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Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Sports Story On Switch
Birdie or bogey? Sidebar's highly anticipated follow-up to the smash-hit indie game Golf Story got a surprise release last week on the...
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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 31st)
High res resolutions. Happy New Year's Eve good reader! Congratulations! You've almost made it through 2022 and we think it is fair...
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Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered Announced For 2023
Another Telltale classic returns. The famous crime-fighting duo Sam & Max are returning in 2023, with Skunkape Games announcing Sam ...
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Cult Of The Lamb To Receive Free "Major Content Update" In 2023
"It will add features many of you have requested". One of the surprise indie hits of 2022 was Cult of the Lamb - a fresh take on...
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Reminder: Nintendo's Switch eShop Indie World Holiday Sale Ends Soon (North America)
Update: On until 1st January. Update : Don't forget about the Indie World sale, folks! This is the final few days to snap up some stel...
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Best Of 2022: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Trailer Breakdown - Theories And Speculation
A thorough Sheikdown. Over the holidays we're republishing some choice features from the last 12 months. A mix of talking points, inte...
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Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak's Fourth Free Title Update Is Out February 2023
Will be followed by another update in Spring. It's been another huge year for Monster Hunter Rise with the arrival of Sunbreak in Jun...
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Capcom Wants To "Hear From You" In Its 2022 End Of Year Survey
Score a free wallpaper. We're so close to the end of 2022, and as part of this, Capcom is currently hosting a special end-of-year surve...
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A New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raid Battle Starts Today
Catch a special Cinderace. The last Tera Raid Battle of 2022 and the first one of 2023 has officially arrived. Starting today, Pokémon Scar...
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Ash Ketchum VA Shares Another Message Of Thanks Ahead Of Character's Final Chapter
"Forever grateful to Pokémon". The Pokémon fandom got quite a shock just weeks ago when it was revealed Ash and Pikachu's jou...
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Sega Producer Shows Interest In A Possible Billy Hatcher Revival
"I would like to make his new adventure". Sega has had its high and low points over the years, but perhaps the most challenging m...
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Best Of 2022: "Unfinished Business" - Why Gilbert & Grossman Returned To Monkey Island
Working with Disney, Devolver, and fans. Over the holidays we're republishing some choice features from the last 12 months. A mix of t...
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Popular YouTube Channel 'Did You Know Gaming' Receives Copyright Strike For Heroes Of Hyrule Video
Update: The video has been restored. Update : Did You Know Gaming has provided an update - revealing the video has now been restored. You...
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YouTuber: Logan Paul’s NFT ‘Game’ Is A Big Crypto Scam
YouTuber and internet personality Logan Paul has found himself with a massive target on his forehead recently. Paul, who’s been on somethin...
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Kojima: MGS2 'Seemed Impossible To Release' After 9/11, Nearly Quit
Those well-versed in their Metal Gear Solid trivia will know that the original ending for Metal Gear Solid 2 was changed before release ....
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Best Of 2022: Crossing The Line: How I Helped Corrupt The Animal Crossing Economy
New Horizons for NMT fungibility. Over the holidays we're republishing some choice features from the last 12 months. A mix of talking ...
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Sonic Co-Creator Charged With Illegally Trading Over $1 Million In Final Fantasy Stock
Last month, the legendary co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog was arrested for allegedly purchasing shares in a development studio before its ...
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High On Life Players Are Getting Perma-Trapped In Applebee’s
Have you ever found yourself paying for over-salted food and overpriced drinks at an Applebee’s and thought: “What if I just stayed here…fo...
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Five New Sonic The Hedgehog LEGO Sets Have Been Spotted Online
Expected to arrive in 2023. Sonic the Hedgehog fans and Lego builders alike can apparently look forward to some new blue blur sets arrivin...
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Elden Ring Was The Most Completed, And Most Quit, Game Of 2022
2022 was truly the year of Elden Ring , with FromSoftware’s latest game exploding into the mainstream unlike anything it had previously cre...
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Best Of 2022: Join Us As We Celebrate 'The MOTHER We Share: Our EarthBound Story'
Now screening at PAX West. Over the holidays we're republishing some choice features from the last 12 months. A mix of talking points,...
