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CultureTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Renames Trick To Properly Honor Its Deaf Creator
While the upcoming Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater remasters are pretty similar to the original games apart from a fresh coat of paint, a longstanding trick has had its name changed to better honor the man who invented it. In skateboarding—both real and virtual—a “Mute Air” is when you grab the front of your board with…
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CultureDelisted Scott Pilgrim Game Still MIA, Frustrating Creators And Fans
Although beloved independent comic book Scott Pilgrim concluded in July 2010, it received film and video game adaptations shortly afterward that firmly lodged the series in mainstream pop culture. The movie is fine, but the game is considered a lost gem due to its delisting from digital storefronts only a few years post-release. Now, on…
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CultureExisting Copies Of Control Won’t Be Upgradable To The Next-Gen Console Versions
We were so close to cross-gen game upgrades being a simple and painless ordeal across the board, but now 505 Games has gone and announced that while Control is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X, people who already own the current version of the game will need to buy it again on next-gen. The…
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CultureHow’s It Going? It’s Not Cheating Edition
It’s not like I did it on purpose. Welcome back to our daily open thread. So I was playing Fall Guys last night, as I do, and in the middle of one of those damn team tail grabbing games I tried to squeeze past a spinning hammer at the top of the arena and was…
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CultureOdds and EndsThe Second Fan-Made Animal Crossing Quality-Of-Life Update Video Makes My Heart Ache
Back in May, YouTuber Nick Ha and friends put together a faux quality-of-life update video for Animal Crossing: New Horizons featuring dream changes that would make the game so much nicer to play. Now they’ve released part two, with even more outstanding changes. Buying multiple Nook Miles Tickets at once? Calling NPCs in chat? Setting…
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CultureThe Ultimate Neo Geo Home Arcade Machine Is Coming To North America
The Neo Geo sure has been enjoying a real retro renaissance over the past couple of years. We’ve gotten the Neo Geo Mini arcade machine, the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro, and now we’re getting the SNK Neo Geo MVSX, a full-size arcade cabinet with 50 games for $500. Maybe they should have led with…
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CultureFall Guys’ Worst Mini-Game Will Appear Less Frequently After Update
Chaotic battle royale Fall Guys is getting its first big update tomorrow, which will reintroduce a stage from the beta, fix a few bugs, and most importantly change the frequency of Royal Fumble’s appearance as the final round. Jump Showdown is a mini-game returning from the Fall Guys beta. It’s like a more aggressive version…
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CultureHalo Infinite Delayed To 2021
343 Industries has announced that Halo Infinite will launch in 2021, missing its original “holiday 2020″ release window. “The decision to shift our release is the result of multiple factors that have contributed to development challenges, including the ongoing COVID-related impacts affecting us all this year,” studio head Chris Lee explained via Twitter. “I want…
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CultureInscryption Is The Next Game From Pony Island Creator Daniel Mullins
This morning, Pony Island and The Hex creator Daniel Mullins unveiled his next trippy video game, Inscryption Mullins described the game as an “inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie.” Watching the reveal trailer, I find it hard to disagree with any of…
By Ian Walker
