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CultureSony Delays PlayStation 5 Showcase
Sony will postpone its PlayStation 5 event, originally scheduled for this Thursday, June 4, so that “more important voices can be heard.” “While we understand gamers worldwide are excited to see PS5 games, we do not feel that right now is the time for celebration and for now, we want to stand back and allow…
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CultureCall Of Duty: Warzone Glitch Lets Players Slither Around Like Snakes
A new glitch in Call of Duty: Warzone makes players look like they’re prone even when they’re not, causing absurd-looking moments (see above) and lots of grief as players get shot by opponents they can’t see. If you’ve recently been killed in a Warzone match by someone you couldn’t see it’s probably because you weren’t…
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UncategorizedLatest Magic: The Gathering Change Nerfs Companions
Say goodbye to Magic: The Gathering’s pesky nightmare kitty Lurrus of the Dream-Den. Companions have been nerfed with today’s new banned and restricted announcement Companions, introduced in the latest Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths set, were a way to play with commanders without playing in the Commander format. Companions were cards that, like a commander, could…
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CultureEA Postpones Madden NFL 21 Reveal Following Nationwide Protests Against Police Violence
A showcase of EA’s newest football game will have to wait. The game publisher has delayed it as protests against police violence swept the country over the weekend following the killing of George Floyd. “We stand with our African American/Black community of friends, players, colleagues, and partners,” the game publisher wrote in a statement yesterday.…
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CultureIt’s Wedding Season In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The month of June signals the beginning of summer in Animal Crossing, bringing new fish, bugs, and special recipes to the game. It also brings alpacas Cyrus and Reese to New Horizons for a month-long celebration of their wedding anniversary. They’re so damn cute. Upon waking up on my Animal Crossing island this morning I…
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CulturePokémon Battle Academy Turns The Trading Card Game Into A Board Game
Learning a trading card game that’s been around for a couple of decades can be daunting. Learning a board game, with a box filled with everything one needs and succinct rules, is much easier. So The Pokémon Company made the Pokémon Trading Card Game into a board game. Launching worldwide towards the end of July,…
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CultureThe Week In Games: Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Can’t Come Soon Enough
I’m so ready to just relax with my girlfriend, turn off the news for a few hours and play 51 games on our Switch. Of course, I’ll turn the news back on right after we are done. And if I’m being honest, I won’t’ really escape any of this. I check Twitter all the time.…
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CultureRed Bull Summer Edition Is A Great New Flavor And Bad New Slushie
Summer is fast approaching. Days are getting warmer. The sun seems brighter and I’m wearing more shorts. And Red Bull has released a new Summer-inspired flavor but in two forms. The traditional canned energy drink and an icy slush drink at Sonic. Which is better? Read the headline. And the rest of this post! This…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: National Eyewear Day
I wear glasses. Many of you wear glasses. And it turns out next week, on June 6, there is a holiday for all of us: National Eyewear Day! Congrats. So let’s give video game characters glasses! Your challenge this week: Give video game characters, creatures and etc glasses or sunglasses. Technically, according to NationalToday.com, sunglasses…
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CultureHow’s It Going?: Cleaning Edition
Another Sunday, another open thread. Come on in, take a break, grab a snack and chat with folks about…anything you want! The last few days have been a wild time for my girlfriend and me. Good wild! We got approved for an apartment and signed a lease. It’s bigger and should work better for us…
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CultureSunday Comics: Are You Okay?
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 28. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 25. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Shark, Winners!
You thought you were safe just because you weren’t in the ocean? Nope! Sharks are everywhere this week after I asked you folks to spread sharks where they don’t belong. Our winning image this week comes from Badonkagronk who reveals the origins behind the Baby Shark song. I’m not surprised. So many different sharks in…
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CultureDancing In The Moonlight
This week on Snapshots we look at some lovely sunsets, a strange monster, a cool jump, a small bird in Red Dead Redemption II, a creepy face, and spot some zombies enjoying a nice run through the dark. It’s caught me in its spotlight. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best,…
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CultureTips For Getting Your Image Picked!
If you are reading this, you take screenshots a lot! I assume. And you are interested in getting some of these screenshots picked by me to appear in our weekly Snapshots feature. (Again, I’m assuming. It would be weird if you didn’t and were reading this.) Here are some tips! 1. No HUD Or In-Game…
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CultureRiot Reveals New Valorant Agent, Reyna
The official Valorant Twitter account released a short teaser today showing off a new character coming to the game. Her name is Reyna and she reminds of someone… Reyna is from Mexico and after teasing the character recently, Riot showed off about 30 seconds of gameplay in a small video. The video also seems to…
By Zack Zwiezen
