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Wicked Characters Join the Funko Fusion Lineup

Wicked is making moves at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing musical film of all time within its first week. There are quite a few marketing tie-ins that are placing its main characters in everything from Target ads to, now, video games.…

Nintendo Music App Adds Tracks from Two Hit Titles

The news that Nintendo was launching its own app for the music featured in its franchises wasn’t exactly what fans hoped to hear this past fall. Sure, a new console announcement might have been a bit more exciting, but the Nintendo Music…

Game Pass Ultimate Adds Streaming for Select Digital Games

Xbox continues to promise that bringing games to every device or platform imaginable is the goal. It’s a fun promise to make, but one that is still held back by the decline of the console wars and technological restrictions to cloud gaming.…

Dynasty Warriors: Origins to Release Free Demo

KOEI TECMO and developer Omega Force will release a free demo for Dynasty Warriors: Origins ahead of the game’s 2025 release date. The demo will launch on November 22nd for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The demo will feature the…

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Multiplayer (Xbox Series X) Review

The Call of Duty franchise needs little introduction, but for some who have left the series behind in recent entries, it might be time for a reintroduction. The core elements that have made the games one of the highest-grossing titles nearly every…

Yakuza Kiwami (Nintendo Switch) Review

While it may not be a next-gen game exactly, I was surprised to see the announcement of Yakuza Kiwami coming to the Nintendo Switch. As the console sits comfortably in its twilight years, the addition of a beloved game in a franchise experiencing…

Cozy Restaurant Sim Pizza Slice Baking for 2025

I dare even the most self-proclaimed hardcore gamer to say they don’t love a good restaurant simulator. Back in the days of Diner Dash, I swore those types of games weren’t my thing. Hours passed and I was sweating in real life over…

Death Stranding: Director’s Cut Added to Luna+

It’s still too soon to tell how much of an impact cloud gaming will have on the industry. While things like the Google Stadia never truly took off, platforms like Xbox Cloud Gaming have steadily improved over the past few years, showing…

Super Mario Party Jamboree (Switch) Review

Nintendo’s long history means there are certain series central to the company’s history that I haven’t played from the start. Mario Party, however, is a series I’ve played and loved for years. Okay, and sometimes I’ve hated it. It’s not just the…

Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Xbox Series X) Review

Life is Strange gained a passionate fanbase following one of the most memorable stories in video games upon its release in 2015. Max and Chloe are synonymous with the medium’s most emotional, effective narratives since its inception. Since then, we’ve experienced relatively…