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With the coronavirus pandemic leading to the shutdown of various businesses, television comedies like Parks and Recreation have been brought back for episodes to raise money for coronavirus relief. Apple TV+’s streaming series Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet is also apparently coming back with a special quarantine episode this month, though not for any apparent charitable purpose. The show, which is produced by people involved with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Modern Family, and Ubisoft executives, is a workplace comedy following a team of developers working on a World of Warcraft-esque online multiplayer game....

That’s right, friends. It’s time to whip out your character sheets and twenty-sided die once more. Neverwinter Nights has been remastered, and it’s waiting for you on Steam right now. Already, then, every gamer’s spidey sense is tingling. These days, the word remaster brings up a whole array of mixed feelings. Are we talking a ground-up rework, like the Crash Bandicoot N-Sane Trilogy? On the other hand, we’ve all been burned by lazy remasters that just give the game a slight texture bump....

There’s certainly been no shortage of teasers and reveals for Zack Snyder’s version of Justice League. Whatever one may think of the new version of the superhero team-up film, there’s no denying that Snyder is passionate about the project and eager to show off his original version of the film. As things roll up to the release of the movie on HBO Max, yet another poster has been shown off of the main cast....

The rumored Borderlands 2 DLC has leaked on Steam. Last week, we found out that Gearbox has some surprises in store for us at this year’s E3. In addition to new gameplay footage for Borderlands 3, including a showcase of a new vault hunter and a new planet, we also heard rumors that they would release a brand new DLC for Borderlands 2 to serve as a narrative bridge between the two games....

A website teasing a new Final Fantasy announcement pops up online, and it appears famed Chrono Trigger director Takashi Tokita is heavily involved in the project. The list changes drastically depending upon who gamers ask, but in the discussion over the greatest JRPGs ever made, Chrono Trigger has a special seat of honor as one of the titles that is never left off any serious list. The Square Enix masterpiece was revolutionary at the time of its creation and has since become a constant point of reference in RPG development....

With both Assassin’s Creed 3 and Assassin’s Creed: Liberation set to release in 2012 there should be no shortage of colonial assassinations in the video game world, but, just to ensure that the market is adequately saturated with Assassin’s Creed content, Ubisoft is apparently rolling out a mobile experience that incorporates elements from the Assassin’s Creed 3 universe. Titled Assassin’s Creed Utopia, this mobile game will allow players to build their own ideal colonial city, a utopia if you will....

New Pokemon merch advertised in Japan is fourth-gen heavy, further leading fans to believe Diamond and Pearl remakes are incoming. Pokemon celebreates its 25th anniversary this year and fans of the franchise appear to be waiting for just one thing. The reveal that remakes of fourth-gen games Diamond and Pearl are incoming. The latest clue Pokemon players believe to be an indicator that those remakes are coming takes the form of a journal....

Microsoft’s Project Scorpio console has been heavily advertised as being capable of powering out native 4K resolution, and given what a sticking point that has been for the company in selling people on the machine, it’s surprising there haven’t been more examples of the device in action. That’s finally changed, as Microsoft recently hosted a private event where the technology giant demonstrated Project Scorpio’s 4K enhancements, providing several different examples that showed what a dramatic upgrade Project Scorpio’s visuals are over the 1080p Xbox One....

Alright, sports people, get excited for another new announcement from the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase at E3 today. We got a peek into some shredders gameplay today, and it looked and sounded epic. The trailer featured someone snowboarding, but this wasn’t your average snowboarder. In this game, you can pull off all sorts of crazy moves, which even includes flipping off of buildings. The music playing just makes it all the more epic, as it adds to the aesthetics of the game....

Currently in Pokémon GO, the only way to obtain PokéCoins (other than spending money) is by defending gyms, located at various landmarks in your local area. Due to the game’s evolving nature, as well as its recent changes to encourage social distancing, Niantic is now exploring new ways to reward players with the in-game currency. PokéCoins can be used in the store to purchase a handful of different items that can help you advance in the game....

Last week, Nintendo revealed that Switch has shipped nearly 80 million consoles since March 2017, exceeding Nintendo 3DS shipments of 76 million units. Now, the company has a plan to surpass the sales of Nintendo Wii, its most successful console. Launched in 2006, Wii, which has shipped 101.63 million units in its lifetime, revolutionized motion controls and family gaming. Nintendo Switch, which shipped 24 million units in the first nine months of its current fiscal year, is slowly catching up....

Fans of No Man’s Sky and puzzle games will be excited to hear that Hello Games, the indie studio behind the 2016 space exploration survival game, is bringing PS4 players its next product very soon. The Last Campfire comes to the PS4 tomorrow, August 27. No Man’s Sky still has a dedicated community four years after launch, and they’ve recently been enjoying the horror side of space with the Desolation update....

Discotek recently announced that they’ve licensed Rose of Versailles, the 1970s seminal shoujo anime masterpiece. The series takes place in France during the late 1700s and stars Oscar François de Jarjayes, the cross-dressing Commander of the Royal Guard and Marie Antoinette’s personal bodyguard. Using a surprising amount of historical accuracy, the series dramatizes the events leading up to the French Revolution, both inside and outside the palace walls. This will be the first time the series has seen a Blu-ray release in North America, split into two boxed sets, with the first planned to release in 2021....

As is tradition with every entry in The Legend Of Zelda franchise, a villain is creating havoc in Hyrule. With the ultimate goal being to stop this incarnation of evil, Link must trek across Hyrule to conquer temples where he must defeat the boss with whatever new item was acquired in the said dungeon. The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time impressed audiences with its amazing gameplay, impressive graphics, and, of course, memorable boss fights....

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Super Mario is one of the most iconic video game characters of all time. He has starred in so many different video games at this point, that it can be difficult to keep a handle on every single title! Throughout every game he has appeared in, there have been various power-ups that help the player along their way. Below is a list of the ten most iconic Super Mario power-ups, with the best at the bottom and the worst at the top....

While everyone has their favorite James Bond movie, you’ll be hard-pushed to find someone who doesn’t love Sam Mendes’ Skyfall. A decade after the credits rolled on Daniel Craig’s third outing as the martini-swilling spy, it’s time to look back on the movie that could’ve been. Because the rumors are true: Skyfall once planned to pull Sean Connery out of retirement. Yet 10 years later, that twist now looks like it might’ve ruined the franchise forever in retrospect....

Accolades are a unique challenge system in Outriders, granting unique cosmetic rewards for completing certain challenges. These Accolades range from killing enemies with skills to obtaining every unique legendary weapon in the game. Since these are account bound, some Accolades take much longer to earn than others, most notably the class-specific Accolades. Reaching the maximum Accolade rank of 30 is a serious grind, one that only the most dedicated Outriders players will reach....

The countdown to this year’s gamescom is dwindling to just a few days, as the interactive games and entertainment trade fair will open its doors to the international gaming community next week. While the event incites excitement in its own right, what is sure to make gamescom 2017 even more hype-worthy is the recent announcement that Blizzard will debut a new Overwatch map and an animated short during the event....

The question that’s been on many gamers’ minds has been whether the game adaptation of James Cameron’s Avatar will live up to the hype put in place at this year’s E3 or if it will end up with the same fate as most movie-based games. It seems that we may find out sooner rather than later. While we were teased with some gameplay footage last week, Gamer Limit has just reported that a demo of Avatar has become available along with some other swag including videos and wallpapers on the German Coca-Cola Zero website....