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Put Zappa In Guilty Gear Strive, Dammit

Arc System Works recently shared the results of a survey taken by players of the Guilty Gear Strive closed beta. The most interesting findings come from the character request section. Players from around the world left some surprisingly uniform responses, and sadly, my favorite character is nowhere to be seen. Zappa is Guilty Gear at…

Destiny 2‘s Current Season Is Hurtling Toward A Confusing End [Update]

Pyramid ships. Planet eaters. A new alien race. Bungie is teasing a ton of upcoming stuff in Destiny at the moment, but so far, none of it looks like it’ll arrive in time to save the current season. With one week left on Season of the Worthy, the massive Almighty spaceship that was sent hurtling…

Street Fighter Event Benefiting Black Lives Matter Demolishes Fundraising Expectations

Last night, the Street Fighter subreddit organized an online Street Fighter V tournament to raise money for Black Lives Matter charities in response to the recent police murder of George Floyd, a black Minnesotan, and ongoing attempts by activists across the country to hold law enforcement accountable. They ended up collecting just under $15,000 from…

CD Projekt Red has delayed its Night City Wire livestream for Cyberpunk 2077 until June 25 following the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests The event was originally planned for June 11, but the company said it’s pushed it back because “more important discussions are happening right now.”

Mario 64‘s Unofficial PC Port Will Look Glorious Once Modders Get Done With It

Ever since a fan-made PC version of Mario 64 was released last month, modders have been having fun updating the nearly 25-year old Nintendo 64 game to give it a fresh, modern look. Mario 64 on PC is the work of fans reverse engineering the game’s code last year. After it was publicly released last…

Animal Crossings’ Sharks Don’t Do Fish Crimes But I Love Them Anyway

Hot on the caudal fin of Tripwire Interactive’s bloody aquatic epic Maneater, Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ summer season fills its seas with man-eating beasts. Animal Crossing’s sharks don’t actually eat people and can be caught by a single human holding a flimsy fishing pole, but that just makes them more lovable. Nothing like standing on…

Pokémon Sword and Shield‘s Isle Of Armor DLC Drops June 17

According to information released today initially on the official Japanese Pokémon website, the first DLC from Pokémon Sword and Shield’s expansion pass, The Isle of Armor, brings new pocket monsters and fresh adventures to the games on June 17. The website and accompanying trailer show off new features coming in The Isle of Armor on June…

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Next Call Of Duty Seasons Delayed Because “Now Is Not The Time”

The latest rollout of new Call of Duty content, for Modern Wafare, Warzone and Call of Duty: Mobile, has been postponed due to the current violent police actions against American citizens A short statement released by Activision says that “while we all look forward to playing” the new stuff, “right now it’s time for those…

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Sonic Fan Site Closes After 21 Years Following Very Bad Black Lives Matter Tweet

TSSZ, a Sonic fan site that had been running since 1999, closed over the weekend, not long after the site’s owner posted a very bad tweet comparing the plight of Black Americans and the Black Lives Matter movement to…some stuff that fictional video game character Sonic the Hedgehog has been through. Though the Tweet in…

A now-deleted Destiny 2 teaser sure makes it look like the game is soon headed to Jupiter’s icy moon of Europa. You can still watch Eris Morn trudge through the snow in the short Instagram video announcing a June 9 reveal. Europa was planned for Destiny 1 but later cut

Sony Delays PlayStation 5 Showcase

Sony will postpone its PlayStation 5 event, originally scheduled for this Thursday, June 4, so that “more important voices can be heard.” “While we understand gamers worldwide are excited to see PS5 games, we do not feel that right now is the time for celebration and for now, we want to stand back and allow…

Call Of Duty: Warzone Glitch Lets Players Slither Around Like Snakes

A new glitch in Call of Duty: Warzone makes players look like they’re prone even when they’re not, causing absurd-looking moments (see above) and lots of grief as players get shot by opponents they can’t see. If you’ve recently been killed in a Warzone match by someone you couldn’t see it’s probably because you weren’t…

EA Postpones Madden NFL 21 Reveal Following Nationwide Protests Against Police Violence

A showcase of EA’s newest football game will have to wait. The game publisher has delayed it as protests against police violence swept the country over the weekend following the killing of George Floyd. “We stand with our African American/Black community of friends, players, colleagues, and partners,” the game publisher wrote in a statement yesterday.…

It’s Wedding Season In Animal Crossing: New Horizons

The month of June signals the beginning of summer in Animal Crossing, bringing new fish, bugs, and special recipes to the game. It also brings alpacas Cyrus and Reese to New Horizons for a month-long celebration of their wedding anniversary. They’re so damn cute. Upon waking up on my Animal Crossing island this morning I…

How’s It Going?: Courage Edition

Well, it’s Monday. Welcome back to our daily open thread. I don’t really know what I’m supposed to write here today. In Brooklyn, where I live, there are police helicopters circling noisily over my head. The bar beneath my house is doing some repairs to try to make some good in this time when they…

Pokémon Battle Academy Turns The Trading Card Game Into A Board Game

Learning a trading card game that’s been around for a couple of decades can be daunting. Learning a board game, with a box filled with everything one needs and succinct rules, is much easier. So The Pokémon Company made the Pokémon Trading Card Game into a board game. Launching worldwide towards the end of July,…

The Week In Games: Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Can’t Come Soon Enough

I’m so ready to just relax with my girlfriend, turn off the news for a few hours and play 51 games on our Switch. Of course, I’ll turn the news back on right after we are done. And if I’m being honest, I won’t’ really escape any of this. I check Twitter all the time.…