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Seven Deadly Fatalities In First Gameplay Look

Gif: NetherRealms Studios / Kotaku Sub-Zero performs a delightfully chilling and sanguine decapitation here by grabbing Raiden by the throat and just lifting his head and spine clear out of his body, showing off that MK1’s fatalities will encompass a wide variety of both fantastical bloody deaths and perfectly utilitarian forms of ensuring your foe

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Fortnite’s New Season Contains ‘This Is Fine’ Joke

A meme that has likely felt apt the past few days if you’re in New York, the “This is Fine” meme has long been a symbol of catharsis for those of us hopelessly accepting crushing realities beyond our control. And now, after paying 1,000 V-Bucks and reaching level 26 in the battle pass, it can

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Disney Card Game Gets Sued For Allegedly Copying Rival’s Design

The release of Lorcana, Disney’s upcoming collectible card game, is now in jeopardy because The Upper Deck Company has issued a class action lawsuit against Lorcana publisher Ravensburger accusing one of the game’s designers of intellectual property theft. The Best PS2 Games On PS Plus Read more: Disney now has its own card game to

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Fortnite Fans Mourn As Season 4 Pulls Chug Splash, Best Shields

Fortnite just debuted its latest season, which features dinos and Transformers (well, Optimus Prime, anyway) on an island where vast new sunken wilds have been revealed. There’s a new battle pass to grind, new skins to unlock, a new map, new augments, and new weapons and items to discover. That’s all well and good, but

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Call Of Duty Pulls YouTuber Nickmercs Skin Over Anti-LGBT Tweet

Image: Activision / Kotaku Activision has pulled a Call of Duty skin based on the hugely-popular Nickmercs after he made an anti-LGBTQ comment on Twitter. A Foe From The Next Team Ninja Game Is Giving Me Sekiro PTSD Earlier this week broadcaster Chris Puckett tweeted about a local clash between “Pro-LGBT protestors” and bigots near

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League Strike Called Off After Riot, LCSPA Reach Agreement

Two weeks ago it looked like League of Legend’s North American season was going to be thrown into turmoil when the player’s union called for a strike over Riot’s plan to make cuts to the North American Challenger’s League, and Riot responded by suspending the entire LCS. After negotiations between the LCS Players Association and

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Baby Steps Is A New Game About A ‘Failson’ Who Cannot Walk

I am so dead inside to video game trailers that I woke up this morning—a day dedicated almost entirely to video game trailers—dreading the things I would have to see and write about. Imagine my surprise, then, when about 109 videos into the day I found one that I was laughing out loud at. The

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What It’s Like To Be At Summer Game Fest As The Reveals Happen

The YouTube Theater, where the first-ever in-person Summer Game Fest Event is being held, sits inside a massive structure that also houses SoFi Stadium, home of the LA Rams and Chargers. The structure looks enormous as I walk around its exterior—stark white and seemingly endless. A long line of people snake out of its entrance,

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Persona 5 Tactics, Persona 3 Remake Trailers Leaked Online

Screenshot: Twitter Ahead of a more formal announcement that was likely due sometime over the next few days, a couple of trailers for new Persona games have leaked online. Well, they weren’t even leaked; they were posted accidentally on Atlus’ English-language Instagram page, making them official leaks. Grand Theft Auto 6 Comments: A Dramatic Reading

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