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VOL. I·NO. 01
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026
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  1. 001KotakuSEP · 17English

    Pokémon TCG's 30th Celebration Set Has Incredible Pull Rates, And It's Demolishing Resale Prices

    Pokémon TCG's 30th Celebration set features exceptional pull rates—over 50% chance of hitting ex cards and the best Special Illustration Rare rates ever—causing resale prices to crash to pre-bubble levels. The set marks the first time international audiences receive cards simultaneously with Japan, featuring guaranteed holos in every pack, reprinted classics, and new Future Rare cards.

    By John Walker
  2. 002KotakuSEP · 17English

    New PS5 Features Are Live, Including One That Tells You What Games Are The Most Popular

    PlayStation 5 received a system software update introducing new widgets that display the most popular and trending games by region, alongside features for speaker identification in party chats and enhanced image quality settings for PS5 Pro users.

    By Ethan Gach
  3. 003KotakuSEP · 16English

    Drama Around A PS5 Exploit, AI-Coding, Linux, And GTA 6 Has One Popular Hacker Calling It Quits

    A prominent PS5 hacker named TheFlow announced he is quitting the PS5 hacking scene after another modder named Jordy reported a critical hypervisor exploit to Sony via HackerOne, despite allegedly agreeing to keep it secret until after Grand Theft Auto 6's release. TheFlow had been developing a Linux mod to turn PS5 consoles into Steam Machines and planned to release it in 2027, but the exploit's disclosure will likely result in Sony patching it out via firmware updates.

    By Zack Zwiezen
  4. 004KotakuSEP · 16English

    Samsung Goes All-In on NVMe SSDs, With 40% Off the 990 PRO Gen4 2TB on Amazon

    Samsung's 990 PRO Gen4 2TB NVMe SSD is on sale for $385 on Amazon, a 40% discount from its regular $640 price, driven by global NAND flash memory shortages. The drive offers fast speeds, 2TB storage capacity, thermal control, and Samsung Magician Software for optimization, making it suitable for professionals and creatives working with large files.

    By Zainab Falak
  5. 005KotakuSEP · 16English

    'Nearly Everyone' Laid Off As Hyper Light Drifter Studio Risks Closing: 'I'm Not Sure Yet How Or If Heart Machine Survives'

    Heart Machine, the studio behind acclaimed indie game Hyper Light Drifter, has laid off nearly all staff after a publisher cancelled funding for an unannounced project, leaving the studio's future uncertain. Studio head Alx Preston cited the failure of recent releases like Hyper Light Breaker and Possessor(s) to gain traction as contributing factors to the studio's financial crisis.

    By Ethan Gach
  6. 006KotakuSEP · 16English

    Super Ugly Mew Cards Are The Chase For Pokémon’s 30th Anniversary, And One’s Already Sold For $20k

    Pokémon's 30th anniversary Trading Card Game set features rare RGB Mew cards as the primary chase, with one blue variant already selling for $20,000 on eBay. Early listings range from four figures to $150,000, though prices may stabilize after launch week hype subsides. The cards appear to have extremely low pull rates, possibly around 1-in-10,000 to 1-in-20,000 per pack.

    By Kenneth Shepard