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General / Re: Halo is going multiplat...end of an era

« on: October 25, 2025, 04:02:33 am »

This isn't a big deal and not sure why the internet is acting like it is. Once Forza hit it that was it, nothing is off limits and then of course we already had a Gears remake hit. This would've been interesting had it happened with Halo Infinite years ago. The weird thing is that they still don't have every Xbox new release on PlayStation, perhaps some people may have played Keeper if it was on a platform people own. If you're asking yourself "what's Keeper?" that's exactly my point. It's a brand new first party Xbox game that released about a week ago.

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Off Topic / Re: What Was The Last Movie/Anime You Watched?

« on: October 19, 2025, 06:33:51 am »

roofman is so good, captured my interest because it's set in toys r us and it doesn't disappoint on that front. i avoided the marketing and trailers for it so i'm not sure exactly what it's marketed as but it's like a crime/romantic light-hearted drama. this movie features a cameo from the video game cel damage, can't say that about many movies.

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Off Topic / Re: What Was The Last Movie/Anime You Watched?

« on: October 19, 2025, 04:33:23 am »

good fortune is not good! first, like with every theatrical comedy these days, there's of course a push for seeing comedies in theaters.. sure, great, but why release this with an R rating then? that kind of thing matters for theatrical releases even still and this movie has no reason to be rated R, replace like 2 f-bomb's and it's PG-13.

the movie simply put is freaky friday with a poor guy and a rich guy (it does not deserve a comparison to the eddie murphy classic trading places). it's much more humorous than it is funny. maybe laughed once? it's weird watching very notable actors sympathize with being poor for 90 minutes. i also don't know why the production budget of this is $30m, you definitely don't see it on the screen. i'm assuming a big pay day for seth rogen and keanu and they apparently wasted money using CGI to remove a knee brace from keanu. i think i just feel bad for lionsgate after watching this.

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Off Topic / Re: What Was The Last Movie/Anime You Watched?

« on: October 18, 2025, 07:32:44 am »

Black Phone 2 is very good and better than the first!

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Modern Video Games / Re: Free to play games!

« on: October 03, 2025, 09:20:08 am »

Wizard101 is launching on consoles October 9th. It's more free to start than free to play, except on Switch where it's $20 for some reason.

If this sounds familiar to you and you don't know what it is, it's a video game from 2008 that often aired commercials on TV.

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Off Topic / Re: What Was The Last Movie/Anime You Watched?

« on: October 02, 2025, 01:00:45 pm »

KPop Demon Hunters is worth the hype. I watched it to prepare for their inclusion in Fortnite and enjoyed it a lot. I'd compare it favorably to Trolls Band Together. After it ended I already wanted to watch it again.

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Modern Video Games / Re: State of Play 9-24-2025

« on: September 24, 2025, 05:46:20 pm »

Wolverine is looking worth the wait! Wow! It might even be better than Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood!

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Modern Video Games / Re: Free to play games!

« on: September 22, 2025, 05:31:27 pm »

ARC Raiders is suddenly no longer going to be free, it's now $40.

I guess not suddenly, maybe that's why I had already removed it from the list.

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General / Re: Billy Hudson from The Game Chasers youtube channel passed away

« on: September 21, 2025, 12:43:45 am »

RIP Billy. I've watched most episodes of The Game Chasers + the movie (which is currently free on Tubi) so I'd consider myself a fan of his. They've also featured at least a dozen other YouTubers on the show over the years that I've watched a lot of which I think says a lot about them.

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Modern Video Games / Re: Free to play games!

« on: September 17, 2025, 09:30:32 pm »

skate. is out now (in Early Access) on PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series!

I always found the Skate games to have a hard to learn control scheme but the new control scheme makes a lot more sense, the original controls are still available though.

So far the game is pretty enjoyable, feels like Tony Hawk's Project 8 or Proving Ground with the vibe of it but without any appearances from pro skaters. From what I've played so far it's kind of like single player with the mission structure but you'll see other players around.

You can earn basic cosmetics just from playing the missions but of course being a free to play game they really want to let you know that there's premium items available in the shop such as a Grim Reaper costume for ~$27 and some Vans branded stuff for ~$16.

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Modern Video Games / Re: Nintendo Direct - 09/12/2025 Discussion, Predictions, Hopes, Hype, Fears Thread

« on: September 14, 2025, 12:53:36 am »

Looking forward to the new Mario movie.
Wish we got Mario baseball instead of tennis.
New Yoshi game seems like a baby game and the title doesn't help.
Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 are $40 separately or $70 for both. Many Switch owners likely already own Galaxy though.
Metroid Prime 4 adds the DLC motorcycle from Breath of the Wild.
Pokopia is odd.
Emerald Rush seems like free DLC. Hopefully exploring DK Island is worth $20.
Announcing paid DLC before release for Z-A is funny.
Virtual Boy stuff is interesting.
POPUCOM looks somewhat fun.
 

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Modern Video Games / Re: gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 thoughts?

« on: August 20, 2025, 12:42:09 pm »

So, how about Kirby Air Riders, right?

I generally like Kirby games and had high hopes for the first one on the Gamecube. I remember not liking it and thinking it was a pretty mediocre racing game overall. Because of that, I have nearly no excitement for the new one. Hopefully it ends up being way better than I think it will be.

It seems like the same game with just enough new things to separate it from being a 1:1 HD remake.

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Modern Video Games / Re: gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 thoughts?

« on: August 19, 2025, 08:16:39 pm »

So, how about Kirby Air Riders, right?

The $70 price point is pretty funny. I guess since Nintendo is selling multiple games for $80 that $70 is their version of a discount.

Mafia: The Old Country just released for $50, what a value.

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Modern Video Games / Re: gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 thoughts?

« on: August 19, 2025, 07:56:54 pm »

It's interesting that Bubsy 4D is releasing for PS4 but the collection isn't. I wish it was a different developer because Demon Turf is one of the ugliest 3D platformers I can think of and this Bubsy game looks ugly. Bubsy 3D's art style is genuinely more appealing to me than this. It almost looks like a Demon Turf mod in some parts, like when the screen is entirely red or purple. Bubsy's character model looks bad so I guess that's why they included the Bubsy 3D character model as an option since it looks way better. Voice acting and writing is more Gex than Bubsy.

Neverness to Everness still looks good.

Time Takers having a chimpanzee with a banana grenade seemed interesting.

Fate Trigger didn't show gameplay here but it's a battle royale with a decent amount of polish.

LEGO Batman and Black Ops 7 seem good.

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Modern Video Games / gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 thoughts?

« on: August 18, 2025, 10:15:11 pm »

Live from Cologne, Germany join Geoff Keighley and Sjokz for gamescom Opening Night Live 2025, featuring the worldwide reveal of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, a new reveal from Resident Evil Requiem, news on Fallout Season 2 and more.

Streaming live Tuesday, August 19 at 8p CEST / 7p BST / 2p ET / 11a PT.

This show is typically about two hours long so it should have something for everyone.