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CultureHow’s It Going?: Home Edition
Welcome to Wednesday. We’re halfway to the weekend! Like many of you, I’ve been spending a lot of time in my house. I live alone, which I used to really value when I saw people more often, but now it’s pretty lonely. I’m realizing that a lot of things I like about my apartment, I…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 1, 2020 -
CultureThere’s A Pong RPG Coming Out This Spring
Last week Atari released a new Missile Command game. This week Atari announced a new Pong. In Pong Quest, developed by UK design duoChequered Ink, players explore fantasy dungeons inspired by other Atari classics while smacking balls back and forth. As silly as it sounds, it is a completely real game coming to consoles and PC later…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2020 -
CulturePeople Are Already Playing Final Fantasy VII Remake In Australia
When Square Enix announced physical copies of Final Fantasy VII Remake would ship to Europe and Australia earlier than its April 10 release date due to the covid-19 pandemic, we didn’t think they meant this early. The eagerly anticipated game is already in the hands of many Australians, as evidenced by a growing number of…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2020 -
CultureCosplayMan Brings Tom Nook To Life With His Nipple
These are trying times. One man keeps making the internet a better place with his low-cost cosplay. Thank goodness for that! Kotaku first profiled Anucha “Cha” Saengchart (aka “Lonelyman”) and his inexpensive cosplay way back in 2014. Since then, he’s continued to delight and amuse. His latest Tom Nook creation is something else. This isn’t…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2020 -
CultureNBA Players Are Having An Official NBA 2K Tournament Featuring Stars Like Kevin Durant
If NBA players can’t get onto an actual court for the next few months for the televised enjoyment of millions, they may as well do the next best thing. Yahoo Sports reports that the NBA and ESPN have put together an official esports tournament, which will feature 16 NBA players going head-to-head in an NBA 2K20…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2020 -
CultureGame Bundle Helps Developers Recoup Losses From A GDC That Wasn’t
In an effort to provide relief to developers left in the lurch after the Game Developers Conference was postponed late last month, gamedev.world has partnered with several studios to release a massive video game bundle via itch.io, the proceeds of which will go towards a fund established to support affected developers. There’s a ton of…
By Ian Walker Published March 31, 2020 -
CultureRing Fit Adventure Is A Sweaty Ray Of Hope During Self-Isolation
Like most people, I haven’t been moving around much these days. Aside from a daily walk, I only use my body to move around the tight circuit of my house: desk, sofa, microwave, bed. My fingers see the most action. I type emails to friends I haven’t spoken to in years and wash my hands…
Elizabeth Ballou Published March 31, 2020 -
CultureHalf-Life: Alyx Mod Recreates Iconic Half-Life 2 Environment
Half-Life: Alyx has only been out for a week, and the Alyx-specific version of Valve’s “Hammer” mapping tool isn’t yet available. That, however, has not stopped one enterprising modder from cracking open the dystopian destination VRcation, scooping out its insides, and replacing them with Half-Life 2‘s. Without streamlined level-creation tools at their fingertips, modder Vect0R…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 31, 2020 -
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By Paul Tamayo Published March 31, 2020 -
CultureCombo Breaker Cancels Fighting Game Tournament For 2020
This year’s highly anticipated Combo Breaker fighting game tournament, originally scheduled for May 22-24, has been canceled according to an announcement released this morning by organizers. The annual competition is the latest such event to skip 2020 due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic caused by a novel strain of coronavirus. “Combo Breaker made its cancellation…
By Ian Walker Published March 31, 2020 -
CultureCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered Videos Are Already Popping Up On YouTube [Update]
Activision hasn’t even officially announced it yet but videos of what appears to be Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered are already on YouTube. Footage for the entire Modern Warfare 2 single-player campaign is currently up on the YouTube channel TheGamingRevolution. There are also videos of all the cutscenes and breakdowns of individual levels.…
By Ethan Gach Published March 31, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Chores Edition
Welcome to Tuesday, and welcome back to our daily open thread. I have to go to the grocery store today, which I’ve managed to avoid for the last couple weeks. I feel nervous about it, which I feel bad about (feeling a negative emotion, and then feeling bad about feeling that emotion, is one of…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 31, 2020 -
CultureThe Xbox Series X Is Shaped Like A Fridge So It Can Vent More Heat
In a departure from past video game consoles, the Xbox Series X stands upright instead of laying horizontally. Microsoft says that design choice was part of an effort to make the hardware’s fan as big and efficient as possible. The company laid out its thinking in a recent interview with Digital Foundry over on Eurogamer.…
By Ethan Gach Published March 31, 2020 -
CulturePokémon Go Will Soon Let You Raid From Your Couch
Pokémon Go’s transformation into game for people who don’t like leaving their house is almost complete. Developer Niantic said it’s currently working on adding remote raiding to the game as well as more ways to connect with distant friends and family. “We’re enhancing our in-game virtual social features to enable players to stay in touch…
By Ethan Gach Published March 31, 2020
