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CultureIt looks like Bungie is moving ahead with its Destiny 2 reveal after all. Originally leaked on Instagram, Bungie today confirmed it’ll show details of what’s to come in the game on June 9 at 12:00 p.m. ET. Other gaming events have recently been delayed following the ongoing protests
By Ethan Gach Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureElite Dangerous Will Let Players Stretch Their Virtual Legs In 2021
Space flight sim Elite Dangerous is set to expand next year with the release of the next significant update. While the game has confined players to their cockpits since it launched in 2014, Odyssey revolves around completing missions on foot rather than from behind the controls of a starship. Details are still scant, but developer…
By Ian Walker Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureCivilization VI’s Crossplay Randomly Broke Last Week, But It Should Be Fixed This Month
PC and Mac players of Civilization VI aren’t able to face off in multiplayer matches of global domination as of last week, since the 4X strategy game’s crossplay feature suddenly ceased to function. But the game’s developer says it should be back online before the month is out. Update: 6/26/2020, 10:30 a.m.: PC-Mac crossplay for…
By Ari Notis Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureValorant Beta Cheaters Sad, Mad Over Bans Persisting Into Final Game
Yesterday, Riot Games’ new tactical shooter, Valorant, emerged from its post-beta slumber and into full release. This meant a fresh start for most players, who saw their ranks reset and an influx of new names to attach to (and, in the midst of battle, detach from) faces. Cheaters, however, were not so lucky. Players who…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 3, 2020 -
ReviewsThe Live Gamer Bolt Is An Excellent 4K60 Capture Box If You’re Into That Sort Of Thing
Do you want 4K 60 frames-per-second video game capture, because the Avermedia Live Gamer Bolt capture box is how you get 4K 60 frame-per-second video game capture. As long as your PC can handle it. Back in my day all we needed was 1,080 pees and a ship to sail them by. Today’s gamesters and…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryLet Me Keep My Damn Weeds, Animal Crossing
I’m new to the Animal Crossing world. Outside of a short-lived stint in Pocket Camp, New Horizons is the first time I’ve ever played a major Animal Crossing title. Part of getting into an established series late means learning things seasoned players know implicitly, like that you’re supposed to pick the weeds. But I don’t…
By Ash Parrish Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureGame Companies Say They’re Supporting Black Lives Matter, But Few Are Offering Specifics
As protests over the killing of George Floyd by police spread throughout the country last weekend, some of the gaming industry’s biggest companies put out statements in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. But while a few have shared some specifics about what they’re doing to help fight systemic racism, almost none of them…
By Ethan Gach Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Work Edition
Gosh, it’s Wednesday. Welcome back to our daily open thread. I don’t think I’ve sent or received a work email this week that doesn’t include the line “I know it’s a weird time, but…” It’s strange, but it feels kind of nice that so many people are acknowledging that things aren’t business as usual. (Not…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 3, 2020 -
UncategorizedFrostpunk’s final season pass expansion, previously confusingly titled “TVADGYCGJR,” will be called “On The Edge” and is coming out on Steam this summer. A press release says it’s “set after the vicious Great Storm as the expedition is sent from New London with a special assignment” and will have “new unique mechanics both in the…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 3, 2020 -
UncategorizedMario And Luigi Make Magnificent Mechs
Singapore-based artist ClogTwo makes wonderfully detailed works imagining mechanical art. His Mechasoul series imagines iconic characters as pilots inside their own massive mechs. Mario and Luigi are the subjects of his latest work, and they are magnificent. The brothers Mario prepare for battle inside giant robot versions of themselves. Cutaways show off the insides of shock-absorbing…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2020 -
AnimeMan Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Anime Director And Voice Actress
Fukuta Kishimoto, a 21-year-old Kyoto man, has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Tatsuki, the anime director best known for Kemono Friends. Kishimoto also allegedly threatened Yui Ishikawa, who did voice work for Kemono Friends 2, as well as an anime production company. Ishikawa also voices Mikasa in the Attack on Titan anime. NHK…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanStudio Ghibli’s First CG Animation Feature Is Coming To Japanese TV This Winter
Studio Ghibli is doing a long-form adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones’ novel Earwig and the Witch. Previously, the studio adapted the author’s 1986 fantasy novel Howl’s Moving Castle. This will be Ghibli’s first full-length CG feature. Titled Aya to Majo (Aya and the Witch), the movie will air on NHK in Japan this winter. As…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2020 -
CultureSega Is Releasing A Game Gear Micro
To mark the company’s 60th anniversary, Sega has decided to take one of its most notorious systems and re-release it in micro form. It’s not the Dreamcast or the Saturn, though; rather, it’s the handheld Game Gear. It’s launching on October 6 in Japan for ¥4980, which roughly translates to USD$45. There will be four…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesHow You Can Support Black Gamers
More than a week has passed since the brutal police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Rallies and protests have since ensued, rightfully, from coast-to-coast. And it’s not just Floyd. It’s Philando Castile and Breonna Taylor, Freddie Gray and Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and Eric Garner (among many, many, many others). The deaths of black…
By Ari Notis Published June 2, 2020 -
CultureSonic 3D Blast Is Better In 2D
Before Sonic Adventure, Sega’s blue mascot made his first foray into the third dimension with 1996’s Sonic 3D Blast for the Sega Genesis and Saturn. It wasn’t great! But now we have a 2D total conversion thanks to independent developer Sotaknuck, which takes the story and aesthetics of Sonic 3D Blast and reimagines them in…
By Ian Walker Published June 2, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe Next Total War Game Is Having A Very Weird, Epic-Exclusive Launch
Having previously been a series that we first associated with DVD drives and then Steam, the next release in the Total War series—the spinoff A Total War Saga: TROY—is going to be a 12-month Epic Games Store exclusive. And it’ll be…free? At least initially. Anyone downloading the game within the first 24 hours of it…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2020 -
CulturePut Zappa In Guilty Gear Strive, Dammit
Arc System Works recently shared the results of a survey taken by players of the Guilty Gear Strive closed beta. The most interesting findings come from the character request section. Players from around the world left some surprisingly uniform responses, and sadly, my favorite character is nowhere to be seen. Zappa is Guilty Gear at…
By Ian Walker Published June 2, 2020