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CultureKotaku Game DiaryWhy Can’t The Doomguy Break Windows?
The Doomguy is an incredibly strong and powerful warrior who can smash through concrete walls, rip off limbs and survive falls that would kill most humans. But he can’t break a window. Why is that? Last night I waited patiently for Doom Eternal to unlock. The moment I could, I jumped in and started playing.…
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UncategorizedThe Half-Life Games That Don’t Star Gordon Freeman
The latest Half-Life game comes out tomorrow. But unlike Half-LIfe 2 and its episodes, where you play as Gordon Freeman, Half-Life: Alyx has players taking on the role of Alyx Vance. While it has been a while since this last happened, this isn’t the first time a Half-Life game has ditched Gordon Freeman. Half-Life: Opposing…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Respect Your Cat Day
Next weekend, on March 28th, is Respect Your Cat Day. It’s a real thing. I swear. Look it up. So what better way to show cats respect then to add them into video games. I can’t think of a better way. Can you? Your challenge this week: Add cats (real or fake) to video games.…
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CultureSony Pulls Popular Mario Creation From Dreams After Nintendo Complaint
One of the most popular and downloaded Mario character models in the PS4 game Dreams has been removed after Sony received a complaint from Nintendo. As reported by Eurogamer, a Dreams creator by the name of PieceofCraft, who made the popular Mario model, recently Tweeted the news that Sony had pulled their Mario from the…
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CultureHow’s It Going?: Pizza Edition
Hi! Welcome back to our daily open thread. Who else here loves pizza? My girlfriend and I have been limiting how often we go out to grab groceries. But we also don’t want to panic-buy $400 worth of cereal or bread or other useful things that are hard to find. So instead I’ve been slightly…
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CultureSunday Comics: Is This Hacking?
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 March 19. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Originally published March 16. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Going To Hell, Winners!
Last week I asked you all to send some video game characters to Hell. None of you objected and did as you were told. Which is really messed up. Come on, folks. Don’t let me push you around like that. None of these game characters deserved to go to Hell. Well..okay, maybe some of them……
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CultureStuck Inside All Weekend? Get Drunk
This week on Snapshots, cool lighting, dangerous monsters, a wolf, explosions, a poor robot getting sliced in half and Kratos hits day 5 of staying home, so he starts drinking. Drink responsibly. Unless you are a demi-god badass. Then you can just get wasted all day. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of…
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UncategorizedAnimal Crossing Players Are Cluttering Their Islands With So Many Cages And Crates
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a peaceful game about living on an island and slowly building up a small town, complete with its own museum. But the museum, where you can donate animals and other items, doesn’t open up until you play for a few days. And because Animal Crossing is in realtime, that means…
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UncategorizedMortal Kombat: Komplete Edition has been removed from Steam A notice on the game’s store page states it was removed “..at the request of the publisher.” WB Games originally published Mortal Kombat back in 2011. The game can still currently be bought on PS3 and Xbox 360.
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CulturePokemonStunfisk Smiles When It Hurts People
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 Stunfisk! Stunfisk Details Type: Ground/Electric Average Height: 2′ 04 Average Weight: 24.3 lbs. First Added In Generation V Some…
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CultureHow’s It Going: Pets Edition
Hi! Welcome back to our daily open thread. Let’s talk about our wonderful pets. My girlfriend has started working from home. She has always had retail or office jobs and working from home has been weird for her. What has helped, a lot, is having our two cats around. She pets them and kisses them…
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CultureMorning CheckpointHer One Weakness Was Gravity
Hello! This week we hear what the White House thinks about video game speedrunners, buy all the Gundam kits at the store, check out the new Sonic trailer, play some Doom to feel better and watch a superhero lose her face. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week There is something truly satisfying about being…
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Tips & GuidesI Restarted Animal Crossing: New Horizons For 2 Hours Because Peaches
Animal Crossing: New Horizons, out today for the Switch, is a relaxing, slow-paced game in which you, over time, build up a thriving yet self-sufficient community of anthropomorphic animals. I wouldn’t know. I’ve started the game, but I haven’t actually played it yet. In Nintendo’s placid life simulator, you set off on an island getaway.…
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