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CultureFortnite Leaks And Teases Suggest Major Xbox, PlayStation Characters Coming To The Game (Update: Kratos Confirmed)
Update (12/03/2020, 4:11 p.m. ET): Fortnite has officially announced Kratos. God of War items are available now across all platforms. Our original story follows below. Kratos and Master Chief could be headed to Fortnite soon based on recent tweets and leaks that hint at a major new cross-over in Epic Games’ massive battle royale game. The…
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CultureSea Of Thieves Is Getting A Battle Pass
Sea of Thieves will ditch its monthly update schedule and move to a Fortnite-style seasonal model starting next year, Rare creative director Mike Chapman announced in a new update to players. “After a year of updating the game [monthly], we’re moving to a new way,” Chapman said. “So from January, seasons are coming to Sea…
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CulturePlayStation Vita’s Store Isn’t Working For Some Reason (Update: It’s Back)
Update (12/03/2020, 5:06 p.m. ET): According to several users, the Vita store is working again. Our own testing confirms this as well. Kotaku has still received no word from Sony on the matter. Our original story follows below. Widespread issues with PlayStation Network on PlayStation Vita have kept players from downloading or transferring games to the…
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CultureGenshin Impact’s Mobile Haul Is Nearly $400 Million (And Counting)
Open-world adventure game Genshin Impact has made its developer miHoYo around $393 million in revenue since launching in late September, according to mobile analytics firm Sensor Tower. The wild part? That number only accounts for the game’s mobile income. Genshin Impact found near-instant worldwide success when it arrived on PlayStation 4, PC, iOS, and Android…
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CultureSpend Less Time On Fire With New Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch
Baldur’s Gate 3 has a new patch filled with nifty quality of life adjustments, as well as new story changes that I’m eager to see. New to Patch 3 is a new reward system for players who don’t employ the typical “party of murder hobos” tactic common in most Dungeons and Dragons games. “Patch 3…
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CultureMask Of The Rose Is A Romantic Visual Novel Set In, Uh, Fallen London
Failbetter Games introduced players to the Fallen London universe, in which the English capital has been transported underground by mysterious forces, through an eponymous browser game and gothic survival sequels Sunless Sea and Sunless Skies. But the studio’s next project aims to be a more intimate take on the Unterzee. Mask of the Rose is…
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CultureDestiny Now Has A Dungeons & Dragons Campaign
Fans began trying to turn Destiny into a Dungeons & Dragons-style pen-and-paper RPG two years ago. This week they released the 1.0 version of the Dungeons & Destiny Player’s Guidebook, providing an entirely new way to experience Bungie’s loot shooter alongside the Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition ruleset. For those unfamiliar with Destiny, it’s a…
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CultureOdds and EndsHow Miles Morales Connects To Harlem In The New Spider-Man Game
In Insomniac’s 2018 Spider-Man game, Peter Parker’s relationship with New York City involved the occasional selfie with a citizen and a lot of palling around with the NYPD. The new Miles Morales game does something different. It foregrounds Miles Morales’ relationship to Harlem and the community he’s a part of there. Spider-Man: Miles Morales consulting…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryCatching Covid-19 Sucked, Though Video Games Helped
Some call it a hoax. Others say it’s no worse than the common cold. But make no mistake: the covid-19 pandemic is very, very real. If you don’t believe the mountain of scientific literature, the army of medical professionals, the frontline reporting from countless reputable sources, the firsthand accounts, the secondhand accounts, the politicians, the…
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CultureGenshin Impact Wins Apple And Google Play’s Best Game Of 2020
Huh, people seem to like massive free-to-play action role-playing games with serious The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild vibes. miHoYo’s Genshin Impact came out on top of both Google and Apple’s official game of the year lists, beating out whatever the Candy Crush people are doing and all of those games advertised in…
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CultureMorning MusicAny Place Is Where I Want To Be When I’m Listening To FTL: Faster Than Light’s Otherworldly Tunes
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today it’s time to jump through hyperspace with the whiz-bang chiptune-y goodness of the soundtrack to 2012’s strategy roguelike masterpiece FTL: Faster Than Light FTL: Faster Than Light (playlist / longplay / VGMdb) is a game…
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