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How Miles Morales Connects To Harlem In The New Spider-Man Game

3 years 3 months ago

In Insomniac’s 2018 Spider-Man game, Peter Parker’s relationship with New York City involved the occasional selfie with a citizen and a lot of palling around with the NYPD. The new Miles Morales game does something different. It foregrounds Miles Morales’ relationship to Harlem and the community he’s a part of there.

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Ethan Gach

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Catching Covid-19 Sucked, Though Video Games Helped

3 years 3 months ago

Some call it a hoax. Others say it’s no worse than the common cold. But make no mistake: the covid-19 pandemic is very, very real. If you don’t believe the mountain of scientific literature, the army of medical professionals, the frontline reporting from countless reputable sources, the firsthand accounts, the…

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Ari Notis

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Let's Appreciate These Cool Video Game Cars Inspired By Real Ones

3 years 3 months ago

Most modern racing games consist of facsimiles real cars used under licensing agreements from the automakers. The reason is easy to grasp: If you’re playing a racing game in the first place, you probably have at least a passing interest in automobiles, and a car you actually recognize or like could deepen your…

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Adam Ismail on Jalopnik, shared by Riley MacLeod to Kotaku

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How to Send Nintendo Switch Screenshots to Your PC or Phone

3 years 3 months ago

The latest Nintendo Switch software update, version 11.0.0, makes it much easier to transfer screenshots and gameplay videos to your smartphone or PC. The new methods are miles better than the unintuitive post-to-social-media-then-delete workaround we’ve been forced to use since the console’s launch, or the similarly…

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Brendan Hesse on Lifehacker, shared by Riley MacLeod to Kotaku

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The Massive Radio Telescope From GoldenEye Just Collapsed

3 years 3 months ago

The massive Arecibo Observatory radio telescope, made famous in the James Bond movie GoldenEye and paid homage to in the classic Nintendo 64 game, completely collapsed early Tuesday morning. This breaking news comes just a few weeks after the announcement that the invaluable astronomy tool would be demolished due to…

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Mike Fahey

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Red Dead Online’s Latest, Disappointing Update Shows GTA Online Is Still Rockstar’s Favorite

3 years 3 months ago

Red Dead Online’s latest update isn’t much. While Rockstar plans on adding a big new island to GTA Online later this month, complete with a new heist and more, Red Dead Online’s end of the year update is far smaller. And while some small amount of this new update is good, including some new bounty hunter content and…

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Zack Zwiezen

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Yakuza: Like A Dragon's Crowded Pharmacy Really Stresses Me Out

3 years 3 months ago

In addition to battling randos and dodging traffic in the streets of Japan, I’ve spent a lot of time in Yakuza: Like a Dragon browsing the wares of various pharmacies and convenience stores. But one store is always so crowded that it’s impossible to navigate without shoving my fellow patrons out of the way, which is a …

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Ian Walker

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I Hate That Everybody In Assassin's Creed Valhalla Can Read

3 years 3 months ago

As granite-hewn Viking woman Eivor, I’ve done a lot of things in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: I’ve run across boundless landscapes. I’ve raided more churches than I can count. I’ve stabbed guys and thrown their bodies at other guys, who I’ve then proceeded to stab, thus beginning anew a process I like to call The Circle…

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Nathan Grayson

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Don’t Miss December 2020’s Biggest, Must-Play Games You Can Pre-Order Now

3 years 3 months ago

December is typically a barren void for new games, as publishers push most of their big releases out in October and November to make the most of the holiday shopping season. But with delays likely due in part to the impact of the pandemic, December 2020 still has at least a couple of big aces up its sleeve thanks to

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Andrew Hayward on The Inventory, shared by Jordan McMahon to Kotaku

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How to Fix Audio Level Problems in Windows 10

3 years 3 months ago

Windows 10 includes a custom volume mixer, which sounds like a great idea on paper—who wouldn’t a way to control the volume of individual apps? It’s incredibly useful when you need to dial back your game audio a bit so you can hear your guildmates on Discord (or the YouTube video you’re listening to in the…

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David Murphy on Lifehacker, shared by Riley MacLeod to Kotaku

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