During EA's latest quarterly earnings briefing, EA CEO Andrew Wilson was asked for his thoughts on the new Nintendo console that we've heard many rumors about. Wilson refused to comment on an unannounced product, nor could he even acknowledge anything pertaining to it. However, Wilson did offer a high-level breakdown of how new and more powerful systems, over the years, have helped improve EA's business.

"To the extent that platforms over the course of the last 20 years have come out and offered improved CPU, GPU, memory, battery life, screen resolution--to the extent those things have happened--where we're able to deliver more immersion for our players, particularly around our biggest franchises like FC, like Madden, like Battlefield, like Apex that has typically been very good for our business," Wilson said.

Wilson went on to say that when people can "experience" EA's games "at the highest level" in terms of graphics and fidelity, that has "typically worked out very well for us."

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Microsoft has announced earnings results for the first time since closing its deal to acquire Activision Blizzard in October 2023. As expected, Microsoft's gaming revenue surged dramatically thanks to the addition of Activision Blizzard. The announcement of these results comes just days after Microsoft became a trillion-dollar company and then laid off 1,900 people within the Xbox division.

Xbox content and services revenue surged by 61%, and this includes Xbox Game Pass as well as Activision Blizzard revenue. In total, gaming revenue at Microsoft came to $7.11 billion, up substantially from $5.26 billion year-over-year.

Microsoft said the "net impact" from its Activision Blizzard deal was $2.08 billion in revenue. The company also noted that total costs of the buyout, beyond the purchase price, came to $930 million. Combined with other operating expenses of $1.59 billion, the net impact of the Activision Blizzard buyout during the quarter was an operating loss of $440 million.

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Despite the perceived similarities between Escape From New York's Snake Plissken and Metal Gear Solid's Solid Snake, actor Kurt Russell says he never had any interest in voicing a similar character in a video game.

During a GQ video breaking down some of Russell's most iconic roles, the interviewer brings up Metal Gear's Solid Snake as the actor discusses his role as Snake Plissken in John Carpenter's 1981 film Escape From New York.

"There's a video game series called Metal Gear Solid, it was rumored that there's a character in the game inspired by Snake Plissken, and that they asked you to do the voice over," the interviewer prompts.

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The Pokemon in Palworld mod by Aussie YouTuber ToastedShoes is back after a DMCA from Nintendo, but now its characters and monsters are legally distinct, featuring evocative names like "yellow rat" and "blue penguin," PCGamesN reports.

While Palworld itself has been the topic of much debate, with some saying its cute, colorful monster designs are too close to Pokemon's, ToastedShoes went one step further by modding actual Pokemon and characters Misty and Ash into the game. Unsurprisingly, Nintendo's lawyers apparently quickly went for him, resulting in DMCA takedowns against all his social media videos released about the mod.

Accordingly, the mod has now been released on Nexus Mods as "The Legally-Distinct Pocket Creatures Mod Pack," with the designs changed enough to hopefully avoid Nintendo's lawyers. Player character Ash has been replaced by a model of ToastedShoes himself, wearing a familiar red-and-white cap. All the Pokemon that were included in the mod have also been swapped out for different versions, such as "yellow rat," which, unsurprisingly, now just looks like a yellow rat.

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Destiny 2 game director Joe Blackburn has announced that he will be leaving Bungie next month, as The Final Shape reaches its final stages of development. Blackburn will be succeeded by Tyson Green, a Bungie veteran of over twenty years.

Blackburn dropped the news in a thread on Twitter discussing the development process on The Final Shape, the upcoming expansion that is set to provide a conclusion to Destiny 2's story so far. Blackburn explained that The Final Shape is close to a milestone called the End-to-End playtest, an intensive period of internal playtesting that also marks the shift towards final polishing and bug fixes.

The upcoming playtest will also mark the end of Blackburn's time with the company, with the current Destiny 2 game director saying he will be passing the reigns to Tyson Green once they hit the End-to-End.

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Rocksteady is in the process of compensating players with $20 in-game currency for those who purchased the digital deluxe version of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League.