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Fallout: New Vegas Director On Creating Some Of 2022's Best Video Game Characters
2022 brought us a number of rich narratives in games. While heavy hitters like God of War: Ragnarok , Elden Ring , or Destiny 2 ’s The Witc...
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Nobody, Critics Or Fans, Seems To Like The New Netflix Witcher Spin-Off
The newest installment in Netflix’s growing Witcher franchise , The Witcher: Blood Origin , was recently released to a resounding “meh” fr...
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Best Of 2022: Yes, You Really Should Do All Of Xenoblade Chronicles 3's Sidequests
Live to sidequest. Over the holidays we're republishing some choice features from the last 12 months. A mix of talking points, intervi...
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Soapbox: 'Twin Peaks Meets Winnie The Pooh'? GOTY Or Not, This Game Deserves More Love
Pining for more. Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff the...
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Best Of 2022: An Interview With ZANE_ROCKS_36, The Cool Dude Behind DOOM-Style Shooter 'Slayers X'
The real Hypnospace Outlaw. Over the holidays we're republishing some choice features from the last 12 months. A mix of talking points...
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Best Of 2022: Which Is The Absolute Best Nintendo Console Generation?
Nintendo: The Best Generation. Over the holidays we're republishing some choice features from the last 12 months. A mix of talking poi...
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Best Of 2022: Artist Larry Achiampong's Life Of Nintendo, Creativity And Inspiration
"That’s the beauty of video games, it’s our way of life". While there are often discussions around the merits of gaming as an art...
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Carolyn Petit’s Top 5 Games Of 2022
In recent years, it’s become harder and harder for me to make the kinds of in-depth, year-end personal best lists that I once prided myself...
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Feature: The Best Hidden Gems And Underrated Switch Games Of 2022
Some overlooked games you might have missed. Another year has gone by and we've seen a positive smorgasbord of new Switch eShop release...
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The Best (And Worst) Video Game Names Of 2022
The line between an amazing video game name and a terrible one is nebulous. Some game names try so hard that they loop back around and beco...
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Soapbox: Sega's Greatest RPG Is 20 Years Old And Long Overdue A Remaster
A (sky) pirate's life for me. Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and...
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Sonic Advance 2 Perfected The Series 20 Years Ago (Maybe Video Games, Too)
“Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.” Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/u7VDzFY
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Best Of 2022: Is It Ever A Good Idea To Start At 'The Beginning' Of Series Like Zelda Or Dragon Quest?
The perils of dipping a toe in a franchise. Over the holidays we're republishing some choice features from the last 12 months. A mix o...
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Best Of 2022: The Story Of Affordable Space Adventures, The Wii U eShop's Best Exclusive
"I don’t know why, but Nicklas was hanging around in the office!". Over the holidays we're republishing some choice features ...
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Best Of 2022: How's Your Switch Holding Up After 5 Years?
Memories and mistreatment. Over the holidays we're republishing some choice features from the last 12 months. A mix of talking points,...
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Best Of 2022: From Chrono Trigger To Super Mario RPG, The Varied Influences Of Sea Of Stars
"Just like with The Messenger, with the genre we want to present our 'definitive edition'". Over the holidays we're r...
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Review: Please, Touch The Artwork - And We Saw That It Was Good, Very Good
Stijl AND substance. To know whether you'll enjoy Please, Touch The Artwork , all you need do is glance at your bookshelf. If you have ...
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Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel - Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Brotherrrrrr! Hello folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl ! In the last bout , we took a look at the SNES version of Prin...
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Best Of 2022: "Shovel Knight Feels Like Our 'Mario', But We Kept Wondering What Our 'Zelda' Might Be"
Yacht Club Games discusses the creative process for Mina the Hollower. Over the holidays we're republishing some choice features from ...
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Editorial: Happy Holidays From Nintendo Life
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie. T'is here, the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, Season's Greetings to all you lovely p...
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Best Of 2022: Why Can't Nintendo Offer Both Virtual Console And Switch Online?
Says the writer that will need to redownload a lot of VC purchases on Wii U and 3DS. Over the holidays we're republishing some choice f...
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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 24th)
Festive edition! "So this is Christmas, and what have you done?" These were the words sung by the legendary John Lennon in perha...
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Platinum Teases Brand New Wonderful 101: Remastered DLC Update
Take a sneak peek. PlatinumGames has finally shared an update about the next DLC update for The Wonderful 101: Remastered . As you might r...
