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Blatant Animal Crossing Rip-Off Somehow Lands On The PS5 Store

Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 7h

Anime Village Online is coming to PS5 in 2027 https://kotaku.com/animal-crossing-ps5-ai-rip-off-psn-last-us-2000633320

Anime Village Online makes no attempt to hide its inspiration

Persona And PowerWash Sim Mix In This Indie Aracde Gem More Should Play

Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 7h

Sky the Scrapper is flawed but deserves more love https://kotaku.com/steam-indie-arcade-rpg-life-sim-persona-powerwasher-2000633307

The unusual action-RPG life sim is going under the radar on Steam

Report: Assassin’s Creed Game Canceled Due To Political Unrest

Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 7h

Developers say the game, which would have you play as a former slave after the Civil War, was deemed too controversial for the current political climate by Ubisoft. https://kotaku.com/assassins-creed-game-cancel-reconstruction-black-slave-2000633318

The project was reportedly deemed ‘too political in a country too unstable’

Silent Hill f’s School Level Packs A Lovely Musical Easter Egg

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Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 8h

Music can be a kind of dark, reality altering magic.

Seems like the schoolchildren of Ebisugaoka are singing a familiar and creepy old tune

Twitch's Fandy Livestreams Giving Birth In Front Of 30,000 Viewers

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Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 10h

New Twitch meta just dropped https://kotaku.com/fandy-livestream-birth-twitch-ceo-husband-adamax-2000633290

Streamer culture just broken unsettling new ground

October 2025 Game Pass Lineup Includes A Terrible Grinch Game

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Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 10h

The Grinch who stole Game Pass https://kotaku.com/game-pass-october-2025-ninja-gaiden-grinch-price-2000633269

October's haul has great games but no real surprises

Clair Obscur And Choice-Based Games Don’t Have To Validate You

Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 10h

Stop Relying On Game Creators To Validate Your Player Choices https://kotaku.com/clair-obscur-expedition-33-ending-choice-canon-correct-2000633292

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the latest game to offer choices, followed by players asking if they’re right or wrong

Netflix Just Made The Whole Henry Cavill Witcher Mess Even Weirder

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Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 12h

Netflix deleted a reference to Liam Hemsworth getting a call for The Witcher back in 2020 https://kotaku.com/liam-hemsworth-witcher-henry-cavill-geralt-netflix-battlefield-6-2000633232

Also the original System Shock 2 is being delisted and Battlefield 6 isn't playable offline

Hades 2, As Told By Steam Reviews - Kotaku

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Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 12h

Yes, yes, the characters are hot. But does the game stick the landing?

Fans dig character designs and gameplay, but narratively the game might make a few missteps

Adored Party Game Accidentally Gets Stuck As Free On Steam

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Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 13h

Adored Party Game Accidentally Gets Stuck As Free On Steam https://kotaku.com/adored-party-game-accidentally-gets-permanently-stuck-as-free-on-steam-2000633195

Chaotic 10-player party-platformer Pico Park: Classic Edition just got a big, inadvertently free upgrade

Call Of Duty Tries To Smother Battlefield 6 By Making Black Ops 6 Free

Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 14h

Half of people planning to buy Battlefield 6 reportedly also plan on buying Black Ops 7 https://kotaku.com/black-ops-7-free-battlefield-6-call-of-duty-rivalry-2000633176

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is going free for an entire week

Nintendo's Mysterious Animated Short Was A Pikmin Tease After All - Kotaku

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Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 14h

Nintendo's Mysterious Animated Short Was A Pikmin Tease After All https://kotaku.com/nintendos-mysterious-animated-short-was-a-pikmin-tease-after-all-2000633212

Sorry to Rosalina fans, but the ‘Close to You’ short has been updated and it’s got the little plant guys running around

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is Getting A Free Expansion With New Boss Battles - Kotaku

Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 15h

Clair Obscur has now sold over 5 million copies https://kotaku.com/clair-obscur-expedition-33-free-update-expansion-bosses-2000633193

The hit RPG is cooking up some fresh surprises

KPop Demon Hunters Cast Nailed First Performance Of ‘Golden’

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Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 15h

Watch The Cast Of KPop Demon Hunters Nail Their First Live Performance Of 'Golden' https://kotaku.com/kpop-demon-hunters-tonight-show-golden-performance-ejae-2000633180

Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami performed the song in full for the first time on The Tonight Show

KPop Demon Hunters Uploaded A New Song, But Something's Off

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Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 1d

KPop Demon Hunters Uploaded A New Song, But Something's Off https://kotaku.com/kpop-demon-hunters-huntrix-spotify-new-song-mazatlan-by-night-2000632680

That certainly doesn't sound like Huntr/x

Most People Barely Buy Two Video Games A Year, New Report Finds

Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 1d

A third of players don't even buy one new game a year https://kotaku.com/how-many-games-people-buy-each-year-gta-6-madden-2000632641

That friend who only buys Call of Duty and Madden is the average gamer

Jimmy Fallon Is Trying To Make Wordle Into A Game Show

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Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 1d

Jimmy Fallon Is Trying To Make Wordle Into A Game Show https://kotaku.com/wordle-jimmy-fallon-game-show-host-nbc-savannah-guthrie-2000632667

The Tonight Show host is looking to expand his portfolio of NBC shows

Resident Evil Requiem: Everything We Know

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Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 1d

The ninth mainline Resident Evil game will arrive just before the series' celebrates its 30th birthday.

The upcoming sequel features a new protagonist and an emphasis on fear

Tron: Ares Review Roundup: Jared Leto Upstaged By Nine Inch Nails Soundtrack

Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 1d

Jared Leto did not have sex with AI to prepare for Tron: Ares but maybe he should have https://kotaku.com/tron-ares-reviews-rotten-tomatoes-jared-leto-fortnite-2000632606

The sci-fi sequel apparently sounds great but looks quite boring

The Massive Game Pass Price Hike Isn't Hitting Everyone At The Same Time

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Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 1d

Microsoft confirms the Game Pass price hikes are rolling out differently in some countries https://kotaku.com/game-pass-price-subscription-renewal-delay-xbox-2000632625

Discrepancies in Xbox's rollout of the changes left some players confused

Marvel Rivals Might Get Me Back With Daredevil

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Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 1d

Marvel Rivals Might Get Me Back With Daredevil https://kotaku.com/marvel-rivals-daredevil-blindness-release-date-season-4-2000632614

Matt Murdock has one of the most interesting kits in the hero shooter

Destiny 2 Is Putting A Band-Aid On Its Biggest Problem As Players Flee

Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 1d

It's long past time for Bungie to ditch the power grind https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-renegades-star-wars-power-reset-2000632488

Players are abandoning the game in droves ahead of the Star Wars expansion

Free DLC For Assassin's Creed Mirage Makes A Big Change To Parkour

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Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 1d

The free update is out in November https://kotaku.com/assassins-creed-mirage-dlc-jump-button-battlefield-6-disc-2000632532

Basim's legs are no longer glued to the ground

The Internet Reacts To Nintendo's Mysterious Animated Baby

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Kotaku @kotakudotcom.bsky.social · 1d

The Internet Reacts To Nintendo's Mysterious Animated Baby https://kotaku.com/nintendo-animated-close-to-you-mario-pikmin-theory-2000632576

The ‘Close to You’ short could be a Mario or Pikmin tease, but for now, it’s a joke machine