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Uncategorized“Gaming Disorder” Now A Recognized Illness According To World Health Organization
The World Health Organization has decided to add gaming disorder to its list of recognized illnesses. The 194 members of the group made the decision today at the 72nd World Health Assembly. WHO agreed to adopt the eleventh revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, which is also known as…
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UncategorizedWarframe Players Love Their New Space Roombas
Warframe is an online game all about cool cyborg-ninjas, acrobatics, and weird aliens. However, something new was added in a recent update: Space Roombas. These small little cleaning-bots have quickly become beloved by the community, with players spending in-game currency on them and figuring out ways to create more of the little robots. The new…
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CulturePokemonLinoone Loves Balls
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 Linoone! Linoone Details Type: Normal Average Height: 1‘08“ Average Weight: 71.6 lbs. First Added In Generation III This ferret-looking…
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CultureMorning CheckpointThis Robot Is Really Angry And Done Lifting Boxes
Hello! Today we get banned for buying too many games, watch a robot get angry, learn when the Sonic movie is actually coming out and talk about fake meat at McDonald’s. It’s Morning Checkpoint! Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled with some great stories. Here are a few…
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UncategorizedDauntless Struggled With Online Issues In Its First Week, But Things Are Finally Improving
Dauntless, an online multiplayer game inspired by Monster Hunter that officially released earlier this week, has been slammed with matchmaking issues and server problems in its opening days, but its developers say things will get better. After launching in alpha in 2017, Dauntless finally came out of Early Access on May 21, arriving for the…
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CultureSplitscreenOur Gameplay Data Should Be Harder To Sell
Video game developers can collect our data, and for now, they can sell it to advertisers. But that may not be as easy in the future due to California’s new data privacy law. On this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, we do a follow-up episode after last week’s analysis of the state of gameplay data and privacy.…
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UncategorizedBlack Ops 4‘s Long-Promised Zombies ‘Factions’ Feature Is Still Missing
Black Ops 4’s Zombies still doesn’t have all the content that Activision promised prior to its launch last year. In fact, the undead survival mode hasn’t really seen a proper content flow or substantial rewards. Seven months since Black Ops 4’s launch, and the Zombies community is still left speculating about the Factions feature that…
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UncategorizedReigns: Game Of Thrones Is Giving Me New And Better Ways To Kill Everyone
After the end of Game of Thrones, I was mostly OK with how things went down. Like many fans, though, I still had complaints. After I’d run my course tweeting about them, I decided to open up Reigns: Game of Thrones and try my hand at sitting on the Iron Throne. Reigns: Game of Thrones,…
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UncategorizedAnti-Trump Resistance Figures Who Got Banned From Twitter Were Also Big Ouya Advocates
Yesterday, prolific tweeters Brian and Ed Krassenstein were banned for life from the platform for allegedly operating fake accounts and trying to buy clout. The two brothers then took to The Hill Reporter to plead their innocence and mount a defense, which relied in part on their past enthusiasm for the Ouya. The Ouya was…
By Ethan Gach
