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EA ‘Exploiting The Players’ With College Football Payments

For the first time in a decade, EA Sports will be releasing a college football game this season. The main reasons for that 10-year hiatus was a conflict over player payments (which weren’t allowed under NCAA rules) and likenesses. Those had presumably been resolved in the lead-up to EA Sports College Football’s release later this

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Twitch Abandons Bad Ad Changes After Streamer Freak Out

Photo: Andrii Khriakov / Kotaku (Shutterstock) Earlier this week, Twitch set the streaming world ablaze with what appeared to be new guidelines that heavily impacted how streamers could monetize their channels. The rules appeared to dictate things like how much space logos could take up on the screen, and whether or not these sponsorships could

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Stranger Things Streamer Talks Toxicity After FaZe Clan Fiasco

In Grace Van Dien’s first online appearance since her signing with gaming influencer crew FaZe Clan ignited a whirlwind of drama and misogyny, the Stranger Things actor turned Twitch streamer sat down with Call of Duty content maker Ashtronova to discuss toxicity in gaming. The conversation appears to be the first episode of a new

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GameStock Fires CEO As Meme Stock Plummets

Image: K.C. Green / GameStop / Kotaku GameStop has terminated CEO Matt Furlong and announced that meme stock investor and SuperStonk cult-hero, Ryan Cohen, will take over as Executive Chairman. The famous brick-and-mortar gaming retailer’s stock price proceeded to drop over 15 percent in after-hours trading. Hollow Knight: Silksong’s New Gameplay Trailer Is Living Rent-Free

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New Game Is Basically Zelda + Mario Maker And It Looks Rad

I don’t think I’m alone in wanting a Mario Maker-like game focused on another Nintendo property, specifically The Legend of Zelda. Sadly, a theoretical “Zelda Maker” is probably never going to happen. But a newly announced game, Quest Master, seems to be the next best thing by letting you and your friends build the ultimate

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RPG Offers Refunds For People Who Have Been Waiting For Years

Image: Paradox Interactive / Kotaku / bortonia (Getty Images) After years of silence on the game, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 publisher Paradox Interactive has finally revealed a few new screenshots to hint at its ongoing development. At the same time, the company has offered refunds to anyone who pre-ordered the sequel, people who

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How To Watch Summer Game Fest, 2023’s Biggest News Event Yet

With E3 out of the picture this year, Summer Game Fest and all its satellite shows have the stage for video gamings’ annual summer showcase. Since all the presentations happening this week aren’t all in the same place, it might be hard to keep track of where to tune in. That’s what we’re here to

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Cyberpunk 2077, Broken & Jank, Helped Me Leave A Closeted Life

Cyberpunk 2077 launched as a broken game. But as someone who was going through the early work of gender transition during a world-stopping pandemic at the time, it somehow made sense that the big-budget, mega-popular video game everyone was so hyped about was also falling the fuck apart. Ex-Witcher 3 Devs Are Making A ‘Summer

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The Best TNMT Game In Years Gets Radical New DLC

Image: Dotemu / Nickelodeon Last year’s retro-inspired arcade co-op brawler, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, was unexpectedly one of 2022’s best games. It was also one of the best TMNT games in years and a genuine hit. So it makes sense that Tribute Games, the developers behind Shredder’s Revenge, are planning to add more

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WWE Hall Of Fame Wrestler Iron Sheik Has Died

Iron Sheik, an iconic WWE Hall of Fame wrestler, has passed away at the age of 81. We Taste-Tested The Super Mario Bros. Movie Hot Sauces The news of Sheik’s passing was announced Wednesday morning on his official Twitter and Facebook pages. “The Iron Sheik, (whose real name was Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri), transcended the

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