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CultureTrack: (Somebody) Ease My Troublin’ Mind | Artist: Sam Cooke | Album: Shake
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 6, 2020 -
CultureHere’s How Fast Games Load On The Xbox Series X And S
Much ado has been made about the guts of the Xbox Series X and S, two new next-gen consoles Microsoft will release next week. It’s all “velocity architecture” this and “teraflops” that—technical stuff Microsoft says will cut loading times dramatically. But lingo and lofty promises are secondary to the one thing that matters most: how…
By Ari Notis Published November 5, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsFan’s LEGO Among Us Set Looks Perfect
LEGO IDEAS, the ALL CAPS website where fan designs, including licensed ones, can get voted on and turned into official LEGO sets, currently has a very nice Among Us playset up for discussion. Made by MinifigInDisguise, it includes The Skeld along with a number of special Among Us minifigs, a ghost and two pets. At…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2020 -
CultureKerbal Space Program 2 Delayed To 2022
Ah, this is the kind of delay I like to see. None of this “month or two” shit like Cyberpunk is pulling. If you’re going to delay a game, do it like Kerbal Space Program 2 and make it substantial Originally due in “Fall 2021″, the game is now simply due sometime in 2022, after…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2020 -
CultureCapcom Hit By Cyber Attack, Group Claims To Have Stolen 1TB Of Employee & Customer Data
On November 2, Capcom’s servers were brought down by “unauthorized access carried out by a third party”. As Bleeping Computer report, the group claiming responsibility for the attack say they downloaded around 1TB of data, containing everything from employee’s visa records to customer bank details to “proprietary Business information”. Capcom, in their own statement, say,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2020 -
CultureA Year Later, Google Stadia Is Finally Getting Family Sharing
Family Sharing, a Stadia feature that was announced a long, long time ago, is finally beginning to roll out on the eve of the video game streaming platform’s one-year anniversary. The feature lets anyone in a Google Family group easily share Stadia games with one another, regardless of who originally bought it or is currently…
By Ethan Gach Published November 5, 2020 -
CultureDestiny 2 Players Are Once Again Trying To Solve A Mysterious Alternate Reality Game
It’s less than a week before the launch of Destiny 2‘s next big expansion, Beyond Light, and Bungie has decided to pass the time by inviting players to participate in another elaborate ARG puzzle. It all began a couple weeks ago when some folks started to receive their collector’s edition of Destiny 2: Beyond Light.…
By Ethan Gach Published November 5, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsXbox Series X Has Too Many Horrifying Holes
As reviews for the Xbox Series X arrive, I’m here to talk about one aspect of the console that could impact your desire to buy one, as it has mine. I am a trypophobe, and I cannot own an Xbox Series X because of all its damn holes. [Since this post discusses a phobia, we…
By Ash Parrish Published November 5, 2020 -
CultureApex Legends Bans Over 400 High-Level Players For Ranked Exploit
Apex Legends’ Season 7 is here, and a wave of bans has come alongside its new map and character. Over 400 players have been banned from the game across all platforms for exploiting a glitch that allowed high-level players in the game’s ranked mode to play with—and presumably dominate—newcomers. As reported by PC Gamer, Conor…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 5, 2020 - Uncategorized
Gizmodo Microsoft Is Playing Nice, and the Xbox Series X Is the Stellar Result | Deadspin Best sports memes from the 2020 Election | The A.V. Club This November on TV, it’s time for Animaniacs, Moonbase 8, Mangrove, and more | Jezebel TikTok Is Not Handling This Election Very Well | The Root Vote Challengers…
By G/O Media Published November 5, 2020 -
CultureAsk Us Anything About Xbox Series X And S [Update: All Done]
It’s Thursday, November 5, our Xbox Series X and S review is up, and the embargo has fallen. It’s time to ask us anything you want to know about the new Xboxen, and we’ll answer as best we can. Three of us here at Kotaku have spent the past couple of weeks playing with Microsoft’s…
By Mike Fahey Published November 5, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesHow The Xbox Series X’s ‘Quick Resume’ Feature Works (And Doesn’t Work)
Among all of the next-gen features touted for the Xbox Series X (and S), few are more promising than Quick Resume. On paper, Quick Resume grants you the ability to juggle several games in a suspended state at a system level, at which point you can load them in seconds, picking up exactly where you…
By Ari Notis Published November 5, 2020 -
CultureWarframe Is Getting Upgraded For PS5 Later This Year
Warframe was there for the launch of the PS4 generation and will return in an upgraded form on PS5 sometime before the end of the year, developer Digital Extremes announced today. The studio shared some impressive comparison shots between the current and next-gen versions of the free-to-play loot shooter over on the PlayStation Blog today,…
By Ethan Gach Published November 5, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesYou Can Only Use 364GB Of The Xbox Series S’s 512GB Storage
When the Xbox Series S was first (officially) revealed in September, the general consensus could be summed up as such: “Aww!!” That’s not just a remark on the next-gen console’s diminutive physical size (and cheaper price, $300 compared with the Xbox Series X’s $500). That could have also been commentary on the internal storage, which…
By Ari Notis Published November 5, 2020 -
CultureDemon’s Souls Characters No Longer Look Like Creepy Shells Of Humanity
Sony revealed Demon’s Souls Remake’s character creator today and it looks like you can now play the game as an actual person. “With this new character creator, you will be able to customize your appearance with up to 16 million permutations,” writes Sony Worldwide Studios’ creative director Gavin Moore over on the PlayStation Blog. “We’ve…
By Ethan Gach Published November 5, 2020 -
CultureMorning MusicI’m Finally Playing Phantom Dust To Avoid *Gestures Broadly At Everything*
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today…well, you know how it’s been going. Ugh. And I’m playing Phantom Dust to try and think about something else for little stretches. Yep, Phantom Dust (playlist / longplay / VGMdb), 2005’s late-release Xbox fan favorite…
By Alexandra Hall Published November 5, 2020 -
UncategorizedWell, Nintendo Is Doing Great
The global pandemic has meant that people are spending more time at home, playing more video games. Consequently, during the past six months, Nintendo has seen its profits jump by over 240 percent. In its six-month earning statement ending on September 30 of this year, Nintendo reported that year-on-year net sales are up 73.3 percent,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanThe PlayStation 5 Will Only Be Sold Online At Launch
When the PlayStation 5 launches this month, Sony won’t be selling the console in stores. Instead, launch day sales will only be online. “In the interest of keeping our gamers, retailers, and staff safe amidst COVID-19, today we are confirming that all day-of launch sales will be conducted through the online stores of our retail…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2020 -
UncategorizedSega Is Selling Its Arcade Business
Sega is selling its arcade business to Genda, a Tokyo-based company involved in arcade game rentals and online crane games. According to Jiji, Sega Sammy Holdings is selling Genda an 85.1 percent stake in Sega Entertainment Co., which is the company’s subsidiary that operates the arcades, for an undisclosed amount in late December. Genda will…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2020
