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More Games Should Let You Destroy Empires
I recently finished Crackdown 3. While it wasn’t the best game ever made, I had a great time jumping around and blowing stuff up. But it also let me take down an evil corporate empire. I love taking down empires. More games need to let me topple regimes. In Crackdown 3 players are tasked with…
By Zack Zwiezen - Uncategorized
What Your Favorite Apex Legends Character Says About You
Apex Legends is a game where players choose from a selection of different heroes. Each of these characters has different abilities and outfits. While you can choose a different hero each match, many players choose to main one or two characters. So what does your preferred legend say about you as a person? Let’s find…
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UncategorizedYouTuber Teams Up With LEGO Star Wars Developer To Explain Its Secrets
The YouTube channel Boundary Break has been featured many times on Kotaku, but the channel’s most recent video is maybe my favorite. That’s because a developer who worked on LEGO Star Wars actually joined the YouTuber and helped explain some of the secrets found while exploring outside the boundaries of the game. Jon Burton was…
By Zack Zwiezen - Uncategorized
Latest Fortnite Save The World Update Makes Big Changes To Heroes
The latest update to Fortnite Save The World is changing the way heroes work, giving players more customization and choice over perks and abilities. This new hero loadout system is part of the Season 8 update. Heroes will now each have a specific perk and most reskins will be unique. For example, as explained in…
By Zack Zwiezen - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Pokemon Starters Escape
Earlier this week we were shown the first glimpse at the new Pokemon games, Sword and Shield. We also got our first look at the new starters and the internet fell in love with the little scamps. I did too! It is a shame that they are stuck in only the Pokemon universe. Let’s fix…
By Zack Zwiezen - Culture
Sunday Comics: Rough Crowd
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. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published February 25. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published February 28. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by M.S.…
By Zack Zwiezen - Uncategorized
The People In Anthem Sure Like Wearing Masks
The stars of Anthem are obviously the powerful Javelins. These mech suits are really cool and deadly in the hands of a skilled pilot. But the citizens of Anthem seem to care more about something else: Masks. These folks really, really love masks. The first time I reached the hub city of Tarsis, I explored…
By Zack Zwiezen - Uncategorized
Ubisoft, Please Stop Teasing And Give Us More Splinter Cell
The last Splinter Cell game was released in August 2013. It’s been nearly six years since we last got to play as grizzled spy Sam Fisher. Near Six years since we got to creep around the shadows and use those sweet goggles that make that cool noise. Going this long without a new game in…
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UncategorizedOriginal Resident Evil Intro Turned Into An 80s Sitcom
The intro for the original Resident Evil is something special. The cheesy acting, the low production values, and the clothing all combine to create something I still love watching. But one fan decided this video could be improved and made the whole thing into a sitcom intro. Created by GreyGhost Mike, it works. It really…
By Zack Zwiezen - Uncategorized
GTA Online Players Earned Millions Of Dollars Thanks To A Single NPC
For about a week or so, fans of Grand Theft Auto Online were able to park in a hangar and make millions of dollars doing basically nothing. This was all thanks to one in-game character, Lester. As Rockstar tried to fix this exploit, fans rallied behind Lester and mourned the exploit’s eventual demise. Late last…
By Zack Zwiezen - Uncategorized
Fans Find Evidence That Respawning Might Be Coming To Fortnite
Fortnite fans and data miners have found evidence that a respawn feature seemingly inspired by Apex Legends is coming to the game. This feature might be added soon. Before Season 8 launched, Epic confirmed that they were looking into adding better pinging and respawning. Both of these features are part of Apex Legends. Pinging was…
By Zack Zwiezen - CulturePokemon
Conkeldurr Taught Humanity About Concrete 2000 Years Ago
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 Conkeldurr! Conkeldurr Details Type: Fighting Average Height: 4’07” Average Weight: 191.8 lbs. First Added In Generation V I…
By Zack Zwiezen - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: National Tortilla Chip Day, Winners!
Last week I asked you creative Kotaku readers to celebrate National Tortilla Chip Day and give the tasty chips to any video game character you wanted. You all did an amazing job! I had a really hard time picking a winner! Our winning image this week was made by Chelsea of Tranquility and features Ada…
By Zack Zwiezen - Esports
The World’s Top StarCraft II Players Will Battle This Weekend
It’s not every day there’s a big StarCraft II tournament going on, and this weekend’s could offer a rematch of one of last year’s great showdowns. The Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII StarCraft II started this week with 24 teams and will soon be down to 12 as the playoff stage gets underway this weekend.…
By Ethan Gach
