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UncategorizedH̷̗̠̻̖̥̦͇͕̳̠͎͎̄̈́̓̈́̈̆́̈́̈́̕ͅͅo̵̳̥͎̥̜̣̞̒̋̈́̔ṅ̸̳̦̜̗̜̦̐̈́̾̏͜k̸̼̪͙̱̺̜̬̤̳̼̳͙̆̃̊͛͊̈͋̕!̷̡̢̨͚̠̪̣̰̖͍̘̺͇͙̙͐͆͂̈̂̍͘͝ ̴̨̜̭̤͉̮̯̱͕̰̩̉͆͗B̴̨̨̛͉̰̫̻̼̞̊̓̓̀̈̀̊̓e̷̛̝̯̰͔͉̕ͅh̵̛͈̩̠͊̍́͌̑̈́̒͑̏̑́͘ö̶̜̫̺̣̻͖̜͈̤͈̟̭̩̰́̾͛͌l̶̰̱͓̹̿̈͠͝d̷̩̼̱͇̝̒̈́̅̉̉͌̚ ̸̡̦̝̭̦̣̘̀̈́͜T̴̼̩̞̮͇̼̟͚̓̕̕͜ḩ̴͎͓̪̟̫̭̤̪̣̪͖͌͗̀̇̕͝͝ͅe̸̡̫͕̙͙͓̳̣̥͚̗̜̖̺͓͑̇͆̑͊̕͘̚ ̵͕̘̲̫̱̫̱͎̳͉͆̿̓̈̿̓̄̓̓̑̎̀̆͠͝ͅͅN̷̼̥̠̤̯͔̙̦͓͔̆̃͆̌͑͋͂̃̽̚i̵̞̳̼̱͓̼̻̺͙̣͈͙͗͛̓̀̍̔́́̄̕̚̕͝ģ̶͇̼͗́͛̆̓̕͝ͅḥ̶̡̨̞̬͚̺̱̹̤̦̒̿͜͝ͅt̶̥̹͔̱̘̭̐̅̐̅̕m̶̮̥͚̻͉͖̬̪͎̅͐̄̿̽͛̍́̈́̆͑͒̌à̶̢̨̢̫͓̙̖̼̩̺̩͑̿ř̵̙̺͇̣̠̠̦̩̜̘̬̤͊̀̀̔̇͜͝͠ͅë̸͈̪͚̯̜͈̞͙͔̰͔̤̤̺́̍͐͛̉͗̀̋̂͒͂̃́̄̚ ̴̢̨̨͈̭̞̯̱̻̘͍͇̥̒͒̓̎͌̈́͗G̸̨̢͔͍͇̮̫̻͉͙̎̔̍͒̿̀͆̊͜õ̵͉̩̜̥̞̳̦̻͍͉̼̀̅̄͐̀̆̽͛͊̃̌͊ơ̷͈̠͍̥͙̗̣̺͚̱̥͓̙̟͗͋̏̂̿̈́̒̈́͝s̸̩̜̪͊̐̈́̇̚͠ȩ̶͉̹̥̻͈̟̈́̊͊̐̌͂̎̀͜͜͜
“It’s a lovely day in the village, and you are a horrible…”.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 28, 2019 -
ReviewsBoard GamesArkham Horror: Final Hour Is A Terrible Introduction To Lovecraftian Board Gaming
I wrote about Mansions of Madness last week, because it’s a great game and I loved every second of it. This week, I’m writing about a different, newer Arkham game from Fantasy Flight, and yikes, this one I don’t like anywhere near as much. Final Hour is a new game that massively strips back the…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 28, 2019 -
CultureTeenage Fortnite Pro Swatted Live On Stream
Fortnite pro Cody “Clix” Conrod—who is only 14 years old—was in the middle of a Fortnite Championship Series game on the weekend when his home was swatted. As Dexerto report, Conrod announced to viewers watching mid-stream that he would have to be leaving the match. “Police are here…yo, I just got swatted…one second, I gotta…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 28, 2019 -
UncategorizedAfter A Terrible 2019, Blizzard Is Going All-In At BlizzCon
The plan was always to wait for BlizzCon. In November of 2018, after a PR blow-up surrounding the ill-advised announcement of the mobile game Diablo Immortal, Blizzard’s staff knew that they just needed to make it through the next year without incident. If they could, they’d be able to win fans back with a suite…
By Jason Schreier Published October 28, 2019 -
UncategorizedFallout 1st Is Creating A Class Divide Among Fallout 76 Players
Last week, Bethesda revealed a premium subscription service for Fallout 76. Things started rough with glitches erasing player supplies and private servers that weren’t all that private after all. Now there’s another problem: growing tensions between regular and premium players splitting the community on economic lines, and creating a burgeoning class war in digital Appalachia.…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 28, 2019 -
CultureTwitchTwitch Streamer Explains Why Painting Her Body On Camera Isn’t Sexual
The equation underlying Sophia “Djarii” White’s Twitch stream is really pretty simple. She loves video games, art, and makeup, so she combines those things to express herself, resulting in intricate paintings where her body is the canvas. White’s talent is immediately clear, and yet, she has courted no small amount of controversy for simply doing…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 28, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Can’t Bring Myself To Play Public Betas Anymore
Beta testing periods and public test realms give players the opportunity to test out new online multiplayer games and content before it goes live. Right now, on the World of Warcraft public test realm, players are poking and prodding at the Vulpera, the new Horde allied race coming in the game’s next major update. I…
By Mike Fahey Published October 28, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsDownloading Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Was An Absolute Nightmare
