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Former game jam prototype Nuts is getting a full launch later this month. It still has all the squirrel-observing action of the original, but looks to expand it out with a campsite and eerie conspiracies. Also, dynamite? Nuts!

A Hand With Many Fingers Captures The Paranoia Of Cold War Conspiracies

Most mystery stories involve flashy detective work and sharp deductions, culminating in a dramatic reveal. In the novel Murder on the Orient Express, there’s a point where detective Hercule Poirot gathers everyone together and dives into a detailed breakdown of exactly how a murder occurred, and how deep its roots ran through every car on…

This Bot Turns Reddit Arguments Into Ace Attorney Debates

Ever since there’s been more than one person on the internet, there have been arguments. Some forum debates have become so outrageous that they’ve been forever ensconced in the collective unconscious of the web. And now, they can be turned into Phoenix Wright debates. A new bot created by Micah Price can grab the text…

Auto Chess Is Getting a MOBA, Continuing the Eternal Cycle

The history of the MOBA genre is one of mods and iteration. Its most popular and still-standing games today are the result of multiple reimaginings and tweaks to skirt copyright issues. Now, there’s one more absurd step to the story: the makers of Auto Chess are making a MOBA. An Auto Chess MOBA is a…

Massive Fallout: New Vegas Mod The Frontier Is Finally Out

A mod years in the making launched just last Friday, and it was a launch so big it took Nexus Mods with it. Fallout: The Frontier is essentially a new game, built onto Fallout: New Vegas The Frontier has been kicking around for several years, and it’s easy to see why. It’s a fair bit…

Anamanaguchi’s Scott Pilgrim Soundtrack Is Still Pop-Rock Pixel Perfection

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game, after years of being stranded on old consoles, was finally re-released last week. I’m eager to hop back in, but more than just playing through it one more time, I’ve been digging re-listening to the game’s perfect pop-rock soundtrack. The tunes for Scott Pilgrim were made by pop-rock…

The Week In Games: Agent 47 Is Back

Load up on expired cans of soup, flamingo costumes, and explosive golf balls. Hitman 3 is almost here and it’s time to kill some assholes. A few weeks back, I finally got around to playing Hitman 2 beyond the first level. I have no idea why I waited this long to get around to playing…

PC Players Will Have To Buy Hitman 2 All Over Again To Unlock Its Levels In Hitman 3 (Update: A Fix Is In The Works)

IO Interactive outlined how levels and progress will be carried over to Hitman 3 from the previous games in a complicated FAQ over on its website today, and it’s a mess for players on PC seemingly thanks to Epic Games Store and Steam not playing nice with each other. Update – 4:08 p.m. ET, 1/17/21:…

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‘Shop Contest: Potato CEO

Turns out, Taco Bell is run by some kind of sentient potato. Who knew? Though the reasoning behind removing potatoes from the menu now makes more sense. Your challenge this week: Spread this potato man.  I expect he cried a lot after filming this promo. Being asked to go out and sell your own kind…

Website Lets You Make GLaDOS Say Whatever You Want

Do you like GLaDOS, the homicidal, yet charming AI overlord of the Portal games? Do you also wish you could hear her sing the opening line from My Chemical Romance’s “Black Parade?” Guess what? I got a website for you and your oddly specific dream. 15.aiis a site that lets you type in any text…

Sunday Comics: Any Questions?

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 Jan. 14. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Jan. 11. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…