Developer Hazelight Studios has announced It Takes Two has sold over 10 million copies. The cooperative adventure game, published by Electronic Arts, originally launched in March 2021.
The major sales milestone was publicized on Twitter by Hazelight Studios. “Our minds are officially blown,” the developer said. “… Potentially twice as many players have enjoyed our game–we never dared to dream of so many fans! Thank you for all the love.”
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Read moreQuake was re-released this week, boasting improved graphics and the return of the game’s original soundtrack. In an added bonus, the E2M6 map “Dismal Oubliette” has been restored to its original, extended length, a detail noted by original designer John Romero on Twitter.
Romero explained that the version of E2M6 that made it into the game was the one he originally designed, but that the extended entrance was added when Romero decided to “make the start of it better.” Sadly the improvements pushed the map over the 1.44MB size limit the team had placed on the maps, and E2M6 had to be stripped back to its original form.
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Read moreTenet star John David Washington has signed on for True Love, the next movie from Godzilla and Rogue One director Gareth Edwards. The news comes via Deadline, which states the film is “an original sci-fi project.”
Edwards will write, co-produce, and direct True Love for Regency Pictures. Washington, who is also known for Blackkklansman, Malcolm & Marie, and the HBO sports comedy Ballers, will play the lead character. No plot details have been revealed about the movie so far, although Deadline describes it as “near future sci-fi story.”
After working in VFX for several years, Edwards made his breakthrough with 2010’s acclaimed independent sci-fi drama Monsters. This led to 2014’s Godzilla, the first movie in Legendary’s Monster-Verse. He next helmed the 2016 Star Wars spin-off Rogue One, although post-production issues led Disney to hire Tony Gilroy to oversee reshoots.
Washington will be seen next in the Netflix thriller Beckett, which also stars Alicia Vikande…
Read moreHalfbrick Studios, the developer behind the highly successful Fruit Ninja, released the original Jetpack Joyride in 2011, and today, more than a decade later, Jetpack Joyride 2 is finally available exclusively on Apple Arcade.
The original game, which continues to receive updates, is a free-to-play endless runner, but for the sequel, the team opted for an experience with a full campaign featuring levels and bosses. You can also upgrade all of protagonist Barry Steakfries’ weapons and jetpack, and since the game is on Apple Arcade, you won’t encounter any in-game monetization.
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Read moreLego’s Black Friday sale runs through tomorrow, November 27, and one of the best deals is the Lego Star Wars Razor Crest Ultimate Collector set for $420 (down from $600). In addition to the massive discount, you’ll get two free Lego sets as gifts: Winter Market Stall (271 pieces) and Majisto’s Magical Workshop (365 pieces). Amazon also has this set for the same price as part of its Cyber Monday sale, though you won’t get the two free sets. Alternatively, you can get a smaller, 1,023-piece Razor Crest kit for $98 (was $140) at Amazon.
The massive 6,187-piece set assembles into a 28-inch long model of the Razor Crest gunship piloted by Din Djarin, aka The Mandalorian, throughout the first two seasons of Star Wars The Mandalorian.
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Read moreWith the average computer monitor having a respectable 16:9 format, LG’s new, uniquely shaped 16:18 DualUp monitor is essentially two regular displays stacked on top of each other. The company announced the new monitor today, calling it “a completely new format in the monitor market,” as reported by The Verge.
The company says that the DualUp offers “the same screen real estate as two 21.5-inch displays and has a vertical split view function that lets users see more in one glance.” Most of the lifestyle images released for the new monitor show users making use of the split-view function, making the DualUp look very much like a vertical two-screen set-up.
The DualUp measures 27.6 inches on the diagonal, offering the same screen space as two conventional 21.5 inch displays. The display has a resolution of 2560×2880, topping out at 300 nits of brightness and covering 98% of the DCI-P3 color gamut. The monitor will include LG’s Ergo stand, which is designed to clamp to most…
Read moreAt long last, Nintendo has revealed the new release date for Advance Wars 1+2: Reboot Camp. Announced during February’s Nintendo Direct, the double-feature remake will now arrive on April 21, 2023, over a year after its intended release date.
A remake of Advance Wars and its sequel, Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, Reboot Camp combines the events of both games into a cohesive, revamped, and reimagined experience. In it, you play a tactical adviser for the Orange Star Army, whose expertise is called upon to help defend your homeland. You’ll be tasked with commanding your own army in strategic, turn-based combat, as well as capturing towns and bases to secure victory and keep the peace.
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Read moreMadden 23 is here, and that means virtual football fans once more have a full season’s worth of debates to have, first downs to pick up, and hopefully, more than a few touchdown dances to choreograph. We’re breaking down the Madden 23 rosters for all 32 teams, and in this guide, we’ll be taking a look at the Green Bay Packers. The Packers got their franchise quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, locked up this past offseason, but lost star receiver Davante Adams. That will certainly diminish the Packers’ offense, but their defense will be among the league’s best once again. If you’re curious who the Packers’ best players are, where they stack up in the league as a whole, or which roster spots may need to be improved in Franchise mode, here’s everything you need to know about the Madden 23 Packers roster.
Green Bay Packers’ best and worst players
The Eagles are the 4th best team in the league according to the launch list of the best teams in Madden 23. At launch, they have an ove…
Read moreJoe Tung, a video game industry veteran who formerly worked on the Halo and Destiny franchises, has commented on the state of video games and specifically the live-service approach. Speaking to PC Gamer, Tung said he believes live-service is “so much better” for both players and developers than the more-traditional-boxed product model.
Tung, who also worked at Riot Games on League of Legends and is now CEO of Supervive studio Theorycraft Games, said, “I always felt like in the $60 boxed product model that I was having to make decisions that were not in the best interest of players.”
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Read moreA Lord of the Rings-themed bed & breakfast/park modeled after Hobbiton could be coming to Wisconsin, and while the concept sounds intriguing, it’s still very early days.
A new experience called Hobbiton Stay Wisconsin has been announced, with organizer Rebecca Alm–a self-described “fan with a plan”–outlining a vision for what the place could be.
Hobbiton Stay Wisconsin is aiming to offer guests the opportunity to visit Hobbiton without traveling to New Zealand. It’s described as a “fully functional Hobbiton” featuring underground dwellings, gardens, a lake, paths through the woods, and a recreation of the Green Dragon Inn to grab a pint.
Hobbiton Stay Wisconsin aims to offer guests the ability to stay for a weekend in their own hobbit hole. The venue might also host weddings and events and let visitors tend gardens and orchards just like a hobbit. The site could have resident animals and a pond stocked with fish.
Bill the pony would be Hobbiton Stay Wis…
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