Before passing judgment on Chris Pratt’s interpretation of the voice of the titular character, Mario fans are urged to watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Since it was first revealed that Pratt will play Mario in September 2021, there has been some backlash to the casting, and part of it still exists today despite the release of several teasers since ...
Read More »BioWare veteran Mark Darrah and the Mass Effect team are helping to finish Dragon Age 4
In an effort to aid in the completion of Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, EA has announced that BioWare veteran Mark Darrah will once more be working with the studio. After almost 25 years at BioWare, Darrah left the company in February 2021 and is now working as a consultant on the game. During that time, he led programming for the Baldur’s ...
Read More »US members of Congress accuse Sony of ‘blatant anti-competitive conduct’ in Japan
According to Politico, Democratic senator Maria Cantwell made the assertion on Thursday during a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee. She urged US trade representative Katherine Tai to bring up the matter with Japan during trade negotiations. Cantwell’s claim was supported by two letters – one from four Republican members of Congress, the other from six Democrats – which also ...
Read More »Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom OLED Switch may be announced today, GameStop employee claims
A GameStop worker has speculated that today could see the official unveiling of the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Switch OLED. Nintendo will be streaming a presentation today at 7 a.m. PT (3 p.m. BST) that will show off 10 minutes of new Tears of the Kingdom gameplay. It may also, according to Reddit user SecretSantaSeven, officially announce ...
Read More »Japan’s competition regulator has approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Japan’s competition regulator has concluded that it has no issue with Microsoft‘s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and will not be blocking the deal. The Japan Fair Trade Commission has published a statement in which it says it has “reviewed the transaction and reached the conclusion that [it] is unlikely to result in substantially restraining competition in any particular fields ...
Read More »Dolphin, a game-system emulator, will soon be available on Steam
The software will also support the Steam Deck, its developer says. Dolphin, the Nintendo GameCube and Wii emulator, is getting a Steam release. The emulator, which has seen consistent development since its 2003 debut and will soon be available on Valve’s digital storefront, now has a Steam page. The emulator’s developer OatmealDome stated on Twitter: “We’ll release in Early Access ...
Read More »The Film Version of “Ghost of Tsushima” Will Have Stunning Visuals
Ghost of Tsushima is not only one of the most visually stunning PlayStation 4 games, but one of the most visually stunning video games of all time. Chad Stahelski, director of John Wick, has been tasked with adapting Jin Sakai for the big screen, and he hopes to replicate the visual splendor of Sucker Punch’s playground for moviegoers everywhere. To ...
Read More »The ever-popular PlayStation®3, PlayStation®4, and Xbox 360 racing simulation Gran Turismo 7 is getting five new free vehicles
Even though Gran Turismo 7 received its largest update to date last month with the massive and highly acclaimed PSVR2 patch, nothing can slow down this high-powered sports car. Exactly on schedule, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has taken to social media to announce the arrival of five more free vehicles, which will be included in next week’s update. Updates is ...
Read More »No one on the Like a Dragon team slept well this week
The Like a Dragon games (previously known as Yakuza, of course) are all excellent, but they share a few characteristics in common. So, have some sympathy for Ryu ga Gotoku Studio, who, not content with merely creating the games, opted to live-stream the entire series in one go. It began the challenge on March 17 and finished it on March ...
Read More »The Stunning PS5 World of Final Fantasy 16 Will Make You Gasp
Goddamn! We were given this trailer by Square Enix to use in our PS5 Final Fantasy 16 preview, and now it has been released to the public as part of a PAX East 2023 panel that took place earlier today. The purpose of the trailer is to highlight some of the landscapes you’ll see in Valisthea, and we have to ...
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