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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Why So Serious, Winners!
We live in a society that loves photo manipulation contests. So, after the first reviews of the upcoming Joker film went live last week, I asked you fine folks to create some images featuring the new and dark Joker. Our winning image this week comes from Neuroplastique who has pulled a George Lucas and made…
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CultureWorld Of Warcraft Classic Is Currently Facing DDoS Attacks And Is Down For Many Players [Update]
World Of Warcraft Classic is currently down for some players. The issues have been happening since around 11 AM EST in the United States. Blizzard has confirmed that the game is currently facing DDoS attacks and is working to fix the issues and get the game back up and running. Some WOW fans believe they…
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CultureEA Received A Guinness World Record For Most Downvoted Comment In Reddit History
Back in 2017, EA was dealing with the mess that was Star Wars Battlefront II and its hated loot boxes. During that time an unknown community manager used the official EA Community Team Reddit account to respond to a complaint about unlocking characters. Over 600k downvotes and two years later, EA’s infamous comment has officially…
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UncategorizedMario Maker Contest: Pipes, Pipes And More Pipes, Winners!
Last week I asked you, folks, to create some Mario levels featuring pipes! You delivered, giving me a diverse set of levels featuring every color and shape of pipe. Mario would be proud! This week I got some of the best levels yet! Most of the entries I enjoyed a lot, even if they weren’t…
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CultureThere Are Now 100 Hidden Action Figures To Find And Collect In GTA Online
The world of Grand Theft Auto Online is filled with crime, action, and destruction. Often players are given jobs that involve robbing banks, assassinating enemies, stealing cars or blowing up drug dens. But in the latest GTA Online update, players have a decidedly more mundane task: Collect 100 action figures for a toy collector. To…
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CulturePokemonExploud Screams So Loud It Causes Earthquakes
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 Exploud! Exploud Details Type: Normal Average Height: 4‘ 11″ Average Weight: 185.2 lbs. First Added In Generation III You’ve…
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CultureMorning CheckpointIs It The X Button Or The Cross Button?
Hello! This week we run around the dark woods, talk about K.K. Slider, destroy a perfectly good pool, run a TV network, fix a six-year-old typo and argue over what to call a button on a controller. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled with some great stories. Here…
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Tips & GuidesHow Gears 5’s Confusing Microtransactions Work
Unlike Gears of War 4, Gears 5 technically doesn’t have loot boxes. But don’t have a party just yet. It has a convoluted system for unlocking cosmetic rewards that can be used to outfit the characters in Gears 5’s many multiplayer modes. It’s not intuitive, partially involves microtransactions and will definitely test people’s patience. For…
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OpinionImpressionsFallout 76 Player Builds A Corn Maze To Welcome In Fall
Nothing says fall to me like a good fair. Something about fried foods and prized hogs just makes me want to roll in a pile of falling leaves and, best of all, wander in a corn maze. We’re not quite up to fall fair season in real life, but if you have Fallout 76, one…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryReturning To Final Fantasy VIII After 20 Years Is Letting Me Resolve Childhood Shame
I vividly remember when Final Fantasy VIII came out in February 1999. I coveted it for months but didn’t get it until October for my 11th birthday. It was my first Japanese role-playing game ever. I struggled desperately just to get through its opening moments of tutorials and text walls and Y2K CD-Rom-ass menus. I…
By Paul Tamayo
