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Disney Lawyers Are Done Playing, Sue Florida Gov. DeSantis

Photo: Disney / Kotaku / Anna Moneymaker (Getty Images) The ongoing war between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Disney is heading to court. Today, Disney and its army of lawyers filed a lawsuit against DeSantis and others over what it calls a “targeted campaign of government retaliation.” It’s the latest chapter in an ongoing war

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A Day at the Omaha Farmers Market: Aksarben Village & Old Market Edition

Omaha, Nebraska, a city rich in history and culture, offers a vibrant and diverse experience to both residents and visitors. One of the highlights of the city is the thriving Omaha Farmers Market, which operates in two separate locations: Aksarben Village and the Old Market. These markets provide the perfect opportunity for families to spend

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A Massive But Special Sequel

The last several decades of Star Wars video games have been spotty, to say the least. 2019’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was a rare standout, a big adventure from one of the world’s biggest publishers that still felt bold and experimental. A lot has happened since then, and now a sequel, Star Wars Jedi:

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Microsoft Activision Acquisition Blocked Over Game Pass

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced its decision to block Micorosft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard on Wednesday citing concerns it would hurt competition in the growing cloud gaming market where Microsoft dominates thanks to Game Pass. It’s a shocking turn of events for what seemed like a mega merger that was

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Kotaku’s Impressions Of Wartales, A Huge Mercenary RPG For PC

Wartales is currently in Early Access on Steam. It’s being developed by Shiro Games, the French studio behind the Viking RTS Northgard. And it has been taking up a lot of my time this month. Blade’s Book Club Is The Best Thing About Marvel’s Midnight Suns There’s a lot going on in Wartales, a lot

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Square Enix Releases ‘AI’ Game, Steam Reviews Send It To Hell

Square Enix, a publisher never afraid to embarrass itself with the latest technological fad, has quietly released an “AI-driven” game onto Steam. And it sucks. Blade’s Book Club Is The Best Thing About Marvel’s Midnight Suns Not the game itself! To say The Portopia Serial Murder Case is a bad game is unfair, because this

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Upcoming Funko Pop Game Looks Like A Pop-Culture Wasteland

Funko Fusion, announced Tuesday, is an upcoming video game starring Funko Pop characters that will mix together takes on various Universal-owned IP into a pop-culture mishmash that I assume somebody, somewhere is probably excited about. Blade’s Book Club Is The Best Thing About Marvel’s Midnight Suns Funko Pops are more than just plastic detritus that

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Microsoft Is Struggling To Sell Xboxes, Again

Illustration: Chelsea Beck / Kotaku Two years in, Microsoft’s Xbox Series X/S is already losing steam. The tech giant reported on Tuesday that revenue from console hardware sales was down 30 percent from the same time in 2022 after big games like Starfield got delayed. Game Pass didn’t seem to be making up the difference.

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Respecing Is ‘Essentially Free’ Up To A Point

Screenshot: Blizzard / Kotaku We’ve all been there: Ya sink a bunch of hours into a dense RPG only to find out your character build isn’t working out as well as you’d like. When that happens, it’s time to respec. No two games handle this the same way, and it sounds like Diablo IV will

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Metacritic Will Improve Moderation After Horizon Review Bombing

Following the recent review bombing of Horizon Forbidden West’s latest story DLC Burning Shores, review aggregator Metacritic has confirmed in a statement to Eurogamer that the site is “evolving [its] processes” to introduce tools that will create stricter moderation for abusive and disrespectful reviews. Blade’s Book Club Is The Best Thing About Marvel’s Midnight Suns

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