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The Week in Games: Don’t Bring A Sword To A Gunfight
There’s a bunny head, swords, guns, and a lot of ducking. Furi is all about one-on-one dueling, and with bright colors everywhere. “It’s not trying to be realistic in its style or animations,” says its website. “It’s fast-paced and requires a lot of timing, reflex, and judgment.” Awesome. Several re-releases are out this week, including…
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Sunday Comics: Back to Hyrule
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Reminder that we’re still looking for suggestions for a new comic to add to the weekly roundup. We’ll be checking the comments section for your recommendations, and we only ask that you…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: This Is A Job For Torbjorn: The Winners!
The dwarven spectacles and relevant curriculum won Mrichston the Gold ‘Shop Contest Star Sticker, which is a thing I just made up. Fahey asked you to envision new careersfor Overwatch’s dwarf with a robotic arm, since console nerfs are making him 30 percent less appealing. In addition to changing oil while insulting Texas drivers, there…
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The Quantum Break Novel Explores Choices Players Couldn’t Make
The novel Quantum Break: Zero State dropped the same day as the game, but only a handful of fans seemed to know about it. Those who did seemed skeptical—was this just the game they were playing in book form? Not quite. Novels based on video games have an interesting relationship with gamers: developers keep writing…
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Convention Circuit: Calling All Bronies
Another day, another pony twirling fire. There’s a lot going on during the July 4th weekend, but you might be busy with barbecues, fireworks, or trying to sleep through fireworks. If so, wait until next weekend and head to one of these cons. We’ve rounded up cons catering to fans of gaming, anime, cosplay, and…
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E3 2016: Which Games Are Coming This Year?
Last week was a whirlwind of newly-announced titles and fresh looks at games we already knew about. Now comes the important question—when will we get to play them? We’ve compiled a list of games shown at E3 2016 and arranged them by year of release. The idea is to give you guys an idea of…
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Convention Circuit: Let’s Get Ready To Mingle
There’s a lot of gaming and cosplay coming up in next weekend’s convention schedule. And if you’re into a cosplay-themed wrestling match (that’s what you’re looking at above), you’re in luck. We post a roundup of upcoming conventions featuring cosplay, gaming or anything we find cool every weekend. We’ve linked the websites, venues, and ticket…
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The Beautiful Exploration Game Abzu Flew Under The Radar At E3
Giant Squid brought a new trailer for Abzu to E3 2016, but it didn’t get a lot of attention. That’s too bad, because from the trailer, it looks like Abzu is going to be gorgeous, thoughtful, and immersive. Abzu has been in the works for a while—it first showed up at E3 2014. The trailer…
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Neverwinter Nights Made Me Love Games
I was a little kid whose favorite game for a solid eleven years was “pretend.” Neverwinter Nights was an early RPG that gave your character absolutely no backstory and encouraged you to fill in the gaps. Clearly, a match made in heaven. Last year, I flew to Atlanta to attend DragonCon. On the first of…
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Who Stole The Breeches? And More Tabletop Stories
Remember a couple of weeks ago, when I asked you for your favorite tabletop memories? Just as I predicted, one post wasn’t enough to list all of my favorites, so I wrote another. Again, I picked these because they made me laugh, wince or want to steal the idea for the campaign I’m running. There…
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The Week In Games: A Whole Lotta Side-Eye
This pony is sick of your crap, E3 week, and your pitiful offering of game releases. And don’t give me that “it’s E3, so we’re getting plenty of teasers and new shiny stuff to look at.” Some of us just want something new right now, thank you very much. Here’s the slim pickings: Tuesday, June…
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Convention Circuit: Shows To Check Out Once E3 Is Over
While E3 is the convention we’ll be keeping our eyes on this week, there are plenty of fan conventions going on next weekend that are much easier to attend. Every week, we’ll round up cons focused on cosplay, gaming or anything we find cool. We’ve linked the con sites, venues, and ticket information below. EAST…
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So That’s What Telltale’s Batman Looks Like
Telltale just released the first screens and details on Batman: The Telltale Series, which debuts this summer. The art style mimics the comics and sticks to Batman’s shadowy settings. Along with the pics, Telltalealso revealedthe initial voice cast for the episodic series. Telltale’s vision of Batman will feature an award-winning cast of talent, including Troy…
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Sunday Comics: Idiot Strangers Online
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Published June 10. Read more of Penny Arcade Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published June 10. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by…
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CulturePersuading The Army To Turn Around, And Other Tabletop Stories
I asked you for your best, and holy crap, you delivered. Videos, quotes, stories—you provided them all, and I got to read hundred of submissions. From the tragically heroic to the hopelessly weird, your comments and messages showed off why tabletop games remain popular. I edited your answers for grammar, spelling, and length (you’re welcome),…
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Jon Snow Is The Pouty Face Of The Enemy In Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare
After years of portraying a heroic bastard on Game of Thrones, Kit Harington takes a turn at being a right bastard as the villain of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Harington is “the face of the enemy” in the next CoD, which drops on Nov. 4. The marketing office of Activision says Harington’s addition to…
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There’s A Little Game Of Thrones In The Witcher 3: Blood And Wine
Fanfic writers aren’t the only ones penning Game of Thrones/The Witcher crossovers. Developer CD Project Red slipped their own into the latest Witcher 3 DLC. Be warned: ahead lies only spoilers. Seriously, even the YouTube thumb is a spoiler. Don’t go down there if you don’t want to know. YouTuber FluffyNinjaLlama posted the 30-second Westeros-themed…
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The Week in Games: A Hop, Skip and an Origin Story
It’s a good week to love indie and strategy games. Mirror’s Edge Catalyst drops this week for those of us who tried real-life Parkour and failed (cough me cough). The reboot focuses on Faith’s origin story. Next week is a bit sparse thanks to the E3 lull, and our fingers are crossed for a few…
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Eloquent Plea For Free Overwatch Rejected By Blizzard In The Best Way
Reader Kyle really, really wants to play Overwatch, but he hasn’t been able to buy it. Hoping to earn a copy—using wit alone—he wrote to Blizzard about his valiant efforts to convince his wife he needs it. According to Kyle, his plea began with a table dance, though his wife asked him to get down.…
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Sunday Comics: Don’t Pet the Mimic
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published June 5. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 30. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
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