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Elden Ring Stats Reveal What Bosses Killed Players The Most

Screenshot: Bandai Namco Over 20 million people played Elden Ring. Now, a year after FromSoftware’s open-world Soulsborne released, we finally know which part of the game destroyed players the most. It was Malenia of course. Players attempted to fight her 329 million times, though it’s impossible to say how many of those were exclusively from

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Dragon Ball Z’s Goku Is A Good Anime Dad, Despite What Fans Say

Goku is misunderstood. Memes and misinterpretations have greatly contributed to some inaccurate conclusions about the Dragon Ball Z character — with perhaps the most common misconstrual being that Goku is a bad dad. This perception of Goku’s fatherly abilities have been perpetuated by jokes and memes that have, over the years, buried or caused people

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New Peppa Pig Game’s Tribute To The Queen Has Players Losing It

Imagine that you’re playing a video game based on a British cartoon, and Queen Elizabeth II arrives to jump in a muddy puddle. It’s a little weird, but it’s fun in a camp way. So like this Twitch streamer, most players would probably enjoy the whimsical moment and move on. It becomes a little harder

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TLOU Season 2 Teased With Promo Art From The Games

With the finale of The Last of Us’ excellent TV adaptation behind us, we’re once again stuck in that space of moral uncertainty. But even for those of us who have played The Last of Us’ game sequel and are more than familiar with its emotionally intense ups and downs, it’s hard not to get

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Destiny 2 Actor Lance Reddick Played The Night Before He Died

As messages of love, admiration, and grief poured out across the internet following Lance Reddick’s sudden passing at 60 years old, Destiny players grappled with losing the cornerstone of their fictional universe. As evidenced by some of his last interactions online, the John Wick 4 and Bosch actor wasn’t just the voice of Destiny 2’s

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The Voice of Ash Is Taking Her Pokémon Victory Lap

Welcome to Exp. Share, Kotaku’s Pokémon column in which we dive deep to explore notable characters, urban legends, communities, and just plain weird quirks from throughout the Pokémon franchise. This week, we’re talking with the English voice actor behind Ash Ketchum as the Pokémon anime prepares to sunset the character in Japan later this week.

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True/False 2023: Ebert Fellows on Their Favorites from This Year’s Event | Festivals & Awards

Unlike the exquisite Italian scenery of “Gigi La Legge,” “The Stroll” depicts a dismal view of bleak circumstances and, somehow, smiling faces. The painful stories of New York’s Meatpacking district, specifically West 14th Street, which was known by residents as the Stroll, come together to illuminate a community built through shared oppression and abuse. Co-director

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Resident Evil 4’s Official Little Anime Adaptation Released

With Resident Evil 4’s remake due out this week, Capcom’s marketing for the title is swinging into high gear, and while that would not normally move any of my needles, this little anime they had made for the game is just too good. Its full name is “Resident Evil 4 Anime PV Resident Evil Masterpiece

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Man Buys Every Single Video Game On The Wii U and 3DS eShops

Screenshot: YouTube Nintendo’s decision to close both the Wii U and 3DS eShops might make commercial sense for the company, but for fans and lovers of video game history it’s a disaster, as it’s feared many of the games being removed will disappear and never be seen or made available ever again. Why game archivists

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Man Arrested After Making ‘Minecraft’ Death Threat To Sheriff

A 38-year-old man has been arrested in South Brunswick, New Jersey after allegedly posting a death threat targeting a Sherriff in Florida, and ending his statement with the words “In Minecraft”. The threat, who local news say was made by a man named Richard Golden, was posted on 4chan’s /pol board, where terrorists like the

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