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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Photo Bombing Pokémon Snap
New Pokémon Snap is out! That means my Twitter feed is currently filled with cute Pokémon photos. It’s honestly a nice change of pace. But let’s have some fun with these Pokemon photos! Your challenge this week: Add some non-Pokémon creatures or characters to Pokémon Snap images! Who or what can you add to these…
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CultureMicrosoft Looked Into Reducing Its Xbox Store Cut From 30% To 12% [Update]
According to internal documents filed in the ongoing Epic Games vs Apple case, Microsoft has plans to reduce its cut on digital downloads on the Xbox console store from 30% to 12%. Found in court documents, first spotted by The Verge, Microsoft shares various information and data about its digital storefronts on Windows 10 and…
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CultureSunday Comics: Stop, Please!
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 29. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 26. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Lego Luigi, Winners!
Mario’s tall and cowardly brother is back, in Lego form. To celebrate the news, we took this new, blocky Luigi and took him on some new adventures. Our winning image this week comes from Sharpeofthe95th who created the ultimate weapon: The Luigi Cube. Resistance is-a futile! WAH-HOOOO! One of the best contests of 2021! The…
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CultureSweet Backflip, Spidey!
Welcome back to another fine installment of Snapshots! This week we got some pretty photos from various Spider-Men games, some tasteful black and white images, and more great stuff. Also a quick reminder: Please remember to include the title of the game when emailing me! Sometimes I can tell what a game is without it,…
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CultureOdds and EndsCall Of Duty Warzone’s Big Trucks Have Become A Popular (And Annoying) Way To Win
Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy. Call of Duty Warzone’s current solo meta has become dominated by players driving around in cargo trucks, also known as Big Berthas. These large trucks take a lot of damage to stop and can run over players, killing them instantly. They have become so popular…
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CultureOdds and EndsThere’s A Creepy Clown Video Hidden In Roblox
I’ve still never played Roblox and now I’m not sure I’ll ever play it after learning about a random, creepy clown video that is, for some reason, lurking in the game’s files. In Roblox, players can input the command “?Iloveyou” and with the correct server and in-game settings, it will display a short video of a…
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CulturePokemonFloette Carries A Terrifyingly Powerful Flower, Swings It Around Like An Idiot
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 Floette! Floette Details Type: Fairy Average Height: 0′ 08″ Average Weight: 2.00 lbs. First Added In Generation VI Do…
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CultureOdds and EndsElder Scrolls, Cut It Out With The Silt Striders
I don’t like bugs. Never have. Flies, bees, wasps, crickets, I hate ‘em all. The bigger they are the more I can’t stand them. So the giant insect-like Silt Striders, first seen in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, are my worst nightmare and I want them all to die. I mean, if no one minds.…
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OpinionNow Every Single Activision Studio Works On Call Of Duty [Update]
Yesterday, Activision-owned studio Toys For Bob announced that it was going to provide development support for the latest season of Call of Duty Warzone. The studio had previously worked on its own games, such as last year’s fantastic Crash Bandicoot 4, but has now effectively been consumed by the ever-growing monster that is Call of…
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CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
This weekend is about distracting myself with an MMO so I don’t buy the big new shiny PS5 game Returnal. Don’t get me wrong, Returnal sounds great and looks lovely. But Resident Evil Village is coming out soon on May 7, and once it’s out I’ll be playing that exclusively for a bit. So why…
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OpinionImpressionsIt’s A Shooter With Dinosaurs, And That’s Enough For Me
Dinosaurs are rad. Sadly, they rarely appear in video games. So I was excited to play Second Extinction, a new shooter featuring dinosaurs, both big and small. What I wasn’t expecting was how much this early access game would remind me of Destiny, or how much fun I would have playing it. Second Extinction is…
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CultureThe Noid Is Back To [Checks Notes] Fight Crash Bandicoot and Self-Driving Cars
The Noid, Domino’s annoying pizza-destroying mascot from the ‘80s, is coming back to stop self-driving pizza delivery cars, and also to fight Crash Bandicoot. That’s not a sentence you expected to read, and I didn’t expect to write it, but here we are. Welcome to whatever version of reality this is. Announced today, Domino’s is…
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CultureHere’s May 2021’s Xbox Live Games With Gold
April is almost over, which doesn’t seem right. I’m 99% sure yesterday was the start of April. How is it May already? Makes no sense. Well with a new month comes new free games for Xbox Live Gold members. As ever, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription.…
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CultureThe Week In Games: Pokémon Paparazzi
New Pokemon Snap is out later this week on the Nintendo Switch. So grab your camera and get ready to snap some photos of Pokémon while singing Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi. I’ll be busy playing Returnal on PS5, but I will get around to New Pokemon Snap eventually. However, will it still be new by the…
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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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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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