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Crusader Kings III Patches Are Already Works Of Art
Crusader Kings II had the best patches, so its sequel Crusader Kings III has a lot to live up to. It’s off to a good start though, with its first update today full of welcome changes both big and small.
Source: Kotaku – Crusader Kings III Patches Are Already Works Of Art
Hear Me Out: Pandorum Is The Dark Souls Of Movies
It was while rewatching 2009 space horror flick Pandorum over the weekend that I realized it’s essentially a Souls movie in disguise, released just a month before Demon’s Souls arrived in the United States.
Source: Kotaku – Hear Me Out: Pandorum Is The Dark Souls Of Movies
37 Counter-Strike Coaches Banned For Cheating
As part of its attempts to crack down on cheating in Counter-Strike, and in particular one exploit that teams have been taking advantage of all year, the Esports Integrity Commission has just handed out bans for 37 coaches, some for just a few months, others for up to three years.
Source: Kotaku – 37 Counter-Strike Coaches Banned For Cheating
What The Fuck, LA Comic Con Is Going Ahead
In December 2020, the organisers of the LA Comic Con want to open the doors of the Los Angeles Convention Center and allow thousands of people in for a nerd show. That’s in less than three months! What the hell!
Source: Kotaku – What The Fuck, LA Comic Con Is Going Ahead
Today’s Xbox Series X Previews Revealed Mostly Good News
Over the past week or so, Xbox Series X preview units were made available to select members of the media. Microsoft did not send us one of these units. I’m not sad, but, earlier today, I was cutting onions and peppers while listening to Phoebe Bridgers, and then, without thinking, I rubbed my eyes. True story. This…
Source: Kotaku – Today’s Xbox Series X Previews Revealed Mostly Good News
I’m Trying To Kill Fewer Enemies In Spelunky 2
Spelunky 2 can be a violent experience. While searching for the main character’s parents is its ostensible goal, you sure do a lot of killing along the way. I’m doing my part to stem the tide of violence with a self-imposed goal: kill as few enemies as possible.
Source: Kotaku – I’m Trying To Kill Fewer Enemies In Spelunky 2
Going Under Is Another Roguelike In A Hellish Setting: Late Stage Capitalism
Capitalism sucks. It is a brutal economic system that is the source of poverty, war, famine, and the other two horsemen of the apocalypse. A new Steam, Xbox, PS4, and Switch rogue-like called Going Under takes all the dehumanizing and depressing bits of our current flavor of late stage capitalism, softens it with…
Source: Kotaku – Going Under Is Another Roguelike In A Hellish Setting: Late Stage Capitalism
Among Us, As Told By Steam Reviews
If you’ve ever harbored a quiet fear that all your friends are deceiving you, well, bad news: They are. Among Us, the sci-fi deception sensation that’s sweeping space stations across the nation, has definitively proven it. Steam users are loving it, even as they realize they can’t trust anyone—especially not Cyan.
Source: Kotaku – Among Us, As Told By Steam Reviews
Which Next-Gen Console Would You Rather Sit On: PlayStation 5 Or Xbox Series X?
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take.
Source: Kotaku – Which Next-Gen Console Would You Rather Sit On: PlayStation 5 Or Xbox Series X?
How a Bargain-Basement Internet Conspiracy Theorist Rode the QAnon Wave to the Edge of Congress
At an indoor, largely maskless victory party in August, Marjorie Taylor Greene had a message for her detractors. Greene, a bargain-basement conspiracy theorist, had handily won her primary runoff, despite warnings from a handful of spooked Republican activists. In her heavily red corner of Georgia, the nomination…
Source: Kotaku – How a Bargain-Basement Internet Conspiracy Theorist Rode the QAnon Wave to the Edge of Congress
Playing Pokémon Go With My Son Is My New, Unpaid Part-Time Job
I have a new part-time job. The pay is terrible. I am the unpaid secretary and bookkeeper for my son’s game of Pokémon Go. I’m apparently a tutor for others, too.
Source: Kotaku – Playing Pokémon Go With My Son Is My New, Unpaid Part-Time Job
'Just Like Treading Water': One Mom on the Stress of Managing Virtual School and Full-Time Work
Rebecca, 43, is raising her daughter in Oakland, California, with her longtime partner, while working full-time and overseeing virtual kindergarten.
Source: Kotaku – ‘Just Like Treading Water’: One Mom on the Stress of Managing Virtual School and Full-Time Work
As 2020 Ends, So Does FarmVille
While it looks like most of the problems of the past year will follow us into the next, there is one comforting thought. Whatever 2021 brings, FarmVille is not coming with. The original super-annoying Facebook social game is closing its doors for good on December 31, 2020.
Source: Kotaku – As 2020 Ends, So Does FarmVille
Hasbro's Bringing Back Transformers: Beast Wars, Which Are The Best Wars
Rumored for what felt like years and officially revealed this weekend during the virtual Hascon event, the third stage of the Transformers’ War for Cybertron line is Kingdom, revisiting the glory of late ‘90s spin-off Beast Wars, in which robots transform into wild animals.
Source: Kotaku – Hasbro’s Bringing Back Transformers: Beast Wars, Which Are The Best Wars
Lunar: The Silver Star Was One Good Argument For The Sega CD
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today let’s give a listen to Lunar: The Silver Star, the marquee Sega CD RPG which kicked off the long-running series.
Source: Kotaku – Lunar: The Silver Star Was One Good Argument For The Sega CD
New From Kotaku's Reader-Run Community: Astolfo Is More Than Just A Bigoted Meme, And More
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: Astolfo Is More Than A Bigoted Meme • Reminder: Enter TAY’s Spooky Story Contest • TAY Retro: Amiga 500 – “Brighter By Far” [TV Commercial (UK)]
Source: Kotaku – New From Kotaku’s Reader-Run Community: Astolfo Is More Than Just A Bigoted Meme, And More
The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Remakes Are Full Of New Graffiti
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 is a pretty damn good re-release, but not everything in the game is an authentic recreation of what came before. In the case of in-game graffiti, some new pieces were done specifically for the update, each of them paying tribute to the developers behind the release.
Source: Kotaku – The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Remakes Are Full Of New Graffiti
OJ Simpson Trivia And Driving Games Found Their Way Onto A 1000 Games For Windows CD From 2001
1000 Games for Windows is a shareware compilation disc once found in the bargain bins of the early 2000s. On the surface it appears to be a fairly standard disc filled with a variety of smaller games and programming experiments from around the world. There’s also an entire transcript of the infamous OJ Simpson trial…
Source: Kotaku – OJ Simpson Trivia And Driving Games Found Their Way Onto A 1000 Games For Windows CD From 2001
$977 Designer Shoe Looks Like A Mario Kart Item
This shoe by Walter Van Beirendonck (teaming up with Japan’s Fools-Inc) is a new take on his existing, $815 “Cloud” sneaker. It is surely designed not to be worn on your feet, but to be thrown from a moving vehicle.
Source: Kotaku – 7 Designer Shoe Looks Like A Mario Kart Item