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CultureHow’s It Going?: Grooming Edition
Hope you all had a nice weekend! Welcome back to our daily open thread. I’ve been growing a beard since mid-December, and this weekend I tried to trim it myself because it had gotten far too long and scraggly. I watched a lot of YouTube videos about how to do this before attempting it, but…
By Riley MacLeod Published May 11, 2020 -
CultureTransform Into Monsters Using A Walkman In Pokémon Fusion-Inspired Cassette Beasts
Coming to PC and consoles from Brighton UK-based indie devs Bytten Studio, Cassette Beasts is an ‘80s-flavored RPG in which players transform and fuse together creatures using the awesome power of cassette tape technology. Creators Jay Baylis and Tom Coxon, who have previously worked on games like Stardew Valley, Wargroove, and Starbound, took inspiration from…
By Mike Fahey Published May 11, 2020 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Halo 2 Comes To Steam
The Master Chief and all his guns, friends, and enemies are heading to personal computers. Halo 2: Anniversary Edition releases on PC this week. This isn’t the first time Halo 2 has appeared on PC, but that was a strange port that also used some weird tech that let you play it while the game…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 11, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanJapanese Geek Culture In The Age Of Covid-19
A state of emergency was declared in Japan due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Many people have stayed home, and businesses were temporarily closed. The whole world has been affected and changed by the virus. What does that mean for Japanese otaku culture? So much of this culture centers around people congregating in geek centers…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 11, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe fall Wonder Festival has been canceled in Japan due to coronavirus covid-19. The popular figure event has been held since 1984. Organizers are currently considering the advisability of holding the next winter Wonder Festival, which is slated for February 2021.
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 11, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanJapan’s Longest-Running Anime Broadcasts Reruns For The First Time in 45 Years
Since 1969, Sazae-san has been airing continuously, making it not only the longest-running anime in Japan, but in the entire world. The show is one of the few anime that everyone in the country knows, and it’s enjoyed by young and old alike. But because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, production is stopping for the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 11, 2020 -
CultureCosplayStar Wars Cosplayer Thrown To The Ground, Arrested For Carrying “Plastic Gun”
A restaurant in Lethbridge, Canada last week thought it’d be fun for an employee to stand outside dressed as a Stormtrooper to celebrate Star Wars Day on May 4. Instead, the woman in the costume ended up getting the cops called on her and her nose smashed up before being arrested. As LNN report, the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 10, 2020 -
UncategorizedAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Visiting Random Animal Crossing Islands [Update]
Politicians aren’t exactly able to go door-to-door meeting folks at the moment, but Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is doing the next best thing—or maybe even the better thing—and heading out to meet folks in Animal Crossing instead [Update: and attend graduation ceremonies!]. AOC put out a notice earlier today that she was planning on visiting “random…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 10, 2020 -
UncategorizedTrack: Don’t Let Me Down | Artist: The Beatles | Album: Hey Jude
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 10, 2020 -
UncategorizedEven The Guy Who Wrote That Sea Bass Joke In Animal Crossing Is Tired Of It
At this point, the sea bass joke in Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become a meme. Folks hate it. But the man who wrote that joke shared some interesting insight behind it and how much they and the other devs working on the game care about even the smallest details. The sea bass joke quickly…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 10, 2020 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: GTA Online Aliens
Have you heard? A giant war between purple and green aliens is happening right now in GTA Online. But now the alien war has expanded beyond GTA and is entering other video games! Your challenge this week: Take these green and purple aliens and place them in different video games! Feel free to add as…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 10, 2020 -
CultureEmpire of Sin Features John Romero’s Great-Grandmother, Who Was A Crime Boss In The 1920s
Moms can do anything. That is also true for grandmothers and great-grandmothers. For example, John Romero’s great-gran was an underworld crime lord in Mexico during the 20s. Empire of Sin is being made by legendary game designer Brenda Romero and is an XCOM-like strategy game about real-world and fictional crime bosses fighting over Chicago during…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 10, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Blankets Edition
Get comfy, grab a nice drink, and start chatting with us in our daily open thread. According to my calendar, we should be feeling the nice mild weather of Spring. Instead though, at least over here in Kansas, I am dealing with cold temps and lots of wet days filled with scary amounts of wind.…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 10, 2020 -
CultureSunday Comics: Pay Your Loan!
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 4. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 4. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 10, 2020 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: National Paranormal Day, Winners!
Things got spooky and creepy last weekend because of National Paranormal Day, which is a totally real holiday and not fake. I asked you all to celebrate this not-fake holiday and to create images featuring ghosts, aliens, or other paranormal things. Our winning image this week comes from Neuroplastique who shows us why you should…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 9, 2020 -
CultureSpider-Man, Please Leave My Store
This week on Snapshots cool looking cars, a scary demon, pretty flowers in Animal Crossing, a neon green lightsaber and Spider-Man ruins a music store. “Thank you for saving us, but maybe next time you can NOT get webbing all over my merch?” Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best, funniest…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 9, 2020 -
CultureThis Red Dead Redemption II Mod Lets You Ride A Giant Cougar
Strike fear in the hearts of your enemies in Red Dead Redemption II when you ride up on ‘em mounted on the back of a giant cougar. Horses are great. They are extremely useful and reliable. But they are also so boring. However, folks don’t want to walk around everywhere either. So why not ride…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 9, 2020
