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Talking Point: Is Knowing A Game's Ending Really That Bad?
Reverse card. Today, 31st January, is National Backwards Day in North America (no, we didn't know it was a thing either ). It's a d...
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Everything We Know About Princess Peach: Showtime!
In just a couple of months, Princess Peach: Showtime! will give us a standalone Peach game, rather than relegating the princess to the role...
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Fortnite Is Currently Filled With Racist AI-Generated Art
If you boot up Fortnite right now and start digging around through the game’s massive amount of user-created content, you’ll quickly notic...
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10 Years Later, The Funniest Dad Game Ever Still Rules
Kratos didn’t invent dad games in God of War (2018) , but he helped solidify the genre. There are a lot of challenges Kratos deals with in ...
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The Week In Games: Killing Your Heroes, And More New Releases
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The Wand Company's Poké Ball Replicas Go Mini From February
Catch all five minis throughout 2024. The Pokémon Company and The Wand Company are teaming up once again to release some brand new Poké Bal...
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Blizzard Dev Uses Company Perk To Get A Decade Of WoW Time Before Being Laid Off
Last week, Microsoft laid off 1900 video game workers across its various studios. This included cuts at recently acquired Activision Blizz...
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The Next 7 Star Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Tera Raid Is Incoming
Pokéballs at the ready. The Pokémon Company has announced that the next 7-Star Tera Raid for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will kick off this ...
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Warframe's Next Update 'Dante Unbound' Launches This March
Gauss Prime access available now. Following a cross-platform save update last month, Warframe developer Digital Extremes has now announced...
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Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Rayman Advance
Legendary. Ready for another clash of the covers? Welcome to this week's edition of Box Art Brawl ! Before we introduce today's fi...
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N64-Style Platformer 'Super Kiwi 64' Gets A Free Switch Update, Out Now
One for Macbat 64 & Toree 3D fans. Update : Here's your reminder that this new (and free) update for Super Kiwi 64 is now live on...
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Limited Edition Shovel Knight Switch Joy-Con Revealed, Pre-Orders Now Live
Get them while you can. If you're a big fan of Shovel Knight , you might want to check out the latest officially licensed limited editi...
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Don't Starve Together Receives 'Winter Feast' Update On Switch, Here's What's Included
Update now. The multiplayer survival game Don't Starve Together has this week received a new update on the Nintendo Switch, adding in ...
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Baldur's Gate 3 20-Minute Speedrun Shows Bears Are Good For More Than Bangin'
Baldur’s Gate 3’s bear sex scene made waves when Larian’s fantasy RPG launched last year, but the game’s speedrunning community has proven...
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Epic’s Next Free Game Offers Brightly Colored Puzzling Intrigue
You know what price is better than “low low low”? It’s “free”! That’s the amount you’ll need to pay for a copy of Doors: Paradox on the Epi...
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Nintendo's Jump-Start To January Sale Kicks Off 2024 In Style With Up To 80% Off (US)
Animal Crossing, Sonic Superstars, and Sea of Stars discounted. Nintendo of America's first big 2024 sale kicks off today, and we'r...
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10 Minutes From Infinite Wealth’s Animal Crossing-Inspired Mode
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Sonic Meets Mega Man In High-Speed Retro Platformer 'Berserk Boy'
Coming to Switch in March. Berserk Boy has finally been given a release date on Switch. Developed and published by BerserkBoy Games, the u...
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A Modder Has Created The Worst Way To Play Super Mario Kart
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to play a Mario Kart game using static camera angles? Probably not, as that sounds awful. But...
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Round Table: Let's Talk About Palworld - Comparisons, Controversy, 'Copying'
Lament of the Pal gamer. Less than a week out from its launch in Early Access on Steam and Xbox, Palworld has proved itself to be a massiv...
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Pokémon Concierge On Game Boy Is Too Good To Be Real
Pokémon Concierge, the stop-motion animated series that launched on Netflix in December, is a total vibe . After spending time watching a l...
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Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth: The Kotaku Review
I’m soaking up the sun as I stroll along the beautiful beaches of Hawaii when suddenly a group of suspicious-looking characters take notice...
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Viral Toaster Stunt Guy Banned From Twitch For 30 Days
Australian-based Twitch streamer Boggles recently went viral after seemingly live-streaming a stunt that involved shoving metal forks into ...
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Tekken 8 Is Getting Some Seriously High Praise
Tekken 8 comes out on January 26 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, and reviews are popping up ahead of the game’s release date. ...
