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Culture
Burger King Thinks Mac N’ Cheetos Is Something You Might Eat
Burger King is out of control and doesn’t care who it hurts. Being tested in select markets and soon rolling out nationwide, Mac N’ Cheetos are deep-fried macaroni and cheese sticks with Cheetos breading. To put it in old, worn-out meme terms, they heard you liked cheese, so they put cheese in their cheese. Also…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2016 -
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The Weapons Of The WarCraft Movie
Jonathan Berube is an artist who, after a long spell at Blizzard as a matte painter and member of their cinematics team, is now in the movie business working on the Avatar sequels. Below are some of his contributions to the WarCraft movie, most of which are weapons. Big, heavy, very WarCraft weapons. You can…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2016 -
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Very Good Boyfriend Mods His Fiancée Into Stardew Valley
In Stardew Valley, you can date in-game characters and get married. In a move that critics (me) are already calling The Sweetest Gosh-Darn Thing, one guy modded the game so that his real-life fiancée was a marriage option. TimothyBBurns decided to recreate his fiancée in Stardew Valley to brighten up her day while she slew…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 21, 2016 -
CultureGiant Pile Of Bastions Meets Satisfying End
Today on Highlight Reel we have bastion deaths, awkward apple moments, technical difficulties, powerful spells and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Watch Dogs…
By Chris Person Published June 21, 2016 -
CultureDad Quest is a game about hurling your child at all of your problems. See an enemy? Aim and throw. Kids have classes like scholar and jock and, like real children, can be upgraded with elemental powers. If you die, your kid grows up to be The Next Dad. Dad Quest is on Steam Greenlight,…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 21, 2016 -
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Steam Game Offers $35 DLC That’s Just A Certificate
Hadean Lands is a text adventure renowned for being good but tough. It’s been around for a couple years, and it just got a Steam release. Steam, of course, supports DLC. Hadean Lands’ developer decided to take advantage of that feature in an… unusual way. Hadean Lands itself is only $12, but if you want,…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 21, 2016 -
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X-Men For The 90s Kids
Carlos Fabián Villa is a concept artist from Mexico who has worked in both video games and animation. You can see more of Carlos’ work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2016 -
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That’s One Way To Land A Spaceship
Ivan Tantsiura is a concept artist at Crytek, the developers of the Crysis series, where he’s most recently worked on their VR game The Climb You can see more of Ivan’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 20, 2016 -
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A Third Of Valve Is Now Working On VR
Valve? More like VRlve. Hm, that doesn’t really work. Valve isn’t super big into dishing on whether they still make games these days, but they’ll talk your ear off about VR. Despite an overt effort to usher in The VR Age, it’s still kinda shocking to hear just how much of a concerted push Valve…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 20, 2016 -
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Sonic The Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Plushies Celebrate The Good Old Days
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the first Sonic the Hedgehog game, and Tomy is celebrating with a group of plushies that recall a time when Sonic was pudgy, Dr. Robotnik was round and secondary characters were exciting additions. Back then they didn’t care about separating Sonic’s eyes with an edgy…
By Mike Fahey Published June 20, 2016 -
CultureSnacktaku Rediscovers The Neon Green Joy Of Ecto Cooler
A new Ghostbusters movie is upon us, and Hi-C used that fact to do exactly what former drink box addicts hoped it would. The glowing green nectar has returned. All hail Ecto Cooler. First unleashed upon the U.S. in 1987, Ecto Cooler began life as a simple green Citrus Cooler product that had been in…
By Mike Fahey Published June 20, 2016
