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The New York Times Is Worried Kids Are Playing Video Games Too Much During The Pandemic
17.1.2021
Yesterday, the New York Times ran a story that focused on how kids are spending too much time playing video games and using their phones during the covid-19 pandemic. Today, that story was on the front page of the paper. This seems strange considering how the world is falling apart and democracy...
'Shop Contest: Potato CEO
17.1.2021
Turns out, Taco Bell is run by some kind of sentient potato. Who knew? Though the reasoning behind removing potatoes from the menu now makes more sense. Read more
This Website Lets You Make GLaDOS Say Whatever You Want
17.1.2021
Do you like GLaDOS, the homicidal, yet charming AI overlord of the Portal games? Do you also wish you could hear her sing the opening line from My Chemical Romance’s “Black Parade?” Guess what? I got a website for you and your oddly specific dream.Read more
'Shop Contest: Gengar Plush, Winners!
16.1.2021
Last week, we got our first look at a new Pokemon plush Gengar toy that is also a bed and nightmare, rolled into one small package. Few things are more perfect for a Photoshop contest.Read more
Congratulations, You Are Being Rescued
16.1.2021
This week on Snapshots we have some cool black and white screenshots, some urban decay, a swingin’ Spider-Man, some colorful cars, big and creepy bones, and a droid looking to chokeslam a Jedi. Read more
Pirated Copies Of Take On Helicopters Make Your In-Game Pilot Drunk
16.1.2021
For a very long time, people have been making games. And a moment after people started selling these things, other people began stealing them. So developers have continued to include features that trip up pirates. For example, getting drunk in a game about flying helicopters.Read more
Poipole Is The Terrible Mascot Of Anti-Vaxxers
16.1.2021
Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Poipole!Read more
Community's Paintball Episodes Have Been Turned Into A Free Online Game
16.1.2021
I liked the first two seasons of Community. Then I liked the third season a bit less and then I just stopped watching. But those first seasons were good and I loved those paintball episodes a lot. And what do you know, some folks who are clearly streets ahead, created and released a free online...
Sunday Comics: Any Questions?
16.1.2021
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.Read more
Don't Worry, Big Frog Is Here
16.1.2021
This week we rank a bunch of Sonic games, control a fox with a controller, play Pokemon in a weird place, check out some of the new content coming to Puyo Puyo 2 and meet the wonderful and amazing Big Frog. Read more
Report: Cyberpunk Development Didn't Really Start Until 2016
16.1.2021
Cyberpunk 2077 was announced back in 2012 and shown off to the world with a cinematic trailer in 2013, but work on the game didn’t begin for real until 2016, according to a new report by Bloomberg. That’s when CD Projekt studio head Adam Badowski took over as director, several veteran developers...
Persona 5 Strikers Feels More Like Persona 5 Than I Expected
16.1.2021
When I heard Koei Tecmo studio Omega Force was making Persona 5 Strikers, I imagined a Dynasty Warriors game with Persona 5 characters. Turns out it’s not quite that at all. After playing through the first few hours of the full game, Strikers feels more like an extension of Persona 5 with...
Video Game Spoilers Are Good, Actually
15.1.2021
For the most part, the internet is a screaming void where nobody can agree on anything—not even what to scream about. But there is one unspoken rule that a remarkably large number of people hold sacred: no spoilers. Is that for the best, though, or is it limiting our ability to talk about games...
PC Players Will Have To Buy Hitman 2 All Over Again To Unlock Its Levels In Hitman 3
15.1.2021
IO Interactive outlined how levels and progress will be carried over to Hitman 3 from the previous games in a complicated FAQ over on its website today, and it’s a mess for players on PC seemingly thanks to Epic Games Store and Steam not playing nice with each other.Read more
Overwatch League Announces 2021 Season Details
15.1.2021
With around three months to go until Overwatch League Opening Day (for which we still don’t have a firm date), the League has released a new video detailing how the OWL 2021 season will play out. Here’s a look at what to expect.Read more
Twitch's Rust Boom Is The Streamer Crossover Event Of The Century
15.1.2021
There is no predicting which game Twitch will catapult into the spotlight next. Last year, it was Among Us, a previously obscure party game about deception. Now, it’s Rust, a survival game that first came out in 2013, whose heyday was thought to have long since passed. These seemingly random...
Console War Takes A Dark Turn As Microsoft Turns Poor Canadian Into Xbox Controller
15.1.2021
You maniacs! Damn you. God damn you all to hell. Read more
Developer Delivers Expletive-Filled But Correct Rant About Xbox Series X’s Dumb Name
15.1.2021
Game director Josef Fares is known for his penchant for saying whatever’s on his mind unfiltered. Also cursing a lot. “Fuck the Oscars,” he notably said back during the 2017 Game Awards. Now he’s back, this time roasting the Xbox Series X/S’s mind-numbing naming conventions.Read more
Sony Scrubs Release Dates From Trailer Fine Print
15.1.2021
Sony uploaded a video earlier this week that included some new release date info about some upcoming games buried in some fine print text. Now, a part of that video was uploaded to YouTube today but with all that info removed.Read more
You're Toad, Not Mario. And That's OK
15.1.2021
For as long as Mario, Luigi, Bowser, and Princess Peach have existed, another group of characters have been waiting in the wings, ready to let players know about whose princess is in which castle. The Toads have always been there, and they have always been overlooked. But Toads can be heroes.Read...