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CultureFreelance Game Writers Band Together To Strike Over Poor Pay
Contracted freelance writers for Voltage Entertainment, publisher of notable dating game mobile app Lovestruck, are striking to protest what they describe as a history of low wages and unreasonable deadlines. In the Reddit post announcing the strike, the writers stated, “The writers of Lovestruck have come together to unanimously demand better working conditions, greater transparency,…
By Ash Parrish Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Focus Edition
It’s Wednesday; we’re getting there! Welcome back to our daily open thread. I’m having a hard time concentrating lately, though I’m trying to just make myself start tasks. Once I get started on something it’s easy to keep going, but I’ve been having a hard time picking what to do next and spend a lot…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 22, 2020 - Uncategorized
Gizmodo The Best Marvel Studios Moments in Comic-Con History | The A.V. Club 20 live versions of songs that slay their studio counterparts | Jezebel Is Chloe Ting a Robot? And Other Facts About YouTube’s Reigning Fitness Queen | Deadspin 2020 AL West Preview | Lifehacker What’s Coming to HBO Max in August 2020
By G/O Media Published July 22, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanSquare Enix Wants To Release Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 As Soon As It Can
In April, Square Enix released Final Fantasy VII Remake. While speaking with Weekly Famitsu, the game’s developers revealed that part 2 is currently in production, picking up where the first remake left off. “While we are earnestly working on it [part 2],” co-director Naoki Hamaguchi told Famitsu, “we may make you wait, but please look…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanThe World’s Most Expensive Pokémon Card Breaks A New Auction Record
Last year, the ultra-rare Pikachu Illustrator card sold for $195,000. That was the highest price paid for a Pokémon card. Until now. The Pikachu Illustrator card was given out to winners of a comic contest that was held in Japan in 1997-98. Thirty-nine of these cards were awarded, but only ten apparently still exist. Back…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Ol’ 55 | Artist: Tom Waits | Album: Closing Time
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsDad Who Doesn’t Even Like Pokémon Selling His Card Collection For $30,000
A 34-year-old father from England, who does not nor has ever liked Pokémon, still managed to get his hands on a complete set of original cards when he was a kid, and so is now selling them to someone who can maybe appreciate them a little more. Nigel Brookes was given the set as a…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsNintendo Fans Trolled By NSFW “F-Zero” Twitter Account
Nintendo fans, being Nintendo fans, have been a bit nervy lately, some of them a little too eager to find out the latest news about the future of their favourite franchises. Last week, a pair of fresh Twitter accounts were spotted, one called @supermario35th (it’s Mario’s 35th birthday this year) and the other @FZeroJP, named…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsWaluigi Debuted 20 Years Ago Today, And I Respect Him A Lot
Today marks the 20th anniversary of Waluigi’s debut in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. In the decades since, the lanky loser has become something of a meme among gamers. But I’m here to say that, no, my love for Waluigi is pure, and I’m sick of hiding it behind a veil of irony. There…
By Ian Walker Published July 21, 2020 -
CultureXbox Summer Event Lets You Play Demos Of More Than 70 Unreleased Games
If you’re a fan of trying before you buy and being completely overwhelmed by the sheer number of options in front of you, then you’ll be pleased as punch to hear that you now have over 70 new Xbox games to play, and you’ve only got a week to do it. Xbox’s Summer Games Fest…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 21, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsPanzer Paladin Is The Retro Throwback I Needed This Summer
My new favorite thing is chilling in the pool while trying not to drop my Switch in the water as I bash pixelated sprites in the face. This is more relaxing than it sounds. In fact, Panzer Paladin is the 8-bit inspired fuel holding my summer together. In Panzer Paladin, out today on Switch and…
By Ethan Gach Published July 21, 2020 -
CultureRocket League Is Going Free-To-Play And Leaving Steam
The car-soccer hit Rocket League is getting an update later this summer that will make it free-to-play, developer Psyonix announced today, on the game’s blog. Rocket League will also launch on the Epic Games Store when that update arrives, and will no longer be available to download from Steam. As part of the free-to-play update,…
By Ethan Gach Published July 21, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published July 21, 2020 - Uncategorized
Risk of Rain 2 leaves Steam early access August 11, developer Hopoo Games announced today. The developer “will have more information on the Console launch of 1.0 in the future – but it should follow a very similar cadence to the previous console launches.”
By Riley MacLeod Published July 21, 2020 -
OpinionNintendo’s Break From Constant Hype Is Refreshing
The least-important problem of 2020 might be Nintendo’s newfound reticence to hype its games, but it’s still worth taking a moment to recognize how unusual—and even potentially positive—a situation this is. At this time last year, Nintendo Switch owners were able to bank on at least one Switch-only game per month, from July through November.…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 21, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Moving Ahead Edition
It’s Tuesday! Welcome back to our daily open thread. I’m having a tough time putting one foot in front of the other these days. This probably hasn’t been helped by either worrying too much about the state of the world or having doom-ridden Zoom calls with friends about the state of the world. I know…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 21, 2020
