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Speedrunner Tries To Complete GTA San Andreas While Viewers Activate Cheat Codes To Stop Him

Earlier this month, speedrunner Hugo One streamed himself trying to beat Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. But he made it possible for his viewers to, at any point, activate cheat codes using Twitch chat. The end result is a hilarious speedrun filled with some wild moments. GTA San Andreas, like all other GTA games, includes…

If I Can Get Everything, Choices Don’t Matter

I was only about 10 hours into The Division 2, a game that I expect I will play for dozens of hours when I realized something about the perks in the game. I was going to be able to unlock them all easily once I hit level 30 and the final perks became available to…

‘Shop Contest: Playing Labo VR Everywhere

Nintendo recently invited folks to come try out their new Labo kits. These kits turn the Nintendo Switch into a VR headset that you can take with you anywhere. Let’s do that! Your challenge this week: Put my boss, Kotaku’s own Editor-In-Chief Stephen Totilo, anywhere. I have provided two images featuring Totilo playing the Labo VR…

Sunday Comics: This Is The Future

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 March 18. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published March 21. Read more of Corpse Run  Clueless Hero by Luis…

Far Cry New Dawn’s Expeditions Should Become A Permanent Part Of The Franchise

Far Cry New Dawn takes the basic and current formula of the franchise, which was established in Far Cry 3, and tweaks it in some interesting ways. One of my favorite tweaks is the introduction of expeditions, which lets players travel to new parts of the world to explore and of course kill some enemies.…

Gabe Newell Really Likes Resident Evil 2 And Confirms Valve Is Still Working On VR Games 

Gabe Newell, the president of Valve, has been answering a lot of emails lately and sharing some interesting information about his gaming tastes, the state of Valve, the future of VR and more. The YouTube channel Valve News Network, a popular channel that covers Valve news, has been collecting and sharing Newell’s responses. Gabe Newell…

‘Shop Contest: Sonic & Tails Hit The Road, Winners! 

Last week I asked the artistic readers of Kotaku to take Sonic and Tails on a road trip to anywhere. It seemed only fair to let these two best friends and video game legends hit the road and see the world. Our winning image this week was created by Neuroplastique II who shows us a…

A Glitched Staircase Is Causing A Lot Of Drama In The Division 2

The Division 2 is a huge and highly detailed world, filled with museums, parks, historical buildings and even accurate parking lots. Though players exploring the virtual D.C. wasteland have found an element that literally sticks out from all the rest. A set of stairs is currently blockedby a floating piece of untextured geometry. These blocked…

Ludicolo Becomes More Powerful When It Dances

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 Ludicolo! This Pokemon was suggested by Kotaku reader ArchiteuthisReDux. Thanks! Ludicolo Details Type: Water/Grass Average Height: 4‘ 11″ Average…

Atlus Officially Reveals Persona 5 The Royal, Trailer Features A New Character

Atlus has officially revealed Persona 5 The Royal, a new RPG coming to the PS4. The trailer features a new woman who seems to be the playable character. The game was originally teased as Persona 5 R. The official Persona 5 website has been updated and now features the new trailer as well as some…

Call of Duty World At War’s Secret Ray Gun Was Annoying For QA Testers

Today we find out what the most popular indie games are on the Switch, learn how to use a calculator to beat a game, finally figure out what plans Google has for gaming, discover Belgium loves a gameshow featuring Tetris and hear a fun story from a QA tester. It’s another installment of Morning Checkpoint!…

The Week In Games: Go, Ninja, Go, Ninja, GO! 

It’s time to become a deadly ninja! Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice releases this week and it looks great. I’ve never been a big fan of From Software games like Dark Souls, but something about Sekiro is calling to me. I too want to be a cool ninja. I really can’t believe this game is being…

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Real Life Museums Make Great Levels in The Division 2

The Division 2 is set in Washington, D.C. and that city is famous for all of its wonderful museums. Because Ubisoft is focused on making their game worlds feel real The Division 2 is also filled with many of these museums. These places make up some of the best levels found in the game and…

YouTuber Discovers Strange Things Hidden In The Simpsons: Hit & Run 

Boundary Break’s latest video is all about the fan-favorite game The Simpsons: Hit & Run and some of the weird things hiding outside the game world. Like the channel’s previous episode about LEGO Star Wars, this episode also includes a former developer on the game explaining some of the weirder discoveries. The Simpsons: Hit &…

Parkasaurus Is A Cuter Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis

One of my favorite games is the park builder Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis. It was released back in 2003. The recent Jurassic World Evolution was a solid successor to JPOG, but Parkasarus, an indie game in Early Access on Steam,actually captures the feel of JPOG better. And it looks cuter doing it, too. Developed by…

‘Shop Contest: Sonic & Tails Hit The Road

Sega revealed a new animated series of shorts based on the upcoming Team Sonic Racing. In all fairness, Sonic doesn’t really need a car. But if he and Tails are in cars anyways, why not hit the road and go on a road trip? I want to know where they visited on this amazing road…

Sunday Comics: He Looks Mean

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 March 11. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published March 13. Read more of Corpse Run   “Studios milking their IPs…

We Need More Games That Let You Play As Animals

Over the last weekend, I finally played some Ape Out. That game has some style. Though as I played it I realized something. Sadly, we don’t seem to get a lot of games anymore that give you control over an animal. That’s a shame, I love these games. Ape Out lets you rampage around labs,…

Fan Is Remaking The First Level Of Star Wars: Dark Forces In Unreal Engine 4 [Update]

Not that long ago we saw a fan create a playable demo of an Unreal Engine 4 version of a belovedStar Wars podracing game.Another classic game set in the galaxy far, far away has also been getting the remake treatment in Unreal Engine 4 and a developer from Obsidian is involved. Star Wars: Dark Forces…