By Matthew Gault
It was at some point after Katagawa destroyed the frogurt stand with a Death Star-style laser blast that I decided I didn’t like any of these people. I was on Promethea, a planet of long highways and tower blocks made of concrete and steel. This was the home of Atlas and Maliwan, two mega-corporation arms dealers in the silly yet bleak future of Borderlands 3.
Maliwan was trying to merge with Atlas by force, and its ruthless leader Katagawa was conducting the siege from a pleasure yacht, firing a planet-destroying superweapon at restaurants enjoyed by Atlas’ CEO. It’s supposed to be funny, but I wasn’t laughing. As the Atlas CEO cried about frogurt, dropshi…
Read moreMarvel’s one and only movie for 2024, Deadpool & Wolverine, is a smashing success at the box office. After its first weekend, Deadpool & Wolverine earned $211 million in North America and $233.3 million from international markets for a global start of $440+ million.
That’s the biggest opening for an R-rated movie of all time, surpassing a record held by 2016’s Deadpool. It’s also the biggest opening weekend for any movie so far in 2024, surpassing Inside Out 2 ($155 million).
Some of the other records for Deadpool & Wolverine include the 34th consecutive MCU movie to launch at No. 1 at the US box office; biggest opening weekend ever for July (beating The Lion King; $191.8 million); and biggest global opening weekend since Avatar: The Way of Water.
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Read moreDestiny 2’s next seasonal celebration, the Halloween-themed Festival of the Lost, will offer new ways to get some highly sought-after rewards. The annual event is bringing a means to get its best piece of armor, the ability-combining Exotic class item, that allows you to skip the (excellent, but potentially arduous) two-player Dual Destiny mission. The Festival of the Lost will also see the return of Superblack, an all-black cosmetic shader players haven’t been able to get in the game since the launch of the Final Shape expansion.
Bungie laid out the details for how to get both rewards in its latest This Week in Destiny blog post, where it also provided a bunch of information about the Festival of the Lost event, which launches on October 29. During the Festival, players can earn …
Read moreSquare Enix, in partnership with Lightspeed Studios, has officially announced Final Fantasy XIV Mobile, a mobile adaptation of the popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV Online. The game will first launch in China, with a global release planned shortly afterward.
The mobile version of the game was unveiled in a new trailer, and aims to bring the expansive world of Eorzea to players on smartphones and tablets, offering a mobile-friendly experience that preserves the key elements of the original game. Come from Soccer 13 pools and matches
According to a press release announcing the game, Final Fantasy XIV Mobile will retain many of the features that have made the original game a success, including the story-dri…
Read moreDuring Nintendo’s August 2024 Indie World Showcase, a free update for Balatro was revealed, and it is set to launch today. It features crossover content with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Vampire Survivors, Dave the Diver, and Among Us. Come from South African Online Casinos
Balatro has been a breakout hit this year and more content is coming soon in its next free DLC, Friends of Jimbo.
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