Silent Hill 2has never been my game. I didn’t own a Sony console until the PS3, and the only Silent Hill game on that console, Silent Hill HD Collection, isn’t well-regarded. I ended up skipping the series entirely, hoping my time would come when the series eventually got remastered for modern consoles. I’ve always known that the series is a big blind spot for me, but short of tracking down a PS2 and a physical copy, there wasn’t much I could do about that....

Summary Earlier this year, Like a Dragon developer Ryu Ga Gotoku delighted fans of the Mad Dog of Shimano byannouncing Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii, a standalone adventure for Goro Majima thathas the one-eyed devil suffering from amnesiaand sailing the seven seas on a pirate ship. It’s unsurprisingly wacky, but its first trailer made the title look like another incredible Yakuza adventure. Ryu Ga Gotoku and Sega haven’t been shy about showing the game off either, and have now used today’s Xbox Preview Partner event to give players yet another look atLike A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaiibefore it launches in February next year....

Summary Nintendorevealeda nifty new Joy-Con charging standearlier this year which finally went on sale this week. Something appears to have gone wrong on Nintendo’s end though asthe new stand was listed for $0.00. Once word that Nintendo was giving away a brand newSwitchaccessory for free started to spread, chaos ensued, and the stand sold out almost immediately. Nintendeal alerted people to the pricing mistakeand less than ten minutes later, the stand had sold out....

Summary Nintendois arguably the most protective publisher out there when it comes to its copyright. Over the past few years,promising fan-made games have been shut down,various emulators have received cease and desists, and even bigger companies have been the target of Nintendo’s ire, as Palworld developer Pocketpair now finds itselfembroiled in a legal battle with the platform holder over patent infringement. However, Nintendo appears to have somehow upped its game in recent months, cracking down much harder on emulation....

Summary No Man’s Sky’scomeback story has reached new heights. For the first time since its 2016 launch, the game has reached the illustrious, seemingly impossible “Very Positive” onSteam. In its eight-year lifespan, the game has had a turnaround for the ages, withconsistent free updatesmaking it virtually unrecognizable from the way it launched. This new milestone is vindication for the development team and a perfect indicator of just how good of a job they’ve done....

Summary Pokemon Black and Whiteremakes have been rumored for some time now. Last summer, Pokemon fans theorized that we would be gettinga Legends-style version of the games, which later turned out to bePokemon Legends: Z-A, and earlier this year,The Pokemon Companybegan tweeting about the Unova-based games, leading fans to believeit was hinting at something. While these rumors have yet to come to fruition, new trademarks for thePokemon TCGcouldbe the biggest hint yet that Pokemon Black and White will be stepping into the spotlight once again....

Summary While more popularPokemonlike Pikachu and Scorbunny are shoo-ins for the Funko Pop treatment, Funko has found a way to turn Pokemon that aren’t quite as mainstream into figures that are still highly sought-after. It does that by making them convention exclusives, andthe Jumbo Palkia Pop that will be available as a FunKon exclusive todaywill be the third and final example of that in 2024. Pokemon’s first convention-exclusive Funko Pop of the year wasa Jumbo Arceus that dropped during San Diego Comic-Conand predictably sold out almost immediately....

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Summary When it comes to mascot recognition,Hello Kittyis up there with the best of them when it comes to being recognized the world over. However, the cartoon cat and her Sanrio friends tend to put merch first and stuff like games and shows come later. Being a Sanrio fan is more about sporting its merch than anything else, and you can now add to your collections viaa new range of Funko Pops featuring all of Sanrio’s biggest characters, and they’re all brought desserts....

Quick Links Free objective players inEA Sports FC 25can be hit or miss, with some options only seeing use as fodder cards for Squad Builder Challenges (SBCs). However, regardless of what kind of team you’re using, Kim Min Jae will be an excellent addition to your roster and is worth far more than your standard 86-rated fodder card. Even if you have something against the Bundesliga, you should hold onto this card for Bayern Munich’s next five games, as all Thunderstruck cards are live and can be upgraded....

Summary As previously promised,Sonic X Shadow Generationshas changed a lot of the original game’s dialogue, although fans are mixed on some of the final results. Although the centrepiece and focus ofSonicX Shadow Generations is, of course,the brand-new story campaign for Shadow the Hedgehog, Sega has also made a fair few changes to Sonic Generations.Not only has it added a drop dash and updated the game’s visuals, but it’s also changed some of the dialogue in cutscenes....

Summary The most anticipated aspect ofSonic X Shadow Generationsis its new story, Shadow Generations. This entirely new campaign centres around the anti-hero, and runs parallel to the events of Sonic Generations. Since Shadow Generations is a celebration of his past, rather than the Blue Blur’s, it makes sense that it dives into his backstory again for the first time in years. This means we get to see some familiar faces in the story, including some that finally give Shadow some much-needed closure....

Summary Once upon a time, Spyro The Dragon and Crash Bandicoot were two of PlayStation’s main mascots, as their games were exclusively on Sony platforms. However, times change. These days, purple Dragons and Bandicoots wearing jeans are now welcome onXboxconsoles, mainly through the Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Both of these collections are on sale right now at the Microsoft Store. So, you get them by going to the official site or by using the store on your Xbox....