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Diablo 4’s Ultimate Abilities Need Their Own Skill Slot

Diablo IV is a very good video game. It features all the stuff I want out of a good Diablo game, including lots of loot, thousands of monsters to kill, more loot, big dungeons to explore, cool skills to unlock, and of course, a ton more loot. But it also feels like it’s missing something:

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This Tears Of The Kingdom Randomizer Is Perfect Chaos

Screenshot: Nintendo / Kotaku If you’ve already put 100+ hours into The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, you might be asking yourself how you can spice up this Hylian love affair between you and Link’s latest adventure. Well, might I suggest a randomizer that puts enemies in places they’re not supposed to be?

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The West’s First Fire Emblem Comes To Nintendo Switch Online

Image: Nintendo Nintendo has announced Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade is coming to Nintendo Switch Online, and a lot of fans are probably feeling nostalgic about it because it was the first game in the tactical fantasy series to make its way to the west. The Week In Games: Return To Hyrule Because most English

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Why Is Starfield 30fps? Space Sandwiches, Probably

After years of speculation, Starfield director Todd Howard recently confirmed that the open-world RPG will only run at 30fps on Xbox Series X/S, where it’s a console exclusive. While some fans were immediately dismayed, others have pointed out that there’s likely a good reason for capping the game’s framerate lower than other “next-gen” games like

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The Real-Life Dog Behind Red Dead Redemption 2’s Cain Has Died

Einstein, the dog who provided the motion capture performance for Red Dead Redemption 2’s pooch Cain, has passed away according to the pup’s owner. I’m sorry to bring you this sad news. The Top Ten Most Played Games On Steam Deck: December 2022 Edition Released in 2018, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a massive open-world

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Final Fantasy Fans Shocked As XVI Devs List Top Games In Series

In a recent interview with IGN, three Final Fantasy XVI directors revealed their top three Final Fantasy games of all time. Surprisingly, none of the directors’ picks included mainstream fan favorites titles like mega-popular Final Fantasy VII. Instead, the devs earmarked deep-cut Final Fantasy entries not often discussed online among fans as the best game

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The Last Of Us Comes To Universal Studios’ Halloween Events

Image: Sony / Kotaku If you’ve ever found yourself playing The Last of Us and getting frustrated that the horror was only happening behind the safety of a screen, well, I have good news for you. Starting in September, The Last of Us’ signature brand of post-apocalyptic terror is coming to Universal Studios during the

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Switch Piracy Reddit Banned After Big Tears of the Kingdom Leak

Image: Reddit / Nintendo / Kotaku The Nintendo Switch piracy subreddit r/newyuzupiracy managed to fly under the radar for years. However, on June 13, three years after it was originally created, Reddit banned the forum after it blew up in the wake of the massive pre-release leak of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the

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Diablo 4 Fan Can’t Believe What Perma-Killed His 172-Hour Druid

Image: Blizzard / Kotaku Diablo IV’s Hardcore mode is not for the faint of heart. Anything that kills your character will leave them permanently dead, no matter what level they were, how much time you invested, or what gear they had. So Twitch streamer Quin69 was understandably overwhelmed with confusion and rage when his level

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Tears Of The Kingdom Fans Are Fighting With Beyblades Now

This wont come as a huge surprise, not after learning that you can build a working computer in Nintendo’s open-world adventure, but it’s still neat: turns out the new Zelda’s construction abilities let you build your own Beyblade match. The Anime Dream Team Behind Chainsaw Man Here’s creator @versus_shobu with some video, along with a

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