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CultureWhat’s Your Favorite Rick And Morty Moment?
It’s been two years since Rick and Morty season two premiered and tonight the show finally returns for its third season. Are you ready to get riggity riggity wrecked? You might remember that I F-ing love this show. In a post-Peep Show world where both Archer and It’s Always Sunny are winding down, I wasn’t…
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Hacker Reflects On 20 Years Of Exploiting MMO Security Flaws For Money
A hacker going by the name Manfred spent much of the last two decades finding ways to make money by manipulating the economies inside MMOs. This weekend he shared his story with a crowd at Def Con 2017 in Las Vegas and argued for better security in online games. According to Motherboard, who spoke directly…
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UncategorizedAtlus Announces Persona 5 Anime Coming To Japan In 2018
There’s a Persona 5 anime coming. Atlus announced it earlier today. It’s called Persona 5 the Animation and there’s already a short trailer. Atlus appears to be producing the show with A-1 Pictures and plans for it to begin airing in 2018, two years after the game was originally released in Japan. Here’s the teaser…
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Sunday Comics: Fragile As Eggs
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published July 28. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 24. Read more…
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Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age‘s Remastered Look Comes At A Cost
In my first few minutes with the PS4 HD remaster of Final Fantasy XII I was awestruck by how fresh it looked. As a recent blog post by designer Robert Yang explains, however, the new game’s new coat of paint seems to have come at the expense of its soul Remasters are getting more and…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Sonic Crossover, Winners!
IDW has it’s work cut out for it if it’s going to ever realize even a fifth of the licensed Sonic and friends get togethers you’ve all dreamed up. Which is probably a good thing, because a lot of these are too hot for the page. While comic book Sonic has gone to a lot…
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Nidhogg 2‘s Level Select Screen Is A Nifty Callback To Yoshi’s Island
The fencing game sequel arrives next month with a bigger, more detailed art style, including a beautiful recreation of the start screen from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, prompting the question: why are so many level select screens usually so boring? Although revealed earlier last month during a gameplay demo, Nidhogg 2‘s level select…
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A Zelda-Themed Nintendo Switch Case To Rule Them All
If a modified Pelican case was the mother of Switch protectors, then this ornate, leather bag is the mother of all Zelda-inspired Nintendo Switch cases. Created by Etsy user Ian Finch-Field for his SkinzNhydez storefront, the made to order carrying case is large enough to fit a Switch with both Joy-Con still attached and comes…
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The Weekend In Esports: StarCraft 2 IEM XII And The Rocket League World Cup
With some of the summer’s biggest tournaments behind us, things slow down this weekend. But not too much. Blessed with an SC2 tournament and another esports World Cup, as well as a tone of fighting game tournaments, there’s still plenty to watch. Below you’ll find where and when you can catch all the weekend’s biggest…
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