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…

Blizzard has announced a Diablo tabletop role-playing game. Created in partnership with Glass Cannon Unplugged and Genuine Entertainment, the Diablo tabletop RPG is the first product from a multi-year deal with Glass Cannon Unplugged, and it’s debuting this weekend at BlizzCon 2024. The game will be available for everyone to buy in Fall 2024 following a Kickstarter campaign set to debut sometime soon. “The Diablo RPG will further explore the overworld and underworld of Sanctuary, embarking on ad…

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is almost here. For a lot of people, multiplayer is the main draw. So you might be wondering what maps the game will have at launch. There will be a lot of core multiplayer maps available to players right out of the gate, and there are some key things to know--including that the core multiplayer maps at launch are all carryovers from a past game. Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer mapsAt launch on November 10, Modern Warfare III will have 16 maps available for the core…

Microsoft has announced the next wave of Game Pass titles coming to the service, and it includes two day-one new launches out today, October 31, and a handful more to come in November. The pair of day-one Game Pass launches for today, October 31, include the battle royale music game Headbangers: Rhythm Royale for console, cloud, and PC. The other is the climbing game Jusant from Life Is Strange and Remember Me studio Don’t Nod. October 31 also sees the release of the open-world RPG Wartales, whi…

PlayStation veteran Connie Booth, who joined PlayStation decades ago and is one of the company’s most important people, has left the company, a spokesperson for PlayStation confirmed. However, the nature of her exit remains a mystery amid a report that she was fired. The representative told Axios that Booth “helped drive the success PlayStation Studios is experiencing today” and that she helped foster an environment where a team’s creative vision “could fully flourish.” “We’re thankful for Conni…

Alan Wake II’s previously announced expansions, Night Springs and The Lakehouse, are coming into focus. Remedy confirmed to IGN that the first expansion, Night Springs, is set for release in “late spring 2024,” but this window is subject to change. The Lake House comes later and has no date. Remedy also shared the official plot synopses for the expansions. In Night Springs, players will take on the roles of “several familiar characters” as they take part in “self-contained” episodes of the in-ga…

Microsoft is reorganizing its Xbox division, with Sarah Bond getting promoted to President of Xbox. In that role, Bond will oversee the entire Xbox platform, according to a memo obtained by The Verge. Bond has been with Microsoft since 2017 and was most recently corporate vice president at Xbox. Responding to the news on social media, Bond wrote, “Xbox. It’s an honor. Always.” She received an outpouring of support and congratulations for the promotion. In her new role as President of Xbox, Bond…

While it’s in a much better place today, the online-focused Fallout 76 did not have the most successful of launches back in 2018. Designer Bruce Nesmith, who has since left the company, said in an interview with MinnMax that Bethesda believed itself to be “infallible” at the time given the track record of the company’s past games and wasn’t as “focused” as it should have been “Fallout 76 was one that I definitely struggled with. I think the company’s aim was not as focused as it probably should…

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III will reportedly feature an Operator who really, really likes pizza. According to leaked artwork, Activision is teaming up with pizza chain Little Caesars for a pizza-themed soldier. As you can see in the image below, originally discovered by GhostDotMidi, the soldier pizza-themed clothing and carries a pizza cutter, which we can only imagine will double as a melee weapon. The soldier’s shirt says Hot-N-Ready and their face is covered in a red garb potentially mea…

As part of the Xbox Partner Preview event today, Microsoft confirmed more Xbox Game Pass titles, including one day-one release that launches in November. Spirittea, which is described as Spirited Away-meets-Stardew Valley from Cheesemaster Games, is set for release on November 13 on Game Pass. It’s also coming to Switch and Steam that day. Other games shown during the Xbox Partner Preview and set for release on Game Pass include Still Wakes the Deep and Dungeons of Hinterberg, both of which are…

Housemarque’s excellent roguelike shooter Returnal is on sale for $29 at Amazon and Walmart. This price is the lowest we’ve seen, so it’s definitely worth grabbing if you’ve held off for a great deal. See at AmazonSee at WalmartReturnal was one of GameSpot’s favorite games of 2021. Our 9/10 Returnal review praised the game’s mysterious story and scary cutscenes, along with its innovative (at the time) use of DualSense haptics and 3D sound. “Do you need to be a little brave to play Returnal?…