NewsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis Learns Hard Lesson: Don't Mess With Disney LawyersDeSantis' attempt to seize control of Disney World’s special district has hit a comical brick wallZack Zwiezen
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Kotaku Game DiaryI Met The Most Annoying Yakuza NPC In Like A Dragon: Ishin!Like some people in real life, Sakiko will test your patience with her meandering storiesSisi Jiang
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RetroPlay These Classic Games Created In Communist CzechoslovakiaA project by the Slovak Game Developers Association sees them receive their first English translationJohn Walker
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Six Months LaterOutriders, Six Months Later: MehThe game's most notorious issues are fixed, but it still has some fundamental flawsAri Notis
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Shop Contest'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek, Winners!This is the end, beautiful friend. This is the end, my only friendZack Zwiezen
Shop Contest'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed LeekGive me your biggest leek....no...that's too big...Zack Zwiezen
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