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Cyberpunk 2077’s First Major Patch Is Finally Out For All Platforms
23.1.2021
Like the federal government, CD Projekt Red dropped a major update at 5 p.m. on a Friday. The first major patch for Cyberpunk 2077 is officially out, nine days after the developer apologized for the state of the game’s console release and promised a major patch within ten days. Patch 1.1 addresses...
I Hate This
23.1.2021
VFX artist Hoolopee, who previously created wonderful demake videos for Halo Infinite and Death Stranding, today unleashed on the world this horrific 3D animation of Morshu from Philips CD-i abomination Link: The Faces of Evil.Read more
Immortals Fenyx Rising Lets Its Bad Dad Off The Hook Too Easily
22.1.2021
Video games have a dad problem. My colleagues broached the topic a few months ago on an episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, where they dished on some of the worst dads in video game history. (What’s up, Kratos and Joel?) Now I’d like to nominate another member to the hall of fame of bad dads: Zeus, from...
Modder Forms Amazing Custom PC Out Of '80s Voltron Toy Castle
22.1.2021
When ‘80s kid Robdp82 found a relatively rare 1984 Voltron “Castle of Lions” playset in his mother’s attic, he did what any nostalgia-loving computer builder would do—he transformed it into a lovely Voltron-themed custom PC, complete with five color-coded lion SSDs.Read more
Resident Evil Village’s Demo Made Me Scared Of My Own Footsteps
22.1.2021
We got our first bloody taste of Resident Evil Village yesterday courtesy of the Maiden demo, and let me tell you, it does some great things with footsteps.Read more
GameStop’s Stock Price Soars To New Records Because Capitalism Is A Shell Game
22.1.2021
Struggling retailer GameStop’s stock curiously hit an all time high today. But it’s not because Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo suddenly decided to stop selling their games digitally. And it’s not because a new set of Funko Pops has taken the internet’s imagination by storm.Read more
Activision Merges Tony Hawk 1 + 2 Developer Into Blizzard
22.1.2021
It seems like only yesterday that Vicarious Visions released one of the year’s best games in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2—a remake that went the extra mile and then some. As of today, however, the studio is done taking the lead on projects. Activision just announced that it’s been folded into...
I Figured Out How Tall The Sexy Resident Evil Lady Is Because Of Course I Did
22.1.2021
Oh, Tall Lady, how do I love thee, let me count the ways. Read more
Mass Effect 2 Writer Confirms Jack Was Originally Pansexual
22.1.2021
During a recent interview with TheGamer, former BioWare writer Brian Kindregan finally confirmed something that everyone who played the game already knew in their bones: Mass Effect 2 crew member Jack was originally pansexual, rather than exclusively romanceable by a male Shephard.Read more
Genshin Impact's Big 1.3 Update Includes Lantern Rite Event, New Character Xiao
22.1.2021
Genshin Impact is one of the more gargantuan and, after a certain point, grindy games currently in existence, but its players remain ravenous for Content. On February 3, they will be briefly sated by a big new event: The Lantern Rite Festival, which will bring with it a new playable character...
Unearthed Video Captures The Experience Of Shopping At Toys 'R' Us In The Early '90s
22.1.2021
Remember going to Toys ‘R’ Us as a kid? Perhaps this 20-minute collection of raw footage from a November 1991 store visit will refresh your memory. Journey with me back to the days when we bought video games with slips of paper and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had their own dedicated aisle....
Call of Duty’s Warzone Has Seen Better Days
22.1.2021
Call of Duty’s battle royale Warzone is just under a year old. When it launched in March of 2020, I praised the 150-player online game for smooth gameplay, simplified mechanics, and fast-paced action. But all of the features that once made Warzone one of the best battle royales to drop into...
Video Games, Like Life, Are Full Of Godawful Presidents
22.1.2021
This week, America had a normal one. Nothing major or out of the ordinary happened, and no disgraced proto-fascist insurrectionists with mouths wetter than a slip and slide left the highest office in the country. And yet, for some reason, we decided to center this week’s Splitscreen podcast...
Here's February 2021's Xbox Live Games With Gold
22.1.2021
Perhaps to try and take a bit of the sting out of announcing that Xbox Live Gold will now cost $120 a year, Microsoft announced some pretty good Games with Gold for next month. February’s lineup is headlined by Gears 5, which is excellent and also just got a very good DLC expansion. Dandara is also...
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
22.1.2021
This weekend is for relaxing just a little bit more than we relaxed last weekend. I’m not saying we should just collapse on our couches and let out long, relieved sighs, but perhaps we can breathe a little easier. Maybe play some video games. Perhaps even space video games. Read more
Microsoft Raises Price Of Xbox Live Gold By $1 A Month
22.1.2021
Xbox Live Gold, Microsoft’s online service for Xbox, is about to get more expensive. The company announced this morning that subscriptions will go up to $11 a month in the coming weeks.Read more
Destiny 2's Best Loot Mechanic From Last Year Is Coming Back
22.1.2021
Destiny 2's Umbral Engrams and Prismatic Recaster from season 11 are coming back in season 13, Bungie announced in this week’s blog post. That’s great news considering it made for one of the better loot grinds in the game’s recent past.Read more
Final Fantasy XV Director Is Making A Virtual Travel Experience For Japanese Airline
22.1.2021
Hajime Tabata, director of Final Fantasy XV, left Square Enix in 2018 after founding its Luminous Productions studio earlier that year. Now Tabata, who established his own studio called JP Games, is back and working on a virtual travel experience for a Japanese airline. Read more
After 23 Years, The Manga D.N.Angel Is Ending
22.1.2021
Debuting in November 1997, Yukiru Sugisaki’s manga D.N.Angel will draw to a close in the March issue of Monthly Asuka.Read more
These Covid-19 Warnings In Japan Look Inspired By Evangelion
22.1.2021
In the Tenjin area of Fukuoka, Japan, warnings about the novel coronavirus pandemic look like something out of Evangelion.Read more