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A director’s cut of Naughty Dog and PlayStation‘s award-winning game The Last of Us Part II is reportedly in development. According to video game industry insider Tom Henderson, multiple reports are stating that the remake of The Last of Us is almost complete and could release in the second half of this year. He added that he has also heard rumors of The Last of Us Part II: Director’s Cut, but he could not pinpoint a tentative release. “Them all releasing together could be a good compromise if [God of War Ragnarok] got delayed to Q1 2023 – But that’s just speculation on my end for the moment,” he continued. In August 2021, reports suggested that The Last of Us Part II could be receiving a multiplayer battle royale mode, and with the rumors of the director’s cut, there is a possibility...

Attack on Titan is coming to Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Pacific in a 10-item bundle that will launch the games later this month. The popular manga series, which streams on Funimation and Crunchyroll, is currently in its fourth and final season. Named after squad captain Levi Ackerman, the Tracer Pack: Attack on Titan — Levi Edition Bundle adds several new enhancements to Call of Duty. Players will have access to a weapon blueprint called the Titan Piercer, which is modeled after the blade used to slay Titans in the show. It comes paired with the Steel Cut finishing move, as well as the Vanguard-exclusive Vertical Maneuver highlight intro and the Ultrahard Steel MVP highlight. The bundle also contains two weapon blueprints for the Historia SMG and the Ymir Curse assault rifles. Ymir...

Two Los Angeles police officers were fired for playing ignoring a robbery to play Pokémon Go. The two men appealed the decision, which was denied earlier this week. According to court documents, the two men were assigned to a patrol in the LAPD Southwest Division in 2017 when a radio call was made requesting backup to a robbery taking place at Crenshaw Mall. The filing states that the two former police officers did not respond to the calls. The defendants initially claimed that they did not hear the call for backup. But footage retrieved from their in-car video system revealed that the men discussed whether to attend to the robbery and ultimately declined before spending 20 minutes discussing Pokémon Go and driving to different locations where Pokémon were said to be spotted. According to ...

Another 2000 Tom Brady Playoff Championship Contenders Rookie Card has just landed on Lelands with a starting bid of $250,000 USD. Numbered 99/100, this autographed Championship Ticket card is rated NM-MT+ 8.5 graded by BGS, where only seven cards have ever graded higher. There are currently 17 days left in the auction with the current bid at $407,224 USD. While a previous sale of the card brought in $556,000 USD last year, and another one selling for $2.2 million USD, Lelands has this card estimated at $1,500,000 – 2,000,000 USD. Head over to the listing page to learn more. In other collectibles news, this copy of 1990 John Madden Football for the SEGA Genesis is selling for $66,000 USD. Read Full Article

Gaming heavyweight Take-Two announces its acquisition of Zynga, in the largest games industry buyout – to date – with a deal totalling $12.7 billion USD. The acquisition solidifies Frank Gibeau as the ongoing CEO and chairman of Zynga, and Take-Two’s management team will lead the joint venture. Zynga’s outstanding shares will be acquired by Take-Two, and Zynga stockholders will receive $3.50 USD cash and $6.361 USD in common stock Take-Two shares. Take-Two’s games already include a stellar roster of notables such as Grand Theft Auto, NBA 2K and Borderlands, and with the combination of Zynga’s powerhouse collective – including FarmVille and Words With Friends – the deal foresees Take-Two becoming “one of the largest and most diversified mobile game publishers in the industry.” Take-Two’s “T...

With its release date just around the corner, Amazon Game Studios has now dropped a more comprehensive gameplay trailer for its upcoming free-to-play MMORPG Lost Ark. Featured above, the five-minute clip showcases some of the game’s core elements, including everything from picking your character’s class and abilities, exploring the world of Arkesia and creating your own stronghold, as well as combat including the various dungeons and raids you’ll venture into or PvP elements for those looking for a more competitive experience. Originally co-developed for the South Korean market by Tripod Studio and Smilegate RPG, Lost Ark first went online back in 2018 and subsequently expanded into both Japan and Russia. With Amazon eventually picking up the title for publishing in both North Am...

Age of Empires IV is reportedly coming to Xbox. According to Twitter user @ALumia_Italia, Microsoft Game Studios is now internally testing a game codenamed Cardinal through its Xbox Insider Hub, and reports indicate that Cardinal is the name used by the gaming company internally for Age of Empires IV. The rumor probably won’t come as too big of a surprise given that Microsoft developed the title itself and in recent years, the studio has tried to bring its PC titles over to consoles and vice versa, especially through its popular Xbox Game Pass. Of course, Microsoft itself hasn’t announced anything in relation to the 2021 title coming to either the Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S, so fans of the longstanding franchise should be on the lookout for more information to come if it does in...

Age of Empires IV is reportedly coming to Xbox. According to Twitter user @ALumia_Italia, Microsoft Game Studios is now internally testing a game codenamed Cardinal through its Xbox Insider Hub, and reports indicate that Cardinal is the name used by the gaming company internally for Age of Empires IV. The rumor probably won’t come as too big of a surprise given that Microsoft developed the title itself and in recent years, the studio has tried to bring its PC titles over to consoles and vice versa, especially through its popular Xbox Game Pass. Of course, Microsoft itself hasn’t announced anything in relation to the 2021 title coming to either the Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S, so fans of the longstanding franchise should be on the lookout for more information to come if it does in...

No doubt addressing fan obsession with Special Action Cards, Mattel has introduced “UNO All Wild.” According to Mattel, “In UNO All Wild card game, every single card is wild for a fast-paced, even more unpredictable version of this family favorite! There’s no matching of number or color like regular UNO, but it’s not as easy as it sounds.” Doing away with the usual color and number cards, players are dealt a hand from a deck of 112 cards. Taking turns, players play Skip, Double-Skip, Draw, Targeted Draw, Reverse and Hand Swap cards until they get rid of all their cards. A faster-paced game, unlike traditional UNO, unless players are faced with a skip card, they should be able to play a card every turn. Priced at $6 USD, UNO All Wild is available now on Mattel’s website. In case you missed ...