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CultureGiving Up On Cyberpunk 2077 Not An Option, Says CD Projekt Red CEO
Speaking with Reuters, CD Projekt Red president and joint CEO Adam Kiciński said that the developer is in it for the long haul when it comes to fixing Cyberpunk 2077 “I don’t see an option to shelve Cyberpunk 2077,” Kiciński told Reuters. “We are convinced that we can bring the game to such a state…
By Ian Walker Published April 13, 2021 -
CultureBattle For The Grid Turns Street Fighters Into Power Rangers (Again)
Don’t call them Chun-Li and Ryu. The two new characters coming to fighting game Power Rangers; Battle for the Grid on May 25 are the Blue Phoenix Ranger and the Crimson Hawk Ranger. Following up on the 2018 addition of Ryu, Chun-Li, Akuma, Cammy, and M. Bison to mobile brawler Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, developer…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsSega, You Might Want To Choose A Different Font
Sega recently announced a new Ultimate Quest for Phantasy Star Online 2 known as “Anal Battle: Space-time Interstice.” Starting tomorrow, players with an Ark above level 90 will be able to face off against the Primordial Darkness in a solo mission with some great rewar… …o-oh, wow, okay. Hey folks, I’ve just learned the Ultimate…
By Ian Walker Published April 13, 2021 -
CultureRoblox Player Fakes Their Way Into White House Press Briefings
An independent journalist named Kacey Montagu has spent the last few months integrating herself within the White House press corps, lying about her connections to outlets both real and fictional to ask the Biden administration questions during official briefings. But according to Politico, Montagu doesn’t exist outside of a conspiracy organized in Roblox “I love…
By Ian Walker Published April 13, 2021 -
CultureDiscord Blocks All iOS Users From Accessing NSFW Servers
If an iPhone is your main window into Discord’s cacophonous void of yelling gamers, your options just got a lot more limited. While many Discord servers include user-created NSFW channels, Discord announced it will begin designating entire servers as NSFW. On desktop and in browser, this means you’ll need to be 18 or older to…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 13, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsEven Outriders Has Flat-Earthers
Outriders is set on an exoplanet roughly a dozen light years away from Earth, so it’s no surprise the game features some anomalies, like electromagnetic hurricanes and tank-sized, fire-spitting arachnids. But perhaps the strangest entity in People Can Fly’s loot-shooter is also a familiar one: human beings who believe the planet is flat. Giovanni “Hailstorm”…
By Ari Notis Published April 13, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsIt Didn’t Take Kingdom Hearts PC Mods Long To Go Off The Rails
Kingdom Hearts III has been out on PC for less than two weeks. Anyway, here’s Thomas the Tank Engine If you’ve played a Kingdom Hearts game before, you can probably already guess what Thomas’ nightmare visage takes the place of: Yep, the tram in Twilight Town. “I wanted to bring in a bit of that…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 13, 2021 -
CultureNintendo Unveils New Blue Switch Lite, Which May Also Be Purple
After a year and a half of noncommittal colors like grey, turquoise, bad mayonnaise yellow, and coral, Nintendo gives us a Switch Lite that’s confident enough to call itself blue, even though it’s sort of purplish, depending on your eyes and/or display settings. The new blue Switch Lite, due out May 21, is blue in…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2021 -
CultureBlack Is Magic: How Magic: The Gathering Is Transforming One Teacher’s Game Club
On the wall in Mike Lawton’s classroom rests a cardboard cut-out of a Black man. It’s not Martin Luther King Jr. or any other famous Black figure from history—it’s a mage—dark skinned and powerful-looking as a spell shoots from his fingertips. It’s Teferi, one of Magic: The Gathering’s most powerful main characters known as Planeswalkers,…
By Ash Parrish Published April 13, 2021 -
CultureFortnite Says Ahoy To Horizon‘s Aloy
Aloy, the protagonist of robot-dinosaur-busting game Horizon Zero Dawn and its upcoming sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, is the latest crossover character to join Fortnite. She’ll be playable starting April 15. Aloy’s addition is part of Fortnite’s “Primal” season, which added crafting, wildlife, and a new biome to the game. It also saw the death of…
By Ari Notis Published April 13, 2021 -
ReviewsBacklogWhy Did No One Tell Me About Maneater?
