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Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2 Will Put "Millions" Of Characters On The Screen
Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator could do some very cool things with thousands of soldiers/ducks/zombies on the battlefield at once, but its...
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A Four-Year-Old Muslim Boy Was Reported To A Terrorist Watchdog For Talking About Fortnite
The Guardian reports that the British government’s Prevent system, a community terrorism watchdog brimming with baked-in racism, once rec...
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Enormous Dark Souls Mod Adds Halo's Blood Gulch, Completely Changes Multiplayer
Modder InfernoPlus, the same guy who turned Mario into a battle royale game , has done wonders with Dark Souls , releasing an ambitious mo...
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The Week In Games: Ah-hooooo, Werewolf: The Apocalypse
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood comes out later this week for all the consoles and PC. It stars a werewolf. You probably guessed tha...
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A First-Person Shooter Where You Can Fire 8 Guns At Once
One gun in a shooter is boring. Two guns are a bit more interesting, but still nothing new. Three? You got my attention. Four? Five? Eight?...
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Charge All the Things With This $19 Mophie Powerstation and Accessory Bundle
2-Pack Mophie Powerstation + Charging Accessory Bundle | $19 | Meh Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/3r5aD5C
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Turns Out a Lot of People Streamed Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max
Recently, we reported on the Nielsen streaming numbers for the end of December, which included a big success story for Disney’s release Sou...
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Review: Olija - A Cinematic Adventure Packed With Atmosphere
Return of the Obra Flinthook. Olija is, at its simplest, an action-platformer with a harpoon that lets you grapple up to different areas. ...
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Most of us won't be able to visit Super Nintendo World, so someone's making it in Minecraft
Super Nintendo World - the new theme park about to open at Universal Studios Japan - is being recreated in Minecraft. Super Nintendo World...
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Immortals Fenyx Rising's First DLC Is Mostly New Puzzles And Not Much Else
On January 28, Immortals Fenyx Rising’ s first DLC, A New God , was released. Set after the events of the main game’s original ending, A Ne...
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Plague Inc: Evolved's DLC, The Cure, is free "until COVID-19 is under control"
Plague Inc: Evolved DLC The Cure is available on Steam for free from now "until COVID-19 is under control". The previously-anno...
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'Shop Contest: It's Never Too Late For The Tall Lady
I resisted the siren’s call one week. But this week I can’t again. We need to do a tall lady from Resident Evil Village contest. It has to...
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Sunday's Best Deals: BarkBox Subscription, Car Jump Starter, Portable Laptop Stand, Mophie Powerstation Charging Bundle, Windshield Snow Covers, and More
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Feature: "You Have To Rewire Your Brain To Accept The Absurdities I'm Going To Lay Out"
The legendary Mat Dickie talks wrestling, Switch and dealing with critics. While Wrestling Empire is no critical darling, sole developer M...
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Sunday Comics: Loves To Party
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku ’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying ...
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Random: Pokémon Red Is Still Being Played Inside Someone's Twitter Avatar
The journey continues. Twitter plays the Game Boy classic Pokémon Red inside a programmer's avatar is arguably one of the wildest soci...
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Review: Tadpole Treble Encore - A Must-Buy For Fans Of Rhythm Games
Still pretty sharp. In August of 2016, the rapidly-declining Wii U eShop was graced by the release of a neat little indie game called Tadpo...
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The Medium's been out for less than a week and Bloober Team has already recouped the dev costs
Bloober Team has recovered the costs of making The Medium less than a week after its release. As reported in Money.pl (thanks, Gamespot )...
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Two Veteran Sonic The Hedgehog Writers Appear To Have Moved On
"Had a good run" with Sega. If you've played any of the Sonic the Hedgehog games over the past ten years, you've probabl...
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Silent Hill arrives in yet another horror game crossover DLC
Multiplayer horror party game, Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals, has teamed with Konami for a Silent Hill-themed DLC. While the deta...
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A Tokyo store's attempt to sell new PS5 stock ends in chaos and a call to the police
Police had to be called to a Japanese store yesterday when mobs of desperate fans tried to buy a PlayStation 5. Although the staff at Yodo...
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Feature: Nintendo Life eShop Selects - January 2021
January's best Switch eShop games! With a brand new year comes brand new Switch games, and while January is traditionally a quiet month...
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Reminder: Enjoy Capcom's "Limited Time" Monster Hunter Rise Demo While You Still Can
"less than 24 hours" remain. Earlier this month, Capcom launched a special demo for its highly anticipated Switch release, Monste...
