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No game company is immune to the pull of nostalgia. Today, Capcom announced that it will bring back a classic stage from Street Fighter 2 and add it to the Street Fighter 5 mix. Vega’s cage is making a comeback. An updated version of the cage, which nabs a modern look and a new name, will be available as downloadable content for Street Fighter 5. Now called Flamenco Tavern, the gameplay stage comes out on May 30, alongside a handful of other features and technical tweaks....

A brand new trailer for Street Fighter V hypes up the addition of championship boxer Balrog, who is set to join the game’s roster in a matter of days. Capcom’s plan to flesh out Street Fighter V via downloadable content might not be going completely according to plan, but the schedule in place does ensure that engrossed players receive a steady flow of content. Now, the studio has released a trailer promoting the next character to join the fray....

Expensive video games seem to be all the rage. In the past couple of days alone, a sealed copy of Super Mario 64 sold for $1.5 million, while the original, 2011 Skyrim just went for $600. Now, TAG Heuer is selling a Super Mario-themed smartwatch for $2,000. This limited-edition smartwatch isn’t just based on the aesthetics of the Italian plumber from Japan. Rather, for $2,150, you can have Mario motivate your daily walks....

New models have leaked that present a detailed look at what the new Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios might look like. Two images have been discovered, one depicting a mushroom kingdom themed park, and one inspired by Donkey Kong Country. The photos, posted by The Unofficial Universal Orlando podcast, provide the most detailed representation of what the new theme park area will look like that we’ve seen thus far. Unfortunately, some park experts are suggesting these models are based on old plans for the upcoming attraction....

Taco Bell fans may be bummed out that the chain has decided to discontinue a few of its most popular menu items, but a brand new next-gen console might just be enough to make up for it. According to a recently leaked promotional sheet, the popular American fast food chain will begin an Xbox Series X giveaway later this month. Along with the brand new console, Taco Bell is also planning to give away a six-month subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, giving the winner an Xbox Series X and hundreds of games to play....

Telltale Games has had an interesting history. After slow-rolling its success early on, the developer burst into the scene with The Walking Dead. Since then, the company grew at a faster rate than it could keep up with, and thus Telltale laid off almost all of its staff and reportedly shut down. The developer is back now, or so it seems, but there are still mysteries surrounding the events from a couple of years ago, and a new interesting spin on the story has just been revealed....

Spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War to follow Fortnite’s new event brought Avengers villain Thanos to the Battle Royale, but after only a few hours of play he has already been nerfed from “omnipotent and omniscient” to “just pretty tough and angry.” Thanos the Mad Titan arrived in Fortnite today via a new mode titled, appropriately enough, “Infinity Gauntlet Limited Time Mashup.” The new mode starts off like any other game of Battle Royale: 100 players jump out of a flying bus, spread out all over an island, equip weapons and supplies, and blow each other to smithereens as the map gets smaller and smaller....

Twitch announced today that the “Blind Playthrough” tag would no longer be in circulation on the platform. This decision to remove it came after many disability advocates in the games industry expressed concern that the tag included ableist language. “Happy to see Twitch as listened to everyone who shared feedback and removed the blind playthrough tag to encourage more inclusive language for our community,” states Erin Wayne, Community and Creator Marketing lead at twitch....

While there have been a few good ones since the turn of the century, when it comes to action movies, they really don’t make them like they used to. Sure, the explosions may be bigger and better than ever, but the typical modern day protagonist just can’t hold a candle to the over the top heroes that helped to punctuate some of the genre’s earlier offerings. There were many things that made the action heroes of old so iconic, but the most memorable thing about them was perhaps their tendency to drop cheesy catchphrases and obnoxious one-liners at every given opportunity....

Rodents are annoying in the real world and in the Pokémon franchise they are no different at all. Fans are sick of all the new rats and squirrels that the developers have been adding to the games over the years. Most people absolutely hate rodents like mice so it’s no surprise that players are getting sick of these weak creatures coming into their games and showing their little rodent faces!...

