Square Enix Presents E3 2021 June 13, 2021
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Following the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, publisher Square Enix has announced a special Square Enix Presents will broadcast at 3:15PM Eastern Time. If you wish to watch it, we are providing the official broadcast link below.
Square Enix has teased that their event will offer previews for the next Life is Strange game, as well as new features for Marvel’s Avengers. It is highly likely we will see information about the next Dragon Quest game, but that has not been confirmed.
Xbox And Bethesda E3 2021 Games Showcase June 13, 2021
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Microsoft has announced that their Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase will premiere live today at 1PM Eastern. I think Microsoft is age restricting the video so you may need to sign into YouTube to watch it. If you’re a 4KTV owner who wishes to watch it in 4K, I would recommend watching the video as a video on demand on the best screen in your house.
Ubisoft Forward E3 2021 June 12, 2021
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E3 2021 has officially begun. Ubisoft has just released their first press event and preview video in this year’s Ubisoft Forward event. Expect reveals from Far Cry 6, new content for Watch Dogs, and a few surprises! Grab a beverage, kick back and check it out below.
Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope Announced June 12, 2021
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Got this big announcement trailer from Nintendo and Ubisoft just in advance of their E3 2021 reveals, Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope. Check it out below:
Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope is coming next year exclusively to the Nintendo Switch.
Death Stranding Director’s Cut Announced June 10, 2021
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Not content with merely re-releasing Death Stranding on next-generation consoles, Hideo Kojima has decided to tease us all with a video of his next project. He’s making an expanded Director’s Cut of Death Stranding. Take a look at the official teaser captured directly from a PS5 system.
Man those oranges look good.
Death Stranding Director’s Cut is coming to the PS5.
Conversations With Curtis Episode 3 Guest Announcement June 10, 2021
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Phantasmagoria 2 fans will be happy to know that Episode 3 of Conversations with Curtis has been announced! Take it away Mr. Stetler:
Ladies and gentlemen the great Paul Mitri, known for his iconic role as Trevor, Curtis’s best friend (and possible love interest) will be joining host Paul Stetler for Episode 3! This is great news as Trevor was not just a fan favorite, but Paul’s performance of Trevor really was an iconic part of the game!
Episode 3 of Conversations With Curtis will stream live Saturday June 26th, 2021 at 10AM Pacific Time (1PM Eastern). Join the official YouTube Channel to stay notified about the latest news!
Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh is out now exclusively for the PC.
No More Heroes 1 and 2 Coming to PC Tomorrow June 8, 2021
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Grasshopper Manufacture has made the epic announcement that I would not have believed I would ever post on this website. No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle will be coming to the PC…TOMORROW!
The version getting released on PC seems to be based on the Nintendo Switch version, which was an updated version of the original Wii version. If you ask me, this was a smart move, but I will miss the extra features the PS3 version had. The Steam game pages are already up and the game should launch on Steam and Windows Store tomorrow, June 9th.
No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle are out now for Nintendo Switch and Amazon Luna. They’ll be out tomorrow for the PC through STEAM.
Japan Travel Tips – Japan’s Museums June 8, 2021
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It’s Tuesday, it’s time for a new look at Japan Travel Tips. In this series, which has been going strong for several weeks now, we highlight some of our favorite independent videos from across the internet dedicated to helping out people interested in visiting Japan some day. Today, we’ll be highlighting some of the coolest, unusual and most important museums Japan has to offer.
First off, and following up from last week’s travel tips, let’s talk about Cup Noodles. Not just a food for hungry gamers who can’t cook, Nissin’s Cup Noodles has always been a staple of Japan’s grocery stores. It is a quick and easy way to eat while on the go, and you can find it for sale pretty much everywhere. Well, if you are a fan of it and want to see more, DancingBacons made a trip to the source of Cup Noodles, and got to make their own! Check it out:
Cup Noodles Factory is located at 2 Chome-3-4 Shinko, Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0001, Japan. Check out their website.
Next up, we are looking more artistically. Undoubtably the work of Studio Ghibli and their Master Director Hayao Miyazaki has had a profound effect on animation today. He is responsible for such films as The Cat Returns, The Wind Rises, Spirited Away, and My Neighbor Totoro. Now, following what I think is at least his third retirement, a Studio Ghibli museum has been opened featuring his artwork and giving exclusive access to the last short film the master director has worked on. There have been a few videos made over the years about the museum, but we decided to highlight one of the first, produced by the YouTube Channel Always, Ros.
The Ghibli Museum is located at 1 Chome-1-83 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-0013, Japan. You can also check out their official website. If you happen to be a subscriber to HBO MAX, you’ll be able to watch most of the movies from Studio Ghibli, as well as some documentaries. I honestly recommend checking out the documentary Never-Ending Man.
This next one…we will need to be in the right mindset for. In fact, I wouldn’t blame you if you skipped it entirely. A year ago, a YouTube reviewer who calls himself Bennett The Sage did a review of one of the most heartbreaking anime of all time, Barefoot Gen. Created by a man who survived the atomic bomb attack on Japan, the anime focused on how life went on after such an event.
Following his review, Sage mentioned his visit to the Hiroshima Peace Museum, which was built to honor those who were lost in the event, and to remind the world of what had happened. I can’t think of a better video to highlight it.
The Hiroshima Museum is located at 1-2 Nakajima-chō, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. Barefoot Gen is currently available on the RetroCrush service.
This article ended on a difficult note, but still an important one that we felt needed to be addressed. We’re taking a break for next week, but we will be back after that with a new article. Stay safe out there. If you feel we haven’t highlighted a museum you feel we should, comment below with one and we may feature it in a future article!
Maniac Reads Acts of Gord – Chronicles: Chapter 39 June 7, 2021
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Sit down children, it is time for Maniac to present to you another dramatic reading from The Acts of Gord. This story, written originally from its namesake website by a (not so) humble game store owner known as The Gord, tells of his stories of the utter stupidity he had to deal with over the years.
Today, Maniac reads out a two-part story of the time Gord decided to share the glory that is known as Cherry Coke with his fellow Canadians. Listen, and enjoy.
Apple Previews iOS 15 and next macOS June 7, 2021
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iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac owners are going to want to sit down for this. Apple has just revealed the new features coming in their next OS iterations for most of their hardware. That means new features and options for FaceTime, Messages, and tons of new security announcements. Welcome to WWDC 2021!
If you missed the stream, you can watch it below in its entirety. Most of this likely won’t get released until the Fall.
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