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Sorry, But The Chug Jug Song
18.4.2021
I’m in charge of the website this weekend, which means I get to spread my suffering to you under the guise of Content. I’m sorry.Read more
Sunday Comics: Remaster
18.4.2021
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
No One Asked For This NFT Version Of ‘80s Hit ‘Pac-Man Fever'
16.4.2021
Buckner & Garcia’s hit ‘80s song “Pac-Man Fever” was a wholesome, catchy tune, but nothing’s safe from the climate-wrecking tech scam known as NFTs. Now, because 2021 is trying to be as bad as 2020 I guess, Buckner decided to grace the world with a single called “NiFTy Fever.”Read more
Stripper Arrested In Japan For Stripping
16.4.2021
The Japanese media is reporting that a professional stripper has been arrested for stripping at a strip club in Tokyo.Read more
First Good Look At The CGI Resident Evil Netflix Series
16.4.2021
Towards the end of the Resident Evil showcase, Capcom finally released a full-on trailer for the upcoming Netflix show Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness.Read more
Top Streamers Lose Millions Of Followers After Twitch Cracks Down On Viewbots
16.4.2021
It’s no secret that Twitch has a problem with viewbots, which are fake viewers that artificially inflate streamers’ numbers. They’ve been part of the ecosystem for years, both as a means of making streamers look more popular than they are and, more recently, a tool trolls use maliciously to try...
Oh Hey It's Yet Another Persona 5 Spin-Off
14.4.2021
Persona games and spin-offs, name a more iconic duo.Read more
After Nonstop 31-Day Stream, Ludwig Breaks Ninja's All-Time Twitch Subscriber Record
13.4.2021
For 31 days, Ludwig Ahgren’s stream has been up and running all day every day. He hasn’t been awake the entire time, but he and his moderators have ensured that it’s grown to be one of Twitch’s most consistent and comforting presences—albeit one that is probably taking a not-insignificant mental...
Army of the Dead Is Zack Snyder's Full Vision, in More Ways Than One
13.4.2021
No need for hashtags this time. When Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead is released by Netflix on May 21, it will be his “Snyder Cut” and SnyderVerse, all rolled into one. “This is the movie,” Snyder said during a virtual press event Tuesday. “There are no other cuts of the movie. I didn’t have...
Everyone Involved With Thunder Force Deserved Better
13.4.2021
Love or hate her brand of comedy, there’s no denying Melissa McCarthy is one of the most energetic, fearless actresses working today. The same goes for Octavia Spencer, an Oscar winner who can just as easily, and skillfully, jump between playing a serial killer or a rocket scientist. Put them...
For the 25th anniversary of "Steamed Hams," its creators answer the one question they've never been asked about the segment
13.4.2021
It certainly isn’t “unpossible” to uncover a new reference or new meaning in a classic episode of The Simpsons, even one as pored over as “22 Short Films About Springfield.” But as former Simpsons writers and executive producers Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein tell The A.V. Club ahead of that...
Black Is Magic: How Magic: The Gathering Is Transforming One Teacher’s Game Club
13.4.2021
On the wall in Mike Lawton’s classroom rests a cardboard cut-out of a Black man. It’s not Martin Luther King Jr. or any other famous Black figure from history—it’s a mage—dark skinned and powerful-looking as a spell shoots from his fingertips. It’s Teferi, one of Magic: The Gathering’s most...
27 Movies to Stream When You Need a Good Cry
12.4.2021
The past year has inundated us with so many horrors—untold lives needlessly lost to a virus allowed to proliferate unchecked, so many others forever damaged by the ongoing pandemic of racism, not to mention the ever-present specters of economic uncertainty and looming climate disaster—I won’t fault...
Marvel, Give Me A Dora Milaje Video Game Already
12.4.2021
Marvel Studios, Disney, whoever’s in charge of licensing Marvel properties nowadays, come, let me bend your ear for I have a proposition that is guaranteed to increase your already-incalculable fortune. Are you ready to hear my 1000% foolproof money printing idea? Here goes: Dora Milaje video game....
Hideaki Anno Says Evangelion Is A "Robot Anime"
12.4.2021
Over the years, Evangelion fans have often pointed out that the large Eva units are not actually giant robots.Read more
RIP Enzio Sciotti, Badass 80s Movie Poster Artist
12.4.2021
Enzo Sciotti is an absolute legend, and anyone who spent time in a video rental place looking at posters and VHS covers—especially in the horror and “shitty action movie” sections—will instantly be able to recognise his work, even if they never knew him by name.Read more
Witcher 3 Fan Builds A New Quest With Perfect Geralt Voice Acting
12.4.2021
A Night to Remember is a brand new, fan-made quest for The Witcher 3, set after the events of Blood & Wine, and while I’m keen to check out new writing and new battles, I’m also interested in the AI tech being used here to simulate the trademark sounds of Doug Cockle, Geralt’s voice actor.Read...
A Very Short, Very Wholesome Zelda Song (By The Dude From The Mountain Goats)
12.4.2021
Imagine being a kid, sitting down to play some Zelda, and instead of kicking back with the game’s instrumental score getting an improvised soundtrack by your dad. Who is...John Darnielle from The Mountain Goats.Read more
The Rock’s Black Adam Production Begins on DC Comics Film
11.4.2021
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson dropped a boulder on his fans this week by posting a Black Adam photo on Instagram to kick off production finally beginning for the long-awaited film.Read more
Pre-Order This Star Wars Electrostaff Purge Trooper Action Figure for $15 Along With Other Summer Arrivals
11.4.2021
Star Wars Electrostaff Purge Trooper Action Figure | $15 | Entertainment EarthRead more