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The Gudetama Game Is As Cute (And Simple) As Gudetama

Gudetama Tap is a very cute waste of time. As a Gudetama enthusiast, I can appreciate that. Gudetama is a Sanrio character that is a sleepy, lazy egg, and I find him extremely relatable. Gudetama Tap is a new mobile game centered around the character, where you cook eggs on a stovetop to collect different…

By Gita Jackson Published May 22, 2018

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Here Are Overwatch‘s New Anniversary Skins

Overwatch’s two-year anniversary event is now live, and Doomfist is actually lookin’ pretty good right about now. Some of the best skins yet came out today—namely Orisa’s, Brigitte’s and, as previously discussed, Symmetra’s. Today also brought what is, in my opinion, a pretty bad skin, too. And, welp, they gave Junkrat dreads: Along with the…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 22, 2018

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Shadow Of War‘s New Expansion Should Be Its Own Game

When the video game Shadow of Mordor was released in late 2014, its most marvelous trait was its Nemesis System. This superb chunk of design and programming ensured that any evil grunt that killed the player would be elevated in the game’s bad guy hierarchy and would stalk the revived player, perhaps becoming the game’s…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 22, 2018

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Fortnite Players Find New Jetpack, Eat Shit

Right now, everyone in Fortnite is learning how to use the jetpack the hard way. Turns out, you can’t just fly forever. Eventually, the jetpack overheats and you will fall to your doom. Many Fortnite players are excitedly sharing their first experiences with the new gear, and while some players are able to pull off…

By Patricia Hernandez Published May 22, 2018

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An experimental storm-tracking backpack item accidentally made its way into Fortnite’s latest patch today. The backpack, which indicates where the eye of the storm will end up, “was not intended to make it into the v4.2 Content Update,” said developer Epic Games on Fortnite’s subreddit. “We can’t promise this will ever officially be released. However,…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 22, 2018

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Gwent’s May balance patch is now live. As CD Projekt Red explained last month, this will be the Witcher-based card game’s last major update until its single-play campaign, “Thronebreaker,” comes out in the fall. It changes several cards and reworks the “swap” and “create” abilities. The full patch notes are here.

By Ethan Gach Published May 22, 2018

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YouTuber Drift0r calculated the possible size of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4‘s battle royale map, which is said to be 1,500 times the size of Nuketown. The conservative estimate? 4.5 square kilometers, slightly less than Fornite: Battle Royale’s map.No word yeton how many players though..

By Heather Alexandra Published May 22, 2018

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Games That Aren’t Easy To Recommend

There are some games that hit all my personal sweet spots, games that make me want to scream how good they are from the top of the Brooklyn Bridge. But sometimes there are games that come with huge caveats. Maybe it takes a while to get to the good stuff, or they could be jam…

Paul Tamayo & Gita Jackson & Stephen Totilo Published May 22, 2018

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Visual Novel Publisher Expands To GOG, Says Steam Is ‘Threatening Livelihoods’

After running into issues with Steam, video game publisher MangaGamer is teaming up with the digital store’s biggest rival, GOG, to sell visual novels. Last week, several developers of visual novels with varying degrees of sexual content received emails from Valve saying that their games were in danger of being removed by the end of…

By Gita Jackson Published May 22, 2018

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State Of Decay 2: The Kotaku Review

It’s easy to get in over your head in the open-world zombie survival game State of Decay 2 A call for help came in over the radio, and my follower and I set out for a nearby farmhouse. We had plenty of ammo, full health, and brand new melee weapons. The sun was shining brightly.…

By Stacie Ponder Published May 22, 2018

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Fortnite’s Jetpacks Are Live, Here’s How They Work

The wait is over: the much-anticipated jetpack has finally arrived in the 4.2 Fortnite update. It is an item unlike any other in the game, with Epic creating an entirely new gear type called “backpacks.” Not to be confused with the already existing back bling—which are purely cosmetic—backpacks will take up an inventory slot, just…

By Patricia Hernandez Published May 22, 2018

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Hunter X Hunter‘s Ridiculous Hair Turned Into Ridiculous Earrings

Silly, yet brilliant. If you were going to pick one image from Hunter X Hunter to make into earrings, it would be this. The image is of character Gon after he transformed into an older version of himself. Previously, Bandai turned it into a figure and now it’s done that with silver earrings. Pre-orders start…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 22, 2018

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Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 Remastered For The PlayStation 4

Now considered PlayStation 3 classics, Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 are getting remastered for the PlayStation 4 in full HD. Famitsu reports that the games will basically be the same as the originals, but run at a crisp 60 frames per second and look kickass at 1080p! The first of the three, Yakuza 3, will…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 22, 2018

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K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Fake Love

It was a banner weekend for K-Pop, anchored by Bangtan Boys (BTS) and their second year in a row of appearances at the Billboard Music Awards. BTS is, without a doubt, one of the leaders of the current generation of K-Pop. While some of their worldwide success can be linked to previous generations building up…

By Seung Park Published May 22, 2018

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Bright Lights. Seoul, South Korea. By Steve Roe | Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 22, 2018

Culture

How Some Of Game Of Thrones’ Biggest Shots Were Made

While we’ve seen some concept art from the last series of Game of Thrones, tonight I thought it’d be cool to look at some of the VFX work done on season 7. Rodeo FX, a studio with offices across the world, was tasked with coming up with some of the series’ biggest shots, from the…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2018

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Video Game Atlas Has Over 40 Maps Of Your Favourite Cities

Virtual Cities is an upcoming book by Konstantinos Dimopoulos that takes a very hard look at some of the most famous cities in video games, from GTA V’s Los Santos to Yakuza’s Kamurocho to Fallout’s New Vegas. Each city covered includes not just a big map, but also “beautiful, subtly coloured ink drawings, and in-depth…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2018

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God Of War, One Month Later

The new God of War didn’t need downloadable content or multiplayer to remain interesting throughout its first month. It had patches, easter eggs and even a big social media controversy. God of War came out on Friday, April 20, same day as Nintendo Labo, but reviews started running a week earlier. Many, including ours, were…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 21, 2018

Culture

A Heist Game Where You Steal Pieces Of 15,000 Player-Made Levels

The Steam Workshop for Garry’s Mod—the monolithic physics sandbox that emerged from Half-Life 2—contains 15,974 maps made for all sorts of different game types and purposes. Jazztronauts is its own separate heist game, but it takes place on those maps. Yes, that means it already has nearly 16,000 levels. Jazztronauts is an upcoming free mod…

By Nathan Grayson Published May 21, 2018

Culture

What We Liked (And Loved) About The Leftovers

Last week I was on vacation, which was a great time to catch up on some TV. Kotaku’s editor-in-chief Stephen recommended The Leftovers to me, an HBO show that finished a three season run last summer. I didn’t expect to like the show as much as I did, and now all I want to do…

Riley MacLeod & Jason Schreier Published May 21, 2018