Barred from accepting awards tonight At tonight’s The Game Awards in Los Angeles, Kiefer Sutherland accepted an award on behalf of Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid Vwon Best Action/Adventure Game), who was not present. Speaking after the award’s presentation, The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley stated “Mr. Kojima had every intention of being with us tonight, but unfortunately he was informed by a lawyer representing Konami just recently that he would not be allowed to travel to tonight’s awards ceremony to accept any awards” due to his lingering employment contract with the company....

Marvel Rivalsreleases fresh content pretty frequently, so it can be tough to keep up with what’s up next. It’s a lot easier to follow these updates by checking out the roadmap of planned content, and there’s a lot to look forward to in season 3. Keeping up is crucial if you want to ensure you don’t miss out on any exciting additions. Here’s thecomplete roadmap for season 3inMarvel Rivals, including both the first and second halves of the season....

Update to redstone, minecarts, more Well,Mineconwas over the weekend. And wouldn’t you know it? Another big update is planned forMinecraft. Set to kick off more themed and/or focused updates every two months starting January, the upcoming update (aptly titled the “Redstone Update”) will be making significant changes to redstone. Redstone will now have a variable signal strength and be able to interact with the brand-new capacitor block. This can make pressure plates require a certain amount of pressure before they will output a signal to the capacitor block, for example....

Monopoly GOhas marked the last couple of months of 2024 as the time to introduce Swap Packs. These packs are unique in their function, allowing you to choose between randomized stickers. In short, you won’t have to worry as much about obtaining duplicate stickers. What are Swap Packs in Monopoly GO? Swap Packs are high-tier card packs with three, four, and five-star stickers. While they have a chance to give new stickers immediately, you may also spot some duplicates initially....

It cracked the top 10 all-time sellers for the publisher Monster Hunter Riseis selling extremely well pretty much everywhere, and now it hit another milestone:five million shipped globally. As a reminder, this is just on Switch, as it’s exclusive to Nintendo’s platform at the moment. Capcom has confirmed the new number as of this morning, noting that this is part of the 66 million in sales that the series has reached overall....

Recently,iTwirereported on something fairly irreverent. As of a few days ago, the kill count inHalo 3has reached a number so high that it has eclipsed the amount of people living on the planet. While this should probably be a cue to take a moment of calm reflection on what we do with our lives, one cannot help but admire the senseless slaughtering that has gone on inHalo 3. An astute Bungie forum member was the first to think about the numbers involved....

A lot of people poop onNew Super Mario Bros. Wiifor not being original enough. Personally, I don’t see it. The gamelookeda lot like its prequel on the DS, but thanks to the four-person simultaneous co-op, itplayedlike no otherMariotitle before it, or any other 2D platformer for that matter. The way the game forces players to constantly vie for physical space inspires all kinds of interactions, both in and out of the game....

Mario Kart TV app, Wii U system update, SUICA card action! [Update:Full financial briefing transcript in English with slidescan be found here.] Nintendo recently announced that they didn’t make as much moneyas they wanted last year. That’s bad news for them, but good news for us, as Nintendo often pulls out their most interesting, fun ideas when they get desperate. Case in point, the company just held a conference announcing multiple new plans to help turn their finances around....

‘I’m going to put the safety and security of the teams at the top’ Things are constantly in flux right now. Some countries are just now in the throes of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, and others are starting to flatten the spread of it. But if things continue as they are right now, Microsoft boss Phil Spencer doesn’t expect any delays for the Xbox Series X. Speaking to IGN, Spencer notes thatsome factory and supply lines in China are starting to go back to work(4:30), implying that production of the Xbox Series X is back on track....

Officer buying gift for son loses life In a tragic series of events, a Philadelphia police officer named Robert Wilson III was shot and killed during an attempted robbery at a Gamestop store this past week. Wilson, who was performing an on duty security check of the store and picking up a gift to reward his eight-year-old son for doing well at school, found himself in an intense shootout during what should have been a routine visit....

The well-receivedMetal Gear Solid HD Collectionis making its way to the PlayStation Vita this summer, sansPeace Walker; the original PSP game can be purchased on the PlayStation Store, although not through the Vita, weirdly. However, it will includetouch controlsspecific to Sony’s new handheld. Konami brand manager Kevin Vlaming walked me through the experience, and I recorded the demo for you all to watch above. For those who ownMGS 2orMGS 3on PS3, the VitaHD Collectionalso lets you “transfar” content from save games....

Just watch it if you have limited edition sets As a reminder, Nintendo is still offering freeJoy-Conrepairs in North America.All you need to do is fill out an easy form, and live in the USA or Canada, and you’re good. Speaking as someone who has done it myself, the process is extremely painless. The form is as non-invasive as possible, as you just need to fill out your personal information and shipping details, and you’re good to go....

Press X for doubt, O to celebrate Quantic Dream, the studio behind cinematic adventures such asDetroit: Become Human, Heavy RainandBeyond: Two Soulshas teased, via Twitter, an announcement of some sort coming in the near future. The New Year’s tweet from David Cage’s company thanks for an excellent 2018 – which saw Quantic Dream have their most successful launch to date withDetroit– but then follows up with mentioning some “great news” on the horizon, asking fans to “stay tuned....