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City-Builder Taken Off Steam After Fan Goes Rogue

Screenshot: Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic is a city-builder that has a particular focus on how urban planning worked alongside the communist economies of Eastern Europe during the Cold War. It’s not for everyone, then, but it certainly has its fans. Sadly those fans are now the only ones able

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Call of Duty + Warzone’s Big Season 2: What’s Worth Knowing

Kudos to the new opening sequence for season two.Gif: Activision / Kotaku Season two for the duality that is Warzone 2.0 and Modern Warfare II arrived yesterday and with it a variety of tweaks and changes. But which are the most important? Which ones do you need to know before deploying in your mode of

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Breath of the Wild Fans Are Still Finding New Tricks In 2023

Image: Nintendo The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild came out in March 2017, instantly becoming Nintendo Switch’s most potent system seller. I mention that because despite how old Nintendo’s open-world action-adventure game now is, diehard fans of Link’s latest journey through Hyrule are still figuring out cool and obtuse ways of exploring the

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Calvin & Hobbes Creator Back After Decades Away With New Book

The MysteriesImage: Bill Watterson / John Kascht / Simon & Schuster Bill Watterson, the man responsible for a decade of Calvin & Hobbes comics, is coming out of retirement for a new illustrated storybook, The Mysteries, that is set to release this October. Just in time for spooky season. Starting in 1985, Watterson wrote and

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Gaming

Metroid Prime Remastered Kotaku Review: Still A Strong Shooter

I started growing up with games at a time when a lot of them weren’t advertised as “for girls,” and especially not for girls who couldn’t afford it. I started playing games in earnest with the Nintendo DS, which advertised plenty of “girly” games, but when I got my Xbox 360, I wasn’t used to

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GameStop Meme Stock Forum Founder Sues Reddit

In early 2021, the subreddit WallStreetBets became famous for jumpstarting the meme stock craze that saw companies like GameStop balloon in value despite shrinking revenues. Now its founder, Jaime Rogozinski, is suing Reddit for kicking him out of the community just prior to its explosion in popularity over allegations he was using the online forum

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Remembrance of WWII: United States Military High-Altitude Object Shootdowns in Nebraska Recall Balloon Bomb Explosion in Dundee

The recent news of the United States military shooting down three high-altitude objects in three days has reminded Nebraskans of an incident that occurred in Dundee during World War II. On April 18, 1945, a Japanese balloon bomb exploded over Dundee at the intersection of 50th and Underwood, which was one of thousands released towards

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This AI Makes Endless Super Mario Bros. Levels With A Few Words

Image: Nintendo The technology we casually refer to as “artificial intelligence” is suddenly everywhere. It’s used to “create” art, dialogue and voice, text, even video games! It’s nigh impossible to escape as we enter a dystopian future in which generative technology seeks to threaten entire livelihoods (including those of Twitch streamers). But sometimes, despite how

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Nintendo’s GBA Emulation For The Switch Online Is Stunning

Screenshot: Nintendo / Kotaku In last week’s surprise-packed Nintendo Direct, alongside the leg-sweeping announcement that Metroid Prime was finally remastered for Switch, came the fantastic news that the previously paltry Nintendo Switch Online offerings were now boosted by the inclusion of Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket and Game Boy Color games. Meanwhile, for those paying

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Omaha Fashion Week X Workshop Omaha — Omaha Fashion Week

Workshop is a secondhand and vintage resell brand that focuses on streetwear clothing and shoes. They have the sickest kicks with a focus on Nike Dunks, Air Jordan’s, and Yeezys. Their clothing selections are superb, featuring brands like Supreme, Bape, Off White, Palace, Stussy, Cactus Plant Flea Market, Anti Social Social Club, Fear of God,

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