South Korean actioner Badland Hunters has become Netflix's new number one movie after just three days of streaming – and it's being described by critics as Mad Max meets The Last of Us.
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It’s been another frigid week here in the UK, so we’ve naturally taken the opportunity to stay inside as much as possible and play some video games. And since it’s the middle of January, that’s also meant playing games from before 2024… with a few notable exceptions.
One of those exceptions is The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, which was the main game that I spent time with this week to help with Gamoc with our review. It’s a bit like the Wii U remasters that Nintendo was pumping out for the Switch a couple years ago, where they spruce up the main game and add an extra game mode – a roguelike called No Return – and between that, the slightly enhanced graphics, and the commentary content, it’s worth considering for a $10 upgrade.
Speaking of Gamoc, TLOU2 was joined by some Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands and has been planning a new D&D campaign, which he swears is purely by coincidence.
While he’s continued on with playing Starfield as a surveyor sim, Aran has also gone all the way back to Crysis Remastered – “Never played the games before so thought I’d go through them. Pretty entertaining so far basically pretending to be Predator and fighting the enemy.”
When it all went a bit wrong, he then hopped in a Hummer and rammed through some shacks.
Nic B has been playing something that he can’t talk about yet, but that he’s been very excited to play. Outside of that it’s been Monster Hunter Now and Pokémon Go, the latter of which has been a real struggle after Niantic’s changes and the cold weather. Still, he’s excited for some new ‘mon in the game, so “we’ll give it another chance to see if John Hanke has totally screwed the Poochyena or if there’s life in the game yet.”
Nick P’s on duty for our upcoming Tekken 8 review, but aside from that he’s continued on his run through Lies of P and a bit of Dead by Daylight.
There hasn’t been much gaming for Ade, but he’s lived vicariously through his son building enormous towers in Minecraft and his partner building enormous Dinosaur parks in Jurassic World Evolution 2! It’s presumably a lot like having a personal Twitch stream, but with less talking.
Jason’s been playing Palworld – that survival game with Pokémon-like monsters and guns that’s now in Early Access – which is way better than he was expecting, and “possibly the coolest take on the monster catching genre we’ve had in ages. Also shows that an open-world monster game doesn’t have to run like poop.”
It was a bunch of ports and remasters for Reuben, who finished up our Another Code: Recollection review and is carrying on with Apollo Justice Trilogy. When not playing those, he’s been loving his time with World Tour in Street Fighter 6.
And Steve has blazed a trail through the new Prince of Persia, “which is up there with
South Korean actioner Badland Hunters has become Netflix's new number one movie after just three days of streaming – and it's being described by critics as Mad Max meets The Last of Us.
The Last of Us Part 2 is one of the most highly acclaimed games we’ve seen in recent years, so it’s no surprise that its recently-released remaster – which touts a number of notable improvements and additions on top of the base experience – is also receiving similarly widespread acclaim. To highlight some of that praise, Sony has released a new accolades trailer- check it out below.
Naughty Dog recently announced that the launch of The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered would be accompanied by a making-of documentary for the acclaimed action-adventure title, in similar vein to the documentary that was released for the first game, and now that the remaster is out, the documentary’s release date has also been confirmed.
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Naughty Dog has received plenty of criticism of late for the renewed emphasis it’s placed on re-releases, but clearly, those re-releases are paying off for it and Sony. The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered launched last week, and it seems to have got off to a solid start where its sales are concerned, having debuted at No. 3 in the weekly UK physical sales charts.
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2024 may have only just kicked off, but the pace at which we’re getting new releases isn’t slowing down. Last week, we got a couple of major ones in the form of The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and as per data provided by the Gfk for weekly retail sales in the UK, both have debuted high in the latest charts, with The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered coming in at No. 3 and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown at No. 4.
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It was inevitable, but someone has already modded Pokemon’s pocket pals into the new creature catcher on the block, Palworld.
While Palworld has enjoyed an enormous launch, there are a number of serious bugs affecting players. Developer Pocketpair said it’s working on issuing fixes, including for players who are unable to enter servers, unable to play multiplayer, and a dreaded lost saved data bug.
is deeply narrative-driven, and near-constant dialogue throughout the game results in very fleshed out characters. From old favorites like Joel, to new leads like Abby, has a knack for delivering compelling quotes. The story's stakes are high and the game's characters are incredibly complex. With such a dire post-pandemic world and a cinematic flair, it's unsurprising that is filled with memorable lines.