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Peter Connelly, the video game composer and sound designer on the Tomb Raider Remaster series and Tomb Raider: Chronicles, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for fraudulently applying for a government COVID-19 support loan. Based in Peterlee, County Durham, Connelly obtained a second Bounce Back Loan (BBL) of £37,500 (approximately $55,000) in June 2020 by greatly overstating his company’s turnover. This was in direct violation of the loan rules, which only permitted one loan per business. He had already secured a legitimate loan of £22,000 the previous month.According to the UK Insovlency Service, Connelly claimed his company had…
In Pokemon GO, every monster in the game has a unique sprite, including the likes of alternate forms, special costume variants, and Regional Variants. However, one unique Pokemon that bends these standards slightly is Spinda, a rabbit-like monster originating from Generation 3’s Hoenn Region. In Pokemon games, Spinda is generally available in numerous different patterns, with various sprites for each one of them containing different arrangements of spots and markings on the face and body. This is no different in Pokemon GO, which also has nine different Spinda variants that can be obtained and collected by Trainers. If players are…
FBC: Firebreak has been out for around a month, and Remedy Entertainment has revealed how it plans to draw more players in ahead of the game’s first big update in September. While Steam only counts for a portion of the game’s audience–it’s also available through the Epic Games Store, as well as on Xbox Series X|S and PS5–the numbers haven’t been too encouraging lately. The game peaked with 1,992 players on launch day, and since then, those numbers have fallen to well under 100 concurrent players on average.In a blog post, Remedy says that one of the issues it looks…
Every Class in Destiny 2 can earn Samurai armor thanks to the release of The Edge of Fate, but the best part about this armor isn’t just the visual style or the power bonus, but because it’s free for all players, even if they do not have the latest expansion. Players can find out how they can get unique samurai armor for their Titans, Hunters, and Warlocks in Destiny 2 below, along with the perk bonuses that come with this set. Related Destiny 2: Best Artifact Mods in The Edge of Fate The Edge of Fate brings forth a new…
In 2012, Lollipop Chainsaw introduced players to Juliet Starling, a zombie-hunting cheerleader who used a chainsaw and other over-the-top weapons to destroy the so-called walking dead. Aside from the modern remaster, Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, that was released in 2024, there hasn’t been much happening with the franchise. Now, Lollipop Chainsaw is poised for a comeback with “new projects” thanks to a deal between Dragami Games and Nada Holdings.The two companies jointly announced that they plan to “jointly launch multiple new projects” based on Lollipop Chainsaw. Neither Dragami nor Nada offered any details about what those projects might entail, but a…
Summary Game Boy classics like Kirby’s Dream Land and Pokemon Red defined portable gaming for a generation. The Game Boy revolutionized gaming with titles like Zelda: Link’s Awakening and Tetris. Super Mario Land brought whimsical chaos to Nintendo’s handheld console. The Game Boy wasn’t just a handheld console—it was the pocket-sized revolution that turned car rides, waiting rooms, and school recess into pixelated adventures. And while it had a sprawling library of titles, a handful of them practically lived inside the cartridge slots of every Game Boy in existence. 3:14 Related The Rarest Game Boy Games (& How Much They’re…
The newest set of Sea of Thieves Twitch Drops are available now, allowing players to score special rewards by linking their Sea of Thieves and Twitch accounts.This newest batch of Twitch Drops became available today, July 18, and will remain available to claim through July 25. If you’re unfamiliar with how Twitch Drops works, it’s pretty straightforward:Twitch DropsThis week’s Twitch Drops include eight items in all. These include the following:75,000 GoldSeasonal Renown boostVoyage of LuckShuffle dance emoteA Raid on a Dark FortressRising Morningstar trousersAmethyst Mercenary jacketLionfish Eye of ReachThis week’s free Twitch Drops for Sea of ThievesSea of Thieves was…
There are bananas hidden everywhere in Donkey Kong Bananza, and challenge courses like Spinning Laser Zone have even more Banandium Gems for players to collect on each sublayer. The Spinning Laser Zone is the fourth challenge course in Donkey Kong Bananza’s Canyon Layer, and one of its bananas is quite hard to find. Like most challenge courses in Donkey Kong Bananza, there are three Banandium Gems to collect in Spinning Laser Zone. The first and third bananas are pretty easy to find since they’re sitting out in the open, but the second banana requires you to make use of Bananza’s…
Almost two years ago, Nintendo stated that Mario Kart Tour wouldn’t be receiving new content going forward. But that has apparently changed, as the app will see a special event next week to celebrate Mario Kart World coming out on Switch 2.On X, the official Mario Kart Tour account posted about the special campaign that will see Mario and Luigi in mechanic outfits. In addition, four new karts are coming to the app when the event goes live on July 23. It’s set to run for two weeks, ending August 6.The Pipe Tour is wrapping up in #MarioKartTour. The Sunshine…
Summary The original Donkey Kong made Nintendo what it is today with classic arcade gameplay and a challenging endless loop. Donkey Kong Country 3 may not stand out, but it’s a quality title worth playing for its challenging but manageable gameplay. Donkey Kong Bananza offers a new, challenging experience in open-world gameplay that keeps players engaged and entertained. Although his rival, Mario, has become the more prominent franchise, Nintendo fans continue to love and appreciate Donkey Kong after all these years. This affection is evident with the release of Donkey Kong Bananza, one of the most anticipated games of the…