Two Riot Employees Leave Under Complicated Circumstances After PAX Session Excluding Men [UPDATE]

In the wake of public allegations that Riot Games has fostered a sexist workplace culture, two longtime employees exited the company yesterday under hazy circumstances. Systems designer Daniel Klein and communications associate Mattias Lehman—both outspoken advocates for gender diversity at Riot—are no longer working at the company following a contentious weekend involving a controversial PAX…

Fighting Game Tournament Offers Complicated Solution To Event Safety Concerns [Update: Policy Changed]

In response to the recent mass shooting tragedy in Jacksonville, during which two Madden competitors were killed and 11 more were injured by a fellow player, the annual SoCal Regionals fighting game tournament will enforce additional security measures in an effort to protect attendees. The most glaring policy is the event’s implementation of mandatory arcade…

One Part Of Hyper Light Drifter’s World Still Haunts Me

I’ve played Hyper Light Drifter a few times now, and I always start by going North. I’m drawn by the chilly, snow-covered peaks. But once there, this particular dead and lonely world rocks me to my emotional and spiritual core. Hyper Light Drifter came out on Switch Thursday, two years after its original PC release,…

Tips For Playing Spider-Man

You might have heard there’s a new Spider-Man game out today. You might have also heard it’s very good. For those who have decided to try out this little old game for themselves, I have some guidance to offer. Spider-Man is a surprisingly approachable game, but beneath the surface there are a lot of systems…

A meme—“Press F to pay respects”—based on a ridiculous Call of Duty moment was widely used during a Jacksonville tribute stream last night to express grief over the shootings. Twitch chat was full of “F” and other more conventionally somber sentiments. The hour-long stream appeared to raise a little over $10,000 more for victims atop…

Delayed Nintendo Direct Leads To Some Oddly Delivered Switch Announcements

Every big video game publisher plans out their marketing announcements meticulously, juggling dozens of bureaucratic balls every time it’s time for a new trailer or press release. When something interrupts those plans—like, say, Nintendo postponing a planned Nintendo Direct—weird things can happen. Like three oddly delivered Switch announcements including Final Fantasy XV (Pocket Edition) and…

Eight New Teams Are Coming To The Overwatch League

Blizzard has confirmed eight new Overwatch teams for the Overwatch League’s second season. The teams will represent Vancouver, Toronto, Paris, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and three Chinese cities: Hangzhou, Chengdu and Guangzhou. An official start date for the second season has not been announced. These eight new teams will join OWL’s twelve preexisting teams, making a…

Conan O’Brien Asked Hideo Kojima For A Job

Talk show host Conan O’Brien is in Japan. When he’s not trying to get money from the Detective Conan series, he’s doing things such as visiting people. People like Hideo Kojima. The Death Stranding creator uploaded some photos of Conan’s visit to Kojima Productions Which included him asking Kojima for a job.

New Pokémon Card Set Selling Out In Japan, Drawing Long Lines

Today, the latest Pokémon expansion card set Super-Burst Impact went on sale in Japan. Long lines formed, and there were reports of sellouts. A special Pokémon Center only bundle with two boxes of cards, organizers and more also went on sale. As Japanese site Kai-You explains, the popularity of the Pokémon card games has been…

Popular Anime Wants To Know Breast Size Of Applicants

The second season of unexpected hit anime Kemono Friends has been announced. The show’s creators are taking applications from young women hoping to become the Kemono Friends star. The previous season featured many established voice actresses as well as newly discovered talent. There was also a spin-off idol unit, which also appeared as in-anime as…

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Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition Coming To PS4, Xbox One, Switch

Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition, the shrunk-down version of Square Enix’s RPG with adorable characters and streamlined game play, is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, the publisher said today. The episodic game was released earlier this year on iOS and Android phones, with a Windows 10 edition following later. Kotaku’s Mike…

Why Does Everyone Want To Go Back To Jakku?

Mathieu Latour-Duhaime is an artist at EA Motive, and has worked on series like Star Wars: Battlefront, Thief, Tomb Raider and Deus Ex You can see more of Mathieu’s art at his personal site and ArtStation page Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their…