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Microsoft Was Simply Exploring "Every Angle" When It Approached Nintendo About A Buyout
"it wasn't like we had to make a long trip to go see them". Earlier this month, Bloomberg ran a story about how Microsoft att...
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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Frame Rate And Resolution Detailed
How does it hold up? Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury is the first major Nintendo Switch release of the year and it's arriving...
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Sliggoo Accidentally Shoots Its Friends With Acidic Goo And Eats Them
Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon , but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more ...
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Cancelled GoldenEye 007 XBLA remaster fully revealed in 2-hour gameplay video
Rare's cancelled Xbox Live Arcade remaster of its seminal N64 shooter GoldenEye 007 has been revealed in its entirety with a two-hour p...
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Hitman 3 Has Some Weird Easter Eggs, Like A Talking Hippo
The Hitman games have always had some weird secrets and Easter eggs. And Hitman 3 continues the tradition, including some truly strange a...
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Video: A Full Playthrough Of GoldenEye 007's Cancelled Remake Has Leaked Online
Includes bonus multiplayer footage. The glory days of GoldenEye 007 appear to be a thing of the past on all fronts - with the 2007 Xbox Li...
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Which State Is The Worst Game Boy Color?
This week we try to understand how stocks work, learn how one of the best areas in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was made, dunk on a dumb trol...
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Review: Shadow Gangs - A Tough-As-Nails Shinobi Tribute That's Worth Your Time
Giant evil Freddie Mercury. How's that for a hook? We’ve played a lot of tough games here at Nintendo Life. We’re no strangers to the ...
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Poll: What's The Best 2D Mario Game?
Super Cape? Triple Jump? Minus World? Back in September 2020 Nintendo kicked off a season of celebration in honour of Super Mario Bros. ...
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Boost Your PC's RAM With $37 off 32GB of XPG Spectrix DDR4 Memory
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How Researchers Used GM Car Crash Data And Frozen To Explain A Grisly 62-Year-Old Mystery
I am a fan of the strange and unusual, so when our Editor-in-Chief Rory Carroll spotted this fascinating story in National Geographic about...
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Reggie Admits Switch Was A "Make Or Break Product" For Nintendo After Poor Performance Of Wii U
"luckily it was a hit". Nintendo of America's former president, Reggie Fils-Aimé, recently appeared on a New York Gaming Awar...
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Destiny 2 3-peeking "a complicated issue", Bungie investigating changes
Bungie has said it's currently discussing Destiny 2's "3-peeking" issue, but made no promises changes will be made. 3-pe...
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Call of Duty: Warzone can't seem to sort out its troublesome stim
Call of Duty: Warzone's stim has for some months now caused havoc in the battle royale - and it seems the developers of the game are st...
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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 30th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours? Another busy old week has flown by, with Nintendo revealing a new Monster Hunter Switch console an...
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11 years later, Left 4 Dead 2 releases uncut in Germany
Left 4 Dead 2 is finally available uncut in Germany, Valve has announced . Over a decade after Left 4 Dead 2 came out, Valve requested the...
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A 2019 Rumour About Gen IV Pokémon Remakes Might Be Coming True
Could possibly include "let's go catching" mechanics. Next month marks 25 years since the release of the first Pokémon titles...
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Playing my way closer to nature
Robert Macfarlane does not write about video games. Not despite, but because of this, I didn't truly understand why Eric Chahi's p...
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Apex Legends Switch News Coming Very Soon, Says Respawn Entertainment
Prepare to drop. According to a recent YouTube video and Amazon listing , Respawn Entertainment's battle royale free-to-play game Apex ...
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Complete Chaos At Tokyo Retailer Over PS5 Sales
The PlayStation 5 launched last November, but months later, it’s still hard to snag one, especially in Japan. Early today, the Yodobashi Ca...
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Sonic The Hedgehog Voice Actor Thanks Fans For Reaching Out
"I am overwhelmed". As you've likely heard by now, Sonic the Hedgehog 's voice actor, Roger Craig Smith, has announced hi...
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Baseball Almost Had Its Own NBA Jam, And Now You Can Try It
Midway’s NBA Jam and NFL Blitz are two of the greatest sports game franchises thanks to how they both provide fun, over-the-top experienc...
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Trade in Your Old Smartphone and Get up To $900 off a Samsung Galaxy S21 at Best Buy
Samsung Galaxy S21 | $800 | Best Buy Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus | $1,000 | Best Buy Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra | $1,200 | Best Buy Read mo...
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Too Fast Too Fantasy XV, Finale: I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends
Last night, after just over a week of daily playing , I finished Final Fantasy XV . And I realize now why I stopped so near the end during ...
