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Social Distancing Cafe Opens In Tokyo

In what must be an oxymoron, a social distancing cafe has opened in Japan. The name? Social Distancing Tokyo. As the cafe announced in an official release, when patrons enter the cafe, they need to use hand sanitizer and submit to a mask check. Talking is not allowed unless you are in the Zoom room.…

Cosplayer Kusarine Matsu has been uploading a series of clips to Twitter parodying the original Resident Evil game with a humorous twist. The movements and difficulty tables pose are on point.

Japan’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons Creations Continue To Amaze

People around the world are creating amazing things in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Japan, in particular, continues to make incredible things. Previously, Kotaku introduced incredible outfits, rooms and retro islands made by Animal Crossing players in Japan. Now, let’s check in to see what they’ve been up to! Under-the-sea themed. A flea market on a…

Sony Says Covid-19 Hasn’t Changed The PS5’s Release Window

The covid-19 pandemic has thrown a lot of plans around the world into chaos, from sports to travel, but one area it’s not impacting—not yet, anyway—is the upcoming release of the PlayStation 5. Sony released its company-wide FY19 4th quarter earnings report today, and inside was an interesting section where the PlayStation group addressed the…

Persona 2 Guide, Written In 2011, Gets One Hell Of An Update

In October 2011, GameFAQs user ThatGuy4913 decided to upload a guide to playing Persona 2. In May 2020, ThatGuy4913—who says they have now “learned to love Jesus”—has some additional thoughts on the game, because “Contrary to popular belief, dying is NOT cool”. The update was first spotted by freelance writer Graham Sigurdson, who only this…

Sorry, Cat, But You Are Tom Nook Now

While my cold, rational brain knows my cat will fight me over this, will claw and scream and resist at every turn, my stupid heart is like fuck it, let’s dress this cat up as Tom Nook with some bootleg Chinese animal cosplay because it will look amazing, no matter the pain involved. Behold: lil…

Dino Crisis Fan Brings Game Back Into The 21st Century With 4K, 60FPS Support

Capcom’s old Dino Crisis, which came out in 2000, isn’t available commercially on the PC, and getting the original to boot in 2020 can be a nightmare. Enter this very modern makeover. As PC Gamer report, Dino Crisis Classic REbirth update takes the Japanese version of the game and does stuff like giving it DirectX 9…

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Here’s What’s New In Apex Legends Season 5

Apex Legends Season 5, “Fortune’s Favor,” is live now. It brings a new character, a player-versus-environment mode, some shakeups to the King’s Canyon map, and a host of character tweaks. First up is new character Loba, who’s set up in the lore as a rival to most recently added character Revenant. She can teleport by…

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Oh hey, Guillermo Del Toro’s Netflix series, Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia, is getting a video game. Developed by Wayforward Technologies and coming to consoles and PC September 25, Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia is a platforming action RPG featuring an all-new story featuring voice talent from the show.

Man Arrested After Lying To Police That He Had Covid-19

In Yokohama, a 25-year-old man was late on his rent to the tune of 160,000 yen ($1,490). The apartment’s management couldn’t get in touch with the resident and asked the police to check in on the man. When the police arrived, he told them a lie because he wasn’t making any money selling in-game items.…

And Now, Some More Gundam Sneakers

Over the years, we’ve seen official Gundam shoes as well as ones the iconic mecha anime inspired. Now, French sportswear brand Patrick is teaming up with Bandai for a line of Gundam sneakers. The shoes are made in Japan and features all sorts of little nice touches that would please Amuro Ray or Char Aznable.…

Cygni: All Guns Blazing is an upcoming shmup for the PC that looks very sharp.

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GTA Online Heists, Ranked

Grand Theft Auto Online launched without heists, large scale multi-stage missions that involve two to four players working together to pull off big criminal jobs. Players waited almost two years for Rockstar to add five of these missions in 2015. Since then, more heists have been added, and they’ve become some of the most popular…

Don’t expect news about The Elder Scrolls VI any time soon. After being asked about the game on Twitter, Bethesda senior vice president Pete Hines was non-committal on future info. “It’s after Starfield, which you pretty much know nothing about,” Hines pointed out. We’ll check back in a few years.

Ubisoft will hold a digital event called Ubisoft Forward on July 12 at 3pm EDT, the publisher announcedtoday. The presentation will contain “exclusive game news, reveals and more.”

The fall Wonder Festival has been canceled in Japan due to coronavirus covid-19. The popular figure event has been held since 1984. Organizers are currently considering the advisability of holding the next winter Wonder Festival, which is slated for February 2021. 

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Visiting Random Animal Crossing Islands [Update]

Politicians aren’t exactly able to go door-to-door meeting folks at the moment, but Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is doing the next best thing—or maybe even the better thing—and heading out to meet folks in Animal Crossing instead [Update: and attend graduation ceremonies!]. AOC put out a notice earlier today that she was planning on visiting “random…