This Bear Is Here To Help The World

Hello! This week we learn about a game with secret crossplay, find out how terrible Game X Change is, see the first trailer for a weird new Pong game, go to the ham window and watch a bear help the world in a small way.

Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week

https://kotaku.com/instead-of-closing-video-game-retailer-provides-employ-1842646720

I didn’t expect the bullshit health tips to be…complete bullshit. Like, read these tips. I was stunned by how bad this company is handling this situation.

https://kotaku.com/sources-despite-huge-sales-borderlands-3-developers-a-1842617645

Pay your developers better. Please. If you are going to put them through months of crunch and stress, at least at pay them more after the game comes out and makes a lot of money. (But really, don’t force devs to crunch in the first place.)

https://kotaku.com/star-wars-jedi-academy-has-secret-crossplay-and-pc-pl-1842569714

I felt a great disturbance in the force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.

Tweets!

"do you need something" pic.twitter.com/YfY72CSh6f

— Kat (@nyacleicacid) March 31, 2020

Tom Nook doesn’t feel pain. He only creates it.

Ham window pic.twitter.com/lzBBTyVYkx

— jocy (@jocelynseip) March 31, 2020

Hey, meet me at the ham window. I got some stuff for you.

This is just a bear… being a good citizen. pic.twitter.com/OCqnUwioFZ

— Bryan Leblanc (@bryan_leblanc) March 31, 2020

The world is filled with chaos right now and this bear is trying to help, one traffic cone at a time. (Original video here)

News

QuakeCon 2020 Is Cancelled

Combo Breaker Cancels Fighting Game Tournament For 2020

Uncharted 4 And Dirt Rally 2.0 Are April’s PlayStation Plus Games

Here’s April 2020’s Xbox Live Games With Gold

Activision Wins ‘First Amendment’ Call Of Duty Lawsuit

Sony Donates $10 Million To Covid-19 Response Fund

Sea Of Thieves Now Has A Steam Page

Apex Legends’ Bloodhound Event Adds Permanent Duos Next Week

Magic The Gathering Changing Spacegodzilla Card Because Of Coronavirus Covid-19

Darkest Dungeon Is Getting Multiplayer

Report: Nintendo Planning To Announce New Mario Games And Remasters To Celebrate Series’ 35-Year Anniversary

Trailers And Videos From The Past Week

This doesn’t look anything like Keanu Reeves…

I’m weirdly excited to play this again. I miss when we got big budget single-player campaigns that were just 8-hour adventures without open worlds and crafting.