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CultureKotaku Game DiaryManeater‘s Orca Tank Is Terrifying, Even As A Godlike Megashark
I’m absolutely in love with Maneater, the new shark game from Tripwire Interactive. Nothing in video games has ever made me feel as powerful as cruising the Louisiana bayou and wantonly chomping passing barracuda. But one setpiece managed to inject my shark-inspired reverie with a terror made only more potent by the rest of the…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryHoly Shit I Found A Switch
A couple of days ago, I wrote a piece about how hard it is to find a Nintendo Switch. With the covid-19 outbreak temporarily halting production of the console in China, and scalpers seizing the opportunity to buy up and flip the Switch for usurious prices, nary a Switch is to be found on American…
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CultureGTA Online‘s Mini Cooper Week Hasn’t Won Over The Haters
Small cars are the focus of the latest Grand Theft Auto Online event, and the community has reacted with jokes, anger, and a bit of confusion. For those who are upset, it seems you can blame a classic film from the 1960s for this week’s Mini Cooper themed festivities. The Weeny Issi is GTA’s parody…
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CultureAww, Apple Arcade’s Got A Spongebob Game Now
Every game platform or service worth its salt needs a Spongebob Squarepants game. Now’s Apple Arcade’s time. Spongebob: Patty Pursuit has arrived. Patty Pursuit is a colorful auto-running platformer with plenty of jumping, stomping, wall-hopping, and treasure collecting. Plankton has kidnapped Spongebob’s friends and stolen the secret Krabby Patty formula, but for some reason left…
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CultureStudy Shows A Distressing Number Of You Eat While Gaming
A recent study from analytics firm Newzoo claims that at least 80 percent of video game fans eat or drink something while they sell turnips in Animal Crossing and demolish demonic hordes in Doom Eternal. Assuming I didn’t already hate gamers, this is all it would take to push me over the edge. Newzoo’s findings,…
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CultureAmazon’s Crucible Is Looking Like Another Battleborn
Last week, Amazon Games released Crucible, a free-to-play, team-based shooter, to mild excitement. Eight days later, Crucible players are almost nowhere to be found on the (Amazon-owned) Twitch streaming service, a strong sign that the community around the game seems to be already dwindling. Crucible, currently available only for PC, pits players against other players…
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CultureElder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Opening Harkens Back To Skyrim
The next year of The Elder Scrolls Online aims to take players back to “the dark heart of Skyrim” via several expansions set in the icy region. The latest stop on the itinerary, Greymoor, released yesterday for folks on PC and Mac, introducing a new questline, updates to the Vampire skill line, and most importantly, an…
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CultureGeForce Now’s New Opt-In Policy Wins Back At Least One Developer
Winter survival game The Long Dark was removed from Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming platform back in March after its developer said the game had been added without their consent. Now it’s coming back, following changes to the service that make GeForce Now opt-in only. “Back in March I decided to remove The Long Dark from…
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CulturePhantasy Star Online 2’s Microsoft Store Launch Has Been A Mess
Eight years after its original release, scifi MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2 finally became available on PC in North America yesterday. The only problem? It came exclusively to the Microsoft Store, leading to all sorts of errors and complications for many players. A lot of the issues seem to be stemming from the fact that…
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CultureToday’s HP announced its new consumer virtual reality headset, the Reverb G2. The headset, available this fall for $600, includes a pair of Valve-designed 2K lenses, four-camera internal tracking, off-the-ear spatial audio, and support for Windows mixed reality. Preorders start *checks watch* now.
By Mike Fahey
