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OpinionWhy Did No One Tell Me About Uncharted 4‘s Climbing?
I am, after extensive research, willing to concede that I might not be the first person to bring the Uncharted series to your attention. However, it seems everyone else has failed me by not letting me know just how utterly wonderful the fourth game’s climbing is. The least I could have hoped for would be…
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AnimeSuper Cub Anime Is A Love Letter To Adolescent Freedom
Teenagers in many countries look forward to the day they get the freedom of their driver’s license, letting them explore their increasingly widening world. In rural and suburban Japan, where trains and busses may not be reliable or common, this freedom is given form in a moped, scooter, and motorbike license, obtainable at the age…
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CultureTotal War: Three Kingdoms Fans Review Bomb The Game After Final Update Announced
Total War: Three Kingdoms, as of the weekend, is an “Overwhelmingly Negative” game on Steam. An organized review bombing has seen fans react somewhat negatively to the news that the 2019 game will receive no further updates, least of all a promised “building out the North of the map.” Creative Assembly, which releases approximately forty-seven…
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CultureThe Week In Games: Another Week, Another Warhammer Game
As documented before on this site, there are a lot of Warhammer games. Maybe too many? Probably. And here comes another one. I’m a bit excited forNecromunda: Hired Gun. It looks like a cross between the modern Doom games and some open-world-ish RPG thing. I’ll play that. I don’t know much about Warhammer, beyond yelling…
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CultureOdds and Ends15 Years Ago This Month, Valve Announced Half-Life 2: Episode 3
It seems like just yesterday when Valve announced a trilogy of expansions for their super-popular PC game, 2004’s Half-Life 2. But it’s actually been 15 years since Episode 3 was announced. And while Valve has since released a new Half-Life game, it wasn’t the one the developer announced back in 2006. Thanks to the internet…
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CultureOdds and EndsRed Dead Online Players Found A Glitchy Water Wheel That Sends Them Flying
There might not be any jetbikes in Red Dead Online, but that hasn’t stopped some players from figuring out a new way to go soaring into the sky. All you need to do is stand on a specific water wheel and wait. Soon, you’ll be flying like a bird. This odd Red Dead Online bug…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: LeBron James Toy
Come on SLAM and welcome to the JAM! It’s time to have some fun with a weird LeBron James toy! (That didn’t rhyme as well as I hoped. But my backspace key broke months ago so, can’t fix it or improve it. Moving on.) Your challenge this week: Take this weird LeBron toy and add…
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CultureBenoît Sokal, Creator Of The Syberia Series, Has Died
Belgian comic book artist Benoît Sokal, the creator of the adventure game series Syberia, died on May 28 after battling a long-term illness. He was 66 years old. The news of his passing was confirmed via a statement from game publisher Microids Sokal began creating comics in the 1970s. One of his first characters was…
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CultureSunday Comics: Meanwhile…
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 May 27. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 24. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Cicada, Winners?
I made a mistake. I forgot that I have to judge these contests. So now I’m trapped looking at all your images featuring nasty cicadas. I’ve played myself. No winner this week. You all created terrible, terrible things. Instead here’s the most awful picture(that didn’t include Sonic.) Congrats, AmazingMeow. I guess. I hated every moment…
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CultureCHOKESLAM!
After taking a week off, Snapshots is back. And to make up for the week off, I’ve included more screenshots than usual! Turns out, when you skip a week, you miss a bunch of awesome screenshots. If it’s your birthday, consider it a nice birthday present. Your welcome! Robo Undertaker is here and ready to…
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CultureDestruction AllStars Is Getting Bots Because Not Enough People Are Playing
Destruction AllStars, released in February exclusively on PS5, doesn’t seem to have a huge community of players online. So to help improve matchmaking the developers have announced plans to add online bots. The news of bots being added to the game was revealed in a Dev Update post on Reddit. In the post, the devs…
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CultureOdds and EndsHere’s Someone Playing Minecraft Using A Bop It
Bop it! Pull it! Flick it! Mine it! Bop It is a toy that (sigh) kids from the 90s will remember. I played way too much of it. I brought it to school even, which was fine because my teachers and classmates also wanted to play with it. Now Seth Altobelli has taken this toy…
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CulturePokemonKomala Is Born Sleeping, Never Wakes Up And Then Dies Asleep
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 Komala! Komala Details Type: Normal Average Height: 1′ 04″ Average Weight: 43.9 lbs. First Added In Generation VII I’m…
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OpinionImpressionsOh, Hey, I Just Got Back From An Airport For Aliens Currently Run By Dogs
An Airport For Aliens Currently Run By Dogs (y’all, there’s no way I’m gonna get through these impressions spelling this long-ass name out so henceforth I’ll call it Dog Airport or abbreviate it as AAFACRBD) is a game about exactly what it says on the box: You are a person at an airport that services…
By Ash Parrish
