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While the traditional NFL off-season has been far different than anything fans have seen in the history of the league, Madden players will get a slight return to some sense of normalcy next week. A post from the official Madden NFL Twitter account revealed today that on Tuesday, June 16th at 11 AM EST, the first official reveal trailer for Madden NFL 21 will premiere on YouTube. This first-look had originally been planned for June 1st, but was postponed in a show of solidarity with those protesting the murder of George Floyd and systemic racism, including the leagues athletes....

The first Mafia game came out all the way back in 2002, during a packed year of game releases. Fighting amongst other powerhouses like Kingdom Hearts, Splinter Cell, Ratchet & Clank, and even Grand Theft Auto, Mafia still managed to garner plenty of positive reception. Mafia 3 was the most recent iteration in the franchise, 14 years later in 2016, which marked a very different direction for the franchise. However this year the series returns to its roots with Mafia: Definitive Edition, a full remake from the ground up of the first game utilizing the same gameplay engine as Mafia 3....

If you want to take control of the battlefield and cast powerful spells in lieu of creatures, then blue is the color for you. Its the chosen color for Magic the Gathering players who want to build control decks. What it lacks in raw power, it more than makes up for with crafty instants and sorceries, and is by far the best card drawing color in the game. Budget commanders are the ones you can grab for around six dollars or less....

Seven games that take place in the Mario universe charted in the UK’s top 20 last week, confirming the plumber’s dominance 35 years on from his introduction. Nintendo celebrated Mario’s 35th anniversary in 2020, and it has become plain to see since then that the plumber is more popular now than he has ever been. Not only did Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury shoot straight to number one in the UK following its release last week, but seven of the top 20 spots are currently occupied by games that take place in the Mario universe....

Our quick take Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope - 4.0 / 5 Hitting the right tone Plenty to explore Deeper gameplay Getting tactical To recap Ubisoft’s second Mario + Rabbids game for the Switch might just be the closest thing to a proper Mario game ever made by anyone other than Nintendo. It marries an authentically Mario-esque vibe (with added knockabout humour from those often maligned Rabbids) with gloriously strategic turn-based gameplay, which feels like a gateway to the likes of XCOM....

Sony’s new 360 Reality Audio provides hyper-realistic sound, but only if you give Mark Cerny a picture of your ear. No, PlayStation 5 designer Mark Cerny hasn’t joined some weird murder cult that requires regular sacrifices of people’s ears. He just wants pictures of your ears to make sound better. It’s all because of Sony’s new 360 Reality Audio system, available now through select premium music streaming services like Deezer, nugs....

There has been a lot said about Marvel’s Avengers. While the game’s sales are comparable to Marvel’s Spider-Man, it has not received nearly as much critical praise. The problems that many players have with Marvel’s Avengers are varied, from uninspired level and enemy designs to an unsatisfying loot grind. Players have left the game in droves, but Crystal Dynamics is working to get them back. Additional content is being released, and changes are supposedly on the way to address player concerns....

The boat people who have been banished to the outskirts of Marvel’s Spider-Man have been remastered, but not in the way you’re probably thinking. The next chapter in PlayStation’s Spider-Man universe has officially arrived in the form of Miles Morales. Anyone still on the fence about whether to pick up a copy of the game should check out TheGamer’s review of the Spider-Man spin-off. Plus, PS5 owners can pick up the Ultimate Edition which also features a remastered version of Marvel’s Spider-Man....

The Milky Way is a truly enormous place to explore. That’s as true today as it is in the futuristic world of Mass Effect - even if the stars are a little bit closer at hand then than they are now. Even in the 2100s, when the games are set, less than 1% of the galaxy’s stars have been investigated. You may have heard the term “Citadel Space” before. It gets thrown around a lot over the course of the games but isn’t totally clarified....

Without a doubt, the Metal Gear Solid franchise has a deep overarching story that is equal parts thought-provoking, complex, and convoluted, with many fans split as to which entry in the series is their favorite and has the best plot thus far. While this is still a subject of debate within the MGS community, some have also been wondering what will be cribbed from the source material and used for the forthcoming movie based on the stealth-action games....

