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Nathan Grayson
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Kotaku senior reporter. Beats: Twitch, streaming, PC gaming. Writing a book about streamers tentatively titled "STREAMERS" to be published by Atria/Simon & Schuster in the future.

A hologram AI? Lightweights.

Yo. I’m th “fake” Ratchet on the right. I made both Ratchet and Clank (strapped on my back) for about $300 on my kitchen table. The official one probably cost a few grand from a factory with access to tools. I’m glad I got to see it up close to improve my own, but there’s just some things I simply can’t do from a home Read more

This reminds me of an incredible Sly Cooper cosplay I saw a few months back (I’m not sure if it was official or not). Here he is posing with Kevin Miller, Sly’s voice actor.

I get what Druckmann is saying, and I think his intentions here are good. It’s rad that games can allow people to transcend their appearances. But there’s still context to keep in mind. There are still black actresses and actors not getting recognized for their work—or not getting work at all. Not being able to see Read more

I’m actually all for equal representation and consideration in fields of employment—which is why I’m so conflicted about my view on subjects like this.

Voice actors are nothing more than the voice behind a character. King Trode’s VA was not, after all, a stunted goblin—nor was the VA for Shepard representative of all Read more

I respect whatever ND is doing here and that they selected what they thought was the most appropriate talent. I just also wish, bigger picture, that more people of color got paying opportunities in a field they’re not always super visible in, even in times when a role might suit them. Read more

Close. But I think you want Paladin McNuggets.
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I didn’t realize I wanted a chicken companion till now. Read more

I tried the beta this weekend, I have mixed feelings.

On one hand, the game is great because it focuses more on team work and tactics, but on the other hand you will find very few people who do just that and in an online only game if you have a shitty community the game will not be fun, meaning it won’t last very long.

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Kinda torn on it myself, but VERY glad I didn’t pay full price. Read more

Playing maps for a long period of time can also give you a good feel for places people like to hide, expecially around bomb sites.
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Why did this have to be a mod? There have been talking Deathclaws since Fallout 2 and no one has thought to make an interesting quest with a benevolent talking Deathclaw yet?? Read more

Soooo, this is probably Frog Fractions 2, then? Read more

I may need to backtrack a bit before playing this. I have been having ENORMOUS second thoughts about the last choice I made in the previous episode. (You know, the one that gives you like three chances to change your mind?) Read more