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BetaBeacon
May 5, 2025
- Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE is a game included with Apple Arcade subscription where players roll katamari to make them bigger in a mock livestream format. - The gameplay of Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE remains similar to its original version from 2004, with some minor changes in controls and influencer window dressing.
AppWizard
April 26, 2025
The gaming community is experiencing excitement during Golden Week with sales and discounts across various platforms. Steam has launched its Golden Week sales, featuring discounts on titles from Capcom and Sega, including a debut discount on Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. Valve's storefront is highlighting box-pushing games such as Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure and Lab Rat. Although Xbox is not officially part of Golden Week, Xbox Game Studios is offering a sale with a first-time price reduction on Avowed. Blizzard is hosting its annual Spring Sale with discounts on Avowed, the Diablo 4 Expansion Bundle, and World of Warcraft: The War Within, which includes a 30-day subscription. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is also gaining attention with launch week discounts from various retailers. Humble Bundle is offering a subscription service for .99 per month, providing access to several games including Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered and Dredge, along with additional savings for members. Various tiers of deals are available for games like Doom 64, Doom 3, and Wolfenstein titles.
AppWizard
April 20, 2025
Ryan Coogler’s horror film, “Sinners,” is projected to secure an impressive .6 million opening weekend, overtaking “A Minecraft Movie.” “Sinners” is on track to surpass the .3 million opening of Jordan Peele’s “Nope,” establishing itself as the highest opening for an original film since the pandemic began. The film received a straight A on CinemaScore, the first for a horror film since 1986, and boasts a 5/5 rating on PostTrak, with 84% “definite recommend” score. It has Rotten Tomatoes ratings of 98% from critics and 97% from audiences. Approximately 60% of Friday's tickets sold were walk-up purchases. Black audiences made up 49% of the opening night viewers, followed by 27% white and 14% Latino. “Sinners” has a reported budget of million, excluding marketing costs. “A Minecraft Movie” secured .3 million in its third weekend, bringing its domestic total to 5 million and a global tally of 0 million. The success of both films accounted for 64% of the weekend’s total grosses. Warner Bros. plans to continue its slate of original films, with Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” set to debut in late September and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” in March 2026. Angel Studios’ “The King of Kings” garnered .2 million in its second weekend, bringing its 10-day total to .3 million.
AppWizard
April 14, 2025
David Gaider, former lead writer at BioWare, discussed the internal dynamics between the Dragon Age and Mass Effect teams, noting they operated almost as separate entities with distinct cultures and did not get along. This tension became apparent during the development of Anthem, which aimed to combine talents from both franchises. Despite attempts to ease the friction through staff rotations, these efforts were ineffective. Gaider experienced resistance when joining the Anthem team and faced criticism for contributions perceived as "too Dragon Age." The initial vision for Anthem was a hard sci-fi setting, but he was instructed to shift it to a science fantasy tone without clear communication to the team. Anthem launched in 2019 and was discontinued in 2021.
AppWizard
April 14, 2025
The "Calm Before the Storm" update for the 2D co-op horror game Barotrauma introduces several new features, including a mission to explore alien ruins, a themed outpost for player-versus-player encounters, additional modules for abandoned outposts, updated level backgrounds, and a reserve bench option for bots. The update also improves AI for bots and rebalances the radiation mechanic while introducing new creatures that thrive in radioactive environments. The new modules were created by a fan of the game, NotWendy. Barotrauma is currently available at a 50% discount on Steam until April 26.
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