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Nintendo Introduces Lucina In Fire Emblem Engage
Another familar face returns. We're now at the tail end of 2022, and that means Nintendo's next big first-party release Fire Emblem...
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Mortal Shell: Complete Edition Is Getting A Physical Switch Release
"Includes all released DLC". It's been a busy week on the Switch front with Nintendo hosting a special indie event featuring ...
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Best Of 2022: Remembering The Newest Nintendo IP You'd Forgotten All About
We've been expecting you, Buddy Mission BOND. Over the holidays we're republishing some choice features from the last 12 months. A...
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Best Of 2022: "My Uncle Works At Nintendo" - The Man, The Myth, And The Mendacity
It’s all lies… until it’s all true. Over the holidays we're republishing some choice features from the last 12 months. A mix of talkin...
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Random: Stranger Things' Dustin Wants To See An Animated Legend Of Zelda Movie
Gaten Matarazzo is a big Nintendo fan. Actor Gaten Matarazzo, who's most famous for playing Dustin Henderson in the hit Netflix show St...
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What You Should Know About ‘Next-Gen’ Witcher 3’s New Casting System
A Witcher’s most common tools of the trade are their steel and silver swords. But as students of the magical world they live in, they can a...
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Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion On Switch
"Surprisingly this is an excellent build". Zack Fair's story made its Switch debut last week in Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII...
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The Steam Winter Sale Has Started, Here Are The Best Deals
It’s not truly the holidays until Gabe Newell flips the switch over at Valve HQ that activates the digital storefront’s annual winter sale....
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TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Update Adds Custom Arcade Mode, CRT Filters, Here Are The Patch Notes
A sewer surprise. We've already had one helping of delicious pizza thanks to yesterday's Cowabunga Collection update, but the Turt...
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TikTokers Trick Its Anime Filter Into Giving Them Big Boobs
Those kiddos are at it again with their TikTok trends. The latest fad on the mobile app is actually quite hilarious because they’re trickin...
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One Of The Best Game Pass Games Is Leaving Later This Month
It seems over half a dozen Xbox games, including the beloved open-world mystery game Outer Wilds , will be leaving Game Pass later this mon...
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TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection Gets First Major Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Includes online co-op for Turtles in Time. Digital Eclipse teased a brand new update for their outstanding TMNT compilation, Teenage Mutant...
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Kotaku’s 2022 Manga Recommendations
2022 was not only jam-packed with quality anime to watch, but also bursting at the seams with a cavalcade of stellar manga to sit down in ...
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Let’s Get Geralt The Netflix Series Armor In The New Witcher 3 Quest
Henry Cavill may be out as Geralt in the Netflix Witcher series , but we will always have Doug Cockle as Geralt in The Witcher 3: Wild Hun...
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In 2022 The Pokémon Franchise Finally Began To Evolve Beyond Nostalgia
Pokémon is in the midst of a generational shift, and no, I don’t mean how Pokémon Scarlet and Violet just kickstarted the franchise’s ni...
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Feature: Game Of The Year 2022 - Nintendo Life Staff Awards
Our personal picks for the best Switch games of 2022. Another year has come and gone (almost) and once more we're looking back over all...
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New Micro FPS Is The Coolest Game Of 2022
Are you feeling a bit tired of all the big games this year or all the online service games that seemingly never end? Looking for something ...
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Inti Creates Brings Classic Castlevania-Inspired 'Grim Guardians' To Switch Next February
Gal*Gun goes gothic horror. Inti Creates' next project, Grim Guardians: Demon Purge , has a release date! Announced back in August , th...
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The State Of The Nintendo Switch In 2022
Pokémon saved the Switch in 2022 , which was also the year that the console officially started to feel old. Read more... from Kotaku ...
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Reminder: Rate Your Favourite Switch Games Of The Year 2022
Get your Switch GOTY scores in. Just a reminder that there's still time to rate your favourite Switch games of 2022 and influence the T...
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Monster Movie Strategy Game 'Kaiju Wars' Crashes Onto Switch Today
King Kong Warfare. Publisher Klabater has brought the biggest monsters you can think of to the Switch today, as the popular strategy game K...
