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Twitch Streamer Immediately Denied From Bank After Accidentally Applying As An ‘Adult Entertainer’
United Kingdom-based variety streamer Poopernoodle, or Lou, wasn’t exactly sure whether or not being a human adult with a Twitch channel qualified her as an “online adult entertainer” until she described herself as such on a bank application and was swiftly denied.
Source: Kotaku – Twitch Streamer Immediately Denied From Bank After Accidentally Applying As An ‘Adult Entertainer’
Netflix Is Trying To Make Henry Cavill's Last Season In The Witcher Last As Long As Possible
On Tuesday, Netflix revealed the teaser trailer for the third season of its live-action adaptation of The Witcher. Although the teaser didn’t reveal much in terms of what trouble Geralt, Ciri, and Yeneffer will get themselves into, it did tell us that this season is gonna drip-feed fans Henry Cavill’s final moments as…
Source: Kotaku – Netflix Is Trying To Make Henry Cavill’s Last Season In The Witcher Last As Long As Possible
Magic: The Gathering YouTuber Says Pinkertons Threatened Him With $200k Fines, Jail
Yesterday, Kotaku reported that Magic: The Gathering maker Wizards of the Coast had sent Pinkerton detectives after a YouTuber after he had erroneously purchased an upcoming booster box for the collectible card game ahead of its release date. Today, the streamer revealed more details about exactly what these…
Source: Kotaku – Magic: The Gathering YouTuber Says Pinkertons Threatened Him With 0k Fines, Jail
Studio Trigger Anime Trailer Makes Soccer Game Look Dope AF
There are just so many games these days it’s hard to stand out from the crowd and get the world’s attention. So, here’s one good way: Get world-renowned anime house Studio Trigger to make the trailer for your upcoming Nintendo Switch sports-action game.
Source: Kotaku – Studio Trigger Anime Trailer Makes Soccer Game Look Dope AF
Homophobes Are Review Bombing Horizon Forbidden West’s DLC
If you thought that gamers could be normal about two queers sharing a passionate kiss in 2023, then you would be very wrong. Horizon Forbidden West’s new story DLC, Burning Shores, contains a scene in which Aloy can choose to kiss a woman named Seyka, and it seems some PlayStation fans were not happy. Indeed, some…
Source: Kotaku – Homophobes Are Review Bombing Horizon Forbidden West’s DLC
12 Of The Most Expensive PS4 Games With Eye-Popping Prices
As the PS4’s generation fades further and further in our rearview mirror, the prices of various games, particularly collector’s editions, are climbing ever higher. And with some of the prices out there, it might be worth perusing your collection if you’re looking to make some cash…or maybe you’ll want to hold on to…
Source: Kotaku – 12 Of The Most Expensive PS4 Games With Eye-Popping Prices
Twitch Streamer's Struggle To Become A Top Breath of the Wild Speedrunner Is Today's Must-Watch
Twitch streamer and YouTuber Simply has attempted the unthinkable: Giving himself just 12 hours, he set out to learn the very tricky speedrun for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and to successfully complete one in as fast a time as possible. The speedrunning challenge was insane, full of death and glitches to…
Source: Kotaku – Twitch Streamer’s Struggle To Become A Top Breath of the Wild Speedrunner Is Today’s Must-Watch
Sonic Maker Sega Is The Video Game Industry’s Next Union Battleground
Over 140 workers at Sega of America’s Irvine, California office have announced plans to form a new union to fight for better pay, adequate staffing, and more balanced schedules. It’s the latest front in the video game industry’s growing unionization movement, and the first to move its focus beyond strictly game…
Source: Kotaku – Sonic Maker Sega Is The Video Game Industry’s Next Union Battleground
The Internet's Freaking Out Over Dead Island 2’s Incredible Gore
Dead Island 2 was always going to be a gory game. The first Dead Island, released in 2011, played like a schlocky, uninhibited horror B-movie, and Dead Island 2 developer Deep Silver made butchery a priority soon after it began working on the sequel in 2019. Blood and brains are also usually a given where zombies are…
Source: Kotaku – The Internet’s Freaking Out Over Dead Island 2’s Incredible Gore
Horizon Forbidden West Sequel In The Works Alongside Multiplayer Spin-Off
The Horizon Zero Dawn universe will continue to expand with multiple upcoming games. Guerrilla Games confirmed that Aloy’s “next adventure” is already in development, while work on a multiplayer spin-off continues as well. Life, and big robot dinosaurs in particular, finds a way.
