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Kotaku Friday, March 3, 2023 6:50 PM
    

Northampton, Massachusets officials have greenlit a plan to create and install four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle-themed manhole covers to celebrate the fact that the massive franchise was originally created there. And to pay for it, the town is using funds intended to help rebuild towns and businesses affected by the…

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Kotaku Friday, March 3, 2023 6:45 PM
    

Recently, "AI" machine-learning technologies have been creeping their way into artistic fields in both entertaining and harmful ways. While some AI content creators are just making videos for harmless fun, others, like the creators of a recent AI-generated anime short, wrongfully believe they've democratized the…

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Kotaku Friday, March 3, 2023 5:36 PM
    

Between games, art, and even journalism, a lot of industries are dealing with the rise of artificial intelligence removing the human element of creative works. As people have begun using AI and algorithms to create art rather than hiring workers to do it, companies are making hard stances about whether or not they'll…

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Kotaku Friday, March 3, 2023 5:15 PM
    

Neo-noir comedy Pokémon: Detective Pikachu came out in 2019, and it was surprisingly good. In the era of risk-averse studios rebooting and remaking everything under the sun, a sequel seemed inevitable. Sure enough, one was already in development when the first debuted. No one's heard about it since. Until today.

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Kotaku Friday, March 3, 2023 5:10 PM
    

The original Dead Space may not look as fancy as that new remake released earlier this year, but thanks to a new fan-created mod, you can play the original game in first person. Not only does this seem scarier, but it actually looks really good, too.

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Kotaku Friday, March 3, 2023 5:00 PM
    

"Fashion experiences itself as a right, the natural right of the present over the past," critic Roland Barthes said in his 1967 book The Fashion System. Likewise, I'm saying that an outfit change can completely usurp a video game, pushing itself to the front of the crowd, making all previous outfits and vibes null.…

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Kotaku Friday, March 3, 2023 3:35 PM
    

The arrival of the new era of Scarlet & Violet Pokémon TCG cards is now only four weeks away. As worldwide players prepare themselves for the big shift from the V cards to the rebirth of "ex," in Japan the base sets have already been out for over a month, and now the follow-up set, Triple Beat, is revealing some…

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Kotaku Friday, March 3, 2023 3:30 PM
    

Steve from Minecraft was added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in October of 2020. In the years since, sentiment around the character has gotten worse and worse due to accusations that the character is broken and overpowered. Now, a recent discovery around a competitively advantageous glitch has brought these…

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Kotaku Friday, March 3, 2023 3:15 PM
    

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, the latest Soulslike from action game masterminds Team Ninja, is an enrapturing amalgam of Bloodborne and Nioh 2 with some Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice sprinkled in for good measure. It's punishing as hell, but also one of the most approachable games in a genre known for bludgeoning your…

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PCGamesN Friday, March 3, 2023 5:52 PM
     How to get the Destiny 2 Winterbite exotic – all Strider quest steps

The Destiny 2 Winterbite exotic glaive is one of the most in-demand exotics presently in the game. The developers at Bungie know this seasonal exotic is a beast, which is likely why it requires so many quest completions to obtain. Still, the quests to get the Winterbite are not complex, even if they are somewhat tedious.

If you want to get your hands on the Destiny 2 Winterbite exotic glaive, we have all the steps you need to earn this powerful Stasis weapon, which will easily complement your best Destiny 2 Warlock Stasis build, Titan Stasis build, or Hunter Stasis build.

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PCGamesN Friday, March 3, 2023 4:16 PM
     Destiny 2 Stargazer guide – how to complete all quest steps

What are the Destiny 2 Stargazer quest steps? If you're playing through the Lightfall campaign and are digging deeper into the DLC content, you'll encounter the six-step quest as you navigate the content in the Season of Defiance. This quest takes you through the history of Stargazer, a mathematician who became a Cloud Strider.

The Destiny 2 Stargazer quest will also introduce you to Destiny 2 Terminal Overload, a season 20 activity. Here's everything you need to know to complete the quest in the FPS game.

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PCGamesN Friday, March 3, 2023 4:00 PM
     Terraria Shimmer squirty gun might arrive in update 1.4.5, dev teases

If you've not experienced the Terraria Shimmer yet, you're missing out. The mysterious new liquid was introduced with the Terraria 1.4.4 update, Labor of Love, and it's among the most fun additions to one of the best sandbox games on PC since it launched over a decade ago. Now, it seems that making use of it might be about to get easier than ever, thanks to the much-requested addition of a Shimmer squirty gun.

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PCGamesN Friday, March 3, 2023 3:27 PM
     Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 release date speculation and leaks

Want to know everything about the Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 release date? Now a fragmented husk of its former self, the island was destroyed following the invasion of The Nothing and their Chrome herald. It seems that, for now, at least, relative peace has returned. However, the map wasn't the only thing to change, with new mechanics altering how to win the game.

If Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 is anything like the free PC game's current season, then get ready for some game-changing new mechanics, such as Fortnite augments that give players perks in the heat of battle. Of course, you can also ride Fortnite dirt bikes, slurp on Fortnite Slap Juice, and open Fortnite Oathbound chests for all the current game-breaking weapons.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, March 3, 2023 5:10 PM
    

HyperX's Pudding Keycaps, a popular choice for upgrading mechanical keyboards to blast out the RGB and improve the typing experience at the same time, are heavily discounted at Amazon US today. This full 104-key set normally retails for $25, but today you can pick them up in black for $15 or white for $20.

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Twinfinite Friday, March 3, 2023 7:11 PM
     It's not a bug, it's a feature!

Twinfinite Friday, March 3, 2023 3:42 PM
     Not exactly a solid foundation for a dynasty.