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As I said in a blog post about a videogame movie earlier today, I’m generally for videogame movies. I’m smart enough to know better than to go in expecting a literal translation of game to film. I just want to be entertained and eat some popcorn. No butter, though. That sh*t is disgusting. It’s not real butter. I’m totally jazzed for this month’sPrince of Persiafilm. This new trailer has Jakey-poo moving so much that I feel tired just watching it....

Δ & ♫ “Congratulations, you just survived the tutorial,”Just Shapes & Beatscoder Mike Ducarme teased the small crowd clustered around Berzerk Studio’s PAX East booth. A quartet of us had just run the gauntlet, bobbing and weaving our way through an imposing cannonade of pink missile fire. We barely managed to scratch out a victory — and that was only the tutorial? Glancing around the throng, there was a clear sense bewilderment and excitement among us....

LEGO Fortnite‘s April 23 patch finally lets you make animals a permanent part of your Village, and if you’d like to bring some to your base, then this guide will explain how to build an Animal House, how to lure them with Animal Treats, and what they can provide for you. The29.30LEGO Fortniteupdateis all about farming, and while you’ve always been able to grow crops, the ability to bring animals into your home permanently is a big addition that players have been asking for....

LEGO Rock Band(check out our comprehensive preview), due out this holiday season, will offer over 40 songs. In keeping with Harmonix’s music platform ethos (and confirming anearlier rumor), most of the on-disc tracks will be exportable to PS3/360 hard drives for use inRock BandorRock Band 2. And they mean “most” — speaking to me at a recent demo ofLEGO Rock Band, Harmonix publicist John Drake took a thinly-veiled jab at Activision:...

Sequel launches worldwide September 24 Sega hasreleased the opening moviefor its upcoming action-RPGLost Judgment,which launches this September on PlayStation and Xbox platforms. The new sequel will see street-smart detective Takayuki Yagami kicking ass and taking names while investigating a brutal murder. A case that could cost Yagami more than he was willing to gamble. As revealed duringSega’s presentation back in May,Lost Judgmentwill see Yagami’s belief in justice pushed to its absolute limit, in what is expected to be a dark and morally grey narrative....

Beautiful visuals that go hand-in-hand with the violence What was once a thriving area of small and unique downloadables titles has slowly become a void. It just seems Microsoft doesn’t care to support what made Xbox Live Arcade so special in the first place.Max: The Curse of Brotherhood,a spiritual successor toMax and the Magic Marker, has particularly peaked my interest as it very well could be one of the last sources of light for XBLA before we make the next console transition....

Kamille is a man’s name! As we approach the release ofNew Gundam Breakerlater this month, Bandai Namco has released what is most likely the final trailer. However, unlike previous ones, not only is this an in-depth look at the contents of the game, but the cast ofZeta Gundamprovides narration for it. It’s a fun little trailer, filled with references and inside jokes, that leads into a parody of the finale of the show....

I know you’ve been agonizing over just how you should go about accessing Nickelodeon’s archive of licensed online games. Well fret no longer, games on demand provider, Exent, has announced that they’ve added over 30 of Nickelodeon’s most popular titles to their library via theirGameTaniumservice. Now you may be wondering what, exactly, GameTanium is. In looking for an answer to that question, you’re best answer will be in the form of a clever bulleted list....

Celebrating Pokemon’s 20th anniversary Two years after its western release, the Nintendo 2DS is finally coming to Japan. The handheld will be available in four semi-transparent colors (red, green, blue, and yellow), all of which come matched with one of the originalPokémongames pre-installed the system. In commemoration of the franchise’s 20th anniversary, the bundle will come with a version-specific menu theme, stickers, a download code for Mew, and poster with a map of the Kanto region....

Super Star, Dream Land 3, andDream Course Nintendo just added three newKirbySP gamesto the Switch Online service: building upon the existing original versions that already existed on Switch. As a reminder, “SP” versions are modified editions of Switch Online NES or SNES games that essentially have a “cheat/unlock” save out of the box. That’s really it. Breaking this down, here’s what the Switch Online Kirby SP games do: SP versions started off as a cute little flight of fancy bonus, but at this point people are asking for an option to hide them entirely from the interface: which has become more unwieldy and bloated as more games have been added....

All 20 of England’s Premier League clubs are officially coming toFootball Manager, with Sports Interactive announcing a multi-year agreement with the world’s most popular league to bring the clubs, logos, kits, and player photos to the game. Starting with the 2024/25 season, the entire league will be officially represented in the game, meaning you no longer have to download logo packs to get their badges and kits added to your database....

Damning with faint praise Michael Pachter is a name you’ve probably heard a few times before, and he’s well known in the industry for hisrepeated calls for Nintendo to go third partyorotherwise second-guessingthe company’s business decisions. That’s why it stood out to me to hear that he actually has some words of praise for Nintendo’s upcoming Switch console. Pachter hosts a weekly show on YouTube called “Pachter Factor” where he answers letters from the audience, and the first question in this episode was about the ease of porting games to Nintendo’s Switch....

A scavenger hunt-focused event has arrived inDisney Dreamlight Valley, and it’s brought with it some very tricky riddles to solve. One of the clues you need to figure out in the Treasure Hunt event tells you to venture to somewhere peaceful where pickaxe meets rock. You’re not given any additional information outside of this hint, so it can be difficult to figure out where to look and what to do to tackle this one....