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Untitled Goose Game Developer Has Donated $20,000 To Charities And Fundraisers For Black Justice

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House House, the developer of 2019's most viral game, Untitled Goose Game, has pledged donations to numerous charities between the US and their home country of Australia in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests that have taken place in the United States. The charities are all focused on black justice and legal rights. House House has donated $10,000 to an initiative hosted on ActBlue that splits donations between over 70 bail funds around the US. "Complete solidarity with everyone across the US protesting against

Activision Blizzard Defends Bobby Kotick’s Salary As Shareholder Calls For Changes To His Pay

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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is one of the highest-paid executives not only in video games, but across the entire entertainment media industry. He made more than $30 million in 2019. One of the company's shareholders, The CtW Investment Group, is now calling on other stakeholders to vote against a measure that gives the company freedom to pay Kotick high rates. [Update: Activision Blizzard has responded with a statement, which you can see below] In a filing with the United States government, The CtW Investment Groups' director Dieter Waizenegger called

KartRider: Drift’s Second Closed Beta Is Live Now

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Kart racing fans rejoice! KartRider: Drift's second closed beta is now live, and players who have been accepted can download the game and jump right into Nexon's latest free-to-play racing game. If you've been wanting to get into the beta but haven't been able to yet, our KartRider: Drift beta code giveaway is still active for a few more hours so enter now! Players can continue registering for the game even while the beta is active—the cut-off date is June 8. Those who experienced the first wave of beta testing

Harry Potter Actor David Thewlis Clears Up Confusion About His Avatar Sequels Involvement

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Among the new cast members for James Cameron's Avatar sequels is Harry Potter actor David Thewlis. He's now confirmed more details about his role in the sequels, clarifying that he's not in Avatar 2, but he will definitely be in Avatar 3 and possibly Avatar 4 and 5 if they are made. Speaking to Collider, Thewlis said there has been some misconception that he's in Avatar 2. "I'm not in Avatar 2. I'm going to be in Avatar 3, which was shot at the same time as Avatar 2, and

This Star Wars Battlefront 2 Mod Replaces Han Solo With Joe Exotic

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Calling all those who are fans of both Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Tiger King. Yes, that's not a typo. There's a new Star Wars Battlefront 2 Mod that reskins Han Solo as the infamous Joe Exotic from Netflix's hit show. Tiger King made our list of the biggest Netflix exclusives in 2020 and Joe Exotic's popularity has skyrocketed accordingly. While a controversial figure amongst viewers, there's no doubt that he's made it into this year's pop culture lexicon, so this Star Wars Battlefront 2 mod doesn't come completely out

Here’s Valorant’s New Agent Reyna And All Her Abilities

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Update: Reyna is now available to play as of Valorant update 1.0. Her two basic abilities are Dismiss and Devour, which allow her to consume a downed enemy's "life force" to temporarily become invisible and invulnerable, and restore her health, respectively. Her signature ability Leer sends out a destructible orb that obscures the range of vision of any players that look at it. This ability can be deployed through walls and barriers, which makes it quite powerful. Her ultimate ability is Empress, which grants her rapid fire for a limited

Terra Battle, RPG From The Creator Of Final Fantasy, Is Shutting Down

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Terra Battle, a 2014 mobile game from developer Mistwalker and producer Hironobu Sakaguchi--best known as the creator of Final Fantasy--will soon shut down all services. An upcoming termination of service has been announced, which will effectively end support for the game.Service for the game will terminate on June 30, at midnight UTC. The in-game Energy currency has already been discontinued, so you cannot spend money on it in-game. On June 15, players will be unable to transfer or recover game data, and at the end of the month the game

JK Simmons Could Return For More Spider-Man Films

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A year ago, Spider-Man: Far From Home hit theaters with a special post-credits scene surprise--the return of J.K. Simmons' iconic take on comics' most notorious news mogul, J. Jonah Jameson. This also marked the first time an actor has made the jump from a non-MCU Marvel film into the MCU while playing the same character. We suppose it's not too late for Chris Evans to return not as Steve Rogers but as Johnny Storm. Never say never. Now, Simmons has confirmed via a video interview with People's Couch Surfing that

Latest Total War Series Entry Will Launch For Free, But Only On Epic Games Store

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While it's not a core release in the series, developer Creative Assembly is trying some new ideas with A Total War Saga: Troy. And that includes how the game will be sold, which involves giving it away for free on release date. The upcoming PC real-time strategy game is launching on August 13, and will be sold exclusively on the Epic Games Store for a year before coming to other digital storefronts. What makes this deal more curious though is the offer at launch. For 24 hours after its release,

Pokemon Sword & Shield: New Legendary And Gigantamax Pokemon Revealed

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The Pokemon Company has shared a ton of new details about Pokemon Sword and Shield's upcoming expansions, The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra. Each expansion will introduce a variety of additional Pokemon to the games, including some brand-new Legendaries and alternate forms. Galarian Slowbro Galarian Slowbro In Isle of Armor, Galarian Slowpoke will be able to evolve into Galarian Slowbro. Unlike a standard Slowbro, this Galar-exclusive variant is a Poison/Psychic type that can learn a special move called Shell Side Arm, which fires poisonous liquid from the Shellder