Source: Kotaku – Horizon Forbidden West Sequel In The Works Alongside Multiplayer Spin-Off
Wizards Of The Coast Raids YouTuber’s House To Take Back Magic: The Gathering Cards
Sometimes, you accidentally buy something before it hits the street date, and you get bragging rights with all of your friends. In the case of one Magic: The Gathering streamer, obtaining a box of cards early landed him in hot water with one of the most infamous private security companies in the world.
Source: Kotaku – Wizards Of The Coast Raids YouTuber’s House To Take Back Magic: The Gathering Cards
The Week In Games: Galactic Refugees And Stone-Age Life Sims
Simpsons Fan Reveals Secret Joke In 31-Year-Old Episode
Die-hard Simpsons fans have a near encyclopedic memory of every joke and reference throughout the animated series’ decades-long run. Except for one. A punchline in the third season was basically impossible to hear until someone recently used audio software to decode it over 30 years later.
Source: Kotaku – Simpsons Fan Reveals Secret Joke In 31-Year-Old Episode
Pokémon Go Dev Says Everyone Loves Going Outside When Fans Are Mad About It
Pokémon Go has been riddled with controversy over the past month after developer Niantic made changes to Remote Raid Passes. The changes included limiting how many times people could use these items to play the game remotely, rather than having to leave their home to take part. Alongside this, the studio made Remote…
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon Go Dev Says Everyone Loves Going Outside When Fans Are Mad About It
Angry Birds Account Plays Smash Or Pass With Video Game Characters
Existing on the internet means continuously watching popular culture get remixed and recycled until it’s memed into oblivion and still having the courage to log on each day and see what new delights, curiosities, and abject horrors await. Today it’s the Angry Birds mascot being horny on main for clout.
Source: Kotaku – Angry Birds Account Plays Smash Or Pass With Video Game Characters
17 Years Later, Pokémon's Wii Animations Look Better Than Those In Modern Games
Pokémon Battle Revolution by developer Genius Sorority was not a great game. Released in North America in 2007, it served as Pokémon’s Wii debut, but was more or less an extension of the DS games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Effectively a 3D battle simulator, it made competitive fights more compelling to watch, but as a…
Source: Kotaku – 17 Years Later, Pokémon’s Wii Animations Look Better Than Those In Modern Games
Epic's Billionaire CEO Jumps On Twitter To Complain About Elites
If you had not already been made aware of the news—and I admire and respect everyone whose life choices means they are not—Twitter owner and exploding vehicle connoisseur Elon Musk spent the weekend further ruining his $44 billion purchase by messing around with the remains of the platform’s “verification” system.
Source: Kotaku – Epic’s Billionaire CEO Jumps On Twitter To Complain About Elites
These Limited Edition Eeveelution Pokémon Cards Are Beautiful
I don’t collect Pokémon cards much myself. I have a select few cards I’ve kept over the years, mostly ones of my favorite monsters or sporting characters I like such as the Professor’s Research card featuring my husband Professor Turo. But I am always captivated by the art The Pokémon Company slaps on a piece of…
Source: Kotaku – These Limited Edition Eeveelution Pokémon Cards Are Beautiful
10 Critical Things To Know Before Playing Dead Island 2
The long-awaited, blood-soaked Dead Island 2 released today, and after almost a decade of waiting, I’m sure you have some questions. The game shares a peacefully embarrassing sense of humor with the first game, 2011’s Dead Island, repeatedly referring to your threatening surroundings as “Hell-A” while being gory…
Source: Kotaku – 10 Critical Things To Know Before Playing Dead Island 2