Earlier this year, Playground Productions announced its plans to revive the kid-friendly video game franchise Backyard Sports with a new remaster, Backyard Baseball ’97. That game arrived this week, and now Playground Productions has revealed that it will remaster five additional Backyard Sports titles as well. Backyard Soccer ’98, Backyard …
Read More »Backyard Baseball Stream To Beat Childhood Cancer Will Feature Pro Athletes, Viewer-Choice
Mega Cat Studios, Crowd Control, and BackyardSports.Online are working together on the BackyardSports.Online Charity Stream, aimed at gathering funds to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The livestream will feature an array of guests, including game developers, content creators, and pro athletes. People who take part in the stream will …
Read More »Don't Expect A Remake Of The First Metal Gear Solid Anytime Soon
Remakes and remasters of classic games are nothing new, but definitely becoming more and more common, with games like Final Fantasy 7, Resident Evil 2 and 4, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 hitting consoles all in the past four years. However, even though we’ll soon get a …
Read More »Animal Crossing Fans Can Get Cute Lego Playsets For Lowest Prices Yet
Animal Crossing Lego sets are on sale for their lowest prices yet at Amazon and Walmart ahead of Prime Big Deal Days. Lego launched the series of playsets earlier this year with five different building kits. Two more sets released in August, and the lineup will hit double digits in …
Read More »Sonic Fans Can Now Build And Display Shadow The Hedgehog's Disembodied Head
If you’re looking forward to Sonic X Shadow Generations, you can pass the time before launch by building the brand-new Shadow the Hedgehog Lego set. Released today, October 1, the 720-piece set lets Sonic fans build a bust of the soon-to-be movie star. In a way, you are building Keanu …
Read More »Nintendo Switch Exclusives Get Huge Limited-Time Discounts, Including Zelda And Mario Games
Woot is offering big discounts on some of the most popular Nintendo Switch games, making this a great time to pick up titles you may have missed over the past few years. Note that some Switch games offered by Woot are region-free imports–so while the ratings board logo on the …
Read More »Zelda: Twilight Princess Manga Box Gets Nice Launch Discount At Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Manga Complete Box Set $103 (was $130) See at Amazon See at Crunchyroll The Legend of Zelda Manga Box Set. $57.49 (was $105) See at Amazon The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition Manga Box Set $89 (was $125) See at Amazon This week marks …
Read More »Backyard Baseball '97 Remaster Revealed, Arriving In October On PC
Exactly 27 years after it debuted, Backyard Baseball ’97 will be available again on October 10. Playground Productions has revealed the remaster of the original Backyard Sports game, which will cost $10 on Steam. The re-release of Backyard Baseball ’97 apparently wasn’t easy. Playground notes the original source code was …
Read More »Here's Why TimeSplitters: Future Perfect Got A Ratings Change, 19 Years Later
It’s been nearly two decades since TimeSplitters: Future Perfect closed out the TimeSplitters trilogy. However, fans have recently noted that the title once rated M by the Entertainment Software Rating Board in 2005 currently has a T for Teen rating on the Xbox game store and the PlayStation store. Now, …
Read More »The Legend Of Zelda's First Lego Set Has Arrived – Great Deku Tree 2-In-1 Is Shipping Now
Lego’s Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 building kit launched this weekend, marking the first collaboration between the brick-building giant and The Legend of Zelda. The 2,500-piece kit pays homage to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and the N64 classic Ocarina of Time. It’s a Lego Store exclusive at …
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