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CultureMicrosoft Is Already Stopping Production of Xbox One X
Microsoft is stopping production of the Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition consoles, it told The Verge today. It will continue to produce the standard Xbox One S. The news comes after many would-be Xbox owners have had trouble finding the consoles at stores. “As we ramp into the future with Xbox…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 16, 2020 -
CultureTwitchTwitch Forces U.S. Army To Stop Tricking Viewers With Fake Giveaways
The U.S. Army has a Twitch channel that it uses to fish for potential recruits. Last week, it came under fire for issuing bans to viewers who asked about war crimes. This week, a report by The Nation dug deeper, pointing out, among other things, that the channel had a habit of running fake controller…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 16, 2020 -
CultureA Link Between Worlds Is Still A Zelda Like No Other
I’m a huge fan of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, but I hadn’t played all the way through its direct sequel on the Nintendo 3DS, A Link Between Worlds, until recently. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I like it more than the original. At first glance, A Link to…
By Peter Tieryas Published July 16, 2020 -
UncategorizedRogue Legacy 2 has been delayed to August 18. The sequel to 2013’s fantastic genealogical roguelike was originally supposed to launch in early access on July 23, but has been pushed back to give the developers at Cellar Door Games a bit more time to polish it before release.
By Ian Walker Published July 16, 2020 -
CultureDestiny 2‘s Big Beyond Light Expansion Delayed Until November
Destiny 2‘s next annual expansion, Beyond Light, has been delayed until November 10, Bungie announced today. Originally set to arrive in September, the studio said Beyond Light’s release date has been pushed back nearly two months due to work from home requirements implemented during the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. “The past few months have been a…
By Ethan Gach Published July 16, 2020 -
CultureRed Dead Online Players Dress As Clowns To Protest 7 Months Without An Update
After seven months without a significant update, Red Dead Online players have decided to send in the clowns. The hope among many is that dressing up as clowns will get Rockstar’s attention and encourage the developer to bring a new update to the game a little faster. Plus, it’s something to do. The last big…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 16, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published July 16, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Cake Edition
Welcome to Thursday, which is basically Friday if you’re ambitious, and welcome back to our daily open thread. I know cake and things that are not cake are all the rage lately, but I got a bunch of cherries in my CSA that I am thinking of incorporating into a layer cake. The last time…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 16, 2020 -
CultureGame Pass Ultimate Is Getting Video Game Streaming In September
Today Microsoft announced that its video game streaming service, Project xCloud, will be available to anyone who subscribes to Game Pass Ultimate later this year. Currently in beta, Project xCloud lets you stream Xbox games to phones and tablets. Come September, anyone with a Game Pass Ultimate subscription, which bundles Game Pass and Xbox Live…
By Ethan Gach Published July 16, 2020 -
CultureSpace Gets Scary In Next No Man’s Sky Update
No Man’s Sky is generally a pretty chill experience, but that’s about to change with the next major update. Desolation, available today, allows players to plumb the depths of the mysterious, derelict freighters that have dotted star systems since April’s exo-mech update “Being a small dot amongst the stars can bring a sense of awe…
By Ian Walker Published July 16, 2020 -
CultureWeeks Later, Dr Disrespect Says He Still Doesn’t Know Why He Was Banned From Twitch
In his first public interview since being suddenly banned from Twitch last month, Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm, one of the platform’s most popular streamers, claims he still doesn’t know why. “Honestly, we just don’t know,” Beahm told the Washington Post in a new interview published today. “It was a total shock. Imagine showing up to…
By Ethan Gach Published July 16, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanCompany Is Sorry For Making Crappy Figures
IA and ONE are popular Vocaloid singing voice synthesizer characters in Japan. To celebrate their birthdays, a pair of new figures have gone on sale in Japan. They’re relatively expensive and, well, apparently not very good. Each figure is priced at around 35,000 yen ($327). Above is concept art, and below is what fans are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanPet Fish Is Trying To Finish A Pokémon Game
If you think finishing a Pokémon game takes a long time, try playing one as a pet fish. That’s exactly what one pet fish in Japan is doing. Mutekimaru Channel is tracking fish Mutekimaru (aka Maurice) as it makes its way through Pokémon Ruby. As Soranews notes, the fish is obviously not aware it is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Neko to Arerugii | Artist: Kinoko Teikoku | Album: Neko to Arerugii
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2020 -
CultureKonami’s PES Is Just Gonna Take The Year Off
It’s long been a running joke among people who hate sports games that each new edition in a series like FIFA or Madden is really just a $50 roster update. Well, joke’s on them, because this year Konami is going to do exactly that, turning PES 2021 into a DLC purchase for PES 2020 A…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2020 -
CultureMicrosoft’s New Flight Simulator Comes On TEN DISCS
If you want to buy Microsoft Flight Simulator like a normal person and download it, then it will download and you’ll play it and everything will be normal. If you want to hold a box, though, you’re going to need both hands, because holy shit. Simulation specialists Aerosoft have been hired by Microsoft to distribute…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published July 15, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Reach The Top Of Hyper Scape‘s Lobby Tower
There is a tower in Ubisoft’s new battle royale Hyper Scape. Most people are very bad at climbing the tower. Let me tell you how to reach the top of the tower. There’s nothing particularly special about the tower, aside from the fact that it is there. It’s the centerpiece of the lobby players wind…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 15, 2020 -
CultureOverwatch Update Removes McCree’s Noose Spray
Since 2016, Overwatch’s McCree, a walking amalgam of cowboy movie references, has been able to slap an image of a noose on any surface he pleases, provided players have unlocked the decal in question. Now, as of the game’s most recent update, it’s gone. The noose was always a curious inclusion in a family-friendly game…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 15, 2020
