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It Can Take Nearly 12 Years To Spawn A Demon In Doom II Thanks To A Small Programming Quirk

At the end of Doom II players face off against The Icon of Sin, which is really just a large and creepy texture that spits out demons. But this boss fight has some odd mechanics and quirks, including a small programming oversight that could lead to players having to wait over a decade for a…

‘Shop Contest: Special Eyes

One of my favorite Twitter accounts I follow is Supper Mario Broth, an account that tweets out weird and tiny details and facts from various Mario games. Recently they tweeted about Mario and Luigi’s incredible eyes. Your challenge this week: Do something with this eye texture. You probably expected something cake related? Well, while I…

How’s It Going?: Too Damn Hot Edition

Grab a cold beverage, take a seat, and come chat with us in our daily open thread. It’s too hot. Around here in Kansas, we have been getting multiple days in the mid-90s and it’s not great! Making it worse is having to wear a mask. I fully support and encourage everyone to wear a…

Yarntown Is A Free 2D Zelda-Like Remake of Bloodborne

Bloodborne is a dark and difficult action RPG set in a highly detailed 3D world. Yarntown, a free indie game released yesterday, takes part of that world and reimagines it as a top-down, colorful, Zelda-inspired adventure. Developed by Max Mraz, Yarntown was built using the Solarus engine and is a colorful remake of Central Yharnam from…

Sunday Comics: Oh…Sorry

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 July 16. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 13. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Giancarlo Esposito, Winners!

We now officially know that Far Cry 6 is a thing and does in fact star Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad.) But last week we first heard about this via a leak. So I asked you all to take the actor’s digital avatar and have some fun. Our winning image this week comes from MonoArtan who…

What A Good Boy

This week on Snapshots: Ghost of Tsushima is out and folks are already taking amazing pictures with its photo mode, a guitar-playing superhero, a calm cliffside sunset, a visitors from another planet, and a cute little fox. Does this fox have any “mysterious leaves?” Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best,…

Ooblets Is All About Dance Battles, Cute Critters, And Chillin’

Dog fighting sucks. Not a controversial opinion, but one that always enters my mind when I see or think about Pokémon. While I understand all the reasons why folks claim it’s different, it still feels too much like that terrible “sport.” Ooblets, out now in early access, fixes this major problem with Pokémon and also…

Politoed Hangs Out In Groups And Shouts All Night

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 Politoed! Politoed Details Type: Water Average Height: 3′ 07″ Average Weight: 74.7 lbs First Added In Generation II 2020…

How’s It Going?: Fake Radio Stations Edition

It’s another open thread. It’s also another Saturday. It’s a lot of things. But whatever, come on in and chat. One of my favorite parts of GTA games, and all open-world games set in the modern world, are the radio stations. I don’t listen to the radio in real life anymore. And the few times…

What’s The Deal With Sesame Seeds?

This week we learn about Yoshi’s tax evasion crimes, learn which member of congress is really good at League of Legends, discuss loading times, and question the point of sesame seeds on buns. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week I wonder if the next generation of consoles will have to do stuff like this…

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Great Pretender Is A Con-Artist Anime Comedy Full Of Twists

Great Pretender, the new con-artist anime from Wit Studio (Attack on Titan, Vinland Saga), just ended the first half of its freshman season in Japan. Pretender’s comedy comes together not unlike the machinations of the elite scammers it follows, making for one of the most exciting anime of the summer. Makoto Edamura is Japan’s #1…

Madden 21 Will Drop Washington NFL Team’s Former Name And Logo

Next month’s Madden NFL 21 is being altered at the last minute to remove mentions of the Washington Redskins team name and logo imagery, a rep for publisher Electronic Arts has told Kotaku This comes at the end of a week that began with the NFL team’s management finally listening to calls for the team’s…

Worms Armageddon Just Got A Major Patch 21 Years After Its Release

Worms Armageddon was released over 20 years ago and since then has remained a fan favorite. And to celebrate the 25 year anniversary of the entire Worms series, developer Team17 has released a treat for longtime fans: A brand new update for Armageddon on the PC, filled with seven years worth of fixes, changes, and…

To The Random No Man’s Sky Players Who Gave Me Free Stuff

Hi. You probably don’t remember me. I was the chubby Gek pilot exploring the Nexus for the first time when you both handed me some supplies. I didn’t catch your names, but I want to say thank you! I’m betting all the credits in my spacesuit that I looked pretty lost. My last go at…

Metacritic Will Now Make Users Wait 36 Hours Before Posting Reviews

Weeks after The Last of Us Part 2 was review bombed on Metacritic, the video game review aggregation website now requires people to wait more than a day after a game’s release to submit their personal reviews. Metacritic publicizes two review scores for any game: the Metascore based on critic reviews and the User Score…