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Little Mermaid And Transformers Trailer Mashup Goes Viral

Image: Disney / Paramount / Kotaku The Little Mermaid live-action remake and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts—two of the biggest upcoming movies of 2023—don’t share much in common. However, an apparent film projector accident at a theater showing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 led to the trailers for the two films playing at the

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Overwatch 2 Is Planning Further Changes To Lifeweaver

Lifeweaver has been in Overwatch 2 for just under a month, and already the plant-based support hero has had some pretty significant reworks in both his control scheme and abilities. Personally, I’ve had a much better experience with the character since his last update, but it sounds like Blizzard is planning more changes as it

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New Horror Game Is Like FNAF Crossed With A Radio Call-In Show

Indie developer Team17’s Killer Frequency, out June 1, surprises me by having some of the best, most convincing voice acting and dialogue I’ve witnessed in a horror game. It’s a tragicomedy set in a radio station in the ‘80s, and this necessitates a schmooze-y charm for its characters, but I’m impressed by how well it

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The Mortal Kombat Movies May Have Their Johnny Cage

Image: NetherRealm Studios / Kotaku / SMXRF/Star Max (Getty Images) It sounds like the Mortal Kombat movie sequel has found its Johnny Cage in The Boys and The Lord of the Rings actor Karl Urban. Fortnite Introduces Force Abilities In Latest Star Wars Collab The Wrap first broke the news, and IGN has since verified

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Survivor Is More Fun If You Leave Koboh ASAP

After the bombastic intro on Courcesant, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor drops you off on Koboh, a large desert-like planet filled with sidequests, collectibles, and even a fully upgradable saloon, complete with a rooftop garden, a toilet, and a large fish tank. It’s easy to spend hours and hours on this planet, poking at its every

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Twitch Streamer Hasan Piker Trolled By Game Awards Show Crasher

Matan Even, the trolly kid who stealthed his way onto The Game Awards stage last December to shout out former U.S. president Bill Clinton, is back. This time, though, he crashed socialist Twitch streamer Hasan “Hasanabi” Piker’s May 4 livestream at the WGA writers’ strike picket line in Hollywood, California. Why? Well, the man stans

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One Ranger movie review & film summary (2023)

The writer and director, former stuntman Jesse V. Johnson (“Avengement”), throws audiences into the middle of action. There’s a bank robbery out in a patch of Texas territory monitored by Texas Ranger Alex Tyree (Jane) that was spearheaded by a former IRA member named Declan McBride (Dean Jagger). Alex is in the process of arresting

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Street Fighter 6 Comic Confirms Ken Is A Crypto Bro, Bad Father

On Thursday, Capcom announced a four comic-book series leading up to the events of Street Fighter VI. Produced in partnership with Udon Comics, the series will catch eager players up on what their favorite fighters have been up to since Street Fighter V. The first of Street Fighter 6’s prequel comics, which focuses on the

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Hogwarts Legacy Adds Callback To Harry Potter Books

Hogwarts Legacy arrives on PS4 and Xbox One today alongside a new arachnophobia mode (available in all versions) that turns off all of the action-RPG’s spiders. An increasingly popular accessibility option for new games, the Harry Potter spin-off gets creative by using it to incorporate a reference from the movies. This Wacky Magical Girl Anime

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Here Are 13 More Exciting, Cozy Games Coming Out In 2023

Spirittea Is Stardew Valley Meets Spirited Away | Trailer Review Spirittea feels as if Stardew Valley crossed with a Studio Ghibli film, and that sounds absolutely wonderful. You’re a writer in the countryside, hoping the environment helps you finish your book. But you soon find yourself keeping up the bathhouse, befriending locals, oh, and helping

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