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NetherRealm Studios had a tall order to fill with Mortal Kombat 1. As the game is positioned as the franchise’s second lore restart in 12 years, the team had to find ways to make this new era of Mortal Kombat feel as fresh and new as the storyline demanded, all while maintaining the high bar of quality the fanbase has come to expect over the series’ 30-year lifespan. Mortal Kombat 1 m…

In a move designed to make you wonder if you’ve entered a parallel universe, McDonald’s is rolling out the As Featured In Meal. According to a release, the campaign features a selection of fictional character-beloved menu items and the company’s cameos across pop culture on August 14 across 100+ countries for a limited time.

More specifically, the promo is tied to “McD…

Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons are both getting new DLC packs in the near future, and they couldn’t be more different. The Minecraft DLC is based on the How to Train Your Dragon film series, while the Dungeons pack takes players deep underwater.

The How to Train Your Dragon pack adds a new area, the Barbaric Archipelago, which is the main location in the films. As you would expect from …

Microsoft has updated its sustainable packaging goals, setting a list of ambitious targets to achieve in two phases. The company outlined its goals with partial progress to be made by 2025, ultimately leading to 100% recyclable packaging by 2030.

According to a social media post and packaging compliance page, Microsoft’s goals include the elimination of single-use plastic packaging, and …

A Microsoft Flight Simulator mod recreates the suddenly-iconic image of the cargo ship, the Ever Given, stuck in the Suez Canal. A viral TikTok video shows a pilot engaging in a flyby of the stuck ship, and you can recreate the bird’s-eye view yourself with the mod.

Mat Velloso, technical advisor to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, shared the video on Twitter. It features a player narrating a…

Neopets is back! At least, that’s what the new leadership team in charge of the classic old-internet pet-collecting game has promised. In a lengthy blog post, The Neopets Team (TNT) announced that Neopets is once more in the hands of an independent company–after years of mismanagement from various parent companies–and ready to start a new era.

The new company is called World of Neopia, …

For once, pirates can illegally download a game without any remorse. The Russian indie developer behind Loop Hero, Four Quarters, as well as the game’s publisher, Devolver Digital, have given pirates their blessing, saying that those who have been affected by sanctions against Russia should illegally download the game.

Four Quarters first condoned potential customers pirating Lo…

Sony’s new PlayStation VR 2 is reportedly off to a slow start since it launched on February 22, and it’s estimated that Sony will miss its sales goal by a massive margin. According to estimates from the research firm IDC (via Bloomberg), Sony is expected to sell around 270,000 units by the end of MarchCome from Sports betting site VPbet. Bl…

During QuakeCon 2023, executive producer Marty Stratton and game director Hugo Martin announced that the 1997 shooter Quake 2 had been ported to modern consoles with updated graphics, cross-play, and much more.

Quake 2 will still have all of its original features, such as the single-player campaign, expansions that include Mission Pack: The Reckoning and Mission Pack: Ground Zer…

Razer has announced the Barracuda X, a new multiplatform wireless gaming headset. Using USB-C wireless connectivity, the Barracuda X is compatible with PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Android devices. (It’ll work with Xbox too, but only through a wired connection.)

The Razer Barracuda X offers the ability to seamlessly transition between different platforms with the USB-C …