The reasoning behind it is that shortly after the game went live in early access for those with the digital deluxe edition, there was a bug that caused players to "auto-complete" the game, and the only way to solve this was for Rocksteady to pull it offline. Since the game is always online, pulling it offline meant that it would become unplayable until the studio resolved the issue.

Thanks to a VGC report, we know that an in-game message was sent to those who purchased the deluxe version of the studio apologizing:

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Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League is explicitly set in the Arkhamverse created by Rocksteady, meaning it's a quasi-sequel to 2015's Batman: Arkham Knight. Given how that game ends and how this one begins, there are some questions that need answering for fans of the ongoing storyline, and Rocksteady thankfully takes a moment to set the record straight in an early scene in the game.

Please be aware that this article contains spoilers for Suicide Squad and Batman: Arkham Knight.

In one of the first missions in Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, the foursome of anti-heroes find themselves in a museum dedicated to Batman. In-universe, this is because, well, Batman rules and that's enough reason, right? But it also serves as a way for Rocksteady to call back to its past efforts and even answer some lingering questions along the way.

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Minecraft is at it again with another DLC. Instead of having NERF battles or becoming a Jedi, you'll be joined by the King of Monsters, Godzilla.

Thanks to a Minecraft blog post, we know that the DLC will cost 1,510 Minecoins (Minecraft's premium currency), which equates to roughly $10. Before players choose which modes they want to play, they'll load into a theater that'll be "covered in iconic memorabilia" and be able to interact with items that they've unlocked.

The DLC will have four different adventures, each based on one of Godzilla's films. The first mission will have players trying to escape the city and Godzilla's heat rays while looking for loot. While they're escaping, players will receive additional points for saving others.

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James Cameron is responsible for a bunch of the most popular movies of all time. His films grossing a combined $8 billion worldwide. On the heels of Titanic's 4K release in December, a few more Cameron films are finally coming to 4K Blu-ray on March 12: Aliens, True Lies, and The Abyss. Preorders for all three films are available now, and you can save big on Aliens and The Abyss by preordering at Walmart. If you're a fan of Cameron's work, it's a good idea to reserve your copies before any potential price increase. Let's take a look at preorder details for all three upcoming releases.

Aliens (4K UHD) $25 (was $40)

Preorders for Aliens are currently listed for just $25 at Walmart. The three-disc set marks the first time the movie has ever been available in this format. It also comes with Blu-ray and digital formats. Plenty of special features are packed into the set, including behind-the-scenes footage, post-production stills, and audio commentary from Cameron himself. Amazon also has the movie up for preorder, though it's still priced at $40. Amazon typically winds up matching Walmart's Blu-ray deals, and you won't be charged for your preorder at either retailer until your order ships.

Preorder at Walmart Preorder at Amazon The Abyss (4K UHD) $25 (was $40)

The Abyss comes to 4K on March 12--and like the other two films, it includes Blu-ray and digital formats. The three-disc bundle comes with a few extras, including both the theatrical version of the film and a special extended edition, plus a conversation with Cameron. Preorders are only discounted at Walmart, but as mentioned, Amazon usually aligns with Walmart's Blu-ray prices before release.

Preorder at Walmart Preorder at Amazon True Lies (4K UHD) $40

True Lies also releases on March 12, but unlike the other two films, it isn't seeing a price cut. Along with a 4K version, you'll also get a standard Blu-ray and a code for digital copies. Bonus features include behind-the-scenes content, a look at the script, artwork, and marketing for the film, along with other exclusive content.

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Super Bowl 58 takes place on February 11, 2024, with the Kansas City Chiefs hitting the gridiron to take on the San Francisco 49ers. This will Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes' fourth Super Bowl in five years. And sure, while many of us will be tuning in for the football game or the shots of Taylor Swift cheering on her boyfriend, there's a far more important reason to watch the Super Bowl: The commercials.

Given the size of the TV audience that tunes into the big game ever year, advertisers are eager to show off their products and services, and are willing to pay top dollar. CBS and Paramount+ (the broadcast network and streaming service that are airing the game in 2024) wanted $7 million for a 30-second ad played during the 58th Super Bowl. And yes, every single slot has been sold out, so it'll be a packed game.

