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Maybe There Are Too Many Sea Bass In Animal Crossing: New Horizons

If I catch one more sea bass in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, I’m going to scream. Fishing is probably my favorite thing to do in Animal Crossing games. Whether it’s following my island’s wandering rivers in search of elusive golden trout or spending time at the pier wrestling with blue marlin and tuna, I often…

Why Valve Gave Up On ‘Multiple’ Half-Life 3s

Half-Life: Alyx comes out today. It’s the first Half-Life game since 2007’s Half-Life 2: Episode Two—a conspicuous fact given that Episode Two was supposed to be followed by Episode Three in fairly short order, and it is now, according to my cyberpunk futurephone, 2020. This is not to say, however, that Valve didn’t try. It…

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has An Infinite Item Trick [Update: It’s Been Fixed]

Have you been spending all weekend meticulously weeding, picking fruit, and chopping wood to make money in Animal Crossing: New Horizons the way Tom Nook intended? If so, then you are a right and honorable villager. Unlike those people who have found a new glitch that lets you earn hundreds of thousands of bells in…

How’s It Going?: Pets Edition 2

It’s Monday. (That doesn’t warrant an exclamation point.) Welcome back to our open thread! (That does!) I hope your weekend was good. Big news in my life: I’m fostering a shelter dog! I’ve wanted a dog for years, and the New York City shelters are trying to get dogs into homes in light of covid-19.…

Nier Creator’s Mobile RPG SINoALICE Goes Global July 1

SINoALICE is a role-playing game for iOS and Android which stars twisted versions of fairytale characters like Pinocchio, Cinderella, and Little Red Riding Hood. It’s directed by Yoko Taro, who directed Nier, with music by Nier composer Keiichi Okabe. It’s been out in Japan since 2017. Everyone else can play it on July 1. The…

The Week In Games: A Red Letter Day

Well, it took a little longer than I had expected, but finally, a new Half-Life game, Half-Life: Alyx, is coming out this week. For most things, I can control myself. I love Star Wars, but I know that a lot of Star Wars books and games are mediocre at best. I love Star Trek, but…

Track: Waterloo Sunset | Artist: The Kinks | Album: Something Else By The Kinks 

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Our Favorite Cosplay From Japan Expo Thailand 2020

While cosplay cons are definitely not taking place anytime soon, Jan. 31-Feb. 2 saw Japan Expo Thailand take place. It’s one of the biggest shows in all of Asia with over 500,000 fans coming through the gates over the weekend. We’ve got coverage of the show thanks to a collaboration between local photographer and video…

Me, Absolutely Twisted, Coming Home With A Room Full Of Swords

Anato Finnstark is a concept artist and illustrator based in Paris. You can see more of Anato’s stuff at their ArtStation page and store

F1 Is Cancelled, So Drivers Will Race Each Other In The Official Video Game

The F1 season, like most major international sports, is currently on hold. And like a growing number of international sports, athletes have found one of the best ways to keep busy is to challenge others online in the video game version of what they normally do for a living. So as La Liga’s footballers finish…

You Can Poop In Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing has always let you sit on its decorative toilets, but in New Horizons they’ve suddenly become a more practical consideration. Because you can poop on them. If you just sit on a toilet, under regular circumstances, it’s the same as it’s always been. You sit there, you’re sitting on a toilet, and even…

Entire Spanish Soccer League, Including Barcelona And Real Madrid, Are Going To Play Each Other In FIFA [Update: Real Madrid Wins]

After the success of a one-off game between Sevilla and Real Betis on the weekend, all 20 sides in Spain’s currently-suspended La Liga—from Barcelona to Atletico Madrid to Valencia—are getting together to play a tournament in FIFA 20 The draw will be made tomorrow, with the tournament seeded according to the current league standings in…

Track: Down With The Sickness | Artist: Richard Cheese | Album: Aperitif For Destruction 

Why Can’t The Doomguy Break Windows?

The Doomguy is an incredibly strong and powerful warrior who can smash through concrete walls, rip off limbs and survive falls that would kill most humans. But he can’t break a window. Why is that? Last night I waited patiently for Doom Eternal to unlock. The moment I could, I jumped in and started playing.…

‘Shop Contest: Respect Your Cat Day

Next weekend, on March 28th, is Respect Your Cat Day. It’s a real thing. I swear. Look it up. So what better way to show cats respect then to add them into video games. I can’t think of a better way. Can you? Your challenge this week: Add cats (real or fake) to video games.…

Sony Pulls Popular Mario Creation From Dreams After Nintendo Complaint

One of the most popular and downloaded Mario character models in the PS4 game Dreams has been removed after Sony received a complaint from Nintendo. As reported by Eurogamer, a Dreams creator by the name of PieceofCraft, who made the popular Mario model, recently Tweeted the news that Sony had pulled their Mario from the…

How’s It Going?: Pizza Edition

Hi! Welcome back to our daily open thread. Who else here loves pizza? My girlfriend and I have been limiting how often we go out to grab groceries. But we also don’t want to panic-buy $400 worth of cereal or bread or other useful things that are hard to find. So instead I’ve been slightly…

Sunday Comics: Is This Hacking?

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 March 19. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Originally published March 16. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero…

‘Shop Contest: Going To Hell, Winners!

Last week I asked you all to send some video game characters to Hell. None of you objected and did as you were told. Which is really messed up. Come on, folks. Don’t let me push you around like that. None of these game characters deserved to go to Hell. Well..okay, maybe some of them……