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CultureBonkers New Indie Game Lets You Mash Up Different Genres
Supermash is a game about mashing up video game genres, and it’s coming to the Switch in May 2020. I’m psyched y’all. I know I’ve had daydreams about gameplay mechanic crossovers I’d love to see. Just a second ago, Kotaku managing editor Maddy Myers and I were talking about how dope it would be if…
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CultureSports Story Is Golf Story Except With Lots More Sports
Just announced during Nintendo’s Indie World showcase this morning, Sports Story is a sequel to Golf Story, the 2017 golf RPG that was a breakout indie hit on Switch. It’s coming in mid-2020 and will launch exclusively on Switch. Not only are we talking about more sports, we’re talking about a mashup of every sport.…
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CultureJeopardy Puts Up Pokémon Category That’s Somehow Even Easier Than Pokémon Games
Last night, trivia game show Jeopardy had a Pokémon category. It was almost embarrassingly easy and lowkey I’m kinda pissed about it. I’m not talking easy for Pokémon fans—these questions were so easy that I think my mom could have answered them, and my mom can barely use a computer. In fact, I just called…
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CultureResident Evil 3 Remake Announced, Out In April
Nemesis returns to terrorize Resident Evil fans all over again. During this morning’s PlayStation State of Play presentation, Capcom confirmed the rumored Resident Evil 3 remake is coming to PlayStation 4 on April 20, bundled together with the four-versus-one Resident Evil Resistance multiplayer game. The remake was introduced during the presentation as the unannounced single-player…
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CultureDestiny Player Earns Every Title In The Game (And It Only Took 1,200 Hours)
One Destiny 2 player has collected every Guardian title that currently exists in the game. It took him over 1,000 hours to pull off, yet, he tells Kotaku, he doesn’t regret it. Titles in Destiny 2 are special achievements that players earn by completing various tasks, some very grindy and others incredibly hard. They range…
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CultureIn The Space My Mirrors Once Were, I Made Avatars
In many video games, the body of your avatar does not change with time or experience. In Dragon Age: Inquisition or The Outer Worlds, you can apply scars to your character’s face, but they don’t accrue new ones as time goes on. These characters can become absurdly powerful, stronger both physically and mentally, but their…
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CultureSurprise Character Pick Helps Japan Take Home First Tekken World Tour Championship
Over the weekend, the Tekken World Tour finals played out in Bangkok, Thailand, bringing together some of the best Tekken 7 competitors in the world to fight for the year-end championship. While 2019 was filled with surprise performances from players outside of more visible regions like South Korea and Japan, it was players from those…
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CultureMinecraft PS4 Players Are Finally Getting The Latest Version Of The Game And Cross-Play
At long last, Minecraft’s Bedrock Edition, the latest version of the game, is coming to PS4. PS4 players who couldn’t play with their friends on other platforms, as well as being barred from Microsoft’s latest version of the game, will be brought back into the fold on December 10. Previously, Minecraft players on PS4 were…
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CultureThe Week In Games: Giant Robots!
MechWarrior 5 headlines a week filled with smaller games and ports. I know a lot of folks are pumped for MechWarrior 5 and I hope it’s great! I never played any of the MechWarrior games, but I did play a lot of MechAssault on Xbox. I also remember watching people playing MechWarrior 4 on G4,…
By Zack Zwiezen
