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CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for probably getting to the work I didn’t get to during the week, goddammit. But some of that work is video games, so that’s something. This week’s Cyberpunk 2077 previews got me itching to play some cyberpunk games while I wait. I never actually completed my no kill/no detection run of Deus…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 26, 2020 -
UncategorizedWatching Inception In Fortnite Is Weird, But Doesn’t Make Me Miss Live Theaters
In May, Geoff Keighley announced the showing of a Christopher Nolan movie at Fortnite’s Party Royale island. At eight this morning, I gathered with a handful of other avatars to watch the psychological thriller Inception. It wasn’t the best movie-going experience I’ve had, but it basically worked. Maybe Christopher Nolan will learn something. The movie…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 26, 2020 -
CultureFinal Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Will Have A Free-To-Play Version
Today in a new trailer Square Enix announced Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition Lite, which will be free-to-play for the first three dungeons. Lite version will play just like the paid one except players will be locked out of the game’s remaining 10 dungeons unless they purchase the whole thing. Square Enix is calling…
By Ethan Gach Published June 26, 2020 -
CultureTales Of Arise Delayed To TBA
Last fall, at the Tokyo Game Show, I asked producer Yusuke Tomizawa why there had been such a long gap between the upcoming Tales of Arise and previous Tales games. “We’ve switched to Unreal Engine 4,” he said at the time. “We want to bring in new players. That’s where we are starting from and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanPolitical Candidate Uses Anime Cosplay In Campaign, Apologizes
Whenever there are elections in Japan, candidates put up posters with their names and slogans. One Tokyo political hopeful named Teruki Goto added cosplay, dressing up as Lelouch from Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion On the poster, his slogan reads, “I, Teruki Goto, command that you vote for me.” (Note: I once interviewed Takafumi…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsFamous Game Logos In Arabic
A few years ago we featured the work of Egyptian graphic designer Ibrahim Hamdi, who took a bunch of big game logos and translated them into Arabic. He’s now back with more, and these are even better. Volume 2 of Hamdi’s GLAM (Games Logo’s Arabic Matchmaking)features games like Fallout 76, Doom, Grand Theft Auto V,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published June 25, 2020 -
CultureTotal RecallLet’s Celebrate Vince Carter, The Last Active NBA Player To Appear On The Nintendo 64
The NBA’s decision to resume inside a “bubble” in Orlandomeans that the season is now officially over for some of the league’s worst teams, who weren’t invited to take part. That includes the Atlanta Hawks, bringing a bizarre end to the career of veteran star Vince Carter, who was the last active player to have…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsNinjala‘s Cute Shinobi (Literally) Kick Ass And Chew Bubble Gum
In my first match of Ninjala, Gung-Ho Online Entertainment’s free-to-play brawler for the Switch, my baby Hatsune Miku-looking character smacked around my kid-sized competition with a giant bat made of bubble gum, beat up random robots, was transformed into a pile of poop, and then exploded. I am not exactly sure what happened. I got…
By Mike Fahey Published June 25, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsAn Excerpt From Glengarry Glen Nook
“Let me have your attention for a moment. I wanna talk about something important. Put that lily-of-the-valley down. Lilies-of-the-valley are for checkers only. Do you think I’m Flip-ping with you? I am not Flip-ping with you. I’m here from Nook Inc. I’m here from Timmy and Tommy. And I’m here on a mission of mercy.…
By Ash Parrish Published June 25, 2020 -
CultureLast Of Us Part 2 Players Seem Unable To Stop Covering Johnny Cash’s ‘Hurt’
For a long time now, people have joked about dudes who bring their guitars to parties and play “Wonderwall” over and over. It now seems the virtual equivalent of this meme is folks playing Hurt in The Last Of Us Part II The Last Of Us Part II is filled with violence, darkness, and a…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 25, 2020 -
CultureAsk Dr. NerdLove: Help, Awful Sex Is Ruining My Relationship
Hello, all you electric love swarms, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only advice column that helps eliminate the need for crunch time to help your love life go gold. This week, we’re taking a dive into love in the time of COVID-19 — both how to find it and how to help it…
Harris O'Malley Published June 25, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsCyberpunk 2077 Is Complex And Overwhelming, But It Works
Cyberpunk 2077 didn’t quite click with me until I met Certo. In a recent demo with the Cyberpunk 2077 devs, I was guiding my character, an urban mercenary and hacker, through her neighborhood when I was stopped by a local boxing coach near his outdoor gym. He had history with my character, apparently, and needed…
By Ian Walker Published June 25, 2020 -
CultureHere’s July 2020’s Xbox Live Games With Gold
July’s Xbox Live Games with Gold has cars, basketball, and a Saints Row game that existed before Saints Row IV, the best one. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. July’s Games with Gold are: Xbox One WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship (July 1-31) Dunk…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 25, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published June 25, 2020