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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 -
Press 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 -
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 -
Star 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 -
The 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 -
A Gundam Bike? In This Economy?
Suzuki recently decided they wanted a Gundam bike, presumably for Gundam-related reasons, so the Japanese company just went out and had one made. It was done by American company Icon Motorsports in just 30 days, and while I am not a bike man, I am enough of an anime man to be very much in…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2020 -
Old World Is Teaching Strategy Games Some New Tricks
Civ IV designer Soren Johnson took an axe to some long-standing ideas about strategy with Offworld Trading Company, and his Mohawk Games is still swinging with its next game, Old World, which you’ll see for the next few months endlessly (and unavoidably) described as “Civilization meets Crusader Kings.” It’s a crude comparison, but it’s also…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2020 -
Gunsport, a game where you play volleyball with a gun, is coming to Stadia this summer. Made by Necrosoft Games, Gunsport has been bouncing around the internet for several years now but it sounds like it’s finally ready to usher in a new era of cybersports. It’ll come to other platforms later.
By Ethan Gach Published April 15, 2020 -
Phantasy Star Online 2‘s beta is over and it’s officially out on Xbox One. The free-to-play MMORPG originally came out in 2012 but was never released in North America. Kotaku’s Heather Alexandra called it late-night gaming popcorn in her write-up. The game is also coming to PC in late May.
By Ethan Gach Published April 15, 2020 -
Gizmodo Surprise! Apple’s New iPhone SE Is Here | The A.V. Club 11 films that prove you can do sci-fi without special effects | Jalopnik Everyone Shut Up I Just Re-Invented Trucks And SUVs | Lifehacker How to Check the Status of Your Coronavirus Relief Payment | The Root Young Futurists 2020: America Needs Leaders…
By G/O Media Published April 15, 2020 -
Outer Worlds Writers Hire Outer Wilds Writer
Normally, we at Kotaku don’t publish articles about people getting new jobs, but sometimes a headline just has to be written, you know? Congratulations to Kelsey and to the entire extended Outer Wilds-Outer Worlds family.
By Jason Schreier Published April 15, 2020 -
My Kids Keep Fucking Up My Animal Crossing Island
You should play Animal Crossing with your kids, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. They were, in many ways, very wrong. Like most of you, I got the game at launch, and like many of you, I thought it would be a blast to share the same island with loved ones, who’d be able…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2020 -
What We Remake
From fan-made revamps like Black Mesa to the highest of AAA productions like Final Fantasy VII Remake, enhanced, often reimagined takes on familiar games packed the early months of 2020. Remakes tug at nostalgia and deliver a comfort that players seek desperately in complicated times. But many of these games forge new paths, interrupting the…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 14, 2020 -
Harv In Animal Crossing Is Clearly Running A Cult
Last night in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, I unlocked “Harv’s Island.” Harvey is a forgetful dog dressed in cliche hippie clothes: a headband, John Lennon glasses, and a fringe vest. You can fly to his island of Photopia, where you’re able to design sets and pose for photos with others. At least, that’s what Harv…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 14, 2020
