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News

CRYPTO'S BIGGEST CRASH SAW GUY PLAYING LEAGUE OF LEGENDS WHILE LURING INVESTORS

FTX’s $32 billion valuation evaporated overnight in crypto’s most costly crash
yet

Ethan Gach
| 52 comments

News

FACEBOOK'S MARK ZUCKERBERG FIRING 11,000 AFTER COMPANY SPENDS $15B ON METAVERSE

John Walker
| 243 comments
Commentary

WE NEED TO START HOLDING JAPANESE RPGS TO HIGHER STANDARDS

Sisi Jiang
| 157 comments

News

MODERN WARFARE II REVEALS A GAME-CHANGING, NON-LINEAR BATTLE PASS

Ashley Bardhan
| 28 comments
Pokemon

SOMEONE IS LIVESTREAMING ALL OF POKÉMON SCARLET AND VIOLET A WEEK AHEAD OF
RELEASE

John Walker
| 28 comments

Odds and Ends

MANGA CREATOR DEMANDS ELON MUSK PAY HIM ONE BILLION DOLLARS FOR POSTING CRINGE
MEME

Magical Girl Site manga creator Kentaro Sato says Musk posted his artwork
without permission

Isaiah Colbert
| 51 comments

Commentary

VIDEO GAMES, PLEASE STOP MAKING ME CRAFT CRAP

Zack Zwiezen
| 80 comments

News

LEGO DOESN’T WANT YOUR LEGEND OF ZELDA-THEMED SET IDEAS ANYMORE

Levi Winslow
| 18 comments

News

MARVEL SNAP CREATOR’S FAVORITE CARDS PROVE WE ALL PLAY THE GAME LIKE BUTTHEADS

Zack Zwiezen
| 8 comments




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MARVEL SNAP GOT WAY BETTER WHEN I STARTED TERRORIZING EVERYONE

Putting all the most obnoxious cards in one deck turns out to be a brilliant way
to play

John Walker
| 38 comments

News

NETFLIX'S DRAGON AGE SHOW TAPS BIOWARE'S LORE, WHICH MAKES ME HOPEFUL

Sisi Jiang
| 6 comments
News

SOME GOD OF WAR RAGNARÖK COLLECTOR EDITIONS ARE MISSING THE GAME

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THAT NEW SONIC GAME IS A WEIRD, LONELY MESS (THAT I CAN’T STOP PLAYING)

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| 37 comments


Game Tips

FANS WON'T STOP COMPARING MODERN WARFARE II TO MODERN WARFARE 2 (THEY'RE TOTALLY
DIFFERENT GAMES)

Call of Duty fans just can't stop comparing Activision's latest megahit to
2009's beloved classic shooter

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| 39 comments

Anime

10 ANIME CHARACTERS WHO WOULD ABSOLUTELY FAIL NO NUT NOVEMBER

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| 47 comments

Fine Art

THE ART OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RINGS OF POWER

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| 12 comments
The Bests

THE 18 BEST GAMES FOR THE NINTENDO SWITCH

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| 736 comments
The Bests

14 BEST STEAM DECK GAMES OF 2022

Claire Jackson
| 64 comments
The Bests

THE BEST AND WORST PARTS OF EVERY ASSASSIN’S CREED GAME

Zack Zwiezen
| 55 comments



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IT'S 2022, WHY NOT READ A VIDEO GAME MAGAZINE

The third issue of the beautiful A Profound Waste Of Time is ready to order

Luke Plunkett

News

BATTLEFIELD 2042 JOINING GAME PASS, GETTING FREE WEEKENDS

Luke Plunkett
News

MARVEL SNAP CREATOR’S FAVORITE CARDS PROVE WE ALL PLAY THE GAME LIKE BUTTHEADS

Zack Zwiezen

News

LEGO DOESN’T WANT YOUR LEGEND OF ZELDA-THEMED SET IDEAS ANYMORE

Levi Winslow
News

NETFLIX'S DRAGON AGE SHOW TAPS BIOWARE'S LORE, WHICH MAKES ME HOPEFUL

Sisi Jiang



KOTAKUWEEN

Impressions

THIS LOW-KEY HORROR GAME IS A CREEPY WAY TO START SPOOKY SEASON

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is the perfect PC game to get ready for Halloween

John Walker

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11 GRUESOME HORROR GAMES, RANKED BY HOW MUCH THEY MADE US SCREAM

Ashley Bardhan
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RESIDENT EVIL 4 IS ONE OF THE BEST SCARY GAMES EVER, AND I CAN’T STOP BUYING IT

Zack Zwiezen

Impressions

A PLAGUE TALE: REQUIEM’S RATS RULE, BUT THE BUGS ARE LESS WELCOME

Ashley Bardhan
News

DESTINY 2’S HALLOWEEN EVENT IS ON FIRE

Ethan Gach




GAME TIPS & GUIDES

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MARVEL SNAP GOT WAY BETTER WHEN I STARTED TERRORIZING EVERYONE

Putting all the most obnoxious cards in one deck turns out to be a brilliant way
to play

