It’s Monday. Can you believe they’re still making Mondays? Welcome back to our daily open thread. My foster dog got adopted this weekend, far too soon for my tastes. I begged my landlord to let me permanently adopt her, but he wouldn’t go for it. I’m happy for the dog and for her new person,…
The weekend is for…staying inside, I guess. At least there’s lots of video games! I’ve been really lax on keeping up with my Fortnite challenges, and I still really want that Meowscles skin. (Remember that? That feels like 100 years ago.) Some friends have been trying to get me to play Monster Hunter: World with…
It’s Friday! Welcome back to our daily open thread. It’s been a while since I’ve seen another person; maybe it’s been that way for you too. I had been doing some Google hangouts and other virtual stuff, but that’s been hard to schedule this week. (Weird how busy you can get even though you’re just…
It’s Thursday! That means it’s almost Friday. Welcome back to our daily open thread. I’m having a tough morning. Lots of little things are frustrating me, and given the stress of the times they feel much bigger than they are. I’m having a hard time getting things done this week, and adjusting to having the…
Happy…Wednesday? Time is losing all meaning. Welcome back to our daily open thread. Last night I decided to bake some lemon bars, which I’ve never made before. They were, let’s say, unsuccessful: they look appalling, with bits of the crust stuck in the custard and a weird skin on top from baking them too long.…
Welcome to Tuesday, and also welcome back to our daily open thread. I thought getting a dog would be a great reason to have a purpose to get outside, but it’s making me realize how hard all this social distancing is on a practical level. I live in New York City, where it can feel…
It’s Monday. (That doesn’t warrant an exclamation point.) Welcome back to our open thread! (That does!) I hope your weekend was good. Big news in my life: I’m fostering a shelter dog! I’ve wanted a dog for years, and the New York City shelters are trying to get dogs into homes in light of covid-19.…
The weekend is for trying to calm down, take stock, and press onward. It’s also for totally ignoring my feelings by playing video games. I’ve never played an Animal Crossing game before, but our EIC Stephen told me about the series so eloquently a few weeks ago that I’m totally sold on New Horizons. I…
Good morning! Welcome back to our daily open thread. This is the most human contact I’ve had in days, so I’m glad you’re here. Friday feels a little weird when I’ve been stuck at home all week. It’s the weekend—time for more…sitting at home? Still, it’ll be nice to have less reasons to look at…
The Game Developers Conference has announced GDC Summer, currently set for August 4-6 in San Francisco. The scaled-down event will feature “a new series of microtalks and fireside chats, as well as a dedicated space for comprehensive career development sessions.”
Good morning! Welcome back to our daily thread, which is hopefully more comforting/less maddening than staring at your Facebook feed. With the bar under my house closed, it’s really quiet in my apartment. I’ve taken to playing some music while I sleep, mostly classical. Why does Spotify have so many classical playlists for babies? Is…
This week’s GDC may have been cancelled, but the conference has still been streaming talks online. I’m home; maybe you’re home? Let’s watch tonight’s Independent Games Festival Awards and Game Developers Choice Awards together! OK, so the liveblog is just me, Riley. But I’m fun, I promise! The show starts at 8pm ET over on…
The Steam Game Festival: Spring Edition is live today through March 23. The special Steam page features indie games that were going to be showcased at this week’s Game Developers Conference, which has been cancelled to help reduce the spread of covid-19. Some of the games have been available for a while, while other upcoming…
Good morning! We’re back with our daily open thread for you to share, vent, and celebrate the good you can find going on around you. Last night I texted the other people living in my building to let them know I’m around if they need anything. I’d put it off for a while because it…
The Steam Game Festival: Spring Edition comes to Steam tomorrow through March 23, Geoff Keighley announced on Twitter today. It will feature demos and other highlights of over 40 games that were supposed to be shown at GDC. The event goes live at 1pm ET/10am PT.
Good morning! We’re doing something different, starting today: every morning, Kotaku will be running an open thread where you can talk about what you’re playing, how you’re helping each other during this tough time in the world, and how you’re doing. I run the site’s weekly “What Are You Playing This Weekend?” post, where you…
Fortnite’s 12.20 update brings a helicopter, changes to Pleasant Park and the Oil Rig, and the addition of locker presets. Spy Games are also live: players choose a faction and play an LTM called Operation to secure Intel, which unlocks weapons and skills that can be used during the matches. Players can change factions at…
Nintendo’s having an Indie World Showcase this Tuesday at 1pm ET/10am PT. It will be 20 minutes and feature indie games coming to the Switch.
The weekend is for making some more bread. I made an actual successful loaf of bread last weekend and I’m totally roaring with confidence to try some new recipes. (Did that sound convincing?) Bread needs a lot of time to do its solo bread magic thing, so that’s plenty of time to play video games…
Gwent World Masters has been postponed due to COVID-19, developer CD Projekt Red announced today. CDPR writes that “We will share a new plan for hosting the tournament soon.”
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