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Looking For A New Farm Sim? Try The Demo For 'Fae Farm', Out Now On eShop
Till before you shill. If you're looking to try out a new farm sim on your Switch, then you're in luck. Developer Phoenix Labs has ...
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As The Servers Shut Down, The Day Before Is No More
Controversial, PC-only shooter The Day Before is officially dead, barely a month and a half after its launch. Steam’s much-hyped zombie gam...
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After Playing Palworld For 6 Hours I Still Haven't Shot A Pokémon With A Gun
Over the weekend, I downloaded Palworld on my PC. I was excited. After all the weird trailers and screenshots showing Pokémon-like creatur...
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Random: Super Metroid's Mother Brain Comes To Life In This Awesome 16-Bit Cosplay
The great eye is ever watchful. We love a good cosplay, and boy are there a lot of good ones out there. From the uber-realistic to hyper-st...
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Over 50 Years After The Original, Pong's Sequel Gets A Switch Release Date
Piddle-paddle. Atari has announced that qomp 2 , the long-awaited sequel to the iconic Pong (and the first qomp , of course), will launch ...
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N64-Style Platformer 'Super Kiwi 64' Is Getting A Free Update On Switch Next Week
One for Macbat 64 & Toree 3D fans. The Nintendo 64 style 3D platformer Super Kiwi 64 will be getting a new update next week on 26th Ja...
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Poll: Box Art Brawl: Metroid
Mother-load. Get out your very best magnifying glass, folks - it's time to analyse some artwork in the latest edition of Box Art Brawl ...
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Gallery: Super Mario Bros. Movie Artists Share Concept Art
Take a look. The Super Mario Bros. Movie has almost been out for a year and now that it's out in the wild, some of the artists who work...
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Reminder: The New Xenoblade Chronicles 3 amiibo Are Out This Week
Have you added them to your collection? Nintendo’s amiibo line is still a thing in 2024, with the first releases of the year arriving earl...
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Fire Emblem Engage Artist Celebrates First Anniversary With New Artwork
"I am happy that so many people have played our game". While a lot of the focus last year was on the new Zelda and Mario games, t...
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Here's Why Palworld Limits Multiplayer Numbers On Xbox
Palworld, Pocketpair’s “Pokémon With Guns” survival game, is popping off after entering Early Access today, January 19. Shortly after launc...
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Everything We Know About Square Enix's Visions Of Mana
It’s been 15 years since the last mainline entry in Square Enix’s Mana series, and the wait for another one is coming to an end. The publis...
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Avowed, Obsidian’s Choice-Driven RPG, Launches This Fall
During January 18's Xbox Developer Direct, Obsidian Entertainment announced that Avowed, its next big open-world RPG, will launch this...
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Call of Duty: Warzone Devs Worked Overnight To Fix Busted Update
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare III’s Season 1 Reloaded update launched midday on January 17—and almost immediately broke both FP...
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Mini Review: Turnip Boy Robs A Bank (Switch) - A Faulty Frame Rate Foils This Fun Caper
Farmed robbery. After getting a taste of the criminal life in Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion , the cheeky root vegetable returns in Turnip ...
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Hogwarts Legacy Just Broke A 14-Year Games Industry Streak
According to newly released data, 2023 's best-selling video game was Hogwarts Legacy from WB Games. And that means that for the first ...
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Square Enix: Can Y’all Stop Comparing Foamstars and Splatoon?
Foamstars is the upcoming competitive online shooter from Square Enix that a lot of people and publications (Kotaku included) have referre...
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Every Marvel TV Show, Ranked From Awful To Sublime
Updated 1/12: The MCU shows no signs of getting any smaller, does it? And now that Echo is here, it’s time to see where it sits in our r...
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Portable PS5 Fan Hack Is A Wild Portal Alternative
Do you want a slim PlayStation 5 ? How about one that’s so thin it could easily slide into your backpack’s laptop sleeve? That’s what one D...
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Take-Two Has Filed A Trademark Dispute Over Remedy's Awesome New Logo
Too similar to Rockstar's, apparently. Rockstar Games, the juggernaut behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise, is fiercely protective of...
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Elden Ring Sleuths Think Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC Is Coming Soon
It’s no secret that fans of FromSoftware are desperate for any news about the developer’s upcoming expansion for 2022’s smash hit, Elden Ri...
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Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Officially Reveal New Mythical Pokémon
A new Mystery Gift code is also live. After more than a year of post-release content, The Pokémon Company has finally wrapped up Pokémon Sc...
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Ubisoft Wants You To Be Comfortable Not Owning Your Games
With the pre-release of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown started, Ubisoft has chosen this week to rebrand its Ubisoft+ subscription service...
