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Desert Golfing’s Sequel Is Out Now!

Here is the most pleasant of surprises: a full-blooded sequel to mobile time-annihilator Desert Golfing, one of the finest mobile games ever made, has been quietly released on both iOS and Android over the weekend. It’s not Desert Golfing 2 though, because really, for a game that felt like it literally never ended, we don’t…

Counter-Strike Is Now Old Enough To Drink

On June 19, 1999, Minh Le and Jess Cliffe released a humble little mod for the original Half-Life called “Counter-Strike”. In 2020, 21 years later, it is still one of the most popular video games on the planet. I remember playing the mod at the time—not right at launch, but sometime early in 2000—and finding…

The Week In Games: That’s So Wizard!

After a few delays, Star Wars Episode I: Racer releases for PS4 and Switch. Between this, Star Wars: Demolition and Super Bombad Racing, there was a period of time there where we were getting a lot of games based on the vehicles and ships from Star Wars. I miss that era. Star Wars games used…

GTA Online Offers Players Triple Rewards On Parachute Races, Confusing The Community

Parachute races aren’t a thing most players care about in Grand Theft Auto Online, but Rockstar decided to run an event this week featuring these races and the community has reacted with a giant “Huh?” There are many things to do in Grand Theft Auto Online. One thing that most players never do anymore in…

‘Shop Contest: Summer 2020

This weekend marks the official start of summer. Most folks will be stuck inside and most pools are closed, but still, it’s summertime! Your challenge this week: Let’s have some summer fun with video games! In the picture above Leon is not wearing a mask, but he is practicing social distancing. So, better than nothing.…

How’s It Going?: Masks Edition

I waited for you. Get in here, quick! The open thread is already live and everyone is talking without you. Please wear a mask when you go outside. Please. My GF and I had to head out to the furniture store to look at getting a new couch for our new place. We had been…

Sunday Comics: Worth It!

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. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published June 18. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 15. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: The PS5 Cat, Winners!

One cute and futuristic cat caught my attention during the PS5 reveal. So I asked you folks to add this furball to more games, movies and TV shows. Everyone deserves a good, future cat. Our winning image this week comes from sciteach who pulls off the rare back-to-back wins! Can they be stopped next week?…

Folks Are Already Taking Great Photos In The Last Of Us Part II

This week on Snapshots: A bunch of Last of Us 2 photos, some creepy Star Wars ruins, a tiny squirrel, and one cool looking Spider-Man. (I don’t believe any of the photos featured here contain spoilers as they all seem to be taken early on in the game. But if you don’t want to be…

Depixelizing Video Game Characters Creates Monsters

A new digital tool built to depixelize photos sounds scary and bad. Another way to remove privacy from the world. But this tool is also being used for a sillier and not terrible purpose: Depixelizng old game characters. The results are…nevermind, this is also a terrible use of this tool. “Face Depixelizer” is a tool…

Honchkrow Is A Shitty Boss

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 Honchkrow! Honchkrow Details Type: Dark/Flying Average Height: 2′ 11″ Average Weight: 60.2 lbs First Added In Generation IV Have…

How’s It Going?: Backlog Edition

The rumors are true! Kotaku’s daily open thread has once again returned. Come on in and chat with us! We all have backlogs. A list of games we always wanted to get around to playing or finishing, but for various reasons haven’t. I have a large backlog. And I’ve been making more time to knock…

Animal Crossing Player Has Too Many Fans

This week we celebrate Juneteenth, clean up an apartment in Deus Ex, meet the snake who swallowed an AK-47, find out when Horizon Zero Dawn 2 is releasing on PS5 and find out how many fans in Animal Crossing is too many. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Ashely Parrish’s latest big piece is…

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory, announced earlier this week for Japan, is officially getting a Western release this fall. The rhythm game features more than 140 songs spanning the series’ history, and features an all-new Kingdom Hearts story. Look for more info soon on KingdomHearts.com.

Crash Bandicoot 4 Is Coming

Between Gematsu discovering listings for the Xbox One and PS4 game on Taiwan’s Digital Game Rating website, a mailing I received from Activision containing a Crash-themed puzzle, and developer Toys for Bob teasing a Monday game reveal, the bandicoot is out of the bag. Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is in the works. I…

Can You Identify These Badly Described Classic Games?

Atari collectors all know about the so-called “Taiwan Cooper” line of bootleg cartridges that were sold around the world back in the ‘80s. They were knock-off copies of Atari 2600 games both popular (Space Invaders) and obscure (Bobby Is Going Home), with weird cover art and bizarre descriptions on the backs of the boxes. Nobody…

The Best Assassin’s Creed Game Is Free This Weekend

Ever wanted to scale the Pyramid of Khufu? How about the Great Sphinx of Giza? The Lighthouse of Alexandria? Well, you’re in luck: This weekend, Assassin’s Creed Origins is totally free-to-play on UPlay. If you missed it the first time around, now’s your chance to play the best Assassin’s Creed Ubisoft’s 2017 entry in the…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for so many chores that I’ve put off that now there are far too many. It’s also for playing video games while I try to decide if I can put off the chores some more. I imagine a lot of you are playing The Last of Us 2 this weekend, and I’m…

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s next fighter will be revealed in a 35-minute video that Nintendo will post online at 10 a.m. ET on Monday morning, the company announced this morning We know the character will be from Nintendo’s fighting game Arms, but we don’t know which one.

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