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CultureThe Week In Games: Get Ready To Bro
Time to hit the open road with ya’boys, fight some monsters, cry some tears, and maybe in the process find out a little something more about what makes the world tick. Final Fantasy XV is finally here. Can you believe it? More than two decades and over fifteen games later Square Enix is ready to…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Final Postcard
Final Fantasy XV is nearly here, so it’s time to start imaging all the places the boys might go. Noctis and the crew no doubt have time to do a little sight seeing in-between all the bad dialogue and loot farming, so where would you like to see them end up on their quest to…
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UncategorizedWatch A Dishonored 2 Villain Die In 80 Different Ways
Cosmic Contrarian knows how to kill people in Dishonored 2. The evidence is well documented by this point and fun to watch. But the latest murder clinic put on by the YouTuber shows just how filled to the brim with possibilities Bethesda’s gothic stealth game is. The player crosses paths with Kirin Jindosh toward the…
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Smash Bros. Melee Tournaments Are Shrines To Old TVs
At DreamHack Winter 2016 in Sweden this weekend, hundreds prayed at a competitive gaming altar consisting of a few dozen old cathode ray tube televisions. They were participating in a Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament, and the results were beautiful looking. Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, a lot of people are probably buying new…
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UncategorizedStreet Fighter V Mod Lets You Play As Sombra From Overwatch
It was surely only a matter of time before Overwatch’s latest hacker hero got spliced into Street Fighter V The mash-up comes from THEJAMK, who’s no stranger to messing with the character models in Capcom’s latest fighting game. Using Street Fighter’s Laura as the foundation, THEJAMK tweaked her design here and there to transform her…
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San Francisco Hack Feels Straight Out Of Watch Dogs 2
The San Francisco Municipal Railway, or Muni for short, appears to have been hacked on Saturday after reports surfaced that terminals throughout various stations were displaying “You hacked. All data encrypted.” Payment machines weren’t working as a result, forcing the public transportation service to give passengers free rides. According to the San Francisco Examiner, Muni’s…
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Sunday Comics: No Man’s Update
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published November 26. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 21. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Watch Pokémon, Winners!
Week three of the ‘shop contest 3.0 has come and gone, so here I am to announce the winners. I asked you to hack some Pokémon into Watch Dogs 2‘s San Francisco and here we are, awash in elemental critters and over-exposed cityscapes. Of course, the winning ‘shop turned out to be Ace Stanning’s! You might…
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UncategorizedVOLLEYGON Is An Arcade Cabinet That Wants To Bring People Together
Imagine Pong but with weird, ever changing physics and colorful shapes that can move freely through the space rather than being tied to either edge of the screen. On the surface, that’s what VOLLEYGON is. There’s a lot more going on with the game beyond that simple conceit, however. Nick Santaniello, the game’s creator, says…
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UncategorizedLucio Player Puts Together Ultimate Boops Remix
It’s hard to hate Overwatch’s Lucio. No matter how many times he blasts you off a ledge or drops down unexpectedly from the side of a wall, he’s just too upbeat to get angry at. That’s why Thomas Turbado’s latest video highlighting the DJ’s mechanics is so full of good vibes, whether you like playing…
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CultureSpeedrunner Wants To Change How People Think About Dota 2
By now, it’s become increasingly common knowledge that certain players like to race through video games to see who can complete them the fastest. A small niche of players even hold records for speedrunning MOBAs. The first Super Mario Bros. has been beaten in under five minutes. Dishonored 2, which came out earlier this month,…
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Pixel Artist Imagines Mega Man X Getting Smashed By Chrono
If you’ve ever wondered who would win in a fight between Mega Man X and an Ice Sword attack from Chrono and Marle, well, now you know. The mashup comes via artist Daniel Oliver who has a knack for taking beloved characters and recreating them in gorgeous pixel form. Apparently it’s part of a collaboration…
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EsportsPlays Like This Are How You Go Undefeated In A Dota 2 Tournament
Team Liquid just went undefeated on every map in the DreamLeauge Season 6 tournament hosted at DreamHack Winter 2016. People have been waiting for the talent on the team to coalesce into something very special, and we might be on the verge of finally seeing that happen. While everyone on the team, from Lasse “MATUBAMAN”…
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The first episode of Batman: The Telltale Series is free on the Windows Store this weekend. After that, it goes back to its normal price of $5.00. While the most recent episode stalled out a bit, the series up to that point has been full of twists and turns and is definitely worth checking out.
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The Weekend In Esports: Unleash The Gears Of War
It’s almost as if the gods of competitive gaming knew we’d all be sitting around this weekend and so made sure it was jam packed with tournaments to check out. DreamHack Winter 2016 is of course going on over in Sweden at the moment, featuring competitions in almost every game under the sun. There’s also…
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