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Ahead of testing, Blue Origin raises New Glenn on the launch pad for first time
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin raised a test version of its massive orbital rocket on its launch pad for the first time Wednesday, inaugurating the start of a major […]
The Best Xbox Game Pass Games To Play In 2024
Xbox Game Pass is one helluva deal. For between $10.99 and $16.99 each month, you get access to a large vault of games from a variety of genres. Each month sees a handful of titles leave the subscription service, but Microsoft always seems to ensure there are more than 400 games on offer. That does mean that you never…
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Forget rockets – Space Perspective wants to take you to ultra-high-altitudes using balloons
Before Jane Poynter and Taber MacCallum were entrepreneurs, they were researchers. Occasionally, they were even the subjects of their research: the pair first made headlines in the early […]
Kotaku Readers Share Their Biggest Video Game Crushes
In the spirit of the season of love we asked you, dear readers, to share with us your biggest video game crushes. The answers are in, and they are varied. Turns out there are a lot of characters to love across countless video games. Heroes, villains, sidekicks, you name it, somebody is crushing on them. While there…
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The Industry Is Divided On How To Write Video Game Romance
In 2011, BioWare’s Dragon Age II portrayed its four main romantic conquests as bisexual, allowing them to be pursued by either the male or female version of main character Hawke. At the time, I was a young, mostly-but-not-completely out gay high school student, and I spent hours each week on the BioWare forums, hoping…
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Ranking Mass Effect Boyfriends For Valentine’s Day
It’s pretty quiet in the Mass Effect universe these days. We’re approaching the seventh anniversary of Mass Effect: Andromeda, and while we got a teaser for the upcoming fifth game that included some exciting details, it sounds like whatever that game turns out to be is still several years away. But just because we’re…
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Spotify’s podcast exclusive days are over as Joe Rogan’s show expands to other platforms
Controversies and PR headaches weren’t enough to dissuade Spotify from re-upping its agreement with podcaster Joe Rogan, whose show over the past couple of years drove divisions among […]
FF7 Rebirth Leads A Fantastical February Of Game Releases
February 2024 has arrived, and with it a fresh calendar of exciting new game releases. From anti-hero super heroes, to returns of classic titles, to one of the most anticipated RPGs of the year, February looks stacked.
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Destiny 2 Is Getting Mass Effect Outfits, And They’re A Slay
I don’t play Destiny 2, but after hearing Bungie and BioWare are collaborating to bring Mass Effect cosmetics to the game, I’m more tempted to jump in than I’ve been in the decade since its release. Will wearing Liara T’Soni’s cunty lab coat in Bungie’s MMO shooter fill the Mass Effect-shaped hole in my heart as we…
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