It’s easy to feel nostalgic for the time when playing a new release meant cracking open a plastic box and slotting a cartridge into your console. It’s even easier when you’ve been watching the “download” bar crawl upwards for three hours. By hour four, you’re pulling your hair out. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 28, 2019 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Busting Makes Luigi Feel Good
Luigi we all love you and your funny antics. But we also love sending you into scary and haunted places and making you catch ghosts. I’m so sorry, but you have to do it all again in Luigi’s Mansion 3, releasing this week for Nintendo Switch. Spooky ghost stories! Do you folks have any? Personally,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 28, 2019 -
UncategorizedXbox All Access is coming back on November 18, Microsoft announced this morning. Players can spread out the cost of a console, a Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Live with discounted monthly payments over two years. The base bundle starts at $19.99, and there will be the option to upgrade your Xbox All Access Xbox…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 28, 2019 -
CultureDeath Stranding Is Coming To PC
Death Stranding is coming to PC early summer 2020, Kojima Productions announced on Twitter today. Right now, the game is arriving on PS4 November 8. Here’s the tweet: Sony is publishing Death Stranding, and it was announced as an exclusive for their PS4 console. Traditionally, Sony’s big games have stayed on the PS4, but lately,…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 28, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Evolution | Artist: Ayumi Hamasaki | Album: I Am…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanBad Tourist Behavior Leads To Photography Crackdown In Kyoto’s Gion
The Gion is one of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto. Earlier this year, Kotaku reported that tourists had been making the lives of geisha and maiko, who work in the area, difficult. Now locals have had enough. As you can see in the footage below, a tourist mob stalks its photo prey. There have…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2019 -
UncategorizedJapan’s Best Boring Halloween Costumes
Some people might try to outdo others with elaborate and showy costumes. But at this annual event in Japan, participants are trying to do something far simpler—boring, even. This event is called “Jimi Halloween” (地味ハロウィン), with jimi (地味) meaning “mundane,” “plain,” or “subdued.” As Spoon & Tamago points out, this regular event was started by…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2019 -
CultureEpic Suing Former Tester For Revealing Fortnite Spoilers
Epic Games is in the process suing a former tester for spoiling some of Fortnite’s big Chapter Two reveal secrets. As Polygon reports, Epic filed the suit last week in North Carolina, alleging that former tester Ronald Sykes, who had played loads of the Chapter Two content back in September, began tweeting at other Fortnite…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 27, 2019 -
CultureThe Most Expensive Pokémon Card On Earth Sold For $224,500 [Update]
One of the rarest Pokémon cards in existence went up for auction last week at New York-based Weiss and sold for $195,000. It is now officially the most expensive Pokémon card in existence. It’s a “Pikachu Illustrator” card, a promo given out to winners of a comic contest that was held in Japan in 1997-98.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 27, 2019 -
UncategorizedHalloween Events In Video Games Are Just The Best
Without a doubt, Halloween is my favorite time of the year. I can’t get enough of the creepy decorations, the spooky movies, the fall weather, and all that wonderful candy. And over the last few years, my excitement for Halloween has grown thanks to video games like Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville and Grand…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 27, 2019
