This week we learn how much it sucks to have Covid-19, yell objection in a “courtroom,” hangout with Kratos in Fortnite, check out Cyberpunk 2077‘s photo mode, sit on a Pokemon and reminisce about the old days, when consoles came in many colours.
Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week
Ditto Makes For An Excellent Pokémon Sofa
When you see that purple amorphous Pokémon blob, don’t you just want to sit on it? Good news, you can!
Read moreFinally, Ditto is worth a damn.
Scientists Are Trying To Work Out Why You Weirdos Invert Your Controls
After The Guardian ran a story earlier this year on gamers inverting their controls, a group of scientists — who have shifted their studies into online stuff during Covid — are now going to do a little research and try to find out why some people play video games the...
Read moreI just got the first preliminary report from the researchers. It simply says this: They wild freaks.
Catching Covid-19 Sucked, Though Video Games Helped
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 is a great writer here at Kotaku and reading about his experience with Covid-19 is a great reminder of why we should all be wearing masks. Please. For the love of all that is good in this world, wear a fucking mask.
Tweets!
Here’s Giuliani yelling “objection!” during yesterday’s event in Michigan even though he wasn’t in a courtroom pic.twitter.com/oAJbEMCEhQ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 3, 2020
“Overruled! Habeus Corpus! Did I win yet?”
paul mccartney making wonderful christmastime pic.twitter.com/yW42cFoIoe
— anja (@internetanja) December 2, 2020
And you know what, I fucking love it.
Technology peaked at this aesthetic. pic.twitter.com/KCGxTJa8NM
— Danny Sweeney????✨ (@Dann_Sw) December 3, 2020
I miss colourful and fun-looking consoles and controllers. I actually bought custom Xbox and PS4 controllers, both bright pink, not long ago because I’m so bored with grey and black and white hardware. MORE COLOUR!
News
- Dragon Age Voice Actor Potentially Out After Twitter Attack On Series Writer Mark Darrah
- Those Weird Noises In Demon’s Souls? Just A Glitch, Says Sony
- Report: Metal Gear Solid Movie Taps Oscar Isaac To Play Solid Snake
- BioWare Studio Head, Dragon Age Producer Both Leave Studio
- Recently Teased Division 2 Mode Won’t Happen After All, ‘A Casualty Of A Tough Year.”
- Genshin Impact’s Mobile Haul Is Nearly $US400 ($538) Million (And Counting)
- Nintendo Thief Jailed For 2017 Hack And “Possessing Images Of Child Abuse”
- Persona 5 Strikers Comes West On February 23, With A Surprise PC Port
- Fortnite Goes Offline After Players Fight Galactus
- The Massive Radio Telescope From GoldenEye Just Collapsed
- Sex Game Uses Far-Right YouTuber For Promo, Claims To Be “Unaware” Of His “Polarising Background”
- New Nintendo Switch Firmware Actually Adds Useful Features
- Bungie Writer Makes Destiny 2‘s Queer Romance Official
The Switch is pretty damn colourful depending on the joy cons / model you buy.
Still got my transparent PS1 DualShock and memory card. Trans-plastic was definitely peak 90s.