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UncategorizedI’d Wear These Anime-Inspired Clothes
Companies like the Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo and the anime streaming service Crunchyroll have been turning your favorite anime series into small collections of T-shirts and accessories. Every time one of these collections drops, I find myself making a mental wishlist of the pieces I want, even if I don’t really need new clothes. To…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryMy Seven-Year-Old Son Is Going To Be A Sonic Mania Speedrunner Someday
My seven-year-old son Archer loves to play Sonic Mania on our PlayStation 4, but only in Time Attack mode. Watching him work his way through Green Hill Zone Act 2 for the umpteenth time in a row, I ask, “Are you going to be a speedrunner?” Archer, eyes locked on the television screen, replies “Yes.”…
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CultureThe Week In Games: Saint’s Row On The Go
Saint’s Row The Third will soon be playable anywhere. That’s right, with Saint’s Row coming to the Switch this week fans will finally be able to use a dildo bat to beat people up while they wait for their bus to arrive. What a great future we live in. Let’s have THAT debate about Saint’s…
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UncategorizedA Strange And Better (?) Sonic Trailer
It seems obvious at this point that the internet doesn’t really like the new Sonic The Hedgehog trailer. The director of that film has even announced they will be changing Sonic’s design before the film is released. So while you wait for that to happen, check out this odd creation that takes a different approach…
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UncategorizedThe History Of Lightsabers In Video Games
The lightsaber is the main weapon of the Jedi and Sith and is seen often in the main Star Wars films and TV shows. It emits a powerful beam of focused energy and also makes a really fun noise when you move it around. You know the one. You’ve made it at least once in…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Star Wars X Sonic
The last week has been filled with Sonic images, videos, opinions and more. That trailer was a mess and people have been dunking on it. So I mean, I have to include some Sonic action in this week’s contest. But this weekend is also Star Wars Day and I love Star Wars. Hmmm…how can I…
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UncategorizedA Player Recreated The Iron Man Vs. Captain America Fight Scene In Dreams
The early access Dreams Creator has been out for a few weeks and that seems to have been enough time to let players start creating some really cool stuff. For example, a wonderful recreation of the famous fight scene from Captain America: Civil War. The animation work was handled by the Dreams player Tamir Williams,…
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CultureSunday Comics: MURDERERS!
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. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 5. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published May 2. Read more of Corpse Run Clueless Hero by Luis…
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UncategorizedFor Honor Players Can Now Use Lightsabers
For Honor players found a nice surprise when they booted up the game today. Lightsaber-looking weapons are now accessible in the game after a recent update. The timing isn’t random. Today, May 4, is Star Wars Day. As spotted by Polygon, legally, these aren’t actually lightsabers. Instead, players’ swords, spears, and other various weapons have…
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UncategorizedPut Yaddle In Star Wars Games, You Cowards
Star Wars games like Galaxy of Heroes and LEGO Star Wars include hundreds of characters. Some are popular, like Han Solo or Darth Vader. But many of these games also include lesser-known or obscure characters, like Bib Fortuna. Yet after decades of Star Wars games, everybody keeps omitting a character. A Jedi Master who sat…
By Zack Zwiezen
