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Video Games, Please Stop Making Me Craft Crap
10.11.2022
If I was playing a video game this year, odds were high that I was also dealing with some sort of crafting system. Sometimes I was fighting off zombies in a large open world. Or killing monsters and bandits in God of War Ragnarök. Or fighting bad guys on the mean streets of Gotham City as Batgirl....
Disco Elysium Writer Alleges Fraud While Studio Accuses Him Of Toxic Management
9.11.2022
After being sued by one of its cofounders and accused of fraud, ZA/UM now says the lead writer behind 2019’s hit RPG, Disco Elysium, was fired for professional misconduct, including gender discrimination and verbally abusing co-workers. It’s the latest twist in a messy saga about the indie studio...
Don't Miss One Of The Most Heartfelt (And Funniest) Games Of 2022
8.11.2022
The other day at a cafe, I ordered my small coffee and was ready to pay and be on my way when the person helping me said, “Can I get you anything else, sssss…?” By the awkward look on her face, I could tell that she’d automatically started to say “sir,” which in a way I understand. I’ve worked...
The Week In Games: Gold Rings And Ragnarök
8.11.2022
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Gotham Knights Is Kinda Mid
29.10.2022
Gotham Knights came out a week ago and I’ve found it exceedingly difficult to find anything to love about the open-world loot brawler. Red Hood’s snickerdoodle recipe, maybe? The latest Batman game borrows from a ton of other, mostly better rivals, and struggles to craft a clear identity in...
Two Guys Tried To Solve The Mystery Of Kanye Quest 3030
26.10.2022
Older readers and/or Kanye West fans (however many of you are left) might remember that in 2013 a game called Kanye Quest 3030 blew up for a minute. Then, two years later, it blew up all over again after a bizarre hidden area was discovered in the game, one laced with all kinds of apparent links...
The New JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Fighter Is A Perfect Celebration Of The Manga And Anime
9.9.2022
It’s rare for a fighting game to extend an olive branch allowing both casual and hardcore players to have their fun, but JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R does a remarkable job while evincing the massively popular anime series’ undeniable charisma.Read more
The 10 Most JRPG-Ass Songs To Grace The Weather Channel
3.9.2022
Some might say the best way to predict the weather is to look out your window, but thanks to modern-day technology like The Weather Channel, we can check the weather with ease while listening to bomb-ass music that sounds ripped right out of a Japanese RPG soundtrack.Read more
Pokémon GO's Professor Willow Has Gotten A Quietly Unsettling Makeover
30.8.2022
Saturday’s conclusion to Pokémon GO Fest 2022 saw the arrival of a clutch of Ultra Beasts, the welcome end to the god-awful Rhi storyline, and most importantly, the return of Professor Willow after an ill-advised course of illegal steroids.Read more
Twitch's Biggest Clown Talks About His Wildest Spectacle Yet
19.8.2022
What’s the worst thing that could go wrong during Jerma985’s next livestream in front of hundreds of thousands of internet strangers? “I get diarrhea and can’t umpire,” he told Kotaku in an interview. Twitch’s notorious online jester is pulling his most elaborate stunt yet: officiating a real...
Kickstarter Game Goes Bust Gambling On Crypto, Can't Refund Backers
19.8.2022
In 2021, at the height of the world’s collective blockchain madness, a video game called Untamed Isles—Pokemon, but with crypto stuff—made over $500,000 on Kickstarter. A year later the game is practically dead, and is so broke it can’t even refund its backers.Read more
PowerWash Simulator Is Getting Me Through Covid
25.7.2022
It’s certainly fair to accuse me of being a latecomer when it comes to Covid-19. Despite the pandemic being my number-one source of crippling anxiety for the last two-and-a-half years, it’s taken me this long to actually contract it all for myself. And pow, it’s taken me out hard. To which I say:...
This Road Trip Indie Game Took Me For A Cosmically Introspective Ride
2.6.2022
Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between isn’t necessarily what I thought it was going to be. On paper, the indie title from Silverstring Media is an experimental, “surreal,” trip through transitive spaces like long car rides, trains, airports, and parks. You move through these areas, listen to ambient...
Apex Legends Pros Engage In Real Flat Earth Debate On Twitch
11.4.2022
I just watched a debate between two professional Apex Legends players about whether or not the Earth is flat, and I feel like my brain is leaking out of my ears. Read more
Nifty News: Anime-ca Brands, Steve Aoki’s NFTs more profitable than decade of studio albums
16.2.2022
Animoca is entering the Japanese market with a new subsidiary aimed at Japanese IP while Rarible NFT offerings will be available as part of a new VR experience
Luke Plunkett's Top 10 Games Of 2021
22.12.2021
“It has been a bad year. A bad year with, mercifully, some very good video games”. That’s what I said this time last year as I tried to exit 2020 with some optimism. Womp. Turns out 2021 would be even worse, since this time around there weren’t even many “very good video games”.Read more
Twitch Streamer Drops Bars, Kicks Ass In Destiny 2
21.12.2021
It takes a tremendous amount of multitasking skills to stream video games while staying engaged with viewers, but this Twitch streamer is so smooth with it, he can freestyle rap while playing Destiny 2. Read more
Behold! 15 Albums Of Persona Music In One Gorgeous $400 Box Set
10.12.2021
The vinyl video game music masters at iam8bit have teamed up with Atlus to create the ultimate musical collectible to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Persona series. The $400 Persona 25th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set features newly-remastered music from all five main games in the series...
Let’s Pick Winners For The 2021 Game Awards
3.12.2021
It’s December, the month when little children’s thoughts turn to presents and big children’s thoughts turn to Geoff Keighley’s annual celebration of world-premiere trailers. And those trailers come with awards between them, bestowed upon the best games of the year as judged by professional game...
Decades Later, Mariya Takeuchi’s 'Plastic Love' Is A Top Ten Hit Song In Japan
18.11.2021
Recorded in 1984, “Plastic Love” is the song that continues to make comeback after comeback. This month, well over three decades after its original release, the song’s full-length official video was finally uploaded to YouTube and, according to Warner Music Japan, its re-issued 12-inch single also...