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CultureTrack: High As A Kite | Artist: Weezer | Album: Weezer (The Black Album)
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 10, 2019 -
UncategorizedFar Cry New Dawn Brings Back A Surprising Element From The Franchise’s Past
Far Cry: New Dawn is the latest game in the series and because it is set after nuclear bombs have destroyed the world, things get a bit strange. Weird creatures roam the world, like deer with bright pink antlers or glow-in-the-dark critters. But another weird element of this nuclear apocalypse actually feels inspired by something…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 10, 2019 -
UncategorizedMario Games Have Amazing First Levels
Ceave Gaming has done some amazing things in Mario games, like beating New Super Luigi. U without collecting or touching a single gold coin. But in his latest video, Ceave dives into the overall history of Mario. He looks back at the first levels in every 2D Mario game to figure out what makes this…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 10, 2019 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Alex Trebek Edition
Sometimes you hear a bit of news that catches you off guard. I recently experienced this when I saw a short video of Alex Trebek, host of Jeopardy!, announcing he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer. I barely watch the show these days, but boy that news hit me hard. It fucking sucks. Cheer me up,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 10, 2019 - Culture
Sunday Comics: See You Soon
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 March 4. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published March 4. Read more of Corpse Run Clueless Hero by Luis…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 10, 2019 - Uncategorized
Horizon Zero Dawn’s Machine Monsters Sure Looked Silly At First
It was recently the two year anniversary for the release of Horizon Zero Dawn. The open world PS4 exclusive is one of the best looking games of the generation and has some incredible looking machine creature, both big and small. But thanks to a fun post detailing some information about the development of Horizon, fans…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 9, 2019 - Uncategorized
Earn Free Money And Gold In GTA Online and Red Dead Online By Activating Two-Step Verification
Rockstar Games has announced a reward for players who activate two-step verification on their accounts. These players will earn free money in GTA Online and free gold bars in Red Dead Online. First announced on Rockstar’s Newswire blog, this program will reward players with $500k in GTA Online for activating the extra security on their…
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UncategorizedTo Create Smart AI Command & Conquer Devs Made Units Stop Acting Stupid
Developing the popular RTS Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun involved solving a whole host of problems. But the biggest and most interesting problem was figuring out to allow hundreds of troops and vehicles to move around maps without slowing and destroying PCs at the time. The latest video in Ars Technica’s wonderful War Storiesseries is…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 9, 2019 - Uncategorized
Most PC Stores Have Terrible Controller And TV Support
I prefer to play many PC games on my TV with a controller. Some games, like Far Cry New Dawn, just feel better to me when played using a gamepad on my big TV. Yet, while we now have more stores on PC, with Epic Game Store, Steam, GOG Galaxy, Uplay and others, many of…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 9, 2019 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Pokemon Starters Escape, Winners!
Last week I asked you amazing artists to take the newly revealed Pokemon Gen 8 starters and share them with other games, movies, TV shows and more. The world needs more cute creatures and you folks delivered! Our winning image this week was created by Mrichston who gives The Judge from the Phoenix Wright series…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 9, 2019 - CulturePokemon
Drifloon Steals Children And Was Created By Ghosts
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 Drifloon! This Pokemon was suggested by Kotaku reader coolchazine. Thanks! Drifloon Details Type: Ghost/Flying Average Height: 1′ 04″ Average…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 9, 2019 -
CultureMorning CheckpointWhere Can I Buy The Claritin Console?
Hello! Welcome to this inaugural edition of Morning Checkpoint. Each Saturday I’ll help you get caught up on last week’s best gaming stories while having some fun and learning a few things. This week won’t have any reader questions or stories, but hopefully, that will change next week! Send any questions, stories, ideas or whatever…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 9, 2019 - Esports
Top Players Look To Drink, Chill, Maybe Win Some Cash At This Weekend’s Smash Ultimate Summit
The first ever Smash Ultimate Summit is here. After years of success in bringing its collective weirdness to Super Smash Bros. Melee, Beyond the Summit is finally launching its hybrid esports tournament format, complete with casual couch banter and comedy sketches, for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Invited players include the likes of MkLeo, ZeRo, Mew2King,…
By Ethan Gach Published March 8, 2019 - Culture
Twitter Account Asks The All-Important Video Game Question: Can You Pet The Dog?
Whether out on the sidewalk, at a party in somebody’s house, or fleeing from a pack of wild dogs, what’s your first instinct—as a rational, sound-minded human being—upon meeting a dog? That’s right: you want to pet it. Video games are meant to let us fulfill our wildest fantasies, and yet, many of them won’t…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 8, 2019 - Uncategorized
The Division 2 is shaping up to be another game with a massive file size, at least on PS4. Ubisoft is giving potential players a heads up that it’ll be 90-100GB on PS4, though just 48-52GB on Xbox One and PC. (Those buying any version on disc will have a 48-52GB download.)
By Stephen Totilo Published March 8, 2019 - Uncategorized
Warhammer: Vermintide 2, One Year Later
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 came out on PC on March 8, 2018. Maybe you’ve never heard of it. Maybe you have but then forgot, that grimy compound word in the title slipping past you like rain down the side of a newly waxed car. You should know that it was always good, and it’s spent the…
By Ethan Gach Published March 8, 2019 - Uncategorized
Something Stylish happen to you in Devil May Cry 5? Capture a fantastic Apex Legends moment? Something funny happen in Metro Exodus or Far Cry New Dawn? We wanna see it! Send your impressive or funny game clips to [email protected] and we could feature it on our show.
By Chris Person Published March 8, 2019 - Culture
Dawn Of Man, As Told By Steam Reviews
Since the dawn of video games—and possibly even the dawn of man—human beings have been creating city-building games. It’s fitting, then, that the latest genre hit is set in prehistoric times and called Dawn of Man. Steam users are loving it. Dawn of Man came out a week ago and has been one of Steam’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 8, 2019 -
UncategorizedStop Calling Games Guilty Pleasures
The newly released Devil May Cry 5 inspired Tim and I to talk about the idea of games that some might consider “guilty pleasures” and why sometimes that can be a little misguided. I’m totally fine with liking things that don’t necessarily qualify as artistic masterpieces and delving into what makes “trashier” games so damn…
Paul Tamayo & Tim Rogers Published March 8, 2019
