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UncategorizedKnife Sisters Explores The Tricky Subject Of Player-Character Consent
What does it mean for a game to let you consent? Does consent mean offering “Yes” and “No” options? Is it enough for the player to consent, or does the player-character also get a say? If so, will it destroy the player’s sense of agency to give the player-character enough agency to disagree with their…
By Kate Gray - CultureE3
Sayonara Wild Hearts Is A Dream Pop Collection Of Games
Sayonara Wild Hearts may have stolen my heart during E3. The levels in the demo I played were a collection of different modes all zooming through different on-rails levels that ranged from endless runners to fighting rhythm games. I can’t stop thinking about it. The game is a trip through vibrant, neon-lit worlds where the…
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CultureE3The Outer Worlds E3 Demo Featured Flexible Combat And Strategic Lying
This week, my colleague Jason Schreier and I had a chance to sit in on a demo for The Outer Worlds, the newest game from Obsidian Entertainment. Outer Worlds is a first-person role-playing game where you find yourself stranded on a distant planet fighting against a giant megacorporation. I get the feeling this might be…
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UncategorizedAt Long Last, The Canvas Fallout 76 Bags Have Arrived
In November of last year, purchasers of the $200 Fallout 76 collector’s edition were disappointed to discover the fancy canvas bags advertised were replaced with cheap nylon sacks. It tookhalf a year, but Bethesda has finally made things right, as incredibly wrinkled canvas Westtek bags make their way into fans’ eager hands. In the image…
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CultureSplitscreenPersonality Has Become A Vital Esports Skill
Esports commentator and host Alex “Golden Boy” Mendez started out hosting Call of Duty tournaments in hotel ballrooms in 2011 and covering esports for websites like Kotaku. Now, he hosts esports events in stadiums for thousands, as well as esports matches for TV broadcasts. On this bonus episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, I interviewed Mendez on the…
By Maddy Myers
