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Champagne is in order over at Xbox, as executive Phil Spencer has revealed that the Xbox Series X|S launch has been the largest one in the company’s history. As per a tweet sent out last night, Spencer revealed that in the first 24 hours of the console being on sale, more units were sold in more countries than any previous Xbox console. As a result, the company is said to be working with retail to resupply units of both consoles “as quickly as possible....

Sega has released a series of live-action videos for Yakuza 6: The Song of Life titled ‘Stories of the Dragon,’ which focuses on the various characters that punchy protagonist Kazuma Kiryu has connected with in the franchise. While he’s mostly known for curb-stomping goons and lobbing chairs at mouthy gangsters, Kiryu has actually touched some people’s lives in a positive way, and these videos, shot in Tokyo, attempt to depict just how things have changed for them after encountering him....

Craig Douglas, better known as NepentheZ and pictured above in a grab from his YouTube channel, and Dylan Rigby today pleaded guilty to offences relating to their FIFA gambling site, FUT Galaxy. The pair, who are the first YouTubers prosecuted by the UK gambling commission for crimes connected to a video game, advertised the site to around 1.3 million subscribers on Douglas’s YouTube channel without disclosing that they owned it. This, if you’re unsure, makes them very, very naughty boys....

Nintendo has updated several N64 games in its Nintendo Switch Expansion Pack offering - most notably including The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. When Ocarina first became available, fans noted that it did not look how they remembered. In its infamous Water Temple, the game was missing reflections and fog textures. Nintendo has already updated the game once, but today’s improvements go further. Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pack offering was criticised at launch for various issues, including input lag, though the service has been making improvements....

Electric vehicles are designed as the safest car models in the world. They incorporate the latest technology and have impeccable features that ensure a safe driving experience at all times. However, like all products, EVs are susceptible to design flaws that may lead to catastrophic outcomes. © Spyro the Dragon/Shutterstock.com Recently, there have been alarming reports of EVs catching fire and exploding in severe circumstances. This may be confusing for most people since automobiles do not operate on gasoline, which is flammable and may be a probable cause of vehicles catching fire....

As 2019 came to a close, two great shows made their debuts on competing streaming platforms: The Witcher on Netflix and The Mandalorian on Disney+. And while gamers may have been more interested to see Geralt’s adventures played out, the new Star Wars series has proven to be just as great a show. The two shows are actually quite similar, with both The Witcher and The Mandalorian featuring heroes who must work for a living while struggling to stay alive....

This Wynonna Earp review contains spoilers. Wynonna Earp Season 3, Episode 6 Oh, Doc. Must you make such dramatic decisions, you big dope? After being emotionally rejected by Wynonna, Doc takes his provider issues to Kate, who is ready and waiting. She turns him into a vampire in a closing scene that changes everything for this family. Sure, maybe this is part of Doc’s master plan to take out Bulshar—we’ve seen him make quite a few moves on his own in the last few episodes—but that doesn’t mean it isn’t dumb....

Microsoft is trying to coax as many people as possible to subscribe to its Netflix-like game service, Xbox Game Pass. On Xbox One, this service offers over 100 Xbox titles for one flat flee. PC users can also take advantage of it as many Xbox Play Anywhere titles are included in the Game Pass line-up, such as Forza Horizon 4 and Zoo Tycoon. The usual fee for a membership is $9....

Microsoft has announced that the price of an Xbox Live Gold membership will be increasing soon, as well as revealing the games members will get as part of their subscription for the month of February. As per the post on Xbox Wire explaining the increase, those currently on an existing 12 or 6 month subscription will not see any change and if you choose to renew it will do so at the current price....

Microsoft has released an expanded explanation of their Smart Delivery program which clarifies exactly how this new initiative will let you carry certain games between generations. “One of the most exciting of the technologies we’re introducing with Xbox Series X is Smart Delivery, which will ensure that you always play the best version of the games you own for your console, across generations,” explains the Xbox blog post. “This technology is available for all developers, and all Xbox Game Studios titles that are Optimized for Xbox Series X, including Halo Infinite, will support Smart Delivery....

