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CultureIO Interactive Opens Third Studio, Working On Third Game Alongside Hitman And 007
Danish developer IO Interactive announced today that it has opened a third studio in Barcelona, Spain to work alongside its existing locations in Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden. “All three of the IO Interactive studios are treated as Elite studios and will each make a significant impact to ongoing development and publishing efforts across all…
By Ian Walker Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureSplitscreenWhy Video Game Loot Is So Addictive, According To The Creators Of Diablo
Colors mean different things to different people, but very specific colors mean the exact same thing to everybody who plays video games. You know the ones: gray, green, blue, purple, and gold. You covet the latter and revile the former. Loot is a universal language at this point, but it wasn’t always. On this week’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
This weekend is for baseball. You can do other things if you want. Seems like good gardening weather? Maybe take the kids someplace where there are fish? Kids really love fish. Anyway, baseball. It’s early access day for MLB The Show 21 and I plan to capitalize on the four-day head start by building stadiums,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureGenshin Impact‘s PS5 Version Drops April 28 With Version 1.5
If you’re looking at pretty anime people in anything less than 4K resolution, are you really looking at them? Genshin Impact’s native PlayStation 5 version launches with the April 15 release of version 1.5, giving you that sweet 4K support along with enhanced textures and faster loading times. Detailed in a post on the PlayStation…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureRare Gokus No Longer Lost At Sea
Late last year, a storm at sea caused a shipping boat to lose a bunch of its cargo, possibly including rare figures of Dragon Ball Z’s Goku, alongside other collectibles. I am delighted to inform you that the Gokus are safe. A tweet last night from Bandai collectible brand Tamashii Nations reads that, “All items…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsFirst Good Look At The CGI Resident Evil Netflix Series
Towards the end of the Resident Evil showcase, Capcom finally released a full-on trailer for the upcoming Netflix show Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness Have a look below: A teaser trailer for the series first debuted back in September of last year, and this is not to be confused with the live-action show Netflix show also…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureResident Evil Village Gets New Demo (And Mercenaries Mode)
Capcom held a special Resident Evil showcase to share some information about the upcoming Resident Evil Village, which is scheduled to release for just about every platform under the sun on May 7. Starting later this month, fans will be able to spend more time with Resident Evil Village by way of a new demo.…
By Ian Walker Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureMass Effect Legendary Edition Will Have Photo Mode
Today on Twitter, Mac Walters, project director of Mass Effect Legendary Edition confirmed that the remaster will have a photo mode. Fuck. Yes. Photo modes have become the standard for cinematic, single-player games and this will be the first time a Mass Effect game will have the feature. Fans will have the opportunity to capture…
By Ash Parrish Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureTwitchTop Streamers Lose Millions Of Followers After Twitch Cracks Down On Viewbots
It’s no secret that Twitch has a problem with viewbots, which are fake viewers that artificially inflate streamers’ numbers. They’ve been part of the ecosystem for years, both as a means of making streamers look more popular than they are and, more recently, a tool trolls use maliciously to try to bring Twitch’s punitive wrath…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureSNK Removes ‘Porn’ Sign From King Of Fighters XV
Last night, SNK revealed that Shermie, a fan favorite character who hasn’t appeared in a mainline installment since King of Fighters 2002, is returning to the series in King of Fighters XV. Sadly, they also took something away: a “PORN” sign that adorned one of the upcoming fighting game’s stages as recently as two weeks…
By Ian Walker Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureWe Are Sorry To Report That Pickle Rick Is Now In Rainbow Six Siege
Ubisoft released a Rick and Morty-themed cosmetic DLC for Rainbox Six Siege today, allowing players to dress up as Pickle Rick for $20. In other news, I’m done with the world and I’m leaving Earth for like, I don’t know, Pluto. Ubisoft announced this new cosmetic pack yesterday, but it’s out today alongside a trailer…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureDestiny 2’s Guardian Games Return With A Tennis Ball Ghost
After debuting last year, Destiny 2’s limited-time Guardian Games event is returning on April 20, alongside a super neat tennis ball Ghost. In the Destiny universe, the Guardian Games are meant to celebrate a ceasefire between the Vanguard and antagonist Cabal Empress Caiatl, allowing guardians to blow off some steam when they aren’t blowing off…
By Ian Walker Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryOde To The Bard Who Saved My FF14 Dungeon Run
My journey through Heavensward has slowed down considerably. I have other games to play and review. And generally, the steam that powered this expansion leading up to The Vault encounter has petered out significantly. That’s not to say Heavensward’s sluggish back-end pacing wasn’t punctuated with a few bright spots. After losing Haurchefant, I didn’t think…
By Ash Parrish Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureWasteland 3‘s First Story Expansion Is The Battle Of Steeltown
Coming June 3 to consoles and PCs, The Battle of Steeltown takes Wasteland 3 players to the towering factory complex that creates the weapons, vehicles, robots, and armor that keeps the Patriarch in power. Apparently, it’s got problems, and it’s up to you to solve them. Workers are striking, bandits are raiding, and the rangers…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryRIP To Outriders‘ Weird Cowboy NPC, A Real One
I’m not sure I’ve ever encountered a character creator as aggressively bland as the one in Outriders. All the faces are minor variations on Beefy Woodsman. Hair colors range from black to dull brown. Every decal is an unobtrusive scar, except for a lone chrome eyebrow implant that may as well be a shiny pimple.…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsEight Years Later, Players Find A Hidden Weapon In Guild Wars
Players in Guild Wars found an eight-year-old Easter egg this week after a former developer on the game offered some hints and teases to help move people in the right direction. Earlier this month, Vlambeer developer Jan Willem Nijman asked others to share Easter eggs and secrets hidden in their games on Twitter. Hundreds of…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureF1 2021 Launches July 16 With An EA Sports-Style Story Mode
EA’s purchase of racing game maker Codemasters means EA Sports has an F1 racing game for the first time since 2003. F1 2021, available July 16 for Xboxes, PlayStations, and PCs, expands career mode to include a two-player option and introduces Braking Point, a narrative-driven story mode that’s sure to make driving very fast, very…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureSkate City Rolls Onto PC And Consoles May 6
Skate City, the artful street skating game from Alto’s Odyssey creators Snowman and Norweigian developer Agens, finally makes the leap from Apple Arcade to PC and console next month, bringing its chill lo-fi beats and dreamy rides to PlayStations, Xboxens, Switch, and PC on May 6. If I did not need to cover Apple Arcade…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureThe Nintendo Download: That SaGa Frontier Life
Last week we restarted our weekly Nintendo Download feature, highlighting 31 games released for the Switch over the course of seven days. This week only sees 30 new games joining the lineup, including SaGa Frontier Remastered, FEZ, Pocoyo Party, and a bunch of crap you’ve never heard of. For the sake of keeping a running…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureBrie Larson’s Fortnite Loadout Is A Thing You Can Buy Now
Captain Marvel plays Fortnite and now, for the price of 2,000 V-Bucks, you can have her stuff. Brie Larson’s Locker Bundle brings a beautiful new redeco of the Bushranger skin in the purple and green of Larson’s Fortnite squad, the Bush Babies. As celebrity skins go, Larson picked a nice one. Look how happy that…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2021