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V Rising Adds Offline Mode, Sells 1 Million Copies
26.5.2022
I wrote about V Rising yesterday, and noted that it had sold over 500,000 copies. Well, it has now sold a lot more than that, having hit the one million mark less than a week after release.Read more
EA Tells Devs It Won't Take Stand On Abortion Rights, Encourages 'Healing Circles'
25.5.2022
Electronic Arts won’t be joining some other big game studios in publicly supporting abortion and transgender rights, Kotaku has learned. Asked about it during a May 24 company-wide town hall meeting, the gaming publisher told staff it couldn’t take a stance on every public issue and that “being...
Soulslike Dev Explains Nintendo World Showcase ‘Selling Out’ Joke
25.5.2022
Dozens of games were shown during Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase earlier this month, but only one featured a crab heading out in search of treasure, sword in claw, and taking on the undersea world. The Switch game in question, Another Crab’s Treasure, sounded perfectly niche, but its developers...
Some Of The PS5’s Biggest Games Are On Sale ATM
25.5.2022
If you just bought Ghostwire, Deathloop, or any other big PlayStation game, I am so, so sorry. You probably could’ve picked it up a lot cheaper today, as PlayStation’s big spring sale kicks off.Read more
Activision Blizzard Devs Demand Breastfeeding Protections And Other Reforms
25.5.2022
10 months after a California lawsuit alleged widespread sexual harassment and discrimination at Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard, employees at the company don’t feel like it’s made the necessary changes and have created a worker committee to demand further reforms. Chief among them...
How To Get Halo Infinite’s Kick-Ass WW2-Inspired Armor
24.5.2022
Nope, that key art above isn’t a promo image for Wolfenstein. It’s a promotional shot for a cosmetic set of Halo Infinite armor called Eaglestrike. Pretty neat, right? Good news: The kit itself is pretty easy to get. Bad news: Your personalized version won’t look cool for months.Read more
Reggie Fils-Aime: Companies Need To ‘Embrace’ Unions If That’s What Employees Want
24.5.2022
In an interview yesterday, former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime was asked about his thoughts on unions, which currently barely exist in the video game industry. Fils-Aime’s answer was not a ringing endorsement of unions, with the former exec saying they aren’t good or bad, just...
Some PS Plus Players Are Seemingly Getting Hit With A Giant Upgrade Tax
24.5.2022
Sony’s new and improved PlayStation Plus program has already launched in some parts of the world, and players are seemingly running into all sorts of issues. But the one players are freaking out about the most right now is a potential wrinkle in how the pricing for upgrading works which could leave...
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Is Blowing TF Up
24.5.2022
Some folks are talking about Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance again, and not just that: they’re playing it, too. A 2013 hack-and-slash action game by PlatinumGames, it seems the nearly 10-year-old Revengeance really lives up to its name, a portmanteau of revenge and vengeance. Because if you look...
Looks Like Some Classic Games On PlayStation Plus Will Have Crappy PAL Framerates
24.5.2022
As the new PlayStation Plus service launches around the world, folks have reportedly discovered a major downside to the subscription’s classic games: Many of them use versions released in PAL regions rather than the NTSC versions many of us are familiar with.Read more
Sony Is Being Sued For Gender Discrimination At PlayStation Again
23.5.2022
A former PlayStation employee is suing parent company Sony for a second time over what the lawsuit describes as “gender-based discrimination and gender-based harassment” after a similar legal action was dismissed in April. (h/t Axios)Read more
Former Xbox Vice President Worried Game Pass Could Hurt The Industry
23.5.2022
Ed Fries, the former Microsoft vice president of game publishing who launched the original Xbox, recently appeared on a podcast where he discussed some concerns he has regarding Xbox Game Pass. Fries said that he’s “scared” that the service could lead to a future in which folks stop buying games...
After Years Of Hype, The Xbox Game Pass Burnout Is Here
23.5.2022
Typically, when Game Pass starts trending, it’s either because it scored a killer game or some influencers concocted a viral “joke” that ultimately does nothing other than hand a $2 trillion corporation two days of free marketing. Over the past few days, however, Microsoft’s games-on-demand program...
PS Plus Classic Games Will Have A Retro PS1-Like Visual Filter
23.5.2022
PS Plus 2.0 makes its North America debut on June 13, and new details have already started trickling in thanks to those with access to the revamped subscription service. PS1 games included as part of the $18 Premium tier are reported to have a few features players can choose from, including...
The PS5's Worst Game Is Taking A Long, Hard Look At Itself
23.5.2022
Babylon’s Fall fell indeed, and now the live-service loot slasher’s next season is going to last twice as long as Square Enix had originally planned. After promising players everything was just fine a couple months ago, Platinum Games is now planning to “re-evaluate” its future content plans.Read...
Horror Game Helps Australia's Deadbeat Former Prime Minister Find A New Job
23.5.2022
The people of Australia had a very good time over the weekend, as we resoundingly voted out a conservative government that had spent a decade doing...well, nothing really except put their boots to the throats of the poor, the young and anyone who thinks that a rapidly-warming planet might be a...
Report: EA Looking To Sell Or Merge
21.5.2022
The video game market is consolidating like never before, and Electronic Arts is scrambling like everyone else. The Battlefield and FIFA maker recently pursued a merger with NBCUniversal, and also held potential acquisition talks with Disney, Apple, and other companies, according to a new report...
Why Mario Strikers: Battle League Could Be Nintendo’s Next Multiplayer Hit
20.5.2022
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New Pokémon GO Card Is Really Ditto In Disguise
20.5.2022
The upcoming Pokémon GO expansion for the trading card game includes Melmetal VMAX, the original legendary birds, and a wild new Ditto transformation that is unlike anything the TCG has ever seen before. I’m sure it will be extremely rare to find and also incredibly satisfying for those that...
22 Years Later, PS1 Classic Syphon Filter Will Soon Have Trophies
20.5.2022
Starting next month, Sony is launching its kinda confusing tier-based PlayStation Plus service. For those who pay for the top tier, PS Plus Premium, you’ll get access to some older PS1 games. And, at least in the case of Syphon Filter, you’ll now be able to earn trophies while playing this...