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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Summer 2020, Winners!
Summer is finally here. Turn on those fans, jump into a river, or go buy some ice cream. In honor of the hottest time of the year, I asked you folks to show how video game characters are enjoying the summertime. Our winning image this week comes from Badonkagronk who shows how handy it is…
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CultureI Saw A Spider In My Bedroom
This week on Snapshots: Some more (non-spoiler) Last of Us 2 photos, one of the coolest Spider-Man pics I’ve seen, some lovely plants, a creepy tree, a nice sit on a bench and a flamethrower. A moment after reading the comments on a YouTube video. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the…
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CulturePokemonShiftry Is Over A Thousand Years Old And Can Read Your Mind
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 Shiftry! Shiftry Details Type: Grass/Dark Average Height: 4′ 03″ Average Weight: 131.4 lbs First Added In Generation III Shiftry…
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CultureShakedown: Hawaii Is Being Released On The Wii And Wii U This Summer
The original Nintendo Wii was launched all the way back in 2006. And now, 14 years later, indie developer Vblank Entertainment is releasing Shakedown: Hawaii on the old console and also bringing the game to the WiiU too. The Wii port of Shakedown: Hawaii is being released only in Europe while the Wii U port…
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CultureHow’s It Going?: LEGO Edition
Welcome back to another Kotaku open thread. Come yell about stuff or (preferably) come calmly chat about how things are going. Recently, my GF and I have been packing up in preparation for our move next month. And while I was working she began the process of taking apart and boxing up all my Star…
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CultureMorning CheckpointHow We All Feel Six Months Into 2020
This week we meet a cool old guy, listen to a bunch of “Hurt” covers, check out a creepy Jar-Jar Binks toy, see more Keanu in Cyberpunk and watch a pretty pancake die. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Dude has a super old prototype Karakoke machine that still works and meanwhile, my PS4…
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CultureOdds and EndsI Turned My Steam Profile Into A GeoCities Disaster
A new Steam rewards program that just launched lets players obtain Steam profile items and backgrounds using points earned by purchasing games. Some of these can turn your profile into an ugly mess. I decided to see just how ugly. As Jurassic Park’s Ian Malcolm might say, I was so preoccupied with whether or not…
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CultureFinal Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Will Have A Free-To-Play Version
Today in a new trailer Square Enix announced Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition Lite, which will be free-to-play for the first three dungeons. Lite version will play just like the paid one except players will be locked out of the game’s remaining 10 dungeons unless they purchase the whole thing. Square Enix is calling…
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CultureOdds and EndsAn Excerpt From Glengarry Glen Nook
“Let me have your attention for a moment. I wanna talk about something important. Put that lily-of-the-valley down. Lilies-of-the-valley are for checkers only. Do you think I’m Flip-ping with you? I am not Flip-ping with you. I’m here from Nook Inc. I’m here from Timmy and Tommy. And I’m here on a mission of mercy.…
By Ash Parrish
