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UncategorizedTake A Break With This Cat Who Plays Your Favorite Tunes
Want respite from a hectic, stressful world? Here, have some Bongo Cat. Bongo Cat was originally created by artist Stray Rogue, and wasn’t originally called Bongo Cat or even playing the bongos. Stray Rogue had been drawing a cat-like blob called Rogu for some time. In May, they drew Rogu smacking a counter with their…
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Fans And Developers Are Torn About Whether The Walking Dead Games Should Continue
Today, what’s left of Telltale Games following mass layoffs on Friday released episode two of The Walking Dead: The Last Season. It’s good, and while it would take the series out on a high note, many fans are ambivalent about whatever comes next. When the closure of Telltale was first announced on Friday, people weren’t…
By Ethan Gach - Culture
Japanese Publishers Should Go Bigger At Tokyo Game Show
Another Tokyo Game Show has come and gone, and Kotaku’s Brian Ashcraft and I were both there to see the sights, play some games, and score some merch. Now that it’s all over, we have some thoughts. Chris Kohler: Brian, we’ve just returned from our annual hangout at Tokyo Game Show—me to America, you to…
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Following the sudden and sweeping layoffs at Telltale Games last Friday, at least one ex-employee has filed a class action complaint against the studio for violating the California and federal WARN Acts and failing to give 60 days notice. The civil lawsuit seeks damages equal to 60 days worth of compensation for all affected.
By Ethan Gach - Uncategorized
Total War: Rome II has responded to the recent influx of negative Steam reviews concerning female generals: “Female characters appear throughout the game, but have between a 10 and 15% chance of appearing as recruitable generals for some of the playable factions… We have no plans to patch this out”
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UncategorizedThat Mysterious New Pokémon Finally Has A Name: Meltan
Over the weekend, this weird-looking Pokemon began popping up in Pokémon Go. Players wanted to know more about it, but they couldn’t even catch it; when they tried, the creature would often turn into a Ditto. No shortage of memes and conspiracy theories ensued, but this morning Nintendo introduced the creature in a new Pokemon:…
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UncategorizedMark of the Ninja: Remastered will hit Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC on October 9. The new version of the 2012 hit side-scrolling stealth game will have updated visuals as well as include the new level, character, and items from the Special Edition DLC. Owners of the base game can upgrade for $5.
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Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Day By Day
While I normally try to link to official music videos whenever possible, today is an exception—because the music video for T-ara’s Day By Day is fucking 16 minutes long, and no one has time for that. I’ve linked to a dance version, which also doesn’t even start the song until a minute into the goddamn…
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