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CultureCyberpunk 2077 Has Logos, Logos Everywhere
While the Blade Runner universe gets to use actual company logos all over its buildings, Cyberpunk 2077’s developers had to create all their brands, departments and services from scratch. For tonight’s Fine Art, we’ll be looking at a selection of those, done by Adrian and Ramona Marc, some of them clean, some of them busy,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsModified Cartridge Gets Ray Tracing Working On A Super Nintendo
Ray tracing, currently the big thing in video game visuals, is a perk for those running bleeding edge hardware on PC or next-gen consoles. Or, conversely, anyone who owns a SNES. This demo for SuperRT shows real-time ray tracing running on a Super Nintendo—a console first released in 1991—thanks to the use of a modified…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2020 -
CultureTwitchTwitch’s Top Clips Are Full Of Cyberpunk 2077 Nudity
Once the year 2077 rolls around, people apparently won’t bat an eyelash at unclothed dicks, breasts, and butts. In 2020, however, this is still very much an issue, especially on Twitch, where on-screen nudity frequently results in temporary or indefinite suspensions. But the platform does make exceptions for big games, with Cyberpunk 2077 being the…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 15, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsGTA Online’s New Island Is Boring
After weeks of teasing and trailers, Grand Theft Auto Online’s latest update, its biggest ever, was released today. The Cayo Perico Heist update adds a new island and heist to the game, as well as 250+ songs, new weapons, and the proverbial “more.” But the star of the update is that new island, Cayo Perico,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 15, 2020 -
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…
By Ian Walker Published December 15, 2020 -
CultureCD Projekt Is Adjusting Cyberpunk 2077‘s ‘Distracting’ Amount Of Dildos
The first time I stepped out of my character’s apartment in Cyberpunk 2077, I expected to be greeted by a vast world of machine-powered possibility. Instead, I found a dildo. It was sitting next to a random NPC’s foot in my apartment building, near a discarded magazine and some other trash. “That’s weird,” I thought.…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 15, 2020 -
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…
By Ash Parrish Published December 15, 2020 -
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…
By Ethan Gach Published December 15, 2020 -
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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 15, 2020 -
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…
By Ethan Gach Published December 15, 2020 -
OpinionIt’s Okay To Love ‘Bad’ Art
The further I get from my childhood, the closer I come to articulating what I miss about it. Through the confusing fog of nostalgia, it’s easy to mix up what you thought you loved, with what you actually loved. I don’t miss being a kid—I’m both taller and funnier as an adult—but I do covet…
Mike Sholars Published December 15, 2020 -
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…
By Ethan Gach Published December 15, 2020 -
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…
By Mike Fahey Published December 15, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanSNK Is Making A New Game Console, It Seems
At one time, SNK made what was considered the Roll Royce of video game consoles. As a kid, I remember thinking that the Neo-Geo was the most amazing game hardware I had ever seen. And now earlier today, the company announced that it making a new game machine. SNK posted the following tweet. It reads, “In…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2020 -
UncategorizedYakuza 6, originally a PS4 exclusive, is heading to PC and Xbox Game Pass in March 2021 internationally. So is the Yakuza Remastered Collection, which includes former PlayStation exclusives, Yakuza 3, 4, and 5. Sega says it currently has no plans to make similar announcements for Japan. Update – 1/7/20 4:27AM: A spokesperson for the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2020 -
AnimeNew Mamoru Hosoda Anime Film Coming In 2021
Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children, and The Boy and the Beast) has announced his newest film. Called Belle, the movie tells the story of a young woman in modern-day Japan as she enters a massive virtual world. The movie’s official site posted the following: [Hosoda] has taken on the challenge of depicting the ever-evolving…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Spinning Away | Artist: Brian Eno/John Cale | Album: Wrong Way Up
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsFour Generations Of Xbox Consoles Can Play The Same Game Together
When we think of backwards compatibility we tend to only think of a game from an older system running on its replacement. But as this video shows, in the right circumstances, a console released in 2001 can play the same game at the same time as one released in 2020, as well as the two…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2020
