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The 11 Most Exciting Cards In Pokémon’s Big Paldea Set

Here it is, the card that’s causing all the fuss. Well, here it is in Spanish, at least, via PokéBeach. The Japanese Special Art Rare version of this card saw not only the Clay Burst set it comes in sell out, but all Pokémon cards in Japan sell out. That’s rather popular. Usually such popularity

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Survivor Is So Wildly Satisfying

Last week, my partner beat Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. I haven’t finished Fallen Order yet, so I watched a fair chunk of the sequel from beside him on the couch. But about two-thirds of the way through the campaign, he thrust a PS5 DualSense controller into my hand and urged me to build my own

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Tears of the Kingdom’s Glide Set Makes Flying Way Better

There sure is a lot of skydiving in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. But good news: Paragliders, Zonai Wings, and other fascinating Ultrahanded contraptions aren’t your only means of improving Link’s ability to soar through air. Consisting of three pieces of armor, the Glide set improves your skydive mobility and cuts back

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New Nugget-Shaped Tetris Handheld From McDonalds Is Real

Did you know that this year marks the 40th anniversary of the introduction of McDonald’s chicken nuggets to the fast food giant’s menu? And to honor that milestone, McDonald’s has released a new chicken nugget-shaped handheld gaming device that plays Tetris. Type S: Chiaki’s Journey II Volume 1 As spotted by Retro Dodo, McDonald’s new

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New Vegas Is Currently Free On PC

Image: Obsidian Entertainment You’re busy, I get it. But if you’ve been too preoccupied to find time to buy the influential action role-playing game Fallout: New Vegas in the 13 years since its release, Epic Games brings good news: you can now download it for free. Type S: Chiaki’s Journey II Volume 4 As of

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Dang, This Rough Lord Of The Rings: Gollum UI Though

There’s a new Lord of the Rings video game out that focuses on Gollum, the corrupted hobbit once known as Sméagol. It isn’t very good, though, rapidly becoming one of the worst-reviewed games to have launched this year—and we’re only halfway through 2023. One particular aspect that’s being singled out for derision is its sparse

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Some Of The PS5’s Biggest Showcase Games Aren’t Exclusives

Photo: Chesnot (Getty Images) Not every game announced at yesterday’s PlayStation Showcase will be available to play only on PlayStation consoles, it turns out. Xbox revealed—only a little smugly—on Twitter after the show that 12 of the games PlayStation publicized will also come to Xbox. Type S: Chiaki’s Journey II Volume 4 Read More: Everything

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9 Things We Just Learned About Sony’s Big PS5 Plans

With the wind at their back, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan and head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst recently presented the state of the PlayStation 5 ecosystem to investors and hinted at what’s coming in the near future. Among other things, the company promised new IPs, more live-service games, and a big push behind

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Lord Of The Rings Game About Gollum Is Getting Totally Roasted

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is apparently a hot mess. The narrative-driven stealth game set in-between J.R.R. Tolkien’s Hobbit and the War of the Ring trilogy has garnered some of the lowest review scores I’ve ever seen. One website even decided against reviewing it altogether because it was so wonky to play prior to

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Tears Of The Kingdom Glitch Makes Master Sword Unbreakable

Screenshot: Nintendo / Kotaku The Master Sword is one of the best weapons in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but even it is susceptible to the game’s gradual weapon degradation. Type S: Chiaki’s Journey II Volume 1 The blade doesn’t break like most weapons, but it does gradually lose its power and

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