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CultureHere’s Where To Watch Today’s Xbox Series X Showcase
To Infinite, and beyond! Today, Microsoft is hosting an hour-long showcase. According to Xbox’s Aaron Greenberg, the event will laser-focus on upcoming games for Xbox platforms. That means we likely won’t get any hard info about the Xbox Series X price or release date. But hey, at least we get to see what Master Chief’s…
By Ari Notis Published July 23, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published July 23, 2020 -
ReviewsMultiplatformCarrion: The Kotaku Review
In Carrion you move so fast, so malevolently, it’s genuinely unsettling… even though you’re the one in control. And controlling this repellent offal-beast is never better than when you prepare surprise attacks for well-armed military forces. Two machine gun-toting army boys, with anti-me shields fizzling in front of them, thought they could be the heroes.…
By John Walker Published July 23, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsPaper Mario: The Origami King Bug Prevents You From Beating The Game [Update]
Players recently discovered what appears to be a game-breaking glitch toward the end of Paper Mario: The Origami King that can make it impossible to finish the game on an existing save file. The bug is located in the Shangri-Spa area, arrived at after defeating the first four streamers in the game. Players get a…
By Ethan Gach Published July 23, 2020 -
CultureTwitchMixer’s Last Day Was A Ghost Town
It’s been a month since the news of Mixer’s closure hit streamers like a Microsoft-branded bag of hammers. At the time, it was heartbreaking. Some spent years building careers, only for the floor to fall out from under them. Today, the platform shuts down for good. Time for one last hurrah, right? Not really. One…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsPlayStation’s New Kids Sneakers Are Gross
Sony has a long and storied record when it comes to sneaker collabs, from the classic PlayStation Air Force 1 to the more recent Paul George releases. This latest pair, though, is not going to reach those heights. Rather than releasing with long-term partners Nike (despite looking like bootleg Air Max 270 Reacts), these shoes…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureIf Sega Won’t Make A New Jet Set Radio, These Guys Will
If a new game looks a lot like another game, that can sometimes be scandalous. If it looks a lot like another game that everyone wants a new one of and never get, though, it is welcome Here’s Team Reptile’s Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, coming to the PC next year, which is as close as we’re…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureThe Next Yakuza Is Coming In November, But The PS5 Has To Wait
Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the next game in the long-running crime/bike-throwing series, and the first of the post-Kiryu era, has been out in Japan since January. We finally got a Western release date today though, with the game due on most systems in November. That’s Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and, best of all, PC (previous…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureUbisoft’s Next-Gen Games Will Remain $60 (For Now)
While 2K has come out and said its next-gen games will cost $10 more than the current standard (at $70 vs $60), Ubisoft announced today that, for the time being at least, its PS5 and Xbox Series X games will remain at $60. During an earnings call earlier today, Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot said for…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureTwitchAmid Backlash, U.S. Army Retreats From Twitch
The U.S. Army has dealt with sustained backlash over the past few weeks against its recruitment-oriented Twitch channel, which has banned viewers for asking about war crimes and hosted supposed giveaways that just dumped people out onto a recruitment page (which the Army has since claimed did enter viewers into a competition through other means,…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsRidiculous Ghost Of Tsushima Triple Kill Requires One Horse, Two Explosives
There are a million ways to kill people in Ghost of Tsushima, the new open-world, samurai-themed action game for PlayStation 4. Some methods are honorable (duels, standoffs, shooting people in the head with flaming arrows). Some are dishonorable (kunai, poison darts, shooting people in the back of the head with flaming arrows). Some, like the…
By Ari Notis Published July 22, 2020 -
CulturePressed On Accountability, Ubisoft CEO Avoids Taking Blame For Company’s Sexual Misconduct Problems
In a call with investors today, a financial analyst asked Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot about what he knew about the sexual misconduct that now appears to have been widespread at the multinational publisher. His answer centered on others betraying his trust and failed to acknowledge any accountability. The misconduct at Ubisoft has been widely discussed…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2020 -
UncategorizedOn July 29th, Nintendo Online subscribers will have the chance to play Pokkén Tournament DX for free. The announcement comes in the midst of the Pokémon Players Cup, giving spectators the chance to get in on the action themselves. The trial lasts until 11:59 P.M. on August 4th.
By Ash Parrish Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureFreelance Game Writers Band Together To Strike Over Poor Pay
Contracted freelance writers for Voltage Entertainment, publisher of notable dating game mobile app Lovestruck, are striking to protest what they describe as a history of low wages and unreasonable deadlines. In the Reddit post announcing the strike, the writers stated, “The writers of Lovestruck have come together to unanimously demand better working conditions, greater transparency,…
By Ash Parrish Published July 22, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Focus Edition
It’s Wednesday; we’re getting there! Welcome back to our daily open thread. I’m having a hard time concentrating lately, though I’m trying to just make myself start tasks. Once I get started on something it’s easy to keep going, but I’ve been having a hard time picking what to do next and spend a lot…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 22, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published July 22, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanSquare Enix Wants To Release Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 As Soon As It Can
In April, Square Enix released Final Fantasy VII Remake. While speaking with Weekly Famitsu, the game’s developers revealed that part 2 is currently in production, picking up where the first remake left off. “While we are earnestly working on it [part 2],” co-director Naoki Hamaguchi told Famitsu, “we may make you wait, but please look…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanThe World’s Most Expensive Pokémon Card Breaks A New Auction Record
Last year, the ultra-rare Pikachu Illustrator card sold for $195,000. That was the highest price paid for a Pokémon card. Until now. The Pikachu Illustrator card was given out to winners of a comic contest that was held in Japan in 1997-98. Thirty-nine of these cards were awarded, but only ten apparently still exist. Back…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2020
