In South Park: The Fractured But Whole (opens in new tab), the character Call Girl can use an attack to sabotage an enemy’s phone and deal damage to them. As the sixth-graders, Raisins girls, ninjas, and Crab People of South Park pull out their phones, you hear a voice shout, …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront 2 changes loot boxes for the full game
Star Wars Battlefront 2 (opens in new tab) is rethinking its approach to player progression and loot boxes. EA made some quick assurances (opens in new tab) that it had heard the negative fan feedback after the beta ended (opens in new tab) earlier in October, and it followed up …
Read More »Super Mario Odyssey highlights include puppy naps and scooter jump rope
Super Mario Odyssey (opens in new tab) has been out for a weekend, and Nintendo Switch just recently got built-in support for sharing videos to Twitter and other social networks – you can do the math. Players around the world are sharing their favorite moments from their journeys with Mario …
Read More »What happened to the Visceral Star Wars game, Ragtag?
On October 17, 2017, Electronic Arts shuttered Visceral Games (opens in new tab) and canned its untitled Star Wars game. Project Ragtag, as it was known in-house, was no more. EA executive vice president Patrick Soderlund wrote in a statement that there would be a “pivot” in the game’s design, …
Read More »L.A. Noires shiny new 4K remake gets a trailer full of gorgeously remastered vintage crime
Well, that’s surprising. Right in the middle of the most manic week in all of games (Super Mario Odyssey (opens in new tab), Wolfenstein 2 (opens in new tab), and Assassin’s Creed Origins (opens in new tab), all on the same day? The gods of gaming are both kind and …
Read More »This behind-the-scenes Star Wars: The Last Jedi feature has a few surprising cameos, new scenes, and Carrie Fisher
If you thought you had seen it all when it comes to Star Wars: The Last Jedi (opens in new tab), think again. In the vein of this summer’s behind-the-scenes bonanza (opens in new tab), a new, Rian Johnson-based montage of moments has been released. There’s a lot to take …
Read More »Justice League’s runtime is reportedly under 2 hours long (!), including credits
There’s a lot you can do in under 2 hours including, as it turns out, probably watch the new Justice League (opens in new tab). Brevity is seemingly best when it comes to DC’s all-star superhero mashup – as one cinema chain has confirmed a runtime (including credits) of a …
Read More »South Park: The Fractured But Whole season pass details
South Park: The Fractured But Whole (opens in new tab) has a season pass, but just what came in it was anyone’s guess until today. Ubisoft has detailed the game’s upcoming DLC and how much each piece will cost, and it sounds like fans of the show will appreciate the …
Read More »“Feels like the spiritual successor to Mario 64”: Super Mario Odyssey scores 10/10 in Edge magazine review
Super Mario Odyssey (opens in new tab) has scored 10/10 in its first review from respected UK games magazine Edge. Nintendo’s adventure, released on October 27th, joins an elite band of titles including Halo: Combat Evolved, Half-Life 2 and The Last of Us in receiving a flawless score from the …
Read More »Star Wars: The Last Jedi director has a list of no-fly spoilers
After watching the latest Star Wars: The Last Jedi (opens in new tab) trailer, you may think no story beat is safe from the promotional cycle. Several unexpected scenes (opens in new tab) played out before us in the two and a half minute video that director Rian Johnson himself …
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