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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: National Mustard Day, Winners!
Happy National Mustard Day! Grab your bottles of mustard and start eating stuff covered in that spicy, yellow sauce. This magical day only comes once a year, so take advantage of it! To celebrate the holiday, I asked you wonderful folks to create some images featuring video games and mustard. Some of you decided to…
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The Voice Actor For Seteth In Fire Emblem: Three Houses Is Now Performing Popular Seteth Memes
Quickly after the release of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, fans of the game began creating memes focusing on the character of Seteth. And now Seteth’s voice actor is actually reading and voicing some of these memes on Twitter. Seteth holds a lot of power in the game and doesn’t like the player character at first.…
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Finally, You Can Purchase The “Yellow Dog With Cone” Statue In GTA Online
Grand Theft Auto Online players waited years for the casino to open and the latest large update finally did just that. Players have been excited. But not all was well. You see, there was still something missing. But finally, our nightmare is over. After first being teased on the official website for the newly open…
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CulturePokemonSharpedo Can Shoot Water Out Of Its Ass At 75 MPH
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 Sharpedo! Sharpedo Details Type: Water/Dark Average Height: 5‘ 11″ Average Weight: 195 lbs. First Added In Generation III If…
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CultureMorning CheckpointDance Your Pain Away, Harry
Hello! This week we check out the new Call Of Duty, learn about the bizarre tale of the fake game studio, anger that annoying friend, get some new Nintendo VR action and dance away all our fears and suffering. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled with some great…
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CultureThe Week In Games: Are You Ready For Some Football?
Like taxes and death, we can never really escape the yearly Madden games. If you love football, then get ready. This week Madden NFL 20 releases for PS4, Xbox One and PC. I’ve never been a big fan of sports video games outside of Blitz and the dunk contests in some of the NBA games.…
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CultureYou Can Beat GoldenEye On N64 With Only One Bullet
GoldenEye is a first-person shooter released for the N64 back in the 90s. You might notice a keyword in that previous sentence. “Shooter.” This means the player is equipped with various guns and then shoots them at enemies. But is it possible to beat this classic shooter without actually shooting? No. But you can beat…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: National Mustard Day
Mustard. Love it or hate it, you have to at least admit it’s a fun word to say. And next weekend we celebrate National Mustard Day, a day in which people eat mustard, I assume. Your challenge this week: Give video game characters bottles of mustard. For most of my life, I was anti-mustard. Hated…
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It Sucks Being A Valet In GTA Online
The newly opened casino in Grand Theft Auto Online is a popular spot. Players are driving up to the casino constantly right now. Luckily for them, there is a valet working the front of the building. But being a valet in GTA Online is a dangerous job, especially if you are unarmed and out in…
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CultureSunday Comics: RAY OF DEATH
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 July 22. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published July 22. Read more of Corpse Run Clueless Hero by…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: OH GOD, CATS, Winners!
Last week the world was given the nightmare creation that is the trailer for the Cats movie. I asked you wonderful readers of Kotaku to take these scary creatures from the trailer and place them anywhere you wanted. Make everything terrible! And you folks did just that! Thanks. I guess? Our winning image this week…
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Mario Maker Contest: Short And Sweet, Winners!
Last week I asked the readers of Kotaku to fire up their Nintendo Switch consoles and make some Mario levels. But keep them short and sweet. I got a bunch of entries and had a (mostly) great time playing them all. But some of you seem to think I’m a much better Mario player than…
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CultureFallout 76 Is Getting A New Battle Royale Map And Cooperative Vault Raid
At QuakeCon 2019, Bethesda announced some new content coming to Fallout 76 later this year, including a new map for the Nuclear Winter mode and new raids. They also released a new updated roadmap for summer 2019. Nuclear Winter, Fallout 76‘s 52-player battle royale mode, is getting a new map. It is based on the…
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CulturePokemonKlefki Will Steal Your Keys And Never Give Them Back
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 Klefki! Klefki Details Type: Steel/ Fairy Average Height: 0‘ 08″ Average Weight: 6.6 lbs. First Added In Generation VI…
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CultureControversial Voice Actor Chris Niosi Will Be Replaced In Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Nintendo plans to remove voice actor Chris Niosi from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, following accusations of abuse by former friends and girlfriends. He was previously replaced in the credits of mobile spin-off game Fire Emblem Heroes. In a statement, Nintendo confirmed that it will rerecord Niosi’s voiceovers and add the new voices in a future…
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CultureMorning CheckpointDon’t Destroy My Anime Figurine, Please
Hello! This week we figure out a secret way to get more Spider-Men, discover a weird trick Sindel can do, take photos of strangers in the Old West, learn how to become John Wick and destroy some anime figurines. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled with some great…
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GTA Online’s New Casino Won’t Let Players In Some Countries Gamble
The most recent Grand Theft Auto Online update added a large new casino into the game, allowing players to buy chips, gamble and win big or lose everything. This casino has been teased in GTA Online for years, and many players were excited to jump online and finally play some blackjack with all the GTA…
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GTA Online’s New Casino Is Great Even If You Aren’t Rich
Grand Theft Auto Online’s casino update went live today. The Diamond Casino & Resort update adds a large list of new content, including new missions, cars, clothing options, and activities, making it one of the largest updates in GTA Online in some time. Players worried about how pricey this update would be might be surprised…
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CultureThe Week In Games: Once Again, It’s Time To Kill Some Nazis
It feels like only yesterday that I played through the last Wolfenstein game and now a new one is almost here. Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a smaller spin-off starring BJ’s two daughters. I can’t wait to kill some Nazis during the 80s. I’m still impressed that this game, like the last Wolfenstein title, is coming to…
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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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