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Sims 4 Fans’ ‘Hot Guys’ Don’t Meet My (Very Low) Standards
If you’re playing a straight female Sim in The Sims 4, finding someone to date can be difficult. Many of the pre-made Sims are either taken or not that cute, and if you take a chance on a randomly generated Sim, you might end up with a hotheaded slob who hates kids. Luckily, you can…
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A Quick Guide To No Man’s Sky’s Freighters And Frigates
When you’re zooming through space in No Man’s Sky, sometimes you’ll hear what sounds like a clap of thunder. That’s a freighter warping in. Freighters are massive ships you can use to haul loot. If you don’t have a freighter of your own it can be hard to figure out how to get one, or…
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Sims Disturb Their Bees Less Frequently, And Other Patch Notes
The latest Sims 4 update brought changes to the Gallery, the in-game storefront where you can find all your fellow simmers’ creations. It’s also brought some funny patch notes. The Gallery update is the star of the show when it comes to this patch, as the The Sims’ team has completely rearranged how it works…
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Mining Eggs In No Man’s Sky Is Spooky But Worth It
No Man’s Sky’s Next update comes with some new cosmic horrors, as well as some new, risky ways to make money: eggs. While doing some spelunking on my new home planet, I discovered an item called “Humming Eggs.” When I saw them, I immediately left the cave to craft some ammo. A lot of my…
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CultureThe Internet Reacts To DJ Khaled’s Underwhelming Overwatch League Concert
DJ Khaled performed at this weekend’s Overwatch League Finals. The fans were not having it, not even when he yelled “Overwatch me!” Fans who gathered at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center this weekend to watch the Overwatch League’s Philly Fusion and London Spitfire duke it out in the League Finals were also graced by the musical stylings…
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A fix for No Man’s Sky’s save file bug—which erased save games for some players—is now live across all platforms. In the patch notes, Hello Games says that if your game has not been re-saved since you lost progress, your progress will be recovered. Update your games and get back out into space!
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I Finally Found The Perfect Place To Live In No Man’s Sky
I’ve played No Man’s Sky for dozens of hours and never found a planet I wanted to call my home. This week, I finally did. I started playing No Man’s Sky at launch, before building bases was an option. At that time, I thought if the game allowed me to make a little home on…
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Shin Megami Tensei Players Are Writing The Funny (And Horny) Demon Reviews
The new Shin Megami Tensei mobile game allows players to leave comments about all the demons they’re catching. That was possibly a mistake. Shin Megami Tensei Liberation DX2 (that’s a mouthful) is a new mobile game in the Shin Megami Tensei franchise. It’s a bit like Pokémon Go, tasking players with catching demons using augmented…
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New No Man’s Sky Update Is Erasing Players’ Save Files [UPDATE 2: Fixed!]
The latest No Man’s Sky update has made huge improvements to the game, but it’s also causing players’ save files to be wiped. Update – 3:42pm, 7/27: This issue has been resolved on all platforms Some players across all platforms are finding that when they try to load their game, they’ll see their hours played…
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Tips & GuidesTips For Playing No Man’s Sky’s Big Update
Whether you played No Man’s Sky two days ago or haven’t played since launch, returning to the game since the Next update is going to involve some adjusting. If you’re wondering how to make Warp Cells or where to find resources, here’s a few tips. You Can Opt Out Of Multiplayer A lot of people…
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No Man’s Sky Looks So Damn Good Now
After yesterday’s update, No Man’s Sky looks completely different. Players cannot stop sharing their beautiful screenshots. If nothing else, No Man’s Sky generates incredible desktop backgrounds. After the new update, every few minutes I want to stop and take a picture of the beautiful vistas. Other Kotaku staffers are doing the same. The community at…
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No Man’s Sky’s Latest Update Makes Everything New
Playing No Man’s Sky after the latest big update is like landing on completely foreign terrain. I didn’t know what to expect in Next, today’s much-anticipated No Man’s Sky update. Past updates have added or overhauled features, but the game still felt familiar. Not so with this one. Next brings true multiplayer to No Man’s…
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I Can’t Bring Myself To Delete The Sim Of My Ex
Whenever I get a crush on someone, I usually secretly add them to whatever game of The Sims I’m currently playing. Despite this being an incredibly weird thing to do, it’s a ritual I’ve followed for years. Normally it doesn’t get so complicated. The last time I talked about this at all, I was bonding…
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Epic Commemorates Failed Fortnite Rescue Attempt In-Game
Remember that daring, failed rescue attempt in Fortnite from last week? Well Epic has added a tribute to it to the game, as well as a way to prevent other battle royale-ers from meeting the same fate. Last Tuesday, the streamer Muselk noticed something weird in his game of Fortnite. There was a player trapped…
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A Researcher Is Digging Up Largely Forgotten Queer Video Games
In the early 90s, two queer people in the Mission District of San Francisco made games about queer experiences. One was a fantasy role-playing game populated by gay characters, the other a lesbian adventure game. These two developers would never meet. It’s only now, through archival projects like LGBTQ Game Archive, that queer scholars have…
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No Man’s Sky Never Got Sandworms Because ‘People Would Hate Them’
If you’re hoping for giant sandworms and non-stop player-vs.-player space battles in No Man’s Sky, you’re probably going to be disappointed by the new update coming next week. If you’re down to just chill in lonely vacuum of space with a couple of buds, buckle up. There are still players seeking out some of the…
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Splatoon 2 Player Hacks Game To Show Nintendo How Easy It Is
Last week, Splatoon 2 players noticed something strange about the leaderboard for competitive play. The top four names on the list spelled out “Please add anti cheat,” courtesy of a hacker with a simple request. This hacker later told players that this wasn’t just a joke. He wanted to send a message to Nintendo about…
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