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CultureAfter Playing GoldenEye On The N64, Valve Changed Half-Life
Today, developers have a huge variety of ways to create and manage enemy AI. However, back in the 90s it was much more difficult to create sophisticated enemy AI. It was even harder to do so on the N64 due to its limited power and resources. But Rare, the developers behind GoldenEye, pulled it off…
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UncategorizedMario Maker Contest: Summertime Fun, Winners!
Last week I asked you fine Mario Makers to create some levels that were all about the summer heat. I got a ton of courses and each offering various takes on “Summertime Fun.” Some went for vacations and beaches, others went for hellish nightmares. But we all need to have a talk about something. Way…
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CulturePokemonLuvdisc Have Giant Orgies That Turn The Ocean Pink
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 Luvdisc! Luvdisc Details Type: Water Average Height: 2′ 00″ Average Weight: 19.2 lbs. First Added In Generation III If…
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CultureMorning CheckpointZelda Can’t Make This Jump In Wind Waker
Hello! This week we find a never released NES game, explore the history of the Air Bud franchise, figure out how screwed up that last Steam Summer Sale event was, build with friends, do some farming and watch Zelda fail. It’s Morning Checkpoint! Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was…
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UncategorizedMy latest Super Mario Maker 2 level took me quite a while to complete. I might actually use this as an example to write a piece about what happens when you way overscope a project. I did a lot of trimming. As always, let me know what you think! [Update: Deleted and reposted the level…
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EsportsSamurai Shodown Competition Heats Up At This Weekend’s Fighting Game Tournaments
Evo 2019, the premier fighting game tournament, is less than a month away, and players are spending the weekend getting ready. With their game having only released in June, it’s an especially important time for Samurai Shodown players. Nine-time Evo champion Justin “JWong” Wong hasn’t wasted any time getting up to speed after announcing in…
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UncategorizedThe Highs And Lows Of Spilling Drinks On Your Laptop
A laptop computer is an amazing confluence of technology, condensing an entire desktop full of hardware into a compact space. That space is an easy target for a cup of coffee or can of soda, and there’s nothing quite like watching liquid pour into several hundred or thousand dollars’ worth of electronics. It’s a fact…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryA Noble Stranger Stayed By My Side While I Died In Fallout 76
You do not want me in your Nuclear Winter squad. I have a penchant for switching my drop location at the last second, landing on the map hundreds of meters away from my teammates. I’m never on mic. And I’m terrible at staying hidden. But none of this stopped another player, let’s call him Bill,…
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CultureMinecraft Earth Gameplay Looks Adorable
Minecraft Earth, an augmented reality mobile game based on the hugely popular series, is coming to a closed beta later this summer. To tide you over, Mojang released a short video yesterday on that shows off some gameplay. It’s incredibly charming. So far, all we’ve seen of Minecraft Earth is the admittedly impressive augmented reality…
By Gita Jackson
