Gaming

The Microsoft-Activision deal is almost upon us. Though the FTC presented several games, like Starfield and Redfall, to prove its antitrust case, one key game that was curiously missing from notable testimony: Halo. Microsoft’s first-party exclusive may be made in-house — which could’ve potentially kept it from being named extensively in the evidence — but the title actually began its …

Former Naughty Dog boss Bruce Straley has reacted to how the newest Mission Impossible movie, Dead Reckoning: Part One, features a scene reminiscent of a sequence from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Straley shared images from the movie and from Uncharted 2, with the caption, “… the sincerest form of flattery!” with a winky-face emoji (via IGN). He’s playfully suggesting that …

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for July 17th, 2023. We start the week with a few reviews, including Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE, Garlic, and Risky Woods. After that, we’ve got one single, sad, lonely new release to look at, plus the lists of the latest sales and expiring discounts. Not bad as Mondays go, I …

In 1998, Nintendo was in the early years of promoting Pokémon while Game Freak’s monster-capturing phenomenon was making its way to the west after success in Japan. Part of that effort included repurposing 20 Volkswagen Beetle cars to look like Pikachu, the series’ adorable, electric mouse mascot, complete with pointed ears on the roof, red cheeks underneath the headlights, and …

Ubisoft Bordeaux has no plans to make DLC or post-launch content for its upcoming project Assassin’s Creed Mirage – at least not at the moment. During an AMA with the developers in the Assassin’s Creed subreddit, Stephane Boudon, the creative director for Mirage, responded to a question about whether or not the next major installment in the franchise will have …

The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal has conditionally agreed to pause Microsoft’s appeal of the UK’s Competition And Markets Authority’s (CMA) prior decision to block the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Both Microsoft and the UK’s Competition And Markets Authority requested more time to negotiate, just before the CMA’s decision deadline. For the appeal to be halted, though, certain evidence still needs …

Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! It’s time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. It has been brought to my attention that I have not been rigorous in my duties of providing the obligatory free-to-play matching puzzle game update of late. I will be making that up today, I assure …

A suspenseful action sequence in the recently released Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One involving a dangling train and some precarious jumps might have seemed a bit familiar to anyone who’s played Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. That game’s co-director thought so too, and pointed out the similarity online. The Yakuza Devs Should Cast These Celebs In Their Next Hostess …

We’ve seen plenty of cool Zonai-powered vehicles in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and we’ve even seen incredible devices run with electricity. But what about a vehicle powered by…meat? Reddit user u/Superruub61 posted on the Hyrule Engineering subreddit today what they referred to as a “new breakthrough in highly-advanced, super futuristic technology no one would have ever …

Want to dive into a Final Fantasy game but not excited about dropping $70 to play Final Fantasy XVI? Then consider checking out two other highly rated games in the series that are now on sale–the remastered Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion and quirky Theatrhythm Final Bar Line. Both games are down from their usual $60 and can be …