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Culture
Arise, Lukas Skywalking
Nicolas Gekko is a concept artist who has worked on games like Destiny 2 and Elder Scrolls: Legends His entry (which you can see above) was also one of the best in that Star Wars Reimagined contest held a few years back You can see more of Gekko’s work at his ArtStation page.
By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2019 -
CultureTwitch
Sea Of Thieves Has Unexpectedly Become One Of Twitch’s Biggest Games
After an intriguing but worryingly barebones launch in March 2018, Rare’s ambitious pirate opus Sea of Thieves found itself lost at sea. There just wasn’t enough for players to do, causing many to fear that the game would never live up to its potential. Late last year, that began to change. Now, Sea of Thieves…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 23, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game Diary
There Are So Many PC Games To Play, I Can’t Choose One To Start
I measured out a space in my incredibly small apartment and bought a desk. After rearranging my room, I finally have a space to actually hook up and use my PC. Now what do I do? I live in New York, where people will live in any space they can get, no matter how tiny.…
By Gita Jackson Published January 23, 2019 -
CultureTotal Recall
A Catalogue Of Some Of The Rarest Consoles Ever Made
I’ve always had a weird thing for collections of video game hardware. Rare colourways, odd promotional designs, Japanese-only releases with crazy hardware features, I live for it. So I’ve just spent the last 24 hours clicking throughthis website, whose goal is to catalogue every console variant there is and ever has been, from fancy PS2s…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2019 -
Culture
How Peanuts Used Lucy and Schroeder To Explore Dysfunctional Relationships
Lucy’s relationship to Schroeder was unfulfilling. She craved emotional validation from the one character who was least equipped to provide it. It was both humorous and sad—a contradictory message that Charles Schulz’s Peanuts conveyed so well. This piece originally appeared 5/2/18. Lucy debuted as a toddler in 1952. Schulz declined to reprint these early strips…
By Kevin Wong Published January 22, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game Diary
Bloodborne Has Clicked For Me (And It Only Took Four Years)
A few weeks ago, I was cursing former Kotaku jerk Kirk Hamilton for forcing me to play through all of Bloodborne. Now, I’m fearing the old blood just like the rest of you. First, a bit of background: I bought From Software’s PlayStation 4-exclusive action game when it first came out back in March 2015.…
By Jason Schreier Published January 22, 2019 -
Culture
The Japanese Whisky Shortage Won’t Stop [Update]
Earlier this year, Suntory announced that it was pulling Hakushu 12 and Hibiki 17 off the market. Now the Kirin Distillery is yanking one of the best Japanese whisky deals from shelves: Kirin Sanroku Cask Aged Spirit. Update January 22 – 6:00am: The Japanese whisky shortage won’t stop! According to Asahi News, sales of Suntory’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 22, 2019 -
CultureCosplay
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By Luke Plunkett Published January 21, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game Diary
I Hate Deciding Where To Land In Fortnite
Lately, I’ve been playing squads in Fortnite, instead of my usual short-lived solo runs. I mostly play with strangers and keep voice chat off. Playing squads has definitely helped me get better at the game, but there’s one thing I still can’t master: choosing where to land. Because I’m not playing with voice chat, there’s…
By Riley MacLeod Published January 21, 2019 -
Culture
The Week In Games: Return To Raccoon City
Zombies! This week the long awaited Resident Evil 2 remake is finally released on consoles and PC. Plus a bunch of games are getting ported to Switch and other platforms after appearing elsewhere. Which is nice! Who doesn’t want more games for their favorite platforms?! Actually, I already have a huge back catalog and feel…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 21, 2019
