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CultureVin Diesel Is Fighting Dinosaurs In Ark 2
Ark 2 starring Vin Diesel was announced today during The Game Awards, developed by Studio Wildcard. No release date was given. The studio also announced a new animated series with a surprisingly star-studded cast, including Kurt Russel, Elliot Page, David Tennant, and many more. In a trailer we see Vin Diesel running away from a…
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CultureDragon Age 4‘s New Trailer Wasn’t Much
Earlier this week, BioWare tweeted that it would be offering a sneak peek at Dragon Age 4 during The Game Awards. The reveal was an extremely short cinematic featuring narration from fan-favorite Varric Tethras. Check it out below. The trailer teases a new protagonist with new companions in a new setting (which is totally in…
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CultureDisco Elysium Director’s Cut Coming To PlayStation March 2021, Xbox And Switch In The Summer
One of last year’s best games, the anti-capitalist detective RPG Disco Elysium, is headed to PS4, PS5, PC and Stadia in March of next year, followed by Xbox Series X/S and Switch in the summer, with new quests and features. The new version, titled Disco Elysium – The Final Cut, will add full voice acting…
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CultureDead Space Creator Is Making A New Space Horror Game Set In The PUBG Universe
The Callisto Protocol is a new survival horror game from the creators of Dead Space. “The game challenges players to escape the maximum security Black Iron Prison and uncover its terrifying secrets,” according to the game’s press release. Striking Distance Studios, led by former Visceral Games vice-president Glen Schofield, is creating a new survival-horror game…
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CultureThe Xbox Is Getting A New Perfect Dark
The next Perfect Dark game is an ecological sci-fi thriller being made by Microsoft’s studio The Initiative. Announced during the 2020 Game Awards, the new game looks like it will throw series protagonist Joanna Dark into the world of corporate espionage in the near future as humanity tries to engineer solutions to various climate disasters.…
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CultureSephiroth Is Coming To Smash
During tonight’s broadcast of The Game Awards, Nintendo announced that Final Fantasy villain Sephiroth will be heading to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sephiroth is the latest character—after ARMS rep Min Min and Steve Minecraft—to join the massive Ultimate roster as part of the second fighter bundle, and the eighth post-release character overall since the game…
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CultureOdds and EndsShitty Dragon Age Voice Actor Has Me Considering Deleting My Fanfiction Library
Last week, two prominent BioWare employees, Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah, announced their departure from the studio. Following this, Mark Darrah, now the former executive producer of the Dragon Age series, was attacked on Twitter by Greg Ellis, the voice actor for Cullen Rutherford in Dragon Age: Inquisition. Ellis took to his personal YouTube channel…
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CultureNew Cyberpunk Bundle Includes Loads Of Cyberpunk Games That Aren’t Cyberpunk 2077
Interested in the cyberpunk genre but not willing to shell out money to CD Projekt Red for Cyberpunk 2077? Well, the “Be a Better Cyberpunk” bundle on itch.io might be right up your alley. This collection includes 29 different cyberpunk-style projects for a discounted $60 price point, the same amount of money you would be…
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OpinionImpressionsCyberpunk 2077 Is Surprisingly Fine On Stadia
Cyberpunk 2077 is the biggest game of the year, but currently the game doesn’t look great or run well on consoles, especially the older base machines. But how does this big blockbuster game fair on Stadia? Surprisingly, the experience isn’t terrible and might even be better than playing on a console. Though it’s not perfect…
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Tips & GuidesSeven Settings To Change In Cyberpunk 2077
After eight years, multiple delays, and 800,000 cumulative lifetimes’ worth of reported crunch, Cyberpunk 2077 is out in the wild. It’s a whole lot of game, brimming with gear, side-quests, and map icons that make you compulsively go, “Ooh, what’s that?” As with any massive game, there’s also an overwhelming amount of settings, many of…
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CultureOdds and EndsFour New Short Stories Let Us Speculate About Dragon Age 4’s Plot
This year’s Dragon Age Day was a mess. Two of BioWare’s beloved executives quit, a voice actor for one of Dragon Age’s beloved characters personally attacked one of those executives on Twitter, and then went on an exceedingly unhinged rant on YouTube while performing as that character. The mess unfortunately overshadowed the only good news…
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CultureOdds and EndsPeople’s Dicks Are Clipping Through Their Pants
Cyberpunk 2077 is out and it has some bugs, one of which includes players’ characters’ dicks popping out of their pants. Cyberpunk has two penis types, with a size slider for each. Apparently some of the dicks players have selected don’t play nice with their character’s clothing choices on the equipment screen, clipping out past…
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CultureMorning MusicI’m Not Yet Sold On Paradise Killer, But Its Soundtrack Is Unforgettable
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, let’s dive into the OST from Paradise Killer, the deliciously weird puzzle-mystery game from developer Kaizen Game Works. Let me kickstart your day with some inside baseball: We plan Morning Music picks ahead of time, and…
By Ari Notis