Author: Valhalladidde

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Mortal Kombat 2—the film, not the game—released earlier this week and reviews were mixed: games outlets like GamesRadar and IGN were generally favorable, but it copped a flogging in most other quarters. AV Club called it “dreck”, The Hollywood Reporter called it “tacky”, and Vulture called it “depressingly rizzless”.It’s a familiar story where game-to-film adaptations are concerned: we saw a similar split with the recent Mario movie. But Todd Garner, producer of Mortal Kombat 2 and its predecessor, doesn’t want to have a bar of it.”Some of these reviews are cracking me up,” he wrote on X. “It’s clear they…

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When I was a kid I might get a videogame for Christmas and another for my birthday, but in between it was free games that filled my time. First shareware, then Flash games. If you were a kid after 2006 though, the free games that defined your childhood probably involved Roblox. In 2025, players spent more than 10 billion hours playing Roblox every month, more hours than they spent on Steam, PlayStation, and Fortnite put together.One of the big Roblox hits of 2025 was 99 Nights in the Forest, a survival-crafting game that peaked at 14.2 million concurrent players. Which…

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Are you still recovering from the mental whiplash of Nintendo’s surprise Star Fox Direct? I certainly am. The showcase revealing that Star Fox 64 is getting remade yet again showed Nintendo remains the king of getting people buzzing about something they collectively find unimpressive. While the original is an all-time classic, nothing about the remake showed why Star Fox for the Switch 2 will be indispensable to new players or returning fans. That disappointment is offset by the irresistible urge to dissect the new hyper-realistic look of all of the characters, including furry icon Fox McCloud. Is this really the…

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An award-winning, universally-acclaimed 2023 PS5 action game is 70% off in a limited-time PS Store deal that ends tomorrow, May 7, 2026. Remedy Entertainment’s horror adventure Alan Wake 2 is at its lowest price once again, so those who missed out on the PS Plus freebie should grab this deal. GOTY nominee Alan Wake 2’s PS Store deal ends in one day PS5 players can buy Alan Wake 2 for $17.99 until tomorrow. After Thursday, May 7, the price will revert to $59.99. Worth noting that while Alan Wake 2 has previously been discounted to $17.99, this remains its lowest…

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Category: GamesMay 6, 2026 Xbox Presents: A Special Look at Stranger Than Heaven – Everything We Learned (Including Snoop Dogg’s Role!) Danielle Partis, Xbox Wire Editor SummaryThis brand-new show offered 30 minutes of new information on the world of Stranger than Heaven, with insight from cast members and key leads at RGG Studio.We learned more about lead protagonist Makoto Daito, the cities his story will take place in, and got a first look at a new combat system built for the game.Stranger than Heaven arrives this winter for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC as an Xbox Play Anywhere…

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