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Play Acclaim Showcase Is Coming In September
Earlier this year, a revived version of Acclaim brought back one of the most prolific video game publishers from the '90s. Now, the resurrected company has announced that its first-ever Play Acclaim showcase will unveil its first new titles in over two decades next month.
Play Acclaim is slated to be streamed on the company's official YouTube channel on September 10 11:30 AM PT/2:30 PM ET. The teaser video for Play Acclaim features several classic games the original company brought to consoles in the '90s, including Mortal Kombat 2, NBA Jam, Terminator 2, and more. It notably ends with some of Neo's final lines from The Matrix.
"We're not here to chase ghosts," said Acclaim CEO Alex Josef in a statement. "We're here to take the energy and chaos that made Acclaim unforgettable and channel it into something new. The old screens are cracking, and what's coming through is something exciting and different ... You can't rewrite the past, but you can build upon it. This is about owning our story and moving it into a future that feels bold, energetic, and completely fresh."
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Romancing SaGa 2 Gets Major Price Cut For PS5 And Switch
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven for PS5
See at Amazon See at Best BuyRomancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven for Nintendo Switch
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Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven is on sale for only $30 for Nintendo Switch and PS5 at Amazon this week. Though not technically part of Amazon's Labor Day Sale, the retailer is matching deals offered in competitor promotions, and the fully rebuilt remake of this Square Enix classic is one of them.
Nintendo Switch 2 owners can buy the Switch physical edition for $30 and purchase the official upgrade from the eShop for $10. The Switch 2 edition is $50 on the eShop, so you're still saving 10 bucks overall with the physical edition.
Continue Reading at GameSpotNBA Star Luka Dončić Is Coming To Overwatch 2
Earlier this year, former Dallas Mavericks player Luka Dončić was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers as part of a blockbuster deal. Now, Dončić has lined up a new deal of his own by guest starring in the Overwatch universe as his alter ego, Sharpshooter 77.
Blizzard has announced that Dončić's presence in Overwatch 2 will be represented with a 77 loot box giveaway, a golden basketball weapon charm emblazoned with his jersey number, a spray, and a player title for Sharpshooter 77. Overwatch 2 players will also be able to play with some of Dončić's different personas in special Stadium hero builds, including "Fadeaway Fan" Cassidy, "Luka Dunkcic Lúcio, and "Hooper Trooper" Zarya.
As an Overwatch 2 player, Blizzard notes that Dončić is a Grandmaster and ranked among the top 500 players in North America.
Continue Reading at GameSpotActivision Acknowledges Call Of Duty Fans Think Series Has "Drifted" From Its Identity
In an unexpected statement today, Activision made a dramatic announcement that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will no longer allow players to transfer any Black Ops 6 characters, weapons, or skins to Black Ops 7. Many are taking this as a sign that Activision doesn't want Black Ops 7 to be overrun with the wacky skins that Call of Duty has become known for against a backdrop where competitor Battlefield 6 will only include "grounded" cosmetics.
In a blog post, Activision said it is aware of the "conversation" happening online about "the identity of Call of Duty" and the perception from some that it's "drifted" away from its identity.
"Some of you have said we've drifted from what made Call of Duty unique in the first place: immersive, intense, visceral and in many ways grounded. That feedback hits home, and we take it seriously. We hear you," the company said.
Continue Reading at GameSpotKumaijl Nanjiani's Marvel Contract Had Clause For Video Game That's Probably Not Coming Out
In 2021, Marvel Studios attempted to expand the reach of the MCU with an adaptation of Eternals, a lesser-known group of immortal heroes. Kumail Nanjiani was cast as Kingo alongside Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, Salma Hayek, Barry Keoghan, and more. Eternals didn't earn enough to merit a sequel, and Nanjiani has revealed that he had a deal for a video game and a theme park attraction that never came to pass.
"I signed on for six movies, you know," said Nanjiani during his appearance on Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out podcast. "I signed on for a video game. I signed on for a theme park ride. They make you sign up for all this stuff ... And so you're like, 'Oh, this is the next 10 years of my life, so I'll be doing Marvel movies every year, and then in-between I'll do like my own little things, whatever I want to do.' And then none of that happened."
That deal appears to have been predicated on Eternals being a hit like Guardians of the Galaxy before it, which did get licensed out for video games and theme park rides. Marvel hasn't had a lot of video games based directly on the MCU movies in the last two decades, but the studio apparently kept the possibility open for Eternals.
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