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Atari's Bad E.T. Game Wasn't Responsible For The 1983 Video Game Crash, Capitalism Was
History is the study of literally everything that has ever happened, and by that measure, it is objectively the most interesting of all fie...
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R-Type Final 2's Getting A 'Special Chronicle Box', But There's No Game Included
You do get a face mask, though. As we get closer to R-Type Final 2's launch, Granzella has begun kicking its launch preparations into ...
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Celebrated Shmup Raiden IV Is Coming To Switch In Remixed Form
Update: The trailer is here! Update: We've now got a trailer for the Switch version, which you can see (and hear) above. Check out tha...
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What we've been playing
Hello! Welcome back to a new regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've found ourselves playing over the...
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The First Shin Ultraman Movie Footage Is a Modern Blast From the Past
Shin Godzilla was a Japanese movie that brought the idea of the original Godzilla—a mindless giant monster and merciless force of nature—t...
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Cyber Shadow Only Used A Quarter Of Its Written Story and Lore
Leaves plenty of ground for a potential follow up. We were rather taken by Cyber Shadow when it launched earlier this week. Bringing us an...
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Grindstone and games that balance luck and skill
Here's an embarrassing confession: when I was a student, I got too far into Bejeweled Blitz. Facebook was new, everyone was on it, and ...
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Genki: ShadowCast Kickstarter Ends With Almost $2 Million Raised
Smashes original goal of £30,000. https://ift.tt/2WGjCgw Update: The Kickstarter campaign has ended, and Genki has utterly smashed its in...
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UnderMine Is The Zelda-Style Roguelike You Never Knew You Wanted
Coming to Switch after 600,000 downloads on Steam and Xbox. Thorium Entertainment has announced that it is bringing its action-adventure ro...
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Gods Will Fall review - a dungeon crawl to remember
Lochlannarg's dungeon is nothing like a dungeon. It's not even a lair, really. Outside, by the gates, clear water falls from one br...
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Hideki Kamiya Hopes Fans Will Get A Kick Out Of Platinum's Special "Bonus Stage" Announcement
Even if it's a little smaller in scale. Remember how PlatinumGames teased four major announcements last year? They ended up being for P...
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Gallery: Capcom Shares Stunning Concept Art For Monster Hunter Rise's Frost Islands
And some character designs, too. Monster Hunter Rise is likely to be one of the biggest Nintendo Switch releases of 2021. With this in min...
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M2 Has Updated Six Sega Ages Titles For Nintendo Switch
Bug fixes, improved network play and more. The emulation experts at M2 might not necessarily be releasing any more Sega Ages titles for th...
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The Super Maria Sisters
Emmanuel Edeko is an artist we only featured here last year , but I loved his depictions of what he’s calling Maria, Louise and some royal ...
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Reminder: You Can Now Download A Demo Of Immortals Fenyx Rising From The Switch eShop
"Come get a taste of Fenyx’s godly powers". In case you missed it, Ubisoft has now released a demo for Immortals Fenyx Rising on...
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Too Fast Too Fantasy XV: Dawn Of The Final Day
Noctis drains his fifth elixir in as many minutes, rising to his feet as Prompto, Gladio, and Ignis groan on the ground. The aramusha lurk...
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Sega Says Goodbye To Sonic The Hedgehog's Voice Actor
"we are forever grateful". While we're used to reading about the voice of Mario around these parts, today it's all about ...
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Fitness Boxing 2 Has Been Updated To Version 1.0.3, Here's What's Included
Shape up. If you want to get your year off to a healthy start, perhaps Fitness Boxing 2 might be worth taking a look at. It's already ...
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Bernie’s Soul Still Berns In Soulcalibur VI Mod
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) turned heads at the inauguration of United States President Joe Biden. Unfortunately, it wasn’t because he r...
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Defeat Maskne With Rescue Detox Pads, Now 25% Off [Exclusive]
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It's A Little Rough Going Back To Older Yakuza Games
We’ve been absolutely spoiled for Yakuza games lately, especially if you’re a newcomer to the series who has been able to leap effortlessl...
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You Could Win This "Custom-Skinned" Funimation Nintendo Switch Console
A collab with Kung Fu Tea. Anime streaming service Funimation has teamed up with Kung Fu Tea to offer this lovely custom "Funimation-s...
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Tabletop-RPG rogue-like For the King heads to the jungle next month in first paid expansion
For the King was a game that I enjoyed immensely when it released back in 2018, and now developer IronOak Games has revealed it'll be b...