As the gaming industry grew in popularity, so too did the urban legends surrounding video games and gamer culture. These urban legends spread like wildfire when the internet became more widely used, unsettling readers and making some seemingly innocent games rather sinister. Video game urban legends have ranged from creepy to downright bizarre, and we have collected the 10 most disturbing video game urban legends that will keep gamers up at night....

This THE 100 review contains spoilers The 100 Season 7 Episode 16 Ultimately, The 100 turned in a series finale that’s better than the back half of its final season, but not by a whole lot. The use of two fan-favorite characters (Lexa and Abby), and a last-minute twist, are responsible for much of the emotionally satisfying material. So much of the rest, including the saber-rattling and Sheidheda skulking around, feel like a waste of precious time, plot missteps from earlier in the season that long overstayed their welcome....

What is the best video game console ever made? How do you even determine a thing like that? Like a lot of these retro-inspired pieces be it video games, or cartoons, nostalgia plays a big role in the discussion. For example, the Super Nintendo might be my favorite system for a number of reasons. First of all it was the first console I could truly call my own. I remember coming home from Kindergarten and opening up my package with it inside on my birthday....

Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Magic Johnson. There are countless names that have invoked a sense of wonder and awe in the world of basketball. Fortunately for us, video games exist so that we can have a taste of what these professional athletes do on the court. Now anyone can dunk, shoot a three-pointer, or block 7-foot players through these basketball video games. With a simple twitch of your fingers, you can make your favorite NBA player do what you tell him to....

Homelander, a self-absorbed, xenophobic, misogynistic white nationalist who fell in love with a literal Nazi, has been one of the show’s most prominent villains since episode 1, leading Kripke to openly wonder just how anyone could come to the conclusion that this is a character worth rooting for. Sure, he’s unhinged, literally evil, and completely incapable of genuinely connecting with any human on even the most base level, but hey, he can fly and go “pew pew” with his eye lasers....

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is a live-service third-person looter shooter, as anyone who has played it would know. A sequel to 2016’s The Division, the second game has iterated on everything that made the original an extremely addictive experience while getting rid of some of the problems that plagued it. That’s not to say that it’s perfect, but it has delivered a very satisfying experience to many. Almost 3 years in, The Division 2 continues to receive regular updates, with the most recent being announcements regarding the inclusion of Resident Evil outfits in the game....

A franchise that has spawned five major entries across nearly twenty years is bound to have some degree of continuity. Thus, it’s not uncommon for Elder Scrolls players to spot certain characters who have appeared in multiple titles. Whether or not these NPCs are significant to the main plot is irrelevant. Some of these recurring characters are harder to find than others, however. A few have even managed to appear in almost every game in the series, which says something about their enduring popularity with both fans and developers alike....

Bethesda has made it clear that The Elder Scrolls 6 is still a few years away and the company is not actively pursuing it at this time. When they do come around to finally working on the product they’re going to be facing the uphill battle of delivering to a customer base coming off of Skyrim and hyped for what might be possible. The smartest thing Bethesda can do is pay attention to what worked for them in the past and re implement some of those things in their upcoming game....

One of the core pillars for The Evil Within 2 is a greater focus on storytelling, something that fans and critics agreed came up short in the first game. As the story centers around protagonist Sebastian Castellanos searching for his daughter being held by the Mobius organization, the developers are also using strong antagonists to help push the game’s narrative. The latest trailer from Bethesda reveals new beta gameplay along with the twisted monster known as The Guardian....

The Mandalorian wrapped up season two almost a month ago and with the announcement of The Book of Boba Fett, the earliest fans can expect to tune in for season three will be December 2021. However, before going on break The Mandalorian delivered a first for Disney Plus, a victory over Netflix. According to Nielsen, which shares its numbers with a small delay and only accounts for content streamed from TVs, The Mandalorian narrowly managed to beat Netflix’s long-standing champion The Office....