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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (7th March)

Creating utopia in Pokopia.Well, another week is almost done and dusted, and what a quiet one it's been; just a totally normal, uneventful week in this sane world of ours. Sigh...Anyway, positive vibes! This week, we boshed out not one, but two Pokémon reviews for Pokopia and FireRed / LeafGreen ...
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Marathon’s story is told like it’s a single player game and that’s no good when my friends are talking on Discord

Marathon is set in a cyberpunk future in which the air is thick with data and information. You play a runner, a human that's given up their body to become a being of bits and bytes whose consciousness can be transferred into whatever artificial shell they choose. We can't begin ...
/ Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Nagoshi’s Gang of Dragon May Never Come Out After Investor NetEase Cut Funding When It Realized an Extra $44 Million Was Needed to Finish the Game

Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi’s new game is now in doubt after investor NetEase warned the studio that it plans to cut off funding.Gang of Dragon was meant to be the debut game from Nagoshi Studio, the developer formed by Nagoshi in 2022 under NetEase after he departed Ryu Ga Gotoku ...
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Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Pokémon Pokopia?

Go on, tell us.Pokémon Pokopia launched exclusively for the Switch 2 this week, and if you haven't already heard about this new relaxing life-simulation, it's been getting quite a lot of praise.The game has already shot to the top of Metacritic as one of the highest-rated Pokémon games of all ...
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Super Mario Run Gets A Super Mario Bros. Wonder Event

Celebrating the Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park.Super Mario Bros. Wonder's Switch 2 Edition and "Meetup in Bellabel Park" DLC is out later this month, and to celebrate its launch, Nintendo's mobile runner Super Mario Run is hosting a special event.This event, taking place between now and 3rd ...
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Magic: The Gathering’s TMNT Turtle Power Deck is Amazing, Here’s Why I Love It

Magic: The Gathering’s crossovers get harder to predict, and the second set of the year takes us back to New York City - not for Spider-Man, but for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.Unlike the ill-fated Marvel set from last year, there’s a single Commander precon here, and while we may not ...
/ IGN

Xbox Is Bringing Another Game To Switch 2 Later This Month

Compulsion's award-winning title 'South of Midnight'.It's been a busy week for Xbox, but it's not done just yet! Following the announcement of its next generation console, it's now locked in a release date for the Switch 2 version of the "award-winning" title South of Midnight.This third-person action-adventure title by Compulsion ...
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Slay the Spire 2 Early Access Review So Far

On its Early Access launch day, before I'd unlocked anything, I was struck by how much Slay the Spire 2 felt more like a remake of the original Slay the Spire than a sequel. The tutorial didn't tell me – someone with over 1,000 hours in the original – anything ...
/ IGN

Pokémon TCG’s 151 Cards Continue to Skyrocket in Value After 30th Anniversary Celebrations

This week has been historic for Pokémon, as we celebrated the franchise’s 30th anniversary with a Pokémon Presents that gave us our first look at Pokémon Winds and Waves. With the reveal of a new region based and our first look at the Generation 10 starters, we bid a fond ...
/ IGN

Nintendo Is Suing The U.S. Government Over Trump’s Tariffs

It's seeking refunds plus interest.Nintendo of America is suing the U.S. government, including the Department of Treasury, Department of Homeland Security, and US Customs & Border Protection, over the tariffs implemented in 2025 via executive order from President Donald Trump.As reported by Aftermath, the complaint concerns the "initiation and administration ...
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