Monthly Archives: July 2019

FIFA 20 Cover Stars Unveiled

The cover stars for FIFA 20 have been unveiled, with Eden Hazard and Virgil Van Dijk taking the top spot.

Eden Hazard will front the Standard Edition, fresh from his £88.5 million move to Real Madrid this summer. Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk is the cover star of the Champions Edition.

New Jurassic Park Pinball Machine Revealed: Images and Video

Update: We've confirmed with Stern that there are no movie clips and everything on the screen will be custom animation. Stern also added, "Sounds

speech from Nedry's character are in the game (Wayne Knight)." Original story follows...

A Jurassic Park pinball machine, based on the 1993 film, will be Stern Pinball Inc.’s next game. Stern’s Jurassic Park pinball will be the third machine with a Jurassic Park theme after Data East’s Jurassic Park in 1993 and SEGA’s The Lost World Jurassic Park in 1997. What sets the new machine apart from the previous games is full color, HD monitor (although it doesn’t seem to display movie scenes but custom graphics instead), and an animatronic T-Rex that barfs pinballs (at least in the Premium and LE versions). You can check that out in slow motion in the video above.

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Doom, Doom II, and Doom 3 Now Available on Nintendo Switch

The original three Doom games are now available on Nintendo Switch, marking the 25th anniversary of the influential first-person shooter classic.

The 1993 original, which went on to practically define the FPS genre, is available on Switch and comes with the Thy Flesh Consumed expansion, as well as local 4 player co-op and deathmatch modes.

Doom II is also available, once again featuring 4 player multiplayer and co-op, along with The Master Levels; 20 additional levels created by the community under supervision from the original developers.

Finally, you can also pick up 2004’s Doom 3, which offers a survival horror-ish take on the original Doom story. It includes both the Resurrection of Evil and The Lost Missions expansion packs.

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The Mandalorian: George Lucas Advised That Kids Are The Real Audience

Jon Favreau has revealed that he turned to George Lucas for a bit of guidance on the galaxy far, far away while shooting The Mandalorian TV series.

Showrunner Favreau has expressed his strong desire to return to the heart of the franchise, utilising the same storytelling principles established in the original saga, so he turned to the legendary Star Wars creator for some valuable advice on the best ways to move forward with this vision.

"We had a long talk with each other," Favreau told GQ Middle East. "One thing

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IGN UK Podcast #497: Our Big MCU Phase 4 Breakdown

Tonnes of Marvel announcements took place in San Diego Comic-Con's Hall H last weekend so Joe, Matt & Cardy are here to take a closer look at all the new movies and TV shows announced and discussed what they're most excited for. We've also been playing some games, half of which are Marvel related. They're doing alright for themselves, aren't they?

PG Tips is this week's Endless Search offering and of course, there's plenty of Crisp Correspondence to get through.

IGN UK Podcast #497: Our Big MCU Phase 4 Breakdown

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Ubisoft Australia Announces ‘Immersive Community Event’ For Sydney

Are you a Sydneysider unable to make the trek down to PAX this year? Here's some good news: you're still going to get the chance to see unreleased games and interact with the developers behind them without leaving the state when the Ubisoft Experience event comes to Sydney this September.

The third stop on a global tour that will also host similar events in Birmingham and Paris, this 'immersive community event' will allow Aussie gamers to get up close with unreleased Ubisoft titles such as Beyond Good & Evil 2, Watch Dogs Legion, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, and a brand new Splinter Cell (okay, probably not that last one, but we can dream). Attendees will also be able to watch esports events, panels, and participate in competitions.

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Our Favorite Dumb (But Awesome) Games

At some point in the past few weeks, some of us at the office were spitballing about when we thought the ludicrous new crustacean-themed battle game Fight Crab might come out.

While we don't know for sure (though their website alleges it will be some time by the end of the month), it got us thinking: this game, while undeniably awesome, is also undeniably silly and sort of dumb. But that's not a bad thing - in fact, it reminded us that some of our favorite games aren't much smarter.

Check out the slideshow above for some of our favorite dumb-but-awesome games, or scroll through the entire list below.

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Someone Actually Tried to Use a Fake ID of Thor to Buy Marijuana

Thor Odinson loves to fight, drink, and smoke weed? The last one might not be canon in the Marvel universe. But it’s certainly true for one Canadian weed buyer who decided to use a fake, Thor-themed ID to purchase some marijuana from an Alberta dispensary.

A Canada-based comedian under the Twitter username @cottoncandaddy tweeted a conversation they had with their sister, who works for an online weed dispensary. The sister’s message included a picture of an ID somebody allegedly tried to use to purchase weed with, and it had a very familiar face on it.

7 Big Reveals in Watchmen’s Comic Con Trailer

As if all the hubbub surrounding Comic-Con wasn't loud enough, last week HBO dropped a new trailer for their upcoming Watchmen series. This trailer offered new clues as to the direction the sequel series is taking, while also showing us glimpses of some fan-favorite characters joining the fun.

From the return of Doctor Manhattan to a new war brewing between costumed vigilantes and costumed police officers, here are all the important details we noticed in the new trailer (watch the full trailer here).

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