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CultureAww, Apple Arcade’s Got A Spongebob Game Now
Every game platform or service worth its salt needs a Spongebob Squarepants game. Now’s Apple Arcade’s time. Spongebob: Patty Pursuit has arrived. Patty Pursuit is a colorful auto-running platformer with plenty of jumping, stomping, wall-hopping, and treasure collecting. Plankton has kidnapped Spongebob’s friends and stolen the secret Krabby Patty formula, but for some reason left…
By Mike Fahey Published May 29, 2020 -
AnimeFirst Look At The Final Season Of Attack On Titan
This is it. Here’s the trailer for the final season of the massively popular Attack on Titan anime. The anime debuted in 2013 and spawned several live-action films. It’s based on Hajime Isayama’s manga, which began serialization in 2009. The studio Mappa is handling animation duties. Wit Studio did the animation for seasons one to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Has Done Truly Incredible This Year
Debuting in 2016, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has sold 60 million print copies. Amazingly, between May 17 and November 18 of last year, it has sold 45.29 million print copies. Oricon (via ANN) has listed the first half manga sales tallies by series for this year in Japan. The exact dates are, as previously…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2020 -
AnimeJapan Sinks: 2020 Is My Most Anticipated Anime Of This Summer
Each season there are shows I, and perhaps you, look forward to. But this summer, there is one show that I am excited about most—Japan Sinks:2020 The upcoming ten-episode series is helmed by Masaaki Yuasa, known for directing Night is Short, Walk on Girl, Devilman Crybaby, Ride Your Wave, and Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2020 -
UncategorizedToday, Hironobu Sakaguchi announced that Terra Battle is ending service. The mobile game first launched in 2014 and went on to garner over 2.8 million downloads and spawn a sequel, Terra Battle 2. “I am so grateful for all the fans who played Terra Battle for nearly six years,” Sakaguchi added.
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Gratitude | Artist: Beastie Boys | Album: Check Your Head
By Luke Plunkett Published May 29, 2020 -
UncategorizedOh, Cate Blanchett Is Starring In The Borderlands Movie
Well, this is awkward. Despite my best efforts to persuade her otherwise, Cate Blanchett has officially signed up to take part in the upcoming Borderlands movie, where she’ll be playing Lilith. The news wasn’t announced by Blanchett or her people, but by director Eli Roth, who toldEW “I’m so lucky to have the amazing Cate…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2020 - Uncategorized
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By G/O Media Published May 28, 2020 -
UncategorizedWe’ve Got At Least Five More Years Of EA’s NFL Exclusivity
Anyone hoping that Electronic Arts and the NFL’s long-standing exclusivity arrangement was going to go away any time soon is going to have to keep hoping for a few more years, as both parties agreed today to continue the deal that makes EA Sports the only company allowed to release an NFL simulation game. NFL…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Is Getting A Sequel
The Sonic the Hedgehog movie, which is Mostly Fine, did well enough that a sequel is already in development. Paramount and Sega confirmed the news toVariety this afternoon, and while it’s too early for casting announcements (though you’d expect at least Jim Carrey, James Marsden and Sonic’s voice Ben Schwartz to be back), the same…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2020 -
CultureStudy Shows A Distressing Number Of You Eat While Gaming
A recent study from analytics firm Newzoo claims that at least 80 percent of video game fans eat or drink something while they sell turnips in Animal Crossing and demolish demonic hordes in Doom Eternal. Assuming I didn’t already hate gamers, this is all it would take to push me over the edge. Newzoo’s findings,…
By Ian Walker Published May 28, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Manage All 95,128 Side-Quests In Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
If you know anything about Xenoblade Chronicles, you know it’s 92.7 percent side-quest. Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, the spiffed-up version out tomorrow for Nintendo Switch, is no different. There are enough side-quests in this role-playing game to put Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Fallout 4, and The Witcher 3 to shame. In fact, even if you’re the…
By Ari Notis Published May 28, 2020 -
CultureAmazon’s Crucible Is Looking Like Another Battleborn
Last week, Amazon Games released Crucible, a free-to-play, team-based shooter, to mild excitement. Eight days later, Crucible players are almost nowhere to be found on the (Amazon-owned) Twitch streaming service, a strong sign that the community around the game seems to be already dwindling. Crucible, currently available only for PC, pits players against other players…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 28, 2020 -
UncategorizedSwitch Isn’t The Best Way To Play Five Nights At Freddy’s: Help Wanted
I’m one of those people who can’t do VR. Maybe I haven’t found the right console to play on, or the little balance-regulating nub in my brain is too sensitive, but VR makes me puke. So when Steel Wool Games announced a Switch port of VR game Five Nights At Freddy’s: Help Wanted, I was…
By Ash Parrish Published May 28, 2020 -
CultureElder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Opening Harkens Back To Skyrim
The next year of The Elder Scrolls Online aims to take players back to “the dark heart of Skyrim” via several expansions set in the icy region. The latest stop on the itinerary, Greymoor, released yesterday for folks on PC and Mac, introducing a new questline, updates to the Vampire skill line, and most importantly, an…
By Ian Walker Published May 28, 2020 -
CultureGeForce Now’s New Opt-In Policy Wins Back At Least One Developer
Winter survival game The Long Dark was removed from Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming platform back in March after its developer said the game had been added without their consent. Now it’s coming back, following changes to the service that make GeForce Now opt-in only. “Back in March I decided to remove The Long Dark from…
By Ethan Gach Published May 28, 2020