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Is the CD Revival an Actual Thing?
Indie record stores and Gen Z listeners attest: In a small but meaningful way, the silver discs are enjoying a cultural renaissance. Graphic by Callum Abbott For a 40-year-old format that peaked in Y2K, the CD has sparked an awful lot of debate lately. In mid-January, Rolling Stone’s Rob Sheffield wrote an endearing love letter...
Nintendo Isn’t Changing Its Investment Plans In Light Of Recent Acquisitions
Anyone paying attention to the video game landscape over the past month might feel like companies are in an ongoing war to buy up independent studios that make great products. The acquisition ball has pretty much always been rolling – it’s part of a companies growth – but Microsoft’s $7.5 billion acquisition of Bethesda really...
Koffee Announces Debut Album Gifted, Shares Video for New Song “Pull Up”: Watch
The reggae artist’s first full-length arrives in March Koffee, photo by Nwaka Okparaeke Koffee, the 21-year-old reggae and dancehall artist, has announced her long-awaited debut album. Gifted is out March 25 via Sony Music UK and RCA Records. She just announced a tour behind the new album, and, today, she’s shared her latest single. It’s...
Nintendo Switch Crosses 103 Million Units Sold, Surpasses Wii’s Lifetime Sales
The Switch is now the third best-selling console from Nintendo after surpassing 103 million units sold. More specifically, in Nintendo’s latest round of quarterly results, the company revealed that 103.54 million Switch consoles have been sold. That means it has officially surpassed the Wii, which sold 101.63 million in its lifetime. Before these results, the...
California Rework – Road Network #1
As previously mentioned in our California Dreamin’ development insight blog, road networks are a large focus in the California rework. Most of the roads are are being rebuilt from the ground up. Today’s blog will give you a first look into the work being undertaken by the California Rework team on roads, highways, junctions and...
Jazmine Sullivan Reveals Tracklist for New Heaux Tales Deluxe Edition
Featuring 10 tracks, including a contribution from Issa Rae Jazmine Sullivan, September 2021 (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 Presented by Amazon Prime Video) Jazmine Sullivan has shared the tracklist for the forthcoming deluxe edition of last year’s Heaux Tales. The new Heaux Tales, Mo’ Tales: The Deluxe features 10...
Nintendo Says The Switch Is In The Middle Its Lifecycle
Nintendo released its quarterly results today alongside some year-over-year numbers for its Switch and first-party software and in doing so, revealed that it sees the console as just in the middle of its lifecycle. Yesterday, both EA and Sony released their quarterly financial results so it’s no surprise Nintendo’s arrived today. What is a surprise,...
Risona, Asari Commander – Exclusive Magic: The Gathering Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Preview Card
Those of you who have been glued to Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty leaks prior to previews may have spotted our exclusive preview card, but I can assure you this is the best quality you have ever seen for it. Better yet, you can actually read every bit of text and stats on the card. Take that,...
New Horizon Forbidden West Trailer Showcases Challenges, Arenas, Salvage Contracts, And More
Horizon Forbidden West is out in just a few weeks, and Guerrilla Games has released another trailer to showcase some of what we can expect in the sequel. The studio recently released some images and gifs of Horizon Forbidden West running on a PlayStation 4 Pro and a neat “meet the cast” trailer. Today, it released new footage...
Moonfall
★★★ Director Roland Emmerich brings the moon to earth in this Sci-Fi epic that delivers in its magnitude and scale with its worlds colliding and expanding on crackpot theories. It falls short, however, in making viewers care about its main characters. The film wants to engage the audience in its main characters’ family affairs but...
Phil Spencer Acquiring Lifetime Achievement Award At DICE Awards This Month
The 25th Annual DICE Awards are taking place later this month, and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced head of Xbox, Phil Spencer will receive the prestigious AIAS Lifetime Achievement Award. Presenting the award to Spencer will be industry luminary, and fellow Microsoft alumn Todd Howard, who was welcomed into the company...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Launches On Mobile Devices In The Americas Today
Since its surprise launch last month, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has taken the world by storm. The free-to-play title based on the popular children’s card game trading card game has rocketed towards the top of Steam charts and Twitch streams, though a mobile release was the last big missing piece of its (millennium) puzzle. Switch has been...
New Women Who Rock Documentary Series Announced
The Epix doc will include interviews with Kate Pierson, Nancy Wilson, Mavis Staples, Tina Weymouth, and more Kate Pierson (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images). MGM-owned cable network Epix has announced a new documentary series called Women Who Rock, Deadline reports. Women Who Rock will reportedly include interviews with Kate Pierson of the B-52s,...
