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No, I Won’t Ride The Bear In The New Assassin’s Creed DLC

Posted: 13 Aug 2021 09:45 AM PDT

Another Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLC means yet another new and wacky animal mount for my viking-warrior to ride. This time it's a bear. Once more Ubisoft tempts me to ride a giant animal that is historically inaccurate. I firmly said no to the giant wolf in 2020. Earlier this year, I also passed on riding the weird…

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Mario Kart 64 Legend Just Retired Because He Got Betrayed

Posted: 13 Aug 2021 09:20 AM PDT

Matthias Rustemeyer is one of the all-time greats at Mario Kart 64. Maybe even the best. He's certainly the most famous, having dominated the top-tier of its competitive scene for the greater part of a decade. And now he's retiring.

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Nuclear Bombs And Video Games Were Created By The Same Guy

Posted: 13 Aug 2021 08:15 AM PDT

As is the case for many a smug pedant, I've long enjoyed knowing the very first video game was called Tennis For Two, created in 1958, and played via a computer hooked up to an oscilloscope. But I only just found out the guy who made it, one William Higinbotham, also co-created the first ever nuclear bomb.

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Tips For Playing Hades [Updated: More Tips!]

Posted: 13 Aug 2021 08:00 AM PDT

Hades is amazing. The latest from developer Supergiant Games (Transistor, Bastion, Pyre) is a roguelike set in the unforgiving underworld of ancient Greece. Playing this game means you're going to die—a lot. These tips should help make sure those (many, many) deaths aren't in vain.

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Nintendo’s Older Games Are Killing It Right Now

Posted: 13 Aug 2021 07:45 AM PDT

Nintendo continues absolutely dominating the competition in terms of game sales.

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Adored Anime Slam Dunk Returns Fall 2022

Posted: 13 Aug 2021 07:30 AM PDT

The legendary basketball anime is back! Slam Dunk will return next fall, with creator Takehiko Inoue not only writing the script, but also directing. After a long absence, the timing could not be better.

Slam Dunk first debuted as a manga in Weekly Jump in 1990 and ended its run six years later. It was not the first…

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Twitch Makes Useless Attempt To Limit Gambling Streams

Posted: 13 Aug 2021 07:00 AM PDT

Twitch has announced a new rule for streamers that prohibits the sharing of links or referral codes to sites that offer real-money slots, roulette, or dice games. The company says this will protect its viewers from "harm and scams." Another cool thing Twitch could do to stop the glorification of compulsive gambling?…

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New Assassin’s Creed Valhalla DLC: Great Story, Classic Gameplay, Bad Framerate

Posted: 13 Aug 2021 06:00 AM PDT

Assassin's Creed Valhalla has always been a massive game, and yet Ubisoft continues to make it bigger. Its latest DLC, The Siege of Paris, finds viking-assassin Eivor confronting a mad king, helping a French rebellion, and saving a clan of vikings whose leader is hellbent on endless war and bloodshed. Needless to say,…

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Nintendo's Parent Guide To Securing Credit Cards From Kids

Posted: 13 Aug 2021 05:45 AM PDT

If you're a parent, you know. Children can rack up in-game charges if you're not careful. Not every mom or dad is, or even knows to be, so Nintendo is here to help.

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Welcome Back To Wrestling’s Great Video Game Sign War

Posted: 12 Aug 2021 05:40 PM PDT

Wrestling fans have been away from international arenas for more than a year, but following high vaccination rates in the United States, they're back. You know what that means. Hot takes about RPGs are also back.

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The Absolute Girth Of This Very Wide Game Boy

Posted: 12 Aug 2021 04:50 PM PDT

Last year, The Retro Future made a very long Game Boy, and honestly where else do you go from there other than making a very wide Game Boy Advance.

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What Is Even Happening In These Video Game Ads, Help

Posted: 12 Aug 2021 02:00 PM PDT

We've all been there, waiting to collect something free in a mobile game in exchange for watching an advertisement for another mobile game. This is usually a chance to stretch or take a drink, but some ads are just so batshit crazy that you can't help but watch them whenever they come up in the rotation.

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Getting Killed By Superman In Fortnite Feels Wrong

Posted: 12 Aug 2021 01:30 PM PDT

Superman arrived in Fortnite this week, becoming the latest in a steady stream of high-profile licensed characters from across the corporate multiverse. And in my first match following Superman's debut as a playable character, he killed me with a sniper rifle. I'm not sure how I feel about that. I don't mean the part…

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Team Fortress 2 Fans Are Rebuilding The Game With Latest Tech

Posted: 12 Aug 2021 01:00 PM PDT

An independent group of developers recently announced their intentions to port Team Fortress 2 to the upcoming Source 2 engine, and the early results of their work—an aptly named project known as Team Fortress: Source 2—already look amazing.

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Let's Face It: The Bachelor Is Just A Dating Speedrun

Posted: 12 Aug 2021 12:30 PM PDT

The Bachelor is one of the biggest reality television franchises in the world, and like nearly everything, it can be gamed.

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Frostpunk Is Getting A Sequel Called...Frostpunk 2

Posted: 12 Aug 2021 11:59 AM PDT

Frostpunk, the city-builder game about trying to survive in a landscape almost as cold as mid-February Chicago, is getting a sequel, developer 11 Bit Studios announced in a press release today. It's called—brace yourself, you'll never believe this—Frostpunk 2.

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No, Halo Infinite’s Bots Aren’t Actually Teabagging Anyone

Posted: 12 Aug 2021 10:30 AM PDT

Maybe you've seen the clips: A Halo multiplayer avatar crouching, then standing, then crouching, then standing again, either directly over or somewhere adjacent to a defeated enemy. You might think there's a human behind the Spartan. There's not. It's a Halo Infinite bot, seemingly performing one of the most…

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The GTA Remastered Trilogy Appears To Be Real, And Coming To Switch

Posted: 12 Aug 2021 10:10 AM PDT

After months of rumors and speculation, Kotaku has learned from sources that Rockstar Games may be remastering three classic Grand Theft Auto games. Currently, it appears these games will be released later this fall for a multitude of platforms, including the portable Nintendo Switch.

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