Video Games

GameStop Introduces Door Pickup Following Backlash Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

March 26, 2020

GameStop officially announced they would be instituting a door pick up policy at eligible stores following employee backlash during the coronavirus pandemic. On Twitter GameStop announced, "Beginning today, ...

However, it appears that this gender-neutral option is exclusive to the English release, as the game still specifically labels the choices as explicitly male and female in versions of the game produced in other languages:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Changes Gender Options to ‘Styles’ for English Release

Spencer Baculi

March 24, 2020

Video Games

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has changed the selectable options for gender in the English release of the game to the more gender-neutral ‘style,’ with the game’s director stating that it was done to reflect ho...

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Announces ‘A New Power Awakens’ DLC, Featuring Super Saiyan God Transformations for Goku and Vegeta!

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Announces ‘A New Power Awakens’ DLC, Features Super Saiyan God Transformations for Goku and Vegeta!

Spencer Baculi

March 23, 2020

Anime, Video Games

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will soon receive a set of downloadable content featuring a new episode based on the Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods film and the appearance of the Super Saiyan God form for both Goku and V...

Brie Larson Animal Crossing New Horizons

Brie Larson Teams Up With Nintendo To Promote Animal Crossing: New Horizons

John F. Trent

March 20, 2020

Celebrity, Video Games

Brie Larson teamed up with Nintendo to promote their newly released Nintendo Switch game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. https://youtu.be/_3YNL0OWio0 Larson posted an ad promoting the game to her Instagra...

MangaGamer Leaked Discord Logs Show Staff Mocking and Insulting Fans

Spencer Baculi

March 20, 2020

Video Games

A recent leak of chat transcripts from the official Discord server for MangaGamer shows staff members from the video game publisher mocking and belittling fans for harmless interactions, such as taking issue wi...

Resident Evil 3 Remake Art Director on Jill Valentine’s Updated Design: Sex Appeal “Was Not the Right Direction”

Spencer Baculi

March 19, 2020

Video Games

In a recent interview, Resident Evil 3 Remake art director Yonghee Cho commented on Jill Valentine’s updated look, stating that the character’s previous ‘sex appeal’ was shelved in favor of practicality. htt...

Persona 5 Royal Changes “Homophobic” Scenes For Unsatisfied Critics, Ryuji Now Encouraged to Join ‘Drag Scene’

Spencer Baculi

March 18, 2020

Video Games

The previously announced changes to “homophobic” scenes in the Western release of Persona 5 Royal have now been discovered, with the localization changing the two men hitting on Ryuji into crossdressers. The...

Netflix’s Witcher Writer Wants The Gargoyles To Live Again

Phillip Pratt

March 10, 2020

Movies, Television, Video Games

It’s 2020 so it’s about time for another round of Gargoyle-revival stories. This is one of those ‘believe it when you see it happen’ situations. Nonetheless… this is still pretty exciting! Beau DeMayo, write...

Kotaku Editor Chris Kohler Gets Roasted After Whining About Final Fantasy VII Remake’s Difficulty

Drew Taylor

March 5, 2020

Video Games

Chris Kohler, a features editor for Kotaku, got his gaming cred called out recently following the release of the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo. Kohler took to Twitter after a particularly challenging session...

Marvel Future Revolution Announced Starring Captain America, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, and Doctor Strange

John F. Trent

March 4, 2020

Video Games

Marvel and Netmarble announced Marvel Future Revolution and released their first trailer for Marvel Future Revolution. Take a look. https://youtu.be/3woPXLn9obE Marvel Future Revolution is described as...