Whether you’re helldiving or playing weird poker, 2024 has been a busy year for games so far.
Following Fallout, Amazon Prime Announces Yakuza TV Series
Amazon Prime clearly knows it’s onto a good thing as it mines the seams of video games for new TV series. Falloutwas an astonishing success for the streamer, and you can only imagine how many meetings must have been held with every imaginable publisher for the last few months. One winner is Sega, with the…
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2024 summer TV preview: 33 TV shows to watch this summer
“House of the Dragon,” “Bridgerton,” “The Bear,” “The Acolyte,” and “Interview with the Vampire” are some summer shows to watch out for.
Infinite Wealth Dev Reveals 3 Jobs That Didn’t Make The Cut
The year has gotten off to a roaring start for fans of sprawling, intricate role-playing games. And one of our firm favorites is Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the ninth mainline installment of Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios’ long-running series. In it, the sentient meme factory Kazuma Kiryu teams up with the…
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The $300 Million Bored Ape NFT Metaverse Looks Bad
A large metaverse project created by the company behind the Bored Apes Yacht Club NFT project held a recent series of beta sessions for individuals who owned certain NFTs. While the developers claim this is just the beginning, it’s not looking promising considering how much money is involved.
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The Last Of Us Show Casts Abby’s Friends And Ellie’s Targets
HBO’s live-action The Last of Us show is shooting its second season now. Casting news for the its take on The Last of Us Part II has been gradually rolling out, with No One Can Save You’s Kaitlyn Dever joining the series as co-protagonist Abby, and Madame Web’s Isabela Merced and Beef’s Young Mazino starring as…
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Cinematrix Is The Best Commute Game Since Wordle
As someone whose commute to and from the office every day is under half an hour, I am always looking for something short and sweet to do while riding the subway. Sure, there’s the New York Times Games app and its offerings like Wordle and the more recent Connections. But as of February 26, there is a new addition to…
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Wendy’s To Add Uber-Like Surge Pricing Next Year
Wendy’s will start experimenting with surge pricing, much like Uber and Lyft, as the company rolls out digital menus to all its United States restaurants by 2025, according to the company’s February earnings call. Under the test, burgers, Frosties, and other menu items will have “dynamic prices,” costing more during…
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New Simpsons Episode Features Mario Kart Spoof & Wario Homer
The latest episode of Fox’s long-running animated comedy, The Simpsons, featured an homage to an iconic video game series: Mario Kart. During the scene, we see Lisa as Mario, Homer as Wario, and other characters dressed up as Nintendo characters in a Mario Kart spoof. For all you sickos out there who have longed to…
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Gamescent Lets You Smell Your Video Games Because Why Not
Video game worlds are expansive places with lots of sights and sounds. With the advent of virtual reality, you can almost touch the environments you’re inhabiting. But scent has been one of the senses that gaming technology could never quite get right. (I mean, who wants to smell Ganondorf or Link when they probably…
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