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Frogger Player Shatters World Record With Over 1 Million Points
8.3.2022
On February 27, software engineer Michael Smith surpassed his own previous world record for Konami’s 1981 coin-op classic Frogger, a feat which involved maxing out the game’s score counter multiple times. His new score sits at a comfortable 1,356,520, handily toppling his previous record...
GTA V’s New-Gen Version Is $10 Cheaper On PS5 Than Xbox Series X
8.3.2022
Most games don’t get upgraded for a new console generation even once, let alone twice. After first coming out on Xbox 360 and PS3 back in 2013, Grand Theft Auto V will finally get an “enhanced and expanded” version on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S later this month, but with one pricey wrinkle: GTA V will...
Kotaku's Three Episode Test: Slow Loop
8.3.2022
Welcome to another edition of Kotaku’s Anime Revolution, presented by Acura, a weekly show where the otaku of Kotaku look at the hottest shows of the winter season and put them through the three-episode test to see whether they’re worth your time. This week, we’ll be taking a look at Slow Loop...
Horizon Forbidden West’s PS5 Graphical Modes, Explained
8.3.2022
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Twitch Withholding Payments For Russian Streamers
8.3.2022
Twitch joins the list of international companies sanctioning Russia over its illegal invasion of Ukraine, telling streamers that it would be withholding payments. “Payouts to the financial institution associated with your Twitch account have been blocked as a result of sanctions,” read an email...
Sadako From The Ring Is Now A YouTuber
8.3.2022
Wonder what everyone’s favorite vengeful spirit is up to? When not climbing out of televisions and appearing in Dead by Daylight, she’s making YouTube clips. That’s right, Sadako is now a YouTuber. Read more
Our Favorite Cosplay From Katsucon 2022
8.3.2022
Like so much else over the past couple of years, the pandemic hit the cosplay scene hard, shutting down the conventions that are in so many ways the lifeblood of the community. But after getting things back on track last December with Dragon Con, I’m super pumped to now be presenting our first...
Report: Amazon Wants To Make A God Of War TV Show
8.3.2022
Deadline is reporting that Amazon is currently in talks to turn PlayStation series God of War into a television series.Read more
$10 Bundle Gets You $6500 Worth Of Games/Music/Books, Helps Ukraine
8.3.2022
Necrosoft Games have put together a bundle of 991 things on itch.io that is available now for a minimum of just $10 . Read more
Pokémon Card Fraudster Sentenced To Three Years In Prison
8.3.2022
Last year a Georgia man was charged by federal prosecutors after allegedly lying to apply for a Covid disaster loan, then turning around and spending it on a single Pokémon card. He has now admitted his guilt and been sentenced to prison.Read more
Destiny 2 Quest Lets You Literally Turn An Ancient Foe Into A Gun, Just Like The Meme
8.3.2022
In the Destiny 2 community, a popular meme has players respond to big, scary villains and deadly space gods with a simple message: I’m going to turn you into a gun. There are many variants of this meme, but the general idea remains a popular joke among players. Now, in the new Witch Queen...
Let's Talk About How Horizon Forbidden West's Ending Went Off The Rails
8.3.2022
I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed a game as much as Horizon Forbidden West whose big third act reveals ranged from underwhelming to utterly ridiculous. Maybe Mass Effect 3? Forbidden West has different problems, and it feels like the middle of a trilogy rather than the end, but there’s more...
Trolls Review Bomb Cyberpunk 2077 After Devs Speak Out Against Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine
7.3.2022
Despite a recent uptick in goodwill thanks to its massive 1.5 patch, Cyberpunk 2077 spent the weekend beset by negative Steam reviews over a different matter entirely.Read more
Hell's Paradise Is A Gripping Horror Manga I Binged In 3 Days
7.3.2022
While Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku is full of gorgeous scenes, this particularly gruesome one stuck out to me: A wooden boat floated serenely along a foggy river, filled with beautiful flowers. Government officials would find a smiling corpse that had flowers growing out of its dismembered parts....
Oops: Elden Ring Players Keep Missing The Combat Tutorial
7.3.2022
The call to adventure issued by Elden Ring proved irresistible to many players when it launched on February 25. Perhaps a little too irresistible, as many players’ eagerness to dive headfirst into the game’s breathtaking and brutal landscape, coupled with the game’s own tendency to obfuscate things...
Parents Sue Call Of Duty Maker, Alleging Sexual Harassment Led To Daughter’s Suicide
7.3.2022
Parents of an Activision Blizzard employee who died by suicide on a 2017 work retreat at Disneyland are now suing the Call of Duty publisher alleging workplace sexual harassment contributed to their daughter’s wrongful death. Activision Blizzard had previously dismissed the tragedy as having...
Elden Ring Fans Hack Into Mysterious Colosseums, Find Potential PvP Areas
7.3.2022
Elden Ring has had three unopenable colosseum doors since launch. The mysterious areas have fans scratching their heads and wondering if they’re possible clues to future DLC.Read more
Glover Is Coming Back On The Weed Day Because LOL
7.3.2022
You gotta love the glove. And soon that will be much easier to do. Announced today, the 1998 N64 game Glover is heading to Steam via a new PC port that will be released on April 20. The port is a brand new version of the game developed for modern PCs and built using the original N64 source code....
Evangelion's Megumi Ogata Champions The Genderless Nature Of Voice Acting
7.3.2022
Legendary voice actor Megumi Ogata recently won the Best Voice Actress award at the Seiyu Awards, an annual ceremony to recognize voice acting in Japan. At first, Ogata thought about declining the award, but decided to accept the honor to make a larger statement about gender, identity, and voice...
In Twenty Years, Microsoft Has Only Sold 2.3 Million Xboxes In Japan
7.3.2022
Two decades ago, the first Xbox went on sale in Japan. In the U.S., Microsoft’s gaming machines have always been big hits, but that’s not been the case in Japan. To date, only 2.3 million Xbox consoles across all generations have been sold in the country. Read more