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This Saturday’s PC Gaming Show has been delayed to June 13, PC Gamer wrote in a postyesterday. “Right now, we want to make space for those speaking out and demonstrating about how to end the systemic oppression and police brutality experienced by black people,” the site wrote
By Riley MacLeod Published June 4, 2020 -
UncategorizedReport: Old Pokémon Games’ Encounter Rates Are Different On Different Days
Throughout 2020 the source code for a bunch of Pokémon games has been leaking online. As people are coming through the data, they’re making weird little discoveries, like the fact Gen 4 Pokémon games would seemingly adjust their encounter rates on certain days, like birthdays or the anniversaries of tragic events. As Polygon report, folks…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureLEGO Asks Stores To Stop Advertising Police, White House Sets
In recognition of everything that’s going on right now, LEGO’s actions for #BlackOutTuesday involved not just a $4 million donation to organisations devoted to racial equality, but a request for sellers to not advertise any sets involving police or the White House. As The Toy Book report, emails went out on Tuesday from Rakuten (who…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureNew Video Offers Another Glimpse Of Long-Lost Avengers Game
The gaming historians over at Past to Present Online recently produced new footage from an early build of The Avengers, a canceled THQ game that was meant to coincide with the release of the first Avengers movie in 2012. “This is footage from an early build of THQ’s The Avengers, running on Xbox 360,” Past…
By Ian Walker Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureCall of Duty Studio Vows To Crack Down On Racists
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward will take more steps to find and ban players using racial slurs in their in-game display names, as well as other measures to keep racist language out of its game, it said today. Since the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare last year, players have been…
By S.E. Doster Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureFortnite Season 3, Event Pushed Back Again
Fortnite’s next season, which was originally scheduled to launch on June 4 and then last week got delayed to June 11, has had its start date pushed back again in the face of ongoing unrest in the United States. The live event “The Device” will now arrive on June 15, followed by the beginning of…
By Ian Walker Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureIn A Unionization Breakthrough, Paradox Interactive Signs Labor Agreement With Trade Unions
The effort to unionize game development took another step forward today, as the workers at strategy game publisher Paradox Interactive publicly announced that they’re securing a collective bargaining agreement with their company. The deal is expected to safeguard their existing benefits and make it easier to advocate for improved working conditions. In a sign that…
By Ethan Gach Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureIt looks like Bungie is moving ahead with its Destiny 2 reveal after all. Originally leaked on Instagram, Bungie today confirmed it’ll show details of what’s to come in the game on June 9 at 12:00 p.m. ET. Other gaming events have recently been delayed following the ongoing protests
By Ethan Gach Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureElite Dangerous Will Let Players Stretch Their Virtual Legs In 2021
Space flight sim Elite Dangerous is set to expand next year with the release of the next significant update. While the game has confined players to their cockpits since it launched in 2014, Odyssey revolves around completing missions on foot rather than from behind the controls of a starship. Details are still scant, but developer…
By Ian Walker Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureCivilization VI’s Crossplay Randomly Broke Last Week, But It Should Be Fixed This Month
PC and Mac players of Civilization VI aren’t able to face off in multiplayer matches of global domination as of last week, since the 4X strategy game’s crossplay feature suddenly ceased to function. But the game’s developer says it should be back online before the month is out. Update: 6/26/2020, 10:30 a.m.: PC-Mac crossplay for…
By Ari Notis Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureValorant Beta Cheaters Sad, Mad Over Bans Persisting Into Final Game
Yesterday, Riot Games’ new tactical shooter, Valorant, emerged from its post-beta slumber and into full release. This meant a fresh start for most players, who saw their ranks reset and an influx of new names to attach to (and, in the midst of battle, detach from) faces. Cheaters, however, were not so lucky. Players who…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 3, 2020 -
ReviewsThe Live Gamer Bolt Is An Excellent 4K60 Capture Box If You’re Into That Sort Of Thing
Do you want 4K 60 frames-per-second video game capture, because the Avermedia Live Gamer Bolt capture box is how you get 4K 60 frame-per-second video game capture. As long as your PC can handle it. Back in my day all we needed was 1,080 pees and a ship to sail them by. Today’s gamesters and…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryLet Me Keep My Damn Weeds, Animal Crossing
I’m new to the Animal Crossing world. Outside of a short-lived stint in Pocket Camp, New Horizons is the first time I’ve ever played a major Animal Crossing title. Part of getting into an established series late means learning things seasoned players know implicitly, like that you’re supposed to pick the weeds. But I don’t…
By Ash Parrish Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureGame Companies Say They’re Supporting Black Lives Matter, But Few Are Offering Specifics
As protests over the killing of George Floyd by police spread throughout the country last weekend, some of the gaming industry’s biggest companies put out statements in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. But while a few have shared some specifics about what they’re doing to help fight systemic racism, almost none of them…
By Ethan Gach Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Work Edition
Gosh, it’s Wednesday. Welcome back to our daily open thread. I don’t think I’ve sent or received a work email this week that doesn’t include the line “I know it’s a weird time, but…” It’s strange, but it feels kind of nice that so many people are acknowledging that things aren’t business as usual. (Not…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 3, 2020 -
UncategorizedFrostpunk’s final season pass expansion, previously confusingly titled “TVADGYCGJR,” will be called “On The Edge” and is coming out on Steam this summer. A press release says it’s “set after the vicious Great Storm as the expedition is sent from New London with a special assignment” and will have “new unique mechanics both in the…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 3, 2020 -
UncategorizedMario And Luigi Make Magnificent Mechs
Singapore-based artist ClogTwo makes wonderfully detailed works imagining mechanical art. His Mechasoul series imagines iconic characters as pilots inside their own massive mechs. Mario and Luigi are the subjects of his latest work, and they are magnificent. The brothers Mario prepare for battle inside giant robot versions of themselves. Cutaways show off the insides of shock-absorbing…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2020 -
AnimeMan Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Anime Director And Voice Actress
Fukuta Kishimoto, a 21-year-old Kyoto man, has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Tatsuki, the anime director best known for Kemono Friends. Kishimoto also allegedly threatened Yui Ishikawa, who did voice work for Kemono Friends 2, as well as an anime production company. Ishikawa also voices Mikasa in the Attack on Titan anime. NHK…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2020