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Sunday Comics: What Color?

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published July 2. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 29. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Vault Boy, Winners!

The loveable mascot from all the Fallout games was recently added to Smash Bros. So, it felt like a great time to have some fun with Vault Boy and I asked you creative people to spread Vault Boy to other games. Our winning image this week comes from Frode who adds yet another surprising cameo…

Get Over Here!!!

This week on Snapshots: Some more Last of Us 2 photos, a demon covered in sparks, a sad angel, some gorgeous environments, and a Spider-Man spiral. One day, people will stop taking amazing screenshots in Spider-Man. But today is not that day. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best, funniest and…

Lunatone Is Probably An Alien And Has The Ability To Make People Fall Asleep

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Lunatone! Lunatone Details Type: Rock/Psychic Average Height: 3′ 03″ Average Weight: 370.4 lbs First Added In Generation III Last…

The World Ends With You Anime Releases Next Year

Announced this weekend at the digital FunimationCon 2020 event, The World Ends With You The Animation is a new anime launching in 2020 and is based on popular RPG game The World Ends With You. This new anime uses the same art style as the original game, as seen in a newly released trailer. Funimation…

How’s It Going?: Grinding Edition

Hello! I’m happy to see you all. Come on in, we got some chatting to do! It’s weird what we find relaxing in these anxiety-filled months. For me, grinding in a few online games has become my therapy. Recently, I’ve been playing a lot more of The Division 2. The new season went live not…

What’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…

Ubisoft Editorial VP Maxime Béland has resigned and fellow Editorial VP Tommy François has been placed on disciplinary leave, the company’s CEO Yves Guillemot announced in a company email today while both are investigated for misconduct. It also stated that an employee from Ubisoft Toronto had been terminated.

The Very First Rocko’s Modern Life Game Was Also The Last

Long-running video game franchises (or uh, in this case very short ones) all have to start somewhere, and it’s not always pretty. Looking back to that origin point can show us not just how the greats began, but how far they’ve come since. Today we unearth the very first Rocko’s Modern Life video game. So,…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for watching Hamilton on Disney+. Sad personal fact: I had tickets to Hamilton last year, but we wound up having union contract bargaining that same night, so I had to sell them. I felt that this was a noble sacrifice, but it was also a huge bummer. I’m excited for this situation…

OfflineTV Fandom Divided After Popular Streamer Thrown Out Over Abuse Allegations

Right now, if you digitally eavesdrop on any given conversation in the fandom surrounding OfflineTV, a beloved streamer house racked by allegations of inappropriate behavior, you’ll likely find people debating the idea of forgiveness. Should fans forgive faves who’ve fessed up? Can they, given that they’re just bystanders? Over the weekend, OfflineTV, a streamer house…

Horizon: Zero Dawn Releases On Steam And The Epic Games Store On August 7

Today, Guerrilla Games announced the PC release date for Horizon: Zero Dawn. The open-world game will launch on both the Epic Game Store and Steam on August 7. The developer also revealed some new features via a trailer for the PC port. This version of the game will include new graphical options and settings, letting…

How’s It Going?: Fireworks Edition

Hello, it’s Friday! Relax and come chat in our daily open thread. It’s not July 4th yet, but already I’ve begun hearing fireworks going off each night the moment the sun starts to set. When I was younger I was a firework hooligan. I would light bottle rockets in my hand and toss them into…

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Country Getaway

Cara Stratton is an artist from Canada. You can see more of Cara’s stuff at her ArtStation page

Evo Online Cancelled After Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Others Withdraw Over Abuse Allegations

Evo Online has been officially canceled following decisions by multiple developers to distance themselves from the event, Kotaku has learned. Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat 11, and more were pulled from Evo Online following allegations of sexual misconduct against the organization’s co-founder and CEO, Joey “Mr. Wizard” Cuellar. Mortal Kombat 11 narrowly missed out on…

Evo Suspends CEO Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations [UPDATE: CEO Removed]

The co-founder and CEO of massive fighting game competition the Evolution Championship Series has been placed on administrative leave following allegations of past sexual misconduct, the organization said on Wednesday evening. The announcement came a few hours after veteran competitor Mikey “Crackpr0n” Pham accused the CEO, Joey “Mr. Wizard” Cuellar, of repeatedly preying on teenage…

Ubisoft Announces Plans To Shake Up The Company’s All White Male Editorial Group [Update]

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot announced today in an email to employees that the game publisher will be revising the composition of its currently all white male Editorial Department which oversees creative decisions across all of its global studios. He also outlined other measures to try to address a recent wave of allegations about harassment and…

Twitch Streamer Byron ‘Reckful’ Bernstein Dies At 31

Today, former top World of Warcraft player and longtime Twitch streamer Byron “Reckful” Bernstein died. Bernstein’s ex, Blue, and his close friend, Andy Milonakis, and posted about him on Twitter. “Byron, I wish I could have helped you,” wrote Blue, saying that Bernstein died by suicide. “We all do. I’m so sorry I couldn’t. Thank…

Bethesda Announces Fallout TV Show

Today, Amazon and Bethesda officially announced a TV show set in the Fallout universe, being produced by the creators behind HBO’s Westworld Bethesda posted a short teaser video for the show on the official Fallout Twitter account. The teaser contains almost nothing beyond an old TV and a test pattern asking folks to “Please stand…