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Nintendo Faces Loot Box Lawsuit Over ‘Immoral’ In-Game Monetisation
An under-18 gamer, with support from a guardian, is suing Nintendo over the company’s in-game loot boxes that charged players real money for a slim chance at pretend advantage. The class action lawsuit was originally filed last month, but escalated to the federal system through California State Court last Wednesday, according to a report from…
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Now You Can Pay Thousands of Dollars to Look Like Minecraft Steve
Your favourite retro games will never look as good as you remember unless you play them on an old tube TV whose analogue technology helped to smooth out the pixelated graphics of the 8 and 16-bit gaming eras. Or, you can just embrace the pixelation, which is what fashion label Loewe has done with its…
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Super Mario Bros. Music Video is a Reminder of Jack Black’s Greatness
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is out this week, and while it’s garnered a mixed response, there’s one generally agreed upon high point: Jack Black’s Bowser. Black has always been a reliably funny actor, and the movie reportedly takes advantage of that, along with his very good singing voice.
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First Mario Bros. Movie Reactions Say It Brings Fan Service, But Not Much Else
There was never going to be a world where Illumination’s Super Mario Bros. movie wasn’t going to be a big deal. But after that initial reveal where Chris Pratt got announced to play Mario alongside Charlie Day’s Luigi and Jack Black’s Bowser, the energy around the film has gradually shifted as more footage for it’s…