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Report: 17-Year-Old Arrested On Suspicion Of Being Hacker Behind GTA VI Leak

London police say the teenager was arrested as part of an investigation by the UK's Cyber Crime Unit

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Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Coming To PC Later This Fall

Insomniac’s Miles Morales will soon join Spider-Man Remastered on PC

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Dragon Ball’s Unsung Hero Finally Takes Center Stage In The Breakers

The Farmer finally gets his chance to shine in this asymmetrical, Dead by Daylight-style DBZ game

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The Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Fire Is Out Of Control In The Cyberpunk 2077 Modding Scene

Fans of Edgerunners are hell-bent on modding and speccing the anime into Cyberpunk 2077

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Dragon Ball’s Unsung Hero Finally Takes Center Stage In The Breakers

In This Modern-Day Bushido Blade-Style Fighting Game It’s One Hit And You’re Toast

Beacon Pines: The Kotaku Review

The Week In Games: Swashbuckling And Shoveling

This New Action RPG Is Practically Berserk Cosplay

Behind the Voice

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Behind the Voice

Justice Washington Can Do So Many Overwatch Voices

Michael Pasquariello

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Behind the Voice

Voice Actor SungWon 'ProZD' Cho Launched His Career On Tumblr

Michael Pasquariello

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Behind the Voice

How Erica Lindbeck, Voice Of Final Fantasy VII Remake's Jessie, Got Her Break

Michael Pasquariello

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Behind the Voice

Ashly Burch On Finding Success In Both Writing And Acting

Michael Pasquariello

Cosplay

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Our Favorite Cosplay From C2E2 2022

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Our Favorite Photos From Japan Expo 2022, Europe's Biggest Cosplay Show

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Our Favorite Cosplay From San Diego Comic-Con 2022

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Our Favorite Cosplay From Anime Expo 2022

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The Inventory

This Razer Power Up Bundle Will Set You Up for PC Gaming for Just

Get a Razer headset, keyboard, mouse, and mousepad all for just $40.

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The Inventory

Save $11 on a Pair of Neon Red and Neon Blue Joy-Con Controllers for...

Replace those drifty old Joy-Cons with a new set for $69.

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The Inventory

The Asus ROG Desktop With an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 for $800 off Will...

This pre-built Asus ROG gaming desktop will get you gaming in 4K.

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The Nintendo Switch Port of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Is $21...

The HD port of the Wii's The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is down to $39.

E3

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Nintendo Scores Highest Peak Viewership Of E3

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No More Heroes 3 Hired Shao Kahn To Voice A Cat

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Guardians Of The Galaxy Devs Say It's Single-Player For Better Storytelling

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Which E3 Character Is The Most Cunning Linguist?

Feature

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13 Zelda BOTW-Like Games To Get Ready For Tears Of The Kingdom

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Halo Infinite Fans Believe Forge Is The Game’s Final Hope

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This Twitch Streamer Just Became The First Person To Beat Every N64 Game

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AI Creating 'Art' Is An Ethical And Copyright Nightmare

Fine Art

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Welcome To White Castle

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Arise

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The Art Of Rollerdrome

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Keep The Unreal Engine 5 Showcases Coming, Please

Game Awards

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Your First Look At Quantic Dream's Dramatic New Star Wars Game

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All The Big Announcements At The 2020 Game Awards

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Developer On Pranking Game Awards With Golf Balls: 'It's A Boring Show'

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All The Big Announcements At The 2019 Game Awards

Kotaku Game Diary

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Kotaku Game Diary

Splatoon 3's Katana Turns My Squid Into A Ninja, And It Rules

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Kotaku Game Diary

Xenoblade Chronicles 3’s Britishisms Are Corrupting My American Dialect

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Kotaku Game Diary

I'm Entering My Fortnite Era In 2022, Thanks To No Build And Quests

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Kotaku Game Diary

Arknights’ New Roguelike Mode Makes Its Gimmicky Characters Worth Playing Again

Morning Checkpoint

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Morning Checkpoint

MLB The Show Coming To Game Pass, LEGO Star Wars Delayed Again, Sony Closing PS3 Store In July, And More

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Morning Checkpoint

Ghost Of Tsushima Film Announced, Back 4 Blood Delayed, Xbox Live Name Change, And More

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Morning Checkpoint

Black Panther Coming To Avengers, Gotham Knights Delayed, Outriders Launching On Game Pass And More

