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With Omicron Looming, Japan Institutes More Travel Bans

3 hours ago Kotaku

Since spring 2020, Japan has banned foreign visitors from entering the country. There have been exceptions—some fair, some not. Last month, Japan began opening the border to business travelers and students. And then, Omicron hit. Read more… Continue Reading at…

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Here Are Japan's Biggest Selling Manga of 2021

5 hours ago Kotaku

Japan’s premiere sales chart Oricon has released a list of the biggest selling manga of this year in Japan. Yes, 2021 isn’t quite over yet, but hey, we’re close enough. Read more… Continue Reading at Source.…

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Right-Wing Group Wants Bobby Kotick Removed From Coca-Cola's Board

13 hours ago Kotaku

The National Legal and Policy Center, a right-wing organisation that “promotes ethics in public life”, has written to Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey asking that he “immediately seek the resignation” of besieged Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick from the…

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Democrats Announce Bill Aimed At Stopping Bots From Buying All Your Consoles & Graphics Cards

15 hours ago Kotaku

A group of Democrats are introducing the “Stopping Grinch Bots Act”, a proposal with an incredibly stupid name that is aimed at preventing (or at least curtailing) the use of bots to snatch up stocks of goods from online retailers.…

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Twitch Is Now Using Machine Learning To Target Ban Evaders

16 hours ago Kotaku

Twitch is about to roll out a new tool called Suspicious User Detection, which aims to do exactly what it says on the box: try and detect users who are being suspicious. More specifically, those trying to evade existing bans.…

Halo Infinite’s PC Cheating Has Xbox Players Wanting To Split

17 hours ago Kotaku

Halo Infinite has certainly had an eventful launch. The game released over half a month early, was met with critical acclaim for how damn good it feels, and received massive backlash for its progression system all in the span of…

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New Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Patch Fixes 100+ Bugs

20 hours ago Kotaku

Today, Rockstar Games released a new patch for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition that fixed a whopping 117 bugs in the game. Read more… Continue Reading at Source.…

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Someone Is Trying To Make Mother 4 Again And It Looks Great

20 hours ago Kotaku

Not satisfied with simply taking inspiration from Mother (known as EarthBound outside Japan), a new group of developers is trying their hands at creating an unofficial numbered entry in Nintendo’s cult classic role-playing franchise. Read more… Continue Reading at Source.…

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New World Bots Are Stealing All Resources And Tanking The Economy

20 hours ago Kotaku

Amazon Game Studios’ New World has been plagued by a number of issues since the MMORPG launched in September, from incredibly simple exploits to repeated pauses in its economy due to cheaters. The game’s latest confounding issue comes in a…

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How The Celeste Speedrunning Community Became Queer As Hell

20 hours ago Kotaku

Queerness has always existed in the gaming world, even if it hasn’t always been out in the open. But more and more, we’re seeing new and existing gaming communities embrace and even center their queer members. One such community is…

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Wow, Dead Cells Is Still Going Strong, Huh

21 hours ago Kotaku

For a game about the undying, Dead Cells is really living up to subject matter. The popular roguelike, first released in 2018 for consoles and PC, is getting even more new content, developer Motion Twin announced via press release today.…

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Bots Propelled An Old Arcade Game To The Top Of The Steam Charts

21 hours ago Kotaku

The top five played games on Steam are the usual suspects, online multiplayer games, with one unusual exception. As of this writing, Capcom Arcade Stadium is the third most popular game on the Steam charts. Read more… Continue Reading at…

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The New Turn-Based League of Legends Game Is One Of The Best RPGs Of The Year

21 hours ago Kotaku

The Ruined King: A League of Legends Story is, like many of Riot’s recent projects, an effort in translation. League of Legends remains one of the biggest games in the world, despite its rampant community toxicity and the tremendous time…

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Final Fantasy XIV's Endwalker Launch Will Prioritize Game Owners Over Trial Players

22 hours ago Kotaku

The most popular MMORPG in the world launches its next big expansion at the end of this week, which means Final Fantasy XIV’s servers are about to get hammered. While the ongoing global semiconductor shortage has kept Square Enix from…

Nintendo

Less Than 5 Percent Of Managers At Nintendo HQ Are Women

22 hours ago Kotaku

Following internal comments by Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser earlier this month about allegations of sexual misconduct and discrimination at Activision Blizzard, Nintendo has updated its Corporate Governance document today with a new commitment to “increase the proportion of…

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Halo Infinite's Battle Pass Just Got Way Better

23 hours ago Kotaku

Following weeks of vocal community backlash, developer 343 Industries has announced sweeping changes to Halo Infinite’s contentious battle pass. The adjustments, which go live today, make progression far friendlier, allowing you to easily rank up at least once per day.…

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Someone Needs To Send Hideo Kojima To Space

