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CD Projekt Buys an Indie Studio to Make a Game Based on One of Its Properties

Mortal Kombat 1: Invincible's Omni-Man Gets a Gameplay Trailer and Release Window

Alongside confirming a November 2023 release window, NetherRealm has revealed the first gameplay trailer for Invincible's Omni-Man at NYCC 2023. Omni-Man will be the first playable character in Mortal Kombat's Kombat Pack 1 and will be available as a standalone fighter or as part of the Mortal Kombat 1 Premium Edition. The trailer is a brutal look at Omni-Man in action and shows that many of his moves were pulled straight from the Prime Video series. If you need a bit of a refresher, you can check out this comparison of the scenes right below! We noticed some familiar scenes in that Omni-Man #MK1 trailer. pic.twitter.com/LYsL2VDTaq — Skybound Games (@skyboundgames) October 14, 2023 During the reveal at Skybound's 20th anniversary panel at NYCC, Robert Kirkman and Ed Boon shared that "every moment of Omni-Man in Mortal Kombat 1 is inspired by a piece of the show." Speaking of the show, Omni-Man also made an appearance in the Season 2 trailer for Invinci

Fun Sales Fact: One New Wii U Was Sold in September

At least one Nintendo fan would still like to play the Wii U, the troubled console that lasted just over four years before making way for the Switch. Circana analyst Mat Piscatella took to X on Friday to reveal that Nintendo sold one new Wii U in the U.S. in September. It's apparently the first Wii U to be sold since May 2022 according to Circana's data. The new unit was apparently purchased from a retailer that reports individual store level sales data to the company, which video game industry sales data on a monthly basis. 1 new Wii U was sold in the US in September. First time a new Wii U sold since May 2022. Last time a new Vita unit sold was in November 2021, when 3 (!!) were purchased. Is any of this at all meaningful? No. Sales fun facts that do not matter. — Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) October 13, 2023 "We acquire and process individual store level sales data for every sku across most retailers, which combined account for about 97% of the hardware mar

Universal Studios Orlando Halloween Horror Nights 2023 Review

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With All Hallows' Eve just a couple weeks away, spooky season is officially here. Of course, the scares started creeping up the calendar much sooner at Universal Orlando Resort, where the park's annual Halloween Horror Nights event has been raising goosebumps and chilling spines since September 1. That month-plus of frights has mostly come courtesy of the celebration's 10, elaborate haunted houses, including an especially terrifying take on acclaimed PlayStation game The Last of Us . But while Joel and Ellie's inclusion on this year's roster has fueled its fair share of nightmares, HHN's other walk-through attractions also deserve your screams. As any horror enthusiast worth their weight in spilled entrails knows, however, those cries of terror can be triggered by any number of very specific elements – from the monster lurking beneath your bed to the clown peering through your window. With that in mind, we braved this year's slate of mazes and broke them

The Best Reviewed Games of 2023 (So Far)

The snowball of games delayed out of 2021 and 2022 has settled in 2023, coalescing into the most exciting games lineup of the decade so far. This year, arguably, marks the proper start of the PS5 and Xbox Series X generation with Unreal Engine 5 support building and an increasing number of developers dropping support for last-gen hardware. Each of the three console manufacturers has at least one blockbuster release scheduled this year — Starfield for Xbox, Spider-Man 2 for PlayStation, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo — complemented by a generation-best third-party lineup that includes Hogwarts Legacy, Resident Evil 4, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Street Fighter 6, Diablo 4, Final Fantasy 16, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Hades 2, and Mortal Kombat 1. Nine months through 2023, the year has lived up to its lofty expectations: 62 games have received a review score of 8 or higher from IGN, including four 10s. Click through the gallery below or continue scrolling fo

Rumors Swirl That the New Voice of Mario's Been Found, but the Actor Denies It

Who is Mario, really ? It's a question the internet has been asking since the retirement of long-time Mario voice actor Charles Martinet, as they pondered who might be replacing him as the voice of the iconic Nintendo plumber. And it's a question I've been obsessed with for the last 12 hours or so. Earlier today, both the internet and I thought we had finally found the answer in an actor named Mick Wingert. But Wingert's denial of his own potential Mario-ness has once again thrown me (and now all of you) into total bafflement, and now I'm just begging Nintendo to 'fess up and tell us who could possibly be taking over for Martinet. The rumors about Wingert and Mario kicked off very early today, with the circulation of an as-yet-unconfirmed list of voice actors supposedly from the credits of upcoming game Super Mario Bros. Wonder. As reported by VGC , this list is allegedly pulled from a kiosk demo and lists all the game's voice actors. However, the list s