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Fighting Game Tournament Offers Complicated Solution To Event Safety Concerns [Update: Policy Changed]

In response to the recent mass shooting tragedy in Jacksonville, during which two Madden competitors were killed and 11 more were injured by a fellow player, the annual SoCal Regionals fighting game tournament will enforce additional security measures in an effort to protect attendees. The most glaring policy is the event’s implementation of mandatory arcade…

A meme—“Press F to pay respects”—based on a ridiculous Call of Duty moment was widely used during a Jacksonville tribute stream last night to express grief over the shootings. Twitch chat was full of “F” and other more conventionally somber sentiments. The hour-long stream appeared to raise a little over $10,000 more for victims atop…

Delayed Nintendo Direct Leads To Some Oddly Delivered Switch Announcements

Every big video game publisher plans out their marketing announcements meticulously, juggling dozens of bureaucratic balls every time it’s time for a new trailer or press release. When something interrupts those plans—like, say, Nintendo postponing a planned Nintendo Direct—weird things can happen. Like three oddly delivered Switch announcements including Final Fantasy XV (Pocket Edition) and…

The Weird History Of The Super NES CD-ROM, Nintendo’s Most Notorious Vaporware

Nintendo never released a CD-ROM gaming system. But for a while in the early 1990s, it flirted with the idea. That protracted will-they-won’t-they romance produced pages of breathless gossip columns in video game magazines, a mountain of vaporware, some terrible Zelda games, and one priceless prototype. The legacy of the Super NES CD-ROM is also…

Conan O’Brien Asked Hideo Kojima For A Job

Talk show host Conan O’Brien is in Japan. When he’s not trying to get money from the Detective Conan series, he’s doing things such as visiting people. People like Hideo Kojima. The Death Stranding creator uploaded some photos of Conan’s visit to Kojima Productions Which included him asking Kojima for a job.

New Pokémon Card Set Selling Out In Japan, Drawing Long Lines

Today, the latest Pokémon expansion card set Super-Burst Impact went on sale in Japan. Long lines formed, and there were reports of sellouts. A special Pokémon Center only bundle with two boxes of cards, organizers and more also went on sale. As Japanese site Kai-You explains, the popularity of the Pokémon card games has been…

Japanese game studio Cygames says it’s keen to make a new Zone of the Enders game and is currently in discussions with Konami regarding the project. The two recently collaborated on Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner Mars

Popular Anime Wants To Know Breast Size Of Applicants

The second season of unexpected hit anime Kemono Friends has been announced. The show’s creators are taking applications from young women hoping to become the Kemono Friends star. The previous season featured many established voice actresses as well as newly discovered talent. There was also a spin-off idol unit, which also appeared as in-anime as…

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Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition Coming To PS4, Xbox One, Switch

Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition, the shrunk-down version of Square Enix’s RPG with adorable characters and streamlined game play, is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, the publisher said today. The episodic game was released earlier this year on iOS and Android phones, with a Windows 10 edition following later. Kotaku’s Mike…

Rebel Galaxy Outlaw Is A New (Cowboy) Space Shooter

Double Damage, the team behind Rebel Galaxy (and that awesome Star Wars pitch from 2016) have a new space shooter on the way. It’s a prequel called Rebel Galaxy Outlaw, and it looks very cool. The original has a lot of fans and is loads of fun, but I was always a little put off…

Two Point Hospital Is A Cure For What Ails Ya

EA clearly had no plans to release a new version of classic PC management game Theme Hospital, so Two Point—a studio led by some people who worked on Theme Hospital—have gone and done it for them. And while they were at it, they made it even better. I’ll spare you a long list of recollections…

Thanks, Burt Reynolds, For Helping Make Vice City So Good

Vice City is one of the all-time greats, and while we’ve got stuff like its soundtrack and setting thank for that, there’s also the under-appreciated fact that maybe the smartest thing Rockstar ever did to was to go and hire some proper celebrity voice talent. The GTA games have had a massive cultural impact, and…

Elite Dangerous Players Feel Misled After Developers Interfere With Big Expedition To Unexplored Space

The ambitious plan was guided by the collective curiosity of Elite Dangerous’ exploration-loving player base. A player-owned megaship would use its unique abilities to jump into a previously inaccessible portion of space. Thousands of players who had docked their ships on the megaship would hitch a ride. It was to be one of the biggest…

A Spoiler-Free Primer On The Characters In The New Spider-Man Game

Spider-Man for the PlayStation 4 is a game worth playing, even for someone only vaguely familiar with the popular comic series and its six movie tie-ins. If that’s you, here’s a handy little guide to the characters you need to know to get the most out of Insomniac’s web-slinging adventure. Before we get started, a…

EA is hosting a tribute stream in support of those affected by the recent Jacksonville shooting. It runs from 5-6:30 PM ET and will feature remembrances of victims Elijah Clayton and Taylor Robertson as well as community fundraising spotlights, interviews, and conversations. You can watch on Twitch, YouTube, or other platforms.

Fortnite Monopoly Replaces Boardwalk With Tilted Towers

Monopoly is a board game that regularly ends with you cursing out your family. In the upcoming Fortnite edition, which leaked earlier today and was later confirmed by Epic Games, at least you’ll be able to take them out until you’re the last one standing. The Fortnite edition of Monopoly was briefly available to pre-order…

Today Nightdive Studios released the source port update for System Shock: Enhanced Edition on PC. Not to be confused with the full remake the studio is working on, the update does things like add higher resolution options and mod support for the existing version, while also fixing many of its bugs. 

Fornite‘s New Getaway Mode Is A Fast-Paced Comedy Of Errors

Fortnite’s newest limited-time mode, Getaway, feels a bit like a mini-crash course in everything you need to know if you want to win in the main battle royale. The capture the flag-esque mode is full of dangerous drops and surprising turns of fortune. Matches are short but packed with new surprises. If you wanted something…

Destiny 2: Forsaken Is At Its Best When You’re In Over Your Head

Last night, with the help of the Internet, I found and completed a harrowing challenge in Destiny 2’s new Forsaken expansion. I wasn’t supposed to be powerful enough to do it, but after some creative trial and error, I found a way. Just a note up front that this post involves discussion of late-game areas…