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It now seems clear this information was not intended to be released to the public at this point, which makes sense given the low-key reveal for what would normally be big news. And then there was the "Januray" typo in the original small print - further evidence the whole thing was a mistake. … [Read more...] about Sony pulls PS5 game release dates from CES 2021 trailer

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Star Wars isn't the only massive franchise Massive Entertainment is taking on; the studio has been hard at work on The Avatar Project since 2017 and with James Cameron's Avatar 2 scheduled for release in 2022 you'd think the game wouldn't be far behind. As I mentioned above, a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order from EA and Respawn Entertainment is almost a given, and you should expect to see plenty more studios commit to exploring that IP alongside Lucasfilm Games in the coming years. IO Interactive announced that it would be leaving its infamous hitman behind in favour of a man with a license to kill, bringing James Bond back to video games with Project 007.  … [Read more...] about Star Wars, Indiana Jones, 007, and an incoming Golden Age for Licensed Games

The fact that Pokemon Snap didn't kick off a new wave of first-person, on-rails photography games is a crime. You take pictures of Pokemon. That sounds really boring on paper, but dammit it makes a strangely engrossing game. It's not enough to just take pictures - you have to take good pictures, and that means thinking about composition, son. And when you've got Pidgey flying all over the place you need to have a hair trigger on the shutter to make sure you capture to the majestic beast right at the opportune moment. … [Read more...] about Weirdest spin-offs in video game history

Mario Hoops 3-on-3The Mario Bros. posse has always excelled at tackling various sports like golf and tennis but it wasnt until this 2006 DS game that they attempted to slam jam in our faces. Their opponents: none other than the classes and enemies of the classic Final Fantasy games. When Square Enix developed Mario Hoops, someone mustve finally got to live out their dream of designing how an earth a White Mage or a Moogle would look shooting a three-pointer from the top of the key. … [Read more...] about The 15 most bizarre crossovers in gaming