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7 Things We Love And 4 Things We Hate About The Switch 2

We've had our hands on Nintendo's new console for about a day and have some thoughts

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Fans Desperate For Half-Life 3 Are Tracking Gabe Newell's Superyacht In Hopes Of Manifesting A Summer Game Fest Miracle

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Dune Awakening Proves A Massive PC Hit, Despite Competition From Switch 2 Release

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Link Respects Women

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Black Myth: Wukong Comes To Xbox Exactly 1 Year After PS5 Debut, Reigniting Conspiracies About Exclusivity

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Switch 2 Launch Day: Everything Happening As Fans Finally Go Hands-On With Nintendo's New Console

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Jurassic World Evolution 3 Trailer Leaks And Reveals Fan-Requested Baby Dinos

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Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Refuse To Stop Making The Game Better As They Tease Another Massive Patch

How Many Hammer Smashes Does It Take To Break A Switch 2?

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Don't Make This Mistake When Setting Up Your Switch 2

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The Teen Who Hacked Elon Musk And PlayStation Network Is Getting A Docuseries

Switch 2 Launch Day: Everything Happening As Fans Finally Go Hands-On With Nintendo's New Console

Jurassic World Evolution 3 Trailer Leaks And Reveals Fan-Requested Baby Dinos

Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Refuse To Stop Making The Game Better As They Tease Another Massive Patch

How Many Hammer Smashes Does It Take To Break A Switch 2?

Don't Make This Mistake When Setting Up Your Switch 2

The Teen Who Hacked Elon Musk And PlayStation Network Is Getting A Docuseries

Tips & Guides

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Mario Kart World: Every Power-Up, Explained

Billy Givens

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Elden Ring Nightreign: A Beginner's Guide To Mastering The Duchess

George Yang

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Mario Kart World: Four Essential Tips To Improve Your Racing Skills

Billy Givens

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Elden Ring Nightreign: A Beginner's Guide To Raider

George Yang

Top Games

Entertainment

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The Teen Who Hacked Elon Musk And PlayStation Network Is Getting A Docuseries

Keith Nelson Jr

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Legendary Producer Timbaland's Next Artist Will Be AI-Generated

Keith Nelson Jr

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Alien: Earth Trailer Prepares Us For 2025's Scariest Show

Keith Nelson Jr

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The 7 Most Jaw-Dropping Money In The Bank Cash-Ins

Macklin Stern

Future Releases

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Mario Kart World Is An Open-World Switch 2 Launch Game

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Upcoming Star Wars Game Leaks, Looks A Lot Like XCOM

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We Finally Have Our First Look At Beyond The Spider-Verse

Kenneth Shepard

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Surprise, Avengers: Doomsday Is An X-Men Movie, Too

Kenneth Shepard

TV and Movies

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The Teen Who Hacked Elon Musk And PlayStation Network Is Getting A Docuseries

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Legendary Producer Timbaland's Next Artist Will Be AI-Generated

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Alien: Earth Trailer Prepares Us For 2025's Scariest Show

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The 7 Most Jaw-Dropping Money In The Bank Cash-Ins

Reviews

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Doom: The Dark Ages: The Kotaku Review

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: The Kotaku Review

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This Sherlock Holmes Adventure Game Is A Deeply Beautiful Love Story

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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Part 2 Is Short, Shocking, And Strangely Satisfying

Retro

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20 Years Ago Today, MTV Revealed The Xbox 360 To The World

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PlayStation RPG Classic The Legend Of Dragoon Sounds Like It Happened Almost By Chance

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It's 2025 And There's A Fight Over The Future Of The Nintendo 64 Brewing

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The Super Nintendo Now Runs Infinitesimally Faster Than It Did 35 Years Ago And Players Are Trying To Find Out Why

Kotaku Video

GameStop Doubles Down On Crypto With Massive Bitcoin Purchase As Stores Close

GameStop Doubles Down On Crypto With Massive Bitcoin Purchase As Stores Close

PlayStation’s Days of Play Brings Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, NBA 2K25 & More To PS Plus

Nintendo Switch 2 Price Is Set at $450 for Now, But Could Go Higher

Nintendo Switch 2 Could Launch With Almost No Reviews

Fallout Season 2 Teaser Confirms Lucy and Ghoul are Heading to New Vegas

PlayStation News

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Sony Announces Surprise Last-Minute PlayStation Showcase Ahead Of Summer Game Fest

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Kotaku’s Biggest Gaming Culture News For The Week May 31, 2025

Xbox News

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Black Myth: Wukong Comes To Xbox Exactly 1 Year After PS5 Debut, Reigniting Conspiracies About Exclusivity

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You Should Be Pinging Loot For Your Pals In Nightreign

Nintendo News

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Mario Kart World Players Are Pulling Off Some Incredible Stunts After Only One Day

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Link Respects Women

PC News

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Jurassic World Evolution 3 Trailer Leaks And Reveals Fan-Requested Baby Dinos

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Elden Ring Nightreign: A Beginner's Guide To Mastering The Duchess

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The 15 Best RPGs Of 2024

This year was packed with great role-playing games, from fresh blockbusters to modern remakes

Kenneth Shepard,

and 2 more

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You Can Snag A PS5 For Just $350 This Holiday Season

Sony is now selling refurbished PS5s, including the cheapest version of the powerhouse console

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