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FIFA Series Commentator John Motson Has Died At The Age Of 77

Photo: Laurence Griffiths (Getty Images) The world received some very sad news earlier today when we learned that legendary English football commentator John Motson, whose career spanned decades (and included very long stints in video games), had passed away at the age of 77. Even the most casual English-speaking football fan will know his work,

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Mortal Kombat 12 Announced By Warner, Will Release In 2023

Image: WB | Kotaku Warner Bros., this is not how it is done! There are rules and guidelines in place for how video games are revealed in 2023, and “quickly mentioning it in passing on a phone call” breaks all of them! That’s exactly what happened earlier today, though, when among a flurry of other

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Destiny 2’s Big Space Nut Finally Shot Something

Destiny 2 players have been waiting for its giant magic alien ball to finally do something for years. Bungie rewarded nearly a decade of patience and passion for its weird sci-fi epic on Thursday with a new Lightfall trailer that shows the Traveler doing something indeed: literally shooting its load. Revealed during Sony’s latest State

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Suicide Squad Will Always Require An Internet Connection

Screenshot: WB Games / DC / Kotaku Today, during Sony’s first State of Play broadcast of 2023, we got a big ol’ look at the upcoming online third-person DC Comics shooter Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League. It looked…fine. But a newly posted FAQ on the official game’s website has confirmed that you’ll have to

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Everything At Sony’s Big PlayStation Event, From PS5 To VR

Screenshot: Capcom / Kotaku It’s been a minute since Sony’s last State of Play showcase, and PlayStation fans have been hungry for new updates and big reveals on the PlayStation 5’s future. What they got today was not that. Resident Evil 4, Street Fighter 6, and more known quantities all got fresh trailers, while an

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Pricey First-Party PS5 Games Everyone Should Play Are On Sale

Image: Naughty Dog / Sony We get it, new-gen games are expensive. At $70 a pop for PlayStation’s most sought after first-party games that are jam-packed with all the goodies you’d want in a PS5 game (like ray-tracing, higher frame rates, and less load times), it’s understandable if you don’t have an extensive collection just

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15 Minutes of Suicide Squad Footage Just Dropped

Screenshot: WB Games / DC / Kotaku Today, during Sony’s very first State of Play of 2023, we got our first big look at one mission in the upcoming Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League game, out later this year. Sony’s latest State of Play—Nintendo Direct-like video events—was mostly focused on PS VR2 stuff and

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13 Things I Wish I Knew Before Playing Metroid Prime Remastered

Image: Nintendo Metroid Prime Remastered is a hi-fi return to the home planet for anyone who played Nintendo’s iconic action-adventure game when it first came out back in 2002. But Remastered is also a fresh opportunity for those of us who were sleeping or busy being literal children back then—a first chance to be Prime’s

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Russian BioShock Game Is A Best Seller, And Hella Controversial

“These violent delights have violent ends.”- Some canceled HBO showScreenshot: Focus Entertainment / Mundfish / Kotaku We’re just three days into Atomic Heart’s release and the Russian BioShock-type game is already knee-deep in controversy. How did we get here? Why do folks have to be mad? Let’s get into the nitty-gritty and answer those questions.

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Like A Dragon: Ishin! Kotaku Review: Best Samurai Game Ever

In the opening chapters of Like A Dragon: Ishin!, a samurai becomes an exiled criminal after his father is assassinated in front of him. A year later, his brother offers him safety and power in exchange for his loyalty. All he has to do is turn a blind eye to the powerful lords who could

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