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Pikmin-Like Tinykin Lands New Challenges In Free Content Update
New outfits up for grabs. We had a great time with Tinykin when it was released earlier this year. A strange mash-up of Pikmin and Paper ...
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2023's Big Games That Could Get Pushed Into 2024
Video games are very hard to make, take years to finish, and require many people to work together to create them. As a result, video games ...
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The Best Way To Get Pokémon Scarlet & Violet’s Only Cinderace
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s Charizard tera raid event has concluded, and Game Freak has already announced what’s next: Cinderace. The Ga...
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Epic Games To Pay $540 Million Over Allegations Of Privacy Violations And Unwanted Charges
Fortnite developer used 'dark patterns' to force unintentional purchases. Epic Games, the developer behind the massive online shoot...
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Review: Aliisha: The Oblivion Of Twin Goddesses - A Co-op Puzzler That Demands Two Switches
It takes two (Switches). At first glance, UNDERSCORE and Joy Brick's brand new puzzle adventure, Aliisha: The Oblivion of Twin Goddesse...
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Front Mission 1st: Remake Gets A Hefty Update, Here Are The Patch Notes
Options! Improvements! Fixes! Forever Entertainment has announced that Front Mission 1st: Remake has been updated to version 1.0.3, bringi...
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Random: Fan Turns Their Switch Dock Into A Sinnoh Region Pokémon Center
Up for sale soon! A lot of fans have seen Pokémon Scarlet and Violet as a chance to be creative. We have seen people discovering Shiny ...
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Video: A Closer Look At The Aya Neo Air, A Powerful Alternative To The Switch
How powerful? "Rather". One of the most common complaints thrown at the Switch (at least in the last year or so) is that it's...
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UK Charts: Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - Reunion Makes Its Top Ten Debut
FIFA 23 reclaims the top spot. We have the latest UK boxed charts and it's mostly a familiar tale this week, with FIFA 23 , Call of Dut...
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Riot Games Trying To Get Out Of Terrible Crypto Sponsorship Deal
Back in August 2021, Riot Games—the developers of League of Legends —signed a sponsorship deal worth tens of millions of dollars with crypt...
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Feature: Final Fantasy's 35-Year Legacy Of Innovation - How Square Evolved A Genre On The NES & SNES
A Prelude to all future RPGs. Final Fantasy is now 35 years old, and that feels a little bit weird to say. While not the first RPG series ...
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Guide: Best Final Fantasy Games Of All Time
Every mainline Final Fantasy on Nintendo systems, ranked by you. Today marks the 35th anniversary of the Final Fantasy franchise, with the...
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Poll: Box Art Brawl: Prince Of Persia
The sands of time. Hi everyone, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl ! In last week's brawl , we took a look at the GBA kar...
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Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Collection Launches On Switch Spring 2023
Physical pre-orders now open. Following on from an ESRB rating earlier this week, Square Enix has now officially announced the release of t...
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Former God Of War Ragnarok Gameplay Producer Joins Nintendo
Will help drive Nintendo's third party relationships. One of the video game highlights of 2022 was Santa Monica Studio's PlayStatio...
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Grandia Teases "Exciting Celebrations" For 25th Anniversary
"For Grandia fans new and old". The long-running RPG series Grandia is apparently gearing up for some big celebrations to celebr...
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Reminder: Tetris 99 X Kirby's Dream Buffet Event Now Live
Unlock a special theme. Update : This event is now live, you have until the 19th to unlock this special Kirby theme. Original article : ...
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A New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Distribution Event Has Begun (Japan)
Grab a Ground Tera Type Gyarados. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have already hosted a number of distribution events, but this latest one is a...
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Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Will Have Physical Edition, Goat Plushie Premium Edition
Goat-y. Pre-orders will soon be open for Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life , a remake of the Harvest Moon GameCube game that's due out...
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New $100 Diablo IV ‘Collector’s Box’ Doesn’t Include Game
Blizzard is now taking pre-orders on a large, nearly $100 special Diablo IV collector’s box which includes many things. But it doesn’t inc...
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Alyssa Mercante’s Top 10 Games Of 2022
2022 wasn’t just the year that I started here at Kotaku , or the year that I accidentally went viral for daring to ask rich guys to dress n...
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Ubisoft Winter Sale Has Big Savings On Games Like Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope
‘Tis that time of the year when every store, shop, and retailer begins slashing prices on everything in an effort to make as much money as ...
