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CultureDestiny 2‘s Current Season Is Hurtling Toward A Confusing End [Update]
Pyramid ships. Planet eaters. A new alien race. Bungie is teasing a ton of upcoming stuff in Destiny at the moment, but so far, none of it looks like it’ll arrive in time to save the current season. With one week left on Season of the Worthy, the massive Almighty spaceship that was sent hurtling…
By Ethan Gach Published June 2, 2020 - Uncategorized
Gizmodo Your Phone Is a Goldmine of Hidden Data for Cops. Here’s How to Fight Back | Lifehacker Where to Donate to Help People Fighting for Racial Justice | The Root The Punk-Ass President Had Peaceful Protesters Tear-Gassed So He Wouldn’t Look Like a Bunker Bitch | Jezebel Man Who Sheltered 70 DC Protesters Says…
By G/O Media Published June 2, 2020 -
UncategorizedI Am Black And Tired
George Floyd was murdered by the police, and I can’t tell you how hard it’s been to work, to write, or to live since then. I’ve felt like I’ve lost my ability to write. For the entire day I thought, “I can’t do this.” All my attempts to write something significant devolved into “a not-brief…
By Ash Parrish Published June 2, 2020 -
CultureStreet Fighter Event Benefiting Black Lives Matter Demolishes Fundraising Expectations
Last night, the Street Fighter subreddit organized an online Street Fighter V tournament to raise money for Black Lives Matter charities in response to the recent police murder of George Floyd, a black Minnesotan, and ongoing attempts by activists across the country to hold law enforcement accountable. They ended up collecting just under $15,000 from…
By Ian Walker Published June 2, 2020 -
CultureCD Projekt Red has delayed its Night City Wire livestream for Cyberpunk 2077 until June 25 following the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests The event was originally planned for June 11, but the company said it’s pushed it back because “more important discussions are happening right now.”
By Ethan Gach Published June 2, 2020 -
CultureMario 64‘s Unofficial PC Port Will Look Glorious Once Modders Get Done With It
Ever since a fan-made PC version of Mario 64 was released last month, modders have been having fun updating the nearly 25-year old Nintendo 64 game to give it a fresh, modern look. Mario 64 on PC is the work of fans reverse engineering the game’s code last year. After it was publicly released last…
By Ethan Gach Published June 2, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryAnimal Crossings’ Sharks Don’t Do Fish Crimes But I Love Them Anyway
Hot on the caudal fin of Tripwire Interactive’s bloody aquatic epic Maneater, Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ summer season fills its seas with man-eating beasts. Animal Crossing’s sharks don’t actually eat people and can be caught by a single human holding a flimsy fishing pole, but that just makes them more lovable. Nothing like standing on…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2020 - Uncategorized
The Root What Is Blackout Tuesday? Industries, Brands and More Go Black in Solidarity of Black Lives Matter | The A.V. Club Bond reborn: 17 suggestions for how to really reboot 007 | Jalopnik Tesla Model 3 Drives Straight Into Overturned Truck In What Seems To Be Autopilot Failure | Lifehacker The Phone Settings You…
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UncategorizedHow’s It Going?: Helping Edition
Welcome to Tuesday, and welcome back to our daily open thread. I’ve been stressing out about feeling like I’m not doing enough to help the world lately, and I’m sure I’m not alone. For a bunch of reasons, my street protest days are pretty much behind me, but I don’t want that to be an…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 2, 2020 -
CulturePokémon Sword and Shield‘s Isle Of Armor DLC Drops June 17
According to information released today initially on the official Japanese Pokémon website, the first DLC from Pokémon Sword and Shield’s expansion pass, The Isle of Armor, brings new pocket monsters and fresh adventures to the games on June 17. The website and accompanying trailer show off new features coming in The Isle of Armor on June…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2020 -
UncategorizedHandheld Doom Lets You Manually Crank The Chaingun
It’s a well-known fact that the 1993 classic Doom will be ported to everything, eventually. You can now add the Playdate, a yet-to-be-released micro-console with a crank, to the long list of “Things That Can Run Doom.” Nic Magnier, a game developer, posted a video on Twitter over the weekend showing a version of Doom…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 2, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanBandai Is Making A Plastic Model Of…Cup Noodle
The folks behind Gundam models have set their sights on instant ramen in a styrofoam cup. This fall in Japan, the iconic Cup Noodle is getting a one-to-one scale plastic model. The official site points out that you are not to fill the model with hot water or eat it. Sorry! Here is how the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanOn Twitter, Japanese PlayStation Fans React To The PS5 Showcase Delay With Support
Yesterday, Sony announced it was delaying the PS5 showcase. On Twitter, the reaction among Japanese fans has largely been supportive. As pointed out by YouTuber Gaijinhunter, the replies to PlayStation Japan’s tweet announcing the delay are, for the most part, overwhelmingly understanding. I saw a few incendiary remarks on Japanese game blogs, but on Twitter,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Sad Song (Live) | Artist: Liam Gallagher | Album: Liam Gallagher MTV Unplugged
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Hate The Police | Artist: Mudhoney | Album: Boiled Beef & Rotting Teeth
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2020 -
CultureNext Call Of Duty Seasons Delayed Because “Now Is Not The Time”
The latest rollout of new Call of Duty content, for Modern Wafare, Warzone and Call of Duty: Mobile, has been postponed due to the current violent police actions against American citizens A short statement released by Activision says that “while we all look forward to playing” the new stuff, “right now it’s time for those…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2020 -
CultureSonic Fan Site Closes After 21 Years Following Very Bad Black Lives Matter Tweet
TSSZ, a Sonic fan site that had been running since 1999, closed over the weekend, not long after the site’s owner posted a very bad tweet comparing the plight of Black Americans and the Black Lives Matter movement to…some stuff that fictional video game character Sonic the Hedgehog has been through. Though the Tweet in…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2020 -
OpinionBlack Lives Matter
For the past several days, the police killing of a black man, George Floyd, has stoked righteous anger and protest across the United States. It should never have taken a police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes, as Floyd begged for his life, for protests of this scale to finally materialize, for…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2020