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Crypto Miners Are Dumping Tons Of GPUs, So Maybe You Can Finally Get One
The crypto market is continuing to fall, which has led a ton of miners to exit the market or to downscale their operations, thus finding themselves in possession of valuable computer components that they now no longer need. Some such miners, many from China and South Asia (where electricity is cheaper), are now taking…
Source: Kotaku – Crypto Miners Are Dumping Tons Of GPUs, So Maybe You Can Finally Get One
Your Summer 2022 Anime Guide
If you happen to be suffering from a general air of malaise following the spring time season and are looking to fill your summer with something fresh from the anime scene, well tough. Kidding! Summer is right around the corner and with it are a bunch of new anime to watch.
Source: Kotaku – Your Summer 2022 Anime Guide
Destiny 2 YouTube Takedown Revenge Plot Leads To $7.6 Million Bungie Lawsuit
A spree of rogue DMCA takedown notices for Destiny 2 content on YouTube earlier this year has now ballooned into a $7.6 million lawsuit, as Bungie goes after the alleged perpetrator in court. In addition, some Destiny 2 content creators now say they feel “betrayed” after the person who was seemingly responsible denied…
Source: Kotaku – Destiny 2 YouTube Takedown Revenge Plot Leads To .6 Million Bungie Lawsuit
Sonic Creator Confirms Michael Jackson Composed Music For Sonic 3
What a way to break some news, huh? On Twitter, Sonic the Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka said the quiet part out loud: Michael Jackson definitely, totally composed some music for the 1994 Sega Genesis game, Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Unfortunately, Naka followed up the confirmation that this long-running myth is a bonafide…
Source: Kotaku – Sonic Creator Confirms Michael Jackson Composed Music For Sonic 3
Vampire Survivors’ New Character Is, Uh…A Tree That Doesn’t Move At All
I’ve not played a lot of Vampire Survivors, but I know that moving around, dodging enemies, and running about are key parts of the game. So it’s a bit odd that the surprise hit’s newest secret character, just added in its latest beta update, is a fruit tree that doesn’t move. But don’t be fooled: This tree is…
Source: Kotaku – Vampire Survivors’ New Character Is, Uh…A Tree That Doesn’t Move At All
‘Near-Impossible’ No Man’s Sky Switch Port Coming October 7
Hello Games is bringing massive spacefaring sim No Man’s Sky and most of its updates from the past six years to Switch on October 7, the company announced this morning. A physical edition of the complete, remastered PlayStation 5 version is also planned for the same day.
Source: Kotaku – ‘Near-Impossible’ No Man’s Sky Switch Port Coming October 7
Super Mario Odyssey Mod Adds 10-Player Multiplayer
Super Mario Odyssey on the Nintendo Switch? It’s a 1.5-player joint (it’s not true co-op, nobody wants to be the hat). This modded version of Super Mario Odyssey? Well, it’s a 10-player game, which makes it looks more like the Super Mario Multiverse.
Source: Kotaku – Super Mario Odyssey Mod Adds 10-Player Multiplayer
Yakuza Fan Is Fixing The PS2 Original's Mistakes
It’s easy to forget in 2022, now that it feels like we get a new or remastered Yakuza game every six months, that for a very long time the series was MIA from Western shores, in large part down to the disastrous decisions made by Sega for the original game’s release back in 2006.
Source: Kotaku – Yakuza Fan Is Fixing The PS2 Original’s Mistakes
Here’s How To Cheat Your Way Around KOTOR II’s Game-Breaking Crash On Switch
This week Aspyr, the studio behind the Nintendo Switch port of Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, acknowledged the existence of a bug that caused the game to crash during the main quest, preventing at least some players from completing the game.
Source: Kotaku – Here’s How To Cheat Your Way Around KOTOR II’s Game-Breaking Crash On Switch
Sony’s Skipping Gamescom 2022, So Forget About Any God Of War Ragnarök News
One of the largest video game brands in the world, PlayStation, has confirmed that it will not be a part of the annual Gamescom 2022 trade show, nor will it have any big news or announcements to share during the Opening Night Live event hosted by video game pope, Geoff Keighley. It joins other companies skipping the…
Source: Kotaku – Sony’s Skipping Gamescom 2022, So Forget About Any God Of War Ragnarök News
Vilifying Amber Heard Shows We Learned Nothing From GamerGate
“She’s not a perfect victim,” Mariska Hargitay says in Law and Order: SVU. Recent headlines say the same about Amber Heard. Heard said as much about herself. “But,” Hargitay says, “she is not making this up.”
Source: Kotaku – Vilifying Amber Heard Shows We Learned Nothing From GamerGate
No, Amazon, I Didn’t Mean ‘Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Holes’
If you, like me, were intrigued by the recent smattering of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes reviews and went looking for a copy on Amazon, the online retailer probably responded with a funny question: “Did you mean Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Holes?” Thank you for asking, Bezos-mart, but no, I literally didn’t mean…
Source: Kotaku – No, Amazon, I Didn’t Mean ‘Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Holes’
Splatoon 3 Has Shown Tons Of Cool New Stuff Lately
Nintendo has been showing off a lotta Splatoon 3 on Twitter lately, and IDK if you’ve been paying attention, but everything in the upcoming colorful shooter is looking sick. There are new customization options for your character, more weapons to experiment with, an additional map to play on, a look at the Octolings,…
Source: Kotaku – Splatoon 3 Has Shown Tons Of Cool New Stuff Lately
PlayStation’s Big Summer Sale Is On, And It’s Actually Not Bad
At this point, it almost seems silly to pay full price for a PlayStation game. Fresh on the heels of one big sale for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, Sony has kicked off another. It’s not as good as last month’s, but it’s not bad, especially for those who’ve been holding off on some of the bigger games of last…
Source: Kotaku – PlayStation’s Big Summer Sale Is On, And It’s Actually Not Bad
Final Fantasy XVI Will Be Darker And More Mature, Says Producer
Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida said in recent interviews that the latest entry in the long-running JRPG series will tackle “more mature” themes than its predecessors.
Source: Kotaku – Final Fantasy XVI Will Be Darker And More Mature, Says Producer
TMNT Illustrator Re-Imagines King of the Hill As Junji Ito Horror Manga
Horror manga fans already know that Junji Ito is the king of the genre, but what if his art style featured the likes of King of the Hill’s Hank Hill, the king of all things propane and propane accessories? Well, first off, weird question, but if you happen to be a fan of these two disparate media, this illustrator put…
Source: Kotaku – TMNT Illustrator Re-Imagines King of the Hill As Junji Ito Horror Manga
Team Fortress 2’s Latest Update Makes It Easier To Kick All Those Bots
Yesterday, Valve released a new update for Team Fortress 2 that fixes and tweaks a lot of things, but many players are most excited about the changes to how voting and usernames work, hopeful they’ll make it easier to combat all the annoying bots that continue to plague the multiplayer, class-based shooter.
Source: Kotaku – Team Fortress 2’s Latest Update Makes It Easier To Kick All Those Bots
Thank You, PS Plus, For Making My Backlog Even Bigger
Fall Guys Goes Free-To-Play, Servers Immediately Crash
Oops, they did it again. Fall Guys, Mediatonic’s bubbly platformer royale, released on Xbox and Switch yesterday as part of a big free-to-play overhaul. The game’s servers immediately combusted, with reports of connectivity woes continuing more than 24 hours later.
Source: Kotaku – Fall Guys Goes Free-To-Play, Servers Immediately Crash