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CultureNewsRainbow Six Quarantine Officially Renamed Extraction
The next Rainbow Six game is no longer named Quarantine, Ubisoft announced today Instead, the upcoming co-op shooter is now called Rainbow Six Extraction. Rainbow Six Quarantine was first revealedduring E3 2019,prior to the covid-19 pandemic. During an earnings call with investors in February 2021, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said that the publisher was considering…
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CultureNewsRick And Morty Might Be Coming To Fortnite
Fortniteis teasing its next crossover and it seems to involve characters from Adult Swim’s popular show, Rick And Morty. In the lead-up to the reveal of the next season of Fortnite, developer Epic Games has been teasing various potential crossovers on Twitter, letting fans piece together the clues as they wait for the new trailer…
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CultureOdds and EndsKnockout City’s Best-Dressed Players Are Also Its Scariest
We often fear powerful things, because we can’t control them. A giant, unstoppable bear. A deadly bomb. An unfeeling, AI-controlled drone with missiles. Or even, a player wearing some sick threads in an online video game, indicating they’ve been playing longer than you and will likely kick your ass. Knockout City is a lot of…
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OpinionImpressionsNecromunda: Hired Gun Will Be Fun Once It Runs Better
It’s hard being a mercenary in the Warhammer 40k universe. Even though you get a cool hound and can upgrade your powerful guns, everything you encounter is deadly and dangerous. Most things are covered in big spikes and probably packing some weapons too. But it’s even harder to be a hired gun in this world…
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CultureOdds and EndsThe World’s First ‘Skateboating’ Game Looks Rad
Skateboarding is cool and all, but it’s been around for a long time. I’ve played plenty of skating games. I need something new. Something like Wave Break, a skateBOATing game that combines ‘80s era visuals, boat grinding, and animals into one rad-looking package. Wave Break is currently being developed by Funktroniclabs. Based on a trailer…
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CultureOdds and EndsResident Evil Village Vs. Resident Evil 4: The Best Merchant
In one corner, a large, helpful man who sells weapons and cooks meals. In the other corner, a mysterious figure who has a lot of good things on sale today, stranger. He also might be infected? It’s time to figure out who’s better: The Duke from Resident Evil Village or The Merchant from RE4. The…
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OpinionImpressionsA Medieval Micromanagement Sim Is Tearing Up The Steam Charts
I didn’t expect to play five hours of Going Medieval in one sitting right after installing it. I spotted the game on Steam’s top-selling charts, it looked neat, and I gave it a try. Suddenly, after what only felt like a few minutes, I looked up at the clock and realized I had spent hours…
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CultureThe Week In Games: Another Week, Another Warhammer Game
As documented before on this site, there are a lot of Warhammer games. Maybe too many? Probably. And here comes another one. I’m a bit excited forNecromunda: Hired Gun. It looks like a cross between the modern Doom games and some open-world-ish RPG thing. I’ll play that. I don’t know much about Warhammer, beyond yelling…
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CultureOdds and Ends15 Years Ago This Month, Valve Announced Half-Life 2: Episode 3
It seems like just yesterday when Valve announced a trilogy of expansions for their super-popular PC game, 2004’s Half-Life 2. But it’s actually been 15 years since Episode 3 was announced. And while Valve has since released a new Half-Life game, it wasn’t the one the developer announced back in 2006. Thanks to the internet…
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CultureOdds and EndsRed Dead Online Players Found A Glitchy Water Wheel That Sends Them Flying
There might not be any jetbikes in Red Dead Online, but that hasn’t stopped some players from figuring out a new way to go soaring into the sky. All you need to do is stand on a specific water wheel and wait. Soon, you’ll be flying like a bird. This odd Red Dead Online bug…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: LeBron James Toy
Come on SLAM and welcome to the JAM! It’s time to have some fun with a weird LeBron James toy! (That didn’t rhyme as well as I hoped. But my backspace key broke months ago so, can’t fix it or improve it. Moving on.) Your challenge this week: Take this weird LeBron toy and add…
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CultureBenoît Sokal, Creator Of The Syberia Series, Has Died
Belgian comic book artist Benoît Sokal, the creator of the adventure game series Syberia, died on May 28 after battling a long-term illness. He was 66 years old. The news of his passing was confirmed via a statement from game publisher Microids Sokal began creating comics in the 1970s. One of his first characters was…
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CultureSunday Comics: Meanwhile…
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published May 27. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 24. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Cicada, Winners?
I made a mistake. I forgot that I have to judge these contests. So now I’m trapped looking at all your images featuring nasty cicadas. I’ve played myself. No winner this week. You all created terrible, terrible things. Instead here’s the most awful picture(that didn’t include Sonic.) Congrats, AmazingMeow. I guess. I hated every moment…
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CultureCHOKESLAM!
After taking a week off, Snapshots is back. And to make up for the week off, I’ve included more screenshots than usual! Turns out, when you skip a week, you miss a bunch of awesome screenshots. If it’s your birthday, consider it a nice birthday present. Your welcome! Robo Undertaker is here and ready to…
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CultureDestruction AllStars Is Getting Bots Because Not Enough People Are Playing
Destruction AllStars, released in February exclusively on PS5, doesn’t seem to have a huge community of players online. So to help improve matchmaking the developers have announced plans to add online bots. The news of bots being added to the game was revealed in a Dev Update post on Reddit. In the post, the devs…
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CultureOdds and EndsHere’s Someone Playing Minecraft Using A Bop It
Bop it! Pull it! Flick it! Mine it! Bop It is a toy that (sigh) kids from the 90s will remember. I played way too much of it. I brought it to school even, which was fine because my teachers and classmates also wanted to play with it. Now Seth Altobelli has taken this toy…
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CulturePokemonKomala Is Born Sleeping, Never Wakes Up And Then Dies Asleep
Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Komala! Komala Details Type: Normal Average Height: 1′ 04″ Average Weight: 43.9 lbs. First Added In Generation VII I’m…
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OpinionUbisoft Insists Latest Game, [INSERT NAME], Isn’t Political [Update]
Today, Ubisoft showed off some new gameplay from the upcoming [INSERT GENRE] game [INSERT NAME]. The footage shows that the game’s setting and story seem to be politically charged and potentially filled with commentary about [INSERT CURRENT EVENT]. However, as usual, Ubisoft has been quick to explain that, no, this game is not, in fact,…
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Zack Zwiezen
I'm a longtime staff writer at Kotaku covering everything from big industry news to small community stories. I love blogging about weird stuff or small details in games. I also do reviews, previews, and help make art for the site. You can contact me at [email protected]
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