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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
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| 52 comments

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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

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| 28 comments
Pokemon

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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 6 comments
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SOME GOD OF WAR RAGNARÖK COLLECTOR EDITIONS ARE MISSING THE GAME

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Game Tips

FANS WON'T STOP COMPARING MODERN WARFARE II TO MODERN WARFARE 2 (THEY'RE TOTALLY
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Call of Duty fans just can't stop comparing Activision's latest megahit to
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Anime

10 ANIME CHARACTERS WHO WOULD ABSOLUTELY FAIL NO NUT NOVEMBER

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Fine Art

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THE 18 BEST GAMES FOR THE NINTENDO SWITCH

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14 BEST STEAM DECK GAMES OF 2022

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

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| 55 comments



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

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KOTAKUWEEN

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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

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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

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

Ashley Bardhan
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DESTINY 2’S HALLOWEEN EVENT IS ON FIRE

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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
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GOD OF WAR RAGNARÖK: 23 TIPS BEFORE PLAYING

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

Claire Jackson

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

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

Ashley Bardhan




GAME LABOR

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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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ACTIVISION'S NEWEST EXEC HAS DECIDED TO POST THROUGH IT

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DEMOLITION SIM HARDSPACE: SHIPBREAKER DEVS JOIN A LABOR UNION

Anemone Hug recently voted to join the The International Alliance of Theatrical
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ACTIVISION BLIZZARD WORKERS WALK OUT OVER LACK OF ROE V. WADE SUPPORT

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BLIZZARD'S DIABLO IV TESTERS DEFEAT ACTIVISION, CAN NOW VOTE TO FORM UNION
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FIRED SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE TESTER WILL GET $25,000 IN NINTENDO UNION-BUSTING
SETTLEMENT

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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

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REVIEWS

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GOD OF WAR RAGNARÖK: THE KOTAKU REVIEW

Sony’s latest epic adventure never loses focus on Kratos, Atreus, and their
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Zack Zwiezen
| 43 comments

Switch

BAYONETTA 3: THE KOTAKU REVIEW

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| 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
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VALKYRIE ELYSIUM: THE KOTAKU REVIEW

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YEAR IN REVIEW

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SPEEDRUNNING

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FINE ART

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BOARD GAMES

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