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CultureTips For Getting Your Image Picked!
If you are reading this, you take screenshots a lot! I assume. And you are interested in getting some of these screenshots picked by me to appear in our weekly Snapshots feature. (Again, I’m assuming. It would be weird if you didn’t and were reading this.) Here are some tips! 1. No HUD Or In-Game…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 30, 2020 -
CultureRiot Reveals New Valorant Agent, Reyna
The official Valorant Twitter account released a short teaser today showing off a new character coming to the game. Her name is Reyna and she reminds of someone… Reyna is from Mexico and after teasing the character recently, Riot showed off about 30 seconds of gameplay in a small video. The video also seems to…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 30, 2020 -
The BestsThe Best Video Games Starring Sharks
There have been a lot of video games released over the years that feature sharks, but not as many let you play as these smooth and deadly beasts. And often shark games aren’t very good. But some stand out. Here are the best shark games ever made. Jaws: Unleashed I remember being very excited to…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 30, 2020 -
CulturePokemonMunchlax Hides Food In Its Body Hair And Then Forgets About It
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 Munchlax! Munchlax Details Type: Normal Average Height: 2′ 00″ Average Weight: 231.5 lbs First Added In Generation IV When…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 30, 2020 -
CultureThe first DLC for Minecraft Dungeons will be released in July and will add new missions, weapons, and a jungle area. Mojang also revealed a second DLC called “Creeping Winter” will be released later this year and that crossplay is coming in a free update, though no release date was given.
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 30, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Lazy Edition
I’m sure you all have been waiting for a long time. So, I’m happy to announce that our daily open thread is…open! These last few days I’ve been extremely lazy. I had Monday off and then had Tuesday and Wednesday off too. (Weekend Editors have weird work weeks.) So I mostly just…did nothing. Which was…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 30, 2020 -
CultureMorning CheckpointCreepy Monkey
Hello! This week we talk about the latest big-budget video game flop, discover how gross pelicans can be, check out the new Fast & Furious game, play video games while eating, and meet a creepy monkey in Animal Crossing. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week I have a few rules in my home. But…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 30, 2020 -
CultureStreet Fighter V Costume Design Contest Is Asking For Free Labor
Capcom recently opened a special contest for Street Fighter V, asking fans to submit costume designs for possible inclusion in the fighting game’sfinal season. On the surface this may seem like a cool way to interact with fans, but the lack of any monetary compensation makes it all too easy to view this contest as…
By Ian Walker Published May 29, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsThere’s Always A Lighthouse. There’s Always BioShock Switch Impressions
BioShock: The Collection, which contains all three games in the series and their DLC in one neat package, came out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2016. This week, it’s on Switch. As it turns out, both Rapture and Columbia are well worth the return voyage. All three BioShock games have actually been…
By Ari Notis Published May 29, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published May 29, 2020 -
UncategorizedNew EVE Online Update Puts Items At Risk If Player Citadels Fall Into Disrepair
EVE Online players are familiar with loss. In fact, one of the first pieces of advice given to new players is “Don’t fly what you can’t afford to lose.” When a spaceship is destroyed in EVE it’s gone forever; the only time a player’s assets are truly safe is when they’re locked inside an NPC-owned…
By Lee Yancy Published May 29, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryManeater‘s Orca Tank Is Terrifying, Even As A Godlike Megashark
I’m absolutely in love with Maneater, the new shark game from Tripwire Interactive. Nothing in video games has ever made me feel as powerful as cruising the Louisiana bayou and wantonly chomping passing barracuda. But one setpiece managed to inject my shark-inspired reverie with a terror made only more potent by the rest of the…
By Ian Walker Published May 29, 2020 -
CultureI’m streaming Minecraft Dungeons live! Come hang out with us in the chat
By Paul Tamayo Published May 29, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryHoly Shit I Found A Switch
A couple of days ago, I wrote a piece about how hard it is to find a Nintendo Switch. With the covid-19 outbreak temporarily halting production of the console in China, and scalpers seizing the opportunity to buy up and flip the Switch for usurious prices, nary a Switch is to be found on American…
By Ash Parrish Published May 29, 2020 -
CultureGTA Online‘s Mini Cooper Week Hasn’t Won Over The Haters
Small cars are the focus of the latest Grand Theft Auto Online event, and the community has reacted with jokes, anger, and a bit of confusion. For those who are upset, it seems you can blame a classic film from the 1960s for this week’s Mini Cooper themed festivities. The Weeny Issi is GTA’s parody…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 29, 2020 -
CultureTwitchAs Streamers Spread Dangerous Conspiracy Theories, Twitch Does Little To Stop Them
In the past few days, an alarming headline has made the rounds: “Half of Fox News viewers think Bill Gates is using pandemic to microchip them, survey suggests.” This idea is nonsense, of course, but coronavirus conspiracy theories have spread almost like the virus itself across the meticulously calibrated algorithmic networks of sites like YouTube,…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 29, 2020 -
CultureSony Will Finally Show PlayStation 5 Games On June 4
Sony will show off games for the PlayStation 5 during an official online showcase at 4pm ET on Thursday June 4. In a blog post today, Sony boss Jim Ryan promised that the showcase will include games and will run “a bit more than an hour.” That’s why I’m excited to share that we will…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 29, 2020 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for either doing laundry in the tub again (nooo) or trying to find an open laundromat to brave, because the clean shirts situation has grown dire. It’s also for playing video games. The BioShock Collection’s Switch release has got me itching to replay those games, though it’s hard to justify spending money on…
By Riley MacLeod Published May 29, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published May 29, 2020