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will help Nintendo sell 10 million Nintendo NX consoles “pretty quickly”, industry analyst Michael Pachter believes. “Zelda looks amazing,” Pachter told Gamertag Radio at E3 last week. “Something I missed… I actually did not realise that Zelda was launching on NX when NX launches. That makes me think NX is much more higher powered than I expected, that NX is an iteration probably closer to PS4 than I thought it would be, and it’s going to have a big title to support it....

Many have been anticipating the sequel to the film Zombieland for quite some time. It was more than just the cast of Emma Stone, Bill Murray, and Woody Harrelson that stole the show there. The movie was a dark comedy set in the post-apocalyptic world that, in my opinion, nailed the comedy. A teaser for the upcoming sequel rekindled some of that excitement just days ago. And to many people’s surprise, a game, Zombieland Double Tap: Roadtrip, will also release close to the second movie’s launch....

Video games are great, but few can really put your brain to the test like a good ol’ fashioned crossword puzzle. Even better, there’s a new one to try your hand at each and every day. Not every crossword clue is made equal, though. Some can be far harder than others and that can lead to you looking for help. Well, you’re in luck, as that’s exactly why we’ve put together the answer for today’s crossword clue to give you a helping hand....

As far as I’m concerned, Worms is a requisite game at every LAN party. It isn’t even a LAN party unless you play a round of Worms. Turn it into a drinking game, make the loser go pick up some pizzas, or any number of crazy alternatives. In this regard, if you’re throwing a LAN party, you need to purchase Worms: Reloaded. It is everything you remember from Worms 2: Armageddon, only with a refreshing new gloss....

In all of World of Warcraft: Classic, it may be fair to consider the Undead as the most tormented and downtrodden of the races. As players are considering which class to play in the game, the Undead can be a great choice for the future PvP battlegrounds that will release, and always offer a variety of interesting ways to roleplay. No other race has come back from the dead, and that is certainly a great conversational ice breaker....

A Wrong Turn reboot movie is in the works. – Whether or not moviegoers were clamoring for such a thing remains to be seen. Regardless, Deadline reports that the Fox-distributed Wrong Turn slasher series is coming back to the forefront, thanks to original company Constantin Films, which has tapped franchise creator Alan B. McElroy (The Vampire Diaries, Spawn, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Meyers) to write a script that updates his original cannibal-killers-in-the-woods concept....

WWE 2K20 was announced recently, and by all accounts, it looks largely like what fans may have expected - similar gameplay to past entries, but with a visual upgrade and some new features. Many assumed that WWE 2K20 was yet again being developed by longtime series studio Yuke’s, but it’s since been revealed that NBA 2K series developer Visual Concepts is working on the new game instead. While Visual Concepts will be the lead developer on WWE 2K20, Yuke’s will still be providing support in regards to the game engine....

Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s head of gaming and therefore the overlord of all things Xbox, has thrown some serious shade at Sony and Nintendo. Even though the Xbox Series X is due to launch around the same time as the PS5, into a market where the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite have both sold very well, Spencer has said that Microsoft doesn’t see Nintendo and Sony as its major rivals right now....

This article contains spoilers for Gossip Girl. Just so you know… You, both the 2014 novel by Caroline Kepnes and the TV adaptation that is now available to watch on Netflix, gains its power from a brilliant trope subversion. The story takes you inside the mind of Joe (played in the TV series by Penn Badgley), a NYC bookstore manager who falls in obsession with a beautiful stranger named Beck (Elizabeth Lail)....

The premiere of Season 6 unveiled even more backstory to Rick’s past, along with a few pop culture references. It was also an episode about regret, like Morty being the catalyst for a post-apocolytpic universe where his father is the sole survivor or the consequences of Rick’s mistakes. Speaking of which, why did Rick flip a switch & what did it do in Rick and Morty season 6? It too is tied to Rick’s backstory....