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CultureKotaku Game DiaryStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Has The Best ‘Squeezing Through Narrow Passage’ Moments
I, uh, have to make a confession: I like those moments, now ubiquitous in modern gaming, where you squeeze through narrow passageways that obviously exist just to hide asset loading. Not sure why, to be honest. Maybe it’s Freudian? In any case, what I do know is that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has the…
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UncategorizedFall Guys’ Mini-Games, Ranked
We at Kotaku have been playing a lot of Fall Guys. There are 24 mini-games, and while many of them are good, there are some that are great and others that are terrible. We don’t all agree on which ones those are, though! So here are Fall Guys’ mini-games, ranked from best to worst. Hex-A-Gone…
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CultureOdds and EndsWhat Is The Forbidden Book, And Other Blaseball Questions Answered
As the baseball season hobbles on like a drunken three-legged cat with rickets, fans in search of an organized sports fix have found a new sensation on which to hyperfocus: Blaseball. Blaseball (and I’m going to kill my autocorrect function before this piece is over, I swear) is what would happen if the delightfully twisted…
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CultureNew The Last Of Us Part II Trophies Tease Grounded Mode, Permadeath [Update: Naughty Dog Explains]
The Last of Us Part II has a couple new trophies that indicate the impending arrival of both Grounded mode and a permadeath option, both of which should make the game exponentially harder. Grounded mode first appeared in 2013’s The Last of Us as a heightened difficulty level made available post-release. Although Naughty Dog hasn’t…
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CultureXbox Game Pass Ultimate Streaming Beta Starts Tomorrow
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to start playing a limited number of Game Pass games streamed to their phones as part of a new xCloud beta starting August 11. “[W]e’re entering a limited beta period to ensure a smooth transition of the cloud gaming experience to the Xbox Game Pass app on…
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OpinionImpressionsFast & Furious Crossroads Is Ridiculous
Though all of the action in Fast & Furious Crossroads, the star-studded video game side story to the long-running film franchise, involves driving a car, there are no speedometers. The only speed is fast. Unless you’re tailing a van owned by the Barcelona mob. Then it’s slow, though probably also furious. Crossroads isn’t a great…
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CultureJames Might Actually Be Looking At You In The Silent Hill 2 Intro
Silent Hill 2 is pretty damn creepy, but nothing prepared me for a possible new discovery in the game’s opening cinematic. A little over a week ago, an interesting image was posted to the Silent Hill subreddit. By brightening a screenshot of the iconic mirror scene in Silent Hill 2’s intro, the original poster said,…
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CultureUbisoft Finally Puts Female Eivor In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Reveal Trailer
Last Friday, Ubisoft quietly put out a remixed version of the cinematic trailer it used to reveal Assassin’s Creed Valhalla back in April. The big difference? This version features the female Eivor, one of two versions of the game’s hero who had originally been shown-off via a collectible statue and a couple of screenshots. “Watch…
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CultureOdds and EndsGrand Theft Auto V Kinect Mod Makes Plane-Flying Physical
Flying in video games with a controller is fine. It works well enough and it’s how many folks play. But what if you were the controller? What if you had to hold your arms out to fly and steer? Well wonder no more, for a YouTuber has made a mod for Grand Theft Auto V…
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CultureHow’s It Going? Avengers Edition
Avengers assemble, I suppose. Welcome back to our daily open thread. Now that the weekend beta testing for Marvel’s Avengers is in full swing, I can finally share my bad screenshots of Ms. Marvel and big sweaty green man. While most of my weekend was eaten up by chores, I did attempt to get back…
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ReviewsToysLego Super Mario Is A Weird New Way To Play With Lego
The partnership between Nintendo and Lego, two of the world’s most popular family-friendly entertainment brands, has born fruit. Lego Super Mario is an odd amalgam of gaming and building that requires a healthy imagination to be enjoyed to its fullest. The Lego Super Mario launch lineup is massive and hard to find. Since launching earlier…
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CultureThe Week In Games: Another Battle Royale Comes To Consoles
Summer continues on and so too does the drought of big games. A good time to finish up some games on your backlog! I forgot Hyper Scape released in beta last month. I forgot it even existed. I’m not saying it’s good or bad, I haven’t played it yet, but that name and it being…
By Zack Zwiezen
