CultureCultureThe Best And Weirdest Ways People Used To Fight Screen-PeekingEvery couple of years, someone on the internet demonstrates how they adjudicate screen-peeking. Two kids tape a Toy…ByLuke WinkiePublishedSeptember 9, 2020
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ReviewsBoard GamesReviewsBoard GamesAssault On Hoth: The Empire Strikes Back: The Kotaku ReviewLet’s go back in time. Not to 1980, when Empire Strikes Back came out, that’s too far. We’re going to 1988, when…ByLuke PlunkettPublishedJuly 20, 2020
CultureCultureGrowing Up As A Taiwanese-American Gamer Was The Best Of Both WorldsEarly September, 1999. Britney Spears dominated the airwaves, fear of the Y2K bug hung in the air, and my teenage…ByJoe ShiehPublishedJuly 6, 2020
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OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsNinjala's Cute Shinobi (Literally) Kick Ass And Chew Bubble GumIn my first match of Ninjala, Gung-Ho Online Entertainment’s free-to-play brawler for the Switch, my baby Hatsune…ByMike FaheyPublishedJune 25, 2020
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OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsMortal Kombat 11: Aftermath’s Story Goes Pretty Much As ExpectedThe new single-player story content in Mortal Kombat 11’s Aftermath expansion stars the treacherous sorcerer Shang…ByMike FaheyPublishedMay 26, 2020
5/24/20Archaeologists Uncover 1700-Year-Old Board GameA team from the University Museum of Bergen excavatd a site in Norway last month, and among the pots and glass they…ByLuke PlunkettPublishedMay 24, 2020
CultureCultureLet’s Settle Splatoon’s Mayo vs. Ketchup War, With ScienceSplatoon 2's first post-launch Splatfest kicks off tomorrow, and fans are passionately rallying for their favorite…ByMike FaheyPublishedMay 22, 2020