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GAME Apparently Ending Physical Trade-Ins From Next Month (UK)
Trade-off. UK retailer GAME will reportedly be refusing physical video game trade-ins from February 2024. This news comes from Eurogamer , ...
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UK's Biggest Gaming Store Rumored To End Trade-Ins
Staff from the UK’s biggest video game retailer, GAME, have told Eurogamer the retailer is to stop accepting trade-ins. Which, if true, is...
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Random: Even Your TV Isn't Safe From Dodgy Mario Clones
Mamma mia! It has been a huge couple of years for Mario. There was the movie, Super Mario Bros. Wonder , the Mario RPG and upcoming Thousa...
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Pokémon Horizons' Netflix Release Delayed To March (North America)
Uh oh, Liko. The new Pokémon anime, Pokémon Horizons: The Series , has had its North American premiere pushed back by a few weeks and will ...
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Postal: Brain Damaged Brings "Cheeky" FPS Action To Switch Next Month
Enter the deranged mind of Postal Dude. It appears Postal: Brain Damaged is finally making its way to the Nintendo Switch, with the team a...
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Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Cowabunga! It's time to judge some game covers as we dive into another edition of Box Art Brawl ! Last week we took it to the fairway...
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Poll: What Do You Think Of The Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Demo?
Go on, tell us! Earlier this week, Ubisoft rolled out a demo for its first release of the year Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown . It's ...
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Gallery: Here's Another Look At Golden Sun For The Switch Online Expansion Pack
Joining the paid service next week. Next week on 17th January , Nintendo will transport players back to the Game Boy Advance era with the m...
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8-Bit Parody 'The Transylvania Adventure Of Simon Quest' Comes To Switch In 2025
Is that you, Castlevania II? If you're looking for an alternative to a certain Konami series , how about this new 8-bit sidescrolling p...
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Review: Pocket iRecatcher - A Neat Pokémon GO Device In Theory, Awkward In Practice
Two devices are company, three's a crowd. Since the launch of the Pokémon GO Plus back in 2016, the market for auto-catching companion...
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A Runescape Player Is My New Fave 90 Day Fiancé Villain
Confession time: When I need a break from video games, my go-to comfort food is the trashiest reality TV possible. My knowledge of Real Hou...
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I’m Not Afraid To Say It: I’m Excited For Halo Season Two
I’ve been a fan of the Paramount+ Halo TV series based on the Bungie/343 Industries shooter franchise from the jump, so I was on-board for...
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Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown On Switch
A royal return? We have just one week to go before the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown brings the sword-swinging series back to Switch on...
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This FPS Could Be The Modern Turok Sequel We All Deserve
Announced early on January 11 via a trailer, Son and Bone is an upcoming PlayStation 5 exclusive first-person shooter that features a gruf...
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How To Make The Most Of Your First Outpost In Starfield
Starfield has a ton of features and ways to experience the game. But Outpost Building remains one of the most creative ways you can chart B...
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Why Video Game Voice Actors Don’t Love The New SAG-AFTRA Deal
After months of speculation from voice actors concerned with how their voices could be co-opted by AI, and recent announcements from compan...
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Critically Acclaimed 'Motorvania' Laika: Aged Through Blood Gets Last-Minute Switch Delay
Update: Originally releasing 11th January. Update : Just a day before its expected release on 11th January 2024, publisher Headup has anno...
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You Can Snag Resident Evil 4 For Just $30 On PS5 Right Now
Capcom’s return to its 2005 third-person shooter horror classic, Resident Evil 4, sure managed to impress when it debuted last year. The re...
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Let Succession’s Brian Cox Serenade You With Tekken 8 Lore
Tekken 8 , the latest entry in the decade-spanning 3D fighting game series, hits PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on January 26. Ahea...
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Rumour: Rare & Microsoft's Sea Of Thieves Could Be Sailing Onto Switch
Plundered. The Xbox and Microsoft rumours are flooding the news at the moment, aren't they? And there's another one sailing into vi...
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Pokémon TV App Is Being Discontinued Later This Year
"Thank you to all our fans". The Pokémon TV service — an app and browser website that has allowed Pokémon fans across the world t...
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Apex Legends’ Final Fantasy VII Crossover Prompts Fan Outcry
EA’s popular battle royale shooter Apex Legends will kick off a brand-new crossover with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on January 9. The even...
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Suicide Squad Boss Downplays Live-Service Elements Of Obviously Live-Service Game
In a new interview, Darius Sadeghian, studio product director at Rocksteady, danced around the obvious fact that Suicide Squad: Kill The Ju...
