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15+ Epic Games To Play After The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Image: FromSoftware For more of: Dark medieval fantasy, open-world explorationNotable differences: Customizable protagonist, considerably higher base difficulty, a more mysterious storyAvailability: Windows (Steam Deck OK), PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X/S At its hardest difficulty, The Witcher 3 is no slouch. But if Geralt’s high-fantasy adventure against fearsome foes has you in the mood for

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Pedro Pascal Took An Ambien, Forgot He Was Cast In Last Of Us

Photo: Kotaku / Sanofi / Todd Owyoung / NBC (Getty Images) Sometimes you get really excited or nervous and have trouble sleeping. So you take a sleeping aid to help you get some shuteye. I do it all the time, as my brain never lets me sleep peacefully. But after Pedro Pascal took his Ambien,

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Netflix Squid Game Reality Show Contestants Say Show Was Rigged

Screenshot: Netflix / Kotaku Remember when we all thought the idea of turning Netflix’s Squid Game into a real-world reality show was a bad idea? Turns out we were right because a bunch of contestants are seeking legal action against the Netflix-produced reality show for unsafe working conditions, trauma, and participating in what they claim

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Activision Did Nothing Wrong, Will Pay $35 Million Settlement

Image: Activision Blizzard / Kotaku Activision Blizzard will pay the Securities Exchange Commission $35 million to settle charges that it violated workplace misconduct reporting rules and whistleblower protections. The Call of Duty publisher admits no wrongdoing in the case, which comes less than two years after a bombshell lawsuit by California regulators alleged years of

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Overwatch 2 Will Start Banning People Who Team Up With Cheaters

Image: Blizzard Blizzard announced in a February 1 update blog that it’s taking a new, more aggressive approach to Overwatch 2 cheating. The developer will no longer ban just cheaters themselves—though it boasts already wiping out “over 50,000 accounts that we found to be cheating since the launch of Overwatch 2”—but also anyone that plays

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10 Eccentric Museums In North America

Check out these weird and wonderful museums dedicated to the macabre to everyday things like bugs and pencil sharpeners. 2. Museum of Shadows, Omaha, Nebraska The Museum of Shadows proves that Halloween isn’t the only time for ghosts and paranormal activity. It was voted the most haunted museum in the world, and people have reported

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Marvel Snap Players Think An Objectively Nice Emote Is Toxic

Screenshot: Marvel Studios Fans of Marvel Snap, the hugely popular, free-to-play card game, have come to a conclusion: the Ms. Marvel emote, the one where she’s grinning cheerfully, winking a bit and throwing up a thumbs up, is actually toxic as hell. Ms. Marvel might as well be giving you the finger and stomping on

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Season: A Letter To The Future

Screenshot: Scavengers Studio / Kotaku Season: A Letter to the Future is the disappointing evidence that beauty is only skin and texture deep. This slow-paced explore ‘em up, in which you must chronicle and journal the end of an era, is rigid-jawed with sincerity, though lacking in anything meaningful to say. To set the scene,

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The Ballad Of Bill And Frank

Screenshot: HBO “Paying attention to things—it’s how we show love!” —Frank First of all, if you’re reading these recaps in real time, you may note that this one is a few days late. Sorry, I got pinned down by clickers in the surprisingly mountainous terrain 10 miles west of Boston. Ah well, it only gave

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