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CultureIO Interactive Opens Third Studio, Working On Third Game Alongside Hitman And 007
Danish developer IO Interactive announced today that it has opened a third studio in Barcelona, Spain to work alongside its existing locations in Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden. “All three of the IO Interactive studios are treated as Elite studios and will each make a significant impact to ongoing development and publishing efforts across all…
By Ian Walker Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureSplitscreenWhy Video Game Loot Is So Addictive, According To The Creators Of Diablo
Colors mean different things to different people, but very specific colors mean the exact same thing to everybody who plays video games. You know the ones: gray, green, blue, purple, and gold. You covet the latter and revile the former. Loot is a universal language at this point, but it wasn’t always. On this week’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
This weekend is for baseball. You can do other things if you want. Seems like good gardening weather? Maybe take the kids someplace where there are fish? Kids really love fish. Anyway, baseball. It’s early access day for MLB The Show 21 and I plan to capitalize on the four-day head start by building stadiums,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureGenshin Impact‘s PS5 Version Drops April 28 With Version 1.5
If you’re looking at pretty anime people in anything less than 4K resolution, are you really looking at them? Genshin Impact’s native PlayStation 5 version launches with the April 15 release of version 1.5, giving you that sweet 4K support along with enhanced textures and faster loading times. Detailed in a post on the PlayStation…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureRare Gokus No Longer Lost At Sea
Late last year, a storm at sea caused a shipping boat to lose a bunch of its cargo, possibly including rare figures of Dragon Ball Z’s Goku, alongside other collectibles. I am delighted to inform you that the Gokus are safe. A tweet last night from Bandai collectible brand Tamashii Nations reads that, “All items…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 16, 2021 -
AnimeDrink Up This Ghost In The Shell Japanese Booze
Joining the likes of other geeky sake comes a line of Ghost in the Shell-themed stuff. Kanpai! Previously, there has been Pac-Man, Yakzua, and Final Fantasy branded sake. Now, three bottles, each with characters from Ghost in the Shell, will be released in Japan. According to Kurand (via Grape and PR Times), there is a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2021 -
Kotaku EastJapanSquare Enix Denies Report The Company Is Up For Sale
After an unconfirmed report that multiple buyers were looking at acquiring Square Enix, the Tokyo-based game maker released a statement denying it. “Bloomberg has reported today that there is interest from several buyers to acquire Square Enix,” the statement reads. “However, this report is not based on any announcement by Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2021 -
Kotaku EastJapanStripper Arrested In Japan For Stripping
The Japanese media is reporting that a professional stripper has been arrested for stripping at a strip club in Tokyo. According to ANN News and Mainichi Shimbun, a 38-year-old dancer at Theater Ueno in Tokyo appeared on stage at around 12:30am sans underwear as 15 customers watched. One reported that a light was shone on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsFirst Good Look At The CGI Resident Evil Netflix Series
Towards the end of the Resident Evil showcase, Capcom finally released a full-on trailer for the upcoming Netflix show Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness Have a look below: A teaser trailer for the series first debuted back in September of last year, and this is not to be confused with the live-action show Netflix show also…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2021 -
CultureResident Evil Village Gets New Demo (And Mercenaries Mode)
Capcom held a special Resident Evil showcase to share some information about the upcoming Resident Evil Village, which is scheduled to release for just about every platform under the sun on May 7. Starting later this month, fans will be able to spend more time with Resident Evil Village by way of a new demo.…
By Ian Walker Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureMass Effect Legendary Edition Will Have Photo Mode
Today on Twitter, Mac Walters, project director of Mass Effect Legendary Edition confirmed that the remaster will have a photo mode. Fuck. Yes. Photo modes have become the standard for cinematic, single-player games and this will be the first time a Mass Effect game will have the feature. Fans will have the opportunity to capture…
By Ash Parrish Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureTwitchTop Streamers Lose Millions Of Followers After Twitch Cracks Down On Viewbots
It’s no secret that Twitch has a problem with viewbots, which are fake viewers that artificially inflate streamers’ numbers. They’ve been part of the ecosystem for years, both as a means of making streamers look more popular than they are and, more recently, a tool trolls use maliciously to try to bring Twitch’s punitive wrath…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 15, 2021 -
OpinionOutriders Could Really Use A Self-Revive
Outriders is a game about balance, but it’s not always finely balanced. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the game’s revive mechanic, which is seriously biased toward players of the game’s cooperative mode. If you’ve played Outriders by yourself, you’ve no doubt encountered the absent revive. You’re doing your thing (turning baddies into bloody…
By Ari Notis Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureSNK Removes ‘Porn’ Sign From King Of Fighters XV
Last night, SNK revealed that Shermie, a fan favorite character who hasn’t appeared in a mainline installment since King of Fighters 2002, is returning to the series in King of Fighters XV. Sadly, they also took something away: a “PORN” sign that adorned one of the upcoming fighting game’s stages as recently as two weeks…
By Ian Walker Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureWe Are Sorry To Report That Pickle Rick Is Now In Rainbow Six Siege
Ubisoft released a Rick and Morty-themed cosmetic DLC for Rainbox Six Siege today, allowing players to dress up as Pickle Rick for $20. In other news, I’m done with the world and I’m leaving Earth for like, I don’t know, Pluto. Ubisoft announced this new cosmetic pack yesterday, but it’s out today alongside a trailer…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureDestiny 2’s Guardian Games Return With A Tennis Ball Ghost
After debuting last year, Destiny 2’s limited-time Guardian Games event is returning on April 20, alongside a super neat tennis ball Ghost. In the Destiny universe, the Guardian Games are meant to celebrate a ceasefire between the Vanguard and antagonist Cabal Empress Caiatl, allowing guardians to blow off some steam when they aren’t blowing off…
By Ian Walker Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryOde To The Bard Who Saved My FF14 Dungeon Run
My journey through Heavensward has slowed down considerably. I have other games to play and review. And generally, the steam that powered this expansion leading up to The Vault encounter has petered out significantly. That’s not to say Heavensward’s sluggish back-end pacing wasn’t punctuated with a few bright spots. After losing Haurchefant, I didn’t think…
By Ash Parrish Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureWasteland 3‘s First Story Expansion Is The Battle Of Steeltown
Coming June 3 to consoles and PCs, The Battle of Steeltown takes Wasteland 3 players to the towering factory complex that creates the weapons, vehicles, robots, and armor that keeps the Patriarch in power. Apparently, it’s got problems, and it’s up to you to solve them. Workers are striking, bandits are raiding, and the rangers…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2021 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryRIP To Outriders‘ Weird Cowboy NPC, A Real One
I’m not sure I’ve ever encountered a character creator as aggressively bland as the one in Outriders. All the faces are minor variations on Beefy Woodsman. Hair colors range from black to dull brown. Every decal is an unobtrusive scar, except for a lone chrome eyebrow implant that may as well be a shiny pimple.…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 15, 2021
