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CultureUnsurprisingly, Nintendo Switch Shipments Were Impacted By Stuck Suez Canal Boat
The global business trade seemed to grind to a halt this past March when the Ever Given container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal. Loads of product shipments were impacted, including the Nintendo Switch. During a recent investor conference call, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa was asked about regional demand for the Nintendo Switch. He…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 13, 2021 -
AnimeHow Studio Ghibli Helped With The Latest Evangelion Film
Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno has a history that goes way back with Studio Ghibli—before it was even founded. One of the first big jobs he got in the industry was working on Hayao Miyazaki’s 1984 classic Nausicaä. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time was made on computers, but when Anno needed to do some analog…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 13, 2021 -
CultureNew Dragon Quest Will Be Announced Later This Month
Square Enix has announced that later this month it will announce a new Dragon Quest game. Yes, this is an announcement of an announcement. According to Automaton, Square Enix also announced that it will be making this announcement on its official YouTube on May 27 in a 35th-anniversary special. It is unclear if this is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 13, 2021 -
Kotaku EastJapanDaigo Umehara Hospitalized After Contracting Covid-19 But Is Feeling Better
This weekend, it was announced that Daigo Umehara, one of the greatest Street Fighter players of all time, had contracted covid-19. He has since been hospitalized to get the care he needs as the esports pro came down with pneumonia. According to a tweet from Umehara’s official account, he was experiencing a high fever and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 13, 2021 -
CultureTarget Stores Will Stop Selling Pokémon Cards After Shortages, Fighting
Thanks to a combination of the pandemic, late-stage capitalism and people being assholes, Target stores across the US are about to halt all physical sales of certain trading cards, with Pokémon on the list. As comicbook report, the restrictions will kick in from May 14, and will only apply to physical stores, with online sales…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2021 -
CultureParadox Director Is Very Sorry For “Low Quality” DLC Releases
Following fan backlash over Europa Universalis IV’s Leviathan DLC, which wound up the worst-rated launch on Steam of all time, the director of the studio responsible has apologised to fans for not just Leviathan’s poor quality, but that of some other recent releases as well. Posting on the company’s forums, Paradox Tinto manager Johan Andersson…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsGrand Theft Auto V Looks Almost Photorealistic Thanks To Machine Learning
While we’ve seenloads of examples of AI making games look better over the last couple of years, I’ve never seen anything like this approach, that’s able to take Grand Theft Auto V and through the power of magic make it look so damn real This is a project by Stephan R. Richter, Hassan Abu AlHaija…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsResident Evil Village Looks Much Scarier As A PS1 Game
I wasn’t blown away by the scares in Resident Evil Village, and it turns out a PlayStation 1-style demake is all the proof I need to believe the game would have been a much more terrifying experience on older consoles. Created by Hoolopee, whose impressive work we’ve showcased before, this Resident Evil Village demake video is…
By Ian Walker Published May 12, 2021 -
CultureSex Game Can’t Get On Steam, Even After $20,000 Worth Of Attempts
The developers of Holodexxx are at a loss. After spending months attempting to get their VR sex game onto Steam, they’ve hit a wall that no amount of self-censorship or mechanical refinement has been able to drill through: Valve’s nebulous definition of “pornography.” Holodexxx is a game in which simulated versions of real adult performers…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 12, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsEthan’s Severed Hand Is More Than A Gory Resident Evil Gag
We’ve established by now that Resident Evil Village puts protagonist Ethan Winters through a great deal of unpleasantness. But the already-iconic visual of Ethan’s hand being slashed and sliding off isn’t just a good running gag or Capcom at its most masochistic. It’s also a clue to an end-game twist. Spoilers for the end of…
By Lisa Marie Segarra Published May 12, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsThe Wait Is Over: Calculator Debuts For Nintendo Switch
Today, after weathering a presumably blistering fan campaign (Project Nerdfall?), Nintendo added a Calculator app to the Nintendo eShop. For 10 whole-ass American dollars you can purchase what comes in every other phone, tablet, and computer for free. I’m trying to imagine who this Calculator is for. In the app’s description it says, “Calculator has…
By Ash Parrish Published May 12, 2021 -
CultureNew Xbox Series X/S Background Is A Pulsating Blob From The Past
Rolling out with the May Xbox Series X/S update that includes important updates to that handy Quick Resume feature, “The Original” dynamic theme marks the return of the glowing green glob of Flubber from the original Xbox’s startup and dashboard. Those of you old enough to remember the original Xbox know that weird amorphous blob…
By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2021 -
CultureEvery Big Game Coming Out In Spring 2021
Spring is here! The birds are singing, flowers blooming, and uh, it rains more. What a season! Sadly, covid-19 hasn’t gone anywhere. So depending on where you live you might still be stuck inside. Well, at least you’ll have games like Monster Hunter Rise, Outriders, and Mass Effect Legendary Edition to play while you continue…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 12, 2021 -
OpinionImpressionsSilicon Dreams Is Blade Runner Meets Papers, Please
Silicon Dreams is something rather special. I almost feel bad reducing it to an elevator pitch, but honestly it captures the game so perfectly, and communicates exactly what you need to know: It’s Blade Runner meets Papers, Please OK, that’s not quite perfect. This android interrogation simulator is actually an awful lot more involved than…
By John Walker Published May 12, 2021 -
CultureMy Singing Monsters Comes To Consoles With A Bunch Of Non-Singing Minigames
Mobile hit My Singing Monsters is a game about collecting and breeding musical monsters whose unique noises join together to create beautiful music. Coming to consoles this November, My Singing Monsters Playground is a party game featuring more than 20 different minigames. Hopefully one of those minigames is singing, but I can’t tell yet. My…
By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2021 -
ReviewsToysI’m Not Sure I’m Ready For The Biomutant Plushie
Dear THQ Nordic store, I am not supposed to have the urge to cuddle a video game hero until after I have played it, and Biomutant does not come out until May 25. You cannot have my heart yet, no matter how soft and fluffy it looks with its little plush eye injury and super-cute…
By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsPretty Much Everyone In Resident Evil Village Needs Therapy
I’m a big believer in therapy and finding healthy coping mechanisms, so throughout my playthrough of Resident Evil Village, I kept thinking about how much better off everyone would’ve been had they just worked their shit out. Seriously. I think everyone in this fucked-up game could benefit from talking things out and exploring their deep-rooted…
By Lisa Marie Segarra Published May 12, 2021 -
UncategorizedGundam’s Zaku Makes A Pretty Good Japanese Teapot
Quick! Out of all the Gundam mecha, if you were to pick one to make a Japanese teapot, which would you pick? Well, as Get News reports, Bandai selected Zaku. Starting this month, pre-orders kick-off for the green-color version Zaku teapot. Priced at 27,500 yen ($252), it will also go on sale in late June…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2021 -
Kotaku EastSouth KoreaStarcraft II Great TaeJa Is Retiring Once Again
Today, Yun “TaeJa” Young Seo has announced he’s retiring from professional StarCraft II play. “There are few individuals who have been as impactful as TaeJa in the path for Team Liquid to grow to where it is today,” wrote Victor “Nazgul” Goossens—Team Liquid co-founder—in a statement. “We started working together when he was 17 years…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2021
