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Kotaku EastJapanJapan’s Roller Coaster Screaming Ban: “Please Scream Inside Your Heart”
As Japanese theme parks start to reopen, guidelines have been issued to (hopefully!) help ensure a safe experience for visitors, including visitors being asked not to scream on roller coasters. According to The Wall Street Journal, a video message tells park visitors, “Please scream inside your hearts.” Previously, Kotaku reported that haunted houses in Japan…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2020 -
CultureWhat One Artist’s Work On The Last Of Us Part 2 Looked Like
We took a big look at the art behind The Last Of Us Part 2 last week, but given the way Fine Art tends to be a feature that deals in scale and volume, I thought it might also be cool to take a deeper dive into the game and find out what a single…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 8, 2020 -
Culture“OK” Hand Gesture Removed From Call Of Duty
The “OK” hand gesture, added to both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone earlier this year, has been removed from the games, presumably because of its growing association with white supremacists While neither Activision nor developers Infinity Ward have yet to comment on the removal, as Eurogamer report it’s been missing…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 8, 2020 - Uncategorized
Gizmodo Umbrella Academy‘s Season 2 Trailer Is Here to Rain on Everyone’s Parade | The A.V. Club The best movies on Amazon Prime | Lifehacker How to Try Out Android’s New ‘AirDrop’ Feature | Gizmodo Useful Tool Lets You Secretly Rickroll Zoom Meetings So You Never Get Invited to Conference Calls Again | The Takeout…
By G/O Media Published July 8, 2020 -
CultureShantae‘s Very Rare, Very Expensive Game Boy Color Game Is Getting A Re-Release
The lowest price on eBay for a legitimate used copy of 2002 Game Boy Color platformer Shantae is around $530. That’s just the cart. Open with box and manual? Nearly $4,000. Sealed and graded? $10,000. As long as the new physical release Limited Run Games announced this afternoon is in the low three figures, I’ll…
By Mike Fahey Published July 8, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsFortnite YouTubers Buy Mansion, Decorate It Like Sad Teenagers
Behold the One Percent Fortnite house, a mansion some gaming YouTubers bought and proceeded to turn into a vaguely fun-looking giant home office. It’s both a reminder that even when you’ve “made it” as an influencer the grind never stops, and also that most people have no idea how to decorate a home like a…
By Ethan Gach Published July 8, 2020 -
CultureMetal Gear Solid V Is Leaving Xbox Game Pass Next Week
Tomorrow, Fallout 76 and the one-of-a-kind action-RPG CrossCode are coming to Xbox Game Pass. But as life giveth, life taketh. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will soon depart Microsoft’s games-on-demand service. Metal Gear Solid V is a massive game—so massive, in fact, that you probably won’t be able to finish it before it…
By Ari Notis Published July 8, 2020 -
CultureThe Sims Is Getting A Reality Show Because Why Not
A competition-based reality show themed around The Sims is happening whether you like it or not. The Sims Spark’d, which is set to premiere on July 17, tasks its contestants with building “the most unique characters, worlds and stories” in The Sims 4, according to a press release. Other than that, details are sparse, but…
By Ian Walker Published July 8, 2020 -
CultureNinja’s First-Ever YouTube Livestream Draws Over 100,000 Viewers
Tyler “Ninja”Blevins livestreamed on YouTube today, his first stream since Microsoft announced it was shutting down Mixer. The choice has fueled speculation about which platform he’ll make his permanent home going forward. Over 100,000 people tuned in for the start of Blevins’ first ever YouTube livestream, and his first livestream in nearly three weeks since…
By Ethan Gach Published July 8, 2020 -
UncategorizedDespite developers having to work around quarantine restrictions, World of Warcraft’s Shadowlands expansion is still planned for release this fall. During today’s game update stream Blizzard announced the eighth expansion to the long-running MMO moves from alpha to beta next week.
By Mike Fahey Published July 8, 2020 - Uncategorized
Gizmodo 10 Pokémon Shorts That Prove Trainers Are Overrated | Lifehacker 10 Video Games That Can Replace Traditional Summer Activities | The A.V. Club The best TV shows of the year so far | The Root I Read Kanye West’s Interview About His ‘Presidency’ So You Don’t Have To | Jezebel Of Course, We Watched…
By G/O Media Published July 8, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Chilling Edition
It’s Wednesday, but I’m just back from a few days off so it feels like Monday. Welcome back to our daily open thread. It was nice to have a few days off! I did many exciting things, like going grocery shopping, and cleaning my couch upholstery, and restringing my guitar. I also worked on some…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 8, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsDeadly Premonition 2 Is Incredibly Rough But All Sorts Of Charming
FBI special agent Francis York Morgan (call him York, everybody does) should not be a likable character. He’s eccentric. He’s self-absorbed. He holds lengthy, movie reference-filled conversations with a voice inside his head while the real people around him stare and shrug. Despite his many flaws, he’s one of the most engaging protagonists I’ve played.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 8, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanAnime Weathering With You Gets Its Own Official Motorbike
Last year’s hit anime Weathering with You is getting its own Honda motorbike. The company’s iconic Super Cub appeared in the animated feature film, and later this month, a real-world version is going on sale in Japan. The Weathering with You motorobike is available for the Super Cub 50 and the Super Cub 110 variants,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 8, 2020 -
UncategorizedRyosuke Yoshida, who most recently did game design for Devil May Cry 5 and lead combat design for Monster Hunter XX, has announced he is leaving Capcom for China’s NetEase Games Sakura Studio, where he’ll work as a Senior Game Designer on next-gen games. Yoshida joined Capcom in 2009.
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 8, 2020 -
Kotaku EastGaming PC Hardware Executive Dies At 56
MSI president and CEO Sheng-Chang Chiang, also known as Charles Chiang, has suddenly died. He was 56 years old. According to Yahoo! News Taiwan, MSI has issued a statement confirming Chiang’s untimely passing and adding that the company was assisting grieving family members. The Guru of 3D reports that on July 7, Chiang was discovered…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 8, 2020