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CultureTrack: Tokyo wa Moeteru | Artist: Glim Spanky | Album: Walking on Fire
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2020 -
CultureThe Ads In The Middle Of Twitch Streams Are So Bad
The news yesterday that Twitch was testing mid-stream ads was bad, but man, actually seeing them in action is even worse. While yesterday we only had mock-ups to get upset about, the ads are now rolling out to certain streamers and on certain streams, so we can see how terrible they are. Our example today…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2020 -
CultureSome PS5 Games Will Cost $70
As part of today’s roll-out of PlayStation 5 details, Sony has announced that some of the console’s launch games will retail for $69.99, a ten-dollar markup from the common $59.99 price point of recent generations. Demon’s Souls, Destruction AllStars, and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition (which also includes a code for the remastered version…
By Ian Walker Published September 16, 2020 -
CultureQuake Soundtrack Features Shenanigans Between Bethesda And Nine Inch Nails
Earlier today, the original Quake soundtrack—composed back in 1996 by Nine Inch Nails—went up for preorder on the band’s site. And accompanying the release was an all-caps note saying “A CERTAIN UNNAMED VIDEO GAME PUBLISHER” stopped the release of some behind-the-scenes essays by former id developers John Carmack and American McGee. The note, as it appeared…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2020 - Uncategorized
Gizmodo 17 Things You Can Do in iOS 14 That You Couldn’t Do Before | Lifehacker Everything You Missed From Today’s Facebook Connect 2020 Event | Jalopnik You Can Get A Bonkers Deal On A Chevy Bolt Right Now | The A.V. Club All the trailers from today’s PlayStation 5 showcase in one handy place…
By G/O Media Published September 16, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsGod Damn The PS5 Is Enormous
Earlier this monthit dawned on us just how big the Xbox Series X is. It’s big! Know what else is big? And in most cases even bigger? The PlayStation 5. While we’ve known the PS5 was going to be large based on stuff like renders and estimates based on the size of the disc drive,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2020 -
CultureHere’s The PlayStation 5’s Launch Lineup
Today, in a 40-minute showcase, Sony finally pulled back the curtain on the price and release date for the PlayStation 5. The base edition will cost $500, the all-digital $400, and both will be available stateside on November 12. While terrific to finally get some confirmed info after seventeen years of waiting—or three months in…
By Ari Notis Published September 16, 2020 -
CultureSony Says Demon’s Souls Remake Isn’t Coming To PC And ‘Other Consoles’
Update—6:19 p.m. ET, 09/16/2020: Following the original publication of this story, Sony has told Kotaku that the trailer claiming Demon’s Souls would be coming to PC and “other consoles” was a mistake, attributing the incorrect information to “human error.” When we tried to further confirm that the game wasn’t coming to PC, the rep replied,…
By Ian Walker Published September 16, 2020 -
CultureEverything Sony Announced In Today’s PS5 Event
At long last we have the PlayStation 5’s release date, price, and teases for the next God of War and Final Fantasy XVI. Sony’s second PS5 showcase gave us most of the answers we didn’t get the first time around, including that the next-gen console will be out November 12 and cost $500. Today’s 40-minute…
By Ethan Gach Published September 16, 2020 -
CultureSony Teases God Of War Sequel For 2021
Today, during its PlayStation 5 showcase, Sony teased a new God of War for PlayStation 5. A vanishingly brief trailer displayed the God of War logo with runes in it. You could then hear (but not see) Kratos saying “You must prepare yourself.” After that, the words “Ragnarok is coming” appeared on the screen in…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 16, 2020 -
CulturePS5 Out In U.S. On Nov 12, Costs $500 For Main Model
Finally! Announced today during Sony’s PlayStation 5 event, we finally have a release date and price for the company’s next-gen console. November 12 is the date and the price is $400 for digital-only and $500 for the main model with its fancy disc drive. It’s less of a price spread than the Xbox Series S…
By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2020 -
CultureOpen-World Harry Potter Game Hogwarts Legacy Revealed
Remember back in October of 2018 when a leaked video seemed to show off an open-world Harry Potter game? During today’s PlayStation 5 event, WB Games announced Hogwarts Legacy, an open-world action RPG set in the 1800s Potterverse, coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Series X, and PC in 2021. Explore magical locations, encounter magical…
By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2020 -
CultureMiles Morales Spider-Man Game, Horizon, And Sackboy Also Coming To PS4
It’s been unclear, for a few months, whether or not Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the cool-looking expansion/not-expansion to 2018’s Spider-Man would be coming to PS4. Well, it’s clear now. It’ll be joined by two other PS5 “exclusives”—a word that lost all meaning years ago and is now just a sort of incomprehensible shriek video game executives…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 16, 2020 -
CultureFinal Fantasy XVI Coming To PS5 And PC
Square Enix provided a first look at Final Fantasy XVI during today’s PlayStation showcase. It’s coming to PlayStation 5 and PC. Few confirmed details were provided, but there was a lot of serious-sounding dialogue about crystals and a plethora of giant monsters. The story appears to take place over several decades, following the main character…
By Ian Walker Published September 16, 2020 -
CultureWatch The PlayStation 5 Showcase Here
At 4:00 p.m. ET today, Sony is kicking off a 40-minute PlayStation 5 showcase. Watch the English-language stream above, or tune into PlayStation’s YouTube channel for streams in other languages, including Spanish and French. Back in June, Sony officially pulled back the curtain on the PS5. We learned that it’s more powerful than the PlayStation…
By Ari Notis Published September 16, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsStar Renegades Is A Gorgeous Turn-Based RPG Caught In Its Own Time Loop
There’s a ton to love in the beautifully pixelated RPG roguelite Star Renegades. I just wish all of its ambitious ideas came together as elegantly as its art style. In Star Renegades, the latest Steam game from Massive Damage, makers of the excellent Halcyon 6, you assemble a squad of charming cliches—the roguish bounty hunter,…
By Ethan Gach Published September 16, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsBPM: Bullets Per Minute Is A Shockingly Fun First-Person Rhythm Shooter
“Rhythm FPS roguelike” is not a series of words I thought I’d see strung together to describe a video game. But the year 2020 is committed to surprising the hell out of me, sometimes for ill (mostly for ill nowadays) but sometimes for good. BPM:Bullets Per Minute is one of those good surprises. Out now…
By Ash Parrish Published September 16, 2020 -
CultureHere’s Every Oculus Quest 2 Game Announced During Today’s Facebook Connect
A whole slew of virtual reality games were announced as part of today’s Facebook Connect broadcast, including upcoming entries in Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed series that will be exclusive to Oculus. These projects will be helmed by Tom Clancy developer Red Storm with support from Ubisoft Reflections, Ubisoft Dusseldorf, and Ubisoft Mumbai. While…
By Ian Walker Published September 16, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI’m Sorry, Spellbreak Player I Eliminated To Get My First Win
I remember it like it was yesterday—even though it was, in fact, several days ago. You were a sprightly mage in a hood, as are approximately 70 percent of Spellbreak players, because the game doesn’t have many cosmetics yet. I was a tall sort of rent-a-hero looking dude. You might remember me because I threw…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 16, 2020
