Yoku’s Island Express Review

A Metroidvania-pinball hybrid isn’t a thing I ever expected to exist, but Yoku’s Island Express feels like a breath of fresh air in a genre that’s felt crowded as of late. It’s fun, adorable, and wonderfully unique while still satisfying the things I love about 2D platformers. Even if its pinball paths occasionally got frustrating to navigate, I enjoyed every minute I spent with its charming, secret-filled campaign.

Yoku’s Island Express creatively fuses a traditional Metroidvania game with pinball mechanics in a way that feels surprisingly natural. You take control of a tiny beetle postmaster named Yoku, pushing around a ball and making deliveries on a large open-world island. There’s a fairly straightforward but cute story to follow, alongside a hefty amount of side quests, hidden collectibles, and other distractions.

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The Esports Highlights of the Week for May 28

More Fighting Games, some CSGO, a bit of PUBG and the OCS continues as we take a look at the Aussie Esports highlights of this week! Gfinity Australia’s Elite Series kicks off this weekend too — are you amped?

Be sure to head over and check out the rest of the esports hub! Remember you can email tips to me [email protected] or you can just click to send me an email. If you want, you can tweet suggestions at me as well, my twitter is down the bottom of this article.

CSGO – FACEIT Asia Minor OCE Qualifiers

These qualifiers were a bit of a shambles, but it was cool seeing what the community was able to scramble together. Streams weren’t prepared, the seeding was a mess — Grayhound and Order played in the first round in a best of 1, for example — but in the end there was some damn good Counter-Strike. Tainted Minds went on to win, and they’ll head to the Asia Minor now to compete for one of two spots at the FACEIT Major in England. Watch Yam go HAM (hey I’ve used that joke already) against ORDER (on an eco round, but still).

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Sesame Street Suing R-Rated Puppet Movie The Happytime Murders

Sesame Workshop, the non-profit behind the beloved long-running children’s TV show Sesame Street, has filed a lawsuit against the upcoming R-rated puppet comedy The Happytime Murders.

Per The Wrap, the lawsuit states that the marketing campaign for the movie appropriates the Sesame Street brand to sell its violent and raunchy message.

The Happytime Murders is produced by STX Productions and directed by Brian Henson, son of Muppets creator Jim Henson. Its trailer promises to show what puppets get up to when kids aren’t around, and comes with the tagline “No Sesame, All Street.”

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