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CultureThe Week In Games: Become A Deadly Monster In Carrion
Carrion is a game where you play as a giant, powerful and deadly monster killing evil humans. Sounds like just the thing a lot of folks need right now in 2020. Every time I see a gif of this game pop up on Twitter I’m always excited to play it and now it’s actually coming…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 20, 2020 -
CultureOriginally set to come out this week, Dying Light’s Hellraid DLC has been delayed until next month. Techland announced a new release date of August 13 for PC so that it work in feedback from the DLC’s beta. Hellraid is a dungeon mode based on a previously cancelled standalone game.
By Ethan Gach Published July 20, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanAttack On Titan Live-Action Actor Haruma Miura Dies At 30
On July 18, actor Haruma Miura was found dead in his Tokyo apartment. He was 30 years old. As Mainichi Daily News reports, Miura made his debut as a child actor on a 1997 morning drama series, and went on to win the newcomer award at the Japan Academy Film Prize for his role in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2020 -
UncategorizedLet’s Get Nerdy About Japanese Sake In Ghost Of Tsushima
This weekend I stayed up far too late playing Ghost of Tsushima. I’m having a blast and think it’s good fun. But as a Japanese sake nerd, there were several things I quickly noticed. Note: This article contains some light spoilers. Besides being fortunate enough to work at Kotaku, I also write books about various…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2020 -
CultureAt 10am ET/7am PT on Monday, Nintendo will be hosting the first ever Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, “a series focused on titles from our development & publishing partners,” where there’ll be “updates on a small group of previously-announced Nintendo Switch games”.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsWear A Damn Mask
I don’t care if you’re in Michigan, Manchester or Melbourne, if you have to leave your home and can’t stay away from other people, wear a mask. It’s not hard! And to help illustrate this, here’s every single Smash Bros. Ultimate character wearing one. And these guys are doing sweaty work. This is courtesy of aliigleed,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsMinecraft Players Think They’ve Found The Game’s Title Screen World
Nine years after it first popped up in the background of the game’s main menu screen, some Minecraft players think they’ve finally found the exact same world in the game itself. Some members of the Minecraft@Home team made the discovery over the weekend, using volunteers’ idle computers to help crunch numbers in the name of…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2020 -
UncategorizedTrack: Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! | Artist: ABBA | Album: Greatest Hits Vol. 2
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 19, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsIt 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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 19, 2020 -
CultureShop Contest‘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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 19, 2020 -
CultureHow’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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 19, 2020 -
CultureYarntown 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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 19, 2020 -
CultureSunday 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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 19, 2020 -
CultureShop Contest‘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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 18, 2020 -
CultureWhat 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,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 18, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsOoblets 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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 18, 2020 -
CulturePokemonPolitoed 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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 18, 2020 -
CultureHow’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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 18, 2020 -
CultureMorning CheckpointWhat’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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 18, 2020