Ghostwire: Tokyo's Extended Gameplay Demo Breaks Down Its Dazzling Combat And Exploration
Today, Tango Gameworks provided the first extended look at Ghostwire: Tokyo’s moment-to-moment gameplay and the other activities players can get into throughout its haunted Tokyo. A pair of videos provides a walkthrough of the game’s action, while a developer interview reveals the team’s design process. We already knew that the game’s story is set after Tokyo’s...
Ghostwire: Tokyo's Extended Gameplay Demo Breaks Down Its Dazzling Action And Exploration
Today, Tango Gameworks provided the first extended look at Ghostwire: Tokyo’s moment-to-moment gameplay and the other activities players can get into throughout its haunted Tokyo. A pair of videos provides a walkthrough of the game’s action, while a developer interview reveals the team’s design process. We already knew that the game’s story is set after Tokyo’s...
Matmos Announce New Album, Share New Song “Flight to Sodom / Lot do Salo”: Listen
Regards/Ukłony dla Bogusław Schaeffer arrives in May via Thrill Jockey Matmos, photo by the band Matmos have announced a new album, Regards/Ukłony dla Bogusław Schaeffer. The latest album from the electronic duo of M. C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel arrives May 20 via Thrill Jockey. Matmos have also shared a first offering, “Flight to Sodom...
Is the CD Revival an Actual Thing?
Indie record stores and Gen Z listeners attest: In a small but meaningful way, the silver discs are enjoying a cultural renaissance. Graphic by Callum Abbott For a 40-year-old format that peaked in Y2K, the CD has sparked an awful lot of debate lately. In mid-January, Rolling Stone’s Rob Sheffield wrote an endearing love letter...
Nintendo Isn’t Changing Its Investment Plans In Light Of Recent Acquisitions
Anyone paying attention to the video game landscape over the past month might feel like companies are in an ongoing war to buy up independent studios that make great products. The acquisition ball has pretty much always been rolling – it’s part of a companies growth – but Microsoft’s $7.5 billion acquisition of Bethesda really...
Koffee Announces Debut Album Gifted, Shares Video for New Song “Pull Up”: Watch
The reggae artist’s first full-length arrives in March Koffee, photo by Nwaka Okparaeke Koffee, the 21-year-old reggae and dancehall artist, has announced her long-awaited debut album. Gifted is out March 25 via Sony Music UK and RCA Records. She just announced a tour behind the new album, and, today, she’s shared her latest single. It’s...
Nintendo Switch Crosses 103 Million Units Sold, Surpasses Wii’s Lifetime Sales
The Switch is now the third best-selling console from Nintendo after surpassing 103 million units sold. More specifically, in Nintendo’s latest round of quarterly results, the company revealed that 103.54 million Switch consoles have been sold. That means it has officially surpassed the Wii, which sold 101.63 million in its lifetime. Before these results, the...
California Rework – Road Network #1
As previously mentioned in our California Dreamin’ development insight blog, road networks are a large focus in the California rework. Most of the roads are are being rebuilt from the ground up. Today’s blog will give you a first look into the work being undertaken by the California Rework team on roads, highways, junctions and...
Jazmine Sullivan Reveals Tracklist for New Heaux Tales Deluxe Edition
Featuring 10 tracks, including a contribution from Issa Rae Jazmine Sullivan, September 2021 (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 Presented by Amazon Prime Video) Jazmine Sullivan has shared the tracklist for the forthcoming deluxe edition of last year’s Heaux Tales. The new Heaux Tales, Mo’ Tales: The Deluxe features 10...
Nintendo Says The Switch Is In The Middle Its Lifecycle
Nintendo released its quarterly results today alongside some year-over-year numbers for its Switch and first-party software and in doing so, revealed that it sees the console as just in the middle of its lifecycle. Yesterday, both EA and Sony released their quarterly financial results so it’s no surprise Nintendo’s arrived today. What is a surprise,...
Risona, Asari Commander – Exclusive Magic: The Gathering Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Preview Card
Those of you who have been glued to Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty leaks prior to previews may have spotted our exclusive preview card, but I can assure you this is the best quality you have ever seen for it. Better yet, you can actually read every bit of text and stats on the card. Take that,...
New Horizon Forbidden West Trailer Showcases Challenges, Arenas, Salvage Contracts, And More
Horizon Forbidden West is out in just a few weeks, and Guerrilla Games has released another trailer to showcase some of what we can expect in the sequel. The studio recently released some images and gifs of Horizon Forbidden West running on a PlayStation 4 Pro and a neat “meet the cast” trailer. Today, it released new footage...
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