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Kotaku Weekend Guide: 5 Great Games We Can’t Wait To Dive Into
22.11.2024
Full transparency, readers, I’m not thinking much about video games this weekend. It is a weekend for movies and music. It’s Wicked weekend and, on top of that, Kendrick Lamar just dropped a whole album. But if, for some reason, you’re looking for something to do other than watch Ariana Grande...
Dr Disrespect Is Back Online 36 Days After Confessing To Sending A Minor 'Inappropriate' Messages
31.7.2024
Popular streamer Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm has returned to the public eye a little over a month after admitting he sent “inappropriate” messages to a minor on Twitch. The controversial character, who was permanently banned from the platform on June 26, 2020, admitted in a lengthy post on...
No Man's Sky's Huge Overhaul, The Software Update That Stopped The World, And More Of The Week's Top Stories
20.7.2024
This week saw No Man’s Sky, a game that has repeatedly reinvented itself in the years since its release, get one of its biggest overhauls ever. Not to be outdone, Baldur’s Gate 3 also got a patch that rounds out the game nicely. Also, the FTC responded to Microsoft’s latest Xbox Live price hike...
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Diss Track Gets A Free Chiptune Clicker Tribute
15.7.2024
Kendrick Lamar’s epic “Not Like Us” diss track has become the de facto song of the summer (as well as an all-time hater anthem) after effectively ending the short-lived, but all too entertaining beef with the Toronto rapper Drake. Just about every party and club I’ve been to in the past few months...
My Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Player Summons, Ranked
2.7.2024
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is really hard, guys. Famed boss beater Let Me Solo Her (who recently rebranded as Let Me Solo Him to fight the expansion’s tough boss, Messmer) struggled with FromSoftware’s DLC, frustrated players review-bombed the game on Steam out of anger with the expansion’s...
Overwatch 2 Fans Are Sick And Tired Of Pharah
2.7.2024
Like any other competitive game, the meta for Blizzard’s hero shooter Overwatch 2 is constantly in flux. Sometimes a new hero like Mauga dominates when they debut and has to be reined in with some debuffs and tweaks. Other times a series of changes send characters skyrocketing to the top of tier...
Players Are Obsessed With Shadow Of The Erdtree's Number One Hater
26.6.2024
If you’ve been roaming the Land of Shadow in Elden Ring’s recently released expansion, there’s a good chance that you’ve met the greatest hater to ever live. No, Kendrick Lamar is not suddenly in Shadow of the Erdtree, he’s too busy in Compton making Drake’s life a living hell. Instead, you would...
The Latest Twist In Dr Disrespect's Infamous Twitch Ban Saga, Explained
24.6.2024
Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm was one of the biggest streamers on Twitch when the Amazon-owned streaming platform permanently banned him in mid-2020. The suddenness of the high-profile ejection, coupled with both Beahm and Twitch staying silent over what had actually happened and why, turned...
Pharrell’s Lego Movie Looks Like A Wild, Refreshing Take On A Biopic
6.6.2024
Hollywood loves a biopic. If there’s one thing that’s going to get greenlit other than a superhero movie, it’s a loosely biographical film about a historical figure or artist. But Pharrell Williams, the 51-year-old pop artist and beat maker behind hit songs like “Happy” and Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,”...
Mortal Kombat 1 Mod Recreates The Drake Vs. Kendrick Beef
17.5.2024
The dust seems to have mostly settled on the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar rap beef (for now), but the musical back and forth between the two hip-hop titans has imprinted itself on pop culture. That imprint includes video game mods, as a Mortal Kombat 1 fan has recently recreated both rappers in...
Samsung Dunks On Apple's Crushing iPad Commercial Fiasco
16.5.2024
Every now and then a corporation is at least a bit funny when going about their late-stage capitalism. For instance, Samsung has released an absolutely perfect diss-ad response to Apple’s recent crushing PR disaster.Read more
‘BBL Drizzy’ Coin Surges Amid Drake and Kendrick Lamar Feud as Another Coin Secures $13 Million
10.5.2024
Hip Hop is back with a bang in 2024, as industry legends Kendrick Lamar and Drake duke it out for the crown in an increasingly hostile rap battle – and Solana meme coin markets haven’t missed a beat, with new OVHoe (BBL DRIZZY) token skyrocketing. This article will provide an analysis of...
The 16 Biggest Haters In Video Games
7.5.2024
It is prime time to be a hater right now. The Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef has been a spectacle to watch unfold over the past few days. Lamar is dropping some of the harshest disses of his career, while Drake says “nuh uh” over a beat. I finally understand why Ancient Rome held gladiator...
The Kendrick/Drake Beef Is Made For The Internet
6.5.2024
Late Sunday evening, I logged onto Fortnite to enjoy all the newly added Star Wars content, solo-queuing up for a No Build quads match right away. As I waited for the battle bus to pick me up, I could hear one of my teammates loudly playing Canadian actor-turned-rapper Aubrey “Drake” Graham’s song...
The Last of Us’ Lamar Johnson On Learning Sign Language For The Show
17.2.2023
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Bitcoin Academy in Brooklyn Backed by Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey Airdrops BTC to Class Participants
11.9.2022
Rap star Jay-Z, otherwise known as Shawn Carter, and Block CEO Jack Dorsey, recently airdropped bitcoin to members of the Bitcoin Academy in Brooklyn. Jay-Z’s mother, Gloria Carter explained in a statement that a myriad of residents from Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant participated,...
‘Education Is Power’— Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z Launch a Bitcoin Academy in Brooklyn
9.6.2022
The founder of financial tech company Block Inc., Jack Dorsey announced he is collaborating with the rapper Jay-Z by launching a Bitcoin Academy in Brooklyn. The Bitcoin Academy’s mission aims to empower and provide education to the region. The project’s website further details that...
Franklin And Lamar Headline GTA Online Update, Red Dead Online Update Does Not Exist
13.1.2022
Grand Theft Auto Online’s latest update is out now, and while Rockstar’s official “Newswire” site hasn’t posted any specific details, I’ve already played the new mode, which stars GTA V characters Franklin and Lamar. And while the new update isn’t amazing or anything, the timing of it will most...
2021 Was Both A Great And Terrible Year For GTA Fans
18.12.2021
Rockstar’s super popular Grand Theft Auto franchise is in a weird place in 2021. It’s a game series that remains huge, despite going years without a big, new release. Its online iteration is more popular than ever, yet if you look around Reddit and Twitter you’d assume it has no fans.Read more
GTA Online’s New Update Finally Confirms What Happened To Michael After GTA V
17.12.2021
Grand Theft Auto Online’s relationship with GTA V’s timeline and narrative has been weird for years, thanks in large part to continued free expansions that sometimes contradict past updates or events. However, that hasn’t stopped Rockstar from trying to connect GTA Online and GTA V’s narrative...