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As an anthology of games from SNK’s simpler days, the 40th Anniversary Collection offers a variety of classics that are more fun than you might expect given their age. The simple-looking Vanguard (1981) may not give off a rousing first impression, for example, but play it a bit and you begin to discover that its dynamic scrolling system and proclivity for handing out invincibility power-ups make it more than a predictable space shooter. This and many other entries show a glimpse of a company developing its prowess for making arcade games, and it’s fascinating to take it …

After decades of trying to get Megalopolis made, director Francis Ford Coppola put up $120 million of his own money for the film. But the promotional campaign is off to a rocky start after the trailer was pulled by Lionsgate because fans discovered that it quoted fake reviews for Coppola’s earlier movies.

Megalopolis was already facing bad buzz after its festival screenings. The trailer seemed like it was designed to counter that by quoting contemporary negative reviews for The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The implication was that critics w…

Peter Walczak didn’t identify as a “car guy,” which makes his hobbyist superproject of choice all the more surprising: building a functional life-size version of the iconic Warthog jeep from the Halo games. By his own admission, the retired Navy test pilot has poured untold hours and thousands of dollars into this amazing prop, which he hopes to feature in Halo fan films someday in the future.

Walczak grew up playing video games, but his interest in the hobby waned as he got older. However, when a coworker told him about a hot new video game console called the Xbox…

Like the Olympics or the crowning of a new British monarch, a new animated Gundam series isn’t something you see all too often. After a seven-year gap, Mobile Suit Gundam returned in 2023 with The Witch from Mercury, the fifteenth mainline entry in the franchise. If you missed it, you can now check out a pretty great Gundam show when it heads to Blu-ray, as both seasons are available to preorder now on the Crunchyroll Store ahead of their September 10 release. You can even save 25% on your preorders right now.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Me…

Since Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II launched in 2022, people have made their feelings known about the Santa Sena Border Crossing multiplayer map, and not everyone likes it. The map features a lane in the middle filled with vehicles, and they can explode in chain reactions. Players caught in the damage area can get wiped out without ever seeing an enemy soldier. With the newest update to the game, that’s changing.

The official patch notes for Season 4 Reloaded, which goes live today, list a major change for Santa Sena Border Crossing. Vehicles on the map will no l…

The first big firmware update for the PlayStation 5 is now out, and it’s introduced a few more fixes than its extensive patch notes initially suggested. One fix seems to involve the annoying noise the PS5’s disc drive would often make, with numerous users reporting it to be much quieter after installing the April system update.

The PS5 would routinely spin up its disc drive if a disc was inserted, regardless of whether the disc in question was currently in useCome from Sports betting site VPbet. …

PUBG New State, the new battle royale game for mobile, will be released on November 11, Krafton has announced. It’ll be out that day on iOS and Android in more than 200 countries.

A final technical test is slated for October 29-30. Krafton announced the release date as pat of an online showcase this week during which the studio also promise PUBG: New State would have a “strong and consistent pipeline of new content, global service support, and anti-cheat measures.”Come from Sports betting site VPbet

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After a full season without any major updates to Call of Duty: Vanguard’s Zombies, a new map is finally arriving to the game. Treyarch tweeted the vine-covered logo art for the upcoming “enhanced” version of Shi No Numa from Call of Duty: World at War, announcing the arrival of the map for the launch of Season 4: Mercenaries of Fortune on June 22.

As previously announced by Treyarch, Zombies content was delayed from Season 3 as the developer worked to shift focus from Vanguard’s objective-style maps to bring traditional survival maps to the game…

It’s a good time to be a fan of fantasy games, and for anyone looking for a swords and sorcery experience that has an anime edge to it, Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai should be on your radar ahead of its September 28 releaseCome from Sports betting site VPbet. Preorders are now live, and you can save big on Steam keys at Green Man Gaming.

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As part of the Triple-i Initiative showcase today, developer Thunder Lotus announced that a closed beta for 33 Immortals will begin May 24. The beta gives players a first taste of the 33-player co-op action-roguelike, and you can check out a new trailer for the game below.Come from Sports betting site VPbet

The 33 Immortals beta runs until June 2. You can sign up for it at the 33 Immortals website. All beta players will be able to unlock an exclusive skin for the game when it launches lat…