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AI ghosts playing your video games for you is where all of this is inevitably headed https://kotaku.com/sony-patent-ai-ghost-ps5-megabonk-2000657230
An AI 'Ghost' That Plays Games For You Is The Inevitable Endpoint
Sony registered a new patent for offering in-game help
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January 6, 2026 at 10:46 PM
AI ghosts playing your video games for you is where all of this is inevitably headed https://kotaku.com/sony-patent-ai-ghost-ps5-megabonk-2000657230
Amazon's 3 UHD movies for $33 deal is back and includes big recent hits, like Wicked, Superman, and F1
Amazon's Very Good 4K UHD Blu-Ray Deal Is Back And Better
You can grab movies like A Minecraft Movie, Wicked, and Superman for just $11 each
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January 6, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Amazon's 3 UHD movies for $33 deal is back and includes big recent hits, like Wicked, Superman, and F1
Fantasy FPS Where You Shoot Skeletons To Stop The Game From Crashing Looks Incredible
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January 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Fantasy FPS Where You Shoot Skeletons To Stop The Game From Crashing Looks Incredible
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Well, this is awesome. (And free!)
New MTV Simulator Features 25k+ Music Videos And Is Very Cool
If you long for the days when music wasn't filtered by an algorithm and featured cool videos, this website is for you
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January 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Well, this is awesome. (And free!)
The Stranger Things finale was inspired by Baldur's Gate 3
Stranger Things' Big Finale Fight Was Inspired By Baldur's Gate 3
The fan-favorite Dungeons & Dragons video game played a key role in the Netflix show's last boss battle
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January 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The Stranger Things finale was inspired by Baldur's Gate 3
Escape From Tarkov Dev Trolls Players By Making Its Impossible Ending Even More Brutal:
Escape From Tarkov's Nasty Ending Will Troll Fans Even Harder
After player feedback said that the ending was too ruthless, developer Battlestate Games made it even more so
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January 6, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Escape From Tarkov Dev Trolls Players By Making Its Impossible Ending Even More Brutal:
Logan Paul's Pitch For A Pokémon Game Is Nostalgia Brain Poison https://kotaku.com/pokemon-red-blue-remake-logan-paul-firered-leafgreen-2000657176
Logan Paul's Pitch For A Pokémon Game Is Nostalgia Brain Poison
‘Guys, what if Game Freak remade the old games I played as a kid?’ - every fairweather fan who stopped playing in the '90s
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January 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Logan Paul's Pitch For A Pokémon Game Is Nostalgia Brain Poison https://kotaku.com/pokemon-red-blue-remake-logan-paul-firered-leafgreen-2000657176
They Made A $300 Rumble Pack For Your Taint https://kotaku.com/mor-taint-bandage-rumble-pack-sex-ejaculation-orgasm-app-2000657182
They Made A $300 Rumble Pack For Your Taint
The Mor device promises the ability to delay or even intensify ejaculation via electro shocks
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January 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
They Made A $300 Rumble Pack For Your Taint https://kotaku.com/mor-taint-bandage-rumble-pack-sex-ejaculation-orgasm-app-2000657182
Xbox Game Pass Kicks Off 2026 With Two Massive Games https://kotaku.com/xbox-game-pass-resident-evil-village-star-wars-outlaws-2000657166
Xbox Game Pass Kicks Off 2026 With Two Massive Games
Star Wars Outlaws and Resident Evil Village arrive on Microsoft's subscription service this month
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January 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Xbox Game Pass Kicks Off 2026 With Two Massive Games https://kotaku.com/xbox-game-pass-resident-evil-village-star-wars-outlaws-2000657166
Square Enix is "looking at updating the game in the future" as the Final Fantasy Tactics remaster sells a surprising number of copies https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-tactics-ivalice-remaster-sales-sequel-2000657141
Final Fantasy Tactics Getting More Content After Impressive Sales
Also: an Arc Raiders TV show, in this economy?
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January 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Square Enix is "looking at updating the game in the future" as the Final Fantasy Tactics remaster sells a surprising number of copies https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-tactics-ivalice-remaster-sales-sequel-2000657141
An AI-Generated Manga Is Currently One Of The Best Sellers In Japan
One Of The Best-Selling Manga In Japan Right Now Was Made By AI
My Dear Wife, Will You Be My Lover? is a big hit on the country's biggest digital ebook store
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January 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
An AI-Generated Manga Is Currently One Of The Best Sellers In Japan
The X-Men's Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Featuring Cyclops Is Officially Here https://kotaku.com/avengers-doomsday-trailer-xmen-cyclops-charles-magneto-2000655923
Avengers Doomsday Trailer Has Cyclops Making His Grand Return
Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and James Marsden are reprising their X-Men roles
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January 6, 2026 at 3:29 PM
The X-Men's Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Featuring Cyclops Is Officially Here https://kotaku.com/avengers-doomsday-trailer-xmen-cyclops-charles-magneto-2000655923
A Pokémon collector just paid an absurd amount for the 'World's Worst Charizard' card https://kotaku.com/charizard-gold-star-dragon-frontiers-price-sold-2000657140
Someone Just Paid Big Bucks For 'World's Worst Charizard' Card
'It barely constitutes as a card anymore it’s in such poor shape.'
