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CultureCyberpunk 2077 Execs Say They ‘Ignored’ Signals That The Console Versions They Hyped Were In Rough Shape
It’s clear by now that Cyberpunk 2077 is a bit of a disaster, especially on consoles. During a recent conference call with CD Projekt Group’s management board, executives said they knew the game was busted before its December 10 launch. CD Projekt president and co-CEO Adam Kiciński opened a presentation to investors yesterday with comments…
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ReviewsMultiplatformCyberpunk 2077’s Character Creator: The Kotaku Review
The thing that interested me the most about Cyberpunk 2077 was its character creator. I’m someone who’s spent a lot of her time thinking about character creators and how they work for people who are not cis, white, able bodied, or male. I had hope that Cyberpunk’s creator would meaningfully include the wealth of human…
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CultureEverything Nintendo Showed During Today’s Indie World Showcase
Nintendo aired a brief livestream today dedicated to indie games coming to Switch in the next few months, and there are a lot of them. The biggest news in the 15 minute presentation was that popular murder mystery party game Among Us is coming out on Switch later today. Developer Derek Yu of Mossmouth also…
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CultureAmong Us Launches On Switch Later Today
Announced today during Nintendo’s Indie World presentation, the surprise-hit mystery-party-action game, Among Us, is coming to the Nintendo Switch today. The Nintendo Switch version will support crossplay, though you will need a Nintendo account and Nintendo Switch Online membership to play with others on the web. Originally released back in 2018, Among Us, developed by…
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CultureCD Projekt Red Clears Up ‘Misconceptions,’ Says No Special Refund Policy In Place For Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt Red managers clarified that refunds for Cyberpunk 2077 will be subject to existing retailer policies during a call with investors yesterday, and said the company is not encouraging anyone to return the game. Investors twice asked CDPR to clarify what was going on with refunds, concerned about how they might impact the game’s…
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CultureOdds and EndsDestiny 2’s Latest Quest References A Moment Cut From The First Game
Destiny 2’s new exotic quest for an old Destiny 1 gun makes reference to an alternate version of one of that game’s main characters only seen in an E3 2013 trailer, breathing a little life back into a story that never made it into the finished game. Hawkmoon is a small, agile exotic hand cannon…
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CultureThe Switch Gets An Anime Watching App Today
The number of video streaming applications on U.S. Nintendo Switches jumps from two to three today, as previously-released Hulu and YouTube apps are joined by Funimation, delivering fresh anime to all the good boys and girls. One would think Nintendo’s hybrid console/portable would be the perfect place to watch all the video content, but here…
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CultureGameStop’s Last-Minute Console Rush Puts Workers At Risk
A new allocation of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X / S bundles brought crowds of hopeful customers to physical GameStop locations over the weekend, according to a report by Bloomberg and corroboration by a Kotaku source. Staffing shortages and the threat of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic in the United States made employees feel both…
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CultureAssassin’s Creed Valhalla 1.1 Update Addresses Game-Breaking Bugs
Ubisoft is releasing a big update tomorrow for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla across all platforms, aiming to balance combat, improve performance, and generally smooth out a game that’s not without its fair share of bugs. But the biggest blessing comes in the form of several planned fixes for broken objectives. Fixes for more than two dozen…
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