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Street Fighter 6: The Kotaku Review

1 hour 34 minutes ago

To say Capcom fumbled Street Fighter V is an understatement. SF5 launched in an incomplete state, going all-in on “esports” to the point that it shipped without even basic single-player modes, and the flat, offense-heavy combat came off so canned, so rote, that it almost felt turn-based. (Also, Ken had bananas for…

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Kenneth Shepard

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Diablo IV Interview's Questions From 'Fans' Are Very Questionable

5 hours 45 minutes ago

Last week a video was released featuring two senior developers working on Diablo IV: Associate Game Director Joseph Piepiora and Art Director John Mueller. In the clip the pair were presented with a series of questions from “fans”, which they answer at length, but it didn’t take long for some digging to find that the…

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Luke Plunkett

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Should Mods Be Paid For? Not In Valheim

9 hours 10 minutes ago

Mods have for decades been a way for fans to create content for their favourite games, and for decades have been seen as a community pursuit, something free, something people do for the love of it. Over the last few years, though, that stance has begun to change.

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Luke Plunkett

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Final Fantasy XVI Will Have Perfect Grapes

17 hours 5 minutes ago

If you don’t follow a game particularly closely, then the storms that occur within its communities can seem very bizarre. Take Final Fantasy XVI—obviously a game with a huge fanbase and a lot of people very excited for next month’s release—but one where you might have missed the furore over its UI. Or indeed the fuss…

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John Walker

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9 Of The Most Fascinating Indie Games For Your Steam Wishlist

18 hours 5 minutes ago

Hello, sit down, and welcome. It’s time for some Indiegeddon! This is where I distract the entire Kotaku crew with a barbecue-based holiday, and take over the site with indie games that otherwise struggle to get coverage on major gaming sites. You, in turn, wishlist then buy all these games, causing a total revolution…

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John Walker

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What Your Favorite Pokémon Game Says About You: Brutal Callout Edition

19 hours 5 minutes ago

Everyone’s got a favorite Pokémon game. Whether it’s one of the mainline RPGs where you catch ‘em all and become champion, or one of the spin-offs that show new sides of the world and people’s relationship to the titular Pocket Monsters, the series has given people a lot of different ways to inhabit its huge world.…

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Kenneth Shepard

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Nvidia's New AI Is Coming For Absolutely Every Gaming Job

20 hours 5 minutes ago

AI is coming to games, whether we like it or not. Last night’s Nvidia keynote showed just how powerful—and devastating—that’s going to be. The company’s CEO, Jensen Huang, showed off how its freshly announced “Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine” (ACE) can create real-time interactive AI NPCs, complete with improvised…

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John Walker

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Nintendo Asks Valve To Kick GameCube And Wii Emulator Off Steam, Says It's Protecting Its Creativity And Work

1 day 12 hours ago

Valve removed the Steam listing for Dolphin, a popular emulator for the GameCube and Wii, after it received a cease and desist from Nintendo, developers behind the project claim. The company behind Mario and Zelda accuses the emulator of illegally circumventing its protections, and says it’s merely protecting the…

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Ethan Gach

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Wow, Bungie's Marathon Is The Coolest-Looking Shooter In Years

3 days 9 hours ago

Rarely do I watch a trailer for a video game more than once. Yet with Bungie’s Marathon reboot/sequel/whatever, I’ve found myself looping its slick and stylish announcement trailer. It’s not just because the trailer slaps, but because Bungie is teasing looks to be one of the coolest shooters released in years.

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Zack Zwiezen

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This Tears Of The Kingdom 'Air Bike' Is Starting A Revolution

3 days 10 hours ago

With a game as expansive and malleable as Tears of the Kingdom, there are countless ways to solve puzzles, traverse the environment, defeat your enemies, or just have fun. As the game’s been out now just a couple of weeks, players are still discovering unique contraptions, and one that’s swiftly growing in popularity…

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Claire Jackson

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New Over-Sized Mega Man Slippers Are Perfect

4 days 10 hours ago

Sometimes a product comes along and makes me go, “Well, damn, that’s a perfect idea!” That was precisely what happened the first time I saw these newly announced Mega Man slippers that turn your feet into big, blue, comfy boots that look just like the Blue Bomber’s heroic shoes.

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Zack Zwiezen

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The 11 Most Exciting Cards In Pokémon's Big Paldea Set

4 days 13 hours ago

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet’s second English-language set, Paldea Evolved, arrives on June 9, featuring some of the most elaborately designed cards we’ve seen so far. For those extra-keen, May 27 will see the pre-release Build & Battle boxes on sale in your favorite specialist stores, meaning the set is only days away.…

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John Walker

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Building Lightsabers In Jedi: Survivor Is So Wildly Satisfying

4 days 13 hours ago

Last week, my partner beat Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. I haven’t finished Fallen Order yet, so I watched a fair chunk of the sequel from beside him on the couch. But about two-thirds of the way through the campaign, he thrust a PS5 DualSense controller into my hand and urged me to build my own lightsaber.

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Alyssa Mercante

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