

Apr 27

Samsung Drops Galaxy Buds 3 FE to Its Lowest Price Yet in Amazon Clearance Push for Its 2025 Earbuds Lineup

Apr 27

Amazon Gaming Week Starts With PS5 Game Deals Up to 50% Off, Resident Evil Titles Down to Just $16

Apr 27

Amazon Goes All-In on CPU Deals as AMD Ryzen 9 16-Core Processor Drops Below Black Friday Pricing

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Saros: The Kotaku Review

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Dosa Divas: The Kotaku Review

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YouTuber Reconstructs Nintendo’s Notoriously Rare First Arcade Game

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Princess Peach Was The Best Character In Super Mario Bros. 2

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The Original Super Mario Bros. Is Still Hiding Secrets 40 Years Later

Special Donkey Kong Country SNES Cart Shows Up On Antiques Roadshow To Make You Feel Old

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A Hot-Fix Is On The Way For MindsEye’s Frustrating CPR Mini-Game

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Ironheart‘s New Trailer Delivers A Couple Cool Surprises

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PlayStation News

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Xbox News

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Asha Sharma Elaborates On Xbox Affordability And Exclusives: ‘I Want To Make The Right Decision, Not The Fastest Decision’

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A Game Pass ‘Starter Edition’ Bringing Stardew Valley And Fallout 4 To Discord Nitro Just Leaked

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Final Fantasy 14 Is Finally Coming To Switch 2 But There’s Apparently A Nintendo Tax

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