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CultureRockstar Rolls Back Latest Red Dead Online Update After It Broke The Game
For the past few days, Red Dead Online has been almost unplayable, with numerous bugs, broken systems, server issues, flying horses, and missing NPCs. It all started with an update on August 10, one Rockstar is now rolling back in an attempt to fix the game. Red Dead Online’s 1.21 update wasn’t a big one.…
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CultureHow’s It Going? Chillin’ Edition
Who doesn’t love a simple game you can lose yourself in for hours? Welcome back to our daily open thread. While I do love a big-budget blockbuster game with lifelike graphics and complex moral themes, sometimes all I want is the right combination of music, some stylized art, and gameplay that doesn’t take much more…
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CultureXbox Boss Appears In Animal Crossing, Discusses Halo Delay
The head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, took to the popular Animal Crossing talk show hosted by former PC Gamer Editor-in-Chief Gary Whitta last night to chat about Halo: Infinite’s delay, next-gen hardware, and what makes Nintendo such a special company in the gaming industry. Spencer had already been slated to appear on Whitta’s Animal Talking…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryI’m Better At Fall Guys When Blasting Death Grips
I prefer games that don’t require much auditory attention so that I can listen to music while I play. Fall Guys is perfect for this since I can grind out match after match and not really miss out on anything. And while I generally prefer softer fare like The Mountain Goats or Phoebe Bridgers, I’ve…
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CultureTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Renames Trick To Properly Honor Its Deaf Creator
While the upcoming Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater remasters are pretty similar to the original games apart from a fresh coat of paint, a longstanding trick has had its name changed to better honor the man who invented it. In skateboarding—both real and virtual—a “Mute Air” is when you grab the front of your board with…
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CultureDelisted Scott Pilgrim Game Still MIA, Frustrating Creators And Fans
Although beloved independent comic book Scott Pilgrim concluded in July 2010, it received film and video game adaptations shortly afterward that firmly lodged the series in mainstream pop culture. The movie is fine, but the game is considered a lost gem due to its delisting from digital storefronts only a few years post-release. Now, on…
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CultureExisting Copies Of Control Won’t Be Upgradable To The Next-Gen Console Versions
We were so close to cross-gen game upgrades being a simple and painless ordeal across the board, but now 505 Games has gone and announced that while Control is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X, people who already own the current version of the game will need to buy it again on next-gen. The…
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CultureHow’s It Going? It’s Not Cheating Edition
It’s not like I did it on purpose. Welcome back to our daily open thread. So I was playing Fall Guys last night, as I do, and in the middle of one of those damn team tail grabbing games I tried to squeeze past a spinning hammer at the top of the arena and was…
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CultureOdds and EndsThe Second Fan-Made Animal Crossing Quality-Of-Life Update Video Makes My Heart Ache
Back in May, YouTuber Nick Ha and friends put together a faux quality-of-life update video for Animal Crossing: New Horizons featuring dream changes that would make the game so much nicer to play. Now they’ve released part two, with even more outstanding changes. Buying multiple Nook Miles Tickets at once? Calling NPCs in chat? Setting…
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CultureThe Ultimate Neo Geo Home Arcade Machine Is Coming To North America
The Neo Geo sure has been enjoying a real retro renaissance over the past couple of years. We’ve gotten the Neo Geo Mini arcade machine, the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro, and now we’re getting the SNK Neo Geo MVSX, a full-size arcade cabinet with 50 games for $500. Maybe they should have led with…
By Mike Fahey
