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CultureTwitchBernie Sanders’ New Twitch Channel Needs Fewer Campaign Ads, More Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders, America’s favorite curmudgeonly socialist grandpa who happens to be running for President, is now on Twitch. Last night, his channel aired its first two streams. Sadly, neither involved Sanders sitting in a chair that looks like it belongs in a race car and playing Fortnite as a means to demonstrate the ills of…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 28, 2019 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for cleaning the fan on the back of my fridge. Even I bored myself with that sentence. It’s also for playing video games! There’s been a lot of talk on the site about Outer Wilds this week, a game I was really excited for then kind of bounced off—metaphorically and literally—when I…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 28, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryStreet Fighter‘s Queer Stereotypes Kept Me In The Closet
Last year during Pride month, I wrote about my own queer reading of the Street Fighter V tutorial, which features Ken and Ryu fighting and, in my opinion, flirting. In the year since then, I’ve been thinking about the character Juri in Street Fighter, who is the closest the games get to having a canonical…
By Maddy Myers Published June 28, 2019 -
CultureTETSUOOOOOOOO
Danar Worya is a concept artist currently working on The Last Of Us 2 We’ve actually featured some of his work before, but that was a long time ago, so it’s time for a refresh! You can see more of Danar’s stuff at his ArtStation page and Instagram
By Luke Plunkett Published June 27, 2019 -
CultureValve Changes Steam Sale After Widespread Complaints From Developers And Players
After a period of stagnation, Valve has gone back to its well of Steam sale meta games—something users have enjoyed in the past, even though they’re ultimately just a means of incentivizing people to spend more money. This time, though, Valve may have taken things too far with a game that’s caused widespread confusion. After…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 27, 2019 -
CultureSplitscreenHow To Get Into Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds may be the best game we’ve played this year, but it can be tough to get into—allow us to offer some tips on this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen We start off the episode with some ranting and raving about Outer Wilds before talking Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the Xbox Elite controller, and Bloodstained. Then…
By Jason Schreier Published June 27, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryGames Are Better With Double Jumps
Last night, after hours exploring Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, I unlocked the ability to double jump. It was such a simple thing—one jump, another jump—but I suddenly felt a rush of possibility hit me. That’s because of all the video game-y tricks, double jumps might just be the best. Whenever I think of game…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 27, 2019 -
CultureStar Wars: The Last Youngling
Jordan Lamarre-Wan is an artist at Respawn, where he’s currently working on Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order He’s also worked on games like Metal Gear Online and Epic Mickey. You can see more of Jordan’s stuff at his ArtStation page
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2019 -
CultureTwitchLongtime Twitch Streamer Is Thrilled To Be Teamfight Tactics‘ Best Player
Rumay “Hafu” Wang’s record is nothing to sneeze at. She’s won multiple major World of Warcraft tournaments, and she’s dominated Hearthstone’s rankings month after month. Still, she feels as though people don’t hold her accomplishments in the same regard as those of some of her male peers. That’s why she was thrilled to close out…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 26, 2019 -
CultureTwitchTwitch Launches Subscriber-Only Streaming Feature
On Twitch, fans can subscribe to their favorite streamers, typically for $4.99 per month. Usually, that comes with minor perks like subscriber-only emotes, subscriber badges, and access to subscriber-only chat, if streamers decide to enable it. But now, streamers are getting a big addition to their arsenals: subscriber-only streams. Previously, no matter how many subscribers…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 26, 2019 -
CultureSome Of The Best Summer Games Done Quick Speedruns So Far
Summer Games Done Quick is in full swing with speedrunners racing to complete games as fast as possible. The charity event always boasts exciting runs, and while there’s still plenty of time left, there are already plenty of highlights to help you get through a lazy Wednesday. One of the joys of Games Done Quick…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 26, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryJuggling World Of Warcraft And Final Fantasy XIV Isn’t Easy
One minute I’m a gnome warlock, delving deep into the naga-infested ocean of World of Warcraft’s Azeroth. The next I’m a red mage with cat ears and a tail, trying to remember my spell rotation in Final Fantasy XIV before the Shadowbringers expansion comes out. There’s brand-new content in both of my favorite massively multiplayer…
By Mike Fahey Published June 26, 2019 -
CultureDetroit: Become Human And Horizon Chase Turbo Are July’s PlayStation Plus Games [Updated]
July’s PlayStation Plus games are here, and if you like robots or cars you’ll be pleased. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus membership. (Update July 2, 9:20am—Today, PlayStation replaced original July PS Plus game Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 with Detroit: Become Human Digital Deluxe Edition. We’ve updated…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 26, 2019
