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CultureRockstar Has Its Own PC Games Launcher Now
Rockstar Games has released a new digital launcher for its games on PC. The new launcher, creatively titled the Rockstar Games Launcher, is a way for players to buy and play Rockstar games. It’s very bare-bones at the moment, but it works. Mostly. The Rockstar Launcher was first spotted by numerous GTA and Red Dead…
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CultureThe Week In Games: Duck… Duck… Untitled Goose Game!
Have you ever dreamed of being a goose who annoys people? Well, then you’ve probably already heard about Untitled Goose Game, which is coming out later this week. If you haven’t heard about it, well I’m happy to be the one to introduce you to your dream game. When I about 8 years old, my…
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Some Of The Best Games Hidden Inside Other Games
Sometimes when I’m playing a game and it ain’t great or I’m bored, I’ll wish I was playing something else. That usually means exiting the game and loading up a new video game. But there are some devs that have kindly tossed in a whole different game inside another game, letting players take a break…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Oh No, Claptrap
Borderlands 3 is out and that means Claptrap is back. Dread it. Run from it. Claptrap still arrives. He’s here to be funny and annoying. Oh and also meta. So let’s get meta and add Claptrap to some other things. Your challenge this week: Add Claptrap into video games, movies, TV shows or whatever. I…
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All The Wonderful Food I Found In Gears 5
When you think of Gears of War, you probably have images of big dudes with chainsaw guns fighting giant creatures and monsters. And that is a part of Gears 5, for sure, but another thing you can find in the latest Gears of War game is not as violent or loud. Hidden throughout Gears 5…
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CultureSunday Comics: You Must Be Really Sore
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. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Sept. 9. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Sept. 12. Read more of Corpse Run Clueless Hero by Luis…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: That Weird Switch Teaser, Winners!
Last week, Nintendo dropped a strange teaser for a weird Switch fitness…thing.Now we know what it is and it looks kinda cool! But last weekend we had no idea. So I asked you wonderful Kotaku readers to get creative with the teaser and you didn’t disappoint. Our winning image this week comes from sciteach who…
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Other Things You Could Buy With The $2.875 Million It Costs To Get The Newest GTA Online Car
Grand Theft Auto Online’s newest car was added this week and it is the most expensive standard supercar in the game. (Technically the Scramjet and Vigilante are more expensive, but those are weird special vehicles.) According to some players, the Kriger, which costs $2.875 million is fast and fun to drive. But is it really…
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CultureDiscord Nitro Games Are Going Away Next Month Because Most Users Weren’t Even Playing Them
Discord announced it will be removing all games from Nitro, almost one year after adding a collection of games to the paid subscription service. On October 15, 2019, users will no longer have access to 100+ games that were included with the service. According to a post on the official Discord blog, the removal comes…
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Someone Built A Working Plane In Minecraft And It Looks Terrifying
Over on the Minecraft subreddit, MrCatFace8885 has created a rather impressive and scary looking plane. Using Redstone, slime blocks and pistons, MrCatFace8885 was able to build a working plane in Minecraft without special mods. Though I’m not sure I would actually want to fly in this loud, convulsing contraption. According to MrCatFace8885, they built this…
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CulturePokemonShedinja Is Just A Dead Corpse That Steals Souls
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 Shedinja! Thanks for the suggestion GlydeBane! Shedinja Details Type: Bug/Ghost Average Height: 2’07” Average Weight: 2.6 lbs. First Added…
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CultureMorning CheckpointA Telephone Pole Made Me Cry
Hello! This week we watch someone get killed by Minecraft creepers, discuss why gingerbread people need a toilet, get puked on, learn more about Apple Arcade, date Colonel Sanders and say goodbye to a telephone pole. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Why do they have a toilet? What is coming out of them?…
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Red Dead Online’s New Update Is Great–If You Have Enough Gold
Today’s Red Dead Online update is a big one, adding three new career paths, a battle pass system, improving how combat and movement feel and giving players more ways to earn items, emotes and weapons. This new update gives players more reasons to log in every day, but you might need a lot of gold.…
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CultureThe Week In Games: Loot And Shoot With Your Friends
After a long wait, the new Borderlands is finally coming out this week. Borderlands 3 is releasing Friday for PS4, Xbox One, and PC and bringing with it some ridiculous number of guns. Maybe too much loot, really? Some folks call games like Borderlands 3 “shlooters.” This is a silly word, but it’s particularly strange…
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The Latest Minecraft Trend Has Fans Building Creepy, Giant Skeletons
Over on the Minecraft subreddit, a new trend has popped up in the last week or so where players use in-game blocks to build giant skeletons. Some are designed to look like humans or giants, others are built to look like large,dead versions of Minecraft animals or enemies. As usual with these trends, it is…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: That Weird Switch Teaser
Hey, remember a few days ago when Nintendo quietly dropped a teaser for some weird peripheral or game for the Switch? It looks like it might be a Wii Fit or Wii Sports successor. It also looks really silly. Your challenge this week: Take these silly looking people from the trailer and have some fun!…
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CultureMountain Dew VooDew Is A Tasty Way To Kick Off The Halloween Season
We are only a few days into September, but it seems the Halloween season is starting. Stores are already starting to sell Halloween decorations. So to celebrate the spooky season, a new flavor of Mountain Dew, VooDew, has recently hit shelves. Mountain Dew’s latest flavor, VooDew, is actually a mystery flavor. The bottle is filled…
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CultureSunday Comics: Finished A Book Today…
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. (No new comic this week.) Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Originally published July 30. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Sept. 7. Read more…
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