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Gwent‘s New Battle Pass Lets You Play Dress-Up With Geralt

Gwent now has a 100-level battle pass players in need of a goal can work on grinding through. Unlike just any battle pass though, CD Projekt Red says it wants Gwent’s to tell a story each season. “At the start of each week, a new chapter of Journey’s story will be unveiled,” the company writes…

Sea Of Thieves Now Has A Steam Page [Update: Microsoft Says It’s Coming There ‘Soon’]

Micorsoft’s multiplayer pirate life simulator, Sea of Thieves, looks like it’s finally heading to Valve’s platform after getting its own store page complete with the words “coming soon.” The listing was spotted earlier this morning complete with system requirements, descriptive tags, and the option to wishlist the game. Unfortunately there’s no release date yet or…

Sony Donates $10 Million To Covid-19 Response Fund

Sony announced today it’s donating $10 million to the World Health Organization’s Solidarity Response Fund aimed at fighting the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic as part of the company’s new $100 million relief effort. “Through this fund, Sony will provide support in three areas: assistance for those individuals engaged in frontline medical and first responder efforts…

Track: Eien no Fuzaishoumei | Artist: Tokyo Jihen | Album: Eien no Fuzaishoumei (single)

Welcome To BreadCon, Where Everyone Is An Anime Character Who Is Late For School

For a few years now on April 1, cosplayers from around the world have joined in on a common joke and posted some pics. This year’s effort, though, took on some added significance, as without any major cosplay cons taking place in the foreseeable future, this “con” was as close to a show as anyone…

The Adventures Of Geoffrey And Roger

Jia Ruan is an artist who has worked on stuff like Halo and Guild Wars You can see more of Jia’s stuff at his ArtStation page

Activision Wins ‘First Amendment’ Call Of Duty Lawsuit

In 2017, Activision was sued by AM General over Call of Duty’s accurate depiction of Humvees. In its defense, the publisher said the vehicle’s inclusion was a “first amendment” issue, a point a federal judge agreed with today while dismissing GM’s case. As Law360 report, U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels decided, “If realism is…

Twitch Just Made It Harder To Be A Jerk In Chat

A good Twitch chat is like a serene sea: always welcome, but all too rare a respite from the choppier waters of the internet. Over the years, Twitch has given chat moderators tools to lock out ugliness-spewing ne’er-do-wells, but a number of loopholes have allowed dedicated trolls to slip back under the gates with relative…

Sources: Despite Huge Sales, Borderlands 3 Developers Are Getting Stiffed On Bonuses

The video game Borderlands 3 was a big sales success when it launched last fall, according to its publisher, 2K, which described it as “a billion-dollar global brand.” That’s why it was shocking to employees at Gearbox, the developer of the game, when the studio’s CEO, Randy Pitchford, told them yesterday that they would not…

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How’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…

There’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…

People 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…

Track: My Neighbour Totoro | Artist: Joe Hisaishi | Album: Dream Songs: The Essential Joe Hisaishi 

Man 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…

A Lone Path. Antovo, Croatia. By Eduard Tucaković | Instagram | Official Site  JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line 

The Right Hand Of Gloom

Antonin Kolman is an artist and matte painter who has worked in games and movies. You can see more of Antonin’s stuff at his ArtStation page

NBA 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…

Game 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…

Ring 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…