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UncategorizedNew Lawsuits Say EA’s FIFA Is Basically Gambling
EA’s long-running conflict with European governments over its loot box mechanicslook set to continue, with two separate lawsuits filed in France accusing the company’s flagship FIFA series of containing a game mode that’s essentially unregulated gambling. As L’Équipe report (via GFFN), two lawyers from Paris are filing on behalf of players who claim that the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2020 -
CultureRockstar Co-Founder Dan Houser Is Leaving The Company
Dan Houser, who along with his brother Sam founded Rockstar and has been one of the most important figures in video games over the last 20 years, will be leaving the company next month. Having been on a break since 2019, news of his departure (his last day will be March 11) was made official…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2020 -
CultureAnother Super Smash Bros. Melee Major Bans Infamous Ice Climbers Technique
Super Smash Bros. competitors have very specific ideas as to how they believe their games should be played. You’ve probably heard some of them before: no items, specific time limits and stages, and so on. Then there’s “wobbling,” which is a high-level Super Smash Bros. Melee technique used by Ice Climbers players; it’s been controversial…
By Ian Walker Published February 4, 2020 -
CultureRockstar Finally Promises To Stop Red Dead Online’s Animals From Randomly Disappearing
The fields and forests of Red Dead Online are supposed to be filled with various different animals. But for months now players have been loading up the game and finding the world devoid of critters. Developer Rockstar has finally noticed the problem and is promising a fix. It’s hard to pinpoint when exactly this problem…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 4, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsDark Crystal Tactics Game Is A Pale Imitation Of The Classics
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics doesn’t live up to the promise of its source material, and is a weak imitation of the PlayStation 1-era tactical role-playing games to which it attempts to harken back. It’s not terrible, but it is disappointing. Revealed at last year’s E3, Age of Resistance Tactics looked like an…
By Ethan Gach Published February 4, 2020 -
CultureApex Legends Season 4 Brings A New Character And Shakes Up The Map
Apex Legends’ Season 4 is now live. There’s a new character and weapon, changes to the map, and lots of tweaks. After some dramatic misdirection regarding which new Legend would be added to the game, robot assassin Revenant is the newest playable character. His passive, called Stalker, lets him crouch-walk faster and climb higher than…
By Riley MacLeod Published February 4, 2020 -
UncategorizedI’m streaming 7th Sector right now, LIVE on our Twitch channel. Come hang out in the chat!
By Paul Tamayo Published February 4, 2020 -
CultureFallout 76 Finally Coming To Steam In April Alongside New Wastelanders Expansion
Fallout 76 lands on Steam on April 7, the same day as the game’s Wastelanders expansion, Bethesda announced in a press release today. The game’s arrival on Steam and the new update have both been in the works for a while. Bethesda announced the apocalyptic MMO would eventually come to Steam last March after initially…
By Ethan Gach Published February 4, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe Fable Card Game That Survived The Death Of Lionhead Shuts Down In March
Remember Fable Fortune, the card game that famously survived the closure of Fable creators Lionhead Studios? After two and a half years of operation, it’s shutting down for good on March 4. It was heartening to see a Fable game continue on after Microsoft shuttered Lionhead back in 2016. Mediatonic and Flaming Fowl Studios’ card-based…
By Mike Fahey Published February 4, 2020 -
CulturePretzel Pop-Tarts Aren’t Nearly As Bad As They Sound
Here at Snacktaku, we’re big fans of Kellogg’s popular line of filled cardboard breakfast rectangles. We have tried and tested many varieties—basic, peanut butter, soda-flavored, Jolly Rancher—and we’ve come through only slightly scathed. Now Kellogg’s is making the tops of Pop-Tarts caramel-colored and sprinkling them with salt. Fine. We’ll bite. Pretzel Pop-Tarts is Kellogg’s taking…
By Mike Fahey Published February 4, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Terminal Slam | Artist: Squarepusher | Album: Be Up A Hello
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanComposer Joe Hisaishi Describes His Creative Process
Princess Mononoke. Castle in the Sky. Kikujiro. It’s hard to imagine any of these films without composer Joe Hisaishi’s iconic scores. Decade after decade, he’s consistently written some of the most memorable movie music of our time. Thank goddess for that. This month, Hisaishi is releasing a best-of, 2-disc compilation album Dream Songs: The Essential…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2020 -
Kotaku EastChinaDragon Ball‘s Failure Meme Got An Enormous Sculpture
Yamcha sucks, sure, but an enormous statue of the character’s famous meme pose does not. Pictured is Yamcha’s Death Pose. The character met this grim fate at the hands of the weak baddie Saibaman, and the pose has come to symbolize utter failure. This huge statue version of that pose is anything but. It was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2020 -
UncategorizedSony says it has shipped a total 108.9 million PS4s worldwide as of December 2019. Sales were down 20 percent in the last quarter due to lower PS4 console and game sales, which Sony attributed to the PS5 announcement and the PS4 being in its seventh year.
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2020 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From PAX South 2020
After the briefest of layoffs for the holiday period, 2020’s cosplay calendar is already up and running with PAX South, which was held in San Antonio a couple weeks back. Our photographer Mineralblu was there taking shots and video of the show, the best of which you can see below. And as usual, you’ll find…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2020 -
UncategorizedGTA V Mod Lets You Play The Whole Game In Virtual Reality
Modders have been messing with VR and Grand Theft Auto V for as long as the two things have co-existed, but the results have often been mixed, compromised or are no longer supported. Unlike this one by LukeRoss00, which does pretty much everything you’d want. It works with both Oculus Rift and SteamVR, and its…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2020 -
UncategorizedFortnite Players Divided Over Whether Streamer Cheated In Charity Tournament
Streamer Nicholas “NickEh30” Amyoony has been accused of cheating during a Fortnite game in last week’s charity Twitch Rivals Streamer Bowl. In a clip circulating online, Nick and his duos partner, NFL player David Morgan, can be heard discussing what sounds like a plan to land in an off-limits part of the map. While some…
By Riley MacLeod Published February 3, 2020
