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Sprigatito's Evolution Leaks, Tearing Fans Apart
8.11.2022
While Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are still a week out from release, it’s currently open season on leaks and spoilers as copies of the game begin to circulate in the wild. But perhaps no leak has yet torn the Pokémon community apart quite like the Sprigatito’s second and third evolutions. Players...
Gimmighoul Is Among The Latest Pokémon Revealed For Scarlet And Violet
8.11.2022
Another day, another Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trailer, as we hurtle toward its November 18 release. Following yesterday’s clumsy leaks, today’s trailer is a more subtle thing, combining a bunch of elements we’ve seen before with sneaky-peeks and surprise reveals. There are at least three...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Leak Shows New Monsters, Including A Starter Evolution
7.11.2022
A leaker got ahold of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet two weeks before the official street date. So of course, they’re dumping screenshots online before the games actually launch. Right now, the images are all over Twitter and Reddit. So you might as well read about them at Kotaku first, right?Read more
Mass Effect Fans Scramble To Decipher Next Game's New Teaser
7.11.2022
Why release a new Mass Effect trailer when you can just send fans spiraling down the conspiracy hole with a brief tease instead? BioWare released its latest salvo of clues for the upcoming sci-fi RPG today, including ambient video of a new mass relay, giant space stations that shoot ships around...
Final Fantasy XVI PS5 Exclusivity Only Runs Six Months
7.11.2022
Following the latest series of info dumps and interviews, Sony may have just let slip the biggest news of all: Final Fantasy XVI will only be a PlayStation 5 exclusive for six months. PC owners rejoice.Read more
Co je za odchodem Cavilla ze Zaklínače? Role Supermana či neshody ve štábu?
6.11.2022
Minulý týden fanoušky seriálového Zaklínače zaskočila nečekaná zpráva, že oblíbený herec Henry Cavill po třetí sezoně s natáčením končí. Okamžitě se objevilo několik teorií, proč tomu tak je, petice požadující jeho setrvání už nasbírala 64 tisíc podpisů
Square Enix’s New Farming Game Lets You Choose Non-Binary Pronouns
5.11.2022
It shouldn’t be a big ask from gamers to have more gender-inclusive pronoun options in a video game, especially in RPGs. One producer at Square Enix thinks helping gamers feel welcome by including non-binary pronouns is such a small ask that it was a no-brainer to have it be a part of his...
Final Fantasy XVI Dev Has A Terrible Answer For Why The Game Is So White
4.11.2022
Two weeks ago, Square Enix released a new story trailer for its upcoming RPG, Final Fantasy XVI. There’s just one noticeable problem—there doesn’t seem to be a single non-white character in it. So IGN asked producer Naoki Yoshida about whether or not the game would feature any Black people or other...
Last Ever Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG Cards Are A Spectacular Finish
4.11.2022
With Pokémon Scarlet and Violet due out in just two weeks, the era of Sword and Shield is drawing to a close. But with the Pokémon TCG always operating about three months behind the video games, we’ve still got room for one last hurrah before February’s big changeover. That final special release...
Bungie Tells PS5 Players To Stop Playing The PS4 Version Of Destiny 2
3.11.2022
Bungie, the studio behind Destiny 2 and the older Halo games, has a public service announcement for all of its PlayStation 5 guardians: Double check that you are actually playing the PS5 version of the game and not the PS4 version! Don’t feel bad if you are playing the wrong version though, Sony...
Genshin Impact Players Say They're Being ‘Cockblocked’ From The New Content
3.11.2022
Genshin Impact players have been inadvertently locking themselves out of the newest major story update, and they’re not happy. “Getting quest blocked while doing an archon quest is the new cockblock,” tweeted one player. One even stopped their gaming session after getting “c0ckblocked.” Frankly...
One Piece Odyssey Gameplay Shows A Fresh Direction For The Series
3.11.2022
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Hyped Mystery Square Enix Game Turns Out To Be NFT Junk
3.11.2022
While several big gaming companies have flirted with the idea of non-fungible tokens, none has embraced the crypto scam with as much blind confidence as Square Enix. Now the Final Fantasy maker has finally revealed its first NFT stunt, Symbiogenesis, crushing fan hopes that the previously leaked...
Working On The Mario Party Soundtrack Is A ‘Bitter Memory,’ Chrono Trigger Composer Says
2.11.2022
You’ve heard Yasunori Mitsuda before even if you haven’t heard of Yasunori Mitsuda before—the Japanese composer created several quintessential video game soundtracks, including those for Xenogears and Chrono Trigger. He’s also responsible for the cascade of boops that make up the soundtrack...
Chinese Central Bank Governor: User Privacy and Financial Security Key Principles Guiding CBDC Design Process
2.11.2022
According to Yi Gang, governor of China’s central bank, the process of designing the country’s digital currency is premised on two principles, the protection of user privacy as well as ensuring “financial security.” To achieve this, the central bank’s role will...
Video Games Are Giving Up On The Idea That We Can Save The World
1.11.2022
The summer of 2022 was one for the record books. Wildfires raged across North America and Europe, tens of thousands died in brutal heatwaves, water in reservoirs dried up revealing bodies long forgotten, and flooding displaced millions. All of this is awful, and it seems likely that it will only...
French Lawyer Asks Russian Patriarch to Help Save Alexander Vinnik From ‘Political Trial’ in US
31.10.2022
A member of the defense team of the alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik has called on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to intervene in support of his client. The Russian national may be sentenced to over 50 years in prison for his role in the infamous cryptocurrency exchange. Prisoner...
Father & 'Adult Son' Found Guilty Over Pokémon Go 'Brawl'
28.10.2022
In June 2018 a brawl erupted in a park in St Louis that led to a victim suffering a “traumatic eye injury”. The fight was captured on video and led to two men being arrested on serious assault charges. Those men have finally been tried, with a court finding both guilty of felony third-degree...
Yoko Taro Is Gonna Delete These Fans' Saves Forever And They're Gonna Like It
27.10.2022
Usually, when a game’s online servers are sunsetted, players don’t get the opportunity to go out in a self-aware blaze of glory before the final dawn arrives. But then again, most games don’t have the bizarre Nier creator, Yoko Taro, as their director.Read more
Pioneering Sega Developer Reiko Kodama Has Died
27.10.2022
Reiko Kodama, one of the most important developers in the history of both Sega and the wider role-playing genre, has died at the age of 59.Read more