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The Last of Us season two debut viewing figures beat season one premiere

AuthorApril 15, 20250

The Last of Us’ second season made its debut yesterday, with the first episode premiering with 5.3 million same-day US cross-platform viewers. To give you more context, HBO says that marks around a 10 percent increase over the first season’s debut in 2023. The first season’s premiere episode welcomed in a same-day audience of 4.7 […]

Minecraft movie jockeys past $550m at the box office

AuthorApril 15, 20250

A Minecraft Movie has now amassed more than $550m (£415m) globally since its launch less than two weeks ago. Deadline reports that $270m (£204m) of the film’s haul comes from overseas, with the UK its biggest market outside of the US, followed by China, Germany, Mexico and Australia. The viral success of the […]

Former Concord developer hits back at criticism of Bungie’s Marathon reveal

AuthorApril 15, 20250

A former developer who worked on the cancelled PlayStation console exclusive Concord has called out online commenters comparing it with Bungie’s recently showcased Marathon. Bungie revealed more about its next shooter at the weekend including its release date: 23rd September. Yet the lack of marketing and mixed response to its visual style has sparked comparisons […]

Dark Souls now has seamless co-op thanks to modder who did the same for Elden Ring

AuthorApril 14, 20250

FromSoftware’s seminal action-RPG Dark Souls now has seamless co-op, courtesy of the modder behind similar co-op overhauls for Elden Ring and Dark Souls 3. Modder Yui initially made headlines through their work on Elden Ring, stripping away some of its co-operative faff found in Elden Ring so players could adventure and battle bosses […]

Japanese modder handed suspended prison sentence for modding Nintendo Switch consoles

AuthorApril 14, 20250

A Japanese modder has been sentenced to two years in prison. As reported by NTC (thanks, Automaton), a 58-year-old man has been found guilty of modifying and selling Nintendo Switch consoles. He was allegedly arrested for “soldering modified parts” within the Switch system, enabling modded consoles to run pirated games. In a hearing earlier today, […]

“Major” Nintendo supplier warns Nintendo Switch 2 will be subject to 145% US tariffs

AuthorApril 14, 20250

According to internal assessments by a “major Apple and Nintendo supplier”, game consoles in the US will still be subjected to the 145% tariff on goods imported from China. In an assessment seen by Nikkei Asia, the supplier intimated that consoles like Nintendo’s highly anticipated Switch 2 will likely not be exempt from tariffs, even […]

Ex-Firaxis developers’ Star Wars strategy game unveiled

AuthorApril 14, 20250

EA’s Star Wars strategy game, confirmed to be in the works back in 2022, has been given a title – Star Wars: Zero Company – and a first bit of artwork ahead of a full reveal this weekend. Star Wars: Zero Company is a collaboration between EA’s Respawn Entertainment and developer Bit Reactor, […]

Eternal Darkness’ infamous sanity system patent has expired – so can anyone now copy it?

AuthorApril 14, 20250

GameCube exclusive Eternal Darkness remains a cult classic among video game horror fans for its patented ‘sanity system’ – a series of paranoia-inducing effects meant to confuse the player and reflect your in-game character’s spiralling psyche. While something of a gimmick, Eternal Darkness remains notorious today for the system – which included the […]

Mario Kart World player discovers unannounced Thunderbird-like vehicle

AuthorApril 14, 20250

More people have managed to take Mario Kart World out for a test drive, and new discoveries are now popping up online. This includes what appears to be a pilotable hovercraft-like attachment for Mario and co’s more standard karts, akin to that big-rig which was commandeered by Birdo in the initial reveal trailer. Mario Kart […]

“Video games franchises are now ripe for the picking” – why A Minecraft Movie could lead to games taking over Hollywood

AuthorApril 14, 20250

Box office analysts expected A Minecraft Movie to make $70 to $90 million on its opening weekend in the US – instead, it made $157 million, and has now passed half a billion worldwide following its second weekend. Not bad for a movie that was stuck in development hell for years and years, passing between […]

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