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Quote of the day:
Runners just do it — they run for the finish line even if someone else has reached it first. Unknown
Jokes of the day:
What time did the man go to the dentist? Tooth hurt-y.
I have a joke about trickle down economics, but 99% of you will never get it.
Top 10 news of the day:
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Dev Announces Hot Wheels Follow-Up
A Nintendo release would be cool — https://youtu.be/b0Q0fYl0pH0 Velan Studios last week made a tough announcement — reveal…
Subscribe to Nintendo Life on Velan Studios last week made a tough announcement — revealing it would be shutting down its free-to-play multiplayer title Knockout City on 6th of June this year. In the same update, it said it had other IPs and products… [1033 chars]
Transport Tycoon fan remake OpenTTD gets largest update in years
OpenTTD 13.0 has been released, bringing a better UI, wider rivers and several quality-of-life fixtures to the free, open source management classic.
OpenTTD 13.0 been released, which is “one of the largest releases we’ve done in several years” according to the developers. If you don’t know OpenTTD, it’s an open source and free fan remake of Transport Tycoon which greatly expands, polishes and mod… [1418 chars]
PSN Licence Verification Issues Prevent PS5, PS4 Owners from Playing Games
Can’t use content — A wide-spread issue with PSN, which has occurred before, appears to be preventing PS5 and PS4 owners f…
A wide-spread issue with PSN, which has occurred before, appears to be preventing PS5 and PS4 owners from playing their games. While it’s not impeding everyone’s experience, many on social media are reporting that they’ve been kicked out of their gam… [690 chars]
PMDG Releases 737–900 for MSFS
PMDG completes 737NG family for MSFS.
After much anticipation, PMDG has finally finished their Boeing 737NG product line-up with the release of the 737–900 for MSFS. The package contains both the 737–900 as well as the 737–900ER, including all the differences between these two versions (… [404 chars]
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit dev making Hot Wheels mixed reality racer
Velan Studios, the developer behind Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit and the sadly soon-to-go-offline Knockout City, has u…
Velan Studios, the developer behind Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit and the sadly soon-to-go-offline Knockout City, has unveiled Hot Wheels: Rift Rally, a new mixed reality racer that’s coming to PlayStation 5, PS4, and iOS on 14th March. Like Mario Ka… [1057 chars]
Hot Wheels: Rift Rally Brings Mario Kart Live-Style Mixed Reality Racing to PS5, PS4
Toys to life — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtcn2R018lA There’s a chance if you’re not of a Nintendo persuasion you…
Subscribe to Push Square on There’s a chance if you’re not of a Nintendo persuasion you may not have heard of Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit. The game — not to be confused with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — featured a physical remote controlled Mario Kart car… [1724 chars]
Bobby Kotick warns UK risks ‘becoming Death Valley’ if it blocks Microsoft deal
Activision Blizzard’s CEO claims regulators are “confused” about who’s competing with who in games…
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has claimed that blocking Microsoft’s acquisition of the Call of Duty publisher would represent a major blow to the UK government’s ambition of becoming a technology superpower. The UK’s Competition and Market Aut… [4461 chars]
Nintendo Direct Announced, Will Cover First Half of 2023
Nintendo has announced it will be holding another Direct. This will be focused on games coming out in the near future.
Nintendo announced its first Direct since September 2022. This latest Nintendo Direct will stream on February 8 at 2 p.m. PT. Tune in at 2 p.m. PST tomorrow, Feb. 8, for a #NintendoDirect livestream featuring roughly 40 minutes of information mostly … [1092 chars]
Our Predictions For The February 2023 Nintendo Direct
Zelda! Pikmin! …Metroid..? — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJlGJZtYqb4 What’s that, you say? There’s going to be anoth…
Subscribe to Nintendo Life on What’s that, you say? There’s going to be another Nintendo Direct? Great Scott! This is heavy… Yes, Nintendo is back with another showcase focusing on games launching in the first half of 2023. Well, mostly… Hi there… [9903 chars]
Get your ‘mesmerising deep space vibes’ with Microsoft’s new Stellar Shift Xbox controller
Microsoft has unveiled the Stellar Shift, the latest variant in its now three-strong series of metallic-hued Xbox wirel…
Microsoft has unveiled the Stellar Shift, the latest variant in its now three-strong series of metallic-hued Xbox wireless controllers — this one sporting a purple-blue frontage said to evoke “a mesmerising feeling of deep space vibes”. Stellar Shift… [1012 chars]