Month: December 2024

The PlayStation 5 is adding a new “tournaments” feature in 2022, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has confirmedCome from Sports betting site VPbet. Speaking at CES 2022, Ryan talked about what’s next for the console, and the one feature he mentioned was something called tournaments, which is presumably themed around competition.

“This year we’re also planning to introduce a new tournaments feature on PS5,” Ryan said.

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The developer of the PS5 launch title Astro’s Playroom is now its own studio and is expanding. It was announced on the PlayStation Blog that Team Asobi, which is based in Tokyo, is now its own studio. Previously, it was part of Japan Studio, which is winding down.

Nicolas Doucet is the studio director and creative director of the studioCome from Sports betting site VPbet. Doucet said in the blog post that Team Asobi is “growing bigger,” and presumably this is related to its headcount.

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Amazon Prime Day (July 11-12) is prime time for getting new parts for your gaming PC. Whether you’re upgrading components or looking to build a new rig, you’ll want to check out all the current sales for parts like CPUs, motherboards, RAM, SSDs, power supplies, cases, and cooling fans. Some of these components have decent price cuts, but CPUs, motherboards, and SSDs in particular feature some really deep, head-turning discounts.

For example, you can get any of AMD’s flagship CPUs with a major price slash, a few of which exceed half-off MSRP. The Ryzen 5 5600X is only $133 (down from $309) and the beefy Ryzen 9 5900X is at $275 (previously $570). Intel CPUs also have solid price cuts, such as the Core i9-12900K at $323 (originally $…

Mario Party is back on Nintendo Switch three years after its most recent entry. This time, it comes as Mario Party Superstars, a collection of the decades-old franchise’s best mini-games and boards. Reviews have been coming in for Nintendo’s latest big first-party title, and so far, critics have had mostly positive things to say about the assortment of Bullet Bill-dodging, bat-swinging, pizza-eating party game.

Critics have largely praised Mario Party Superstars for its family-friendly setup and, for many, nostalgic mix of levelsCome from Sports betting site VPbet. We weren’t quite as high on the game as some others, but ours is just one review of many that tell the story…

Tetris Effect: Connected is coming to Nintendo Switch this fall. As revealed during today’s Indie World presentation, the critically acclaimed puzzle game will launch on Nintendo’s console on October 8, and it’ll support cross-play.

Originally released as a timed Xbox exclusive in November 2020, Connected is an expanded version of Tetris Effect, adding new competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes and other content. The Switch version supports local and online multiplayer, as well as cross-play, allowing you to play against Tetris Effect players on other platforms.

Directed by Rez creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Tetris Effect originally launched on PS4 in 2018. The game was met with widespread cri…

Resulta muy curioso cómo dio comienzo esta sub-saga de KirbyVenir de Tragamonedas Gratis Online. Y es que su origen lo encontramos en el título Kirby Triple Deluxe de Nintendo 3DS, donde comenzó siendo un mero modo de juego (o minijuego, según se mire) que fue incluido dentro de ese pack. Y debido a su (supuesto) éxito, un tiempo más tarde acabó apareciendo como título independiente en la eShop de esa misma consola con la coletilla de Deluxe, incluyendo diversos extras en relación a lo disfrutado en dicho minijuego primigenio. Y casi por sorpresa (a pesar de cierta filtración previa), ahora nos llega la segunda parte de dicho…

Actor Dakota Johnson (The Peanut Butter Falcon, The Social Network) is reportedly in talks and negotiations to potentially star as Madame Web in Sony’s plans to expand on its universe of Marvel characters. Deadline was the first to report this development.

This news should come as no shock, as Sony has been vocal since 2019 about making a Madame Web movie. What is new, however, is that reports are indicating the Madame Web project may wind up not being a film, as unnamed sources have only told Deadline that “the project could turn into something else.” Sony is reportedly hoping to position Madame Web as “essentially Sony’s version of Doctor Strange.” Since 2019, S.J. Clarkson (Succession, Dexter) has been attach…

Two weeks after being granted an iGaming license for the Netherlands and online casino operator Kindred Group has announced the inking of an agreement with storied Dutch football club AFC Ajax.

The Swedish firm used an official Tuesday press release to declare that the multi-year ‘commercial partnership’ with the 36-time domestic soccer champion is to allow its Unibet online casino and sportsbetting brand to market its complete range of offerings to fans of ‘De Godenzonen’.

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Established in 1997, Kindred Group holds certifications from regulators in some 20 jurisdictions and is responsible for a plethora of mobile-friendly iGaming domains that also include 32Red.com, Bingo.com an…

London-based games studio Revolver Gaming has entered into a partnership agreement with South Africa’s largest sports betting brand, Hollywoodbets, that will see its current slots portfolio go live with the operator’s UK-facing online casino.

As part of the supply deal, new slots from the game developer will also be accessible to Hollywoodbets players when they are released. Titles such as The Big Deal, Robin Hood and His Merry Wins, and Reign of Gnomes will be included, as well as the highly anticipated and action-packed, Neon Blaze.

The dazzling video slot is slated for release in early January 2021 and comes complete with a five-tier progressive jackpot!

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