-
CultureThe Next Yakuza Is Coming In November, But The PS5 Has To Wait
Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the next game in the long-running crime/bike-throwing series, and the first of the post-Kiryu era, has been out in Japan since January. We finally got a Western release date today though, with the game due on most systems in November. That’s Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and, best of all, PC (previous…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureUbisoft’s Next-Gen Games Will Remain $60 (For Now)
While 2K has come out and said its next-gen games will cost $10 more than the current standard (at $70 vs $60), Ubisoft announced today that, for the time being at least, its PS5 and Xbox Series X games will remain at $60. During an earnings call earlier today, Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot said for…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureTwitchAmid Backlash, U.S. Army Retreats From Twitch
The U.S. Army has dealt with sustained backlash over the past few weeks against its recruitment-oriented Twitch channel, which has banned viewers for asking about war crimes and hosted supposed giveaways that just dumped people out onto a recruitment page (which the Army has since claimed did enter viewers into a competition through other means,…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsRidiculous Ghost Of Tsushima Triple Kill Requires One Horse, Two Explosives
There are a million ways to kill people in Ghost of Tsushima, the new open-world, samurai-themed action game for PlayStation 4. Some methods are honorable (duels, standoffs, shooting people in the head with flaming arrows). Some are dishonorable (kunai, poison darts, shooting people in the back of the head with flaming arrows). Some, like the…
By Ari Notis Published July 22, 2020 -
CulturePressed On Accountability, Ubisoft CEO Avoids Taking Blame For Company’s Sexual Misconduct Problems
In a call with investors today, a financial analyst asked Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot about what he knew about the sexual misconduct that now appears to have been widespread at the multinational publisher. His answer centered on others betraying his trust and failed to acknowledge any accountability. The misconduct at Ubisoft has been widely discussed…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureFreelance Game Writers Band Together To Strike Over Poor Pay
Contracted freelance writers for Voltage Entertainment, publisher of notable dating game mobile app Lovestruck, are striking to protest what they describe as a history of low wages and unreasonable deadlines. In the Reddit post announcing the strike, the writers stated, “The writers of Lovestruck have come together to unanimously demand better working conditions, greater transparency,…
By Ash Parrish Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Focus Edition
It’s Wednesday; we’re getting there! Welcome back to our daily open thread. I’m having a hard time concentrating lately, though I’m trying to just make myself start tasks. Once I get started on something it’s easy to keep going, but I’ve been having a hard time picking what to do next and spend a lot…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Ol’ 55 | Artist: Tom Waits | Album: Closing Time
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsDad Who Doesn’t Even Like Pokémon Selling His Card Collection For $30,000
A 34-year-old father from England, who does not nor has ever liked Pokémon, still managed to get his hands on a complete set of original cards when he was a kid, and so is now selling them to someone who can maybe appreciate them a little more. Nigel Brookes was given the set as a…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsNintendo Fans Trolled By NSFW “F-Zero” Twitter Account
Nintendo fans, being Nintendo fans, have been a bit nervy lately, some of them a little too eager to find out the latest news about the future of their favourite franchises. Last week, a pair of fresh Twitter accounts were spotted, one called @supermario35th (it’s Mario’s 35th birthday this year) and the other @FZeroJP, named…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsWaluigi Debuted 20 Years Ago Today, And I Respect Him A Lot
Today marks the 20th anniversary of Waluigi’s debut in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. In the decades since, the lanky loser has become something of a meme among gamers. But I’m here to say that, no, my love for Waluigi is pure, and I’m sick of hiding it behind a veil of irony. There…
By Ian Walker Published July 21, 2020 -
CultureXbox Summer Event Lets You Play Demos Of More Than 70 Unreleased Games
If you’re a fan of trying before you buy and being completely overwhelmed by the sheer number of options in front of you, then you’ll be pleased as punch to hear that you now have over 70 new Xbox games to play, and you’ve only got a week to do it. Xbox’s Summer Games Fest…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 21, 2020 -
CultureRocket League Is Going Free-To-Play And Leaving Steam
The car-soccer hit Rocket League is getting an update later this summer that will make it free-to-play, developer Psyonix announced today, on the game’s blog. Rocket League will also launch on the Epic Games Store when that update arrives, and will no longer be available to download from Steam. As part of the free-to-play update,…
By Ethan Gach Published July 21, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Moving Ahead Edition
It’s Tuesday! Welcome back to our daily open thread. I’m having a tough time putting one foot in front of the other these days. This probably hasn’t been helped by either worrying too much about the state of the world or having doom-ridden Zoom calls with friends about the state of the world. I know…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 21, 2020
