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The Week In Games: Life Is Farming

Happy week after Thanksgiving! Life is Strange 2: Episode 5 launches this week, and Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey comes to Xbox One and PS4. Red Dead Redemption 2 comes to Steam. And, of course, Farming Simulator 20 arrives on the Switch, which I will admit I kind of super want to play. December 2 Trax (PS4)…

Track: New Me | Artist: Double Experience | Album: Alignments 

Running Down A Path. Croatia, Tribalj. By Eduard Tucaković | Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

I Scream, You Scream, Gun Screams

Jeremie Feldman is an artist based in France. I’m getting very strong Blame! vibesfrom all of this, and I love it. You can see more of Feldman’s stuff at his ArtStation page

This is New Cities, an upcoming city-builder for the PC with a strong focus on road networks and the economy. I really like the scale of it, those cities look enormous

Streamer Sets World Record By Playing Games For 572 Hours

Last month, Cecilia ran a great feature on Andrew “GiantWaffle” Bodine, who was in the middle of an attempt to set a world record by streaming himself playing video games for 570 hours. Yesterday, he reached the finish line. Obviously, like any world record attempt these days in pretty much any field, participants are allowed…

Sunday Comics: OK Boomer

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 Nov. 25. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Nov. 25. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Why Was It So Easy To Get Over My Ex?

Hello, you joyous nipplewarmers, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column to help you make a love connection while you’re trying to survive the Black Friday Riots. This week, we’re dealing with our exes and soon-to-be exes. Why was it so easy for him to let go of his relationship while…

Ghost Trick Has One Of The Catchiest OSTs On The DS

Ghost Trick was one of my favorite games on the DS. A big part of what made it so good was the amazing music. The whole concept behind Ghost Trick is making ghostly possessions a game mechanic. That meant every object in an area was either a potential tool to be manipulated or a method…

Track: Naeem | Artist: Bon Iver | Album: i,i

Hiking Mount Gassan. Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. By Ian MacDonald. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

The Three Amigos

Zak Foreman is an artist at Epic. You can see more of Zak’s stuff at his ArtStation page

GeekOn! is currently running a Kickstarter for a whole range of board game travel/transport accessories, some of which I’ve tried out previously (the portable dice tower + nesting tray is great). Things are a bit pricey individually, so the bundles are where it’s at.

Track: Shonen Jidai | Artist: Utada Hikaru | Album: 20-dai wa Ikeike! (DVD)

Crowds, Lots Of Them. Kyoto, Japan. By Ben Lo. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

Baby Yoda Has Opened A Pandora’s Box

Awwww, yes, he’s so adorable with his little robe and big black eyes, but have you ever considered the precedent that’s been set with the introduction of Baby Yoda? Now every artist from here to Coruscant is going to be doing mockups of other Star Wars species as infants, and it’s going to go for…

Modern Warfare Is Denying Players The Time-Honored Tradition Of Stomping Noobs

Some Call of Duty players are deliberately tanking their stats to try and place themselves in better lobbies, testing for any exploits they can find in Modern Warfare’s strict matchmaking. One of the Call of Duty community’s greatest debates since the launch of Modern Warfare in October is about its skill-based matchmaking. The game looks…

If You Didn’t Vote For The Sims Arts And Crafts Pack Then I Swear To God

The Sims 4 just had its first survey for another community-voted Stuff Pack, with features voted on by players who partake. If you all didn’t vote for Arts and Crafts I will be so fucking mad. There are three tiers of Sims 4 expansions, and Stuff Packs are the lowest tier. They’re cheap and come…

Grid On Stadia Runs Well And Reminds Me What I Love About Racing Games

I’ve been flirting with the idea of playing a racing simulation again, so when Stadia finally launched with Grid, I figured I’d kill two birds with one stone: test out how smooth the game runs on Google’s new streaming platform and satisfy my motorsport craving. Turns out both are super effective. I remember fondly the…

Google Says It’ll Give Refunds To Anyone Who Bought Stadia’s Free December Games

The Stadia launch games Tomb Raider and Farming Simulator 19 will be free to Pro subscribers of Google’s streaming platform in December, the company said yesterday. This would have been a raw deal for anyone who has purchased either game since Stadia went live, on November 19, but Google added last night that it will…