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CultureKotaku Game DiaryDisco Elysium’s Voice Acting Is Good Enough Not To Skip
I recently picked up Disco Elysium, an introspective detective game that launched on PC a couple of weeks ago. Like many people who have sat down with the game, I’ve found it very engrossing. It’s so engrossing that I’m not barreling through the dialogue as fast as I can read it, which I usually do.…
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CultureSave Time In The Outer Worlds By Being A Huge Dumbass
There are all kinds of speedrunning strategies out there, from finding ways outside the boundaries of the game world to manipulating seemingly random elements for favorable outcomes. Some of the most interesting utilize legitimate gameplay mechanics in interesting ways. In The Outer Worlds, for instance, a decent chunk of time can be saved by simply…
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CultureHilarious Mod Lets Waluigi Run Mario Kart Races On Foot
There’s a new modification for Mario Kart Wii on the internet that takes Waluigi off his motorcycle and challenges him to run races on foot. After messing around with it, I’ve come to the conclusion that Waluigi is just too damn powerful. This mod uses Waluigi’s model and animations from Mario Party 9 to craft an…
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CultureRyu Is Faster Than Usain Bolt, According to Math
Have you ever wondered what it would take for a person to perform Street Fighter’s Tatsumaki Senpukyaku in real life? Or how loud the Dragonborn would have to shout to attract all those dragons in Skyrim? Or maybe if the scream energy used by the monsters in Monsters, Inc. is actually viable as a power…
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CultureProfessional Photographer Takes Super Mario Odyssey Shots With Intricate Detail
It’s not easy to capture the perfect photo in Super Mario Odyssey’s snapshot mode. Real-life photographer Daniel Cordero knows this all too well, especially when it came to taking a photo of Mario and a rabbit. The idea for this shot came to Cordero during the six months he spent playing the popular Nintendo Switch…
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OpinionImpressionsA Halloween Journey To Heck Is Just What Borderlands 3 Needed
Today saw the start of Bloody Harvest, the first big event for Borderlands 3. After a month of hit-or-miss weekly events, this Halloween-themed update is a fantastic reason to get back into the game, with numerous challenges to keep players busy and, of course, mountains of loot to scavenge. Bloody Harvest opens for Borderlands 3…
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CultureMario Maker 2 Glitch Lets You Use 3D World Items In Other Game Styles
Super Mario Maker 2 is an endlessly creative game, but things get even crazier when players incorporate glitches into their levels. The latest Mario Maker glitch that players have discovered allows creators to use every item in the game in every style, even if they’re exclusive to the Super Mario 3D World variant. The key…
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Code Vein Has A Lot Of Unused Voice Lines About Pizza
Dataminers recently discovered a treasure trove of unused voice lines in the anime-flavored action game Code Vein. These types of assets can often shed light on storylines or character motivations that just didn’t make it into the final game, but the strange dialogue supposedly unearthed by fans instead focuses on various characters extolling the virtues…
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Migos’ Offset Mourns The Loss Of Call Of Duty Player Who Got Him Into Esports
Up-and-coming Call of Duty competitor Eric Pedro Cruz, who played under the names “Philosophy” and “Losophy,” passed away on August 18. Though he was just 18 years old, he left behind a legacy in the world of esports, which included forming connections with superstars like Migos rapper Offset. “I used to play the game and…
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A Missing King Of Fighters Character Was Conspicuously Similar to Akira‘s Tetsuo
King of Fighters has one of the most extensive and unique rosters in fighting games, owing in part to its origins as a crossover between SNK franchises like Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting. With dozens of playable characters introduced since the series’ inaugural 1994 release, fans can never really be sure which ones will…
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CultureBorderlands 3 Patch Nerfs Its Best Legendary Weapons
Gearbox continued its trend of weekly Borderlands 3 hotfixes with a whopper this afternoon, weakening some of the game’s best legendary guns and grenades in the process. The severity of these nerfs differs from item to item. In a few cases, it isn’t the end of the world, but a portion of the community is…
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OpinionImpressionsSea Salt Lets You Control Unruly Hordes Of Eldritch Beasts
Much of the horror in the works of H.P. Lovecraft comes from the fear of the unknown. Sea Salt, released today on PC, Xbox One, and Switch, flips that script by putting the player in control of a monstrous horde that terrifies seaside communities full of humans who, rather than being afraid, are ready to…
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Fallout 76 Won’t Get Human NPCs Until Next Year
The next big Fallout 76 update, which will finally add human NPCs to the Appalachian wasteland, has been delayed to early 2020. Fallout 76’s “Wastelanders” update is set to address one of the biggest complaints from the community: where are all the people? The game is set shortly after the nuclear apocalypse wiped out the…
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CultureWhat Is Fortnite And Who Is Ninja, Wonders Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga is one of the most accomplished musicians of all time. Ninja plays video games for millions of people online. If this isn’t the biggest crossover in the history of pop culture, I don’t know what is. I write about video games for a living and barely know what the heck Fortnite is all…
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OpinionI Wish I Could Just Buy My Favorite Apple Arcade Game
Grindstone is probably the best mobile game I’ve ever played. I’ve spent much of my downtime over the last few days fighting through its monster-slaying puzzles. There’s just one thing: I would prefer to simply buy it rather than playing it through my Apple Arcade subscription. Apple Arcade is a fairly new subscription service that…
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CultureAfter Being 98% Off For 5 Years, This Indie Game Is Going Up To $100 Forever
In today’s crowded video game market, getting eyes on your product can be a challenge, especially if you develop and publish games independently and with a small team. In 2014, the now-defunct Danish game studio Glitchap had a unique idea for their jousting deathmatch project LAZA KNITEZ: price the game at $100, but offer it…
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OpinionImpressionsBorderlands 3’s Eridium Event Only Highlights How Worthless The Currency Is
We’ve reached the third week of unique Borderlands 3 events, and this time around Gearbox has seen fit to tweak the numbers to make Eridium, a secondary currency that’s much harder to find than regular money, drop more frequently. The only problem is that there’s still very little on which to actually spend these purple…
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Tips & GuidesDon’t Miss Out On This Optional Indivisible Party Member
Indivisible’s core conceit revolves around enlisting a wide array of party members, each with their own skills, to contribute to the Valkyrie Profile-esque combat. But there’s one recruitable character that’s entirely optional and pretty easy to miss in the game’s second major dungeon, which is a shame because his utility and damage output have since…
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CultureSomeone Actually Managed To Run Out The Clock In A Dragon Ball FighterZ Match
The Dragon Ball FighterZ finals bracket at South East Asia Major (SEAM) 2019 in Singapore this past weekend featured a very rare sight: a time out victory. After a day of tough competition, dark horse Filipino competitor Mico “Xanxus” Crawford-Perez and Japanese powerhouse Kei “BNBBN” Komada found themselves among the Dragon Ball FighterZ finalists who…
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CultureNew Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Speedrunning Trick Shaves Three Hours Off Previous Record
Grand Theft Auto games are huge, which makes speedrunning them a time-consuming proposition. A complicated new trick discovered for San Andreas has shortened a run that normally took almost four hours to under 30 minutes. The new trick—whose name, “Arbitrary Jump In Skip,” could honestly use some work—is only doable on the Windows Store version…
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