In Real Life
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The Supposedly Physics-Defying NASA Thruster Doesn’t Work, New Research Confirms
6If you want to send something deep, deep into space, it’s impractical to load it up with lots of heavy propellant. Scientists with their eyes on long-distance space travel have contemplated thrusters that wouldn’t need any propellant at all. The EmDrive, a copper cone that would supposedly push forward on the vacuum of space without…
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Samus Is A Better Character When She’s On Her Own
Metroid games are so much better when the story is as subtle as possible. On this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, we discuss why.
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World Of Tanks Publisher Wargaming Has Shut Down Its Seattle Office
Briefly: Sadly, the shutdown means 150 developers are now without jobs. “Wargaming will be assisting the current employees of the Redmond studio, if they decide to apply for open positions in other offices within the company,” the publisher said in a statement to Kotaku. “We would like to express our gratitude and thank everyone on…
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Kotaku XP: E3 Fever Strikes
It’s Kotaku XP, our weekly video discussion of hot Kotaku topics! This week, E3 fever has infiltrated the collective game-liker immune system. Kotaku‘s Gita Jackson and I discussed the Call of Duty Black Ops IIII announcements, the Rage 2 reveal, the bubbling excitement over possible Pokemon Switch announcements, Destiny 2‘s real-world treasure hunt, and The…