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Ubisoft Facing Lawsuit Over Shutting Down Always-Online Game

Two people in California have filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft after the company turned off servers for 2014's The Crew, an open-world racing game released on PS4 and Xbox One, making it impossible to play the game.

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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Comes Clean About Piss Scandal

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has reached the level of cultural ubiquity where everyone wants to know everything about him, even the stuff no one but him and his urologist should know. A little over seven months after The Wrap reported, amongst other allegations, that one of the most successful actors in the history of…

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Breakthrough Gaming: Beginner's Tips and Tricks for Planet Coaster 2

While it launched to ‘Mixed’ reviews on Steam, Planet Coaster 2 still managed to impress long-time fans of Frontier Developments’ park management franchise. The game offers plenty of advancements to the series, such as crafting high-octane waterparks. It also provides greater control over its customization and…

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Colin Farrell Talks About Penguin's Role In The Batman Part 2

With The Penguin season 1 just wrapping up on HBO last Sunday night, fans are turning their attention to the crime lord’s return in DC’s upcoming The Batman 2. Colin Farrell recently talked about his role in the movie and how the character might change following the events of the TV show.

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Spyro The Dragon Coming To Xbox Game Pass Tomorrow

Earlier today, after some teasing, Xbox confirmed that 2018's Spyro Reignited Trilogy would be available to play via Xbox Game Pass starting tomorrow. It follows the addition of fellow former PlayStation platform mascot Crash Bandicoot, who arrived on the service earlier this year.

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Yakuza Creator Suggests There Might Be Too Many Games To Keep Making Them So Big

There’s hardly enough time to play the biggest video game releases of the year, let alone keep up with everything else coming out each month. Every massive open-world RPG or live-service grind means dozens of other games go un-played. The creator of Like A Dragon series, previously called Yakuza, thinks this is part…

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People Are Emptying Redbox Machines For Free Following Bankruptcy

Less than two years after self-help company Chicken Soup for the Soul bought Redbox, the corporation declared bankruptcy and now people are taking hundreds of movies out of the mostly abandoned DVD rental kiosks across the country. Some are even, with permission, taking the kiosks themselves.

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There's A Brand-New Pokémon TCG Card That's Selling For $500

Every now and then, there’s a specific card in a specific set of the Pokémon TCG that absolutely blows up beyond all sense. Recent examples include last year’s Iono full-art trainer card, part of Japan’s Clay Burst set, which proved so popular that Japan sold out of all Pokémon cards! We’re not quite there yet with…

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Final Mission Starts With A Big Decision, Here Are The Consequences

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has a lot of choices for you to make, especially surrounding its seven companions. But one of the most significant happens in the game’s final stretch and involves the dwarven rogue Harding and Grey Warden warrior Davrin. If you’re reading this, you’ve likely encountered the consequences of…

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Blizzard Announces Overwatch Classic As A Limited-Time Event, Brings Back 6v6 And More

Welp, Blizzard is doing it. They’re releasing an Overwatch Classic that will revert Overwatch 2 to some of the old rulesets, hero kits, and more that have been patched out of the sequel since it launched in 2022. As Overwatch 2 has failed to deliver on Blizzard’s many promises for it since its announcement in 2019,…

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Add Some Variety To Your Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Matches With More Operators

Keeping in line with previous entries, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 features a variety of playable characters called Operators. These allow you to play with a bit of personalization while still using your prized AK-74 assault rifle (or any other weapon you fancy). But just like your favorite weapons and equipment, you…

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First Mission: Impossible 8 Teaser Trailer Has Tom Cruise Hanging Off Planes...Again

The movies are back. Tom Cruise will run, fight, and put his life at unnecessary risk to perform impressive feats of old Hollywood stardom in Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning, according to a new teaser trailer for the 2025 blockbuster.

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Everything You Need To Know About Mario and Luigi: Brothership

The Mario & Luigi series came as a shock to players when it first debuted way back in 2003 with Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga on the Game Boy Advance, bringing the famous plumber and his brother, Luigi, into the role-playing realm for the first time since Super Mario RPG. Since then, the franchise has remained a…

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8 Questions From The Penguin We Need Answered In The Batman: Part II

It took backstabbing, a strangely motivating Oedipal Complex, and a trail of bodies all over Gotham, but Oswald Cobb (Colin Farrell) has finally limped his way to the top of the crime world (and the penthouse he promised his mother since killing his brothers as a young boy). But just because the first season is over…

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Pokémon TCG Pocket's Next Big Set Of Cards Might Be Arriving In January

If you’re a Pokémon TCG Pocket sicko like me and have already collected over half of the mobile card game’s starting Genetic Apex set, don’t worry! New datamines suggest the next set of cards isn’t far away, with a smaller update pegged for December.