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Random: The Golden Globes Is The Place For Top Super Mario Bros. Banter
"You ever make it to King Koopa?". If you've hopped onto social media this morning, you've undoubtedly been inundated wit...
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The Next Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 7-Star Tera Raid Battle Event Begins This Weekend
Things are hotting up. The Pokémon Company has announced that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet 's next 7-Star Tera Raid Battle will kick off ...
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Eighting Is Working On A New Hunter x Hunter Fighting Game
Platforms and release date TBA. The manga and anime series Hunter x Hunter is getting a new fighting game and it's being developed by E...
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Surgeon Simulator Dev Bossa Studios Confirms One Third Of Its Staff Have Been Let Go
"We tried our very best to avoid being in this position". Bossa Studios, the UK team behind the Surgeon Simulator series, has be...
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Alex Jones, Infinite Wealth, And More Of The Week's Best Gaming Takes
Gamers are a passionate bunch, and we’re no exception. These are the week’s most interesting perspectives on the wild, wonderful, and somet...
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Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel - Mario Golf: Advance Tour
Who gets the Birdie? Hi folks, and welcome back to Box Art Brawl ! Looking back on last week, Tetris Attack on the Game Boy entered the r...
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The Pokémon Company Donates 50 Million Yen To Aid Japan's Earthquake Victims
"We would like to express our deepest sympathies". The Pokémon Company has donated 50 million yen (about USD 345,770) to Japan...
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Rumour: Microsoft Will Bring Critically Acclaimed Exclusive To A "Competitor System" This Year
"It's going to be met with a lot of excitement". It's a new year and sure enough new rumours are already popping up about...
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The Whole Alan Wake ‘Remedyverse’ Is On Sale Right Now On PC
If you’ve been eyeing (or playing) Alan Wake II lately but haven’t yet played any of the other titles in Remedy Games’ growing “Remedyverse...
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Our Favorite Cosplay From Anime NYC 2023
It may be 2024, but we haven’t forgotten about 2023's Anime NYC, the three-day anime convention that takes place in the same hallowed h...
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The Best Lego Game Ever Is Inside Fortnite
It’s nearly three in the morning. I’ve been sitting in front of my TV playing a new Lego game for almost six hours. My wife is in the same ...
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Soapbox: "Go Outside, Get Some Fresh Air" - Why Won't Outmoded Gamer Stereotypes Die?
Step away from the stereotype. For anybody who plays video games on a regular basis, it's long been a joke that when the mainstream med...
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Kim Kardashian’s Once-Massive Mobile Game Is No More
I wasn’t sure this day would ever come: Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, the once wildly popular mobile RPG in which players had to climb the Tin...
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Pokémon Concierge Has The Best Vibes Of Any Show In The Series
Pokémon Concierge is concentrated delight and whimsy cutting through Netflix’s rancid vibes . While the streaming service has been more tha...
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Horror Game Studio Shuts Down Due To Cyberattacks, Poor Sales
Just two months after the third-person action-horror game Stray Souls came out, developer Jukai Studio abruptly shuttered its doors, citing...
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Ubisoft Swiftly Corrects Star Wars Outlaws ‘Late 2024’ Release Window
Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft’s upcoming action-adventure game that follows scoundrel Kay Vess between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of t...
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Sony Fined For Playing Hardball Against Third-Party Controllers
According to France’s Autorité de la concurrence, a government body responsible for regulating competition, Sony hasn’t been playing nice w...
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Shigeru Miyamoto Isn't Really Thinking About Retiring
His focus is on Nintendo's future. Japanese video game creator Shigeru Miyamoto isn't getting any younger, so what exactly are his ...
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Talking Point: Along With Joy-Con Drift, What Does Nintendo Have To 'Fix' With 'Switch 2'?
Reset Switch. Over the holiday season, we're republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Be...
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Feature: 'The Art Of Nintendo Power' Exhibit - A Guided Tour
"The whole mission is to share the work". Over the holiday season, we're republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writ...
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Feature: Game Boy Color - A Quarter Century Of Colour Nintendo Handhelds
GBC memories. Over the holiday season, we're republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Be...
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Memory Pak: Making Contact With The "Ungoogleable" Game I Couldn't Quite Remember
What's that one with the plumber and the mushrooms again? Over the holiday season, we're republishing select articles from Nintendo...
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Editorial: Happy New Year From Everyone Here At Nintendo Life
Twenty-twenty-FOOOOOOOOUR!!! A round of applause for you and yours — you did it! You made it through the gauntlet of 2023's brilliant v...
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