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EA's Big XCOM-Like Star Wars Game Is Set During The Clone Wars And Launches 2026

Today, during day two of the ongoing Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025, Lucasfilm and EA gave us our first real look Star Wars Zero Company. The upcoming turn-based single-player strategy game is being developed by Bit Reactor and Respawn and launches next year.

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Early Praise For Sinners Suggests The Genre-Fluid Horror Flick Is An Instant Classic

Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan have reunited once again, and the internet can’t get enough! Their newest project, “Sinners,” is a genre-fluid horror-thriller that blends together themes of religion, freedom, music, mysticism, and vampires— but with that unmistakable Coogler-edge.

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Marvel Rivals Will Soon Be Getting Swimsuit Skins

Marvel announced that “soon” swimsuit-themed skins will be appearing in popular free-to-play shooter Marvel Rivals. Do you hear that loud noise? That’s the sound of Marvel Rivals developer NetEase installing new vaults to hold all the money they are about to make.

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The 28 Years Later Trailer Feels Like The Leftovers Meets Survival Horror

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MicroSD Express Cards Are Selling Out Because Of The Switch 2

The Nintendo Switch 2 uses MicroSD Express cards—a faster and better version of the old MicroSD cards used on the Switch and other devices—to store downloaded games. But it might be tricky to buy one of these tiny storage chips, as they have started selling out since the Switch 2's reveal.

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Dominate Black Ops 6 & Warzone With This Lethal Kilo 141 Loadout

Though I can already see people clamoring to unlock the HDR from the Battle Pass to camp in the most mundane of spots, the return of the Kilo 141 probably excites me the most. This high-powered assault rifle is immensely accurate straight out of the gate, but with the right attachments, it’s virtually unstoppable. I…

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Mandragora's Dark Fantasy World Offers A Lengthy Campaign With Tons Of Secrets

If you’re in the mood for a dark fantasy RPG, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree offers a grim and challenging 2.5D Soulslike experience with a lot of meat on its bones. Are you wondering just how much meat, though? Well, let’s take a look at how long it takes to beat Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.

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Hungry For A 2.5D Soulslike? Here's How To Stay Alive In Mandragora

If you really enjoy a challenge, then Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree may be right up your alley. This 2.5D Soulslike experience is all but certain to test your mettle with perilous exploration and difficult boss battles, promising you many hours of sweaty palms and hard-won victories. If you’re about to dive…

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All The Big Star Wars News Out Of Celebration Japan

A new Darth Maul animated TV show! A new movie starring Ryan Gosling! A Turgle action figure! We’ve rounded up all that news and more cool reveals from Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025.

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Marvel Rivals' Latest Portal Exploit Is In Dire Need Of A Quick Patch

Four months in, Marvel Rivals players keep finding ways to make Doctor Strange’s portal ability more broken. The sorcerer can place two portals anywhere on the map during the match, opening a magical pathway between them for your team to use, but players have used and abused it to trick enemies into walking off the map

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Kingdom Hearts Fans Are Feasting On Crumbs After Disney Referenced The Series In A Small Way

It’s been about three years since we got any real update on Kingdom Hearts IV, the next game in Disney and Square Enix’s long-running series of crossover RPGs. As a result, when Disney acknowledges the series, even in small ways, it can feel significant, like a reminder that the game is still coming and in active…

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This Sherlock Holmes Adventure Game Is A Deeply Beautiful Love Story

I love being able to come to you with something completely and utterly gorgeous, uplifting, and entertaining. The Beekeeper’s Picnic, a Sherlock Holmes point-and-click adventure, gives us a few hours in the post-retirement life of the great detective, and the opportunity to shape his relationship with an elderly…

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Five Hidden Meanings That Will Make You Want To See Sinners Twice

Sinners is a masterpiece. Ryan Coogler makes a movie that features vampires, but it is not just a horror movie. It is more.

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Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Orders Go Live April 24, Peripheral Prices Likely To Increase

Nintendo has officially announced the date for U.S. pre-orders of the Switch 2, after a last-minute delay following the tariff turmoil of the last few weeks. While most of the rest of the world has been adding the console to their shopping baskets, North America has been unable to after Nintendo hit pause in the wake…

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Popular Steam Game Lowers DLC Price Due To Everything Else Getting More Expensive

Everspace 2's upcoming paid expansion is set to launch in May. But it will cost a bit less than originally announced, and the devs cite the ongoing economic crisis in the world as the reason for the discount.

