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The Most Essential Barbie Video Games, Ranked

Screenshot: A. Eddy Goldfarb & Associates / Mattel / Kotaku Before Greta Gerwig exploded some men’s brains with her blockbuster Barbie movie earlier this summer, and some decades after toy company Mattel exploded parents’ wallets with the Barbie doll in 1959, video game companies released a bunch of Barbie games. The first Barbie game—Barbie, for

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12 Tips To Help You Fight

Baldur’s Gate 3 is dense, but really rewarding once you’ve gotten the hang of all its systems which include tk. For some, the RPG’s combat has been particularly challenging, because it’s so embroiled in the game’s deep systems. The Week In Games: What’s Releasing Beyond Baldur’s Gate 3 I’m about 40 hours in, and I’m

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Bayonetta 3 Creator Says ‘JRPG’ Is A Term Worth Celebrating

In a recent interview with Video Games Chronicle, Bayonetta and Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya addressed criticism toward the term “JRPG,” saying Japanese developers should actually be very proud of the distinction it implies. The Yakuza Devs Should Cast These Celebs In Their Next Hostess Club Minigame JRPG, meaning Japanese role-playing game, was a

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Baldur’s Gate 3 As Told By Steam Reviews

Image: Valve / Larian / Kotaku After finally launching in its full form on August 3, the wait for Baldur’s Gate 3 is now over (for PC gamers, anyway). So, does the long-awaited return of a classic CRPG series, developed by the studio behind modern CRPG hit Divinity: Original Sin 2, live up to the

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Red Dead Redemption’s New Ports Don’t Seem Worth $50

Some good news and bad news for you all, today. In case you missed it, Rockstar just announced that Red Dead Redemption is coming to PlayStation 4 and Switch later this month. That’s the good news. Here’s the bad news: These ports are extremely barebones, completely lacking multiplayer support, and seem to offer few to

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Blind Street Fighter 6 Player Steals Hearts At Big Tournament

A blind gamer who competed in the biggest fighting game tournament of them all, the Evolution Championship Series (EVO), took home the ultimate W this year: An uproarious applause from nearly 10,000 competitors and fans alike. Hopefully Street Fighter 6’s New Open-World Won’t Mean Capcom Skimps On The Fighting Read More: Street Fighter 6 Tournament

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Modern Warfare 3 Comes Out In Nov, Will Have Slide Canceling

Activision has officially teased 2023’s Call of Duty after months of leaks. Titled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, it will seemingly be a direct sequel to last year’s game and it’s coming out on November 10. Why The Hot New Redfall Gameplay Trailer Left Us Feeling Cold None of that is unexpected at this

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Packed With Essential Charizards And More

Image: The Pokémon Company / Kotaku For the first time since the switch to the new era of Pokémon TCG, it’s all about Charizards again. With next week’s release of Obsidian Flames, players and collectors will once again be making a very big fuss about the cuddle orange dragon, with three different ‘Zards to collect

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PS5 DualSense Controllers Are Surprisingly Cheap Right Now

Image: Sony The PlayStation 5 DualSense is the priciest “next-gen” controller, but you can get it at a big discount right now. Stores are selling the mini-gravity wells of haptic feedback for just $50 a piece. Thank You, PS Plus, For Making My Backlog Even Bigger That might not feel like a huge sale, but

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