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Gorgeous Handmade Arcade Machines For Your Keyboard

The artisan keycap crafters at Jelly Key have outdone themselves with their latest project, a series of retro arcade machine caps with 3D gaming scenes rendered beneath translucent resin. Artisan keycaps are basically mechanical keyboard jewelry. They are sculpted bits of plastic, resin, and clay meant to accent colorful letters, numbers, and symbols, allowing the…

Track: Living In A Ghost Town | Artist: The Rolling Stones | Album: Living In A Ghost Town (Single)

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The Week In Games: Get Tactical, Gears!

The newest Gears of War game drops this week and it is different than every previous game in the franchise. Because it ain’t a cover shooter. Gears Tactics is a turn-based strategy game. I guess technically Gears Pop!, that mobile game that came out a while back, isn’t a cover shooter either. But nobody really…

Track: Far Away Eyes | Artist: The Rolling Stones | Album: Some Girls

‘Shop Contest: Astroneer Costume

It’s 2020 and I can’t believe we have to tell people this, but please don’t use Halloween costumes to protect your kids from a dangerous virus. You know this gives me an idea… Your challenge this week: Show us other places, games, and movies where this costume wouldn’t be very helpful. I guess if you…

How’s It Going?: Rainy Days Edition

Sunday is the end of the week, but before we leave this week lets have one more open thread. Come on over and chat about the week or whatever. Rain! I love the rain. I get excited when I hear storms rolling in and dark clouds start to fill the sky. I’m not trying to…

Sunday Comics: Turn Off That Game!

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 April 23. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 23. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: The Predator, Winners!

Cover yourself in mud and get ready to shoot at some trees, because last week I asked you to create some images starring The Predator. And you all did great. I think The Predator is still going to kill every one of us, but I’m proud of y’all! Our winning image this week comes from…

Gimme That Mask!

This week on Snapshots some strange objects, a quiet shop in Midgar, an entrance to a dark and scary tomb, colorful lights, nighttime trains, and an angry dude with a gun and baseball hat. “Look, are you mad because I told you to shut up? That was like a year ago!” Kotaku Snapshots is a…

Skrelp Eats Rotten Seaweed And Looks Like Rotten Seaweed

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 Skrelp! Skrelp Details Type: Poison/Water Average Height: 1′ 08″ Average Weight: 16.1 lbs First Added In Generation VI I…

How’s It Going?: PB&J Edition

The weekend is here! Congratulations, you made it. And your prize is a new open thread! Come chat with us. I’m 28 years old and I’ve had maybe 2 PB&J sandwiches in my entire life. My problem was not the flavor, I love peanut butter and I enjoy some jelly on my food. Instead, the…

Battlefield V Will Get One Final Update In June

Battlefield developers Dice announced earlier this week that one final update is coming to Battlefield V in June, though they will continue to combat cheaters even after this last update. Released in November 2018, Battlefield V took the popular series back to WWII, and over the last year and a half, it has been updated…

Becoming An Oil Tycoon In Animal Crossing

Hello! This week we grow weed on Twitch, learn about some new Marvel characters coming to Fornite, hear what it’s like to be a doctor in NYC during the pandemic, tell some dumb jokes and stock up on oil in Animal Crossing. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week I didn’t even know watching weed…

Valorant Twitch Streamers Are Gaming The System With 24/7 Streams That Rack Up Viewers Desperate For Beta Keys

If you take a look at many of Twitch’s top Valorant streams right now, you’ll note that they claim to be running “24/7.” This might strike you as odd, given that human beings generally need to eat, sleep, and all that fancy, life-sustaining jazz. Most of these streams, however, are not actually live. At least,…

The Little Things Helping Kotaku‘s Staff Keep It Together During Isolation

Covid-19 has turned things upside down. The first-order problems of the pandemic have left millions infected and nearly 200,000 dead. The others have led to school being cancelled, the closure of non-essential businesses, and social distancing measures becoming second nature. Below are some of the sources of pleasure and distraction members of the Kotaku staff…

I Finally Found A Bug Blathers Doesn’t Hate In Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing museum curator Blathers hates bugs. The owl has no problem detailing his disgust whenever you donate a new insect. Blathers’ disdain for bugs has become something of a meme over the last month, but he seems to have a soft spot when it comes to the dazzling Madagascan sunset moth. Like in previous…

Final Fantasy VII Remake Made Me Climb 59 Flights Of Stairs And I Loved It

I recently arrived at Shinra headquarters in my playthrough of Final Fantasy VII Remake. After Cloud and his squad fight their way through the parking garage, they enter the spacious reception area to find the place deserted. Our heroes have two ways to reach Aerith: take the elevator or climb 59 flights of stairs. I…

The Doctor, The Disease, And The Division

Soon after the coronavirus struck my busy Brooklyn hospital, I found myself caring for an older gentleman with kidney issues. Let’s call him Mr. Johnson. I’m a specialist in kidney medicine, and I knew it should have been a fairly routine visit. Mr. Johnson’s diabetic kidneys had failed five years ago. To stay alive, he…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for having gotten a trial Showtime subscription, so binging all those tv shows everyone was talking about years ago. It’s also for playing video games. I’m excited to play Cloudpunk, a cyberpunk driving game that came out yesterday. Also, my internet bugged out while watching last night’s Fortnite event, but the couple…