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Cookie Monster Is The Ultimate Predator

Hello! This week we learn how Twitch plans to protect streamers from harassment, think about how long it has been since the last new Donkey Kong game, hang out with Tony Hawk and meet Cookie Monster, a deadly ambush predator. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week The new Crusader Kings sounds very good. Twitch…

Things To Do in GTA Online While Sitting At Home Bored

Here are some activities you might not have tried in a while, if at all.

New Ghost of Tsushima Gameplay Shows Off Open-World Exploration, Fox Petting

Sony showed off about 18-minutes of new gameplay from the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive Ghost of Tsushima during a new State Of Play video presentation today. The footage featured more great-looking combat, exploration, and customization. Ghost of Tsushima is being developed by Sucker Punch studios, which hasn’t released a game since 2014. This new one,…

Halo Devs Reveal How Much Work Goes Into Fixing One Bug

Halo 2 Anniversary Edition was released on Steam on Tuesday, and within a few hours players were finding some bugs. One bug has rockets, grenades and other projectiles teleporting through the map, killing teammates in the process. While the bug hasn’t been squashed yet, 343 Industries has shed some light on the 24 hours that…

Paradox Interactive has announced today that Crusader Kings III will be released on September 1, 2020. A new story trailer for the game was also released today. The highly anticipated game is the follow up to Crusader Kings II, released in 2012.

GTA Online Heists, Ranked

Grand Theft Auto Online launched without heists, large scale multi-stage missions that involve two to four players working together to pull off big criminal jobs. Players waited almost two years for Rockstar to add five of these missions in 2015. Since then, more heists have been added, and they’ve become some of the most popular…

The Week In Games: Halo 2 Comes To Steam

The Master Chief and all his guns, friends, and enemies are heading to personal computers. Halo 2: Anniversary Edition releases on PC this week. This isn’t the first time Halo 2 has appeared on PC, but that was a strange port that also used some weird tech that let you play it while the game…

Track: Don’t Let Me Down | Artist: The Beatles | Album: Hey Jude 

Even The Guy Who Wrote That Sea Bass Joke In Animal Crossing Is Tired Of It

At this point, the sea bass joke in Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become a meme. Folks hate it. But the man who wrote that joke shared some interesting insight behind it and how much they and the other devs working on the game care about even the smallest details. The sea bass joke quickly…

You Can Now Play A Bunch Of Old Phone Games Legally, Easily And For Free

This new app from Gameloft is a great start towards making these games accessible on modern devices.

‘Shop Contest: GTA Online Aliens

Have you heard? A giant war between purple and green aliens is happening right now in GTA Online. But now the alien war has expanded beyond GTA and is entering other video games! Your challenge this week: Take these green and purple aliens and place them in different video games! Feel free to add as…

Empire of Sin Features John Romero’s Great-Grandmother, Who Was A Crime Boss In The 1920s

Moms can do anything. That is also true for grandmothers and great-grandmothers. For example, John Romero’s great-gran was an underworld crime lord in Mexico during the 20s. Empire of Sin is being made by legendary game designer Brenda Romero and is an XCOM-like strategy game about real-world and fictional crime bosses fighting over Chicago during…

How’s It Going?: Blankets Edition

Get comfy, grab a nice drink, and start chatting with us in our daily open thread. According to my calendar, we should be feeling the nice mild weather of Spring. Instead though, at least over here in Kansas, I am dealing with cold temps and lots of wet days filled with scary amounts of wind.…

Sunday Comics: Pay Your Loan!

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 4. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 4. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: National Paranormal Day, Winners!

Things got spooky and creepy last weekend because of National Paranormal Day, which is a totally real holiday and not fake. I asked you all to celebrate this not-fake holiday and to create images featuring ghosts, aliens, or other paranormal things. Our winning image this week comes from Neuroplastique who shows us why you should…

Spider-Man, Please Leave My Store

This week on Snapshots cool looking cars, a scary demon, pretty flowers in Animal Crossing, a neon green lightsaber and Spider-Man ruins a music store. “Thank you for saving us, but maybe next time you can NOT get webbing all over my merch?” Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best, funniest…

This Red Dead Redemption II Mod Lets You Ride A Giant Cougar

Strike fear in the hearts of your enemies in Red Dead Redemption II when you ride up on ‘em mounted on the back of a giant cougar. Horses are great. They are extremely useful and reliable. But they are also so boring. However, folks don’t want to walk around everywhere either. So why not ride…

Fight Off Waves Of Beyblades and Bogglins Inside A Toy ‘R’ Us In Hypercharged: Unboxed

Have you ever wanted to fight off waves of Beyblades inside a Toy ‘R’ Us while playing as a tiny action figure equipped with a laser rifle? Well, you might enjoy Hpyercharged: Unboxed. Part Toy Story, part tower defense, part Horde mode, Hypercharged is a first-person-cooperative online shooter where you and some friends take on…

Shuckle Hides In Its Shell And Makes Booze Using Toe Vomit

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 Shuckle! Shuckle Details Type: Bug/Rock Average Height: 2′ 00″ Average Weight: 45.2 lbs First Added In Generation II I…

How’s It Going?: Chicken Nuggets Edition

Folks, I got some good news for you: A new open thread is ready and waiting, just for you! Come on in! This week I ate one of my favorite foods in the whole world. I drove out to my local McDonald’s and ordered 20 chicken nuggets. I understand that some folks might find the…