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We’ve Got At Least Five More Years Of EA’s NFL Exclusivity

Anyone hoping that Electronic Arts and the NFL’s long-standing exclusivity arrangement was going to go away any time soon is going to have to keep hoping for a few more years, as both parties agreed today to continue the deal that makes EA Sports the only company allowed to release an NFL simulation game. NFL…

The Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Is Getting A Sequel

The Sonic the Hedgehog movie, which is Mostly Fine, did well enough that a sequel is already in development. Paramount and Sega confirmed the news toVariety this afternoon, and while it’s too early for casting announcements (though you’d expect at least Jim Carrey, James Marsden and Sonic’s voice Ben Schwartz to be back), the same…

Switch Isn’t The Best Way To Play Five Nights At Freddy’s: Help Wanted

I’m one of those people who can’t do VR. Maybe I haven’t found the right console to play on, or the little balance-regulating nub in my brain is too sensitive, but VR makes me puke. So when Steel Wool Games announced a Switch port of VR game Five Nights At Freddy’s: Help Wanted, I was…

Graffiti sandbox game Sludge Life is out today and free on the Epic Games Store. I really enjoyed it when I played it at PAX East and now more than ever it feels like a good time to take a break from the grind and give late capitalism the middle finger.

June’s second PlayStation Plus game is Star Wars Battlefront II, Sony announced today. June’s other game, Call of Duty: WWII, was announced earlier this week

At long last, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered has a release date: August 27. The game is coming to PS4, Switch, and mobile, and will have cross-play. Fortunately, this time around you won’t need four Game Boy Advances to play co-op although someone will still need to carry that damn pot around.

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Spirited Away Recreated In Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Twitter user Tsukimaro has an interesting project: bringing the classic Studio Ghibli anime Spirited Away to life in Animal Crossing: New Horizons As Sora News points out, the movie’s scenes have been recreated in amazing detail. There are limitations to what can be created in New Horizons, but Tsukimaro’s clever workarounds make the whole thing…

A Journey Inside Second Life’s Most Expensive Brothel

Yes, Second Life is still going, and yes, people are still spending loads of real money on stuff inside it. Like The Monarchy, the game’s most expensive, exclusive…brothel. In this fascinating video by People Make Games, Quintin Smith takes a tour of The Monarchy and speaks with its owner, learning all about how the place…

Sony capped off today’s State of Play with eight minutes of uncut The Last of Us Part II gameplay showing Ellie running around and killing a bunch of people. Her first victim? Some poor soul playing what looked like Hotline Miami on a fat, OLED Vita. RIP to a real one.

Street Fighter V is getting one final season of downloadable content, according to a recent announcement from Capcom. Players can expect five more characters and three more stages. Additional details are coming this summer.

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Pokémon GO Fest will be a global event taking place July 25 to 26, Niantic announced today. Unlike last year’s festival which was exclusive to a few cities around the world, this year’s event will allow people to play from home. You’ll still have to buy tickets though. 

The upcoming live-action Rurouni Kenshin films Rurouni Kenshin Saishuushou: The Final and The Beginning were slated for July 3 and August 7, but the motion pictures have been delayed due to coronavirus covid-19. The movies will now open in Japan theaters in spring 2021. 

New Phantasy Star English Patch Was 14 Years In The Making

In 2006 a small group of ROM hackers released a much-improved English translation for Phantasy Star, Sega’s groundbreaking Sega Master System RPG Now, nearly 14 years later, the same group updated their patch to version 2.0, complete with a revised script and huge quality-of-life upgrades. Yeah, Phantasy Star. One of the very first console RPGs…

Call of Duty: Warzone’s Terrific New Mode Is Already Gone

Warzone just lost one of its best limited-time modes. The May 26 playlist update axed Call of Duty’s classic battle royale experience, a mere three days after its debut. The limited-time trios mode was called “BR Classic” and was just added to Warzone on Friday. “BR Classic” catered to players looking for more of a PUBG…

Fortnite Winner Caught Cheating, Stripped Of Prize Money

Sekosama, the winner of the Asian leg of the The Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS), has been suspended from the game and had his prize money taken away after he was caught “teaming”, a co-operative act that’s banned in competitive play. The Japanese player has lost his $15,000 winnings, and will also serve a 14-day suspension.…

Trying To Buy A Switch Now Is Just Ridiculous

The covid-19 outbreak created an economy of scarcity. Overnight, goods such as toilet paper, cleaning products, and hand sanitizer became valuable commodities. Meanwhile scalpers seized upon the opportunity to hoard and resell those items at ridiculous mark-ups. But as stocks replenish, one item that hasn’t yet been seen on many shelves is the Nintendo Switch.…

Here’s June 2020’s Xbox Live Games With Gold

June’s Xbox Games with Gold are an interesting mix of action, shooters, and life sims. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. June’s Games with Gold are: Xbox One Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse (June 1-30) Coffee Talk (June 16-July 15) Xbox 360 (compatible with Xbox…

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