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A hugely popular survival game is rumored to be receiving a possibly enhanced port on the Nintendo Switch’s successor when the console is unveiled. Players in the Marvel Rivals player community speak out, requesting that the game’s character ban system be available at every rank. A Star Wars show that’s set during the same era as the KOTOR games hasn’t been forgotten about, according to an industry insider. I’m not one of the people who watches YouTube or TikTok videos while some endless runner game scrolls by, but if you are, this YouTube Playables feature is for you. It’s priced at around $78 and is available in four colors including black, yellow, white, and an SNES-inspired gray option.

With a focus on writing and editing features, he seeks out personal stories and in-depth histories from the corners of PC gaming and its niche communities. Wes has been covering games and hardware for more than 10 years, first at tech sites like The Wirecutter and Tested before joining the PC Gamer team in 2014. Wes plays a little bit of everything, but he’ll always jump at the chance to cover emulation and Japanese games.

Preorders for the GBA SP-style handheld that upgrades the Anbernic RG35XXSP with a pair of analog joysticks started today, as spotted by Retro Dodo. Still, looks like you’ll have to “pick two” at a time — while the Steam Deck offers dual touchpads, dual sticks and D-pad simultaneously. Valve started selling the discounted PC gaming handhelds last month, and they’ve been hard to catch since.

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Palworld may have become a viral success upon its launch in January, but that success did not go unnoticed by The Pokémon Company. “This lawsuit seeks an injunction against infringement and compensation for damages on the grounds that Palworld, a game developed and released by the Defendant, infringes multiple patent rights,” their statement on the matter mentioned. The popular multiplayer game Liar’s Bar is set to get a brand-new game mode, which is coming to the title sooner than expected. Quarterback Gunner Stockton will start his first college game for an injured Carson Beck against favoritegamesplay.com a Notre Dame team with one of the best defenses in the nation. Starting quarterback Carson Beck will not play for the Bulldogs after having surgery for an elbow injury. “Extremely confident,” Cassidy told CNN when asked if the Sugar Bowl would be played later in the evening.

The United States and Czechia will face off  Saturday in the 2025 World Junior Championship semifinals, bringing each country one step closer to winning the WJC title. Georgia did not play last week after beating Texas to win the SEC Championship game on Dec. 7. For being one of the four highest-ranked conference champions, the Bulldogs earned a first-round bye.

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Each of these results left no doubt that the U.S. juniors belong among the final four contenders. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) appeared on CNN on Wednesday morning and was asked about tonight’s game. NEW ORLEANS — Eric Iacovazzi from Concord, N.C., was surveying the scene outside the Crowne Plaza Astor Hotel, which is located on Canal Street at Bourbon Street. He was among thousands of Bulldogs fans who traveled to this city for the game. Both schools participating in the Sugar Bowl issued statements on social media Wednesday morning. The site of tonight’s Sugar Bowl game is undergoing a full security review following the fatal overnight attack on Bourbon Street.

On desktop and Android (iOS is still audio-only for now), you can now have the miniplayer visible while you play one of the games from YouTube’s library, as shown here with The Vergecast’s holiday episode. After years of chasing live-service and open-world blockbusters, games like Astro Bot and Balatro showed that old formats could be a solution to modern industry problems. Notre Dame kicker Mitch Jeter converted a 48-yard field goal with 39 seconds to go in the first half. Sloan Piva is a content producer for The Sporting News, primarily focused on betting, fantasy sports, and poker.

Delivery is expected as early as January 5th for those who preorder early. The $49.99 Special Edition Greenhaven DuchesS matches the Controller S that was included with the Halo-themed Xbox Microsoft introduced in 2004. The forecast outside calls for a low temperature of 60 at kickoff dropping to 56 by the end of the game with winds E from 5 to 7 miles per hour, according to weather.com.

Notre Dame will advance to play No. 4 seeded Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 7 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. Georgia finishes 11-3 overall without senior quarterback Carson Beck, who underwent elbow surgery and declared for the NFL Draft during the holiday. Quarterback Riley Leonard has completed 217 of 325 pass attempts this season for 2,293 yards, 17 touchdowns and six interceptions. Running back Jeremiyah Love had 142 carries for 1,057 yards and 16 touchdowns this season. “On a day of football, of new beginnings, of hope, there is only tragedy,” Noie writes.

It was dominated by layoffs, significant strategic shifts from some of the biggest companies in the industry, and gigantic live service flops that demonstrated just how hard that space is to break into. 2023 was historic when it came to the number of video game industry layoffs that took place during it. Companies like Embracer continued their downsizing initiatives, but it wasn’t the only major culprit this year. That dubious honor goes to Microsoft, which has laid off nearly 3,000 Xbox developers this year following its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Krafton saved Tango Gameworks and Hi-Fi Rush and Crash Bandicoot developer Toys for Bob bought itself out from Microsoft and Activision, but most other game developers weren’t so lucky.

That list could go on and on, back and back to the era of Sega Does What Nintendon’t. Each was dominant in gaming culture until it wasn’t, when a vibe shift came to sweep us along to the new thing. Stay up-to-date on the latest gaming news for Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Mobile and PC games. Looking back at some of the highly rated games released in 2024, Balatro developer lists the titles that they liked the most. As had been teased, the singer was encased in a block of ice, only to be released at 3PM ET this afternoon.