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New Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Screenshots Show Off Town And Cows
We're moovin' to Cow Town. Are you excited for the Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life remake ? Of course you are! You clicked on th...
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I Played The 2022 Bratz Game, And It's As Bad As You Think
When I got an email that Bratz: Flaunt Your Fashion , the first official Bratz dolls video game since 2012 , was coming out in November acr...
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Back Page: 8 Video Games That Would Make Perfect Christmas Getaways
Chestnuts roasting on a pixelated fire. In the magazine business, the Back Page is where you'd find all the weird goofs that we couldn...
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Valve Reveals Plans To Improve Steam Deck’s Screen, Battery
As we discussed earlier this week, the Steam Deck has had one hell of a launch year . It should be no surprise, then, that Valve has its ey...
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Kojima's Making A Death Stranding Movie With A New Story
Death Stranding is joining the neverending list of Sony and Sony-funded games getting a movie adaptation, but it won’t be a retread of Sam...
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Guide: The Ultimate Nintendo Holiday Gift Guide - Christmas Gift Ideas For Gamers
Stocking-fillers for the Nintendo gamer in your life. Yes, it's that time of year once again, folks! Perhaps you already managed to sor...
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Spider-Man 2 Comes To PS5 In 2023, Insomniac Confirms
It looks like Spider-Man fans are going to have a busy year in 2023, as Insomniac has confirmed Spider-Man 2 will launch on PlayStation 5...
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Amazon Confirms It’s Making A God Of War TV Show
Today, Amazon officially announced its plans to develop a new TV show based on the popular God of War games. This confirms a previous repo...
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Harry Potter Game Shows Off Some Straight-Up Wizard Murder
Hogwarts Legacy is just a couple months away and if you haven’t been paying attention, the Harry Potter spin-off isn’t messing around. Th...
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Tesla Drivers Can Now Play Steam Games Inside Their Cars
Professional boss baby Elon Musk has a lot of…unique ideas (his recent decision to just stop paying rent on Twitter’s office as a “cost-cut...
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Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed Is A Game About Taking Off People's Clothes
Well, if you count vampires as "people". The stakes are high. Sorry, little vampire joke for you there. But the stakes are high ...
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Harvest Moon: The Winds Of Anthos Is The Next Game In The Farm Sim Spin-Off Series
Grab your torch and pitchforks (for farming reasons). We've known about the Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life remake for a while now,...
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Epic Is Cutting The Servers For 17 Older Online Games
Fortnite developer Epic Games announced today that it will no longer provide online service or servers for 17 older games, including six f...
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Nintendo Australia's Smash Summer Open Offers A Mug As A Prize
Mugged off? Nintendo Australia has announced the Smash Australian Summer Open, a new casual Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament that takes pla...
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Game Removes Loot Boxes, Players Revolt Instead Of Celebrate
Popular free-to-play mobile game Brawl Stars is doing something a bit different. In an era where it seems every game is trying to nickel a...
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The Most Mesmerizing Video Game Box Art Of 2022
Video game box art is like a visual handshake between the game and the player. If the art is tantamount to a limp handshake, gamers will fo...
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Feature: The Best Pokémon Glow Ups In Pokémon Scarlet And Violet
It's time for a makeover! Every new generation of Pokémon offers new stories, makeovers, and evolutions to some of the more overlooked ...
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You Only Have A Few Days To Catch Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Only Charizard: Here's How
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is bringing back its limited-time Charizard the Unrivaled tera raid this week on December 16. The event will l...
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Strategy RPG Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord Arrives In The West Spring 2023
Update: Fang and friends return. Update : Idea Factory International has announced that Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord is coming to the wes...
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Hogwarts Legacy Magics Up July Release Date On Switch, Launches After Other Versions
We expecto-ed. Warner Bros. and Avalanche Software's huge action RPG Hogwarts Legacy — based on the Harry Potter series — finally secu...
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High On Life: The Kotaku Review
I’m about four hours into High On Life and I have a migraine. It’s unfair to say that the game has given me one—I am, after all, notorious...
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PC Requirements Reach New High As Popular PS5 Game Hits Steam
Pop quiz for you PC nerds: A friend wants to build a gaming PC and wants to know how much ram they should get. What would you say? 16GB for...
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