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CultureWeeks Later, Dr Disrespect Says He Still Doesn’t Know Why He Was Banned From Twitch
In his first public interview since being suddenly banned from Twitch last month, Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm, one of the platform’s most popular streamers, claims he still doesn’t know why. “Honestly, we just don’t know,” Beahm told the Washington Post in a new interview published today. “It was a total shock. Imagine showing up to…
By Ethan Gach Published July 16, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanCompany Is Sorry For Making Crappy Figures
IA and ONE are popular Vocaloid singing voice synthesizer characters in Japan. To celebrate their birthdays, a pair of new figures have gone on sale in Japan. They’re relatively expensive and, well, apparently not very good. Each figure is priced at around 35,000 yen ($327). Above is concept art, and below is what fans are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanPet Fish Is Trying To Finish A Pokémon Game
If you think finishing a Pokémon game takes a long time, try playing one as a pet fish. That’s exactly what one pet fish in Japan is doing. Mutekimaru Channel is tracking fish Mutekimaru (aka Maurice) as it makes its way through Pokémon Ruby. As Soranews notes, the fish is obviously not aware it is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Neko to Arerugii | Artist: Kinoko Teikoku | Album: Neko to Arerugii
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2020 -
CultureKonami’s PES Is Just Gonna Take The Year Off
It’s long been a running joke among people who hate sports games that each new edition in a series like FIFA or Madden is really just a $50 roster update. Well, joke’s on them, because this year Konami is going to do exactly that, turning PES 2021 into a DLC purchase for PES 2020 A…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2020 -
CultureMicrosoft’s New Flight Simulator Comes On TEN DISCS
If you want to buy Microsoft Flight Simulator like a normal person and download it, then it will download and you’ll play it and everything will be normal. If you want to hold a box, though, you’re going to need both hands, because holy shit. Simulation specialists Aerosoft have been hired by Microsoft to distribute…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2020 - Uncategorized
The A.V. Club The A.V. Club’s quick-and-dirty guide to Peacock | Jalopnik A 2021 Ford Bronco Sasquatch Stick Shift Will Be Like Bigfoot For Real: Impossible To Find | Gizmodo Apple, Musk, Gates, Bezos, and Everyone You’ve Ever Heard of Hacked | Lifehacker Is it Worth Subscribing to Peacock, NBC’s New Streaming Service? | The…
By G/O Media Published July 15, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Reach The Top Of Hyper Scape‘s Lobby Tower
There is a tower in Ubisoft’s new battle royale Hyper Scape. Most people are very bad at climbing the tower. Let me tell you how to reach the top of the tower. There’s nothing particularly special about the tower, aside from the fact that it is there. It’s the centerpiece of the lobby players wind…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 15, 2020 -
CultureOverwatch Update Removes McCree’s Noose Spray
Since 2016, Overwatch’s McCree, a walking amalgam of cowboy movie references, has been able to slap an image of a noose on any surface he pleases, provided players have unlocked the decal in question. Now, as of the game’s most recent update, it’s gone. The noose was always a curious inclusion in a family-friendly game…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 15, 2020 -
UncategorizedThat Dragon, Cancer developer Numinous Games and AbleGamers are leading a new project focused on video game accessibility. The Playability Initiative is building a one-button adventure game for children with spinal muscular atrophy and provides educational resources for both players and developers.
By Ian Walker Published July 15, 2020 -
CultureDeath Stranding Really Doesn’t Want You To See Sam’s Junk
Death Stranding’s recent PC release has finally answered one of the most burning questions about the game’s post-apocalyptic world: Does protagonist Sam Porter Bridges have a penis? The answer is no, and that’s probably for the best. These new details come courtesy of Lance McDonald, a notable video game investigator who has previously explored the…
By Ian Walker Published July 15, 2020 -
UncategorizedDuring today’s Games For Change festival, Ernest Moniz, the former U.S. Secretary of Energy, debuted a new mobile strategy game about preventing nuclear war. Called Hair Trigger, it promises a crash course in nuclear de-escalation. Perhaps the president should try it out
By Ari Notis Published July 15, 2020 -
UncategorizedEarly adopters might not have to line up for the PlayStation 5 like they did for the PlayStation 4. Reports in Nikkei and Bloomberg, both citing anonymous sources, say that Sony plans to increase production of the upcoming console from around 5 or 6 million to roughly 10 million units.
By Ari Notis Published July 15, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Family Edition
It’s Wednesday! We’re doing it! Welcome back to our daily open thread. My parents live in Florida, and my sister lives in Texas, and suddenly all of them are trying to get me to leave New York and come where they are, which is very weird timing given that coronavirus cases are jumping in their…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 15, 2020 - Uncategorized
The A.V. Club The 25 best songs of 2020 so far | Gizmodo The 22 Can’t-Miss Panels of Comic-Con 2020 (at Home) | Lifehacker How to See All Five Bright Planets at Once This Month | Deadspin With Umpires Opting Out of the MLB Restart, is Now the Time for the Robots? | Jalopnik Tesla…
By G/O Media Published July 15, 2020 -
ReviewsSwitchPaper Mario: The Origami King: The Kotaku Review
What do Red Koopa Troopas think about as they’re shuffling back and forth all day on top of platforms? Where do Shy Guys go on their days off? Paper Mario is the only series brave enough to answer these burning questions about the inner lives of Mario characters, and it answers them with humor, style,…
By Chris Kohler Published July 15, 2020