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“Destroy All Humans!” Remake Coming to Consoles in 2020, Will Also Run on Google’s Stadia
Don't know what it says about the state of the world, but at video games… video games never change. Remember Destroy All Humans!? It was a fun Playstation 2 and Xbox game where you played a mean little alien who comes to Earth to, well, DESTROY ALL HUMANS! It takes inspiration from 1950s alien invasion[...]
"Contra" and "Bomberman" Board Games Licensed by Konami
These two franchises are owned and licensed by Konami Cross Media NY, and are based on video games The release is geared towards North American crowds. Source: Zikoko.com Contra is a run-and-gun arcade game released by Konami in 1987, detailing the futuristic adventures of commandos Bill Rizer and Lance Bean Bomberman was released in 1983, with a[...]
Tariffs on Video and Table-Top Games Held at Bay... For Now
Toy manufacturing is too labor intensive to be a cost-effective option in the U.S." So, for the time being, we can relax knowing that our miniatures, video games, and action figures are going to stay put, price wise, for at least for a bit. But that could change any minute.           [...]
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Lara Croft is a Terrible Person
Is it a symptom of our grim times that the heroes of all our AAA entertainment from cable TV series to video games have to be horrible people who cause harm to innocent people as a sign of how edgy they are? Is that really necessary? It's weird that Nathan Drake from the Uncharted games comes[...]
Chinese Government To Establish New Game Approval Guidelines
The regulator will continue working through the backlog of titles submitted from August 2018 and also work to approve games submitted after April 22nd 2019 at the same time. Implement a limit on the number of games approved each year The SAPP will control the number of video games that receive a license each year Certain types of[...]
The Underappreciated Magic of Anthem
Anthem has had a rough go of it since coming out. As is becoming a rite of passage for online loot shooters like The Division and Destiny, Anthem is
Metro Exodus Review – The Rack
I get video games like this are supposed to be a power fantasy, but to hear someone bigging you up over and over again, it eventually comes off as insincere. And that's what makes Metro Exodus hard to contend with when trying to grade its successes and failures It has both in great abundance In the[...]
Pennsylvania Wants to Tax Violent Video Games
credit//Treyarch Comic Book Resources is reporting that Pennsylvania lawmakers are looking to introduce legislation that would impose an additional tax on video games sold in the state The tax would only affect games with a mature and"adults only" ratings which would affect many of the highest grossing games The Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed, The Elder Scrolls, Fallout,[...]