Super Mario Run (opens in new tab), Nintendo’s first big mobile game, will hit iOS on December 15 and it will have a (relatively) premium price tag. Nintendo announced today that a one-time purchase of $9.99/£7.99 will unlock all of Super Mario Run’s features, though players will be able to …
Read More »Nintendo Switch price is rumoured to start at £199/$249 and it may have a deluxe bundle
We may already know the retail price for Nintendo Switch (opens in new tab) if a new report is correct. Let’s Play Video Games (opens in new tab) cites two anonymous sources with inside knowledge of UK retailer GAME who says it plans to price the base system at £199.99. …
Read More »Westworld season 2 is happening, but it probably wont air until 2018
It’s not nearly as big of a shock as some of the twists revealed thus far in HBO’s sci-fi/western hybrid, but news that Westworld (opens in new tab) has already been renewed for a second season might still come as a surprise. But that’s exactly what the official Westworld Twitter …
Read More »Beauty and the Beast live-action trailer character comparison
The first full trailer for Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast adaptation is here. The key players have some new looks, but you shouldn’t have much trouble recognizing them from their cartoon days in the 1991 original (and its cavalcade of direct-to-video follow-ups). I’ve put together some comparison shots so …
Read More »The 15 greatest reboots in the history of Xbox
Sometimes it’s necessary to give a gaming series a kick square in the pants, to move it in a different direction or make it relevant to a new audience of gamers. We’ve raided tombs, fought shadow lords and murdered moon Nazis to bring you the best gaming reboots, refreshes and …
Read More »Spider-Man is signed up for six Marvel movies
Warning: this post includes spoilers for Doctor Strange and Captain America: Civil War. Proceed with caution! Marvel contracts (opens in new tab) are a Big Deal. Knowing how many movies an actor initially signed up for and how many they have remaining can tell us a lot about their future …
Read More »So uh, GTA Online has gone full-on Tron with its new lightcycle races
Here’s a weird one: GTA Online (opens in new tab) has added a Tron-esque lightcycle mode called Deadline to its multitude of multiplayer modes, complete with arcade-like power-ups and some sick, synthetic beats. Why? Hell I dunno. But don’t question it, just enjoy the neon-tinted throwback: The motorcycle you see …
Read More »Westworld season 1 episode 6 recap
The balance of power has shifted in Westworld (opens in new tab). Sure, the overarching theme of this show has always been the slow awakening of the artificially intelligent (and created) Hosts within a futuristic theme park built for the wealthy, but this episode, more than any before it, sees …
Read More »Left 4 Dead devs release a new level to the public with this unfinished campaign
It’s not quite Left 4 Dead 3, but developer Turtle Rock (opens in new tab) has given fans of its zombie shooter series a bit of a treat today: an unfinished campaign for the original Left 4 Dead called Dam It, which takes place (as you might’ve guessed from the …
Read More »Halo 5 does its best Battlefield 1 impression with this delightful map
Itching to jump into some WW1-era combat, but don’t have a copy of Battlefield 1 (opens in new tab)? That’s okay, Halo 5 (opens in new tab) has you covered. Xbox gamer JoeAct20 has created a custom Halo map that includes old-school “planes” (Sam said with sarcastic air quotes) created …
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