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Damn, Mario Kart World Looks Awesome

Mario Kart World was the very first game we ever saw running on a Switch 2. And from that moment, we here at Kotaku have been impressed by the open-world kart racer’s visuals.

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Twisted Metal Season 2 Is Bringing Us The Tournament and Two Characters We've Been Waiting For

After letting us process the first season’s half-naked murder clowns and sinister dollfaced thugs for two years, Peacock’s Twisted Metal series is returning with a deeper connection to the source material. On July 31, Anthony Mackie and the rest of the Divided States of America will be back for the show’s second…

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Sony Increases PS Plus Price In 20+ Countries Following PS5 Price Hike

Sony has increased the price of PlayStation Plus, the company’s multi-tiered online subscription service, in over 20 countries including Canada, Australia, and Mexico. This comes after some of these same countries saw a price hike on PS5 consoles.

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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Part 2 Is Short, Shocking, And Strangely Satisfying

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One Of Monster Hunter Wilds’ Coolest Techniques Isn’t Even Properly Explained

Although there are a lot of new mechanics that Monster Hunter Wilds puts front and center, quite a few are specific to certain weapons. Stalwart Guard is one such mechanic. And unfortunately there’s no real in-game explanation for how it works.

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Overwatch 2: The Best Perk Choices For Support Heroes

As exciting as the return of Loot Boxes is, the biggest change for Overwatch 2 is season 15’s perk system. Whether they’re small tweaks for healing or new mobility options, healers need to choose the right upgrades. To make that a bit easier, we’ve narrowed down the best perk choices for each Support hero so you can…

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The First Berserker: Khazan's New Game Plus Gives You Access To Sick New Gear And More Ways To Style Your Fit

New Game Plus is a staple of the soulslike genre. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that The First Berserker: Khazan provides this option after finishing its campaign for the first time. If you want to know how this popular feature works in this challenging adventure, read on to learn how to start New Game Plus and…

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The Original 1977 Cut Of Star Wars Will Be Screened For The First Time In Over 46 Years

The Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope you remember watching wasn’t original. Let me take that back: it wasn’t the original version of the first Star Wars film to crash land in theaters in 1977. But after over more than 46 years of being locked away in a temperature-controlled tomb in England, the public will get to…

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Marvel Rivals Charging $6 To Recolor Your Costumes

Marvel Rivals offers a lot of awesome-looking skins for players to earn or buy for its various heroes and villains. And some of the hero shooter’s cool outfits can now be tweaked with new colors, but you’ll have to pay about $6 a pop to repaint skins, even ones you already bought.

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Mario Kart World's Free Roam Looks Like The Burnout Paradise Sequel I've Been Dreaming Of

I’m excited to play Mario Kart World for all the obvious reasons, not least among them that it’s the first new Mario Kart in 11 years. But today’s mini Mario Kart Direct confirmed for me that I’m most interested in the Free Roam mode. It’s the Burnout Paradise sequel I’ve been waiting for since 2008.

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New Fantastic Four: First Steps Trailer Reveals The Silver Surfer

Fantastic Four: First Steps is still a few months away, but I’m surprised that the second trailer is still keeping so much so close to its chest. We still haven’t seen the planet-eating villain Galactus in all his glory beyond brief shots of his feet and the back of his head, Pedro Pascal as Mister Fantastic…

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8 Things We Learned From The Mario Kart World Direct

Mario Kart World is probably the biggest game we know of heading into the Nintendo Switch 2 launch on June 5. Though it’s been steeped in some controversy along the way, the kart racer looks like a pretty substantial leap forward after a decade of Mario Kart 8. Nintendo held a dedicated Direct showcase for the game…

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28 Years Later's Trailer Shows A Terrifyingly Weird World Most Zombie Movies Don't

It’s probably fair to say that zombie movies and TV shows have something of a pattern. There’s an outbreak, we cut to years later when only a few survive, then follow a small band of survivors who get stuck on the roof of a mall. I think that’s about 90 percent of them. Which is why the complete weirdness featured in…

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Xbox's Massive Spring Sale Includes Over 900 Discounted Games

The flowers are blooming and the days are getting warmer. Spring is here! Finally, it’s nice enough to go outside. But Xbox has a massive Spring sale happening right now that might tempt you to stay in for a few more days or weeks.

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New Xbox Doom Controller Features Spikes And Blood

The next big Doom game, Doom: The Dark Ages, arrives next month. And to help celebrate, Xbox has announced two new Doom-themed controllers, one of which features spikes, blood, and demonic glyphs.

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