This December, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will bring the fan-favorite hero back to big screen, but that’s not the only game adaptation on the way from Sega. One of the company’s classic arcade games, Shinobi, is also heading to theaters with an adaptation at Universal Pictures. And the project has …
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Castlevania: Nocturne Season 1 on Blu-ray $24 (was $40) | Releases October 8 Preorder at Amazon Netflix’s Castlevania animated series is one of the best video game adaptations, and soon fans of the stylish animated series can complete their Blu-ray collection with Castlevania: Nocturne Season 1. The sequel to the …
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Who needs to visit the Louvre when you can create your very own art gallery at home? With these eye-catching pixel art frames from Level Up Labs, you can bring some of the most iconic moments of gaming to your home and office, decorating your space with retro classics like …
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Abubakar Salim is on a roll. Following his BAFTA-nominated performance of Bayek in Assassin’s Creed Origins, he has starred in two critically acclaimed HBO series–House of the Dragon and Raised by Wolves–voiced characters in World of Warcraft, Diablo 4, and Stray Gods, and has even shipped his own game at …
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In the ’80s, some of the classic arcade characters weren’t always called by the names that we know them by today. Pac-Man was originally Puck Man, which was changed in America because of how easily that name could have been defaced into an expletive. Even Mario was internally called Mr. …
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Prime Video has revealed it’s working on a documentary series about one of the biggest sports video game franchises ever: Madden NFL. The untitled show on Amazon’s streaming service will consist of four parts, covering the beginnings of John Madden Football in the late 1980s and going up to presumably …
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The latest inductees to the Strong Museum’s Video Game Hall of Fame have been revealed, as groundbreaking mystery, controversial (at the time) survival-horror, and retro classics are being honored. Asteroids, Myst, SimCity, Ultima, and Resident Evil have been recognized for their cultural impact, and join other landmark games like Barbie …
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This year’s finalists for the Strong Museum’s Video Game Hall of Fame have been announced, highlighting another selection of influential titles. Like previous years, the nominees include games from across multiple eras, including classics like Asteroids, Elite, and Metroid. Released in 1979, Asteroids made the list for its challenging gameplay …
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Billy Mitchell, the competitive arcade gamer and former Donkey Kong world record holder, has settled his feud with arcade scorekeeping website Twin Galaxies, with the latter reinstating his records–albeit as a “historical database.” Courthouse News Service reported last week that Mitchell’s lawsuit against Twin Galaxies reached a confidential settlement, months …
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Sega has announced five new games from some of its classic series. During The Game Awards it revealed that it is developing new entries in five series: Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Crazy Taxi. It also teased that there are more unrevealed games being developed …
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