There are backlogs, and there are theoretical backlogs. Those games you never bought, but heard about, thought about getting, and then never did for whatever reason. I’m finding this fallow period for big game releases an excellent opportunity to reach into that pile of potential purchases, and grab something I missed. Like, say, Maneater When…
By John Walker Published April 13, 2021 -
CultureCrusader Kings III Will Soon Let Modders Create Same-Sex Marriages
While Crusader Kings III shipped with the ability for characters to have a same-sex relationship, that could only happen behind the scenes, with concubines and marriage reserved for a man and a woman. After feedback from fans and modders, that’s about to change. As part of a blog post outlining some changes to the way the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2021 -
ReviewsKeyboardsKinesis’ TKO Is My New Favorite Compact Keyboard
Kinesis Gaming’s new 60 percent keyboard is a lot more than just small and portable. The TKO Tournament keyboard’s got hot-swappable switches, an optional triple-split spacebar, and the ability to tilt up either side for maximum ergonomic comfort. It’s more than I knew I needed in a tiny keyboard. When I turn to a 60…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2021 -
CultureFirst PS5 Update Introduces Loads Of New Stuff
The first major update for the PlayStation 5 console is due to land on Wednesday, April 14, and among the additions and improvements to the console are the ability to keep games on USB storage, new social features, and changes to the PlayStation app. Sony announced the update on the PlayStation Blog, saying that while…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2021 -
Kotaku EastJapanSatoru Iwata Seemed Like A Truly Good Dude
Former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata made a huge impact on gaming. The exec had the rare combination of technical knowledge and business savvy. He also seemed like a really good dude. Sadly, Iwata passed away on July 11, 2015, at the age of 55. In the newly released English translation of Ask Iwata, which is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsAnime Sure Makes Dandruff Exciting
This is, perhaps, the most exciting dandruff ad made in the history of the entire world. It’s pretty goofy but real good. As pointed out by Robotopia on Twitter, Head & Shoulders has kicked off an anime-themed campaign in Japan with a flakey super-spy named “Ando.” Geddit?? The relationship between the spy and the inspector…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2021 -
OpinionI’m Finally Happy I Bought An “Old” Graphics Card
Let me tell you about an emotional rollercoaster I’ve been on for the past eight months. It’s a cautionary tale, about the perils of obsessing over PC hardware, but also one of celebration, a triumph against the odds. In 2015, I purchased an all-new, pre-built gaming PC—the first time I’d ever done that—and had such…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2021 -
CultureBig Bowser Penis Has Been Removed From Patreon
AkkoArcade is a 3D modeller who specialises in adult props for NSFW Source filmmaker clips. Earlier this week one of their creations—a large, veiny dick intended for use with Bowser movies—has had to be removed from Patreon after a takedown notice was issued against it. WARNING: NSFW IMAGERY BELOW As The Daily Dot report, the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsSame. Exact. Energy.
The time had finally come for me to check out id Software’s unapologetic 2011 Mad Max ripoff Rage, and true to its reputation, I spent the first couple hours just trying to get it to run smoothly like a game built on a normal engine. Megatextures, am I right? But I succeeded, and promptly ran…
By Alexandra Hall Published April 12, 2021 -
OpinionImpressionsThe Year Is 2021 And I Just Played A New Official Halo 3 Map
The Master Chief Collection’s latest season, Season 6: Raven, launched last week on April 7 for Xbox and PC. I’ve been busy with Outriders, so I didn’t get to check it out until now. This update adds a lot, but the most exciting new piece of content is a new map for Halo 3 The…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 12, 2021