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X-COM’s Beloved Tactical Gameplay Took Months To Get Just Right
18.3.2021
Monsters in the Dark: The Making of X-COM: UFO Defense tells the story of the early years of legendary strategy game designer Julian Gollop and the making of the original X-COM, and is funding now on Kickstarter. In this excerpt from the book, Julian and designers from publisher MicroProse...
How Has Your Relationship With Gaming Changed Since Covid Began?
15.3.2021
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take.Read more
Nine Inch Nails’ Ambient, Droning Quake Soundtrack Massages My Brain
15.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, lull yourself into productivity with the sound of nightmares. (Hmm, I’ma keep workshopping that.)Read more
Goldman Sachs Reports Rising Customer Demand for BTC: Predicts an ‘Explosion’ in the Use of Digital Currencies
12.3.2021
John Waldron, the chief operating officer (COO) of Goldman Sachs, says the financial services giant is seeing rising customer demand to own and invest in bitcoin. Nevertheless, the COO explained that his organization was still exploring ways of satisfying this demand without running afoul...
The things the DoJ’s latest move against McAfee has taught us
10.3.2021
The actions against McAfee by the DoJ and the IRS represent a worrying shift in the view of the U.S. government’s criminal enforcement arm
What’s The First Setting You Change In Any Game?
8.3.2021
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take.Read more
Compare Which Presidents Had the Tackiest Office Decor
8.3.2021
The Oval Office is the closest thing the U.S. has to a throne room. It is the inner-sanctum of the presidency. Most of us know it through news broadcasts, photos published by the news media, and its many depictions in pop-culture, and we know there’s a desk, some flags, a couple couches, and...
McAfee claims DOGE price prediction to blame for latest US charges
8.3.2021
Detained antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee points a 1,000% spike of DOGE since he called it the “coin of the week” years ago
[článek] Velké dopady chyby v Microsoft Exchange, bezheslové přihlašování a obviněný John McAfee
7.3.2021
[9 minut čtení] Facebook slouží cenzuře, Google FLoC, Microsoft Mesh, Flutter 2, Gab hacknut a digitální daň zdražuje reklamu. Co dalšího přinesl právě končící #tyden? Facebook umlčel odpůrce turecké vlády. Ekonomické zájmy jsou přednější. Svoboda projevu a demokracie až někde na konci priorit....
John McAfee Indicted by DOJ Over Alleged Cryptocurrency Fraud Charges
6.3.2021
Tech entrepreneur and former anti-virus tycoon John McAfee has been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on money laundering and fraud charges. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the FBI unsealed the indictment charging McAfee and his associate Jimmy...
Valheim Is Great Because It Doesn't Care About Boring Survival Stuff Like Eating And Pooping
5.3.2021
Survival is a term you hear a lot in video games, but what does it actually mean? For some, it’s all about crafting and base building. Or eating and sleeping. Or razing other people’s bases in the cold, cruel night. For others, it might mean a totally different genre—like survival-horror—or...
Mario Is Making Animal Crossing Weird For Me
5.3.2021
Before Animal Crossing: New Horizons added Mario items on March 1, my island was a pleasant place that was not being stalked by a dead-eyed plumber cosplayer with an axe.Read more
McAfee faces crypto-related fraud charges from NY court
5.3.2021
Meanwhile, the anti-virus mogul is still imprisoned in Spain
Before Peloton There Was Spinning®: How 2 Guys Named John Birthed the Unwieldy Fitness Trend
5.3.2021
In 2014, FiveThirtyEight published a story by Mona Chalabi titled “Why Women Don’t Cycle,” examining studies that attempted to answer the baffling question of why a gender gap exists among outdoor cycling enthusiasts. The article found a number of wide-ranging answers, including cost, safety...
Horror Manga Hellsing Getting A Live-Action Hollywood Adaptation
5.3.2021
Derek Kolstad, best known for writing the John Wick films, is bringing Hellsing to life for Amazon Studios as a live-action feature.Read more
Hogwarts Legacy Developer Quits Following Backlash Over YouTube Channel
5.3.2021
Troy Leavitt, the game developer at the centre of a controversy last month after it was discovered he had run “a reactionary YouTube channel focused on attacking feminism and social justice”, has resigned from his position at Avalanche Software, developers of the upcoming Harry Potter game...
Activision Blizzard Hires Bush-Era Torture Apologist As Chief Compliance Officer
3.3.2021
Activision Blizzard announced yesterday that Frances F. Townsend, a former George W. Bush-era counterterrorism appointee and torture apologist, would become its new head of compliance, in charge of making sure the company doesn’t run afoul of the varying laws and regulations throughout all of...
Presenting The Takeout’s official Fast Food Fish Sandwich Power Ranking
3.3.2021
The Lenten season requires you to suspend your disbelief. Not sure about a skinny 33-something dude turning down a loaf of bread after fasting in the wilderness for 40 days? It’s Lent, baby! Get over it! Planning to give up sugar for six weeks? Sure, okay—Lent! A little shaky on hand-washing...
What’s Your Favorite Video Game Boss Encounter?
1.3.2021
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take.Read more
Let's Rank The Hitman Trilogy Levels, From Worst To Best
27.2.2021
With the release of Hitman 3, the latest Hitman trilogy has concluded. After three games and two DLC levels, the new entry has over 20 levels set around the globe and countless ways to kill people. Let’s rank them! Read more