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CultureVinny Caravella, Alex Navarro, and Brad Shoemaker Leave Giant Bomb [UPDATE]
Vinny Caravella, Alex Navarro, and Brad Shoemaker, foundational members of the Giant Bomb team, announced today they are leaving the site. During a live podcast recording on Twitch, the three announced that their last day is Friday. Giant Bomb founder Jeff Gerstmann is staying at the site for now. Giant Bomb was established in 2008…
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CultureWitcher 3 Director Leaves CD Projekt Following Bullying Allegations
Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, director of The Witcher 3, has resigned from his position at CD Projekt after being accused of workplace bullying, Bloomberg reports. Tomaszkiewicz reportedly told CD Projekt staff that an internal investigation found him not guilty of this alleged behavior, but he is nevertheless stepping away due to what he referred to as “fear,…
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CultureBlizzard Doesn’t Want Diablo Confused With A Cartoon Dog
Seeking to protect its long-held trademark, Blizzard has filed a Notice of Opposition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to block Fox from trademarking Diablo, one of the canine characters from the upcoming animated series Housebroken. Blizzard’s Diablo is a series of action role-playing video games in which players battle against the forces of…
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CultureEpic Spent $1 Billion On PC Exclusives By 2019
As the trawl through Epic’s court documents continues, another figure jumps out: $1 billion—the amount Epic had spent on securing exclusives by 2019. Spread across 110 titles, the detail is hidden within a document exploring “revenue assumptions”. In this, while guessing at potential income, they state that for 2019 titles they’d spent $542m, for 2020 $444m,…
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CultureCelebrate Star Wars Day With Retro Rainbow Boba Fett
Boba Fett is one of the best-dressed bounty hunters in the Star Wars universe, but what if he wasn’t? Coming this summer to a Target store near you, Hasbro’s Retro Collection Boba Fett Prototype Edition looks sorta like he’s made out of six molded crayons. I love him. Before action figures reach their final form,…
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CultureDestiny 2‘s Season Of The Splicer Dawns On May 11
Goodness, is it season 14 already? Destiny 2‘s Season of the Splicer kicks off May 11, tasking players with hacking the Vex Network from the inside, revisiting the fabled Vault of Glass raid, and changing up their looks with an overly complex transmog system. Season 14 looks to be all about those pesky Vex. The…
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CultureEpic Paid $115 Million For The Borderlands 3 Exclusive
As the bizarro-world bunfight between Epic and Apple enters its second day in court, more extraordinary information is coming out in court documents. Like, how Epic paid Take-Two/Gearbox one hundred and fifteen million dollars for the exclusive rights to sell Borderlands 3 In a document entitled “Epic Games Store: Review of Performance and Strategy, October…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryHow Did I End Up In An Elder Scrolls Online Parkour Contest
When I booted up The Elder Scrolls Online last week I didn’t expect to take part in a player-created large-scale parkour contest, but life can be weird that way. So that’s how I ended up running and jumping around like a mad-orc in the shopping market of Vivec City in The Elder Scrolls Online. You…
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CultureFortnite Made Over $9 Billion Between 2018 And 2019
Today, the trial between Epic and Apple finally began after nearly nine months of legal filings and pre-trial hearings. During the court proceedings, new documents surfaced providing more data on how these companies operate. For example, we now know that Fortnite made $9,165,000,000 in two years. That huge number comes from a financial board presentation…
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CultureOdds and EndsUnlucky Returnal Player Goes For Loot, Dies Immediately
No matter how badly you get screwed by Returnal’s luck-of-the-draw roguelike gameplay, you’re not nearly as down on your luck as a player who desperately tried to get some loot, only to meet a grisly fate. Player Nalotaib shared their misfortune on Reddit, which started when they opened a malignant chest in Returnal’s second area.…
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CultureReturnal’s Lack Of A Save Feature Is Ruining Players’ Runs
I made a mistake. Yesterday, I had to stop playing Returnal, a tough-as-nails action game released last week exclusively for PS5, mid-run to tend to some chores. You know, like shopping for groceries and drinking rosé on my roof. When I returned to my PlayStation 5 this morning, a pop-up notification informed me that Returnal…
By Ari Notis
