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This Legend of Zelda Movie Mockup Activates Your ‘80s Nostalgia

Screenshot: Fox / Kotaku While Super Mario and Pokémon have gotten movie adaptations, The Legend of Zelda series has yet to hit the big screen, despite being one of Nintendo’s most-celebrated franchises. But even with rumors circulating that Link and Zelda may soon show up in a theater near you (though it doesn’t sound like

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What If Pong, But Really Long?

Gif: LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER / Kotaku If you ever play me in Pong, you will win. Atari’s simple 1972 game is like Dark Souls-level hard to me; I’ve no idea how anyone can react that fast. But, finally, there might be a version of the game with a screen wide enough that I’d have

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New Like A Dragon Trailer Turns Kiryu Into A Stylish Super Spy

On Friday, Sega revealed the second trailer for its latest upcoming Yakuza game, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, which sees longtime series protag Kazuma Kiryu take on the role of a gangster super spy with Spider-Man gadgets and explosive cigarettes at his disposal. The Yakuza Devs Should Cast These Celebs

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Monk Build Does Absurd Damage

Image: Larian Studios Baldur’s Gate 3 can put up quite the challenge in terms of combat. And given that the RPG’s narrative is fixed across a finite set of outcomes and the fights running strictly by the numbers of D&D, the game presents a solid opportunity for those who enjoy a bit of minmaxing. One

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Barbie’s $1 Billion Box Office Is About To Eclipse Mario Bros.

Image: Warner Bros. If you had told me back when the Switch came out that Nintendo would release a major Mario motion picture five years later starring Christopher Pratt, I might have believed you, but I wouldn’t have ever guessed it would go on to be one of the biggest box office hits of 2023.

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Elon Musk Is Once Again Thinking About Elden Ring

Elon Musk, the man who once showed his ass to the entire internet with his terrible Elden Ring build, has the FromSoftware blockbuster on his mind once again. But this time, instead of boasting about his playstyle, it appears that the billionaire manchild is turning to Hidetaka Miyazaki’s world for design inspiration. The Most Sought

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Fatal Guilty Gear Strive Exploit Persists Seven Months Later

Guilty Gear Strive, Arc System Works’ popular 2D anime fighter, is still dealing with some hacking issues that are so bad, a recent tournament had to get canceled and its prize pool refunded. The Week In Games: Octopath Dreamland Deluxe Read More: Anime Fighting Game Under Attack By Hackers Who Have Made It Unplayable Earlier

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Roblox Hit With Lawsuit Claiming It Profits Off Child Gambling

Image: Roblox Roblox has long been accused of not doing enough to make sure its massively popular gaming platform is free of toxicity and exploitation. Now parents are joining together in a class-action lawsuit to take the $17 billion company to court over allegations that it gets children into online gambling and profits off of

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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Games To Chase Out The Summer Blues

Once again, another week comes to an end and, for many of us at least, there’s time to get some gaming in. This week we’ve got a game that will maybe make you question your sense of reality (or sanity), another multiplayer title headed for imminent server shutdown, the return of a classic multiplayer, some

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