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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Easter Sunday 2021, Winners!
Easter is over and so too is Kotaku’s yearly Easter-themed ‘Shop Contest. We had some fun, now let’s figure out who won. Our winning image this week comes from Badonkagronk! Look at this thing. I want to print it off and go to some of my very religious family members’ homes, so I can replace…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Easter Sunday 2021
To those who celebrate, Happy Easter! To those who don’t care or just realized today is Easter Sunday, happy Sunday! A year ago things were bad. Today, things are…still bad. But getting better! I think. Your challenge this week: Help video game characters celebrate Easter! Don’t worry, Agent 47 just got his second shot. He’s…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Food On A Stick, Winners!
Food is good. Food on a stick…even better. Last week, in honor of the lazily named National Food On A Stick Day, I asked you all to create images featuring food, sticks, and video games. Our winning image this week comes from Kaput Noob. It turns out two big corn dogs can still look cool…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: National Something On A Stick Day
Oh hey, you probably expected something about a boat or a canal. Nah. We doing food on a stick! To celebrate National Food On A Stick Day! Your challenge this week: Take food (on a stick) and give it to video game characters. Or perhaps they go on a stick? Yes, I know. You all…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: The Rock Edition, Winners!
It’s almost a week later and we still don’t officially know if the Rock is in Fortnite. But who cares about that? We got awards to give out and a contest to run. Our winning image this week comes from Mrichston who creates something haunting and nightmarish. I can’t stop looking at it. I forgot…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: The Rock Edition
According to weirdos on the internet, The Rock might be in Fortnite. Maybe? Who can really say? (Besides The Rock, his PR team, and Epic.) Regardless, let’s put The Rock in some video games! Your challenge this week: Add Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to video games. It’s likely that by the time we get around…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Bethesda+Microsoft, Winners!
You got Halo in my Fallout! You got Doom in my Forza! Well, this is a giant mess. At least we get more Game Pass games out of it all. And a fun contest! Our winning image this week comes from…. KaputNoob! Yes, we have a back-to-back winner once again folks! Will they be able…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Bethesda+Microsoft
It’s official. Microsoft has completed its purchase of Bethesda. They had a whole roundtable discussion about it and everything. (More importantly, it was officially approved by regulators.) Let’s have some fun with these two companies now stapled together like some hideous mega-beast. Your challenge this week: Mix Xbox and Bethesda together. Feel free to mix…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: The Artifact Imps, Winners!
Remember Artifact, that card game Valve made? No…? Well, it was killed last week. It also had two imps who helped in-game and now they need work. That’s why last week I asked for your help. Our winning image this week comes from Kaput Noob, who gives the imps a pretty terrible new job, all…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: The Imps From Artifact Need New Jobs
Artifact is dead, or at least it won’t be updated anymore which for online games is basically the same thing as dead. That means the two imps seen in Artifact, both in-game and in promo artwork, need a new gig. Let’s help ‘em out! Your challenge this week: Find some new jobs or homes for…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: New Mail Truck, Winners!
Last week we got our first look at the new United States Postal Service mail trucks. To celebrate these new vehicles we made fun of them with strange images. We’ve been doing this for years now, this shouldn’t surprise anyone. Our winning image this week comes from amazingmeow who wasn’t the only person to go…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: New Mail Truck
Did you hear the big news? Sit down, folks. I’m happy to tell you that the United States Postal Service is getting…NEW TRUCKS! They look kind of dorky, but cute. Let’s have some fun with them. Your challenge this week: Let’s have fun with this new mail truck. You can add it to a game,…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: The Legend Of Zelda 35th Anniversary, Winners!
Last week marked the35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda franchise. To celebrate the iconic series, I asked you all to create Zelda-themed images. You didn’t disappoint. Our winning image this week comes from MonoArtan who creates something I didn’t realize I wanted: A sidescrolling sequel to Wind Waker. Someone call Nintendo! Some very interesting…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: The Legend Of Zelda 35th Anniversary
This year marks the35th anniversary of the Zelda franchise. But specifically, it seems today Feb 21 is the actual day the series hits the big 3-0 (plus five.) Let’s celebrate the long-running franchise by creating silly images. It’s how we do things around here. Your challenge this week: Celebrate the anniversary of The Legend of…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Thicczilla, Winners
Godzilla is old news. Last week, Netflix introduced the world to the glorious Thicczilla. We here at Kotaku decided to celebrate this big, beautiful boy. Our winning image this week comes from MonoArtan who shows us how Thicczilla got those mega-thighs. You aren’t born like that. You earn it. I was going to apologize for…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Thicc Godzilla
♫Oooooh no, here comes the big boy, Thiczilla.♫ Your challenge this week: Share thicc Godzilla with the world. This image of a large and in charge Godzilla comes courtesy of Netflix and the upcoming anime series Godzilla: Singular Point. Godzilla has always been thicc, but this latest one is really going for it. And I’m…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Super Bowl 2021, Winners!
Well, as someone who doesn’t like Tom Brady and lives in the Kansas City area, that wasn’t my favorite Super Bowl to watch. But it did provide us with a great topic for last week’s contest. Our winning image this week comes from Richardrae1 who sends Luigi to the moon, like a GameStop stock. Some…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Super Bowl 2021
The big game! The final match. The super thing! Whatever you call it, the Super Bowl is today. Seems weird to hold a Super Bowl during a pandemic, but hey, what do I know. Your challenge this week: Add some video game characters to football! Football is fine. It’s a bit boring at times, but…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Tall Lady, Winners
Last week, after resisting as long as I could, I asked you all to create some images featuring the internet’s favorite new woman: That tall lady vampire from Resident Evil Village. Our winning image this week comes from Richardrae1 who GIGAMAX’s an already tall lady. That seems like a dangerous game to be playing. As…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: It’s Never Too Late For The Tall Lady
I resisted the siren’s call one week. But this week I can’t again. We need to do a tall lady from Resident Evil Village contest. It has to happen. Your challenge this week: Add the Tall Lady to more video games. This is a video game blog, at least that’s what they keep telling me.…
By Zack Zwiezen