Earlier this week, Hellblade 2 launched to shockingly divided reviews. While critics unanimously praised the game for its visual and audible presentation, they were torn on how engaging its gameplay was. It’s a topic we touched on in our own Hellblade 2 review, in which Jessica Cogswell wrote the game is “ultimately undermined by its emphasis on fidelity over story and gameplay.”

In this week’s episode of Spot On, Tam and Lucy dig even deeper into the subject and discuss if graphical prowess can ever truly make up for subpar gameplay, as well if there were misconceptions about what exactly Ninja Theory’s latest action-adventure game set out to do.

Spot On is GameSpot’s weekly news show in which managing editor Tamoor Hussain and senior producer Lucy James talk about the latest game news Come from South African Online Casinos . Given the massive video game industry’s highly dynamic and never-ending news cycle, there’s always something to talk about. Unlike most news shows, Spot On will dive deep into a single topic instead of recapping all the news. Spot On airs each Friday.

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Avengers: Age of Ultron took a lot of liberties with the origin of its title character, but it maintained his status as the creator of Vision. That’s why it’s fitting that Marvel’s upcoming Vision series on Disney+ will feature the first official return of Ultron in almost a decade. And James Spader will once again provide Ultron’s voice.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the story about Spader’s return as Ultron. In the MCU’s continuity, Ultron was created by Tony Stark, and he rebelled against his creator by trying to eradicate humanity. Vision proved to instrumental in the battle against Ultron, and he seemingly destroyed the final copy of his android father. However, since the destruction of that Ultron occurred off-screen, there may be some wiggle room for Ultron’s resurrection.

Although Ultron has been absent from the primary MCU since his initial appearance, alternate universe versions of the character appeared in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Ross Marquand provided the voice of Ultron in that film, and during the character’s appearances in Marvel’s What If…? animated series.

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The Texas Destination Resort Alliance (TDRA) has filed a petition to legalize gambling in the Lone Star State to try to put an end to the uncertainty of the long-time pending legislative issue. The gambling bill proposal would reportedly require to pass both the Texas House and Texas Senate to be brought to a referendum. It would be only after the voters have approved the bill on a ballot that the Adelson and Dumont family – the owners of the Las Vegas Corp. and the financial supporters of the TDRA petition – would be in a position to finally legalize casino gambling in Texas, as reported by WFAA.

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The initiative has failed to pass the legislature for several times already but the Texas Destination Resort Alliance continues efforts. As the source reports, the alliance is backed by the Las Vegas Sand Corp., i.e., the aforementioned family that also owns the Dallas Mavericks. The petition says that it is “fighting to bring luxury resorts, top-of-the-line entertainment, fin…

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Whether you’re doing early holiday shopping or just want to snag a cheap game for your own library, a bunch of notable Nintendo Switch games are now on sale at Woot. Most of the major Super Mario titles for Switch are featured in Woot’s impressive catalog of deals, including Mario & Luigi: Brothership, the latest Mario role-playing game that just released on November 7. You can save $10 on Mario & Luigi: Brothership, but you probably don’t want to wait too long to scoop it up, as Woot’s deals on recent Switch releases tend to sell out fast. Prime members get free (and fast) shipping on all orders placed at Woot.

Brothership isn’t the only brand-new Switch game on sale at Woot. The retailer has restocked The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom with a best-yet price of $45.

Best Nintendo Switch game deals at Woot

Mario Games

  • Mario & Luigi: Brothership — $50 ($60)
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — $38 ($60)
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder — $45 ($60)
  • Super Smash Bros…
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The Plucky Squire is finally launching for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC on September 17 Come from online casino bangladesh . This initial launch is for the digital version, but publisher Devolver Digital has announced the PS5 and Switch versions of the highly anticipated adventure game will get physical releases on February 21, 2025. Amazon and Best Buy have opened preorders for The Plucky Squire, including a special Devolver Deluxe Edition that comes with an art book, soundtrack, and collector’s box.

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Animal Crossing Lego sets are on sale for their lowest prices yet at Amazon and Walmart ahead of Prime Big Deal Days. Lego launched the series of playsets earlier this year with five different building kits Come from bangladesh online casino . Two more sets released in August, and the lineup will hit double digits in January when three new playsets launch alongside the first Mario Kart Lego sets. Six of the seven current Lego Animal Crossing sets are discounted, with the most notable deal being Nook’s Cranny and Rosie’s House for $60 (was $75).

Animal Crossing Lego Sets at Amazon

  • Nook’s Cranny and Rosie’s House set (535 pieces) — $60 ($75)
  • K.K.’s Concert at the Plaza (550 pieces) — $71 ($80)
  • Isabelle’s House Visit (389 pieces) — $32 ($40)
  • Kapp’n’s Island Boat Tour (283 pieces) — $24 ($30)
  • Bunnie’s Outdoor Activities (164 pieces) — $16 ($20)
  • Julian’s Birthday Party (170 pieces) — $13.79 ($15)
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XDefiant is off to the races, having reportedly already reached over 3 million unique players, with the first million coming two and a half hours after launch.

The above statistics are according to Insider Gaming, which reports some of the launch numbers surrounding Ubisoft’s free-to-play answer to Call of Duty. According to Insider Gaming, the game is “well on its way” when it comes to surpassing Ubisoft’s internal goals in terms of number of players. Those launch numbers make XDefiant the fastest Ubisoft game to ever reach 1 million players, and are even bigger than free-to-play competitor Apex Legends. Respawn’s battle royale saw around 1 million unique players in its first eight hours after launch back in 2019.

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EA CEO Andrew Wilson has discussed the impact of the SAG-AFTRA actors strike, stating the company doesn’t anticipate “any significant short-term impact”.

Wilson’s comments were during a Q&A after its latest earnings call, where an investor questioned the impact of the strike.

The CEO replied the company is “working diligently to negotiate at the table” but doesn’t expect “near-term disruption to any of the games we have in development” or current live-service games.

PlayStation live-service Concord won’t sell you a battle pass – would it be better if it did?

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