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CultureOdds and EndsAssassin’s Creed: Valhalla Player Uses Oil Jar To Make Stacking Stones Puzzle A Bit Easier
Stacking stones to create cairns is an activity any Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla player has run into at some point. Many find these stone stacking puzzles to be frustrating and bullshit. So, here’s a tip: Just bring an oil jar to help make the process easier. Reddit user LN404 was messing around with a stone stacking…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Cicadas
I feel like everywhere I look online I see people talking about cicadas. I even had to help create a Photoshopped image for a cicada-related story earlier this week. So if I have to suffer, so do you all. Your challenge this week: Add cicadas to video games. I hate these things. But after spending…
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CultureOdds and EndsSomeone Recreated The Mandalorian‘s Ship And More In Far Cry 5
Sure, we might not be getting a new season of The Mandalorian for some time, but until then you can play this Far Cry 5 custom map that recreates the city seen in the first episodes of the show located on the planet Nevarro and the Mando’s sweet spaceship, the Razor Crest. This custom level was created…
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CultureSunday Comics: That’s Interesting
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 20. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 17. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: New PS5 Controllers, Winners!
Can you really have fun with some controllers covered in new paint? It turns out, that yes, yes you can! Our winning image this week comes from Baodonkagronk who created something wonderful. And, I believe, totally historically accurate. I’m not going to even Google it. I just feel it my bones. I greatly enjoyed the…
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CultureChaos At A Walmart As People Rush To Buy Pokémon Cards
The continued shortage of Pokémon cards, fueled by the pandemic,Twitch streamers, and scalpers, led to a chaotic situation at a Walmart in Pennsylvania. The moment the store opened, folks began to run to the section of the store where trading cards are sold, leading to chaos and one sad sight. In a video captured by…
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CultureOdds and EndsDoom II’s Revenant Is Wearing Pants Made Of Flesh AKA Flants
Whenever I played Doom II, I just assumed the deadly Revenant was just wearing some red pants. Now, according to John Romero himself (in a very serious, not-at-all-joking tweet), we now know those pants are made out of flesh. Or as Romero calls them, flants. Doom II’s Revenant is an annoying bastard who can quickly…
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CultureMetro Exodus On PC Now Supports The PS5 Controller’s Fancy Triggers
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition received a minor patch yesterday that quietly added support for the DualSense’s fancy adaptive triggers and haptic feedback. The DualSense controller has been supported by Steam and other games since not long after the PS5 launched last year. But this appears to be the first example of a PC game officially…
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CultureCrusader Kings III’s First Major Expansion Lets Monarchs Hold Court In Style
Royal Court, the first large expansion for Crusader Kings III, was announced today during PDXCON Remixed. No release date was revealed, but Paradox shared details about the new expansion. Get ready to run your royal court and deal with the day-to-day life of being king. The new expansion adds a full royal court, which is…
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CultureA PS3 Version Of Gears Of War 3 Is Now Available
A build of Gears of War 3 that was developed by Epic as a way to test Unreal Engine 3 on the PlayStation 3 has been released online, letting anyone with a debug PS3 play the Xbox exclusive on Sony’s home console. Twitter user and digital archivist PixelButts celebrated the 10th anniversary of Epic creating…
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OpinionI Thought Resident Evil Village’s Dollhouse Was A Chill Time, Actually
The internet has been filled with folks sharing their thoughts about the dollhouse section in Resident Evil Village. Many call it scary or even terrifying. But, I didn’t find the location all that scary at all. In fact, I found the whole section rather calming and even fun. After you arrive in the titular village,…
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CultureIGN Staff Criticizes Management’s Decision To Pull Article Supporting Palestinian Aid Groups
Today, the IGN editorial staff published an open letter decrying Sunday’s removal of an IGN article and its associated tweet that linked to charities supporting Palestinian victims of recent Israeli violence. The article and tweet, posted on May 15 in response to violent military strikes against the people of Gaza by the Israel Defense Force,…
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CultureBioWare Sounds Open To Restoring Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer In Legendary Edition
When it was announced last year that the original Mass Effect trilogy would get a proper remaster, it was mostly good news. However, EA and BioWare sadly explained that the new release would omit Mass Effect 3’s co-op multiplayer mode. Now, Legendary Edition’s project director, Mac Walters, says there’s a possibility the online mode could…
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CultureTown In England Installs Super Mario Pipes, Residents Not Happy
Local residents in the UK town of Walsall aren’t happy about the 15 giant green planters that have recently been installed in the town center, with many pointing out how they look like the warp pipes found in Mario games. As reported by Birmingham Mail, the pots were bought and set up in town using…
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CultureThe Week In Games: Days Gone Rides Onto The PC
Watch out! Not-zombies are running from off the PS4 to attack some local bikers in Days Gone, which releases on PC later this week. I imagine most of you are still neck-deep in Mass Effect and Resident Evil, which is fine. This week is fairly quiet. Nothing too big. I know some folks are pumped…
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CultureIGN Takes Down Article And Tweet Sharing Palestinian Aid Groups [Updates]
Following the most recent set of violent military strikes by the Israel Defense Forces that have leveled entire buildings in Gaza and left over 180 Palestinians dead, IGN posted an article linking to a variety of Palestinian charities and even gave a Palestinian flag prominence in its masthead. Sometime earlier today, all of that content,…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: New PS5 Controllers
It’s nearly impossible to get a PS5 console these days. But don’t worry, you might be able to snag one of the new PS5 controllers. (Probably not.) However, let’s pretend we live in a better universe. Your challenge this week: Give folks the new PS5 controllers. I personally would love to get the black one.…
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CultureOver 500,000 Cheaters Are Now Banned From Call Of Duty: Warzone
Call of Duty Warzone developer Raven Software recently announced that over 30,000 new Warzone accounts were banned. According to the studio, that brings the total number of banned accounts to over half a million. Warzone has had a problem with cheaters since essentially day one. Since then, Activision and Raven Software have continued to fight…
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CultureSunday Comics: Predators?
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 13. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 110. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
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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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