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CultureSunday Comics: Let Me Change Something…
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 Oct. 8. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Oct. 3. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Minecraft Kirby, Winners!
Last week, Kirby swallowed up Minecraft Steve and turned into a pink block with tiny arms. The internet laughed at this. We all laughed at this. Then Kirby stayed in that block form and we stopped laughing and became worried… Our winning image this week comes from Pleasance13. Also, just a reminder: If the Kirby…
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CultureWhen You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go
This week on Snapshots we got a nuclear explosion, some rope tricks, a big monster, a cute fox, another great Spider-Man screenshot, and a lonely skeleton on a toilet. Give the man some privacy. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best, funniest and coolest screenshots players have taken in their favorite…
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CultureOdds and EndsThere’s A Toad In Super Mario Sunshine That Is Trapped Alone Beneath The Map, Forever
There are a lot of fun characters and enemies in Super Mario Sunshine, which was recently re-released on Switch alongside Mario 64 and Galaxy via the Mario 3D All-Stars collection. But one character, a single yellow Toad, is trapped forever under the map, alone and forgotten. Boundary Break, the popular YouTube channel that uses camera…
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CulturePokemonDreepy Is The Ghost of A Dinosaur That’s So Weak Kids Can Kick Its Ass
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 Dreepy! Dreepy Details Type: Ghost/Dragon Average Height: 1′ 08” Average Weight: 4.4 lbs First Added In Generation VIII Not…
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CultureA Lot of Work Went Into Making Dinos Fight In Primal Rage
Primal Rage was a strange, but cool looking arcade from the 90s that used stop-motion animation to create its dino fighters. And this short behind the scenes video produced by Time Warner back in the day shows how much work went into making Primal Rage. There are some silly 90s bits to this video, like…
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CultureMorning CheckpointGrove Street For Life
This week we watch Godzilla eat people, talk hash bros, remember that fly that landed on Mike Pence’s head, check out a new trailer for Yakuza Like A Dragon, and honor the greatest warrior in history, Grand Theft Auto’s CJ. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Let’s all just stop using Facebook. Is this…
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CultureSony Lists 10 PS4 Games That Won’t Run On PS5
A new page filled with details about PlayStation 5 backward compatibility appeared today on the official PlayStation support website. While we already knew about some of what’s listed here, Sony did include a new and relatively short list of PS4 games that won’t be playable on PS5. The new support page is titled “Backward compatibility:…
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CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
Well, I give up. As much as I want to play something else this weekend because I feel like I should, I’m going to play more Fallout 76. It’s time to stop fighting it and just embrace it. I imagine some of you have had similar problems, where you find yourself playing something old instead…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryThey Finally Did It: Fallout 76 Is Pretty Good Now
Last April I bought a PC copy of Fallout 76 for $17. It was such a cheap price that I finally couldn’t resist trying it out. After five or so hours of doing some quests and building a small shack I called home, I moved on. While I enjoyed exploring the world, the performance issues,…
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CultureGhost of Tsushima Gets Online Co-op, New Game+ & More On October 16
First announced back in August, Ghost of Tsushima’s online co-op mode is being added to the game on October 16 via patch 1.1. This free update also adds some other requested features and changes, including the ability to create and equip various load-outs and New Game+ mode. Ghost of Tsushima Legends is the new online…
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CultureThe Week In Games: FIFA 21 Scores Later This Week
Let’s get on the pitch and do a header into a goal or something like that… Anyway, FIFA 21 is out this week. I don’t have a lot to say about FIFA 21 or soccer really, so instead, I’ll use this space to point out how many Switch games are released EVERY week. Look at…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Minecraft Kirby
Yesterday, we got a long and detailed video from Nintendo going over Steve, the new character coming Smash Bros. Ultimate later this month. But who cares about that!? Instead, the internet quickly became obsessed with what happens to Kirby when he eats Minecraft’s very blocky Steve. Your challenge this week: Add Minecraft Kirby to more…
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CultureSunday Comics: Important Things
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 Oct. 1. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Sep. 28. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Mario Action Figure, Winners!
Last week, we had some fun with an oddly large Mario action figure that Nintendo was advertising on Twitter. As usual, you all created some wild, funny, strange, and disturbing images. Our winning image this week comes from sciteach who pulls off the obvious joke wonderfully. What is it about this Mario doll that made…
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CultureYou’re One Ugly…
This week on Snapshots we get some artsy screenshots from a few different games, check out a scary monster from Fallout, relax in the snow, punch the sky and meet a very ugly spider-thing in Star Wars. “You don’t look like your online profile picture at all!” Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some…
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Tips & GuidesTips For Playing Star Wars: Squadrons
Star Wars: Squadrons is here and it’s pretty damn good, especially if you enjoy space combat and yelling out Star Wars references in the middle of battles. But it can also be a hard or frustrating game to wrap your head around at first, so here are some tips I’ve picked up after playing and…
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CulturePokemonSandygast Is A Sand Monster Who Mind Controls Kids
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 Sandygast! Sandygast Details Type: Ghost/Ground Average Height: 1′ 08” Average Weight: 154.3 lbs First Added In Generation VII BOO!…
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CultureMorning MusicOblivion’s Soundtrack Is Perfect For Adventuring
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we return to the adventurous world and epic soundtrack of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (playlist / longplay / VGMdb) was a big deal when it came out in March…
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CultureSteve From Minecraft Coming To Smash Bros. Ultimate On October 13
Steve and Alex from Minecraft are coming to Smash Bros. Ulitmate on October 13. The news was announced today during a video presentation going into great detail about Smash’s newest upcoming character. The new character is part of the Smash Bros. Fighters Pass Vol. 2, but players can also buy him separately for $5.99. I…
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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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