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CultureOdds and EndsDissecting The Ridiculousness Of Resident Evil Village
Resident Evil Village is all Kotaku’s staff has been talking about since it came out. Between the plot twist, hand gore, and Tall Lady Thirst, there was much to discuss, so staff editor Lisa Marie Segarra, weekend editor Zack Zweizen, and staff writer Ian Walker got together for a spoiler-heavy chat. Zack Zweizen: Hello, Ian…
By Lisa Marie Segarra Published June 3, 2021 -
CultureE3Here’s Your E3 2021 Schedule, From Ubisoft To Nintendo
As fan registration opens for access to the E3 2021 portal and app, organizers have released a tentative schedule of virtual press conferences for the four-day event, starting with Ubisoft and Gearbox Entertainment on Saturday, June 12, and ending with Nintendo on Tuesday, June 15. The four-day show, hosted by Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez, Jacki Jing,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2021 -
CulturePokemonProfessional Photographer Takes Excellent New Pokémon Snap Pictures
New Pokémon Snap is about a Pokémon photographer who takes photos of Pocket Monsters. But what happens with a real pro turns his or her eye on the game? Ayato is a professional photographer who shoots for Red Bull in Japan as well as D. League, a professional dance league. Recently on Twitter, he’s been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2021 -
CulturePS5 x Balenciaga T-Shirts Cost More Than A PS5 Does
PlayStation is normally pretty savvy when it comes to high-profile fashion collaborations, but this latest partnership with luxury label Balenciaga, consisting of a t-shirt and hoodie that both cost more than an actual PlayStation 5, is dumb. While luxury labels dipping their toes into this popular culture/streetwear stuff is nothing new, the extraordinary prices being…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2021 -
CultureTekken Director Challenges Virtua Fighter Team To Make Another Game
In the latest video for his personal YouTube channel, Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada spoke at length about this week’s release of Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, sharing that he’s always viewed surpassing Sega’s foundational 3D fighting series as a personal goal. “There was an 11-year gap [between releases], but I’ve been thinking about [Virtua…
By Ian Walker Published June 2, 2021 -
CultureThe NFT Market Has Collapsed, Oh No
Does anyone remember March 2021, when some techbros and artists were convinced that NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) were going to change the world? Well hi, it’s now June 2021 and the bubble has burst. I know, I am surprised as you are. Despite clear evidencethat the entire thing was “at best a scam and at worst…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2021 -
CultureMass Effect: Legendary Edition, As Told By Steam Reviews
Mass Effect is back, and so are the memes. Mass Effect: Legendary Edition has given Steam users the opportunity to revisit the beloved space opera, and they’ve largely been having a grand time Mako-ing down memory lane. Is it the most elaborate remaster ever? No. Is the PC port perfect? Definitely not. But as most…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 2, 2021 -
CultureTwitchLast Month’s Most Popular Twitch Clip Was Just A Butt
Turns out, people like butts. Per data compiled by analytics site Streams Charts, the most viewed Twitch clip of the entire month of May was a single shot from the stream of adult film actress and Twitch broadcaster Mia Malkova. She stood up in a tub, facing away from the camera. It would be hard…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 2, 2021 -
CulturePlayStation Boss Says Horizon Forbidden West In 2021 Isn’t A Sure Thing
When last week’s Horizon Forbidden West gameplay preview came and went without a refining of its 2021 release window, folks were rightfully curious why a concrete launch date hasn’t been set. According to PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst, it’s because things are still in flux behind the scenes after the events of the last year.…
By Ian Walker Published June 2, 2021 -
CultureApparently Tesla Cars Have Enough Graphical Horsepower To Play Cyberpunk 2077
You shouldn’t take a call while driving, you shouldn’t text while driving, and you certainly shouldn’t game while driving. And yet, that’s exactly what you might be able to do with the Tesla Models X and S. As spotted by The Gamer, bazillionaire Tesla CEO and failed Deus Ex cosplayer Elon Musk all but said…
By Ari Notis Published June 2, 2021 -
CultureGod Of War Sequel Pushed To 2022
The next God of War game will miss its original 2021 release window and instead come out some time next year, Sony’s Santa Monica Studio announced today. “We remain focused on delivering a top-quality game while maintaining the safety and well-being of our team, creative partners, and families,” the official statement reads. “With this in…
By Ian Walker Published June 2, 2021 -
CultureXbox Celebrates Pride With A Controller You Can’t Buy
Along with a generous donation to LGBTQIA+ nonprofits, clothing featuring flag designs, and various digital rewards, Microsoft is offering a Pride 2021 Xbox wireless controller, a lovely rainbow-sporting custom gamepad that’ll only be available to select influencers and members of the media. Sporting bright red, yellow, blue, and green face buttons and a design inspired…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsIt’s 10 Years Since You First Didn’t Plan To Buy A Wii U
Cast your minds back, nostalgia fans, to those halcyon early summer days of June 2011. It was E3, back when people met together in buildings and when people still cared about E3, that Nintendo revealed the follow-up to their astonishingly popular Wii console. Yes, as Reggie Fils-Aimé took the stage, that was the very first…
By John Walker Published June 2, 2021 -
CultureFortnite Players Are Getting Abducted By UFOs
As the latest Fortnite season nears its end, players are being zapped by mysterious beams of light that seem reminiscent of UFO abductions. Fortnite players have been posting clips of their abductions on Reddit and Twitter. Most of them seem to occur at the game’s drive-in movie theater Risky Reels. A green flash in the…
By Jonathan Lee Published June 2, 2021 -
CultureGhostrunner Goes Next-Gen On September 28
Ghostrunner, last year’s terrific first-person parkour game, will leap, grapple, wall-run, and maybe trip (but in a suave way that no one notices) onto PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on September 28, publisher 505 Games announced today. The updated version of Ghostrunner will include all of the de rigueur next-gen enhancements, including 3D audio,…
By Ari Notis Published June 2, 2021 -
CultureLatest Biomutant Update Trims The Tutorial And Shushes The Narrator
If there’s one thing you’d want to change about Biomutant, it’s the narrator. If there’s another, it’s the overly long and bloated tutorial. If there’s a third, it’s the sheer amount of chatter some NPCs will inundate you with. Okay, maybe Biomutant isn’t exactly flawless, but a major patch today purports to sand down some…
By Ari Notis Published June 2, 2021 -
CultureNintendo’s E3 2021 Plans Include A Direct And Treehouse Live
Nintendo fans wondering about the company’s E3 plans can now cease their incessant pondering. There’s be a 40-minute Nintendo Direct on June 15 focused on Switch games, followed by three hours of deep dives via Treehouse Live. The festivities kick off at noon Eastern time on June 15 with a selection of Switch games, with…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2021 -
CultureOne Year And 14 Million Active Players Later, Valorant Is Going Mobile
Officially launched on June 2 of last year, Riot Games’ hero shooter Valorant has enjoyed massive success on PC, with more than a half-billion matches played and over 14 million active players. Today Riot announced plans to expand the franchise, starting with Valorant Mobile. The announcement of the mobile version of the hit shooter arrives…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2021 -
CultureNo Man’s Sky Gets A Massive Visual Overhaul
Taking a brief pause from adding completely game-changing mechanics to its epic space adventure, today Hello Games releases the “Prisms” update for No Man’s Sky, adding fur to creatures, light refraction to rain, more detail to cave environments, reflective metal to space stations, and much more. Oh, and also you can tame and ride flying…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2021
