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Pokémon’s Super Bowl Ad Asks Lady Gaga, Trevor Noah, and More ‘What’s Your Favorite’ Pokémon?

Pokémon's promised ad spot at the Super Bowl just aired, and in it we got a glimpse into the Pokémon preferences of celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Trevor Noah, Charles Leclerc, and more.The minute-long ad shows Lady Gaga, Trevor Noah, Formula One racer Charles Leclerc, singer Jisoo, actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, ...
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The Best Deals Today: The First Berserker: Khazan, Silent Hill f, AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, and More

We've rounded up the best deals for Sunday, February 8, below. Don't miss your chance to save on these deals!The First Berserker: Khazan for $39.99This weekend, The First Berserker: Khazan is back down to $39.99, which is the game's all-time low price. In our 8/10 review, we wrote, "The First ...
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The Dark West, an Occult Action-RPG, Announced for PC

Introducing The Dark West, a hardcore action-RPG for PC set in a cursed frontier that got too greedy and paid the price. Occult skills and a poker-esque deck let you customize your build and blast through the black-magic-fueled foes of The Order and The Damned as you aim to be ...
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Talking Point: Age Of Imprisonment Could Inspire Next Zelda Game, Say Devs, But What Does That Mean?

Hyrule worriers.What’s next for The Legend of Zelda? It seems to be the big question scratching everyone’s heads this year.Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel – Super Bomberman 2 (SNES)

Bob-bob-bob-bomb.Ahoy! Welcome, one and all, to another edition of Box Art Brawl!Last time, we checked out Red Alarm for the Virtual Boy, which of course will be joining the launch lineup for Virtual Boy - Nintendo Classics on NSO later this month. It was a surprisingly close contest, with North ...
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What’s on your bookshelf: Nyamakop and Relooted’s Marcia Shange

Hello reader who is also a reader! It's finally time for another edition of our thrillingly erratic column on game developers and their bestest books. This week, we're having our ears bent by Marcia Shange, chief operating officer of South Africa, Johannesburg-based developers Nyamakop, creators of puzzle platformer Semblance and ...
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Square Enix Is Making Changes To Its New HD-2D Game Based On Demo Feedback

Expect the following adjustments.During Nintendo's Partner Showcase this week, Square Enix announced its new HD-2D RPG title The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales would be coming to Switch 2 this June.Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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Round Up: The Previews Are In For Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics

Here's what the critics think.Nintendo is launching its Virtual Boy- Nintendo Classics digital library for the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service later this month, and the previews are now in.First up are our own impressions from Nintendo Life staff writer Ollie Reynolds:Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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Don’t like how often map conditions rotate in Arc Raiders? Sorry, but the devs say “that most likely won’t change”

For all of their faults (the list may be endless), the interesting thing about live service games, when done well anyway, is the way they can change from day to day. There's an actual living quality to them that, even if I'll always prefer them, a singleplayer game can't capture ...
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Prince of Persia creator shares his sympathies with The Sands of Time remake devs: “Artists put their hearts into their work”

Last month, Ubisoft pretty unceremoniously cancelled a bunch of games, the most notable of the bunch being that long gestating Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake. This came as part of a major restructuring at the company, putting up to 200 jobs at their Paris HQ at risk, ...
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