Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2, leaked earlier this week, was just officially announced at Facebook Connect. The new, more powerful standalone virtual reality headset begins shipping on October 13 and starts at $299.
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Nintendo has announced a Nintendo Direct Mini for this Thursday at 10am EST (7am PT). It’s a Partner Showcase, and according to Nintendo, it will feature “information on upcoming #NintendoSwitch titles exclusively from our publishing partners.”
Rocket League is going free-to-play next week on September 23. That’s also when the game will move to the Epic Games Store and no longer be for sale on Steam. The game’s seasons will reboot then as well, starting back at one.
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This weekend, official Fist of the North Star single malt Scotch whisky was released in Japan. Bottles of Kenshiro-branded 20-year-old Teaninich-distilled single malt are 20,900 yen ($197), while Raoh-branded Glentauchers-distilled single malt are 24,200 yen ($228). Both are already sold out.
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What the world needs now is incredibly underdressed zombie slayers? D3Publisher’s unconventional hack-and-slash series returns on October 14 with Onee Chanbara Origin for PS4 and PC. Want to know if this game is for you? Hit play on the trailer above with the sound on, see how long you last.
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The Japanese town that replaced humans with...scarecrows. YouTuber Tokyo Lens went to Nagoro Village in South-Western Japan. The town, with its decreasing population, is filled with around 300 handmade scarecrows, with each representing a real individual.