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CultureStop Saying “Weed” When You’re Talking About Animal Crossing On Facebook
Facebook is owned by humans but run by machines, and those machines are unable to differentiate between a “weed”, a thing that grows in the ground in Nintendo’s Animal Crossing (and, I guess, in real life), and the other “weed”. As Polygon report, numerous private Facebook groups have begun warning users to avoid using the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 5, 2020 -
CultureTotal RecallWind Waker’s Ending Was Incredibly Badass
My kids have started playing Wind Waker recently—for the record, my favourite game of all time—and it’s been a joy seeing them encounter everything for the first time. Gasping at Aryll’s abduction, laughing at the Killer Bees, screaming “this stealth level is the worst I hate it”. I wonder, though, what they’ll make of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 5, 2020 -
CulturePlease, Cate Blanchett, Do Not Star In The Borderlands Movie
Variety are reporting today that Cate Blanchett “is in talks to star as Lilith in Lionsgate’s ‘Borderlands,’ an adaptation of the popular video game”. This is sad and terrible news. If you missed the announcement back in February, Eli Roth is directing an adaptation of Gearbox’s shooters, and between his involvement and the series’ trademark…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 5, 2020 -
CultureTwo Publishers Trade A Bunch Of IPs (Including Red Faction) Like They Were Baseball Cards
THQ Nordic and Koch Media did something today that I don’t think I’ve ever seen before: they picked up a bunch of intellectual properties they own—including Second Sight and Risen—and just traded them. Like they were athletes, or collectable cards, or Pokemon. It’s important to note before we start thinking this is too weird that…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 5, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published May 5, 2020 -
OpinionIt’s Time For A Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Remaster
Yesterday, I finished Final Fantasy VII Remake. Today, I find myself wanting more, but only a little more. Maybe another 15-20 hours in and around Midgar, seeing the surrounding slums and deserts through the eyes of somebody who’s more relevant to the series’ larger machinations than ever? Something along those lines? I don’t know, just…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 5, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe Kotaku Guide To Being A Courteous Couch Co-Op Partner
I don’t know about you, but social distancing guidelines have changed how I play games. I’m lucky—or unlucky, depending on the day—to live with three other people. On one hand, I’ve been able to play a lot more couch co-op (like, a lot more). On the other, well, I’ve been able to play a lot…
By Ari Notis Published May 5, 2020 -
CultureFallout 76 Players Donate To Wasteland Doctor Whose Real-Life Home Caught Fire
Brent “CJ Martin” Fairchild role-plays in Fallout 76 as a doctor offering aid to other players. After his real-life home caught on fire over the weekend, players have been raising money for his family to try to return the favor. As first reported by Polygon, a GoFundMe page was set up by Fallout 76 podcaster…
By Ethan Gach Published May 5, 2020 -
CultureSekiro Multiplayer Mod Lets Friends Die Horribly, Together
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a solitary experience by design. The combat is at its best when facing a foe one-on-one, trading blows and parries while trying to throw each other off balance. But if you thought it was missing something by forgoing the asynchronous multiplayer of From Software siblings like Dark Souls and Bloodborne,…
By Ian Walker Published May 5, 2020 -
CultureValorant Players Don’t Like That Valorant’s Top Rank Is Called ‘Valorant’
Despite the fact that it’s still in closed beta, there are many Valorant players. There are not, however, many Valorant players who are also Valorants, aka Valorant Valorant players. You can probably see why some players already find the game’s naming scheme for its top rank confusing. Less than a week ago, Valorant added its…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 5, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsIndie Adventure Neversong Reminds Me Of My Coma Nightmares
Released on Apple Arcade last week and coming to Steam and GOG on May 20, Neversong tells the story of Peet, an orphan boy who slips into a coma when his girlfriend is snatched during a visit to the local asylum. Peet wakes up in a melancholy twilight world populated by freakish children and twisted…
By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2020 -
CulturePerhaps you, like me, missed pixelated-action adventure game Arrest of a stone Buddha when it came to PC earlier this year. If so you’re in luck. The latest game from the maker of the fantastic beat ‘em up Friends of Ringo Ishikawa is coming to Switch on May 21.
By Ethan Gach Published May 5, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsJohn Wick Hex Puts You Inside The Complex Mind Of An Assassin
In the John Wick movies, the titular character is not superhuman. He is bound, like all of his enemies, by the laws of physics. When he gets hit by a car, you see the effects of it on his body. By the end of fights, he is often limping and bleeding. When he gets stabbed,…
By Gita Jackson Published May 5, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Weird Habits Edition
It’s Tuesday! Good job, everyone. Welcome back to our daily open thread. I’ve recently gotten into the habit of falling asleep on my couch watching Bob’s Burgers episodes for the millionth time. This used to be just an occasional weekend quirk, but lately it’s morphed into a nightly thing. The noise keeps me from lying…
By Riley MacLeod Published May 5, 2020 -
CultureAfter Nearly Two Decades, Microprose Is Making Strategy And Simulation Games Again
Founded in 1982 by game industry legends Sid Meier and Bill Stealey, developer and publisher Microprose released some of the greatest military simulation and strategy games ever made. After nearly two decades defunct, the Microprose name returns, with a trio of new strategy and simulation games in the works. The Australia-based company that currently owns…
By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2020 -
CultureMicrosoft Will Show Xbox Series X First-Party Games In July, Still Promising Halo For Launch
Microsoft says it plans to show updates on its first-party games some time in July and is still planning on launching Xbox Series X and Halo Infinite later this year. The company shed more light on its plans for the rest of 2020 in a blog post today, including announcing a series of “monthly moments”…
By Ethan Gach Published May 5, 2020
