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Witcher 3 Devs On How Next-Gen Vaginas Ended Up In Game

Image: CD Projekt Red At long last, the labiagate saga can come to a close. CD Projekt Red has confirmed to Kotaku that the realistically modeled vaginas that were recently found in the celebrated open-world RPG came from a mod…but not the one you might expect. Apparently, the latest versions of the game, updated to

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Like Vampire Survivors, But Worse

Image: Emerald City Games There’s a new Tomb Raider game out today, and I’m not talking about the one from Amazon. Instead, Tomb Raider Reloaded is the latest attempt to bring the franchise to mobile phones. And this time around, Lara Croft finds herself in a roguelike dungeon-crawling adventure with smart controls, fun combat, and

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Call of Duty Twitch Streamer Makes Sandwiches IRL For Sexists

Screenshot: Stephanie Evans / Kotaku It’s 2023, and FPS gaming hasn’t really improved for anyone who sounds like a woman over voice chat. No matter how skilled they are, it seems inevitable that some fuckwad is going to tell the player to make a sandwich. One female Call of Duty streamer decided to respond to

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Best Games To Play With A Partner To Save And End Relationships

Portal 2 – Full Co-op Trailer Both Portal games are always a joy to rediscover, even if you’ve already played them countless times. Portal 2’s co-op campaign, Cooperative Testing Initiative, is no different. It’s a fantastic series of puzzles along five official testing courses, each with its own number of testing chambers, that lose none

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Armored Core VI Devs Are Battling Fans Over Sexy Tags On Steam

Image: FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is about a distant planet ravaged by war as factions fight for control of a dangerous new energy source. Fans of the upcoming FromSoftware game are currently engaged in a war of their own on the mech fighter’s Steam page, trying to tag the

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Bella Ramsey On To The Last Of Us Gay Backlash: Get Used To It

Image: HBO The actress behind The Last of Us TV show’s Ellie has no time for the internet’s bullshit. Asked about a vocal minority of fans who take issue with the existence of gay and transgender character arcs in both TLOU Part II game and the HBO adaptation, Bella Ramsey said “they’re gonna have to

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Ranking Dragon Age Boyfriends On If They’d Be Good Partners

Image: EA / Kotaku Since the Dragon Age series takes place in different places and times within BioWare’s fantasy universe, we have had the opportunity to hop around the universe and kiss men from different eras of the, well, Dragon Age. But while we may love our video game love interests, perhaps it’s worth reflecting

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Bungie Showcases AI-Generated Destiny Image, Asks For Help

Screenshot: Bungie Community Creations You can joke about fingers all you want, but the reason AI-generated imagery is perceived as a threat and not just an idle curiosity is its ability to pass for actual, human-created artwork. On the extreme end of the scale that’s a threat to accurate news reporting, and on the more

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Dead Island 2, Delayed For Years, Now ‘Coming Out A Week Early’

Image: Deep Silver Back in June 2014—nearly a decade ago at this point—Dead Island 2 was revealed with a very good trailer and a 2015 release window. Only now, in 2023, following numerous delays, multiple studios, and even canceled versions, Dead Island 2 is almost here. In fact, it’s coming out a week early now,

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Call Of Duty Is So Old It’s Bridging Generations Of NBA Players

Anthony Edwards (L) and Mike Conley (R) facing off while Conley was still with Utah. He has since been traded to Minnesota to play alongside Edwards.Photo: Alex Goodlett (Getty Images) The age difference between the NBA’s oldest and youngest players is so vast that someone who grew up playing the Super Nintendo can find themselves

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