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CulturePlayers Think Red Dead Online’s Latest Update Made Their Horses Dumber
Following the recent update in Red Dead Online, many players are convinced something is wrong with their horses. Horses are ignoring players, crashing into objects more often, and even flying. It’s funny, but also annoying. While playing Red Dead Online last night I was off in the woods, studying animals as part of the new…
By Zack Zwiezen Published August 7, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI’m Really Into That New Dragon-Dating Sim, Ring Fit Adventure
Can I tell you a secret? Is this a safe place? Because what I’m about to say could potentially expose some of my stranger… predilections, let’s say. Are you ready? Okay. I think the bad guy in Ring Fit Adventure is smokin’ hot. He’s a tall, dark, and dummy thicc dragon traipsing about in a wrestling…
By Ash Parrish Published August 7, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesTips For Playing Fall Guys
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is taking the gaming world by storm. The party platformer battle royale, out this week for PC and PlayStation 4, pits dozens of players against each other in a series of mad-dash mini-games. It’s largely uncomplicated; most of the mini-games require running forward and jumping at the right time. But there…
By Ari Notis Published August 7, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published August 7, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryFall Guys‘ Catchy Music Is What Keeps Me Coming Back
I keep losing at Fall Guys and if it wasn’t for the weird and peppy music hammering my brain after every failure I would have given up by now. Games don’t have to be fun and I certainly haven’t been having fun getting chewed up and spit out by Fall Guys’ multiplayer chaos over and…
By Ethan Gach Published August 7, 2020 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
This weekend is for fast cars in unlikely scenarios. It’s about desperately trying to not make every post about Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, even if that means playing a questionable movie tie-in. It’s about Vin Diesel’s giant, computer-generated face. I have got a lot of cleaning to do around my house this weekend, and what…
By Mike Fahey Published August 7, 2020 -
CultureA Nintendo-Friendly Studio Takes Their Next Game To Xbox (But Isn’t Exactly Done With Nintendo)
The recent debut of a game called The Gunk during a late July showcase of next-gen Xbox games wasn’t an obvious stunner. But, if you’ve been paying close attention to indie games on the Nintendo Switch, it was a surprise. The Gunk is a third-person action game featuring a pair of explorers who discover a…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 7, 2020 -
CultureOfficial: Rocksteady Is Making A Suicide Squad Game
The makers of the Batman Arkham games at Rocksteady Studios have finally officially teased their next project: a Suicide Squad game. It’s been five years since Arkham Knight came out, and, ever since then, people have wondered what the hell Rocksteady Studios has been up to. For a long time many assumed it might be…
By Ethan Gach Published August 7, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanThe Photo Of The Giant Gundam Flipping Its Middle Finger Is Fake
Twitter user Yokkun has posted a public service announcement: the viral image of the giant Gundam flipping the bird is not real. The original image was taken by Yokkun, but was altered. “This image is fake,” Yokkun wrote, adding, “Others have modified the images I took.” Here are Yokkun’s unaltered photos. This latest giant Gundam…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 7, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanIn Japan, there is a chain of Pokémon Center retail shops. They also have an online shop, but the official Pokémon site is now warning of a phishing site, stealing personal info and credit card numbers. The correct URL is https://www.pokemoncenter-online.com.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 7, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanFirst Look At The Promised Neverland Live-Action Adaptation
As Kotaku previously reported, The Promised Neverland is getting a live-action adaptation that is slated for Japanese theaters later this year. The Promised Neverland tells the story of orphans who seem to be living a wonderful, happy life in which all their wants and needs are met. The truth, however, is far more sinister. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 7, 2020 -
CulturePresident Trump Now Targeting Tencent, Who Own Riot Games And 40% Of Epic [Update]
US President Donald Trump’sattacks on TikTok escalated wildly today, after he signed an Executive Order that not only seeks to prevent Americans from doing business with ByteDance (TikTok’s parent company), but also targets Tencent, the Chinese giant that among other things owns Riot (League of Legends), along with partial stakes in everyone from Ubisoft to…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 6, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsMod Brings 2003’s NBA Street Vol. 2 Into 2020 With Modern Players, Uniforms
Oh hell yes. NBA Street Vol. 2, released back in 2003 for the PS2, Xbox and GameCube, has recently been updated to feature some of the players and jerseys we’d expect to be seeing in a game released in 2020. Building off a major 2016 update by johnz1 and Mazzochi, agent_michael_scarn has released NBA Street…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 6, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsThe Last Of Us 2’s Zombie Sounds Were Made By Squishy Fruit And Porridge(?)
There’s a great video up on SoundWorks Collection today featuring Beau Anthony Jimenez, sound designer at Naughty Dog, who shows off some of the ways the sounds for The Last Of Us 2 were recorded since there were no actual fungus zombies to stick in the recording booth. While the video deals with all kinds…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 6, 2020 -
CulturePlayStation Showcase Game Was ‘Stolen,’ Say Former Developers [Update]
A group of developers went public today with serious accusations of overwork and theft against their former employer, the Estonian studio Limestone Games. The claims surfaced shortly after a trailer for Aeon Must Die, the game they say was stolen from them, was shown during today’s State of Play broadcast In total, eight members of…
By Ian Walker Published August 6, 2020 -
CultureApple Says Xbox, Stadia Streaming Apps Would Break The App Store’s Rules
Google’s Stadia app can’t stream games on iOS, and yesterday Microsoft said its new xCloud streaming service wouldn’t be coming to Apple devices either. Turns out there’s a pretty concrete reason for both of those omissions: Apple won’t let them. In a statement released to Business Insider earlier today, Apple says “The App Store was…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 6, 2020 -
CultureHere’s How Bugsnax Plays
Today’s PlayStation State of Play gave an in-depth look at gameplay for the “body-horror but make it cute” hit of the summer, Bugsnax. Check out the gameplay trailer below. “Use traps and sauces to capture Bugsnax,” developer Young Horses wrote in a press release. “On top of being tasty, each of the 100 different species…
By Ash Parrish Published August 6, 2020 -
CultureFall Guys Players Are Already Unlocking An Achievement That Developers Thought Was Impossible
Fall Guys looks easy until you try it. Then you realize that it’s not about claiming glorious victory over noodle-legged nobodies. Instead, your one and only goal is to avoid accidentally discovering innovative new ways to eat shit. Winning one match is tough. Winning five in a row is darn near impossible. And yet, mere…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 6, 2020
