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Kotaku EastJapanIn Japan, Get Sushi From Shirtless Macho Men
Do you like raw fish and… beefcakes? Well, good news! In Nagoya, a new delivery service is staffed with hunky men packing buff bods and delicious sushi. Called Vber Macho, muscle-bound dudes will bring sushi to your house, strike some flex poses, and then smile for photos. They even will practice social distancing when delivering,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2020 -
CultureGen Con 2020, America’s Biggest Board Game Show, Has Been Cancelled
Just as video games has E3, board games has Gen Con, an enormous trade show that takes place every August and attracts tens of thousands of visitors from across the world. And just like E3, this year’s Gen Con has been cancelled. Not that anybody really expected the show to take place, since August isn’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2020 -
CultureTwitchTwitch’s Safety Advisory Council Rollout Has Been A Disaster
Last week, Twitch announced a new Safety Advisory Council intended to provide input on some of Twitch’s most pernicious issues, including work-life balance, safety and moderation, and protection of marginalized groups. The council is made up of social media experts as well as a small handful of streamers. One of those streamers, Steph “FerociouslySteph” Loehr,…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 19, 2020 -
CultureParadox Devs Don’t Freak Out Too Much Over Leaks
During the latest episode of Paradox Interactive’s in-house podcast, chief marketing officer Daniel Goldberg and chief business development officer Shams Jorjani tackled the topic of leaks, specifically how these situations feel from the developers’ side. These kinds of candid discussions are a rarity in the video game industry, and the unusual perspective here makes for…
By Ian Walker Published May 19, 2020 -
UncategorizedGoing Medieval Lets You Build A Wee Little Town, Then Defend It
This is Going Medieval, an upcoming city-builder that has you constructing a township, defending it then managing the day-to-day-affairs of its inhabitants. Set in an alternate timeline where the black death killed 95% of Europe’s population, you have to take charge of a group of survivors. While city-building seems to be the main thrust of…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2020 -
UncategorizedParalives, A New Sims-Like Game, Looks Cool
The Sims has kinda had the “livin a life” genre all to itself for a while now (if you don’t count slightly different stuff like Stardew Valley), but the upcoming Paralives is looking to at least show that there are other ways to go around cleaning house and working out. Coming to PC and Mac…sometime…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2020 -
CultureSix Months LaterStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Six Months Later
There are Star Wars games, and then there’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Created by Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind Titanfall and Apex Legends, Fallen Order brought some spunk to that long-ago galaxy. Far, far away from a phoned-in, branded cash grab, Fallen Order treated players to an adventure that was part Dark Souls, part…
By Ari Notis Published May 19, 2020 -
UncategorizedThose Strange Warzone Bunkers Are Finally Opening [Updated]
Ever since the launch of Call of Duty’s Warzone battle royale, mysteriously locked bunkers have been puzzling players. Now, those bunkers are finally opening their doors. Thanks to the May 19 update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone, players are now able to use the previously useless keycards to gain access to some…
By S.E. Doster Published May 19, 2020 -
EsportsSomeone At American Dad Is A Big Fan Of The Overwatch League
In the grand tradition of primetime animated shows mining contemporary pop culture for content, American Dad’s most recent episode featured esports as its topic of the day. In a clip shared by TBS, the show’s main character is tasked with assassinating a North Korean general while he attends an Overwatch League match in Hong Kong.…
By Ash Parrish Published May 19, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsApex Legends‘ Flimsy Opening Quest Left Me Unimpressed
It took me just six minutes to finish the first leg of “The Broken Ghost,” Apex Legends’ cooperative storyline. With all the effort it takes to unlock the missions and the week-long wait between chapters, I expected a whole lot more out of the event than what I got. Unlike fellow games set in the…
By Ian Walker Published May 19, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe Long Dark’s latest update, “Fearless Navigator,” adds different markers you can place in the world with in-game paint cans, vistas that let you map greater portions of an area, and rock caches where you can store supplies. It’s a lot of interesting changes to how the game’s navigation works, without taking away the fun/torment of…
By Riley MacLeod Published May 19, 2020 -
CultureYou Have A Week To Catch Gigantamax Eevee In Pokémon Sword And Shield
Catching an Eevee isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? Catching an Eevee that’s bigger than your house. From now through May 25, Pokémon Sword and Shield’s Gigantamax Eevee is available in the Wild Area. It’s a bit fluffier than normal Eevee—check out that mane—and tougher, too. And yes, you can capture it. There’s just one…
By Ari Notis Published May 19, 2020 -
CultureMafia Remake Is A ‘Complete Overhaul’ Of The Original Game
Following a long series of teases and leaks, 2K Games finally explained what’s going on with its recently announced Mafia: Trilogy. Mafia II is getting remastered, while the first game in the series is getting fully remade. “The beloved, critically acclaimed original is being completely remade from the ground up as Mafia: Definitive Edition,” 2K…
By Ethan Gach Published May 19, 2020 -
CultureMysterious PS3 Gears Of War 3 Footage Appears Online [Update]
New footage has emerged of 2011’s Gears of War 3 running on PlayStation 3, which is weird given that Gears of War games have always been console-exclusive to Xbox. Two individuals familiar with the pre-release build of the game say it was made by Epic Games, the studio behind the series at the time, but…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 19, 2020 -
UncategorizedPhantasy Star Online 2 is coming to PC next week on May 27. The 2012 free-to-play MMORPG came to Xbox One earlier this year and the upcoming PC version will have cross-play with the console version. It’s extremely anime and has a space mall that’s perfect for online hangs.
By Ethan Gach Published May 19, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Sharing Edition
It’s a very sunny Tuesday where I live! Welcome back to our daily open thread. I made a cake last night with some ricotta I needed to use up. I’ve been doing a lot of stress baking, and I mostly don’t mind having to eat all of what I make myself. (“Guess I have to…
By Riley MacLeod Published May 19, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published May 19, 2020
