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UncategorizedLet’s Remember Final Fantasy VI, 25 Years Later
Final Fantasy VI was first released in North America (as Final Fantasy III) 25 years and two days ago, on October 11th, 1994. On Friday, I streamed the game for two hours—after reminiscing on my teenaged hype for the game for half an hour with the visual aide of some scans of the October 1994…
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UncategorizedMinecraft Players Are Using Honey Blocks To Run On Walls
Honey is sticky. You probably already knew that. But did you know that if you smear a bunch of honey on a wall you can run on that wall because the honey is sticky enough to hold your weight? Well, at least that’s how it works in Minecraft. In the latest update for the game,…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Sonic Mask
I thought I would have more time to prepare myself for another live-action Sonic contest. But I forgot about Halloween. I. FORGOT. ABOUT. HALLOWEEN. And so, with a lot of hesitation, I have decided to make this week’s contest all about that terrifying and creepy Sonic mask. God help us all. Your challenge this week:…
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CultureKotaku Game DiarySorry I Made You Look Stupid John Wick
John Wick Hex, a new game recently released and based on the popular John Wick films, is a top-down pseudo-turn based strategy game where every action takes so many seconds. When you finish a level you can watch a replay in real-time of what you did. And these replays have made me self conscious about…
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CultureSunday Comics: Eating Oatmeal
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 Oct. 10. Read more of Corpse Run Clueless Hero by Luis Lee and Ana Gaby Perez. Published Oct. 7. Read more of Clueless…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Your Neo Cab Is Here, Winners!
One day robots will replace all cab drivers. And then not long after that, robots will replace all Photoshop experts. But until the AI uprising, we can still have some fun. Last week, I asked you fine folks to add some strange customers to the back of a cab from the recently released Neo Cab.…
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UncategorizedYou Can Find A Hidden Cat That Shoots Lasers In Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway
Some Easter eggs and secrets aren’t actually that hard to find. Sometimes they are even connected to achievements or trophies in-game, making them very easy to locate. But some secrets are much harder to find and honestly make me wonder how anyone ever finds these things. The Easter Egg Hunter and Oddheader, two YouTubers who…
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UncategorizedI Think My Horse In Red Dead Online Is Pooping Too Much
I was getting off my horse to grab a dead bird I had just shot when my horse decided it was time to go to the bathroom. So it started pooping right there in the woods. Of course, this isn’t a problem. Horses in Red Dead Online poop and they do it where they need…
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UncategorizedMario Maker Contest: Spooky And Scary
This is the month of Halloween, which makes it my favorite month of the year. I love Halloween and the spooky season leading up to it. So let’s celebrate the spooky season with some creepy, scary and Halloween themed levels! Your Challenge This Week: Create spooky, creepy, scary or Halloween inspired levels! Theme: Spooky &…
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CulturePokemonGourgeist Is A Floating Pumpkin That Sings Creepy Songs
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 Gourgeist! Gourgeist Details Type: Ghost/Grass Average Height: 2′ 04″ – 5′ 07″ Average Weight: 20.9 – 86 lbs. First…
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CultureMorning CheckpointMeet The Horse Man Who’s Also A Broncos Fan
Hello! This week listen to Hideo Kojima, scream about Yoshi, learn about the man who stole Gabe Newell’s minigun, get a pet skeleton and turn into a horse. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Blizzcon is going to be a huge fucking mess and they deserve it. I like the idea of Kojima going…
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OpinionImpressionsThe New Digimon Mobile Game Is More About Bonding Than Battling
It doesn’t take a lot to win a fight in Digimon: ReArise, the latest digital monster game for iOS and Android devices. As long as your party is properly leveled up, the auto-battle function breezes through the turn-based team battles. The real challenge in Digimon: ReArise is collecting, raising, and training an ever-expanding horde of…
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CultureUpcoming Museum Sim Lets Players Combine Artifacts To Tell Cool Stories
According to its creator, upcoming management sim Mondo Museum represents an ideal version of what museums can be. Game designer Michel McBride-Charpentier, who loves management sims, told Kotaku over the phone that he couldn’t believe that there hadn’t been one based around curating and running a museum before. “I think the first time I ever…
By Gita Jackson
