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CultureMorning CheckpointVampire Kermit Is Here To Wish You All A Happy October
This week we learn more about what’s been going at Ubisoft, meet a demon version of Baby Yoda, expose a Spelunky 2 scammer, question why Comic-Con is still going to happen, find out what free games Xbox Live and PS Plus users are getting and say hello to October and Vampire Kermit. Great Kotaku Content…
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CultureMorning CheckpointTime For An Awkward Cyber Dance Party
This week we learn about weird ways Bethesda got Morrowind working on Xbox, find out what’s inside Kirby, check out the new trailer for the upcoming Destiny 2 expansion, and virtually dance to a new…Vin Diesel song? Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week A great dive into how one of the most nefarious and…
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CultureMorning CheckpointThe Worst Controller Ever Made
This week we try to pre-order a PS5, meet a terrible goose monster, watch a bunch of trailers for games coming out on PS5 and Xbox Series X, say goodbye to Gay Bowser and check out the worst controller ever. EVER. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week This is a tragedy. I was able…
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CultureMorning CheckpointIt’s Spooky Season
This week we find to try to figure out what’s up with all these confusing Xbox console names, capture a cute pup in a net, check out the new trailer for the Prince of Persia remake, and put on a creepy mask. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week My friends and I never used…
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CultureMorning CheckpointCan I Borrow A Spatula?
This week we find out which famous indie game studio is shutting down, check out some of the Nintendo news, watch a weird mod involving rats in Halo 3 and have a look at a good spatula collection. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Game studios usually shut down due to greedy publishers, games…
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CultureMorning CheckpointPeace Was Never An Option
This week we ponder delaying the next generation, throw Mario into a dryer, check out the new trailer for LEGO Star Wars, find out more about the weird far-right conspiracy featured in a Black Ops: Cold War trailer and yell at some capybaras. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week A fantastic and important story…
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CultureMorning CheckpointNo Regrets
This week we listen to some cool music, learn about the alien invasion happening in EVE Online, find out the who’s the next character being added To DB FighterZ, get verified by Jesus, celebrate co-op coming to Untitled Goose Game and meet a kitten who was hungry and didn’t fear death. Great Kotaku Content From…
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CultureMorning CheckpointMore Games Need To Let You Hold Cats
This week we learn why cats love gamer chairs, watch Apple and Epic fight, catch up with what’s going on at Ubisoft after all the recent news, and ask for the ability to hold cats in more games. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Some incredible reporting here by Ethan and Ashley. If you…
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CultureMorning CheckpointWhy Do We Fall, Giant Monster?
This week we celebrate learning how long it took to make Mario 64, fall in love with the dragon from Ring Fit Adventure, watch C-3PO finally get some revenge, check out the new trailer for Battletoads, and laugh at a monster falling down. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week So what if I wanna…
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CultureMorning CheckpointSpider-Man Is Having A Rough Day
This week we celebrate Waluigi’s birthday, watch how evil Magpies are, twirl some hotdogs, get spooked by some big spiders and feel sorry for Spider-Man. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week I’ve gone down a rabbit hole and discovered that Magpies fucking suck. Mario seems REALLY excited about this thing. Ain’t no shame ladies,…
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CultureMorning CheckpointWhat’s The Deal With Sesame Seeds?
This week we learn about Yoshi’s tax evasion crimes, learn which member of congress is really good at League of Legends, discuss loading times, and question the point of sesame seeds on buns. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week I wonder if the next generation of consoles will have to do stuff like this…
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CultureMorning CheckpointWe Need More Mothman Statues
This week learn about the history of PopCap, take a bad photo of Superman, check out the new Sims reality show, and wish the world had more Mothman statues. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week This is exactly how I would decorate a big house if I was like 17 and had more money…
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CultureMorning CheckpointWhat’s The Best Reese’s Cup Shape?
This week we review GTA Online, watch a parrot attack, check out Horizon: Zero Dawn running on a PC, remember Amazon’s failed game, and debate the best Reese’s Cup shape. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week On the one hand, this is embarrassing. On the other hand, a bunch of people just remembered this…
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CultureMorning CheckpointHow We All Feel Six Months Into 2020
This week we meet a cool old guy, listen to a bunch of “Hurt” covers, check out a creepy Jar-Jar Binks toy, see more Keanu in Cyberpunk and watch a pretty pancake die. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Dude has a super old prototype Karakoke machine that still works and meanwhile, my PS4…
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CultureMorning CheckpointAnimal Crossing Player Has Too Many Fans
This week we celebrate Juneteenth, clean up an apartment in Deus Ex, meet the snake who swallowed an AK-47, find out when Horizon Zero Dawn 2 is releasing on PS5 and find out how many fans in Animal Crossing is too many. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Ashely Parrish’s latest big piece is…
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CultureMorning CheckpointWelcome To The Ugliest Castle In The World
This week we use a chain to fight the power, try to figure out what’s going on with Chris Redfield’s face, check out a ton of new PS5 games, discuss the role of police in games and visit the ugliest castle in video game history. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week It’s not just…
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CultureMorning Checkpoint2020 Really Sucks
This week we listen to Black creators and how Twitch is failing them, we talk to game companies about what they are doing to really help support Black People, make fun of some cops and try not to think about how awful 2020 has been. I wanted to have a fun image, but right now…
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CultureMorning CheckpointCreepy Monkey
Hello! This week we talk about the latest big-budget video game flop, discover how gross pelicans can be, check out the new Fast & Furious game, play video games while eating, and meet a creepy monkey in Animal Crossing. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week I have a few rules in my home. But…
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CultureMorning CheckpointPlease Enjoy This Giant Nintendo DS
Hello! This week we learn about the latest Twitch controversy, celebrate the 40th anniversary for Pac-Man, check out the new Paper Mario game and look at some REALLY big Nintendo DS consoles. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week A fantastic and well written deep dive into one of the most famous arcade games ever…
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CultureMorning CheckpointCookie Monster Is The Ultimate Predator
Hello! This week we learn how Twitch plans to protect streamers from harassment, think about how long it has been since the last new Donkey Kong game, hang out with Tony Hawk and meet Cookie Monster, a deadly ambush predator. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week The new Crusader Kings sounds very good. Twitch…
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