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Nicki Minaj Seems Confused About Chun Li In Her New Track
Nicki Minaj just dropped her new track “Chun-Li,” during an interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1. It’s not bad, although I am concerned that she thinks Chun-Li is the villain. Nicki hasn’t recorded much solo music recently, and a lot of her features on other people’s tracks have sounded like she’s been asleep. While…
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WarCraft III Is Still Getting Patches
Warcraft III was released over fifteen years ago, but yesterday it got an enormous patch, with a lengthy list of small changes. Warcraft III is the third Warcraft game, a fantasy-flavored real-time strategy game that predates the incredibly popular MMO set in the same world. You’d think that Blizzard was long done tweaking the game,…
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Twitch’s Roasting of Mark Zuckerberg Is The Most 2018 Thing
Over ten thousand people watched the second day of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying in front of Congress today on The Washington Post’s Twitch channel. The spammy, fast-moving Twitch chat for this hearing was like seeing the entirety of 2018 collapse into a self-referential black hole. Following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where it was discovered…
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I Played D&D With Two DMs And It Was Awesome
When members of our Dungeons and Dragons group have a birthday, we play a one-off game in their system of choice, usually with an accompanying gimmick. Last time we had a birthday, we played as an all bard party. This time, our birthday boy wanted to combine both of his role playing group into one…
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Dragon Age: Inquisition’s Ending Was A Letdown
An old family friend used a phrase when he’d burnt out on something. He called it “Mallomar-ing.” When he was younger, a relative of his used to love Mallomar cookies. They are sickly sweet chocolate covered marshmallows, and he’d eat them at every opportunity. Eventually, they started making him sick, and soon after that he…
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CultureThe Internet Reacts To Overwatch‘s New Sombra Skin
Blizzard has been releasing previews of new Overwatch skins in anticipation of the game’s upcoming event, Retribution. Sombra’s new skin has people wondering if she’d like to speak to your manager. Overwatch’s resident hacker, Sombra, is getting a new skin that shows her in a uniform for the villainous Talon organization. Sombra, who usually sports…
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The Simpsons Pokes Fun At Documentary That Criticized Apu
On last night’s Simpsons, the show’s creators poked fun at comedian Hari Kondabolu’s documentary, The Problem With Apu, which critiqued the show’s portrayal of its primary Indian character. The Problem With Apu, which aired on TruTV in November of last year, explored Kondabolu’s relationship to The Simpsons, a show he loves, as well as the…
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Some Ways To Make Crusader Kings 2 Less Intimidating
The confusing, fascinating historical strategy game Crusader Kings 2 is free on Steam until Saturday. If you picked it up, here are a few tips to get you started. Play The Learning Scenario The most intimidating thing about Crusader Kings 2 is the user interface. There’s a lot of stuff on screen, and none of…
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Ready Player One Themed Roblox Event Becomes A Big Mess
Starting March 12th, as a sponsored promotion for the Ready Player One movie, Roblox, a Minecraft-esque MMO that also allows players to create their own games, held their own easter egg hunt of sorts. After a grueling set of challenges a player called R0cu was declared the winner of the event on April 3rd. However,…
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Far Cry 5, As Told By Steam Reviews
Just going by Steam reviews, Far Cry 5 is a game about throwing shovels, petting dogs, and enjoying the Montana countryside. Seems legit. The latest game in the Far Cry series came out last week, and while the game is ostensibly about taking down a cult, it’s easy to get lost wandering around Hope County,…
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The Problems With Illegible Text In Video Games And Some Solutions To Fix Them
Joe Humfrey, art and code director at game development studio Inkle, believes that the primary goal in designing text for video games is “making sure every word is effortless to read.” It turns out that making sure players can read and understand on-screen text is a more complicated task than you might think. You might…
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Ten Tales of Backstabbing, Revenge, And Hijinks In Sea of Thieves
Not a day goes by without me hearing about some out of control tale of backstabbing, revenge, and giant monsters from the swashbuckling pirate game Sea of Thieves. Here are a few great stories from the game. Sea of Thieves is a good place to stage epic battles across the high seas as you fool…
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Kotaku Reacts To Far Cry 5
Far Cry 5 came out last week, and most of Kotaku are playing it. Here’s a collection of our best stories, tweets, and experiences. Far Cry 5 is a fun, dumb time. While the story isn’t all that deep, the gameplay is engaging enough that I accidentally played it until 6am. Riley MacLeod has been…
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No Man’s Sky Is Finally Coming To Xbox This Summer
No Man’s Sky, released as a timed exclusive for Playstation 4 in 2016, will be coming to Xbox One this summer, and is also getting a huge update. Sean Murray, founder of No Man’s Sky’s development company Hello Games, said over email that an Xbox one release for No Man’s Sky had been “hotly requested…
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Divinity: Original Sin 2‘s Dogs Make Me So Happy
After several recommendations from friends and co-workers, I finally checked out Divinity: Original Sin 2. They all said that I’d fall in love with this cleverly written and complex RPG, and they were right. That’s all great, but let me tell you about the dogs. Divinity: Original Sin 2 is a story-heavy game where the…
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Watching People React To A Way Out‘s Ending Is Too Good
As soon as I saw people streaming A Way Out, I knew I’d have a field day looking up their reactions to the game’s ending. Get ready to hear a lot of people screaming “what?!” A Way Out’s ending made me scream out loud, and then cry. It looks like the game is having the…
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Far Cry 5 Has A Great Riff On Far Cry 4‘s Early Ending
This secret is neat, and you can experience it in the first 15 minutes. Spoilers. Far Cry 5 takes place in the fictional Hope County, a small town in Montana led by cult leader named Joseph Seed. You play as “The Deputy,” a cop who is heading into town to hopefully arrest Seed. Far Cry…
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You Can Play A Way Out Online With Only One Copy
The fantastic prison break co-op game, A Way Out, drops today. In order to play it, you’ll need to grab a friend, whether that be couch co-op or online. If you’re opting to play online, don’t worry. It’s hilariously simple. Your partner doesn’t even need a copy of the game. Heather Alexandra and I played…
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