Month: February 2020

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Last Of Us 2’s Rating Has Been Revealed

The Last of Us: Part II will reportedly carry an M for Mature rating in the United States. The game’s website (via Dualshockers) shows the M rating from the ESRB, but the ratings group has yet to officially publish its rating for the game, so it may only be a placeholder.

That being said, the rating is filled out with multiple content descriptors, so it does at least appear to be official-looking in nature. The content descriptors include: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, and Use of Drugs.

That’s all to be expected from what is looking like a very violent and intense game that is not recommended for children. No one should be surprised by this, as the first Last of Us was also a brutally violent game.

The original Last of Us had a M rating as well, but there are some differences in the content descriptors. That game featured warnings for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, and Strong Language.

The sequel, meanwhile, has all of those descriptors as well as Nudity and Sexual Content. For reference, ESRB defines Nudity as “graphic or prolonged depictions of nudity.” Sexual Content is defined as “non-explicit depictions of sexual behavior, possibly including partial nudity,” while “Sexual Themes” pertains to “references to sex or sexuality.”

The Last of Us: Part II is still months away from its release date in May, so it is possible that its ESRB rating will change. Again, the ESRB has not yet published its official rating for the game.

The Last of Us: Part II launches on May 29 for PlayStation 4. Intriguingly, it was recently discovered that Naughty Dog is looking to hire a PC programmer.

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Wonderful 101 Remaster Coming To PS4, PC, And Switch (Updated)

Confirming earlier rumors, Platinum Games has now launched a Kickstarter campaign for The Wonderful 101 Remastered, a Switch port of the Wii U-exclusive with a funding goal of $50,000 until the campaign wraps on March 6. And in less than 30 minutes, the initial funding goal for the campaign was a success.

In the time since launch, crowdfunding has pushed past the $500,000 milestone, which means the remaster is coming to Steam and PlayStation 4 alongside the Switch. This marks the first time The Wonderful 101 will be available on a non-Nintendo platforms.

The next major funding milestone is one million dollars, at which point a time attack mode will be added to the game. This mode is described by Platinum Games as “a speedrunner’s dream.” Beyond that, a completely new side-scrolling 2D game called Luka’s First Mission will be added to The Wonderful 101 Remastered.

Pledge tiers range from ¥3,900 (roughly $36) for a digital version of the game, all the way up to ¥550,000 (roughly $5,000), which includes a ton of perks: apparel, merchandise like stickers and a soundtrack, and of course, getting blocked by the infamous blocker and Wonderful 101’s director, Hideki Kamiya, on Twitter. If you’ve been dying to be blocked on Twitter by Kamiya himself, that starts with the ¥11,000 (roughly $100) tier.

The Kickstarter campaign comes hot on the heels of a tease from earlier today by Platinum Games, with the launch of a mysterious Platinum 4 website. That page has since been updated to unveil that there are four projects being discussed soon, and Wonderful 101 Remastered is the first out the gate.

Platinum Games’ Atsushi Inaba and Hideki Kamiya talked about The Wonderful 101’s Kickstarter campaign in an interview with GameSpot. The duo also discuss whether they’d consider reviving other games and how former Castlevania developer Koji Igarashi influenced their decision to seek out crowdfunding.

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First-Party Switch Games And More Discounted In This Big Games Sale

Weekly game deals tend to be a little scarce at Best Buy compared to other stores, but the retailer just launched a big sale on some great games. The sale includes over 50 titles, and most of the best deals are for Nintendo Switch, although some great PS4 and Xbox One discounts are available as well. While no end date is listed, it’s like these deals will be available all week long. And as usual, Amazon is price-matching some of these discounts as well.

At Best Buy, you’ll find some of the biggest Nintendo Switch games for $10 off, like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Maker 2, and Fire Emblem Three Houses. Mario Tennis Aces is down to $48, and Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is on sale for $25. There are also a few games you won’t find in physical form anywhere else, as they’re published by Limited Run Games and distributed exclusively through Best Buy. That includes Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe, which is on sale for $25, and Windjammers, which is discounted to $20.

Aside from Nintendo Switch, there are quite a few good PS4 deals and a handful of Xbox One deals available as well. Catherine: Full Body, a remastered PS4 port of the 2011 puzzle-platforming hit, is a full 50% off, now selling for $30. The excellent Yakuza spin-off Judgment is also on sale for $30 exclusively for PS4. However, both PS4 and Xbox One owners can get Red Dead Redemption 2 ($40), Devil May Cry 5 ($25), and Resident Evil 2 ($25) on sale.

Check out more of the best game deals below, and see the full offering of discounts at Best Buy. When viewing at Best Buy, you’ll have to filter to see the games that are on sale.

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