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Auntie Em! Wicked Barbie Boxes Send People To Hardcore Porn Site

Look, we all know Barbie looks at porn. She’s an adult woman, it’s no big deal. But it’s maybe more of an issue when she starts leaving tabs open all over the merch sold to kids. This is what’s happened on the boxes for two Wicked movie tie-in Barbie dolls.

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The Mass Effect Trilogy Squadmates, Ranked From Worst To Best

Last week marked N7 Day, which means Mass Effect fans broke out the fan art and BioWare vaguely gestured at the upcoming fifth game. The studio said this year would be a quiet one, as the team just released Dragon Age: The Veilguard earlier in the week. But that doesn’t mean we can’t still discuss the series and…

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For No Particular Reason, We Suggested You Slay Nazis In Wolfenstein This Week

Hey, I don’t know if you’ve heard, but a lot happened this past week. Some of it may or may not have been newsworthy. Nevertheless, to get you through, we’ve kept you abreast of all the tips, deals, and reviews your nihilistic heart could desire. This includes articles on the perfectly cathartic Wolfenstein games, the…

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Here's What We Really Think Of Pokémon TCG Pocket Now That The Honeymoon Phase Is Over

The new mobile card game Pokémon TCG Pocket has been with us for just over a week, which has given 20 million people time to discover its highs, lows, and utterly bewildering mess of in-game currencies. It’s also, unfortunately, long enough for most people to have left the honeymoon phasein which the game throws…

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Andor, The Best Star Wars Story In Years, Officially Returns For Season 2 In April 2025

Andor isn’t just top-tier Star Wars storytelling, it’s hands-down one of the best TV shows of the decade so far. Fans have been patiently waiting for news of its season 2 release, and Disney has finally confirmed the Rogue One prequel series will return in April 2025.

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Both Nintendo And Sega Had Oddly Timed Announcements This Week

Whether you think the art you consume should be a distraction from the real world or a reflection of it is up to you and your capacity for curiosity. While such a divide doesn’t exist for fans of film, music, literature, or television, for some reason, it does for people who enjoy things like sports and video games.…

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Wise Words From Dragon Age: The Veilguard And An Unboxed PS5 Pro Got Us Through Election Week

We won’t belabor the point because if you’re a normal person with normal mutuals, chances are your timeline is already doing that—this week sucked, and so will the next four years.

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The 10th Anniversary Return Of Interstellar Is Another IMAX Debacle

Interstellar is returning to IMAX for the sci-fi film’s 10th anniversary on December 6. Normally, this would be a time for fans of the impressive space epic and its director, Christopher Nolan, to celebrate. Finally, a chance to once again see all 64 minutes of those glorious 70mm shots of blackholes and planetary…

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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: Six Games For Election Week Escapism

What a week, huh? Yeah. Well, here we are, at the end of it, at the very least, and now looking toward the future. So how about some video games to take our minds off things for the weekend? This week we’ve got some fun shooters, some beat ‘em up action, and a digital spin on a classic trading card game.

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Guy Who Taunted Nintendo About Streaming Pirated Switch Games Before Release Now Faces $7.5 Million Lawsuit

Jesse Keighin liked to stream Nintendo Switch games online before they were officially released and then gloat about it right in Nintendo’s face, according to a new lawsuit filed by the Mario maker in Colorado District Court earlier this week. “[I] can do this all day,” he allegedly wrote in a letter to Nintendo. The…

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Pokémon TCG Pocket Has A Staggering 12 Different Currencies, And Counting

We’ve already very carefully been over the grimly insidious nature of Pokémon TCG Pocket’s unpleasant free-to-play model, but an aspect of this peculiar and enormously successful mobile spin-off from the long-established card game is just how many in-game currencies it has you juggle. So far, there are twelve, and…

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Stats Reveal Most Players' Choices Are Basic

My favorite part about talking to other people who play choice-based RPGs is comparing choices. Whether it’s about the characters we make or the ways we nudge the story, I am always down to hear how people are playing games like Dragon Age: The Veilguard. We’re just a week out from launch, so a lot of people haven’t…

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Live Action Stich Is Giving Me Ugly Sonic Deja Vu

Today, during Disney’s D23 Brazil event, the company showcased a bunch of first looks and new teasers for upcoming projects. And during the event, Disney shared the first still of Stitch from the upcoming live-action Lilo & Stitch remake. And well... hmmm... I’m not sure, folks!

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Someone Found A Hidden Cheat Code In A 28 Year Old Donkey Kong Game

Suprise! A new, preivously undocumented cheat code has been discovered in the classic Super Nintendo game Donkey Kong Country 2 nearly three decades after it hit store shelves.

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Confused About Prestige in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6? Here’s A Simple Break Down

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has been an exciting entry for the franchise, likely bolstered by its same-day launch on Game Pass. It also helps that there’s a healthy mix of new offerings and the return of beloved mechanics. When talking about the latter, the reintroduction of the classic Prestige system certainly…

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