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CultureMore People Are Playing The Witcher 3 On Steam Today Than Ever Before [UPDATE]
The Witcher 3 was a popular game back when it came out in 2015. But the recent release of the Netflix show has lead to a huge surge in popularity for the Polish RPG. And it just set a new active player count record on Steam today, with over 93k players. The news of this…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 29, 2019 -
UncategorizedA Creepy Face Hidden In A Racing Game For Kids Is One Of 2019’s Strangest Easter Eggs
There were a lot of great Easter eggs discovered this year. Some found in new games others found in old games. Youtuber Oddheader has cataloged some of the best Easter egg discoveries this year and has released a new video showing off some of the weirdest and coolest secrets Easter egg hunters have found in…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 29, 2019 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Baby Sonic
And so, we end the year with Sonic. But this time I’m not angry or sick looking at Sonic. Instead, this time, we have the wonderful and cute Baby Sonic. He might not be as cute as Baby Yoda, but give him time. But not too much time, because he’ll grow into actual Sonic and…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 29, 2019 -
CultureRemilia, The First Woman To Compete In The League Of Legends Championship Series, Dies At 24
Twitch Streamer and former professional League Of Legends player Maria “Remilia” Creveling died on Friday at the age of 24, according to a tweet from her close friend and esports journalist Richard Lewis. “It is with great sadness that I inform you that my best friend Maria Creveling passed away peacefully in her sleep yesterday,”…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 29, 2019 -
CultureSunday Comics: A Single Raw Egg?
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 Dec. 23. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Dec. 23. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 29, 2019 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Christmas 2019, Winners!
The holidays are over, the year is coming to a close, but like Christmas decorations on December 28, the holidays aren’t quite over yet. So let’s get a little festive one last time before we end the year and the decade. Our winning image this week comes from SuperSonicBryan, who creates a nice collage of…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 28, 2019 -
ReviewsYear in ReviewThe Jackbox Party Games Are Some Of The Best Games Of The Decade
For Christmas this year, my GF and I went to her parents’ home and chilled out all day there. We ate brunch and dinner, opened gifts and relaxed. It was nice. But what made it even better was Drawful 2. And this ability to make nearly any party, gathering or hangout better is why The…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 28, 2019 -
UncategorizedMario Maker Contest: Happy New Year!
The year is ending! Let’s close out this year with one last Mario Maker Contest before 2020. And to celebrate the new year, why not get big and loud! Your challenge this week: Create levels featuring explosions, parties, ball drops, fireworks, cheering, etc! Theme: New Year, 2020, New Year Party, Happy New Year, Goodbye 2019…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 28, 2019 -
CultureWhat Did You Get For Christmas?
Christmas is over and a few days have passed since then. So most folks have, by now, finished all the other Christmas days that happen during this season. You know, stuff like going to multiple families homes across the week or visiting divorced parents separately. So, what did you all get? I don’t want a…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 28, 2019 -
CulturePokemonGirafarig Has A Second Head That Never Sleeps
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 Girafarig! Girafarig Details Type: Normal/Psychic Average Height: 4′ 11″ Average Weight: 91.5 lbs. First Added In Generation II Did…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 28, 2019 -
CultureMorning CheckpointWhat A Sad Way To Die
Hello! This week we say goodbye to 2019, figure out what the difference is between Outer Worlds and Outer Wilds, guess the wrong Pokemon, figure out what video game characters had the worse fashion crimes of the last decade and discover a PS3 sitting in the rain. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Video…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 28, 2019 -
CultureA Programmer Lost A Game He Made As A Kid, Until Someone Streamed It On Twitch
If you’re interested in game design, you’ve probably made a few side projects or prototypes. If you were lucky, you might have had the means to start early in life and made a few games as a kid. These usually end up deleted or lost on rotting hard drives. You definitely don’t expect them to…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 27, 2019 -
ReviewsYear in ReviewThe Year In Tiny Video Game Text, 2019
Games are cheaper than ever, but the three cataract surgeries I paid for this year in order to read the words in them has made the hobby itself way more expensive. In all seriousness, it’s 2019 and so many games, both big and small, are still impossible to read without squinting until a blood vessel…
By Ethan Gach Published December 27, 2019 -
OpinionEvery Game Should Let You Skip To The Side Quests
During my holiday travels, I’ve been messing around with the Switch port of The Witcher 3, partly out of morbid curiosity and partly because I’ve never actually played its two expansions. Much like the Complete Editions on other platforms, the Switcher lets you jump straight to the DLC by generating a save in which the…
By Joshua Rivera Published December 27, 2019 -
ReviewsYear in ReviewVideo Game Fashion Disasters Of The Decade
Video game clothes are usually either very good—like every single thing Bayonetta wears, or all of Jesse Faden’s boss bitch suits in Control—or they are very, very bad. This is a celebration of the decade’s fashion blunders in video games. May they all rest in piss. Low Rise Pants In The Sims 4 Low rise…
By Gita Jackson Published December 27, 2019 -
ReviewsYear in ReviewWhat Are Your Video Game Resolutions for 2020?
The year is ending and a new decade is upon us, which means a chance to reinvent ourselves and embark on new adventures. It also means more video games. As the new year approaches, we ask: what are your video game resolutions? Resolutions are largely arbitrary, but there’s still fun in setting a goal. Head…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 27, 2019 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for needing to go to my pharmacy in a different borough, but also needing to go on a long run, so…running to the pharmacy? The fun never stops, kids. The weekend is also for playing video games. A friend of mine has just gotten into Red Dead Online, so I’d like to…
By Riley MacLeod Published December 27, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsMy Boyfriend Keeps Pranking Me With The Theme From Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
There is no greater pleasure than owning one’s significant other. Here’s how Assassin’s Creed Odyssey helped me do that this holiday season. My dad, an extremely normal guy, got himself an Echo Show this Christmas. Last night as my Jewish boyfriend and I were making latkes, we started fooling around with it—mostly screaming at it…
By Gita Jackson Published December 27, 2019 -
UncategorizedOne Year Later, Battlefield V Still Can’t Please Fans
Battlefield V should have worked out. It’s a return to the World War II setting that Battlefield players love, with a fast pace that tests their reflexes and tactical thinking. Instead, it’s been a rocky ride, even as new content has been added to the game. A continuing controversy over the “time to kill” mechanic…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 26, 2019 -
CultureBethesda Patches Fallout 76 Cheat After Hacker Uses It To Steal Players’ Items
Last weekend, someone managed to steal items from hundreds of players in Fallout 76 using a new hack. While Bethesda patched the worst parts of the exploit, some of the affected players are still waiting to hear if the company will be able to restore their lost loot. A video posted Sunday on YouTube showed…
By Ethan Gach Published December 26, 2019