Zack Zwiezen, Author at Kotaku

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Classic LittleBigPlanet Servers Shut Down Permanently Following Hacks

Sony’s drastic move comes after months of downtime for the older games

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 13, 2021

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The Week In Games: Deathloop De Loop And Pull

Finally, I get to play Deathloop this week, plus the adorable Skatebird and fast-paced shooter Severed Steel

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 12, 2021

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Steam Turns 18 Years Old Today

Valve's popular digital PC gaming storefront, released in 2003, is now old enough to vote

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 12, 2021

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New Rocky Game Is Basically A Visual Novel With Arcade Boxing Action

Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions plays like someone modded a visual novel into Ready 2 Rumble

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 12, 2021

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Two Popular Team Fortress 2 Mods Temporarily Removed Due To ‘Arrangements’ With Valve

According to the devs behind the mods, the temporary removal of the mods is nothing to worry about

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 12, 2021

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Sunday Comics: What If?

Another Sunday means more video game-related webcomics

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 12, 2021

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Alan Wake Remastered Is Ditching The Energizer Batteries And Verizon Billboards

Remedy's 2010 third-person shooter was chockablock with product placement from various companies

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 11, 2021

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Uh… Jake From State Farm Is In NBA 2K22

The popular(?) "character" featured in insurance ads can be found in the game's online The City mode

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 11, 2021

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Google Stadia Loses Another High-Profile Exec

Stadia’s Director for Games, Jack Buser, is going to Google’s Cloud division

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 11, 2021

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Bonsly Will Die If It Doesn’t Cry Enough

Why do we scream at each other? This is what it sounds like when Bonsly cries.

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 11, 2021

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Get This: 50 Cent: Blood On The Sand Started Out As A Tom Clancy Game

Early on in development, plans shifted a few times for the third-person shooter starring the famous rapper

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 10, 2021

OpinionCommentary

GTA Fans Are Starving, And Rockstar Keeps Giving Them Nothing

The Enhanced and Expanded re-release isn't impressing anybody

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 10, 2021

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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Teases Miles And More Importantly, Venom

Insomniac's superhero sequel is slated for 2023 on PS5

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 9, 2021

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This Thrilling New PS5 Action Game Is A Whole Vibe

Project EVE is a new character action game developed for the PS5

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 9, 2021

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Abandoned Star Trek Games Finally Playable Again

As part of Star Trek Day, Elite Force I and II and other classics are now available on GOG

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 9, 2021

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The Week In Games: Show Your True Colors

The next Life is Strange releases this week, plus Tales of Arise , NBA 2K22, and the port of Sonic Colors