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Summary TheSuper Mario RPGremake is just two months away at the time of writing, and GameStop has just revealed a set of pins as an exclusive pre-order bonus for it.Super Mario RPGwas first announcedas part of the June 2023 Nintendo Direct. TheSuper Mario RPGremake looks to be a faithful recreation of the SNES original, replacing the pre-rendered sprites with smooth, HD models (while still retaining the original’s chibified look), replacing some of the dialogue exchanges with proper cutscenes, and adding various quality of life upgrades such as a swappable soundtrack and the ability to have harder rematches with boss fights after beating the story campaign....

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collectionis getting a lot of great reviews. Across most platforms, it is hanging around the 80s on Metacritic. It’s not as good as the new game,Shredder’s Revenge, but it is close. Fans that grew up with these games seem to love them just as much as the newcomers. It’s been a while since such a robust collection was released across every platform. RELATED:Things TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge Does To Modernize The Classic Beat ‘Em Up Formula...

The Beginning After the Endis ahigh fantasy webcomicset in a world of magic and mages. The protagonist of the webcomic, Arthur Leywin, is reincarnated into the continent of Dicathen to the Leywin family, where he decides to live differently from his previous life. Based on the webnovel series,The Beginning After the Endis lined with powerful characters ranging from mages to lances and asuras. RELATED:The Beginning After The End: Things You Need To Know About This Fantasy Webcomic...

There are many brutal factions that rule the wastes ofThe Last of Us Part 1, from militaristic FEDRA soldiers to cult-like cannibals. ThroughoutThe Last of Us Part 1, players will be forced to reckon with killing many people in order to achieve their goals, some not always deserving of their fate. With a variety of new systems at play andimproved AI inThe Last of Usremake, human combat encounters can prove to be the most challenging in the game....

Summary Dragon Age 2had big shoes to fill by followingDragon Age: Origins, and while it wasn’t the game that many were expecting, it’s still one worth playing with fun combat, an interesting story, and insight into a different corner of Thedas. Despite its innocuous setting,Dragon Age 2’s Kirkwall and lore found throughout the game may hold clues to the plot ofDragon Age: Dreadwolf, and anyone looking to visit the series shouldn’t overlookDragon Age 2because of its smaller scope....

Media tends to reflect the anxieties of the time in which it is made, and one of the major societal anxieties of the current moment is the environment.Games likeMass Effect: Andromedalook at the work needed to make and keep a planet habitable for human life, for instance, andPlaying for the Planethopes to turn such messaging into action. Game Rant caught up with Lisa Pak of the United Nations program Playing for the Planet atGamescom LATAMfor a wide-ranging interview regarding climate change, its relationship with the industry, and how everyone from an individual gamer to a major AAA publisher can take part in protecting the planet....

Summary Every film in this “X” trilogy has a different theme. The first movie,X, is about a group of adult film stars who get murdered on a farm. While there is some mystery, it’s pretty clear who the killer is. The sequel,Pearl, makes the murderer even more clear. MaXXXineis a different story though because it is awhodunit crime thriller. The killer, presumed to be the real-life serial killer known as the Night Stalker, is only shown from behind....

The Soulsborne games have made FromSoftware a heavyweight in the industry after repeated successful titles, creating a cult following for games that are both challenging and punishing in nearly every aspect. Following the release ofElden Ring, many gamers are wondering what other gaming franchises could adopt the Soulsborne formula to improve the gameplay and make it more challenging for players. There have already been several successful Soulslike games includingStar Wars Jedi: Fallen OrderandNiohthat have brought the FromSoftware formula to other worlds and franchises....

The following contains spoilers for Episode 17 of Urusei Yatsura, “A Chest Full of Longing/Wish Upon a Star,” now streaming onHiDive. This week’s episode features two different stories that don’t necessarily have a lot of lore or plot development,but are still hilarious nevertheless. The first part is a rare Shinobu-centric episode that pairs her with the new character Ryunosuke, while the second part features the Moroboshi family engaging in shenanigans once again....

The slasher movie subgenre has been dominated by a handful of reliable franchises and an army of parodies, deconstructions, and spoofs for decades. The golden era of the concept is long gone, but, there are a lot of classics that remain fondly remembered and franchises that still get new entries. One of the reasons thatslasher movies got so popularwas their ubiquity. It costs very little money to take a handful of teens out to the middle of nowhere, dress a man in a mask, and fake a series of gruesome murders....

Community has always been at the heart ofThe Sims, and the game has benefited from a development cycle that has coincided with the golden age of social media where communities migrated onto online platforms, making discussions more accessible and relevant than ever before. With a game likeThe Sims 4that imitates life and technology, and allows for real-time updates, the sky is the limit for potential content, especially with the opportunity the developer has to tap into the community’s opinions....

With the recent release ofNieR Replicant,fans are able to enjoy a remastered classic to its full potential on modern hardware. Featuring a masterfully crafted storyline with emotional twists,NieR Replicantis similar toNieR Automatain that it has a number of different endings. Players will have to replay the game a few times in order to see everything and the narrative will sometimes branch off in different directions. While it might seem strange that theNieRgames seem to have so many endings, it serves an important narrative purpose....

Red Dead Redemption 2’s huge in-game world is known for its many mysteries, some of which fans have only just gotten to the bottom of years after the game’s release. Rockstar populates its Wild West with characters ranging from the comically bizarre to seriously creepy, sometimes bending the game’s genre as the player explores the map. Despite how richRed Dead Redemption 2has been for players looking to solve every mystery in the game, some of its best moments remain unexplained....