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Rare Nintendo Console Discovered Throughout Japanese Love Hotel

Each room in an unnamed hourly establishment was outfitted with a fully functioning 'Famicombox,' resurrecting rumors that a former Nintendo president dabbled in some after hours assignments

By Zack Kotzer

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Multiple Meccha Chameleon Steam Workshop Maps Got Infected With Malware And Its Discord Server Was Hacked

While Meccha Chameleon's developers have already rolled out a fix, but the game's official Discord server seems to be a lost cause
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Marvel Tōkon’s Open Beta On PC Is A Mess

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Doom: The Dark Ages’ Big DLC Expansion Is A Fun But Flawed Finale For This Era Of The Series

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Johnny Depp Promoting A Christmas Carol Prequel In July At Comic-Con Is Incredibly Embarrassing

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Everything We Know About Grand Theft Auto 6

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7 Splatoon Raiders Tips To Help You Get Your Sea Legs

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The New Avatar Series Has Divided The Fanbase With A Cool Premise But Iffy Animation: ‘This Looks Fanmade’

Even Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s Director Isn’t Sure If Photos Of Peter Parker Exist Following Dr. Strange’s Spell

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DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Creator Combo Hits an All-Time Low, With the Mic 2 Practically Included for Free

Samsung Quietly Clears Out the 27-Inch Odyssey G3 Gaming Monitor With Almost No Margin, No Need for Off-Brand Alternatives

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Anker Soundcore 2 Portable Bluetooth Speaker Is Practically a Steal at a Record Low, Just in Time for Summer Travel

Jul 24

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) Are Now Cheaper Than AirPods Pro at Their Lowest Price in Months on Amazon

Jul 24

Motorola Moto G Play LTE Is the Cheapest Android Smartphone Under $100 While Galaxy Z Fold8 Dominates Headlines

Jul 24

Amazon Clears Out TP-Link WiFi 7 Router at 40% Off, BE9300 Tri-Band Model Covers Up to 2,000 Sq. Ft.

Jul 24

Marshall Kilburn III Portable Bluetooth Speaker Hits a 90-Day Low on Amazon, Now Cheaper Than Prime Day

Jul 24

Lenovo Idea Tab Gets Another Price Cut for Back-to-School on Amazon, Now a Budget Alternative to the iPad

Jul 24

Galaxy Z Flip 8 Preorder Is the Only Time You Can Save Hundreds on Samsung’s New Foldable

Jul 24

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Gets One Final Clearance Push at 45% Off, No Need to Buy a New Smart TV

Jul 24

AirTag 2 Drops Back to Prime Day Pricing as Apple Goes Big on Its Latest Bluetooth Tracker on Amazon

Jul 23

If Samsung Galaxy or iPhones Are Beyond Your Budget, Motorola Moto G Power Is Cheaper Than AirPods

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Halo: Campaign Evolved: The Kotaku Review

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Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender Deserved Better Than This

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The Most Underrated RPG Of The Last 5 Years Now Has A Great Expansion

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I Spent Two Weeks Testing 25+ Games On The Steam Machine And Here’s My Verdict

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Final Fantasy 10 Still Has The Best Game Opening In The Series

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RAMageddon Is Even Ravaging Retro Gaming Hardware Makers: ‘This Is Vastly Different To Everything Else We’ve Ever Seen’

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How The PS2 Hardware And Lord Of The Rings Shaped The Development Of Final Fantasy 10

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The Water In This 2002 Surfing Game Is Blowing People’s Minds

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Disney+ Pulls The Abyss Over Controversial Rat Scene — Again

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A Hot-Fix Is On The Way For MindsEye’s Frustrating CPR Mini-Game

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PlayStation Faces An Unexpected Outage Amid Ongoing Fears About Its All-Digital Future [Update]

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Ubisoft CEO Says PlayStation Ditching Discs Has ‘Pluses And Minuses’ But Won’t ‘Disturb’ The Game Industry That Much

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Bethesda Addresses Concerns That The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Be Impacted By Xbox Layoffs And Claims ‘The Roadmap Is Unaffected’

Halo: Campaign Evolved Seems To Be Teasing A Halo 2 Remake

Nintendo News

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It Is Always Morally Correct To Say ‘Booyah’ In Splatoon

Splatoon Raiders Has A Loading Screen Secret That Can Crash The Game

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The Best Games Of 2025 (So Far)

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