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  Culture

  Nintendo Gives Mario Those Little Coin Pockets In Newly Updated Renders

  Eagle eyed fans spotted a cosmetic change to Mario’s character model, giving video game’s biggest superstar a greater ability to carry a BiC lighter

  By Zack Kotzer Published September 19, 2026
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  Culture

  Father Says Nine-Year-Old Spent Over $100K Plugging Minecraft YouTube Videos And Cost Him His Job

  'Mighty Mike Plays' spent six figures advertising his Minecraft videos through his father's corporate card, in a now viral video the parent says he has a month to recoup the costs

  By Zack Kotzer Published September 19, 2026
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  CultureNews

  YouTube Channel Accused Of Taking Advantage Of ‘Vulnerable, First-Time Indie Developers’ With Expensive Advertising Campaigns

  Indie developers are complaining about a content creator's expensive marketing package, which apparently results in little, if any, return on investment

  By Lewis Parker Published September 19, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Typhoon Dujuan Forces Tokyo Game Show 2026 To Shut Down A Day Early

  The severe storm is expected to make landfall on Monday

  By Ethan Gach Published September 19, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Jared Kushner Reportedly Likes Playing Video Games With The Saudi Crown Prince

  Trump's son-in-law was a key player in the controversial sale of Electronic Arts

  By Ethan Gach Published September 19, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Grand Theft Auto 6 T-Shirts And More Cause Scalper-Fueled Chaos at Tokyo Game Show

  Not even Japan is immune to scalpers ruining the fun for everyone

  By Alicia Haddick Published September 19, 2026
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  Culture

  AI Actress Tilly Norwood Glitches Out Mid-Interview And Starts Speaking Cantonese

  In a Friday publicity stop for the AI generated movie Misaligned, simulated star Tilly Norwood threw some Chinese on Piers Morgan, flummoxing the interviewer and his human actor co-host

  By Zack Kotzer Published September 19, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Bill Skarsgård Sounds Very Excited To Be Starring In Hideo Kojima’s Physint

  The actor released a new video promoting the project

  By Ethan Gach Published September 19, 2026
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  CultureNewsPatch Notes

  Wolverine Hotfix Nerfs ‘Fart Gas’ As Insomniac Explores An Option To Toggle It Off Completely

  Logan's ability to smell something sinister just became less obvious

  By Ethan Gach Published September 19, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Insomniac Confirms Wolverine Doesn’t Contain AI-Generated Assets After A Weird-Looking Sign Goes Viral

  A funky-looking bathroom sign is the result of an in-game glitch and is not AI slop

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 18, 2026
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Fans Cause Online Banana Shortage At Walmart

  Let me explain

  By Ethan Gach Published September 18, 2026
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  CultureKotaku Game Diary

  Star Wars: Zero Company Contains One Of The Coolest Star Wars Cameos Ever

  For fans of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, hearing a certain name immediately let you know things weren't going to go well

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 18, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Guns Are The Best Narrative Thing That Has Ever Happened To Fire Emblem

  As a weapon, they're fine. As a storytelling accessory, they're peak

  By Ash Parrish Published September 18, 2026
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  CultureNewsIRL

  Dude Rips Out Mic And Wifi From New LG TV That Reportedly Spies On Customers: ‘You Don’t Own The Glass On This One!’

  People are cheering the guy on in the comments and commiserating about the sorry state of tech in 2026

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 18, 2026
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  Culture

  It Sounds Like BlizzCon Won’t Go Back To Being An Annual Event

  We don't know when we'll know when the next one is

  By Rebekah Valentine Published September 18, 2026
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  Entertainment

  Reacher Star Alan Ritchson Could Replace Jason Momoa In Helldivers 2 Movie

  Sure, why not?

  By Ethan Gach Published September 18, 2026
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  Games

  WoW: Forever Players Are Gushing Over Lighting Updates To A 21-Year-Old Game

  Sunrise, sunset

  By Rebekah Valentine Published September 18, 2026
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  CulturePokemon

  Ranking All 34 Gorgeous Pikachu Cards In Pokémon’s 30th Anniversary TCG Set

  The celebratory card set is giving the little yellow guy the spotlight

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 18, 2026
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  Games

  Final Fantasy VII Revelation Is Gonna Eat Up 200 Gigabytes Of Storage

  In this storage economy?!

  By Ash Parrish Published September 18, 2026
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  Reviews

  Resident Evil: The Kotaku Review

  Zach Cregger’s movie is more an adaptation of the experience of playing Resident Evil than the story of Raccoon City

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 18, 2026