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Grand Theft Auto 4 Was Rockstar at Its Best: Unpredictable

  • GTA 4 broke from the series’ familiar crime story.
  • Niko’s success comes at a personal cost.
  • The article hopes GTA 6 gives its leads moral depth.

Grand Theft Auto 4 stood out from the series’ familiar crime rise storyline by following Niko Bellic, a former soldier who comes to America seeking a better life and the man who betrayed his unit. The article argues that the game’s more restrained, sombre story and setting made…

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The Street Fighter Movie Makes a Mistake Mortal Kombat Already Learned From

  • Street Fighter sidelines the tournament central to its games.
  • Ryu is kidnapped before he can compete.
  • The article says Mortal Kombat made the same mistake in 2021.

The article argues that the new Street Fighter film weakens its story by treating the World Warrior tournament as incidental, even though fighting is central to the game series. It says this choice leaves the film feeling disjointed and makes its tournament scenes difficult to care about. The…

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New Street Fighter Movie Ends on the Strangest Song Choice Possible

  • “It’s Raining Men” closes the new *Street Fighter* film.
  • Director Kitao Sakurai says the choice was intentionally unexpected.
  • The cast first sang the song as a joke during editing.

The new *Street Fighter* film ends with The Weather Girls’ “It’s Raining Men”, an unexpected choice that director Kitao Sakurai says was meant to fit the film’s deliberately unpredictable tone. He said the song also worked because the moment between Ken and Ryu felt sincere, making the odd…

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Double Fine launches chaotic bus driving game Thank You Bus Driver

  • Double Fine’s first post-Xbox game is a chaotic $5 bus-driving comedy.
  • Valor Mortis brings first-person Soulslike combat to Napoleonic France.
  • Two showcases featured more than 50 indie games each.

Double Fine has released Thank You Bus Driver, its first game since leaving Xbox and the debut project from its new Double Fine Action Labs label. The $5 game turns bus driving into a chaotic race against the clock, as players manage unruly passengers and increasingly unusual rules.…

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37 Years Ago, ‘Garfield’ Suddenly Changed Genres With a Mind-Blowing Comic Strip

  • Garfield’s 1989 strip took a turn into G-rated horror.
  • “Alone” showed Garfield waking in an abandoned house.
  • Fans still debate whether the nightmare ever ended.

A 1989 Garfield comic strip briefly shifted from everyday humour to a sombre horror story: Garfield wakes in a seemingly long-abandoned house, with Jon and Odie missing. The arc, often called “Alone”, is generally read as a nightmare, but its unsettling premise has made it a recurring subject…

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Cult Of The Lamb Summons A Switch 2 Version, Free Upgrade Path Confirmed

  • Switch 2 version arrives on 22 October 2026.
  • Existing Switch owners can upgrade for free.
  • New buyers pay the same price as the Switch version.

Cult of the Lamb will get a Nintendo Switch 2 version on 22 October 2026, with a free upgrade for anyone who owns the current Switch edition. The move brings the game to Nintendo’s newer console while allowing existing players to carry over without paying for the new…

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What we’ve been playing – “I simply didn’t know if a first-person shooter could work as a Soulslike”

  • FTL finally gets a long-awaited play.
  • Guns of Eschaton’s Soulslike shooter design remains uncertain.
  • The article excerpt cuts off during a VR mini-golf discussion.

This weekly games column shares what its writers have been playing, from a long-awaited strategy classic to a challenging shooter that mixes first-person combat with Soulslike ideas. The piece matters as a snapshot of varied gaming experiences, including uncertainty about whether the unusual shooter design works. One writer…

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Surprise! Aspyr Is Remastering A Shrek Game

  • Aspyr is reportedly remastering the 2004 game *Shrek 2*.
  • A leaked listing mentions improved graphics and four-player co-op.
  • Xbox is the only confirmed platform; no release window is known.

Aspyr is reportedly remastering *Shrek 2*, after an official Xbox Store listing appeared before the game was formally announced. The leak matters because it points to a revival of the 2004 action-adventure game, though its release timing and availability beyond Xbox remain unclear. The removed listing described improved…

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