1 day ago Kotaku

If Jeff Bezos and William Shatner have been to space, surely someone can get Hideo Kojima there, too. He would really, really like to go. While hosting a recent press screening for Last Night in Soho, the game creator once…

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Lucky Kids In Japan Are Getting A Pokémon Playground

1 day ago Kotaku

Chansey’s name in Japanese is Rakkii (ラッキー ) or “lucky,” and that’s exactly what kids in Namie, Fukushima prefecture are. The character is getting its own playground in the city, and it looks sweet. Read more… Continue Reading at Source.…

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Ludwig Leaves Twitch For YouTube Gaming

2 days ago Kotaku

Twitch streamer Ludwig Ahgren, who in April set a world record for the highest number of subscribers—at over 270,000—has left the platform and will now be streaming exclusively at YouTube Gaming. Read more… Continue Reading at Source.…

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Neon Genesis Evangelion Cosplay Gets In The F**king Robot

2 days ago Kotaku

I’ve lost count of the amount of Neon Genesis Evangelion cosplay I’ve posted on this site over the last 10 years, but pretty much all of it has been focused on the anime’s characters, especially Rei and Asuka. It’s enormous…

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Battlefield 2042 Glitch Lets Players Cancel Smoke Grenades Using Menu Screen

2 days ago Kotaku

It’s time to reset the clock on days without a glitch being discovered in Battlefield 2042. The latest glitch found in the first-person shooter allows players to use the in-game menus to cancel the effects of smoke grenades. Read more……

Playstation

Man Shot While Trying To Sell His PlayStation 5

2 days ago Kotaku

We’re a year after release and the PS5 is still hard to find, which means the consoles already out there are a hot commodity. Sadly this has led to a heated resale culture around the machine, and even sadder in…

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Destiny 2's Expansions Have Become Needlessly Confusing

2 days ago Kotaku

Destiny 2 has a reputation for being convoluted and obtuse, even among live service games, and things are about to get even worse when it comes to its expansions, with integral parts of the game arbitrarily paywalled behind old products.…

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Halo Infinite’s Battle Pass Is Totally Fine, You Guys

2 days ago Kotaku

There’s a new Halo out, the first in more than half a decade, but all anyone can talk about is its contentious battle pass. The convo has now hit a point of cacophonous saturation, prompting a top creative on the…

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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Players Are Glitching To Get Shaymin Early

2 days ago Kotaku

Some of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl’s rarest Pokémon aren’t officially in the game yet, but that hasn’t stopped impatient players from finding creative ways to get at least one of them early. Normally, the mythic hedgehog Shaymin isn’t…

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Call of Duty: Vanguard Player Headshots Opponents With Donkey Kong Bongos

2 days ago Kotaku

When Nintendo released the bongo drum controllers used with the Donkey Konga games and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, the company probably didn’t envision them being used in a Call of Duty game. To be fair, neither did I. But in…

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Wrestling Man Collects 2,706 Copies Of Burger King Video Game

2 days ago Kotaku

What drives a man to spend his time and money procuring a couple thousand copies of Burger King’s stealth-action advergame Sneak King? I have no idea, but wrestler and professional thumbtack enthusiast Leeroy Patterson seems to be having a great…

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Jump Force Is On Sale For $6 Before It Goes Offline In August 2022

2 days ago Kotaku

Jump Force, a game that will be summarily executed by its publisher in just a few short months, is discounted to just $6 as part of Steam’s fall sale—so this may be your last chance to grab the anime arena-fighter…

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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Glitch Is Renaming Monsters

2 days ago Kotaku

The latest batch of Pokémon games, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, are experiencing a handful of silly glitches. While the duplication glitch is something players are exploiting to their advantage, there’s another glitchy issue players are encountering that is just…

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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Duplication Glitches Are Out Of Control

2 days ago Kotaku

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl has been a glitch-fest so far. While some of the bugs have been annoying or just plain weird, others, like duplication glitches, have effectively broken the game. First, players found a way to clone…

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Real-Life Squid Game Without The Bleak Violence Is A Big Hit On YouTube

2 days ago Kotaku

In Netflix’s Squid Game, the stakes are high. If you win, you get 45.6 billion Korean won ($39 million). If you lose, well, you die. YouTuber MrBeast has recreated Squid Game—but lowering the stakes in the process. Thank goodness for…

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New JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime Opening Uses CG Beautifully

2 days ago Kotaku

For the upcoming JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime, Tokyo-based animation studio Kamikaze Douga was once again brought into do the opening credits. And once again, Kamikaze Douga knocked it out of the park. Read more… Continue Reading at Source.…

Reviews

Please Enjoy A Website That Reads Steam Reviews To You

2 days ago Kotaku

Review Reader is a very fun website that lets you punch in any Steam game you want and have some of its user reviews read aloud to you by the soothing sounds of a text-to-speech program. Read more… Continue Reading…

Playstation

Fans Are Bringing PlayStation Home Back To Life

3 days ago Kotaku

The Metaverse is the latest stinker to make waves in the virtual world landscape, but why move forward when we’ve got gems returning from the past? Read more… Continue Reading at Source.…

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Ocarina Of Time's Source Code Has Been Reverse Engineered

3 days ago Kotaku

In 2019, the source code for Super Mario 64 was reverse engineered, leading to all kinds of wonderful mods and even ports to systems like the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2. Now it’s Ocarina of Time’s turn. Read more… Continue Reading…

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The Week In Games: It's Nearly December Already?

