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Silent Hill Ascension Blends Video Gaming With A Streaming Television Series

A plethora of Silent Hill software is planed for the upcoming months and/or years, headlined by the announcement of the Silent Hill 2 Remake, set to launch as a timed exclusive on the PlayStation 5. Konami has provided the first look at Silent Hill Ascension, an interactive series developed by Genvid Entertainment, the team behind The Walking Dead:…

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Added by Mike Lind on October 18, 2023 at 2:00pm — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT | Double Dribble (Nintendo Entertainment System)

If you remember when NBA Live was THE basketball game to play, then you're old as hell. If you remember when the ideal way to enjoy electronic interactive roundball was by popping Double Dribble into your NES, the nurse is set to bring you your dessert and to switch your television to reruns of JAG. And if you're still calling basketball "roundball"…

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Added by Mike Lind on October 17, 2023 at 1:02pm — No Comments

RUMOR: Walmart Plans To Discontinue Sales Of Physical Xbox Games In The New Year?

Following the story several days prior of major retailer Best Buy doing away with physical media (at the time, video games are not included), another huge big box store may have plans to leave behind the practice of selling physical Xbox games, based on some speculation. take this reporting with a grain of salt.

While no official confirmation…

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Added by Mike Lind on October 15, 2023 at 5:10pm — No Comments

Meet The New Voice Of Mario And Luigi, Kevin Afghani

With the retirement of Charles Martinet, the original voice of Mario and various Super Mario characters, earlier this year, some strong discussions have circled around who will take over the role behind the mic. It's been made official, and individual providing the pipes (ha, see what I did there?) for everyone's favorite Plumber Bros. will be Kevin…

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Added by Mike Lind on October 15, 2023 at 3:36pm — No Comments

Microsoft Officially Closes ABK Acquisition, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Out After 2023

The deal is finally done, and Microsoft can formally welcome Activision Blizzard King under Xbox's umbrella. Originally announced and proposed in January of…

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Added by Mike Lind on October 13, 2023 at 1:36pm — No Comments

Sony Rolls Out The New PlayStation 5 'Slim' For This Holiday Season

PlayStation's new model comes with state-of-the-art, quality of life choices for customers who may wish to upgrade, or haven't had a chance to grab a PS5 yet. Two enhancements to the PlayStation 5 and its all-digital consoles will roll out, with new designs, larger storage capacity, and different dimensions. Details are as follows, from…

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Added by Mike Lind on October 10, 2023 at 3:00pm — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT | Is Super Mario Strikers Actually Any Good? (Nintendo GameCube)

Throughout history, the Super Mario Bros. sports titles have always had their charm. I have a soft spot for the golf games. The recent Mario Tennis titles, I consider underwhelming, still retain the spirit of a Mario game in there (they're thin on features). Super Mario Strikers ended up feeling like a good sports game that's lacking in…

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Added by Mike Lind on October 10, 2023 at 11:30am — No Comments

Hinako Shijo Is The Newest Addition To King Of Fighters XV

Season 2 of King of Fighters XV's rolls on, as announcements for its character roadmap continues. This latest trailer is more of an announcement of an announcement, as Hinako Shijo makes her return to KOF. A trained sumo wrestler, she debuted on the Women's Team in King of Fighters 2000.

As her mechanics are still likely being worked on for…

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Added by Mike Lind on October 10, 2023 at 12:01am — No Comments

Jing Liu's 'Myria Celestia - Cloud Knight's Doctrine On Swords' Trailer For Honkai: Star Rail

Genshin Impact developer Hoyoverse has released a new trailer for one of its newest characters in its upcoming 1.4 character banners for their turn-based free-to-play RPG, Honkai Star Rail. While the reveal live stream is a week away, teases and snippets of the characters have already been teased. The two five star additions will be…

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Added by Mike Lind on October 8, 2023 at 6:16pm — No Comments

Voice Actress Jennifer Hale Reveals She Was Paid Under $2,000 For Metal Gear Solid Performance

As the SAG-AFTRA strike appears to be drawing to a close with the sides bridging gaps in negotiations, there has been recent discussion that should the talks fail, video game voice actors and motion capture artists considered a work stoppage. There was a previous strike in the video game industry in 2016, with many talents raising their voices, used…

