Yakuza 6: The Song of Life publisher Sega has pushed back the game’s Western launch to April 17, the company announced today on Twitter. That’s about a month after the game’s originally scheduled release date of March 20, which Sega announced back in August. Yakuza 6, a PlayStation 4 exclusive, debuted in Japan in December 2016. An important update on Yakuza 6 : The Song of Life pic.twitter.com/8MILlBPI4x — Yakuza Game (@yakuzagame) February 2, 2018Sega’s announcement of the delay on Twitter rol

Welcome to Week in Revue, a one-minute musical recap of all of the gaming news you need to stay in the loop, curated (and promptly mangled) by Brian and Jenna. Articles discussed:

Now, gaming is finally capitalizing it with Nintendo Labo — and after going hands-on with it, I feel like Nintendo may have even perfected the experience of making your own fun. “Nintendo Labo is a set of interactive, build-and-play experiences,” said Marc Franklin, senior PR director for Nintendo of America, during a hands-on event in New York City showing off the Labo line today. For the RC car, Nintendo estimates that the average person will take 10 minutes to build it. I spent about two hour

Now, gaming is finally capitalizing it with Nintendo Labo — and after going hands-on with it, I feel like Nintendo may have even perfected the experience of making your own fun. “Nintendo Labo is a set of interactive, build-and-play experiences,” said Marc Franklin, senior PR director for Nintendo of America, during a hands-on event in New York City showing off the Labo line today. For the RC car, Nintendo estimates that the average person will take 10 minutes to build it. I spent about two hour

Kazuo “Kaz” Hirai will leave his role as president and CEO of Sony on April 1, the company announced today. Sony Corporation has named Kenichiro Yoshida, currently executive deputy president and chief financial officer at the company, as his replacement. Hirai will continue to serve at Sony as a chairman and sit on the board of directors. Hirai explained his decision to “pass the baton” to Yoshida in a lengthy statement released by Sony. Hirai joined CBS/Sony Inc. (later Sony Music Entertainment

Kazuo “Kaz” Hirai will leave his role as president and CEO of Sony on April 1, the company announced today. Sony Corporation has named Kenichiro Yoshida, currently executive deputy president and chief financial officer at the company, as his replacement. Hirai will continue to serve at Sony as a chairman and sit on the board of directors. Hirai explained his decision to “pass the baton” to Yoshida in a lengthy statement released by Sony. Hirai joined CBS/Sony Inc. (later Sony Music Entertainment

The Switch versions don’t feature the most significant changes over the originals — but that’s not a bad thing. The biggest change for the Switch versions of the Bayonetta games is the frame rate, with both games running at 60 fps. They still run at 720p, but the upgrade allows them to reach the better frame rate when the Switch is both docked and in handheld mode. Obviously the Bayonetta amiibo will work, but players can also unlock costumes based on other Nintendo characters with their corresp

Counter-Strike co-creator Jess Cliffe was arrested this week for “sexual exploitation of a child,” according to a report from local Seattle news channel, KIRO 7. Cliffe has not been charged with a crime, according to the report, and is expected to have a bail hearing today, Friday, Feb. 2. Cliffe was booked early Thursday morning into the King County Correctional Facility in Seattle, according to arrest records. A statement from Valve obtained by Kotaku said that Cliffe has been suspended from t

Counter-Strike co-creator Jess Cliffe was arrested this week for “sexual exploitation of a child,” according to a report from local Seattle news channel, KIRO 7. Cliffe has not been charged with a crime, according to the report, and is expected to have a bail hearing today, Friday, Feb. 2. Cliffe was booked early Thursday morning into the King County Correctional Facility in Seattle, according to arrest records. A statement from Valve obtained by Kotaku said that Cliffe has been suspended from t

YouTube is working toward issuing harsher punishments for creators who shine a negative light on the entire creator community, company CEO Susan Wojcicki says. Wojcicki published a post on YouTube’s Creators blog Thursday night, outlining her main goals for the creator community in 2018. The CEO will even start using her own YouTube channel more often as a way to keep creators up-to-date on the site they call home. “Since I can’t meet with most creators in person, I started a YouTube channel as

