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How’s It Going?: HL:VR But The AI Is Self-Aware Edition

It’s Sunday! The week is over, but don’t worry about it. For only 6 PLAYCOINS you can comment in Kotaku’s daily open thread. “Half-Life VR but the AI is self-aware” is a long and weird name for one of the best things on Youtube right now. The name isn’t really accurate at all, beyond the…

Sunday Comics: Humans Happened

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 16. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 13. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Easter Sunday 2020, Winners

Easter has come and gone. You might have totally missed it considering most of us are stuck in our homes, unable to see or invite over family and friends. But I still ran a contest using Easter as the theme because… I don’t know. Tradition? Our winning image this week comes from Mrichston who shows…

Well, This Is Awkward…

This week on Snapshots a lion taking a bath, a cool looking car, a creepy dude in a chair, a disturbing bonfire party, a happy baby, an ax-wielding killer in Animal Crossing and way too many Stormtroopers. “Boys, I’m lost. Can you kind folks help a Jedi out?” Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at…

Valve Intros, Ranked

Valve is a video game company that mostly runs Steam but sometimes releases video games. In fact, just a few weeks ago they released a new Half-Life game. And before each of their games start, you will see a short video with their name and some creepy or weird image featuring a valve or many…

Crustle Is Only Confident When It’s Thicc

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 Crustle! Crustle Details Type: Bug/Rock Average Height: 4′ 07″ Average Weight: 440.9 lbs First Added In Generation V Confidence…

How’s It Going?: Cookies Edition

The weekend is here. Welcome to another Saturday and another open thread. Let’s chat about cookies. Most folks like cookies, even if we don’t all enjoy the same ones. I am very lucky to be stuck at home with my girlfriend. I can’t imagine staying home every day without her around. Not only does she…

Nintendo Switch Shortage Can Partially Be Blamed On Resellers Using Bots

The current shortage of Nintendo Switch consoles is frustrating many and it seems resellers and bots are partly to blame for the current situation. Over the last month or so it has become extremely hard to find and buy a Nintendo Switch. Part of the reason it has become so tricky to snag a Switch…

Dog Or Helicopter?

Hello! This week we check out the new Spongebob game, learn what NPCs do in Fallout 76 when you drop a nuke on them, find out who Selena Gomez is suing for $10 million, get rid of annoying villagers in Animal Crossing and watch a dog fly away. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week…

The Week In Games: Fallout 76 Takes The Country Road To Steam

Fallout 76 is coming to Steam this week. And coming to all platforms is the big new update, Wastelanders, that adds human NPCs to irradiated West Virginia. Over the last six months or so I’ve tried to play Fallout 76, but even with a new video card and more RAM in my PC, the game…

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I Wish More Games Had Museums Like Modern Warfare 2

Modern video games are filled with so many character models, props, weapons, vehicles, and other things. In big-budget games, all of this content might be expertly crafted to look amazing and yet we rarely get to take a break and really admire all this work. However, the museum, a bonus level in Call Of Duty:…

‘Shop Contest: Easter Sunday 2020

Happy Easter! Or if you are currently living mostly in Animal Crossing these days, happy Bunny Day! This Easter is a bit different than last year, what with the virus and all. So Agent 47 is being extra safe. He’s a murderer, not an idiot. Your challenge this week: Help video game characters celebrate Easter…

How’s It Going?: Patio Edition

Welcome back to another Sunday and Kotaku’s daily open thread. I want to take a moment to talk about patios. It’s weird to think about, but nearly every house and apartment I have lived in has had a small patio or porch. Even the shitty places still had a small slab of concrete or some…

SNL Sketch Features A Terrible Call Of Duty Twitch Streamer

Saturday Night Live returned after a hiatus away for a special and strange episode created at home by its cast and crew who are all practicing social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the filmed-at-home-sketches featured a streamer trying his best at Call of Duty and failing. The sketch starred Mikey Day, who seems…

Sunday Comics: Fresh Ideas

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 9. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 6. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Zipper T. Bunny, Winners!

Soon, Zipper T. Bunny and his damn eggs will be leaving Animal Crossing. But last week I asked you folks to send Zipper anywhere other than our islands and you all delivered. Our winning image this week comes from Board1288 who has punished Zipper and stuck his head on a large spike. I don’t think…

You Wanna Fight?

This week on Snapshots, a car on a basketball court, a creepy computer, a weird monster, a gorgeous field of flowers, an underwater tunnel and a tiny Star Wars creature with some attitude. “So you think you can take me! I will kick your Jedi ass up and down this ship.” Kotaku Snapshots is a…

Mountain Dew Frost Bite Is Fine, But That Shark Artwork Is Awesome

The world is a mess right now, but we do have a new Mountain Dew flavor to enjoy. And it comes with a cool ice shark on the bottle. If only the flavor of this new blue Dew was as good as that icy great white artwork. I first saw this new flavor of Dew…

Final Fantasy VII Remake Needs A Photo Mode

Final Fantasy VII Remake is a gorgeous game with some wonderful looking character models and highly detailed worlds. Yet, it launched without a photo mode. Over this current generation of consoles, photo modes have become more and more common. And now we’ve reached a point where they almost feel like features all games should include…