But what about getting all of the ads in one place, without all of that pesky football getting in the way? Thankfully, Super Bowl commercials start releasing in the week before the big game these days, meaning we can already watch some of them right now. Stay tuned to this post, as we will continue to add new commercials as they are released--and, of course, we'll make sure to post any that don't pop online before the game once they've aired on TV. So strap in for good times that include Arnold Schwarzenegger as a State Farm agent, Jenna Ortega selling us chips, and Ice Spice representing Starry, which is basically just the replacement for Pepsi's Sierra Mist.

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Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League is out now for players who purchase the game's more expensive edition which includes, among other perks, a few days of early access. That means some DC Comics fans are well on their way to weighing the merits of Rocksteady's first post-Batman game, even as it's still set in the Arkhamverse. But according to one early scene in the game, Rocksteady still doesn't consider WB Montreal's Batman: Arkham Origins to be part of that story universe.

Please note this story contains minor spoilers for Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League (and the Arkham series) past this point.

About an hour into the game, your ragtag group of playable villains will find themselves in The Batman Experience, an interactive exhibit set in the Metropolis History Museum dedicated to the Dark Knight himself. As the anti-heroes explore this space, you can activate a great number of displays that discuss Batman's many heroic deeds, as well as his deep rogues gallery of defeated ne'er-do-wells. You can listen to Gotham reporter Jack Ryder's voiceover as he puts into context each of the Big Bads shown throughout the exhibit.

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Preorder Seven Ultimate Collector's Edition

$80 (was $89)

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Preorder Seven "What's In The Box?" special edition

$135 (was $150)

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The 1995 detective thriller Seven (sometimes stylized as Se7en) is getting two limited-edition 4K Blu-ray releases this spring: the Seven Ultimate Collector's Edition and Seven: What's In The Box Special Edition. Both special-edition releases will be available on May 3, and preorders are 10% off at Amazon while supplies last.

Preorder Seven: Ultimate Collector's Edition

$80 ($89)

Seven Ultimate Collector's Edition

Seven's Ultimate Collector's Edition includes:

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Actor Jack Black is joining yet another video game movie with his starring role in 2025's Minecraft movie. In a new interview, Black talked about appearing in that film and also reacted to the negative critical reception to The Super Mario Bros. Movie, in which he voiced Bowser.

In the newest issue of Total Film (via GamesRadar), Black said Mario and Minecraft are related in that they are both video games, but the Minecraft film is live-action. "Live-action is a different ball of wax," Black said.

He added that he's excited to work with director Jared Hess again after starring in Nacho Libre, which was also directed by Hess. "It's been fun jamming with Jared," Black said.

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Evan Rachel Wood, who starred on HBO's Westworld as Dolores, has discussed the show's abrupt cancellation, saying it was "devastating" in part because she doesn't know how the series was supposed to end.

"We were just always told, 'We know how the show ends,' when we started," she said. "They weren't writing it as we went along. They had an idea, and we were all just on a bed of nails waiting to see and hear what the conclusion of this was. What it all meant."

When HBO announced that Westworld would end with Season 4, and the planned fifth season would not go ahead, Wood said she and her castmates were caught off guard.

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Preorder MLB The Show 24

$70

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PlayStation has pulled back the curtain on MLB The Show 24, announcing a release date of March 19 with Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. serving as the cover athlete. The baseball sim is once again launching on PlayStation consoles as well as Xbox and Nintendo Switch. Preorders for MLB The Show 24 are popping up at major retailers, and as usual, you can get in-game bonuses by ordering early. More details about the new entry in the popular series will be revealed in the coming weeks.

Only the standard edition is up for grabs for now, but PlayStation is planning on revealing the collector's edition on February 6. The collector's edition will come with dual entitlement, granting access to both the PS4 and PS5 or Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One versions of the game. Here's everything you need to know about MLB The Show 24 preorders.

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Diablo 4 is celebrating the Year of the Dragon in style with a new event called Lunar Awakening, one that will transform many of the game's existing activities to have even more lucrative rewards.

As detailed in a blog post, the event is for both the game's Eternal and Seasonal realms, and will run from February 6-20, during which players will be able to take powerful new Lunar Shrine effects for a spine. These shrine buffs are similar to ones already existing in the game and can be found anywhere one would normally find shrines.