3 days ago Kotaku

As Black Friday shopping season in the US passes and December begins, the end of the year slowdown starts. This week is mostly smaller titles and ports. Read more… Continue Reading at Source.…

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On Steam, Farming Simulator 22 Has More Active Players Than Battlefield 2042

3 days ago Kotaku

Battlefield 2042 isn’t having a great launch. Between bugs, a lack of content, and other problems, including the surprise release of Halo Infinite’s free multiplayer, Dice and EA’s big shooter is in the news for all the wrong reasons. And…

Best Selling Console On Black Friday Wasn't The Switch Or PS5, But The Xbox Series S

3 days ago Kotaku

It appears that over the Black Friday shopping period, it wasn’t the Switch or PS5 that was selling like hotcakes, but instead, the less powerful Xbox Series X sibling, the $300 Xbox Series S. This is likely due to a…

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Sunday Comics: Are You Real?

3 days ago Kotaku

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. Read more… Continue Reading at Source.…

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Someone Replaced The Dinos In Jurassic World Evolution 2 With Uh… Ice Age Characters

4 days ago Kotaku

In the original Jurassic Park film, Ian Malcolm has a famous monologue criticizing the park and its very existence. In that speech, he says: “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think…

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How To Easily Complete Some Halo Infinite Challenges Using Bots

4 days ago Kotaku

Halo Infinite’s early multiplayer launch on Nov. 15 was a fun surprise and in the time since then the general response to the beta has been favorable. But, the free-to-play shooter’s battle pass has been heavily criticized for being too…

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Devs Behind DC Universe Online Are Working On A Marvel MMO

4 days ago Kotaku

Revealed yesterday via an investor presentation, Daybreak Game’s Austin-based Dimensional Ink game studio is developing a new Marvel MMO. However, according to the same presentation, it will likely be a few years before we see a trailer or screenshot of…

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14 Fascinating Unknown Indie Games To Play Straight Away

5 days ago Kotaku

More games come out a day than an infinite number of monkey would be able to play. However, as one simple chimpanzee, I have compiled a list of 14 recently released indie games that fell beneath the gaming press’s radar.…

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25 Exciting Indie Games To Wishlist Right Now

5 days ago Kotaku

While the rest of Kotaku are all in their nearest Walmart, fighting strangers to death over the last discounted toaster, I have restored proper British control to the site. With a stiff upper lip and neatly ironed pair of trousers,…

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Cyberpunk 2077 Is Having Its First Good Day

5 days ago Kotaku

Poor old Cyberpunk 2077. Is a phrase I never thought I’d think. But here we are, just a couple of weeks away from its first year on sale (!), and I do find myself feeling odd twinges. Because goodness me,…

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Speedrunner Beats Pokémon Shining Pearl In Under 51 Minutes

5 days ago Kotaku

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are but a week old today, and yet a speedrunner has already figured out how to get through them in well under an hour. The secret? They’re “so broken.” Read more… Continue Reading at…

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New World Starts Accidentally Giving Out Free Gold

5 days ago Kotaku

Amazon’s New World is certainly used to players finding exploits to plunder extra gold, but yesterday the MMO took it to a whole new level: The game itself accidentally started giving out chestfuls of gold to certain players. Read more……

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Man Arrested For Re-selling Game Consoles That Were For Delivery

5 days ago Kotaku

A 50-year-old man has been arrested by the Tokyo police for allegedly reselling approximately two hundred video game consoles and games that were set for delivery. The suspect has confessed to the charges. Read more… Continue Reading at Source.…

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Japan Has Black Friday For Some Reason

5 days ago Kotaku

Thursday was Thanksgiving, but Japan doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving. That hasn’t stopped Japanese retail from rolling out Black Friday sales. Read more… Continue Reading at Source.…

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Get 'Em, Jinx

6 days ago Kotaku

Carla Antonia is an artist and illustrator based in France. Read more… Continue Reading at Source.…

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Woman Steals $680,000 To Spend On Gambling Game That Never Paid Out

6 days ago Kotaku

A woman has plead guilty to fraud charges after using her position as the accounts manager at a veterinary hospital to steal around $680,000, which she spent entirely on a mobile gambling game that did not and could not ever…

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