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Morning Checkpoint

New TMNT Game Announced, Rust Servers Wiped Out By Fire, Microsoft Officially Buys Bethesda And More

Morning Music

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Pharaoh Rebirth+ Has That Nostalgic PlayStation Sound

Nathan Daniels

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Waterworld Is One Of The SNES’ Best Soundtrack Delivery Systems

Nathan Daniels

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Zombie Army 4 Sounds Like A John Carpenter Joint

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Quartet’s Music Is So Nice Sega Reused It Twice

News

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Report: 17-Year-Old Arrested On Suspicion Of Being Hacker Behind GTA VI Leak

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The Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Fire Is Out Of Control In The Cyberpunk 2077 Modding Scene

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Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Coming To PC Later This Fall

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Xbox Launches 'Project Amplify' To Address Gaming’s Desperate Need For More Black Developers

Odds and Ends

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Dragon Ball’s Unsung Hero Finally Takes Center Stage In The Breakers

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In This Modern-Day Bushido Blade-Style Fighting Game It’s One Hit And You’re Toast

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Sorry, Nintendo, Everyone’s Having A Hard Time Remembering It’s Tears Of The Kingdom, Not BOTW 2

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The Week In Games: Swashbuckling And Shoveling

Pokemon

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The Pokémon Card Game's New Expansion Dramatically Changes Everything

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Store Says Man Stole Pokémon Cards, Then Tried To Sell Them Back

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Pokémon Has Finally Taken Over My Entire Life, And I Love It

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Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's Best New Monster Reveal Happens In A Fake Documentary

Retro

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Who Knew A Game Boy's Insides Could Be So Beautiful?

Grid Studio is turning old Game Boys, DSes, PSPs and more into mechanical works of art

Shop Contest

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'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek, Winners!

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'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek

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'Shop Contest: Father's Day, Winners!

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'Shop Contest: Happy Father's Day

Six Months Later

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Six Months Later

Outriders, Six Months Later: Meh

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Six Months Later

Genshin Impact, Six Months Later

Sisi Jiang

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Six Months Later

Marvel's Avengers, Six Months Later

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Six Months Later

Ghost Of Tsushima, Six Months Later

Speedrunning

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Sekiro God's No-Damage Run Was Three Years In Making

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Only A Computer Could Do This Super Mario Bros. Trick—Until Now

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Elden Ring Speedrunner Decides Eyes Are OP, Beats Bosses While Blindfolded

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Elden Ring Beaten In 20 Minutes With Ridiculous Teleporting Glitch

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Let’s Pick Winners For The 2021 Game Awards

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We Are Still Living With The Revolution GTA 3 Started

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Talking MMORPGs, From Ultima Online To Amazon's New World

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Let’s Reminisce About A Little Series Called Smash Bros.

Total Recall

The Story Behind Mortal Kombat’s Iconic Dragon Logo

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Metal Gear Solid 3 Could Have Had A Boss Battle That Would Take Two Weeks To Finish

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The X-Wing Team Were Working On A Cancelled Xbox Game

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Let’s Remember How Amazing 2002 Was For Video Games

and Zack Zwiezen

Twitch

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Congressman Under Investigation For 'Sex Trafficking' Caps Off Twitch's Worst Week Ever [Update]

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Top Twitch Streamer Mizkif Suspended From Gaming Org For Alleged Sexual Assault 'Cover Up'

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Elden Ring Twitch Streamer's Drawing Tablet Run Is Getting Ridiculous

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Pokimane: Twitch Isn't 'Creatively Fulfilling' Anymore, So She’s Branching Out, Streaming Less

Patricia Hernandez

and Levi Winslow

Very First

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3D Monster Maze Was The Very First Horror Game

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The Very First Skateboarding Game Was A Rad Arcade Hit From The '80s

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The Very First Rocko's Modern Life Game Was Also The Last

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The Very First Harry Potter Game Was A Weird LEGO Joint

YouTube

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Black Horror Game YouTuber CoryxKenshin Has Everyone Debating Platform Racism, Favoritism

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Super Smash Bros. Director Is A YouTuber Now, And I Love It

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Elden Ring's Turtle Pope Wins All-Out Death Battle By Doing Absolutely Nothing

Patricia Hernandez

This Stunning Dragon Ball Fan Film Finally Gives Vegeta His Due

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