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GameStop Stock Has A Terrible Day, Still Closes At The Unthinkable Price Of $200
A trading lockout on GameStop stock by a number of investing apps led to the saga’s weirdest day yet: class action lawsuits, calls for hear...
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Skul: The Hero Slayer is like Hades in 2D, and it's a cracker
Bertie: Oh I'll just give it a quick go... An hour-and-a-half flies by. I am in love. Skul is a bit like Hades but viewed side-on. It...
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Capcom battles fresh Resident Evil Village gameplay leaks
Capcom is battling a raft of fresh Resident Evil Village leaks, this time revolving around its tall vampire lady. This week, videos showin...
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Fake Movie Hollywood Trailers Of Anime Adaptations
YouTuber Fake Eiga FMT has been creating phony trailers of Hollywood live-action versions of popular anime. These trailers are faux harbing...
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Immortals Fenyx Rising's First DLC Expansion Launches Today
It's a new god, yes it is. Back in November, Ubisoft confirmed it was planning post-launch DLC for Immortals Fenyx Rising . So far, th...
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Hitman 3 Recovers Its Development Costs Within A Week
Excellent work, 47. Hitman 3's been out for just over a week and, no pun intended, it's been quite the hit. Whilst Switch owners ...
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Track: Suki, Suki, Suki (London) | Artist: Sadistic Mika Band | Album: Live in London
Track: Suki, Suki, Suki (London) | Artist: Sadistic Mika Band | Album: Live in London Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/3iV9s...
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Latest Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection Dev Diary Digs Into The Game's Art And Abilities
Makes use of Capcom's RE Engine. Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection hits Switch on February 25th, and in the run-up to its release, Capcom...
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Cyberpunk 2077 Keanu sex mod removed following CD Projekt warning
Nobody was particularly surprised when modders managed to put Keanu Reeves' character into Cyberpunk 2077 sex scenes , so perhaps it co...
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Balan Wonderworld's Free Demo Goes Live Today
Have you tried it out yet? Update #2: Here's a reminder that the demo goes live today, along with a lovely new trailer to promote it. ...
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.7.0 Patch Notes - Festivale, New Seasonal Items And More
Download it today! Nintendo's next free update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now officially live. As previously detailed, it in...
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Disjunction review - tense and rhythmical top-down stealth
More pink, pixel-art clouds in video games, please - that's my main thought after playing Disjunction. The stealth is great, the action...
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Cadence Of Hyrule Has Just Got Its Very First Update Of The Year - Adds A New Page Of Save Files And More
You can't stop the rhythm. The Legend of Zelda musical rhythm game Cadence of Hyrule has just been updated to version 1.5.0. While y...
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Scrolling Shooter Halley's Comet Is Hamster's Latest Arcade Archives Release
Save the solar system. Hamster's latest Arcade Archives release on the Switch eShop this week is Halley's Comet . Read the full ar...
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More Than Five Million Bowser Were Defeated In Super Mario Bros. 35's World Count Challenge
Bye-bye, Bowser. Nintendo's special challenge requiring players to defeat 3.5 million Bowsers in Super Mario Bros. 35 is now complete....
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Cyberpunk 2077 Removes Mod That Let You Bang Keanu Reeves
There was a mod available for Cyberpunk 2077 that let you have sex—or a very unsettling approximation of it—with Keanu Reeves’ character....
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Fallout Mod Pulled After Artist Allegedly Posts "Animated Pedophillic Content"
We only wrote about the big new Fallout: New Vegas mod The Frontier last week when it was released! And now we’re writing about it again...
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.7.0 Is Now Live
Download it today! Nintendo's next free update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has now been released. As previously detailed, it incl...
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Early Playthrough Suggests Bowser's Fury Takes "Roughly 3 Hours To Beat"
The cat is out of the bag. One of the biggest mysteries surrounding the new add-on for Super Mario 3D World is just how long this adventur...
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Give Me All The GameStop Jokes
I’m not even going to pretend to understand what’s going on with GameStop—I’ll leave that to the excellent reporting of fellow Kotaku w...
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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury amiibo Functionality Detailed
Purrfect! While we sort of already know what to expect from amiibo functionality in Nintendo Switch games nowadays, it's always nice to...
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla Is Too Damn Long
I finally got around to finishing Assassin’s Creed Valhalla this week. And while I had a great time with the game I also parted ways on a ...
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Discord Bans r/WallStreetBets Server For 'Hateful' Content [Update: And The Subreddit Has Gone Private]
WallStreetBets, the subreddit behind engineering GameStop’s record-shattering stock price surge over the past week, has been banned from Di...
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Gear Up and Get Your Game On in Today’s Best Xbox Deals
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