John Walker

Game Tips

GOD OF WAR RAGNARÖK: 23 TIPS BEFORE PLAYING

Zack Zwiezen
Game Tips

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MODERN WARFARE II'S CONFUSING GUN MODS, TUNING

Claire Jackson

Game Tips

IT'S TIME TO DITCH SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE CARDS FROM YOUR MARVEL SNAP DECK

John Walker
 and Zack Zwiezen
Game Tips

FANS WON'T STOP COMPARING MODERN WARFARE II TO MODERN WARFARE 2 (THEY'RE TOTALLY
DIFFERENT GAMES)

Ashley Bardhan




GAME LABOR

News

ACTIVISION NICKEL-AND-DIMES NEW UNION AS CALL OF DUTY ENJOYS $800 MILLION
WEEKEND

Activision refused to pay on-the-clock employees for any time spent in
negotiations

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FORMER NINTENDO WORKER WANTS COMPANY PRESIDENT TO APOLOGIZE AFTER ALLEGED FIRING
[UPDATE]

Sisi Jiang


News

ACTIVISION'S NEWEST EXEC HAS DECIDED TO POST THROUGH IT

After being accused of union busting in the Call of Duty company’s Slack, Lulu
Cheng Meservey doubles down

Ethan Gach
News

DEMOLITION SIM HARDSPACE: SHIPBREAKER DEVS JOIN A LABOR UNION

Anemone Hug recently voted to join the The International Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees

Sisi Jiang

News

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD WORKERS WALK OUT OVER LACK OF ROE V. WADE SUPPORT

Employees are demanding protections from the Call of Duty publisher after the
fall of Roe v. Wade

Sisi Jiang

News

FACEBOOK'S MARK ZUCKERBERG FIRING 11,000 AFTER COMPANY SPENDS $15B ON METAVERSE

John Walker

News

BLIZZARD'S DIABLO IV TESTERS DEFEAT ACTIVISION, CAN NOW VOTE TO FORM UNION
[UPDATE: ACTIVISION STILL TRYING TO STOP THE VOTE]

Luke Plunkett
News

FIRED SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE TESTER WILL GET $25,000 IN NINTENDO UNION-BUSTING
SETTLEMENT

Ethan Gach




CULTURE

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IT'S 2022, WHY NOT READ A VIDEO GAME MAGAZINE

The third issue of the beautiful A Profound Waste Of Time is ready to order

Luke Plunkett

News

BATTLEFIELD 2042 JOINING GAME PASS, GETTING FREE WEEKENDS

Luke Plunkett

News

MARVEL SNAP CREATOR’S FAVORITE CARDS PROVE WE ALL PLAY THE GAME LIKE BUTTHEADS

Zack Zwiezen

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LEGO DOESN’T WANT YOUR LEGEND OF ZELDA-THEMED SET IDEAS ANYMORE

Levi Winslow



REVIEWS

PlayStation

GOD OF WAR RAGNARÖK: THE KOTAKU REVIEW

Sony’s latest epic adventure never loses focus on Kratos, Atreus, and their
changing relationship

Zack Zwiezen
| 43 comments

Switch

BAYONETTA 3: THE KOTAKU REVIEW

Isaiah Colbert
| 123 comments
PC

VICTORIA 3: THE KOTAKU REVIEW

Luke Plunkett
| 21 comments

PC

THE ULTIMATE GAME TO HIT YOUR '90S MUSIC NOSTALGIA

John Walker
| 5 comments
Multiplatform

VALKYRIE ELYSIUM: THE KOTAKU REVIEW

George Yang
| 21 comments




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YEAR IN REVIEW

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From blockbusters like Halo Infinite to smaller gems like Unpacking, 2021
offered a wonderful range of outstanding games

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THE YEAR IN VIDEO GAME COMPANIES BUYING OTHER VIDEO GAME COMPANIES

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JEREMY WINSLOW'S TOP TEN GAMES OF 2021

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| 8 comments
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SISI JIANG’S TOP TEN GAMES OF 2021

Sisi Jiang
| 18 comments



SPEEDRUNNING

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SEKIRO GOD'S NO-DAMAGE RUN WAS THREE YEARS IN MAKING

YouTuber TheUrbanOrb studied for over 4,000 hours to destroy FromSoftware’s
ninja game

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| 10 comments

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ONLY A COMPUTER COULD DO THIS SUPER MARIO BROS. TRICK—UNTIL NOW

Sisi Jiang
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ELDEN RING SPEEDRUNNER DECIDES EYES ARE OP, BEATS BOSSES WHILE BLINDFOLDED

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| 12 comments

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ELDEN RING BEATEN IN 20 MINUTES WITH RIDICULOUS TELEPORTING GLITCH

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TWITCH

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BUY TWO TWITCH SUBS AND THEY’LL THROW IN A 3-MONTH XBOX GAME PASS TRIAL

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| 1 comment

Twitch

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| 57 comments
Twitch

CONGRESSMAN UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR 'SEX TRAFFICKING' CAPS OFF TWITCH'S WORST
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| 71 comments

Twitch

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Japan

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MAKING YOUR OWN KANEDA BIKE FROM AKIRA SEEMS HARD

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FINE ART

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BOARD GAMES

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Board Games

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Board Games

COMPANY OF HEROES: THE KOTAKU REVIEW

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ANIME

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