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January 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
A Pokémon collector just paid an absurd amount for the 'World's Worst Charizard' card https://kotaku.com/charizard-gold-star-dragon-frontiers-price-sold-2000657140
New Avengers: Doomsday Teaser Brings The Fantastic Four Into The Mix https://kotaku.com/avengers-doomsday-fantastic-four-wakanda-namor-teaser-2000657142
Avengers: Doomsday Teaser Brings The Fantastic Four Into The Mix
Black Panther meets the Thing in the fourth theater-exclusive trailer
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January 6, 2026 at 2:24 PM
New Avengers: Doomsday Teaser Brings The Fantastic Four Into The Mix https://kotaku.com/avengers-doomsday-fantastic-four-wakanda-namor-teaser-2000657142
An Arc Raiders player yelled so loudly for help that a hero neighbor tried to kick down his front door, all captured on a Ring cam https://kotaku.com/an-arc-raiders-player-yelled-so-loudly-for-help-that-a-hero-neighbor-tried-to-kick-down-his-door-2000657122
Arc Raiders Fan Yells For Help, Neighbor Tries To Kick In His Door
'Help me! Somebody help me!'
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January 6, 2026 at 12:33 PM
An Arc Raiders player yelled so loudly for help that a hero neighbor tried to kick down his front door, all captured on a Ring cam https://kotaku.com/an-arc-raiders-player-yelled-so-loudly-for-help-that-a-hero-neighbor-tried-to-kick-down-his-door-2000657122
Jack Black regrets being "difficult."
Jack Black Regrets Saying No To Being The Villain In Incredibles
The Minecraft and Borderlands actor asked for a rewrite and more when he was offered the role
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January 6, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Jack Black regrets being "difficult."
Great games, bad times: a round-up of our 2025 year-in-review round-ups https://kotaku.com/2025-best-games-characters-surprises-metacritic-2000656702
January 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Great games, bad times: a round-up of our 2025 year-in-review round-ups https://kotaku.com/2025-best-games-characters-surprises-metacritic-2000656702
Hacker Wipes White Supremacist Websites While Dressed As The Pink Power Ranger https://kotaku.com/martha-root-hacker-white-supremacists-power-ranger-2000656764
Hacker Wipes White Supremacist Sites Dressed As Power Ranger
The hacker then published user information from all the websites
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January 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Hacker Wipes White Supremacist Websites While Dressed As The Pink Power Ranger https://kotaku.com/martha-root-hacker-white-supremacists-power-ranger-2000656764
Lego Fit A Whole-Ass Computer Inside A Single Brick To Make Star Wars Sounds:
Lego Introduces New Smart Brick And It Sounds Pretty Cool
Smart Play is a new line of interactive Lego pieces that will debut later this year in some Star Wars sets
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January 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Lego Fit A Whole-Ass Computer Inside A Single Brick To Make Star Wars Sounds:
Actor Behind Viral 'Focus, M' Meme Never Expected It To Spread So Fast
'Focus, M' Creator Says The Mario Meme's Spread Was Unexpected
The phrase has already spread online and is being used (and misused) across social media
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January 5, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Actor Behind Viral 'Focus, M' Meme Never Expected It To Spread So Fast
That Surprise Splinter Cell-Like From Last Year's Xbox Showcase Might Be In Trouble:
That Splinter Cell-Style Game Xbox Announced Might Be In Trouble
The website of Mudang: Two Hearts developer EVR Studio appears offline, and reports hint at possible layoffs
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January 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
That Surprise Splinter Cell-Like From Last Year's Xbox Showcase Might Be In Trouble:
Some Anthem Players Say EA Is Already Blocking Them From Playing The Game A Week Before It Shuts Down https://kotaku.com/anthem-shutdown-download-bioware-ea-pc-app-play-2000656725
Anthem Players Report Download Errors A Week Before Shutdown
BioWare and EA said the game would be accessible to those who owned it until it shuts down on January 12
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January 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Some Anthem Players Say EA Is Already Blocking Them From Playing The Game A Week Before It Shuts Down https://kotaku.com/anthem-shutdown-download-bioware-ea-pc-app-play-2000656725
Stranger Things Fans Are Convinced There's A Secret Episode That Will 'Fix' Disappointing Finale https://kotaku.com/stranger-things-secret-finale-conformity-gate-explained-2000656704
Stranger Things Fans Think A Secret Finale Is Coming, Here’s Why
A conspiracy theory called ‘Conformity Gate’ is attempting to explain away a bad ending
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January 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Stranger Things Fans Are Convinced There's A Secret Episode That Will 'Fix' Disappointing Finale https://kotaku.com/stranger-things-secret-finale-conformity-gate-explained-2000656704
Minecraft rival Hytale continues to cook with Vampire Survivors mode prototype ahead of Early Access launch https://kotaku.com/hytale-vampire-survivors-mod-early-access-steam-minecraft-2000656708
January 5, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Minecraft rival Hytale continues to cook with Vampire Survivors mode prototype ahead of Early Access launch https://kotaku.com/hytale-vampire-survivors-mod-early-access-steam-minecraft-2000656708
Nvidia is reportedly bringing the RTX 3060 out of retirement due to DRAM shortages
Nvidia Bringing Back RTX 3060 As DRAM Shortage Continues
Are you ready to buy a new RTX 3060 in 2026? I hope so
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January 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Nvidia is reportedly bringing the RTX 3060 out of retirement due to DRAM shortages