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  CultureNews

  Superman, Rick And Morty Headline Fortnite‘s New Battle Pass

  Fortnite Season 7 brings new landmarks, vehicles, and the return of battle stars

  By Riley MacLeod Published June 8, 2021
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  Culture

  New Transformers Cyberverse Figures Roll Out, Then Transform

  A first look at Transformers Cyberverse Optimus Prime and Bumblebee Roll N' Change figures

  By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Resident Evil Village Topped PlayStation Downloads In May

  Lady Dimitrescu stood head and shoulders above the competition.

  By Ash Parrish Published June 8, 2021
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  CultureKotaku Game Diary

  Oh, So Mass Effect Forces Me To Kill An Innocent Salarian

  A mission on Virmire has some unintended consequences.

  By Ari Notis Published June 8, 2021
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  Opinion

  Logan Paul Vs. Floyd Mayweather Was Just The Beginning

  Paul vs. Mayweather was garbage, but putting on a good fight was never the point

  By Nathan Grayson Published June 8, 2021
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  ReviewsPlayStation

  Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: The Kotaku Review

  Insomniac Games' sixteenth entry in the Ratchet & Clank series is stunning, but a lot like its first

  By John Walker Published June 8, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Tonight, The Internet Broke

  It’s not just you or the sites you visit. A huge part of the internet went down earlier tonight, and everything from entertainment providers to video services to news sites were impacted. It appears (though this hasn’t been 100% confirmed) that an outage at Fastly, the CDN (Content Delivery Network) provider that powers…well, a huge…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2021
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  Kotaku EastJapan

  With Japan Closed To Tourists, Empty Buildings In Akihabara Are Increasing

  With Tokyo still under state of emergency orders due to covid-19, and the country closed to tourists, businesses relying on visitors have been hit especially hard by the pandemic. As John Daub from the Only In Japan YouTube channel points out, “Akihabara is one of the places that has changed the most over the last…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2021
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  Anime

  Let’s Compare Tough Anime Dudes To Their Live-Action Movie Versions

  One of the fascinating things about live-action adaptations is comparing how the actors bring the animated characters to life. So, with the upcoming Tokyo Revengers movie, let’s do just that! What can make live-action anime or manga adaptations so difficult is the ensuing film can look like people playing dress-up instead of embodying the characters…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Antoine Griezmann Is Playing Football Manager The Hard Way

  Barcelona and France striker Antoine Griezmann is currently getting ready to try to win Euro 2020 with his national side, but on the way to the tournament he’s been showing off his skills in a different game: Football Manager, where he’s been doing very well indeed. Here’s Griezman, laptop out in mid-air, boasting that his…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Huge Fallout 2 Mod Finally Translated From Russian Into English

  Olympus 2027, a famous Fallout 2 mod that completely replaces the original game with a new setting and storyline, is now finally available to play for those of us who can’t read a word of Russian. Olympus is centred around…Olympus, an enormous tower in Silicon Valley that becomes a fortified haven for surviving billionaires. It…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Homeworld 3’s Weird Fan Investor Scheme Has Been Cancelled

  It was very exciting to hear back in 2019 that Homeworld 3 was in development. The news was tempered a little at the time, though, by a very strange investment-based crowd-funding scheme that was attached to the project, despite the fact the game was being bankrolled by Gearbox, a major publisher. It wasn’t a traditional…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2021
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  The Bests

  The Best Moments In E3 History, RIP Edition

  The ESA has officially killed and buried E3, so let’s look back at the show’s brightest moments

  Luke Plunkett & Levi Winslow Published June 7, 2021
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  OpinionImpressions

  Guilty Gear Strive Is Too Stylish For Its Own Good

  I’ve been having a great time with Guilty Gear Strive, out this week on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Steam, but I feel like developer Arc System Works might have gone a little overboard in the aesthetics department this time around. I know how that probably sounds to longtime fans of the fighting game series.…

  By Ian Walker Published June 7, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Terra Nil Is A City-Builder Where You Rebuild A Shattered Environment

  While most city-builders pitch themselves as something idyllic, all blue skies and green grass, the upcoming Terra Nil for the PC goes in a slightly different direction, giving you a world that has suffered environmental collapse then asking you to clean it up a bit. It’s still got green grass, of course, but your job…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2021
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  CultureE3

  E3 Avatar Creator: The Kotaku Review

  E3 is here. Registered participants will soon be able to log in to the E3 portal to connect with developers, industry professionals, and fans. Since the event is purely digital, the ESA is encouraging participants to create avatars so exhibitors who may or may not be there and who may or may not respond to…

  By Ash Parrish Published June 7, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Ex-Giant Bomb Duders’ New Project Is Already Blowing Up On Patreon

  Vinny Caravella, Alex Navarro, and Brad Shoemaker strike gold with new venture

  By Ian Walker Published June 7, 2021
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  CultureTwitch

  Facebook’s 100% Subscription Money Deal Turns Twitch Streamers’ Heads

  Facebook has made no secret of its desire to lure streamers over from Twitch’s saturated pastures. Its latest salvo in the streaming wars? Full subscription profits for streamers for the next two years. Facebook Gaming partnerships manager Josh Maresca made the announcement today on Twitter “We’re doubling down on creators,” he wrote. “Facebook has waived…

  By Nathan Grayson Published June 7, 2021
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Resident Evil Village Glitch Gives Ethan A Finger Gun

  Last week, a Reddit user shared a brief video on the Resident Evil subreddit demonstrating an interesting moment from their Resident Evil Village playthrough. While fighting the factory’s propeller-faced Sturm mini-boss near in the closing hours of the campaign, an apparent glitch caused the magnum to disappear from protagonist Ethan Winters’ hand, leaving him to…

  By Ian Walker Published June 7, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Dying Light, A 6-Year-Old Game, Just Got Free DLC

  Developer Techland just released a free add-on for Dying Light.

  By Ari Notis Published June 7, 2021