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Final Fantasy 16 Producer Tries To Pet Dog, Attacks It Instead

We’ve still got a few months before the action-heavy Final Fantasy XVI drops on June 22 for PlayStation 5. And in preparation for the RPG’s imminent release, Square Enix continues to show off more of the game’s various elements, from gameplay and cutscenes to characters and Eikon battles. While we’ve known that you could pet

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Ubisoft Is The Latest Major Publisher To Abandon E3

Image: ReedPop / Kotaku Ubisoft has confirmed that the company won’t be attending E3 2023 in Los Angeles this summer. This is a reversal for the publisher, as it confirmed last month that it would be attending the annual trade show. It now joins other large video game companies, like Microsoft, in skipping the upcoming

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Fans Aghast As Nintendo Shows Off Zelda: BOTW Instead Of Sequel

Image: Nintendo I know that we’ve all been calling it “BOTW 2” for years, but Zelda fans really do want Tears of the Kingdom. I promise. Yet despite that game’s imminent release date Nintendo has proudly tweeted a new video promoting Breath of the Wild. Please, Nintendo. That game came out six years ago. Fans

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Fortnite’s New Unreal Editor Has Limits On What Fans Can Make

Last week, Epic Games revealed its exciting new Unreal Editor for Fortnite, which gives players incredible freedom to design their own unique experiences within the battle royale. Already, they’ve made everything from chapter one map to recreations of Mario Kart maps and original game ideas. While the tool opens up a wide variety of options

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This Horror Time Loop Game Stole PAX (And You Can Play It RN)

At PAX East 2023, there was one game I couldn’t walk the show floor without hearing about, and after playing one route of Black Tabby Games’ Slay The Princess, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it, either. The demo that other attendees and I played is available on Steam, and it illustrates how

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The True Gods Of Fortnite Are The Expert Snipers

I’m hiding in a small shack on a lonely hill surrounded by a deadly storm of energy that will destroy me in seconds if I touch it. There’s no escaping the situation. Around me, I can hear other players shooting and breaking walls. I know it’s now or never if I want to win this

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John Wick 4 Director Dishes On That Hotline Miami-Like Scene

The video game-inspired fight scene in the recently released neo-noir film, John Wick: Chapter 4, may have changed the game for action movies moving forward. John Wick: Chapter 4, starring Keanu Reeves, follows Wick as he defiantly fights for his freedom by challenging the High Table’s Marquis (Bill Skarsgård). As with most John Wick flicks,

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Kotaku Royale, A Week Of Battle Royale Themed Content

It’s Aries season, Women’s History Month, the start of spring, and Kotaku Royale week. What’s that last one, you ask? Well, we’re spending all week bringing you exclusive interviews with the teams behind your favorite battle royales, pointed opinions about the state of Warzone and the genre at large, hot takes on Fornite dance emotes,

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After Months Of Struggles, Ashika Island Saved Warzone 2.0

Since its release in November 2022, Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 has undergone immense scrutiny from the community due to its rocky launch. Warzone 2.0 dropped with numerous missing features that undid a lot of the goodwill garnered during the first game’s lifecycle, and while it still has a long way to go, it’s headed

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