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BotW Speedrunner Gets All The (Farming) Hoes Faster Than You
Twitch streamer Limcube has gone to great lengths to get all the hoes he can — wait, we’re talking about the Breath of the Wild gardening tool. You know, the ones used to cultivate soil and remove weeds. Get your head out of the gutter.
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FIFA Loot Boxes Violate Austrian Gambling Laws, Court Rules
1Loot boxes have been a thorn in gamers’ sides for as long as they’ve been around, with lawsuits and players deriding them as exploitative gambling mechanics. EA has been a prominent example of publishers using loot boxes, and its massively popular soccer game FIFA is no exception. FIFA’s Ultimate Team, or FUT, card packs have…
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Beyond Good And Evil 2 Studio Head No Longer At Ubisoft
Last year, Ubisoft’s ambitious sci-fi multiplayer adventure, Beyond Good and Evil 2, surpassed Duke Nukem Forever’s dubious record for having the longest development time of any video game. Last week, staff at Ubisoft Montpellier were informed their managing director was no longer with the company, Kotaku has learned. It comes as the studio faces a…
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Apex Legends Hits New Peak Player Count Thanks To Team Deathmatch
Just in time to celebrate its fourth anniversary, Respawn Entertainment’s popular free-to-play hero shooter Apex Legends has hit a new peak concurrent player count on Steam.