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Story of Seasons Producer Writes An Apology To Fans Over Bugs, Glitches, And Loading Times
3.3.2021
When Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town was released last month in Japan, fans complained of long load times, bugs, and glitches. Producer Dai Takemura addressed these issues on the game’s official blog and offers his apology. Read more
PS2 Emulation Gets Even Nicer With Custom Textures
3.3.2021
PCSX2 has long been a fantastic PS2 emulator, but a recent advance has made it all the more appealing for anyone playing on a PC: the ability to swap textures in games.Read more
Twitch's First Transparency Report Is A Start, But Streamers Want More
2.3.2021
Today, Twitch released its first-ever transparency report, a lengthy, stat-based look at the platform’s safety initiatives over the past year. It contains some interesting, albeit granular, information about Twitch’s efforts to cut down on hateful conduct, sexual harassment, and even terrorist...
PlayStation Store Will Stop Selling Movies Nobody Bought
2.3.2021
Have you ever bought a movie or TV show through the PlayStation Store? Me neither. As a result, Sony announced today it will remove them, starting August 31, 2021.Read more
The Wii U Gets A New System Update Two And A Half Years Later
2.3.2021
Today in Japan, Nintendo released a new system update for the Wii U. The latest firmware, 5.5.3, was released in early September 2018.Read more
Destiny 2 Glitch Lets You Launch 12-Player Raid Parties
1.3.2021
Destiny 2 fireteams are usually capped at six, but players have recently discovered a glitch to bump up the size and are using the exploit to take on game’s raids in massive groups.Read more
How to Filter Spotify Playlists by Genre or Mood
1.3.2021
Odds are good that your “Liked Songs” playlist on Spotify is a mishmash of genres and artists that don’t exactly flow together. Personally, I don’t necessarily want to listen to songs from Gorguts, Megan Thee Stallion, and the Spirited Away soundtrack back-to-back-to-back. No DJ in their right...
Bots Reportedly Helped Fuel GameStonks Hype on Facebook, Twitter, and Other Platforms
28.2.2021
The s0-called GameStonks saga had some help from automated bots hyping up “meme” stocks on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, according to an analysis by the cybersecurity firm PiiQ Media reviewed by Reuters.Read more
E3 2021's Live Show Has Been Cancelled According To LA Tourism Documents
27.2.2021
Shocking nobody, it seems there won’t be a big, physical live E3 event this year in Los Angeles. Read more
Welcome To Hell, Bambi
27.2.2021
This week on Snapshots we have some great Assasin’s Creed shots, a laid back Spider-Man, a large rodent in danger, some nice-looking vistas, and one very, very lost deer. Read more
Early Bugsnax Idea Had You Skinning And Butchering Them
26.2.2021
Look, we knew Bugsnax was a cute game with a dark heart, but this is particularly bleak.Read more
Twitter Passes Stimulus Package for the Very Online
25.2.2021
Twitter is finally rolling out a way to get paid for tweeting that doesn’t involve putting a Venmo link in your bio, promoting a Patreon, or using the app to hunt for a rich spouse.Read more
Report: Chat Logs Reveal Pervasive Racism In Top World of Warcraft Raiding Guilds
25.2.2021
Two raiding guilds in the upper tiers of World of Warcraft’s North American ladder, Clout Gang and Instant Dollars, have come under fire for using racial and homophobic slurs. First reported by PC Gamer, an Imgur album containing screenshots of Clout Gang’s Discord and in-game chats was posted...
Court Orders Valve To Hand Over Data On 436 Steam Games To Apple
25.2.2021
Apple has been asking a bunch of companies to give it confidential information in its ongoing legal battle with Epic Games over how much money each company gets to collect off of Fortnite skin sales on the iPhone. Yesterday, a California magistrate judge ordered Valve to comply with one of these...
Pokémon Go Devs Have Punished Over 5 Million Cheaters Since 2020
24.2.2021
Niantic, the studio behind augmented reality mobile games like Pokémon Go, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, and Ingress, has reportedly punished over 5 million cheaters since the beginning of 2020, with over 1 million players receiving permanent bans across the three games.Read more
Your Travel Guide to the Rudderless Right-Wing Web After Trump
24.2.2021
Moving into 2021 and forward, conservatives angry about cancel culture, censorship, shadowbans, or the attention of the FBI have a rich array of social destinations to choose from. We’ve prepped a travel guide for the unwitting observer who might be thinking of checking any of these conspicuous...
What's New on Netflix in March 2021
24.2.2021
In the absence of broadly appealing new films and TV series (no Oscar hopefuls this month, I’m afraid), Netflix appears to be looking to the podcast market to figure out how to keep its massive subscriber base happy. Its new offerings in March include a host of documentary series and specials that...
Microstrategy Buys $1 Billion More Bitcoin — Company Now Holds Over 90,000 BTC
24.2.2021
Microstrategy has purchased an additional $1.026 billion worth of bitcoin, raising the total number of bitcoins it has accumulated to about 90,531. Its CEO explained that his company remains focused on its two corporate strategies of growing its enterprise analytics software business...
Persona 5 Strikers Got Siri's Original Voice Actor To Play Its In-Game AI
23.2.2021
Artificial intelligences like Apple’s Siri have become so ubiquitous in many people’s lives that it’s no wonder the story of Persona 5 Strikers (out today on Playstation 4, Switch, and PC) features its own AI assistant in the form of EMMA. But what you might not immediately notice is that EMMA...
Hitman 3's Latest Patch Fixes Incorrect Arabic Text
23.2.2021
IO Interactive released the first major patch for Hitman 3 today, bringing with it a raft of changes to the assassination game, including some much-needed updates to the environment. The patch also corrected some Arabic text in the game’s opening level, which was written incorrectly.Read more