Month: June 2019

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled‘s release date has finally arrived, meaning fans can once again enjoy the Bandicoot’s kart racing debut. (Is it still a debut if it’s a remaster? Who knows!)

The game is out now on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. While some free Crash Team Racing DLC is on the way, including Spyro the Dragon, you can already get your hands on a multitude of characters, karts, and tracks right now. For more, you can check out our US buying guide for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.

As for the reviews, the reception has been positive. We awarded the game an 8/10 in our Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled review-in-progress, saying it feels as good now as it did 20 years ago. For more scores, check out a selection of verdicts below, or take a look at our sister site, Metacritic.

• Game: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
• Developer / Publisher: Beenox / Activision
• Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
• Release date: Out now
• Price: $40 / £35 / AU $70

GameSpot — 8/10 (Review-In-Progress)

“Simply put: This is a remaster done right. Nitro-Fueled maintains the spirit and rock-solid foundations of a childhood favorite while building on it and modernizing it where necessary–even if the handling might take a bit of getting used to. Adventure mode’s classic variant feels a little tough, but your first race on Roo’s Tubes or Sewer Speedway will bring a nostalgic grin to your face regardless. When the nostalgia fades, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled remains fun and engaging enough to keep you racing on with a smile on your face for much longer yet. It’s good to have Crash back.” — Oscar Dayus [Full review-in-progress]

GamesRadar+ — 5/5

“Beenox has managed to take the original Crash Team Racing, and somehow made it better. 20 years ago, this was the kart racer to play, but Mario Kart gradually usurped it and since the early 2000s, Crash has been laid dormant, waiting for its time to seize the throne and become the king of kart racers once more. That time is now, because Crash is back, baby.” — Ford James [Full review]

IGN — 8.2/10

“Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled’s difficulty, memorable track design, and addictive power slide mechanic make it a kart racer worth playing, especially competitively (though new players should check out a guide or two first). In single-player it’s richer than what the genre normally provides, but at the expense of a cheap and unforgiving Adventure mode design that can become overly frustrating. Overall, a new HUD, cosmetic options, and the ability to swap characters during the campaign mean there’s simply no contest between playing this and the 1999 original.” — Janet Garcia [Full review]

Eurogamer — Essential

“I was worried that revisiting CTR might feel a bit like going back to your old school, where everything’s much smaller than you remembered – and maybe if it were just the base game that might be true. But Nitro-Fueled feels more like seeing and old friend than an old classroom, even if it’s a pretty weird friend who refuses to grow up and still wears jorts in public. It’s just plain, dumb fun, a game completely unashamed of itself even now. I think that’s probably why, even beyond the enormously generous treatment it’s had from Beenox and under the nice, polished-up hood, CTR is still one of the best kart racers ever made.” — Chris Tapsell [Full review]

Video Games Chronicle — 4/5

“Comfortably the best kart racer on PS4 and Xbox One, and earning a creditable second place on Switch, this is a seriously impressive calling card for its unsung makers.” — Chris Schilling [Full review]

This Stranger Things trailer breakdown contains speculation, theories, and potential spoilers for Season 3 – we don’t know any more than you about how the season plays out, but steer clear if you want to go into the new episodes completely oblivious, just in case our predictions come true.

The new season of Stranger Things is nearly upon us, and Netflix has released one final Season 3 trailer to whet our appetites. One thing is already clear – just because the new season takes place during summer rather than Halloween doesn’t mean the show will be any less creepy or terrifying.

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Today marks the first official day of summer, and now that the days are growing warmer and sunnier, what better time to hide inside and play some games? The PlayStation Store is celebrating the new season with a flash sale on PS4, PS3, and Vita games, and the best part is that everything is $10 or less.

The sale is running now through Monday, June 4 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET and includes markdowns up to 75% off PS4 titles like Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin for $10, Dragon Ball Xenoverse for $10, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition for $4.49, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 for $10, and Psychonauts (PS2 Classic) for only $1.49. For last-gen console owners, the PS3 and Vita offering is quite substantial as well. You can save big on classics like BioShock Infinite for $6, Borderlands for $3, the Devil May Cry HD Collection for $5, Life Is Strange: The Complete Season for $4, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution for $3.

While not part of the flash sale, there are some other great deals to grab before they disappear next week, including Persona 5 for only $16 ($14 with PS Plus) and Persona 4 Golden (Vita) for $12 ($10 with PS Plus). You can also grab Shenmue I & II for only $21 ($18 with PS Plus) and Monster Hunter World for $20.

There are hundreds of games on sale to pick through, and you can browse the full list of discounted titles and DLC at the PlayStation blog. Plus, see some of our picks from the weekend flash sale below.

PS4

• 2064: Read Only Memories — $5
• 8-Bit Invaders — $7.49
• Amnesia: Collection — $9
• Assassin’s Creed Chronicles (China, India, Russia) — $4 each
• Banner Saga 1 — $10
• Bastion — $3
• Bleed: Complete Bundle — $7
• Child of Light — $4.49
• The Crew — $9.89
• Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin — $10
• Day of the Tentacle Remastered — $2.24
• Deus Ex: Mankind Divided — $4.49
• Don’t Starve Together: Console Edition — $6
• Don’t Starve: Console Edition — $4.49
• Furi — $6
• Inside — $7
• Invisible Inc. Console Edition — $6.79
• Jackbox Party Pack 2 and 3 — $10 each
• Just Cause 3 — $6
• Layers of Fear — $5
• Life is Strange: Complete Season — $4
• Limbo — $2
• Limbo and Inside Bundle — $9
• Little Nightmares — $6
• Octahedron — $6.49
• Outlast 2 — $7.49
• Oxenfree — $7
• Psychonauts (PS2 Classic) — $1.49
• Rayman Legends — $10
• Resident Evil Revealtions — $8
• Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition — $4.49
• Soma — $9
• Steamworld Dig 2 — $10
• Tacoma — $5
• Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition — $6
• Trine Trilogy — $9
• Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 — $10
• Xeodrifter — $1

PS3

• BioShock — $4
• BioShock Infinite — $6
• Borderlands — $3
• Borderlands 2 — $4
• Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — $6
• Day of the Tentacle Remastered
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution — $3
• Devil May Cry HD Collection — $5
• DMC Devil May Cry — $5
• Grand Theft Auto V — $10
• Just Cause 2 — $2
• Life Is Strange: Complete Season — $4
• Sleeping Dogs: Digital Edition — $3
• XCOM: Enemy Within — $6

Vita

• 2064: Read Only Memories — $5
• Bastion — $3
• Day of the Tentacle Remastered — $2.24
• Steamworld Dig 2 — $3
• Super Meat Boy — $4.49
• Xeodrifter — $1

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There’s little more satisfying than having a complete collection of a classic series of movies sitting on your shelf, ready to be enjoyed at any time. Walmart is running a three-day weekend sale on Blu-ray collections of some of the most beloved films and TV shows from Harry Potter to Star Trek. Amazon is matching (or beating) many of the prices as well. Take a look at what’s on discount and see if you want to add any to your movie shelf.

Chucky 7-Movie Collection is 24% Off

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