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CultureTwitchTwitch Just Made It Harder To Be A Jerk In Chat
A good Twitch chat is like a serene sea: always welcome, but all too rare a respite from the choppier waters of the internet. Over the years, Twitch has given chat moderators tools to lock out ugliness-spewing ne’er-do-wells, but a number of loopholes have allowed dedicated trolls to slip back under the gates with relative…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 1, 2020 -
CultureSources: Despite Huge Sales, Borderlands 3 Developers Are Getting Stiffed On Bonuses
The video game Borderlands 3 was a big sales success when it launched last fall, according to its publisher, 2K, which described it as “a billion-dollar global brand.” That’s why it was shocking to employees at Gearbox, the developer of the game, when the studio’s CEO, Randy Pitchford, told them yesterday that they would not…
By Jason Schreier Published April 1, 2020 -
UncategorizedBethesda won’t be holding any sort of digital news event in June around when E3 would have been, the company’s VP of marketing, Pete Hines, announced on Twitter today. Other publishers have mentioned working on alternate plans following the event’s cancellation, though nothing firm has been announced yet.
By Ethan Gach Published April 1, 2020 -
UncategorizedUncharted 4 And Dirt Rally 2.0 Are April’s PlayStation Plus Games
Ducking in under the wire, April’s PlayStation Plus games are here. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus membership. April’s PS Plus games are Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Dirt Rally 2.0 Both games will be available to download April 7 through May 4.
By Riley MacLeod Published April 1, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Home Edition
Welcome to Wednesday. We’re halfway to the weekend! Like many of you, I’ve been spending a lot of time in my house. I live alone, which I used to really value when I saw people more often, but now it’s pretty lonely. I’m realizing that a lot of things I like about my apartment, I…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 1, 2020 -
CultureThere’s A Pong RPG Coming Out This Spring
Last week Atari released a new Missile Command game. This week Atari announced a new Pong. In Pong Quest, developed by UK design duoChequered Ink, players explore fantasy dungeons inspired by other Atari classics while smacking balls back and forth. As silly as it sounds, it is a completely real game coming to consoles and PC later…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2020 -
CulturePeople Are Already Playing Final Fantasy VII Remake In Australia
When Square Enix announced physical copies of Final Fantasy VII Remake would ship to Europe and Australia earlier than its April 10 release date due to the covid-19 pandemic, we didn’t think they meant this early. The eagerly anticipated game is already in the hands of many Australians, as evidenced by a growing number of…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2020 -
Kotaku EastRecycled Metal Reborn As Excellent Sculptures
This is the work of Kreatworks, a studio in Phatumthanee, Thailand that specializes in recycled metal art. The members of the studio have over ten years experience making these steampunk and dieselpunk infused works. The sculptures can range in size from 50 cm to 270 cm, and each one is coated in a lacquer to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2020 -
Kotaku EastSouth KoreaK-pop Star’s April Fools Joke: Pretending To Have Coronavirus Covid-19
Today is April Fool’s Day. Pranks probably aren’t a good idea this year! Pretending you have covid-19 is definitely not. K-pop star Jaejoong, member of the popular group JYJ, announced his fake sickness on Instagram earlier today. Jaejoong wrote that he had contracted the virus, adding (as translated by Koreaboo), “It was careless of me…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2020 -
CultureCosplayMan Brings Tom Nook To Life With His Nipple
These are trying times. One man keeps making the internet a better place with his low-cost cosplay. Thank goodness for that! Kotaku first profiled Anucha “Cha” Saengchart (aka “Lonelyman”) and his inexpensive cosplay way back in 2014. Since then, he’s continued to delight and amuse. His latest Tom Nook creation is something else. This isn’t…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2020 -
UncategorizedQuakeCon 2020 Is Cancelled
This won’t come as a surprise to any of you, but id Software officially cancelled QuakeCon 2020 today, saying, “gathering is the last thing any of us should be doing right now.” In a statement posted on the con’s site, id say the show—due to take place in August—just can’t be put together at the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2020 -
UncategorizedGloomhaven’s Sequel Raises Over $4 Million In One Day
Gloomhaven, one of the most popular board games in years, launched its big new campaign Frosthaven today on Kickstarter. Things are, uh, going well. At time of posting, with less than 24 hours gone on the game’s Kickstarter campaign, it has raised over USD$4 million. Watching the page at any time looks a little something…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2020 -
The BestsLet’s Rank The Civilization Games, Worst To Best
How do you separate greatness? You can only try. And remember that hexes > grids. In this latest instalment of Pecking Order, I’m going to be choosing between some of my favourite, and most-played games of all time. From the original all the way through to Civilization VI’s expansions, I’ve been lucky to enough to…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2020 -
CultureNBA Players Are Having An Official NBA 2K Tournament Featuring Stars Like Kevin Durant
If NBA players can’t get onto an actual court for the next few months for the televised enjoyment of millions, they may as well do the next best thing. Yahoo Sports reports that the NBA and ESPN have put together an official esports tournament, which will feature 16 NBA players going head-to-head in an NBA 2K20…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2020 -
CultureGame Bundle Helps Developers Recoup Losses From A GDC That Wasn’t
In an effort to provide relief to developers left in the lurch after the Game Developers Conference was postponed late last month, gamedev.world has partnered with several studios to release a massive video game bundle via itch.io, the proceeds of which will go towards a fund established to support affected developers. There’s a ton of…
By Ian Walker Published March 31, 2020 -
UncategorizedEVE Online Players Gather Virtually To Watch Fan-Made EVE Space Opera
Last weekend, the EVE Online community team hosted a Twitch viewing party to help EVE players stave off COVID-19 isolation related boredom. The stream was a marathon of a machinima series called “Clear Skies,” beloved in the EVE community. CCP Convict, one of EVE’s community managers, hosted the event alongside the series’ creator and star…
By Lee Yancy Published March 31, 2020
