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Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom And Everything Else That Blew Me Away: Ethan Gach’s Top 10 Games Of 2023

I played so many games in 2023 and it still didn’t feel like nearly enough

By Ethan Gach Published December 30, 2023

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Pokémon’s 2023 Showed The Darker Side Of The Pikachu Machine

Making frustrating decisions in the face of myriad challenges, 2023 saw The Pokémon Company's image falter

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 28, 2023

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The Best RPGs Of 2023

It was another great year for making the numbers go up and romancing our favorite NPCs

By Ethan Gach Published December 28, 2023

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The Best Shooters Of 2023

This year brought both fantastic first- and third-person shooters, like The Finals and El Paso, Elsewhere

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 28, 2023

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From Chill Jusant To Punishing Lies Of P: Levi Winslow’s Top 10 Games Of 2023

Dying Light 2 challenged my brain, Session chilled me out, and Wanted: Dead made me laugh

By Levi Winslow Published December 27, 2023

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The State Of The Nintendo Switch In 2023

The console just had a fantastic year despite being on its deathbed

By Ethan Gach Published December 27, 2023

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The Steam Deck Crushed It In 2023

Valve’s mini-PC keeps going from strength to strength

By Claire Jackson Published December 27, 2023

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RoboCop To Spider-Man: Zack Zwiezen’s Most Captivating Games Of 2023

So many wonderful games, and so many horrible layoffs

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 27, 2023

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Alan Wake 2, Zelda: TotK, And More Creative Triumphs: Carolyn Petit’s Top Games Of 2023

From big-budget blockbusters to remasters of classics, 2023’s best games were a wonderfully varied bunch

By Carolyn Petit Published December 26, 2023

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2023’s Best Video Game Villain Isn’t Who You Think

Bowser and Venom have nothing on this resentful little weasel

Hayes Madsen Published December 25, 2023

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The Week’s Best Gaming Roundups On The Highs And Lows Of 2023

With 2023 almost behind us, we sized up the year's best surprises, its biggest disappointments, and much more

Kotaku Staff Published December 23, 2023

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GOTY: Kotaku‘s Top 12 Games Of 2023, Ranked

In a year jam-packed with big releases like Tears of the Kingdom , Baldur's Gate 3 , and Spider-Man 2 , which games came out on top?

By Alyssa Mercante Published December 22, 2023

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Overwatch 2 Left A Trail Of Broken Promises In 2023

From pricey cosmetics to major hero reworks and confusing competitive ranks, Overwatch 2 ’s first full year was a doozy

Kenneth Shepard & Alyssa Mercante Published December 21, 2023

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The Best Video Game Surprises Of 2023

From sudden game releases to Alan Wake 2' s amazing musical number, 2023 wasn’t all bad

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 21, 2023

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Connections, Halo, And Other Weird Ones: Alyssa Mercante’s Top 2023 Games

Older games with solid updates, a New York Times daily puzzle, and more round out this GOTY list

By Alyssa Mercante Published December 20, 2023

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The Biggest Gaming Disappointments Of 2023

From Unity Fees Rollercoaster to AI garbage and everything getting more expensive, 2023 wasn’t great

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 20, 2023

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Baldur’s Gate 3 to Pokémon: Kenneth Shepard’s Most Spellbinding Games Of 2023

We’ll always have astral projection sex, right, Gale?

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 20, 2023

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2023’s Biggest Video Game Leaks, From Wolverine To GTA

This year the internet was simply gushing with gaming stuff you’re not supposed to know

By Claire Jackson Published December 20, 2023

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The State Of Xbox And Game Pass In 2023

Microsoft bought a big publisher, put out great games, raised prices, and continued to support the Xbox Series S

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 18, 2023

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The 10 Biggest Kotaku Stories Of 2023

From Spider-Verse secrets to 'unintended' vaginas, here are your most-read Kotaku stories of the year

By Alyssa Mercante Published December 18, 2023