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Jander González Mella is an artist and illustrator from the Dominican Republic. You can see more of Jander’s stuff at his ArtStation page

Instead Of Closing, Video Game Retailer Provides Employees With Bullshit Coronavirus ‘Safety’ Tips

Instead of providing stores with adequate sanitation supplies (or simply closing them outright) in response to the covid-19 pandemic, Game X Change corporate felt it best to send employees what amounted to a chain email full of bogus prevention tactics. Their advice includes gargling vinegar, drinking lots of water (to “neutralize” the virus in the…

With Tours Canceled, Venues Closing, And Futures Uncertain, Musicians Flock To Twitch

Popular musician Marc Rebillet’s March 17 Twitch stream—the first in his “Quarantine Livestream Tour”—began just like his other shows: Wearing a silken robe, he improvised a series of songs based on topic suggestions from his audience. People asked for songs about the apocalypse and toilet paper. About an hour and a half in, he announced…

John Wick Hex And Some Other Indie Games Are Headed To PS4

The boogie man himself is finally headed to PS4 along with a small but diverse collection of other indie games over the next several days and months. Earlier today, Sony published a series of surprise posts over on the European PlayStation blog, revealing news about five games headed to the PlayStation 4. It’s an odd…

The Last of Us II Delayed Indefinitely

The much-anticipated post-apocalyptic adventure game The Last of Us II will be delayed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, publisher Sony said today. The game, which had been previously scheduled for May 29, is nearly done and ready to go, a Naughty Dog developer told Kotaku this afternoon. This was a decision made for logistical…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: How Do I Leave An Abusive Relationship?

Hello, all you weekend pheromone discharges, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only doctor you need more than Doctor Mario. With folks self-isolating and social-distancing, relationships are suffering under the strain… and some people are discovering that they’re quarantined with the wrong people entirely. How do you recognize when someone’s using their mental health…

How’s It Going?: Podcasts Edition

It’s Thursday! Welcome back to our daily open thread. I’m not a big podcast person, but last night I listened to the “Heated” podcast, which was about what we could learn about dealing with climate change from the crisis surrounding covid-19. That doesn’t sound like a very cheerful subject, but it was nice to hear…

Gwent‘s New Battle Pass Lets You Play Dress-Up With Geralt

Gwent now has a 100-level battle pass players in need of a goal can work on grinding through. Unlike just any battle pass though, CD Projekt Red says it wants Gwent’s to tell a story each season. “At the start of each week, a new chapter of Journey’s story will be unveiled,” the company writes…

Sea Of Thieves Now Has A Steam Page [Update: Microsoft Says It’s Coming There ‘Soon’]

Micorsoft’s multiplayer pirate life simulator, Sea of Thieves, looks like it’s finally heading to Valve’s platform after getting its own store page complete with the words “coming soon.” The listing was spotted earlier this morning complete with system requirements, descriptive tags, and the option to wishlist the game. Unfortunately there’s no release date yet or…

Sony Donates $10 Million To Covid-19 Response Fund

Sony announced today it’s donating $10 million to the World Health Organization’s Solidarity Response Fund aimed at fighting the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic as part of the company’s new $100 million relief effort. “Through this fund, Sony will provide support in three areas: assistance for those individuals engaged in frontline medical and first responder efforts…

Track: Eien no Fuzaishoumei | Artist: Tokyo Jihen | Album: Eien no Fuzaishoumei (single)

Welcome To BreadCon, Where Everyone Is An Anime Character Who Is Late For School

For a few years now on April 1, cosplayers from around the world have joined in on a common joke and posted some pics. This year’s effort, though, took on some added significance, as without any major cosplay cons taking place in the foreseeable future, this “con” was as close to a show as anyone…

The Adventures Of Geoffrey And Roger

Jia Ruan is an artist who has worked on stuff like Halo and Guild Wars You can see more of Jia’s stuff at his ArtStation page

Activision Wins ‘First Amendment’ Call Of Duty Lawsuit

In 2017, Activision was sued by AM General over Call of Duty’s accurate depiction of Humvees. In its defense, the publisher said the vehicle’s inclusion was a “first amendment” issue, a point a federal judge agreed with today while dismissing GM’s case. As Law360 report, U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels decided, “If realism is…

Twitch Just Made It Harder To Be A Jerk In Chat

A good Twitch chat is like a serene sea: always welcome, but all too rare a respite from the choppier waters of the internet. Over the years, Twitch has given chat moderators tools to lock out ugliness-spewing ne’er-do-wells, but a number of loopholes have allowed dedicated trolls to slip back under the gates with relative…

Sources: Despite Huge Sales, Borderlands 3 Developers Are Getting Stiffed On Bonuses

The video game Borderlands 3 was a big sales success when it launched last fall, according to its publisher, 2K, which described it as “a billion-dollar global brand.” That’s why it was shocking to employees at Gearbox, the developer of the game, when the studio’s CEO, Randy Pitchford, told them yesterday that they would not…

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How’s It Going?: Home Edition

Welcome to Wednesday. We’re halfway to the weekend! Like many of you, I’ve been spending a lot of time in my house. I live alone, which I used to really value when I saw people more often, but now it’s pretty lonely. I’m realizing that a lot of things I like about my apartment, I…

There’s A Pong RPG Coming Out This Spring

Last week Atari released a new Missile Command game. This week Atari announced a new Pong. In Pong Quest, developed by UK design duoChequered Ink, players explore fantasy dungeons inspired by other Atari classics while smacking balls back and forth. As silly as it sounds, it is a completely real game coming to consoles and PC later…

People Are Already Playing Final Fantasy VII Remake In Australia

When Square Enix announced physical copies of Final Fantasy VII Remake would ship to Europe and Australia earlier than its April 10 release date due to the covid-19 pandemic, we didn’t think they meant this early. The eagerly anticipated game is already in the hands of many Australians, as evidenced by a growing number of…