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CultureTwitchTwitch Removes Stereotypical Emotes Meant To Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Earlier today, Twitch announced several initiatives to kick off National Hispanic Heritage Month, a 30-day period for celebrating the “histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.” As part of this, Twitch added the ability to customize emotes with accessories from those cultures,…
By Ian Walker Published September 15, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsFall Guys’ New Mini-Game Variations Are Kicking My Ass
Earlier today, Fall Guys received a mid-season update meant to shake the game up before things get medieval. Mini-games that were previously a walk in the park have been remixed with new obstacles. As someone who had previously burnt out on the battle royale, this has been the perfect opportunity to step back into the…
By Ian Walker Published September 15, 2020 -
CultureTwitchTwitch Streamers Are Furious About New Mid-Stream Ads They Can’t Control
The internet is a hell dimension powered by unchecked data collection and advertisements. In an ideal world, ads would be kept to a minimum, allowed only on the backs of magazines people keep in their bathrooms, which nobody actually reads. But even in this fallen world, there’s a point at which ad proliferation becomes ridiculous.…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 15, 2020 -
CultureFall Guys Introduces Remixed Stages In Mid-Season Update
If you memorized the stages in Fall Guys like you would the freckles of an ex, you might’ve done yourself a disservice. Today the latest patch for the game went live, and it introduced significant tweaks to some of the stages in this bubblegum-colored platformer royale. Even seasoned players might get grabbed by surprise. For…
By Ari Notis Published September 15, 2020 -
CultureUndertale Creator Says Next Chapter Of Deltarune Is Almost Done
Nyeh heh heh! Today marks the fifth anniversary of the release of Undertale, and creator Toby Fox is celebrating the milestone with new information on the progress of its sequel, Deltarune It’s been two years since the first chapter of Deltarune was released for PC/Mac, PS4, and the Nintendo Switch. In a post today on…
By Ash Parrish Published September 15, 2020 -
CultureHow To Create An Indie Game Revolution In Japan
Some of the greatest games ever developed were made in Japan. The institutional know-how and skills are there. But the country’s indie game scene still hasn’t broken through in a major way like its counterparts in the West. That’s something a new project called Asobu it’s hoping to change. Meaning “play” in Japanese, Asobu is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsOthercide Is A Goth Tactical RPG That Embraces Death
Most tactical games condition you to avoid failure. In XCOM, once a character dies, they’re gone. Same for Fire Emblem (at least in Classic mode) and others of its ilk. Othercide isn’t like that. Playing Othercide means rewiring your brain to tolerate and even seek out failure. Death comes quickly and brutally and recurs ad…
By Ari Notis Published September 15, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsPumpkin Jack Is Colorful Halloween Action Game
Fall is nearly here, and I’m fully ready for the spooky season. With perfect timing comes a demo for the upcoming game Pumpkin Jack, an action platformer heavily inspired by Medievil and other PS1 and N64 era games. The Pumpkin Jack demo is available on Steam as part of PAX Online. It features one level…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 15, 2020 -
CultureConan Exiles‘ First Big Expansion Enters Early Access
Launched today into early access on PC with a full release planned for early next year, Isle of Siptah is the first major expansion pack for Funcom fantasy survival game Conan Exiles. It’s a whole new magical map to explore, complete with strange magic, deadly dungeons, and a bunch of fresh content for players to…
By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2020 -
CultureAMD’s New Video Card Is Now Live In Fortnite
AMD isn’t ready to reveal everything about its upcoming Radeon RX 6000 series video cards to the world, but the company’s fine with giving gamers a little sneak peek at the card’s design via a honking-big virtual model within Fortnite Creative. Just log into Fortnite Creative, enter access code 8651-9841-1639 into the terminal, and you’re…
By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2020 -
CultureMorning MusicYs VIII’s Music Gets The Adventuring Party Started Right
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s new, daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today’s track is a Ys VIII tune that’s guaranteed to get you in the mood for an epic journey on a mysterious island, which is a thing we used to be able to do in…
By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2020 -
AnimeAnime Created On Nintendo 3DS Took Four Years To Make
YouTuber Mirror Panel-3 spent four years creating an anime on Flipnote Studio 3D for the Nintendo 3DS. Titled Flipnote Warrior, the 34-minute anime will be released on December 4, and is about a young girl’s life that forever changes thanks to an unexpected encounter on a Nintendo 3DS. According to Mirror Panel-3, all the animation…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2020 -
Kotaku EastPokémon Air Is A Rubber Pikachu Folks Can Ride
This isn’t a video game, but rather, a rideable rubber Pikachu toy. Say hello to Pokémon Air. According to the official site, while Pokémon Air is listed as age three and up, it claims that even adults can ride the rubber Pikachu. Pokémon Air can hold up to 100 kilograms (220 pounds), so not all…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Mugenmirai | Artist: Perfume | Album: Future Pop
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2020 -
UncategorizedTwitch Played Flight Simulator And Somehow Landed
Folks teaming up through Twitch chat is not an easy way to play a video game, especially one that’s supposed to be a realistic simulation of flying an enormous airplane. That didn’t stop now-former Vlambeer man Rami Ismailfrom trying, though, so he set up a stream, invited people to come watch/fly, and they did just…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsCrusader Kings III vs Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Is Exactly The Kind Of Mod We Need
The modding scene for Crusader Kings III is still very much in its early days—we’re a while off from seeing Westeros, for example— but fans are still coming up with cool little tweaks and additions. The best one I’ve seen so far is Tony Hawk’s Pro Crusaders 1+2, which adds skating as a lifestyle trait.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2020 -
CultureRazer Left Around 100,000 Customers’ Details Just Hanging Around On The Internet
Being as popular as they are, peripheral specialists Razer have a lot of people’s personal details! And for a few weeks, thanks to a “misconfigured Elasticsearch cluster”, those details—including home addresses—were kinda sitting around in the open, not even protected by a password. As Ars Technica report, the cluster was found last month by security…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published September 14, 2020
