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Five Things I Already Love About Agents Of Mayhem
Next week Volition launches Saints Row spin-off Agents of Mayhem, an open-world action adventure featuring a group of super-powered operatives battling an evil organization bent on world domination. I’ve played five hours of the game, and already there’s a lot to like. It’s Basically G.I. Joe Meets Overwatch A multi-national fighting force comprised of women…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2017 -
Cops Bust Fake Arcade Company, Interrupt Baller Lifestyle
Six people from Santa Clara, California have been arrested and charged with selling arcade cabinets full of “counterfeit games”, which they are alleged to have been profiting off to live like rock stars. As the San Francisco Chronicle report, a woman, her son, ex-husband and three others were arrested on Thursday and accused of “forging”…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 11, 2017 -
Sonic Mania‘s Opening Movie Gets The Party Started Right
What better way to get fans ready for some newfangled old-school 2D Sonic the Hedgehog action than some newfangled old-school 2D animation? Produced by comic book writer/artist Tyson Hesse and featuring killer music from Hyper Potions, Sonic Mania’s opening movie is a delightfully frantic piece. Sonic and his two original super friends run, jump and…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2017 -
Massive No Man’s Sky Update Adds Basic Multiplayer
No Man’s Sky’s Atlas Rises Update is adding a lot of stuff to the game to mark its one-year anniversary. There will be streamlined travel, 30 hours of new story, new aliens, new ships, better graphics and even some rudimentary multiplayer. As detailed on the game’s site, there will also be *deep breath* a new procedural…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 11, 2017 -
Robbery Suspect Was Allegedly Living In A Video Game Arcade
It’s not that uncommon to hear of criminal suspects residing in manga cafes. Those establishments have daily rates, and if you get a booth, there’s enough space to stretch out and sleep. However, a suspect living in an arcade? That’s new. According to the Kobe Shimbun, 30 year-old Kazuki Maehara was arrested for trespassing after…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 11, 2017 -
Grand Moff Tarkin Toy Looks Better Than The Rogue One Version
Hot Toys have a couple of new Star Wars toys coming, one for Darth Vader, the other for his shift supervisor Grand Moff Tarkin. Both have existing Hot Toys figures, but these are new versions of them, featuring stuff like better head sculpts and fancier uniforms. Tarkin’s Peter Cushing is especially terrifying, with the wrist…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2017 -
Polygon Parts Ways With Nick Robinson Following Twitter Claims
Longtime Polygon video producer Nick Robinson has “parted ways” with the site following a string of allegations that surfaced on Twitter at the beginning of the week. The accusations were made in the wake of a tweet Robinson wrote about the Nintendo Switch title Overcooked, which prompted this in reply: This led to an outpouring…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2017 -
Internal Blizzard Memo Details Efforts To Hire, Retain More Women
Blizzard is launching a “global diversity and inclusion initiative” aimed at raising the percentage of women and underrepresented minority groups in its workforce and improving the work environment for those groups, according to an internal company email recently received by Kotaku Only 21 percent of Blizzard employees are women, wrote company president Mike Morhaime in…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 10, 2017 -
GKIDS Takes Over U.S. Studio Ghibli Distribution From Disney
Disney is no longer distributing most Studio Ghibli movies in America, sparking hope that the beloved anime films will finally be more accessible both in American theaters, as well as DVD and Blu-Ray. 20 years after Disney struck a landmark deal with Japanese anime titan Studio Ghibli, the American media conglomerate has quietly backed away…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 10, 2017 -
Hand Simulator Will Make You Hate Hands
Not to sound like the guy who sold you pot in high school, but you ever think about hands? Hands are weird. Hand Simulator makes them even weirder. Hand Simulator is a game where you try to control virtual hands and do things like spin a fidget spinner or load and fire a gun. If…
By Gita Jackson Published August 10, 2017 -
Overwatch, A Game About Teamwork, Is Getting A Free-For-All Deathmatch Mode
For the longest time, Blizzard has been staunchly against the idea of deathmatch modes in Overwatch. It’s a game about teamwork and objectives, after all. Deathmatch has a way of drastically de-prioritizing both of those things. Now, though, the dev team has had a change of heart. In a new video, Jeff “From The Overwatch…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 10, 2017 -
Fire Emblem Heroes Adds New Challenge Mode, Free Summons
Fire Emblem Heroes’ bite-sized tactics battles are exciting, but the game suffers from a greedy gacha system and grindy mechanics. Luckily, the latest update hands out some free hero summons and adds a new challenge mode. Battles in Fire Emblem Heroes start as a brisk bit of fantasy-based strategy that only sometimes offer challenge. The…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 10, 2017 -
Opening Hearthstone Frozen Throne Packs? Here’s A Tip
Hearthstone’s much-anticipated Knights of the Frozen Throne expansion is out today, and if you’re one of the folks drooling over the thought of opening your fresh new packs, I’ve got some good news and quick tips for you. First off, now that Hearthstone’s pack changes are in full effect, there are a few new ways…
Joshua Calixto Published August 10, 2017 -
Popular Twitch Streamer Banned From Battlegrounds After Exploiting Glitch
“I’m getting banned, dude,” Twitch streamerDestinylaughed to his viewers last night while running over Battlegrounds players with a jeep. Vehicular manslaughter is something the game actually encourages, but although it didn’t look like it, a lot of those players were actually inside houses. Destiny was apparently taking advantage of a glitch, and in the process,…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 10, 2017 -
Mega Man Fans Want To Know The Origin Of This Out-Of-Place Concept Art [Update]
In the gallery of the newly-released Mega Man Legacy Collection 2, under the Mega Man 8 heading, is a piece of concept art that doesn’t look like it belongs. Update—It’s Mega Man 11, sneaky Capcom. The art in question, seen above, depicts Mega Man in teal, grey and gold with what looks like a bit…
By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2017