YouTube is working toward issuing harsher punishments for creators who shine a negative light on the entire creator community, company CEO Susan Wojcicki says. Wojcicki published a post on YouTube’s Creators blog Thursday night, outlining her main goals for the creator community in 2018. The CEO will even start using her own YouTube channel more often as a way to keep creators up-to-date on the site they call home. “Since I can’t meet with most creators in person, I started a YouTube channel as

Destiny 2 has been out for just under five months, and players are aching for a new set of major balance changes. Now we have an idea of what’s cooking, with details on tweaks that are in development at Bungie. “The Sandbox Team is currently working on lots of updates for Destiny 2,” said design lead Josh Hamrick in Bungie’s weekly blog post today. Hamrick’s use of the phrase “the next few months” suggests that all of the balance changes might not make it into Destiny 2’s version 1.1.4 update, w

Destiny 2 has been out for just under five months, and players are aching for a new set of major balance changes. Now we have an idea of what’s cooking, with details on tweaks that are in development at Bungie. “The Sandbox Team is currently working on lots of updates for Destiny 2,” said design lead Josh Hamrick in Bungie’s weekly blog post today. Hamrick’s use of the phrase “the next few months” suggests that all of the balance changes might not make it into Destiny 2’s version 1.1.4 update, w

Blizzard is bringing back Overwatch’s Lunar New Year seasonal event next week, the studio announced on Twitter. It’s possible that this year’s Lunar New Year event, much like last year’s, will reference the animal in an exclusive gameplay mode. Overwatch’s inaugural event in 2017, the Year of the Rooster, brought us Capture the Rooster. But we can also hope that Overwatch’s seasonal skins will at least be back in loot boxes during the events. Stay tuned until Feb. 8 to see what the Lunar New Yea

Blizzard is bringing back Overwatch’s Lunar New Year seasonal event next week, the studio announced on Twitter. It’s possible that this year’s Lunar New Year event, much like last year’s, will reference the animal in an exclusive gameplay mode. Overwatch’s inaugural event in 2017, the Year of the Rooster, brought us Capture the Rooster. But we can also hope that Overwatch’s seasonal skins will at least be back in loot boxes during the events. Stay tuned until Feb. 8 to see what the Lunar New Yea

After a long absence, we’re renewing our deep dive into the terrifying history of FMV games: The Full-Motion Vision Quest. This time, Polygon editor-at-large Justin McElroy ropes unsuspecting video producer Brian David Gilbert into the journey. Join Brian and Justin as they explore Henry Stauf’s weird old mansion in 7th Guest. If your thirst for grainy video is not yet slaked, good news! We have plenty more for you right here.

YouTube has a prank culture problem, and it’s one that creators are unlikely to walk away from as the company continues to reward dangerous attempts to shock audiences. Prank channels and videos are some of the most popular on YouTube. They’re often monetized, meaning the creators are earning money for their pranks, and YouTube includes a few of these creators in its annual, year-end YouTube Rewind video. This is YouTube looking out for itself and its advertisers, but along the way, the company

What happens when the Joker finds out that his greatest enemy has a great big chance at happiness? DC Comics fans will find out in May, when DC Nation #0 will show us exactly what the Clown Prince of Crime does when he finds out that Batman and Catwoman are getting married. The 32-page book will be an anthology, featuring three stories from DC’s biggest talent about its biggest characters, and a preview of the new DC Nation promotional magazine. Hitting shelves on May 2, days before Free Comic B

Bambi 2, the first feature-length film created by Brian Gilbert and Simone de Rochefort, was released on YouTube today to thunderous acclaim. We created this film in the VR game Mindshow. Mindshow lets you set a scene, fill it with props, and then embody the voices and actions of your characters. Using this wondrous technology, Brian and I decided to do some jazz and create a film on the fly. Check out our YouTube channel for more, and you can find Mindshow on Steam.

Bambi 2, the first feature-length film created by Brian Gilbert and Simone de Rochefort, was released on YouTube today to thunderous acclaim. We created this film in the VR game Mindshow. Mindshow lets you set a scene, fill it with props, and then embody the voices and actions of your characters. Using this wondrous technology, Brian and I decided to do some jazz and create a film on the fly. Check out our YouTube channel for more, and you can find Mindshow on Steam.