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CultureOdds and EndsThe Low Poly Dog From Modern Warfare Is Perfect
It turns out, digital dogs don’t need a lot of polygons to be good boys. Thanks to the Low Poly Animals Twitter account for sharing this low level of detail model from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. I love this dog. I want to protect this dog. Nobody insult this cute, low poly pup. We’ve…
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CultureOdds and EndsResident Evil Village’s Demo Contains A Small Nod To The Merchant From Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil Village has some confusing demo nonsense, with limited times and different windows of availability. But if you do get a chance to play the demo you’ll hear a nice little reference to the Merchant from Resident Evil 4 aka the best character in that game. In Resident Evil Village’s “Castle Demo,” you encounter…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Lego Luigi
After a few early leaks, Nintendo and Lego officially confirmed that Lego Luigi is coming to joining his Lego brother in block jumping adventures. Sounds like a fun Photoshop contest to me! Your challenge this week: Share Lego Luigi with the world! Sure, Lego Luigi doesn’t come out until August, but we can have fun…
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CultureOdds and EndsSomeone Created An Evil Minecraft Mod That Camouflages Creepers
Most mods I download or see add helpful features or neat new elements, like a cool weapon or better sound effects. However, not all mods are helpful or fun. Some mods are downright evil, like this new Minecraft mod that uses different textures to hide Creepers based on what biome they are in. This evil,…
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CultureSunday Comics: Gotta Go Fast
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 April 22. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 19. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: More Donald Ducks, Winners!
After a weekend away, Kotaku’s wonderful(?) ‘Shop Contest returns. Last time I was around these parts I asked you all to create images featuring Donald Duck. Before I announce the winner, let me just check my email real quick. Just a moment. Hmmm… oh no. Alright, well none of you won anything. In fact, quite…
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CultureJust Another Day At The Office
This week on Snapshots, some extra photos from the past two weeks. I had last weekend off. To make up for the lack of screenshots last Saturday here are some extra cool ones today from games like Control and Horizon: Zero Dawn! Office Worker: “Working hard, or hardly working?” Masked ghoul: *screams for 10 mins*…
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CultureOdds and EndsDo You See The Penguin?
I found something unexpected in a random cave in Outriders. It’s a formation of rocks and shells that looks a lot like a penguin. Or at least, I think it does. Perhaps I’m just losing my mind after a year of pandemic-induced lockdown. You can find this formation of rocks in the “Wreckage Zone” area…
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The BestsLet’s Rank All The Doom Games, From Worst To Best
1993’s Doom is one of the most important, popular, and influential games ever made, and it spawned a whole franchise of (mostly) great shooters. To put it another way: Doom is very good. But even the best franchises have high points and low points. Before we jump into hell and start killing demons, a bit…
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CulturePokemonTrubbish Is A Bag Of Garbage That Contains Deadly Gas
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 Trubbish! Trubbish Details Type: Poison Average Height: 2′ 00″ Average Weight: 68.3 lbs. First Added In Generation V I’ve…
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CultureHumble Bundle Moves To Limit Charitable Donations To 15 Percent Starting In May
Humble Bundle announced today that in May it will begin removing its distinctive sliders from game bundle store pages, in effect capping the amount of the purchase price customers can donate to charity. News of this change has enraged some onlookers, who characterized it as greedy. First launching in 2010, Humble Bundles became a popular…
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CultureHades Wins Game Of The Year At The 2021 DICE Awards
Beloved indie game Hades scored the most wins at this year’s DICE Awards. Supergiant’s excellent roguelike action game ultimately won five awards, including “Game of the Year.” While Hades had a great showing, it was Sony’s stable of PlayStation exclusives that swept the awards, winning nine awards across five games. Ghost of Tsushima grabbed four…
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CultureMicrosoft Adds FPS Boost To 13 More Xbox Games
Microsoft announced today that 13 EA Play games now support FPS Boost on Xbox Series X/S consoles. A bunch of these FPS-boosted titles support 120Hz including Star Wars: Battlefront, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare, Titanfall 2, Battlefield V, and more. The vast majority of these newly boosted games originally ran at 60fps on Xbox One…
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CultureEpic Games Store Adds New Apps Including, Um, Another Game Store
Epic announced today that a slate of new non-gaming apps are now available on the Epic Games Store. The most interesting new app added is the indie games storefront Itch.io, potentially giving the thousands of smaller games on their store a huge new audience of EGS users. The Itch.io store being added to EGS is…
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CultureMorning MusicZombie Army 4 Sounds Like A John Carpenter Joint
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re preparing to fight off the undead as we listen to fantastic tunes from Zombie Army 4: Dead War. I played Zombie Army 4 (playlist / longplay / VGMdb) back when it came out last…
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OpinionImpressionsA Horror Game Where Reloading Is The Scariest Part
Reloading in video games is rarely something you think a lot about. Often it’s a moment in time when you’re forced to stop shooting. But a new indie horror game makes reloading fun, nerve-wracking, and interesting. And it’s just one part of a great collection of horror games released earlier this week. Released on April…
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CultureNo One Asked For This NFT Version Of ‘80s Hit ‘Pac-Man Fever’
Buckner & Garcia’s hit ‘80s song “Pac-Man Fever” was a wholesome, catchy tune, but nothing’s safe from the climate-wrecking tech scam known as NFTs. Now, because 2021 is trying to be as bad as 2020 I guess, Buckner decided to grace the world with a single called “NiFTy Fever.” The new song is out now…
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CultureWe Are Sorry To Report That Pickle Rick Is Now In Rainbow Six Siege
Ubisoft released a Rick and Morty-themed cosmetic DLC for Rainbox Six Siege today, allowing players to dress up as Pickle Rick for $20. In other news, I’m done with the world and I’m leaving Earth for like, I don’t know, Pluto. Ubisoft announced this new cosmetic pack yesterday, but it’s out today alongside a trailer…
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CultureOdds and EndsEight Years Later, Players Find A Hidden Weapon In Guild Wars
Players in Guild Wars found an eight-year-old Easter egg this week after a former developer on the game offered some hints and teases to help move people in the right direction. Earlier this month, Vlambeer developer Jan Willem Nijman asked others to share Easter eggs and secrets hidden in their games on Twitter. Hundreds of…
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OpinionImpressionsThe Year Is 2021 And I Just Played A New Official Halo 3 Map
The Master Chief Collection’s latest season, Season 6: Raven, launched last week on April 7 for Xbox and PC. I’ve been busy with Outriders, so I didn’t get to check it out until now. This update adds a lot, but the most exciting new piece of content is a new map for Halo 3 The…
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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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