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Archipel’s latest Japanse developer video stars Koji ‘IGA’ Igarashi and Tokyo Jungle’s Yohei Kataoka as they meet up and chat about their careers and new, weird ways of funding video games.

DayZ Is Somehow Banned, But Also Not Banned In Australia

Despite recent attempts at fixing things, Australia’s video game classification system remains something of a joke. It’s very much a joke today, though, with news emerging that the upcoming physical copy of DayZ has been “refused classification” (effectively banning it), while the digital copy remains legally available. As Kotaku Australia reports, the disc-based version, which…

Morgana Won’t Be Such A Bedtime Dictator In Persona 5 Royal

During a recent Q&A session on Twitter, a Japanese fan had the sense to ask Atlus about one of the most pressing concerns surrounding the upcoming Persona 5 Royal: will Morgana continue to force you, a nearly grown-ass man, to go to bed against your wishes? Thankfully, the answer is “not as often”. Being made…

An Apex Legends Player Analyzed Over 100,000 Matches To Find The Most Popular Drop Zones

Apex Legends’ map is full of different places to land in and loot. In the early days, there was no real strategy except going with your gut and hoping for the best. But that’s changed now that countless matches have taken place and players are paying more attention. One player-made program collecting data on thousands…

The Last Spell had me at Final Fantasy Tactics meets Dynasty Warriors Whether it eventually delivers on that combination when it comes out next year on PC, the trailer has me pining for more tactical beat’em ups against giant They Are Billions-looking hordes.

The Capcom Pro Tour’s upcoming Street Fighter V tournament in Hong Kong has been canceled due to “ongoing civic unrest” in the area Any competition held at the Hong Kong Esports Festival will no longer award ranking points and Capcom has no plans to replace the canceled tournament with a new premier event.

Children of Morta, an RPG about a family fighting monsters, is coming to PC on September 3rd. The Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 versions of the game will launch on October 15th It looks equal parts whimsical and serious.

Sex Toy Maker Proves You Can Buy Nearly Anything From A Japanese Vending Machine

While the vast majority of vending machines in Japan sell drinks, there have been examples of a wide variety of goods offered ranging from bananas to books. Now there is a new vending machine selling masturbatory aids. Sex toy maker Tenga has been clever about how it brands itself. Last year, for example, it released…

Smash Event Bans Competitor Who Got In Fight At Previous Tournament

Super Smash Con, a Super Smash Bros. tournament and convention, has announced they will no longer be permitting a controversial competitor to attend the event in Chantilly, Virginia this weekend due to his alleged history of causing trouble in the community, which includes a recent incident at a tournament in Florida. Super Smash Con has…

Rocket League Is Ditching Loot Boxes

Psyonix announced in a blog today that its car soccer game Rocket League will be leaving loot boxes behind in a move aimed at “creating the best possible experience for our players all over the world.” The change will happen sometime before the end of the year with a new system coming in to replace…

Mortal Kombat 11 Devs Are Looking Into Ongoing Threat Of DDoS Attacks

It’s become clear to Mortal Kombat 11 players over the last few weeks that the game’s online modes have some critical vulnerabilities. Netplay competitors have been subjected to numerous attacks, including distributed denial of service (DDoS) targeting that makes matches unplayable and has apparently even exposed IP addresses, a particularly heinous problem that has led…

Apex Legends will get a temporary solo mode from August 13-27. This will be part of the “Iron Crown Collection Event.”

Pokémon Card Requiring Players To Speak Banned To Prevent Linguistic Confusion

The Pokémon Company announced late yesterday that it’s banning one of the Pokémon trading card game’s newest cards at this year’s World Championship. That’s because this card introduces some potential language barrier issues between international players that would, overall, make it a huge pain in the ass if anyone decided to actually try and use…

I’m continuing the mellow vibes today on our Twitch channel and checking out A Short Hike on PC. Come join me and Chris in the chat!

Grandia HD Collection, featuring the first two games in the series, is coming to Switch August 16. It’s the first time both games will appear on a Nintendo console. If you don’t have a Switch or can’t stand to wait another week an HD version of Grandia II is currently on Steam.

Fortnite’s 10.0 update turns Neo Tilted into Wild West-themed Tilted Town and adds an automatic sniper rifle. Weapons that only spawn in Tilted Town have been unvaulted, such as Uncommon and Rare variants of the hunting rifle.

Behold The Godzilla Guitar

Last November, guitarist Toshihiko Takamizawa, leader of the band The Alfee, showed off a custom Godzilla Resurgence guitar. At that time, it was the only one in the world. Takamizawa has a total of 545 guitars! In Japan, the Godzilla Store is now going to sell a limited number (only five!) of made-to-order LED-illuminated versions…

To mark the release of the Monster Hunter World: Iceborne expansion, Iceborne emblazoned items are being released through the Sony Store in Asia, including PS4 top covers, controllers and neck speakers. No word yet about an international release.  You can read Kotaku’s Iceborne impressions here.

The ESA, the lobbying group that also runs E3, acknowledged today that information for media attendees of two E3s in the previous decade was on a third-party website and has “either been taken down or are in the process of being removed.” For more on all of the ESA’s bungling of attendee info, check our…

Duke Nukem 3D Is Back In This Ambitious Mod

Duke Nukem 3D has not aged well whichever way you look at it, but this mod for Serious Sam does a pretty good job of at least updating the game’s visuals and handling. It’s a total conversion of Serious Sam Fusion’s (a 2017 compilation) version of Serious Sam 3, which basically remakes (and in parts…