Steve Watts

Pokemon Scarlet And Violet Bring Big Changes To The Main Series

Even by Nintendo standards, Pokemon has been glacially slow to change. The series has long been iterative, and the community has certainly taken notice. This year’s Pokemon Legends: Arceus showed a faint idea of what a bold reinvention of the series would look like. Now Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, touted …

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Google Stadia Had Big, Disruptive Ideas That Others Should Steal

Though it’s easy to forget after watching Google struggle for years to provide a game-streaming experience on-par with a traditional PC or console, the mega-corporation originally pitched its Stadia service with much broader ambitions. The vision outlined in Stadia’s 2019 announcement promised several features that actually could have been disruptive …

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Netflix Is Opening New Mobile Game Studio

Netflix’s push into mobile games has been critically well-received, in part because the streaming giant has made smart partnerships to bring over successful games like Into the Breach and Before Your Eyes, along with original publishing deals for games like Poinpy. But the company is now preparing to take the …

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Ambitious Mario Maker 2 Fan Project Finally Complete After 7 Years

An ambitious, years-long Mario Maker 2 project has finally completed, according to its creator. Nicknamed Super Mario Bros. 5, the stages take place across several distinct worlds with individual bosses, modeled after classic Mario games–which means none based on the New Super Mario Bros. or Super Mario 3D World stage …

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Disney Reportedly Wants Two Star Wars Games Per Year

Disney is betting big on Star Wars video games. The publisher is reportedly planning to put out two new Star Wars games every year, consisting of one big AAA game and one smaller game every fiscal year. That includes several games that have already been announced as part of its …

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Chris Hemsworth Raises The Stakes In First Extraction 2 Footage

Chris Hemsworth is returning to Netflix next year for Extraction 2, a followup to the big-budget action spectacle released in April. In a behind-the-scenes vignette showed at Netflix’s Tudum 2022 virtual event, Hemsworth and director Sam Hargrave talk about how they’re amping up the stakes for the sequel. Hargrave jokes …

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The Best Disney Games Of All Time

Disney has some of the most recognizable characters in the world, and it’s regularly putting out new movies and TV series that immediately create pop culture icons. The likes of Mickey Mouse, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy have been progressively joined by a wide variety of other great and memorable characters, …

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Suikoden, Suikoden 2 HD Remasters Coming In 2023

The classic PlayStation RPGs Suikoden and Suikoden 2 are coming back as remastered HD releases. The two games are coming as a pair, with the slightly inelegant title Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars. The collection is coming to PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch …

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