Mario Kart fans who want to know what it feels like to actually fall off the Rainbow Road in real life might get their chance next year, as details regarding the Mario Kart ride at Super Nintendo World may have leaked out. Super Nintendo World is a theme park that is currently being constructed at Universal Studios Japan, with the aim of opening in time for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics....
Our quick take Sage Tea Maker (by Heston Blumenthal) - 4.5 / 5 Design Making a cup of tea Tasting Coming back for more A chocolate teapot? To recap This is the perfect tea maker for those who are very precise about how they like Britain’s favourite drink and. like Heston Blumenthal, are keen to turn it into an art form.
As reported by Kotaku, Volition, the development studio behind the Saints Row series and, most recently, Agents of Mayhem, has laid off ‘over 30 people this week’ after the poor sales of the aforementioned Agents of Mayhem. According to Kotaku’s sources, Volition’s parent company Deep Silver was less than impressed with Agents of Mayhem’s poor performance, leading to layoffs that included the studio’s general manager Dan Cermak. Reportedly a studio with around 200 employees, these layoffs account for around 15% of the total staff....
Rare has released a new update for shanty-singing simulator Sea of Thieves on PC and Xbox One, offering another slew of bug fixes plus additional key updates. For starters there’s a new Message From the Beyond describing how to scuttle ships, while ammo crates have been adjusted so they’re now easier to interact with. Other improvements include players no longer cranking out the same shanty twice in a row, while the user interface has been given a bit of spit and polish so that Vanity & Clothing Chests ’now load gracefully’ when browsing....
Sega is celebrating its 60th anniversary of late, and in doing so has been offering fans a delve into its own history including a new video focusing on the studio’s various consoles it’s made over the years and has shown off a prototype that’s never been shown in public before. The video (spotted by Nintendo Life) is hosted by Sega producer Hiroyuki Miyazaki and takes us on a brief history tour of Sega’s various consoles including at 11:10 of the video where he introduces us to the console....
I know, every time you see the word “skating” in a headline you hope for Skate 4. I do, too. But until more about that game is shared, we’re stuck with the admittedly solid skating sims out there on PC for now. One of those is Session, a hyper-realistic skating sim that released in September of 2019. While a release date for the game hasn’t been announced just yet, it has taken a step towards that goal....
As one of the best loved and most epic games in modern history, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has a plethora of content for fans to dig into. The title boasts more quests, stories, enemies, allies, factions, and adventures than any player could ever hope to experience in a single playthrough. From the high reaches of Solitude to the depths of Dwemer ruins, Skyrim is full to bursting with things to do and people to meet....
The Elder Scrolls series is renowned for its immersive worlds that let players live another life. Dungeon delving, dragon hunting, or trading hundreds of items to vendors are all part of the Skyrim experience. None of those activities would be near as fun, however, if it wasn’t for Skyrim’s impeccable world design. The world is just as much of a character as the NPCs that inhabit it. Just like NPCs, the world has areas that can be equal part inspiring and dreadful....
Attempting remakes of Die Hard is nothing new. Back in the ‘90s, it was more or less a cottage industry with “Die Hard on a Mountain” (Cliffhanger), “Die Hard on a Bus” (Speed), “Die Hard on a Plane” (Con Air), and “Die Hard on a Plane Again” (Air Force One), among others. So it is no surprise someone eventually just said “what about Die Hard in a Skyscraper? But, you know, on fire this time?...
Slither.io is an online multiplayer game where you spawn as a little worm/snake who is just trying to survive in the big, bad world. To grow longer, you must eat the glowing orbs and avoid getting hit or eaten by bigger worms/snakes. Many people want to play this game at school or work where it might have been blocked by the admin. Fear not, here’s how to access and play Slither....
The launch of Sifu has certainly been a qualified success, even with its woes for early access for owners of the Deluxe Edition. The challenging brawler is a hard game for most, but for those that are willing to put in the hours, developers SloClap are going to be with you on the journey. In a PlayStation Blog post, the team shared that more content updates will be coming to Sifu for free in the future....
This Star Wars article contains major spoilers. Seriously, don’t read on if you don’t want to know the film’s big twist before you see it… Solo: A Star Wars Story delivers the origin story of the greatest smuggler in the galaxy as well as how he met his friends Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian. Well, friends might be too strong a word for this specific movie, but they will be best buds eventually!...
Valheim is a wonderful game, full of massive trolls, beautiful buildings, and admittedly pretty scenery. However, while the game doesn’t exactly look cutting-edge, it sure does perform like a modern triple-A title. Valheim isn’t infamous for much, save for its low framerates, regardless of what hardware players have packed into their computers. Thankfully, the game has a large and apparently clever community. A Redditor by the name of bluEyedillusion has found a way to boost their fps in Valheim....
We’ve got a new trailer and an official confirmation that Sonic’s 2022 outing will indeed be named Sonic Frontiers. Last night’s reveal at The Game Awards gave us a little bit more following the tease earlier this year. Sonic’s new adventure will take place in a location known as the Starfall Islands. And as you can see from the footage below, it’s a world full of lush landscapes, dense forests, rushing waterfalls and more....
The highly-acclaimed Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch later this month. So far, 2020 is shaping up to be a big year for everyone’s favorite Blue Blur. Paramount’s adaption is releasing in theaters next week. SEGA also revealed news regarding the franchise will be announced every 20th of the month for the rest of the year. Next to Mario and Pac-Man, Sonic is easily the most recognizable video game mascot....
There is a Sonic the Hedgehog movie releasing next year, but there haven’t been many details released outside the fact that it’s a CGI/live-action hybrid. There is now some interesting news, coming from Paramount Pictures’ CEO and Chairman, Jim Gianopulos. As reported by Deadline, at the 10th annual PGA, the Paramount CEO revealed the “hook” that sold him on the movie. The below statement gives fans a glimpse of what to expect from the film, and Sonic himself....
Sony has declined to discuss the possibility that the price of the PlayStation 5 could increase. The idea of an increase is linked to the global chip shortage, and has seen price increases elsewhere. Sony itself has raised the prices of its electronics in Japan. These are things like Blu-ray players, televisions, cameras, etc. The reason for the increases here, Sony has said, is the semiconductor shortage. During its first-quarter earnings call on Friday, someone asked the company whether the PS5 price would increase....
PlayStation overlord and Riiiidge Racer meme generator Kaz Hirai has announced he will be stepping down from his role as Sony CEO this year. He’s not leaving the company however; rather, the likeable executive will instead assume the role of Director and Chairman, effective April 1. Hirai was appointed President and CEO of the tech giant back in 2012, and was tasked with injecting profitability back into the business after sluggish mobile and TV sales....
Bursting on to cinema screens in an explosion of colours, 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, brought Spider characters from across the multiverse together for the first time on the big screen.Boasting an all star cast, the movie introduced audiences worldwide to young hero, Miles Morales, along with alternate universe versions of Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy. With audiences being introduced to Gwen as the heroic Spider-Gwen/Ghost-Spider.With the movie proving to be a huge success both critically and commercially for Sony Animation, it was only a matter of when, not if, a sequel would be greenlit....
Insomniac Games and Sony have announced that Spider-Man for PlayStation 4 will be swinging into stores on September 7 in the UK and US. The highly anticipated action-adventure game sees players stepping into the shoes of a more experienced Peter Parker, as he attempts to keep crime levels down in a sprawling open-world New York City. This time around he’s taking on resident Big Bad Martin Li (aka Mister Negative), who’s leading a group of misfits known as the Inner Demons....
