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UncategorizedThis Isn’t A Real Forest, But Something Made In Dreams
This might look like a slightly out of focus video clip of someone exploring a forest near a river, but this is actually in-game footage of something made in Dreams on PS4. This amazing Dreams world was created by BadRobo82 and while it seem like something made in Unity or even Unreal, this entire thing…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryHalf-life: Alyx Is Still Good, Even While Sitting In A Chair
Standing in VR is cool. You feel like you are really standing in a virtual world. And for small experiences and mini-games, this is fine. But for something like the new Half-Life: Alyx, standing for hours and hours, plus crouching a lot, can start to make you feel sore and tired. So I just sat…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Nemesis Is Here
Did you hear that? The deadly and dangerous Nemesis said something. Not his usual “STARS” groan. Something else. He said… “SHOP CONTEST.” Weird. Your challenge this week: Add Nemesis from Resident Evil 3 to other games. You thought you were safe from this dude because you jumped over to Fortnite or GTA Online? Nope. He…
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CultureHow’s It Going?: Pancakes Vs Waffles Edition
Welcome back to our daily open thread. The world seems to be a giant mess of pain, suffering and bad news. So let’s chat about something silly. Pancakes vs. waffles is a debate that has.. well not really “raged on”, but existed in diners and on forums for a long time. I’m firmly on #teamwaffle.…
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CultureSunday Comics: First Day?
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 26. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Originally published March 23. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero…
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CultureNier Replicant Is Being “Upgraded” For PS4, Xbox One And PC
Square Enix announced earlier today that an upgraded version of Nier Replicant is heading to Xbox One, PS4, and PC. This year marks the 10 year anniversary of the action RPG and during a live stream celebrating this milestone,it was announced that developer Toylogic will help bring the game to modern systems and PC. Platinum…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Respect Your Cat Day, Winners
Happy Respect Your Cat Day! If you have a cat, let it do whatever it wants today. If you don’t have a cat, then just salute some pictures of cats online or get one in The Sims and be nice to it. In honor of this great day, I asked you folks to create images…
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CultureSocial Distancing With Style
This week on Snapshots, trippy orbs, a creepy computer, a cool looking arrow, a sign left forgotten in the wasteland, a fast car, and social distancing in Animal Crossing. You might be alone right now, but you can still look cool. Also, if you can, step outside folks. Get some fresh air. Even sitting outside…
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CultureThe Punch-Out Speedrunning Community Spent Five Years Trying To Beat One Player And All His Records
Back in the early 90s and early 2000s, Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out for the NES was a popular early speedrunning game. But eventually, players moved on. However, one player went back to some old Punch-Out fansites in 2010 and discovered that every world record at the time had been set by one player, Matt Turk. Nobody had…
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UncategorizedAnimal Crossing Players Are Playing High Stakes Musical Chairs
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, players are using, chairs, tree stumps, pipe flutes, in-game emotes, and text chat to set up games of musical chairs where the winner walks away with over 100k bells. As seen over on the Animal Crossing subreddit, user Tetratera has figured out a way to play musical chairs online. Using…
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CulturePokemonClaydol Is Over 20,000 Years Old And Was Brought To Life By Aliens
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 Claydol! Claydol Details Type: Ground/Psychic Average Height: 4′ 11″ Average Weight: 238.0 lbs First Added In Generation III There…
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CultureNetflix Is Making A Live-Action Dragon’s Lair Movie
Netflix is planning to create a live-action movie based on the 80s arcade game Dragon’s Lair and Ryan Reynolds is set to produce and star in the film. When it first was released back in the 1980s, Dragon’s Lairwas one of the best looking games ever made. Thanks to its amazing animation, colorful art, and…
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CultureHow’s It Going?: Movie Theater Edition
It’s another weekend at home for many. Welcome back to our daily open thread. I miss going to the theater and seeing a movie. I know some folks hate going to the theater to see a movie, but I love it. With phones in our pockets, a million movies and shows on our TVs and…
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CultureMorning CheckpointSomeone, Please Help Roald
Hello! This week we use Half-Life to teach math, watch the trailer for next big Animal Crossing update, shock ourselves while we play Smash, learn how Nintendo is helping healthcare workers fight the pandemic and trap poor Roald in a cage made of concrete walls. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week We have reached…
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OpinionImpressionsIron Danger Is A Fantasy Role-Playing Game With Superhot-Style Time Dilation
In Iron Danger you can rewind time whenever you need to in order to save your life and land the killing blow. It’s a cool idea and works well enough in practice, but that fun premise doesn’t stop the rest of Iron Danger from being an otherwise pretty middling isometric role-playing game experience. Out on…
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Tips & GuidesQuick Tricks That Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Too Chill To Tell You About
Face it: Animal Crossing: New Horizons is an annoying game. There. I said it. I’m sorry, but it’s true. Yes, you’re the de facto overlord of a private island brimming with adorable talkative animals. On paper, it’s a dream come true. But, in reality, Nintendo’s life simulator is a maddening nightmare. Every minute spent with…
By Ari Notis