A new batch of Metroid Dread screenshots has detailed how the in-game map has been upgraded. The new screenshots come as part of the third Metroid Dread Report, a series designed to give out gameplay and development information leading up to the release of Metroid Dread. The latest Metroid Dread report is titled “Seven Points That Define The 2D Saga” and dives into seven aspects of Metroid that make up its identity....

The full reveal of the Xbox One X, previously known as Project Scorpio, was one of the most-wanted aspects of Microsoft’s E3 2017 press conference, and the conference itself certainly didn’t disappoint. The show first gave a huge overview of the console itself, as well as confirming its official release date, and Microsoft eventually confirmed the Xbox One X price of $499. Although that may seem expensive to some, Microsoft itself is happy with the price point it has set for the console....

The Microsoft acquisition of ZeniMax Media has been in the works for some time and will fully incorporate ZeniMax into Microsoft along with companies under ZeniMax such as Bethesda, Arkane, and id Software. Microsoft has had to prove along the way that it has not broken any laws concerning market monopolization or anti-trust practices, but Microsoft’s Bethesda acquisition took another leap forward yesterday when the European Commission approved the acquisition with a statement claiming it would not “raise serious doubts as to its compatibility within the common market....

Now that we’ve finally got the full story for both the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S, Microsoft has done the logical thing and turned both the new consoles’ websites into a one-stop-shop for all the info you could possibly need. Plus there’s a bunch of cool new graphics and videos, too. There’s not a whole lot of new information to be found as most of it has already been previously released, but eagle-eyed Xbox fans will find at least two new tidbits of info....

Touch screens have become a big part of the video game landscape over the past decade — but they’re still an untapped opportunity within the realm of console gaming. Over Christmas, I spent some time with family back home in the United Kingdom, and – like many other households over the festive period – we dipped into some board games. However, in addition to the traditional and physical games that have been kicking around the house for years, we delved into the Jackbox Party Pack....

We chatted to Star Trek‘s Ash Tyler and Captain Gabriel Lorca, aka Shazad Latif and Jason Isaacs, about their Discovery characters, shared trauma, fan theories and more… What was your relationship to Star Trek before you were cast? Shazad Latif: My granddad was obsessed with it, my uncle had every episode on VHS. I grew up with TNG, which was on after Fresh Prince Of Bel Air. Jason Isaacs: Yeah I’m so much older than you....

At the soccer World Cup in Russia, England recently took on Panama, defeating the South American side by six goals to one. While the final score garnered headlines for being the highest goal tally ever recorded during an England World Cup match, the game had gamers talking for an entirely different reason. During the match, England and Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard scored an impressive goal, sending the ball into the back out of the net with a shot from outside of the box....

After the momentous reveal in WandaVision’s fifth episode hinted at the possibility of a multiverse in the works, Marvel fans have been buzzing with speculation about which actors will be next to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In terms of the Fantastic Four, there has been a push to have John Krasinski play Reed Richards in the upcoming Jon Watts project and thanks to some new fan art, we can now visualize the proposed casting even better....

UPDATE: Bandai Namco has released official screenshots of Izuku Midoriya from My Hero Academia in Jump Force. The original story follows. One of the biggest surprises at Microsoft’s E3 2018 press conference was the announcement of Jump Force, an ambitious crossover fighting game featuring some of the most recognizable stars in anime history. Since the game’s announcement, many big-name stars have been confirmed for the roster, including Goku, Naruto, Luffy from One Piece, and more....

The main protagonist of the Kingdom Hearts series, Sora, has a long and storied history at this point. After appearing in nearly every game in the franchise, it would make sense that he could be one of the most powerful keyblade wielders around, yet that doesn’t seem to be the case. Despite always somehow saving the day, Sora is still ranked below Riku, Mickey, and other characters in the game, likely in part due to a nasty habit he has of losing all of his power....