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Japanese Indie Game Gets Themed Rooms At Kyoto Hotel
3.11.2021
In the past, Kotaku has introduced themed rooms at Japanese hotels. Typically, these rooms are for established franchises like Kingdom Hearts. But now, one Kyoto hotel is offering a room plastered in Japanese indie game Unreal Life. Read more
Incredible Mod Lets You Fight Crusader Kings III's Battles Yourself
3.11.2021
As fantastic as Crusader Kings III is, and as much as it lets you do as the ruler of a medieval dynasty, the nature of the game has meant that war has always been a bit distant. You can raise your armies and tell them where to go, but never directly lead the troops yourself. Until now.Read more
Illuvium, LCX and Tokemak hit new highs as Bitcoin dominance lingers
2.11.2021
LCX, ILV, TOKE and at least 10 other altcoins hit new all-time highs alongside ETH today
Marvel's Avengers' Stupid Paid Experience Boosts Are Removed Tonight
2.11.2021
‘Twas nary a month ago that Crystal Dynamics took leave of their senses, and decided to infest sleepy hero sim, Marvel’s Avengers, with paid-for experience boosts. With one voice the universe cried out, “Er, but you promised you wouldn’t do that.” A mere 25 days’ profit later, the developers have...
Blizzard Is Already Losing Its First Female Studio Co-Head
2.11.2021
Jen Oneal, who recently assumed the top position at Blizzard in the wake of a significant reckoning at the company, will step down at the end of the year, she wrote in a statement today. Her co-lead, Mike Ybarra, will take over the rest of her responsibilities.Read more
Overwatch 2 And Diablo 4 Delayed Into 2023
2.11.2021
Activision Blizzard announced during an investor call today that Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 won’t be arriving as soon as originally planned, but didn’t provide a new timeframe for when the two big sequels will eventually come out. Read more
100 Person Mega-Battles: Former Midway, Disney, Activision Game Devs Announce Mechanized-Combat NFT Game
2.11.2021
At the non-fungible token (NFT)-focused conference, NFT.NYC, developers from the Metalcore Foundation and Studio 369 revealed an NFT-powered mechanized combat video game. The game’s creators have worked on projects for Activision, Disney, Lucas Films, Midway, and the Mechwarrior, Mortal...
Niantic Shutting Down Pokémon Go-Inspired Harry Potter Game
2.11.2021
Just two years after it launched, Niantic is already giving up on its Harry Potter: Wizards Unite augmented reality experiment. What was supposed to be Pokémon Go for the popular fantasy series will instead become just a memory when the game goes offline forever on January 31, 2022.Read more
Sakurai Says Smash Bros. Ultimate Might Not End The Series
2.11.2021
Masahiro Sakurai is back in Famitsu with his final column, in which he pontificates about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the series’ potential finale. It actually sounds like Ultimate might not be the end, though Sakurai isn’t certain about a sequel just yet.Read more
Skyrim's New Board Game Will Have A Prequel Campaign
2.11.2021
The publisher behind the Dishonored, Fallout, and The Elder Scrolls tabletop games is planning to release a Skyrim board game in 2022. Skyrim - The Adventure Game will include several story campaigns, including a prequel to the events of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.Read more
Netflix Launches Mobile Games Lineup With Stranger Things And Not Much Else
2.11.2021
Beginning Tuesday, Netflix’s movie and television streaming app adds video games to the mix with a lineup that includes previously released action-adventure spin-offs Stranger Things: 1984 (formerly known as Stranger Things: The Game) and Stranger Things 3: The Game.Read more
Nintendo Slashes Switch Production In Face Of Chip Shortage
2.11.2021
The ongoing chip shortage, which has affected nearly every electronic device on the planet, has forced Nintendo to grapple with a production reduction. Nikkei Asia reports that the Kyoto-based company will make 20 percent fewer Switch consoles through the end of its fiscal year, which wraps...
Blizzard Forms World Of Warcraft Community Council To Solicit Player Feedback
2.11.2021
Blizzard announced yesterday that it will be forming a new player organization called the WoW Community Council. It’s aiming to help the MMORPG’s developers get more detailed feedback on all aspects of the game, from players of different backgrounds and playstyles. The move comes as the game...
The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Almost Had Portals Before Portal
2.11.2021
If you took a portal to an alternate universe, you might find yourself living in a timeline where The Legend of Zelda, not Portal, popularized the use of live portals in video games. As spotted by VGC, ex-Nintendo dev Giles Goddard recently showed off an early tech demo of The Legend of Zelda:...
Valorant’s Newest Agent Will Be A Nightmare To Play Against, And That's Good Actually
2.11.2021
Chamber, Valorant’s newest defensive agent, looks like a monster. I am terrified of this fancy French man and his very pretty guns.Read more
Education Ecosystem Is Set to Become the Biggest Crypto Channel for Developers on YouTube
2.11.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Education Ecosystem (LEDU), a leader in online project-based learning, is excited to announce that it is presently creating over 1000 video projects for CMC Top 100 blockchains to teach developers how to build new applications related to financial apps, decentralized markets, games...
Former Activision, Disney and Lucas Films devs reveal NFT-powered video game
2.11.2021
MetalCore gives users a decentralized blockchain gaming experience. The title will hold its first NFT sale in January 2022
Sanctor Capital launches $20M fund to bootstrap GameFi, DeFi projects
2.11.2021
Projects like Axie Infinity and Decentraland have shined the spotlight on GameFi, a new trend that refers to the financialization of gaming
Gaming Giant Ubisoft Mentions Blockchain in Recent Earnings Report
2.11.2021
Ubisoft, one of the biggest gaming companies in the entertainment world, mentioned blockchain as one of the key points of focus for the future of the brand. The company said it is exploring blockchain as an innovative technology to be included in games in its latest earnings report. While...
New World Disables 'All Forms Of Wealth Transfers' After Gold Exploit Found
2.11.2021
After an exploit was found over the weekend that first let players send images in the chat box, kick other players unknowingly and duplicate gold, Amazon has stepped in and taken some drastic action.Read more