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CultureI Think I’m Being Hunted
This week on Snapshots, cute bunnies, big leaps, tall cliffs, some fast motorcycles in Driveclub, bloody clothes and one big monster in Animal Crossing. “Its vision is based on movement… I hope..” Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best, funniest and coolest screenshots players have taken in their favorite games. If…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 4, 2020 -
UncategorizedBunny Day Sucks
I was excited for Animal Crossing New Horizon’s first big holiday. It sounded fun. But it sucks. I hate it. I want it to stop. Leave my island and take your eggs with you, Zipper. Bunny Day is a holiday that is currently being celebrated in Animal Crossing. During this time players collect different types…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 4, 2020 -
CultureUbisoft San Francisco has announced that after 383 weeks they are done adding new DLC to Rocksmith 2014: Remastered. The game’s total song library now stands at 1570 songs spanning seven decades. Ubisoft San Francisco also revealed they have been working on a new project, which is why they are moving away from making more…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 4, 2020 -
CulturePokemonCubchoo Has Cold Snot Dripping Out Its Nose That Powers Its Attacks
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 Cubchoo! Cubchoo Details Type: Ice Average Height: 1′ 08″ Average Weight: 18.7 lbs First Added In Generation V Can…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 4, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Mac And Cheese Edition
I hope this Saturday is going well for all of you. Welcome back to our daily open thread. Mac and cheese is amazing. I’m sure many agree with me on this, but I also feel like mac and cheese doesn’t get enough love. These past few weeks, a nice warm bowl of mac and cheese…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 4, 2020 -
CultureMorning CheckpointThis Bear Is Here To Help The World
Hello! This week we learn about a game with secret crossplay, find out how terrible Game X Change is, see the first trailer for a weird new Pong game, go to the ham window and watch a bear help the world in a small way. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week I didn’t expect…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 4, 2020 - Uncategorized
Deadspin These Guys Were Great, They Just Never Got Enough Credit: The 10 Most Underrated NBA Players Since 1990 | The A.V. Club Wigging out: 17 times horrible hairpieces ruined TV shows and movies | Kotaku Let’s Rank The Civilization Games, Worst To Best | The Takeout 8 foods that we, non–Instant Pot obsessives, cook…
By G/O Media Published April 3, 2020 -
UncategorizedKotaku Reacts To Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Two weeks have passed since Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out, and almost everyone on the Kotaku staff has poured themselves into trying to make our new desert islands feel like home. It’s been…a process—full of blood, sweat, and a lot of broken axes—and we have some thoughts about it. Hopefully by now you’ve read…
By Ethan Gach Published April 3, 2020 -
CultureAnimal Crossing: New Horizons Patch Fixes Missing Balloons Bug
The latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons patch addresses a bug that prevented balloons from spawning in the skies above players’ islands under “certain circumstances.” Over the last week, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players have noticed something funky going on with the balloons that occasionally drift over their islands. Once the Nook Miles achievement for popping 300…
By Ian Walker Published April 3, 2020 -
CultureMixer Gifts All Partnered Streamers $100 To Help During Covid-19 Pandemic
Even for streamers who can comfortably do their jobs from inside their homes, seemingly indefinitely, it’s impossible to ignore covid-19. Before it’s all said and done, everybody will be impacted. To help streamers make ends meet, Microsoft-owned Mixer has given all its partners $100. Any Mixer streamer can apply to be a partner, and if…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 3, 2020 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for needing to do laundry, because I’ve hit the “all I have left are sweaters” point of staying home a bit earlier than expected. I’ve read you can do your laundry in the bathtub, so I guess I’m going to try that? That leaves lots of time for games while things soak.…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 3, 2020 -
UncategorizedPSA: Don’t Watch The Latest Final Fantasy VII Remake Trailer
This morning, the publisher Square Enix put out a new trailer for its upcoming video game Final Fantasy VII Remake. We here at Kotaku would like to offer some friendly words of advice: Don’t watch it. See, this new trailer for the game (which launches on April 10 for PS4—although many stores in Europe and…
By Jason Schreier Published April 3, 2020 -
CultureWoman Who Played 4,000 Hours Of Animal Crossing: New Leaf Finally Starts New Horizons
After playing over 4,000 hours of Animal Crossing: New Leaf, 88-year-old Audrey at long last embarks on her deserted island getaway in Animal Crossing: New Horizons The last time we saw her, she was diligently checking in on the villagers of her New Leaf town and tending her huge flower garden. Now she’s returned along…
By Ethan Gach Published April 3, 2020 -
CultureDarkest Dungeon Is Getting Multiplayer
For four years the grueling dungeon-crawler Darkest Dungeon has let players suffer alone. In May, new downloadable content will add a multiplayer arena where they can suffer together. Red Hook Games announced the new content back on April 1, but because it was April Fools’ Day, everyone assumed it was just a joke. Multiplayer? In…
By Ethan Gach Published April 3, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Radiation Vibe | Artist: Fountains of Wayne | Album: Fountains of Wayne
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanThis Friday, the 96th compiled One Piece volume was released, bringing the total number of copies of the manga in print to a staggering 470 million. As Mantan Web (via ANN) reports, the total consists of 390 million copies in print in Japan and another 80 million in print internationally.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2020 -
CultureMagic The Gathering Changing Spacegodzilla Card Because Of Coronavirus Covid-19
Wizards of the Coast and Toho Studios joined forces for the upcoming special kaiju expansion set, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths. The first printing run features a “Spacegodzilla, Death Corona” card, which couldn’t have a worse name at a worse time. The “Corona Beam” (コロナビーム or korona biimu) is the official name for one of Spacegodzilla’s attacks.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2020