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Added by Mike Lind on October 6, 2023 at 7:58pm — No Comments

LEGO Animal Crossing Announced

Earlier this week, LEGO and Nintendo gave us an Animal Crossing teaser... With the success of Nintendo's Super Mario LEGO sets, it was only a matter of time before another IP made its way to the plastic blocks. …

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Added by Gina Wilkolak on October 6, 2023 at 10:00am — No Comments

Nintendo To Officially Discontinue Wii U And 3DS Online Support in 2024

Come next year will be the ceremonious end to the Nintendo Wii U and 3DS era of gaming, marking an end to both one of their most successful and catastrophic misfires in their history as mainline platforms. Nintendo's last generation platforms will see an end to their online access, as stated in a post on their social media.

As of early…

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Added by Mike Lind on October 4, 2023 at 4:00pm — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT | The Evil Within (PlayStation 3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360)

Well, how about kicking off the Halloween season with some survival horror? It's more recent than other games I've reviewed, but feels old school enough. Back in 2005 I played this great game called Resident Evil 4. It would be the last time an entry in the main Resident Evil canon was worked on by the series director, Shinji Mikami. A few…

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Added by Mike Lind on October 3, 2023 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Toys 'R Us Plans Major Comeback To Brick And Mortar Retail Stores

Five years after filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy, toy and clothing chain Toys 'R Us begins to roll out its big comeback as a physical retail store. Announced by its parent company…

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Added by Mike Lind on October 2, 2023 at 3:45pm — No Comments

Sony CEO Jim Ryan's Pivot To PlayStation Live Service Games 'May Not Pay Off', Insider Says

The PlayStation brand is certainly the leader in console game retail worldwide, powered by a large install base and first party exclusive software. While the place atop has currently been sizable, even with the sales of the Nintendo Switch remaining strong over the years, the landscape of video games, access, and distribution are changing. Even…

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Added by Mike Lind on October 1, 2023 at 2:02pm — No Comments

Sega Cancels Team-based Multiplayer Shooter HYENAS And Other Unrevealed Projects

Sega appears to be undergoing a hearty restructure, following some expected losses and lingering problems due to the complications around the COVID-19 pandemic. This "restructuring", according to a letter to…

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Added by Mike Lind on September 30, 2023 at 2:21pm — No Comments

Shining Force Illustrator And Character Designer Yoshitaka Tamaki Passes Away At Age 55

The art and video game world lost one of its most talented artists. Yoshitaka Tamaki, known for the character designs of Sega's Shining Force and many other RPGs produced by Climax Entertainment, died on July 13th after a battle with lung cancer. The post was made from Tamaki's Twitter/X account by whomever has control over it. According to the post,…

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Added by Mike Lind on September 29, 2023 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Free Games Update | PlayStation Plus Monthly Games October 2023 Includes Callisto Protocol

Summer time is over, autumn rolls in, so it's time to drop some details about Sony's upcoming free downloads for PlayStation Plus subscribers across the Essential, Extra, and Premium tiers on both PlayStation 5 and the PlayStation 4. Perfect timing for the Halloween season, look forward to trying out the Dead Space inspired survival…

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Added by Mike Lind on September 27, 2023 at 3:00pm — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT VS | Batman Returns: Sega vs Super Nintendo

Batman has fared greatly when it comes to video games throughout the era, and there are quite a few to sift through on home consoles. Batman Returns in particular saw several games from different developers and publishers. There are versions on the Master System, Game Gear, and Atari's handheld, the Lynx. This Retro Reboot VS will focus on the…

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Added by Mike Lind on September 26, 2023 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Polarizing Veteran Director Hideki Kamiya Departs From PlatinumGames

Hideki Kamiya, the very charismatic and outgoing programmer and game director, has confirmed to be stepping away from PlatinumGames, the studio he co-founded with Resident Evil creator/director Shinji Mikami and Tatsuya Minami back in 2006. Kamiya was promoted to Vice President last year, so suffice to say this news seemed to come out of nowhere.…

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Added by Mike Lind on September 25, 2023 at 7:13pm — No Comments

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