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IKEA Stores And Hitman Levels Are Both Snail Houses With Swiss Cheese

The wonderful YouTube channel Game Maker’s Toolkit has released a new video detailing all the planning and work that goes into making a Hitman level. Specifically, the video focuses on the Miami level found in Hitman 2. Turns out Hitman and IKEA have a lot in common. Both Hitman and IKEA are “snail houses” or…

Croagunk Will Stab You With His Poison Fingers

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 Croagunk! Croagunk Details Type: Poison/Fighting Average Height: 2′ 04″ Average Weight: 50 lbs. First Added In Generation IV  …

‘Shop Contest: Terry Crews Edition, Winners! 

Last week I asked you fine folks to add Terry Crews into more games. You all did great, adding Terry to some games I expected and some really surprising inclusions. Our winning image this week was made by Mrichston. In their winning image they recast a classic Final Fantasy character as Terry Crews. Considering the…

February 26th’s Red Dead Online update will add new game modes, weapons, free roam events, emotes and new clothing options, Rockstar announced today. It will also add fishing challenges and early access to some content for PS4 players. Earlier this month, Rockstar detailed other improvements and fixes that will also be part of the update.

The Week In Games: Freelancers Needed On Friday

Bioware’s latest game finally arrives this week. Anthem is out for everyone this Friday, regardless of your platform or if you have EA Access. I played a few hours of the beta and had a good time. But I’m also way too busy with like four other games so I won’t be picking Anthem up…

Rainbow Six Siege Year 4 Will Bring Big Changes, Including Reworked Friendly Fire System

Ubisoft has announced big changes coming to Rainbow Six Siege in Year 4. One of the biggest is a complete change to how friendly fire will work. These changes were revealed in a livestream during the Six Invitational 2019. Friendly fire will now do reverse damage to players. This will only activate after a player…

The Rise Of The Video Game Selfie

Photo modes have been around for some time now, appearing in various video games. From Far Cry New Dawn to Spider-Man to Assassin’s Creed Origins, it seems more and more video games have been giving players the ability to become virtual photographers. Using these tools, some players have created incredibleand gorgeouspictures. While photo modes have…

Bandai Namco announced that Negan from The Walking Dead will be available in Tekken 7 on February 28. He will cost $7.99. Julia Chang will also be available on the same day and will cost $5.99. You can see both characters in action in a newly released trailer. 

VR Game Sees Huge Increase In Sales As Players Confuse It For Apex Legends

Apex Construct is a VR game that was released on Steam back in March 2018. Last week it sold more copies in China than it sold in all of 2018. Why the sudden increase? It seems a lot of folks are confusing Apex Construct for the popular battle royale shooter Apex Legends. PC Gamer first…

Gex Speedruner Finds Mysterious Floating Cube

I love mysterious Easter Eggs and weird secrets in video games. So does YouTuber Oddheader, who put together a great video showcasing some lesser-known and more obscure secrets and discoveries. Maybe the most interesting secret seen in the video involves a strange cube that a speedrunner encountered in Gex Enter The Gecko. All six sides…

Every Fake Game In Kingdom Hearts 3, Reviewed

Inside the Toy Story world in Kingdom Hearts 3, players can find a video game store. This store is filled with games that presumably exist in the Toy Story universe. These games also need to be reviewed. I watched my girlfriend play Kingdom Hearts 3 and she found this game store. We both had a…

10 Months After Opening, The Razer Game Store Is Closing

After only 10 months of operation, The Razer Game Store is closing permanently at 4AM EST on February 28 2019.According to a post on The Razer Game Store site, the closing is part of a company wide realignment plan. The Razer Game Store was a digital storefront that provided Steam and Uplay keys to players.…

‘Shop Contest: Terry Crews Edition

Crackdown 3 was recently released and the world now has a video game starring Terry Crews. This is a good thing. But so many other games, both new and old don’t have any Mr. Crews. Let’s fix that! Your challenge this week: Put Terry Crews into more video games, please! I really enjoy Terry Crews…

Sunday Comics: Fartbutt

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 February 11. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published February 14. Read more of Corpse Run  Double XP by…

Star Wars: Demolition Was Twisted Metal With Rancors And Wookiees

Have you ever wondered who would win in a fight between a giant Rancor, Boba Fett and an AT-ST? Then you might enjoy Star Wars: Demolition, a game released on PlayStation and Dreamcast in November 2000. Star Wars: Demolition was developed by Luxoflux, the same studio that developed the Vigilante 8 games. These late 90s…

I Made This GIF & I Hate It

There was a new Pokémon Detective Pikachu video released and in it we see some new scenes and a better look at some beloved Pokemon, like Bulbasaur. But we also see what a Lickitung looks like in this new realistic style. I hate it. I’ve been a big fan of what I’ve seen of this…

Hasbro Is Releasing Overwatch Action Figures Later This Year

Hasbro has announced that they are partnering up with Blizzard Entertainment to release a series of action figures and other toys based on the popular hero shooter Overwatch Nine Overwatch heroes are getting turned into figures, which will be available Spring 2019. Lucio, Sombra, Tracer, Reinhardt, Anna, Soldier 76, Pharah, Mercyand Reaperare the first heroes…

Far Cry New Dawn Is Filled With Splinter Cell, Rabbids & Other Ubisoft Easter Eggs

Far Cry New Dawn players are discovering that the wasteland of Hope County, Montana is littered with Easter Eggs to other Ubisoft games. Popular YouTube channel “The Easter Egg Hunter”put together a video showcasing some of the secrets players have already found in New Dawn. Some of the secrets are small references to previous Far…

After Latest Minecraft Update, Fans Are Creating In-Game TVs

Minecraft’s latest snapshot update, 19w07a, changed the way paintings work which has allowed some crafty players to create in-game TVs. The new update, which also added adorable foxes into the game, breaks paintings into multiple textures. Before this update, paintings in Minecraft were created using a single texture. This new change has allowed modders to…

How Those Weird Animorph Book Covers Were Made

Does anyone else remember those book fairs that would stop at your school? I remember being so excited to buy books, even though I probably only read like half of the books I bought. The Animorph books always caught my eye, mainly because of those weird and unique covers. The popular YouTube channel LGR made…