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The A.V. Club R.I.P. veteran actor Brian Dennehy | Lifehacker What to Watch Tonight | Gizmodo 10 Shows I’m Too Lazy to Watch, and You’re Gonna Hate Me for It | The Takeout This video of a man eating an orange like an apple has piqued our rage and bafflement | Jalopnik I Asked A…
By G/O Media Published April 16, 2020 -
CultureFinal Fantasy VII Devs Wanted Sephiroth To Feel Like Jaws
Like many things in Final Fantasy VII, the main antagonist Sephiroth is an iconic part of gaming history. He’s a striking, menacing presence throughout the classic roleplaying game. Much of Sephiroth’s reputation has to do with the way the developers took cues from an entirely different piece of media: Steven Spielberg’s 1975 thriller, Jaws During…
By Ian Walker Published April 16, 2020 -
CultureFallout 76’s NPCs Don’t Care About Getting Nuked
This week’s Fallout 76 Wastelanders update added human non-player characters to the game for the first time. Naturally, one of the first things players tried to do was nuke them. Players have been finding all sorts of curious new details in the game thanks to its burgeoning populace, from the return of pizza rolls to…
By Ethan Gach Published April 16, 2020 -
Opinion7 Indie Gems You Finally Have Time To Play Under Lockdown
There are plenty of big name video games to play right now. You can relive old memories (or make new ones) with Final Fantasy VII Remake and embark on intense demon-slaying adventures in Nioh 2 or Doom Eternal. But the experience of social distancing doesn’t have to just be about playing the biggest games. Here’s…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 16, 2020 -
CultureDestiny 2 Is Getting Its Own Version Of The Olympics
Destiny 2 is getting a new limited-time event called Guardian Games next week. The event will have players try to out-compete one another for the honor of having their guardian class represented in the Tower for the rest of the year. The Guardian Games were teased in this season’s roadmap but didn’t have an exact…
By Ethan Gach Published April 16, 2020 -
ReviewsKeyboardsKaliber Gaming’s Opto-Mechanical Keyboard Looks Sharp, Literally
I don’t normally go for gaming keyboards with fancy shapes, but there’s something sleek and dangerous about Kaliber Gaming’s HVER Pro X optical-mechanical gaming keyboard. It’s probably the jagged sheet of aluminum screwed atop its otherwise unassuming plastic frame. The underside of the$90 HVER Pro X is the black plastic rectangle of a keyboard base.…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Take Care Of Your Back When You’re Playing Video Games
As officials across the country implement shelter-in-place orders in response to covid-19, many Americans are spending a lot more time at home. I don’t know about you, but I’ve spent a lot of time on my couch, most of it with a video game controller in hand. But there’s a drawback to spending hours a…
By Ari Notis Published April 16, 2020 -
CultureGamescom 2020 Won’t Happen In Germany, Goes Digital
Gamescom, one of the biggest gaming conventions in the world, won’t be happening in Germany this year. Gamescom 2020 is canceled, its organizers announced today, but a digital version of the event is in the works. “It’s official: unfortunately, gamescom will under no circumstances take place on site in Cologne this year,” the German Games…
By Ethan Gach Published April 16, 2020 -
UncategorizedPress Sneak Out
After eight years and some change, I am leaving Kotaku. Friday will be my last day working for this website. I will miss you all. Truth is, I’ve decided to leave the media and pursue my life’s calling: becoming a full-time saxophone player. Kidding. I’m staying in journalism, where I will continue to report on…
By Jason Schreier Published April 16, 2020 - Uncategorized
Gizmodo Apple Could Be Doing So Much More With Its Budget iPhone | The A.V. Club Please meet Toothy Thomas, unofficial mascot of the pandemic | Jezebel Stay at Home! Unless You’re Ivanka Trump… | The Root Michigan Residents Stage Gridlock to Protest Stay-At-Home Order | The Takeout This groundhog methodically munching pizza for an…
By G/O Media Published April 16, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Improvement Edition
It’s Thursday! It’s very pretty outside where I live, which seems like a cruel joke. Welcome back to our daily open thread. I didn’t get the chance to reply to the comments on yesterday’s thread, but I wanted to share here how much I appreciate them. You all are staying so strong through so much,…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 16, 2020 -
UncategorizedStar Wars: Battlefront II’s Battle of Scarif update has been delayed again It was originally due out last month but got pushed back as the team started working from home. The update, which adds the new Scarif map and Galactic Civil War-era Supremacy fights, will now arrive later this month.
By Ethan Gach Published April 16, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe improbable remaster SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated will see the light of day on June 23. The GameCube-era 3D platformer is headed to PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC, and will include not only new content cut from the original but a multiplayer horde mode of all things.
By Ethan Gach Published April 16, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Zettai Zetsumei | Artist: Tokyo Jihen | Album: Ultra C
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2020 -
CultureCrysis Remaster Appears To Be Coming To Major Platforms, Including Switch [Update]
It was there and then it was not there, as multiple people spotted a teaser image on the website for the first-person-shooter Crysis this morning. That teaser promises that a Crysis Remastered will be released for PS4, Xbox One, PC and Switch. Update: It’s official and coming out this summer. The main image hyping the…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 16, 2020