However, Lunar Shrines have an added punch of power and additionally grant 50% bonus XP and 30% increased movement speed while active. During the event, Nightmare Dungeon Sigils can additionally have the special Ancestor's Favor dungeon affix, which turns all shrines in the dungeon into Lunar Shrines and rewards additional glyph XP upon dungeon completion. Nightmare Dungeon Sigils with the Ancestor's Favor affix will persist after the end of the event, with Blizzard stating players can "feel free to stockpile aways for days long after the Moon has set on Lunar Awakening."

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Major League Baseball and Sony have officially announced MLB The Show 24, and confirmed that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is on the cover. Once again, the game will see a multiplatform release despite being developed internally at PlayStation. If you're playing on Xbox, the game will launch day-one on Xbox Game Pass. This has been the case every year since MLB The Show 21 in 2021.

MLB The Show 24 will also come to Nintendo Switch, in addition to the usual PlayStation platforms. The game releases on March 19 across all platforms.

According to a report, it was Major League Baseball that requested the MLB The Show series expand to additional platforms. MLB The Show is not the only PlayStation game on Xbox, as the Destiny series--which is owned by Sony--is also on Xbox. Looking the other way around, Microsoft's Minecraft series is on PlayStation, as well as Xbox. Microsoft's Ghostwire: Tokyo and Psychonauts are also published on PlayStation.

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Activision has confirmed Season 2 of Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone arrives on February 7, and the newly released promo art confirms that the previously leaked crossover with The Walking Dead is officially happening.

The Season 2 promo art includes Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead, so it seems players can expect his operator bundle to hit the shop sometime during the new season. However, Rick may not be alone in Call of Duty. Data miners also found references to Michonne and a potential limited-time event, which is likely themed around the Rick and Michonne spin-off The Ones Who Live, which releases on February 25.

While not confirmed yet, it's possible Season 2 will also include a crossover with Warhammer 40K, as data mining suggests there will be content themed around the themed around the franchise's Space Marines. These big IP crossovers have become a regular occurrence for Call of Duty, as Season 1 features a current event and bundles themed around The Boys TV show.

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Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League might be set in the same universe as the Batman Arkham games, but it works entirely differently when it comes to gameplay. You have the choice of playing Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League as a solo player or up to four-player co-op, with all of your friends able to pick a different character from the squad. However, getting co-op working can be a hassle, and you might also have questions about how cross-play works. This guide will answer all of your questions about playing solo, multiplayer, and how all of this intertwines with cross-play in Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League.

How cross-play works in Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League

First up, let's go over exactly how the cross-play system works. Fortunately for players with friends on different platforms, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League features fully functioning cross-play and cross-progression systems. This means you can team up with your friends or other players on a different platform than you when trying to play in co-op. Also, with cross-progression, you can access your account's save files and progress on any available platform.

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League is available for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, so, for example, you can go from PC to PS5 and maintain all of your progress. However, this does mean you need to own Kill The Justice League on both platforms you're trying to play on, as the copies of the game are platform-specific. In addition to keeping your gameplay progress, you also keep all of your in-game purchases, including the battle pass.

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Destiny 2 is getting a bunch of new content starting this week, and for fans of BioWare's space-opera Mass Effect, you can look forward to some stylish new armor sets direct from that game universe next month. Available in Destiny 2's Eververse store starting February 13, there'll be a Commander Shepard-inspired N7 armor set for Titans, a Garrus-inspired Vakarian set for Hunters, and a Liara-inspired Shadow Broker set for Warlocks.

Commander Shepard-approved gear, coming soon to Destiny 2.

All players can claim the Alliance Requisitions Bundle for free, adding an Enhanced Defense Ghost Shell, Alliance Scout Frigate ship, and the Alliance Drop Ship Sparrow to their collection. This isn't the first time that Destiny has crossed paths with other video games, as there have been Assassin's Creed and Witcher crossovers in the past.

These are purely cosmetic pieces to change the look of your armor with, and the aesthetic of Mass Effect meshes surprisingly well with Destiny's unique artistic direction. Like other armor sets, you will have to fork out some cash to own these, as they're normally priced at 2,000 Silver. In real-world cash, that works out to $20 for the Destiny 2 premium currency.

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