Craig Mazin, producer of HBO’s excellent The Last of Us adaptation and Chernobyl, has stated that anything is possible in Season 2, giving us food for thought. Major The Last of Us spoilers ahead! Maizin made some intriguing remarks in an Esquire interview (thanks, VGC). “This should be fairly obvious to anyone by now, but I don’t fear killing characters,” ...
Read More »New Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Trailer Drops Today, 13th April 2023
Nintendo will release the final pre-launch trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom tomorrow (April 13), one month before its release. The three-minute trailer will be livestreamed on the Nintendo YouTube channel for all regions at 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 07:00 PT. Join us on 13/04, 16:00 CEST to watch the final pre-launch trailer for ...
Read More »Disney’s Upcoming Free-To-Play Racer Unveils A New Playable Character
Gameloft revealed another playable character for Disney Speedstorm ahead of its early access launch on April 18. It’s Epcot’s “Imagination!” pavillion’s mascot, Figment. Up next at the Disney Speedstorm starting line is… Figment! With a spark of imagination, Figment is ready to race in Season 1! Thanks to everyone who helped unlock this reveal by reaching our first #CommunityChallenge wishlist ...
Read More »Sony Launches eSports YouTube Channel
Sony launched PlayStation Esports, a YouTube channel dedicated to competitive gaming on the platform. The channel will air player interviews, highlight reels, and exclusive content. It appears to be the place to get PlayStation Tournament news, including prizes for digital champions. Sony’s EVO stake makes sense. Corporate synergy. Will you hit like, subscribe, and bell?
Read More »Fantavision Returns to PC This Month
This one may interest industry geeks. Fireworks-themed puzzle game Fantavision was a PS2 launch title. In 2000, Japan Studio’s color-matching and symbol-recognition game launched to a Metacritic 72. Sony Interactive Entertainment retained Fantasvision IP rights because Japan Studio (now defunct) was first-party. After decades, Sony licenses it to Japanese developer Cosmo Machia, who developed and released Fantavision 202X for PS5 ...
Read More »Randomized Dungeons and Delightfully Dumb Minigames
Trails into Reverie has a lot of optional content, from challenging dungeon delves to minigames, which we didn’t know. The upcoming RPG’s main draw is its story, which is an epilogue to the Trails of Cold Steel series, but Falcom clearly put a lot of effort into making this a celebration of its massive series. True Reverie Corridor lets you ...
Read More »Crash Team Rumble Map Reveal Is Beachy
With a beta test in a week, Crash Team Rumble is two months away. Activision has been releasing short videos of each map for the multiplayer spin-off. Just Beachy’s latest. This tropical island map has bamboo platforms, a stage with giant speakers, and beach ball power-ups to crush your enemies. Another map, Calamity Canyon, received a similar video two weeks ...
Read More »Ghostwire: Tokyo’s PS5 Update Adds Content
Ghostwire: Tokyo received new content and modes on PS5 alongside its Xbox Series X|S release. The Spider’s Thread is a new rogue-lite mode with 30 combat tests, new side quests, extended story cutscenes, and Photo Mode improvements. Download it on PS5 or play it via PS Plus Extra. In rogue-lite mode, test your upgraded combat skills against new enemies. One ...
Read More »Next Month, PS5, PS4 Will Release The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum will release on PS5, PS4 on May 25, 2023, after multiple delays. The game went gold today, so launch day is set—unless Daedalic Entertainment pulls a Cyberpunk 2077. After finishing the base game, the developer will likely work on a PS5, PS4 day one patch. “The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has gone gold,” ...
Read More »Mario Movie Director Explains How Mushroom Kingdom Blocks Float
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a silly introduction to the Mario universe, not a David Attenborough documentary on the Mushroom Kingdom. However, questions remain, such as how do those brick blocks float? In a recent Variety interview, one of the film’s directors, Aaron Horvath, explained that “Floatanium” (thanks, Go Nintendo) is responsible for that. Horvath told Variety that the ...
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