Eddie Makuch

The Gran Turismo movie made more than $120 million at the box office during its theatrical run earlier this year. The film is now available on home video, and a number of digital stores have discounted the film ahead of Black Friday. Amazon is selling the movie for $7, while the Microsoft Store, Apple, and Vudu all have it for $10. You can follow the links below to order a copy of the movie for yourself. Additionally, Amazon has the physical edition of Gran Turismo on Blu-ray for $23 (down from…

Game company Scopely has announced that its mobile game Monopoly Go has now raked in more than $1 billion in revenue, becoming 2023’s “biggest mobile game launch,” according to the company. Scopely, which is owned by Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games, added that Monopoly Go is bringing in more than $200 million every month. Citing data.ai, Scopely went on to say that Monopoly Go reaching $1 billion in revenue after seven months on the market is faster than any other casual game in mobile game history.…

It’s been another big year for games.

The best-selling games for October 2023 have been revealed; can you guess what was No. 1?

Conan O’Brien has brought back the popular Clueless Gamer segment in which the comedian and podcast host haplessly plays video games despite having no experience or skills playing games. In this latest entry, O’Brien and co-host Aaron Bleyaert journey through space on a grand (mis)adventure where O’Brien tries to flirt and later purposefully murders a grandma. O’Brien plays through some of Starfield as a character designed after himself that’s skinny, shirtless, and sporting red hair. O’Brien an…

A man is convinced that George Lucas photobomed a photo of his Disney family trip almost 20 years ago, and the internet believes he’s right. Posting on Twitter/X, Mark Chase shared a photo of a family vacation to Disney World from 2005. This was shot on a traditional camera, and it wasn’t until the family got their photos developed that they discovered a very famous-looking person in the background. “We always used to joke that George Lucas was in the background of this photo,” Chase said. ”…

Super Mario Bros. Wonder sold 4.3 million copies in its first weeks to become the fast-selling Mario game in modern times. Nintendo said this does not apply to any Mario game sold prior to the Wii and DS because it did not collect software sell-through data before then. Nintendo said it’s optimistic that Wonder will continue to be a sales success because Mario games “tend to sell consistently over a long period of time.” The company added that Wonder should be an “appealing choice” during the ho…

Blizzard president Mike Ybarra believes players have “no patience” and are constantly calling for new content. Speaking to The Verge, Ybarra discussed Blizzard’s effort to give players what they want while balancing a desire for quality and the business realities of making money. “Players have no patience,” Ybarra said. “They want new stuff every day, every hour. We’re trying to react that way while holding the Blizzard quality bar high. We know players want new content literally almost every si…

As it does every three months when it releases a quarterly sales report, Nintendo has provided new sales numbers for the best-selling Switch games of all time. They’re all Nintendo games, and there are pretty much no surprises on the list, which is led by Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Nintendo said the April release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie “positively impacted” sales of Mario games, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The game sold an impressive 3.22 million units during the six-month period between Ap…

The Black Friday 2023 shopping bonanza is upon us, and Nintendo is (of course) getting in on the action with a variety of offers. One of these is a new package that bundles together Super Mario Party with a red and blue Joy-Con bundle. The bundle is set to retail for $100, which Nintendo says represents a savings of $40 if purchased separately. The Super Mario Party + Joy-Con bundle goes on sale November 10. The bundle includes a download code for Super Mario Party, not a cartridge, in case that…