Ari Notis, Author at Kotaku

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Frostpunk Is Getting A Sequel Called…Frostpunk 2

The original game, which you should totally play, is free on Steam

By Ari Notis Published August 12, 2021

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No, Halo Infinite’s Bots Aren’t Actually Teabagging Anyone

Halo ’s bots seem to taunt when you die, but there’s more than meets the eye, says 343i

By Ari Notis Published August 12, 2021

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Activision Blizzard’s QA Department Seems Like A Hellhole

Quality Assurance workers speak out in light of the ongoing lawsuit

By Ari Notis Published August 12, 2021

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Stardew Valley One Of Many New Juicy Xbox Game Pass Options

Alongside The Artful Escape , Library of Ruina , and more

By Ari Notis Published August 11, 2021

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Skyrim Is Arguably Better With A Breath Of The Wild Glider

Skyrim mod lets you soar like Link in BotW , flee dragons in style

By Ari Notis Published August 10, 2021

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You Should Try The Tales of Arise Demo To See How Far Series Has Come

A demo for Bandai Namco's forthcoming JRPG to release on consoles, but not PC

By Ari Notis Published August 10, 2021

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Streamers Are Rallying Behind ‘Twitch Do Better’

The community needs better tools and support against hate raids

By Ari Notis Published August 10, 2021

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All Those Cool Games You Thought Were Already On PS4 Are Coming To PS4

Carrion , A Short Hike , Hades , and more will make their PS4 debuts later this year

By Ari Notis Published August 5, 2021

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No One Can Fully Explain This Baffling Roblox Ad Scam

Keyword-driven Amazon hellscape designed for “the algo”: 1. Humanity: 0

By Ari Notis Published August 5, 2021

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Getting Into Match For Popular Arena Shooter Splitgate No Longer Impossible

The server load for 1047’s Portal -meets- Halo arena shooter seems to have eased

By Ari Notis Published August 5, 2021

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Go Find The Grand Canyon In Microsoft Flight Sim They Said, It’ll Be Easy They Said

Layovers are nothing compared to internet disconnects and poorly planned flight paths

By Ari Notis Published August 4, 2021

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Competitive Horde Mode Coming To Ghost Of Tsushima

The upcoming 'Rivals' mode will come to Legends in September

By Ari Notis Published August 4, 2021

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What You Should Know About Solar Ash, From The Makers Of Hyper Light Drifter

Heart Machine says it won't be as hard, and it's definitely not a sequel

By Ari Notis Published August 4, 2021

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Halo Infinite‘s New Radar Sucks

In a first, Halo ’s multiplayer radar only registers fast-moving Spartans

By Ari Notis Published August 3, 2021

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Activision Blizzard Is Losing Overwatch Sponsors After Lawsuit

T-Mobile appears to have pulled support for the Overwatch and Call of Duty Leagues

By Ari Notis Published August 3, 2021

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Grand Theft Auto V Is Already Leaving Xbox Game Pass After A Few Months

Plus: Hades , Skate (the first one), and more come to the service soon

By Ari Notis Published August 3, 2021

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A Promising Weekend With Halo Infinite‘s Beta

Halo Infinite 's first public multiplayer test showed a lot of promise (and dead bots)

Ari Notis & Zack Zwiezen Published August 2, 2021

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Cyberpunk Game The Ascent Might Be Blowing Up, But Multiplayer’s Busted

Some players can’t get the co-op to work in Neon Giant's co-op shooter

By Ari Notis Published August 2, 2021

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Halo Infinite’s Rough Start Test Is Slowly Getting Better

The first flight for 343 Industries’ hotly-anticipated shooter didn’t proceed as planned

By Ari Notis Published July 30, 2021

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7 Games From Annapurna’s Showcase You Should Know About

Outer Wilds DLC, a Solar Ash release date, Neon White gameplay, and more

By Ari Notis Published July 29, 2021