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CultureTrack: September (Live) | Artist: Earth, Wind & Fire | Album: Live in Orlando
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2020 -
CultureTwitchTwitch Employee Accused Of Sexual Assault No Longer With Company
Back in June, Hassan Bokhari, accounts director of strategic partnerships at Twitch, was accused of sexual abuse and assault by a Twitch streamer named Vio. Now, after an investigation that began months ago, Twitch has banned Bokhari from the platform, and he is no longer an employee at the company. This evening, Twitch banned Bokhari’s channel,…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 1, 2020 -
UncategorizedRegiments Is A New RTS Set In The 1980s
Regiments is an upcoming RTS set in the 1980s, in a scenario where the Cold War heats up. It’ll probably be of interest to anyone who played World in Conflict or Wargame This is the part where I remind you World in Conflict is so good that it’s got a spot in our Best Strategy…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2020 -
UncategorizedHuge The Witcher 3 Mod Gives The Game A Visual Overhaul
We’ve been seeing Witcher 3 mods like this on the PC for years now, and I’ve never written about them because they always looked like they either made no difference to the quality of the game’s visuals, or did in a way that made the game look worse. HalkHogan’s Witcher 3 Reworked mod, though, looks…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureOh Look, Microsoft Is Accidentally Mentioning A Next-Gen Console They Haven’t Actually Announced, Again
To date, Microsoft has announced a single next-gen console: the Xbox Series X. Thing is, we all basically know that there’s a second console coming, one that is yet to be announced, despite the fact there are more and more products out there that specifically mention it. Products made by Microsoft! That console is the Xbox…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2020 - Uncategorized
The A.V. Club Bash this beat like a skull: 22 fight-ready songs | Deadspin We Rank the Worst No. 1 Picks in NBA Lottery History | Lifehacker 15 Food Hacks I Use Constantly | Jezebel This Is a Story About Abortion, No One Will Read It | The Takeout Gonna fry now: The Takeout’s best…
By G/O Media Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureTwitchThe Twitch Viewers Who Dedicate Their Days To Trolling The Army And Navy
Sam is a 20 year-old college student who says he felt deceived by military recruitment efforts at his own high school. Recently, he found a way to push back. He and dozens of others, spread across a couple of Discords, spend chunks of their day trolling the military on Twitch. They harbor no delusions. They…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureAdventures in the Forgotten Realms Will Bring Some D&D To Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering fans, get ready to get a little bit of Dungeons and Dragons chocolate in your Magic: The Gathering peanut butter. In today’s official Zendikar Rising preview, Wizards of the Coast announced a new card set coming in Q3 2021 that will bring some D&D flavor to the planes of Magic While Dungeons…
By Ash Parrish Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryIt’s Damn Near The Apocalypse, But At Least My Blaseball Team Is Doing Well
Shit sucks. Our government continues to expand the boundaries of its fascist power. The ostensible opposition party lacks the strength or willingness to do anything. Society continues to buckle under the weight of a preventable pandemic. The only “hope” we have is a doddering politician who promises to change nothing if he becomes president. But…
By Ian Walker Published September 1, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsAvengers’ Story Campaign Is Bigger And Better Than I Expected
When you start Marvel’s Avengers, the in-game menu suggests you complete the single-player campaign before diving into online multiplayer. Now I’m over six hours into the campaign and only just unlocked Black Widow, my fourth of the game’s six playable launch characters. This might take a while, but I’m not irritated. I’m having a great…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsPlayers Are Making Amazing Things In Overwatch‘s Workshop Mode
Overwatch turned four this past June, and despite attempts to keep the game fresh with new events, skins, and game modes, there’s only so many times one can tell a teammate to get on the damn payload. But one way players are keeping the game fresh and exciting is through experimenting in Overwatch’s Workshop, a…
By Ash Parrish Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureDestiny 2’s Newest Subclass Will Work Very Differently
Bungie is radically reworking how build customization works for Destiny 2’s upcoming Stasis subclasses. We got our first look at these new Stasis subclasses in all of their crystalline glory during Gamescom Opening night. Now Bungie has put up a blog post that breaks down how they’ll work in more detail, and it’s a big…
By Ethan Gach Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureMoon Designer Credits Toby Fox With Motivating Western Release
If you’re enjoying Moon: Remix RPG Adventure’s newly released Switch port, you probably have Undertale creator Toby Fox to thank. In a recent VICE Games interview, Moon scenario writer and designer Yoshiro Kimura credits Fox with providing the “emotional motivation” necessary for the developers to finally bring the game west. “We’re from different generations, but…
By Ian Walker Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureVlambeer Is Closing Down
In 2010, two Dutch students—Rami Ismail and Jan Willem Nijman—founded an independent video game studio. It would start with some fishing, go on to release games like Nuclear Throne and Luftrausers, and now in 2020 is shutting down like a rock band deciding yeah, you know what, enough is enough. So broken is this industry…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2020 -
CulturePokémon Masters EX Hashtag Looks Real Bad In Lowercase
Last month, the mobile game Pokémon Masters underwent some changes. In addition to new story events and trainer pairings, it also received a new name: Pokémon Masters EX. But we’re not here to talk about any of that. We’re here to talk about how the game is getting promoted on Twitter, chiefly through a hashtag…
By Ari Notis Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureBiden Campaign Brings Centrist Yard Signage To Animal Crossing
It’s September 1, the 2020 election is barely two months away, and the Biden campaign has hit the ground running with some very official Animal Crossing: New Horizons designs for players to show support for the Democratic ticket throughout their islands. As The Verge reports, there are four separate designs. The first features the official…
By Ethan Gach Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureFortnite’s Latest Marvel Map Change Adds A Black Panther Statue
Since Fortnite’s Season 4 started, the map has been getting new landmarks at a furious pace. The latest is a monument to the Marvel superhero Black Panther, a giant statue called Panther’s Prowl. The Panther’s Prowl monument is just west of Misty Meadows. Like many of the new Marvel POIs, it’s less of a landmark…
By Riley MacLeod Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going? Hooray September Edition
It’s still hot outside, the sun is still shining bright, but there is an end in sight. Welcome back to our daily open thread. It’s going to be another month before the leaves start changing in my area, and who knows when the temperatures will drop from “it burns” to “this is nice,” but it…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2020
