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For once, a Nathan for You header would be appropriate As part of a promotional stunt, Blizzard has dropped enormous novelty-sizedOverwatchaction figures in major cities — including my current stomping grounds, Los Angeles. I took the train into Hollywood to see this big ole Tracer figure, which turned out to be a terrible idea because Hollywood and Highland is the worst part of this city and I’m including the parts notorious for their high murder rates....

‘The ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system’ During itsXbox reveal eventtoday in Redmond, Microsoft unveiled the first details on its new home console. It’s called the — wait for it — Xbox One. Didn’t see that one coming, now did you? No real launch window was confirmed other than “later this year.” President of interactive entertainment Don Mattrick said that “team Xbox is on a new mission: design and build an all-in-one system,” one with “hardware, software, and services that put you at the center....

It’s time to experience the firstMonopoly GOPartners event of 2025, Plushie Partners. This time, you have aSwap Pack, thousands of dice, and an adorable Sledding Husky token up for grabs. Your success depends on your partners and total points, making careful planning more important than ever. Table of contents All Plushie Partners event rewards in Monopoly GO Unlike regular events that have dozens of prize tiers,Monopoly GO’sPlushie Partners event has five per partner space....

During Jump Festa 2025, TOHO Animation announced that theMy Hero Academiaspin-off manga,My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, is finally getting an animated adaptation, and Bones (the same studio behind the main series) is in charge of animating it. TOHO uploaded the first official trailer on its YouTube Channel, and it looks absolutely amazing, as it showcases the main characters of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (The Crawler, Pop Step and Knuckleduster) moving around with the high-quality animation we usually expect from Bones....

#BackInBlack The hype train powering the nextCall of Dutyreveal has been rolling along at full speed ever sinceSnapchat QR codesstarted showing up in the multiplayer levels ofBlack Ops II. It looks like that will all come to a head on April 26, judging by this new teaser. This recently released trailer seems mostly overly-“futuristic” and nonsensical, but the end gives us the date we’ll know all about 2015’sCall of Duty. It’s also titled #BackInBlack, and prominently features the black and orange color scheme that has acted as a trademark of sorts for theBlack Opssub-series....

I’d like to take Squirtle’s face… OFF! Iwata claims that this is the Year of Luigi, but I’m starting to think it’s the Year of Nicolas Cage. First came thatMajora’s Masktexture hackthat slaps his mug on every surface imaginable, and now comes thisnew tumblrthat promises to place thechocolate cake-craving maniacin the role of all 151 first-generation Pokémon. It’s the simplest thing to just quickly doodle a critter, erase its face, then replace it with sweet Cage-y goodness, but the results are oh so tasty....

Gangsters, card games (seven of them!), turn-based strategy, an arcade classic, and… a brick-breaker RPG? Yup, that’s whatAlpha Bounceappears to be — a mix of classicBreakoutstyle gameplay mixed with role-playing style exploration and and WiiWare Virtual Console I’m strangely intrigued by Mad Monkey’sAlpha Bounce, although I’m not entire sure I’m ready to start blowing money on DSiWare games again. I had to leave a bunch behind on my DSi when I started using the DSi XL, and it was a crushing break up....

Let’s face it, that’s what this show is. If it ever does get picked up, it’ll be known as “That show with Yahtzee and two guys.” This is a pilot forGame Damage, a show that Yahtzee, of Zero Punctuation fame, and two guys, of Australia, are hoping will make it big. I must point out that Yahtzee reminds me of Jarvis Cocker in this, from his dry delivery to aloof way he chooses to sit....

[Update:Crazy demand took down the servers yesterday, so they’re extending the giveaway through noon Pacific today! Go if you haven’t already.] Between 9am Pacific and Midnight today, PowerA will be giving away “a ton” ofMOGA Android gaming controllers. They’ll also be giving out codes forModern Combat 4, which is launching on Android. That’s a $55 value! Are you thinking about it? Stop thinking. It’s a really nice Android controller for the cost of shipping only....

Rebrand and new titles expected Vince Zampella, co-founder of Respawn Entertainment and one of the key figures in the creation and popularisation of theCall of Dutyfranchise, has revealed that he is stepping in to DICE LA, and will lead the studio in the creation of its future projects. In an articleprinted in The Los Angeles Times,Zampella revealed that it is likely DICE LA – currently a support studio of sorts, with contributions to bothBattlefieldand the recentStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order– will be rebranded, before setting out on its own path to create exciting new titles, ultimately becoming a fully-fledged studio in its own right....

Funding for Season 2 Sentinels of the Multiverseis an interesting game for a couple of reasons. For one, cooperative card games can be a good time no matter the subject matter; just chill with some friends while you see if you can collectively best an inanimate object. I’m far from the biggest comic book fan out there, but I still had fun when I played it. For two, it’s funny to see how it’s able to kinda-sorta include any comic book characters it wants, changing the names and appearances (only slightly in most cases), but leaving abilities intact so everybody knows who they’re supposed to be....

Knuckles takes a wrong left turn somewhere The nextSonicgame isn’t too far off, and today Sega released a video setting the stage for the hedgehog’s new adventure. A newSonic FrontiersPrologue video puts the spotlight on what Knuckles has been up to. This prologue, calledDivergence, follows Knuckles as he tends to the Master Emerald on his island. We get a little lore refresher on his backstory, before seeing him make a new discovery on his island....

Disappointment awaits those who dig in Just a couple more weeks now until the PlayStation 4 is out. Sony has put together an“ultimate” FAQfor the console and it’s pretty damn meaty. The breakdown of which PlayStation 3 peripherals are compatible with the system is particularly useful, as is the list of features availablewithouta subscription to PlayStation Plus. There are plenty of other tidbits, and some are downright disappointing — like the lack of support for MP3 playback, DLNA for streaming, or external hard drives....