NBA 2K25 Is An Incredible Game Hurt By Pay-To-Win Elements
In my years of reviewing NBA 2K games, I’ve come to appreciate–and even expect–the game to feel like an authentic love letter to basketball in so many ways. This has been a consistent attribute of the series going back over a decade. NBA 2K doesn’t just capture the culture of basketball; it helps shape it. No other game–not even Madden, despite the head start gifted to it by simulating Americans’ unique obsession with football–offers a total package as immersive and rewarding as NBA 2K. That’s why, in addition to my NBA 2K25 review–and so as not to become too bogged down in the ins and outs of it there–I’m also taking a moment to address the unfortunate pay-to-win economy still infecting what is otherwise the perennial sports game of the year.
If you don’t play NBA 2K, you may be unfamiliar with its woes in this regard, and if you do play it, you may have normalized it to the point that you no longer see it as a concern. Unlike other sports games in w…
New Sims 4 Life & Death Expansion Lets You Reap Souls, Plan Funerals, And Unmask The Grim Reaper
Just in time for spooky season, players of The Sims 4 got their first in-depth look at the popular life sim’s macabre new Life & Death expansion pack via a trailer released by EA. While every major Sims 4 expansion brings something new to the franchise, Life & Death may take the cake as far as expansion-exclusive careers go, as it lets players step into the otherworldly shoes of none other than the Grim Reaper himself.
But clocking in for a job that revolves around telling other Sims when to permanently clock out isn’t the only off-the-wall feature included in the new expansion pack. The trailer depicts a number of wild new activities for Sims to take part in. From planning the perfect funeral to executing the last will and testament of the deceased, The Sims 4 Life & Death expansion pack gives players access to an array of humorous (and at times, heartfelt) content to engage with.
Amazon's Fallout Series Gets Spring Release Date
Late Monday morning, Prime Video announced that its live-action adaptation of the Fallout video game series has a release date. The new series, from Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, will premiere on April 12, 2024. The Prime series will be an original story based on part of the lore of the games, but not an exact adaptation of the games themselves.
The announcement comes on the 26th anniversary of Fallout Day, the annual celebration of all things dedicated to best-selling video game franchise. Amazon Studios also launched the series’ official social media accounts with a special version of the iconic Pip-Boy interface from the games.
Streaming exclusively on Prime Video, the Fallout series will be available in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Fallout features an all-star cast that includes Ella Purnell (Yellowjackets), Walton Goggins (The Hateful Eight), Aaron Moten (Emancipation), Moisés Arias (The King of Staten Island), Kyle Ma…
Before Your Eyes Is Coming To PSVR 2 In March
Skybound Entertainment has announced that Before Your Eyes will be coming to PSVR 2 on March 10 Come from malaysia online casino . The news was revealed during PlayStation’s State of Play stream.
The trailer starts with a character explaining how you’ll see the “Gatekeeper” so it can judge your life. The same character explains how he wants you to show him your life from the beginning. As the trailer progresses, we see different stages of the player’s life, starting from when they were a baby and spanning into their adulthood.
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