LEGO 2K Drive is so close. This colorful arcade racing title makes great use of its license and has laid a great foundation for fun, chaotic driving. However, as much as the LEGO brand brings to a game like this, publisher 2K Games clearly saw dollar signs over its monetization potential. The end result is...
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The Last of Us Part 1 is much improved for PC – but the big problems remain unsolved
The Last of Us Part 1 for PC arrived towards the end of March in a rather desperate state – a good experience only available to those with more powerful hardware, with deep problems facing gamers on more mainstream components. However, progress has been made on a series of patches, and we thought it might...
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Cyber Citizen Shockman Review (Switch eShop)
Confusion abounds with this. This is not the same Shockman that was originally released for the TurboGrafx-16 in 1991, which was a localization of the Japanese Shubibinman 2. This, Cyber Citizen Shockman, is a new 2023 translation of the original Shubibinman game from 1989; and frankly, that’s the most special thing about it. Here, the...
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Take-Two boss ‘sees no pushback’ on $70 price for games
Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick said the company had not seen a “pushback” to recent widespread price increases for big-budget games, which now regularly sell for $70. Many publishers have adopted this $70 price as standard, including Sony, Activision Blizzard, and Gearbox for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Earlier this week, Sega also suggested...
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Amazon has leaked Mortal Kombat 1 and Kameo Fighters DLC characters
Mortal Kombat 1 is finally official after weeks of teasing, but a few mysteries still remain. And it looks like Amazon may have inadvertently released one of these early by leaking the characters included in the game’s Kombat Pack DLC. Mortal Kombat 1 – which is rumored to be a reboot of sorts, set in...
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In The Latest Xbox ActiBlizz Twist, it is reported that China approves the acquisition of Microsoft
While Microsoft appears to be fighting a battle with the UK CMA – and potentially the US FTC – over its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, today in a new twist – China has reportedly approved the deal. According to financial analysts, more than SeekingAlpha (via Dealreporter), China’s antitrust regulator has given the green light to...
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos will help NASA return to the moon
The US space agency has brought in a second billionaire to help it return astronauts to the moon. NASA is already working with Elon Musk’s SpaceX on a launch system based on its new Starship rocket, which will land as early as 2025. It has also now awarded Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos a contract to...