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OpinionImpressionsSpellbreak‘s New Mode Isn’t Quite Deathmatch, But It’s A Very Good Time
When I first wrote about Spellbreak, the battle royale whose battles royale evoke Avatar: The Last Airbender more than Battle Royale, I said that its combat was so good that it could form the backbone of a myriad of other kinds of games, including a more traditional deathmatch. Now that’s exactly what’s happening. And by…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 21, 2020 -
CultureNBA 2K Just Keeps Putting Unskippable Ads In A $60 Video Game
One of the many shitty things about the NBA 2K series is the fact that, for the last few years, there have been unskippable ads that sometimes load before a game. This year is no exception. The ads usually turn up as part of a pre-game video, and while in previous years they’ve been for…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsDoom Eternal Patch Adds Hidden Reference To Popular VTuber
Inugami Korone is a lot of things. She’s a cute anime girl. She’s a dog. She’s one of the most popular VTubers—a subset of YouTube personalities who stream with virtual avatars—on the internet. And now, she’s an Easter egg in Doom Eternal After applying the most recent Doom Eternal patch, players can find a peculiar…
By Ian Walker Published October 21, 2020 -
CultureUbisoft Unlocks Over 1,000 Club Rewards As Uplay Phases Out
Ubisoft has announced that its Ubisoft Club and Uplay services will be coalescing under a single banner on October 29 as Ubisoft Connect. As several older games won’t be making the transition, however, the publisher has decided to unlock over 1,000 Club rewards that will no longer be accessible under the new program. “Some of…
By Ian Walker Published October 21, 2020 -
CultureFortnite‘s Latest Patch Makes The Game Smaller
Fortnite’s patch 14.40 arrived today, bringing this year’s Halloween event and drastically reducing the game’s file size. According to the Fortnite Status Twitter account, the 14.40 patch is “larger than normal on PC (approx. 27 GB). This is to make optimizations on PC resulting in a massively reduced Fortnite file size (over 60 GB smaller),…
By Riley MacLeod Published October 21, 2020 - Uncategorized
The A.V. Club Movies with legs: 11 unexpected cinematic spider infestations | Lifehacker What’s New on Hulu in November 2020 | The Root Here’s an Exclusive Excerpt of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Newest Fiction (You’re Welcome!) | Gizmodo Regretting That Tesla You Just Bought? Well, You Might Be Stuck With It Now | Deadspin John Wall…
By G/O Media Published October 21, 2020 -
UncategorizedPuyo Puyo Tetris 2‘s Got A Little RPG In It
How do you improve upon the cutest way to get your ass kicked while matching colored blobs and blocks? Hit points, stats, and experience levels. Puyo Puyo Tetris 2‘s skill battle mode adds some RPG mechanics to the dual-puzzle mix. Puyo Puyo Tetris 2‘s skill battles have players forming teams of three characters, each with…
By Mike Fahey Published October 21, 2020 -
CultureWhat The Hell Is The Atari Mini PONG Jr.?
Coming this holiday season from arcade amusement company UNIS Technology, and the hollow, spider-infested shell of Atari, is the Mini PONG Jr.—an electronic device that is both Mini and Jr. at the same time, and features a PONG-like game for up to two players. There’s no price or release date for the Atari Mini PONG…
By Mike Fahey Published October 21, 2020 -
CultureMorning MusicIf I Die In Space Please Play The Among Us Theme At My Funeral
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Prepare yourself, things are about to get spooky. Today’s soundtrack comes from the recently exploded-in-popularity murder-mystery party game Among Us There’s really only one extended piece of music in Among Us, and it’s the main HQ…
By Ethan Gach Published October 21, 2020 -
AnimeTeam Of Makeup Artists Turns Celebrity Into Anime Character
Many talented cosplayers do their own makeup when transforming into the character of their choice. Japanese celebrity Yoko Kumada did not. That’s okay! To each their own! On her official YouTube channel, Kumada showed how a team of makeup pros turned her into Nezuko Kamado, one of the protagonists in the popular Demon Slayer anime.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanForget Money, Japanese Esports Tournament Is Giving Away Crabs (Yes, Actual Crabs)
At this year’s Toyama Gamers Day in Japan, it’s only fitting that the prize for the game Fight Crab in the King Crab Tournament is, wait for it, crabs. But, as Kai-You points out, not just one crab but a total of one hundred during the entire tournament. Why crabs? Well besides the fact that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Wasurerarenaino | Artist: Sakanaction | Album: 834.194
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2020 -
CultureTwitchAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez Streams On Twitch With Hasan Piker And Pokimane, Draws Over 430,000 Viewers
It began on Monday with a simple question: “Anyone want to play Among Us with me on Twitch to get out the vote?” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked on Twitter, and nearly every even vaguely left-leaning streamer on Twitch answered. Mere hours later, AOC had a verified Twitch channel with hundreds of thousands of followers. Tuesday…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 20, 2020 -
ReviewsToysThe Mandalorian Season 1, Retold With Action Figures
With the second season of The Mandalorian about to start, maybe you need a refresher on what went down in the first season. And maybe you need it in the form of…action figure dioramas? Sure, why not. These photos are the work of Matthew Cohen, who you might remember we featured earlier in the year.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2020 -
UncategorizedCall of Duty’s Halloween Event ‘The Haunting Of Verdansk’ Is Good
The Haunting of Verdansk is the best Call of Duty seasonal event in a long time, especially if you enjoy the spooky stuff. Today’s update for both Modern Warfare and Warzone brings classic horror-movie villains and terrifying twists to both games. From now until November 3, people can play a nighttime version of Warzone’s map,…
By S.E. Doster Published October 20, 2020 -
CultureCivilization VI Gets A New Mode That Sounds A Lot Like Sid Meier’s Classic Pirates! Game
Back in the 1980s, Civilization co-creator Sid Meier released a game that in some ways is his best ever: Pirates!. Now, a new game mode for Civilization VI is paying homage to it in a very cool and unexpected way. If you’ve never played Pirates, or one of its many remakes, here’s how I’ve written…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2020 -
CultureControl Ultimate Edition Doesn’t Quite Fit On Its Xbox One Disc
505 Games has clarified that the physical version of Control Ultimate Edition, released today, has a one-time internet connection requirement on Xbox One to download everything in the expanded package. “Control Ultimate Edition, including all the latest expansions, is over 50 GB, so we’re unable to fit everything on the Xbox disc,” 505 Games wrote.…
By Ian Walker Published October 20, 2020
