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The Beach Is Closed

Halil Ural is a painter and illustrator from Finland who has worked for companies like Dire Wolf and Gameloft. You can see more of Ural’s stuff at his ArtStation page

Track: Someone To Love | Artist: Fountains Of Wayne | Album: Traffic And Weather 

Using GTA Online To Return To A Normal World Of Movie Theaters And Stores

With most of the United States stuck at home, I’ve relied on Grand Theft Auto Online to virtually leave my home and do things I miss, like seeing a movie. Over here in Kansas, for the last few weeks, most of us have been staying home if we can in isolation. This is the smart…

‘Shop Contest: Zipper T. Bunny

Zipper T. Bunny has come to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Folks are afraid of him and don’t really seem to like himor his holiday all that much. Let’s help both Zipper and the internet out. Your challenge this week: Get Zipper out of Animal Crossing! Place this terrible rabbit and his annoying eggs in another…

How’s It Going?: MST3K Edition

In the not too distant future, somewhere on a weekend, Zack Zwiezen is creating a new daily open thread. In these dark times, we all need some good laughs and something to distract us from the outside world, if only for a few hours. Or we at least need to have something fun in the…

Sunday Comics: Stay Over There!

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 April 2. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 30. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Nemesis Is Here, Winners!

The Resident Evil 3 remake is out and that means our old pal Nemesis is back. But before he visited Raccoon City, he went and stopped by some other video games first. Our winning image this week comes from Modium who lets Nemmy get a bit more violent than usual. Nemesis visited a wide variety…

I Think I’m Being Hunted

This week on Snapshots, cute bunnies, big leaps, tall cliffs, some fast motorcycles in Driveclub, bloody clothes and one big monster in Animal Crossing. “Its vision is based on movement… I hope..” Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best, funniest and coolest screenshots players have taken in their favorite games. If…

19 Flavors Of Bang Energy Reviewed (And Then Mixed Together)

One of the most successful and well-known energy drink brands on the market right now is Bang, which comes in a huge variety of flavors.

Ubisoft San Francisco has announced that after 383 weeks they are done adding new DLC to Rocksmith 2014: Remastered. The game’s total song library now stands at 1570 songs spanning seven decades. Ubisoft San Francisco also revealed they have been working on a new project, which is why they are moving away from making more…

Cubchoo Has Cold Snot Dripping Out Its Nose That Powers Its Attacks

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 Cubchoo! Cubchoo Details Type: Ice Average Height: 1′ 08″ Average Weight: 18.7 lbs First Added In Generation V Can…

How’s It Going?: Mac And Cheese Edition

I hope this Saturday is going well for all of you. Welcome back to our daily open thread. Mac and cheese is amazing. I’m sure many agree with me on this, but I also feel like mac and cheese doesn’t get enough love. These past few weeks, a nice warm bowl of mac and cheese…

This Bear Is Here To Help The World

Hello! This week we learn about a game with secret crossplay, find out how terrible Game X Change is, see the first trailer for a weird new Pong game, go to the ham window and watch a bear help the world in a small way. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week I didn’t expect…

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Patch Fixes Missing Balloons Bug

The latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons patch addresses a bug that prevented balloons from spawning in the skies above players’ islands under “certain circumstances.” Over the last week, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players have noticed something funky going on with the balloons that occasionally drift over their islands. Once the Nook Miles achievement for popping 300…

Mixer Gifts All Partnered Streamers $100 To Help During Covid-19 Pandemic

Even for streamers who can comfortably do their jobs from inside their homes, seemingly indefinitely, it’s impossible to ignore covid-19. Before it’s all said and done, everybody will be impacted. To help streamers make ends meet, Microsoft-owned Mixer has given all its partners $100. Any Mixer streamer can apply to be a partner, and if…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for needing to do laundry, because I’ve hit the “all I have left are sweaters” point of staying home a bit earlier than expected. I’ve read you can do your laundry in the bathtub, so I guess I’m going to try that? That leaves lots of time for games while things soak.…

Woman Who Played 4,000 Hours Of Animal Crossing: New Leaf Finally Starts New Horizons

After playing over 4,000 hours of Animal Crossing: New Leaf, 88-year-old Audrey at long last embarks on her deserted island getaway in Animal Crossing: New Horizons The last time we saw her, she was diligently checking in on the villagers of her New Leaf town and tending her huge flower garden. Now she’s returned along…

Darkest Dungeon Is Getting Multiplayer

For four years the grueling dungeon-crawler Darkest Dungeon has let players suffer alone. In May, new downloadable content will add a multiplayer arena where they can suffer together. Red Hook Games announced the new content back on April 1, but because it was April Fools’ Day, everyone assumed it was just a joke. Multiplayer? In…

Track: Radiation Vibe | Artist: Fountains of Wayne | Album: Fountains of Wayne

Magic The Gathering Changing Spacegodzilla Card Because Of Coronavirus Covid-19

Wizards of the Coast and Toho Studios joined forces for the upcoming special kaiju expansion set, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths. The first printing run features a “Spacegodzilla, Death Corona” card, which couldn’t have a worse name at a worse time. The “Corona Beam” (コロナビーム or korona biimu) is the official name for one of Spacegodzilla’s attacks.…