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Atari’s reboot of Mad Max-style racer Fatal Run is coming later this year, and its new trailer shows a hefty dose of Burnout in its irradiated DNA

I missed Atari’s announcement that it’s bringing back Fatal Run, a post-apocalyptic racer released when Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was still a relatively new film. Not that I was eagerly anticipating it—Fatal Run was only released in Europe during the death throes of the Atari 2600, so it isn’t exactly a world-renowned phenomenon. According to…

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One of the biggest ROM sites around calls it quits as RAM prices surge and donations plateau: ‘I have been paying more than $6,000 out of pocket every month’

It’s the age of Stop Killing Games, but one of the biggest ROM sites around is about to become a graveyard. As reported by Kotaku, Myrient, a self-described “game preservation service” launched in 2022 with hundreds of terabytes’ worth of retro videogames, is closing its doors March 31. Myrient’s solo operator, Alexey, outlined why in…

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Marvel Rivals game director says it’ll be getting a new hero every month and a half, which hopefully isn’t a display of classical hubris

Marvel Rivals landed with a wide roster, boasting 33 heroes when it launched on December 5. Just over a month later, the hero shooter’s received two additions to its lineup, thanks to the arrival of Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman with the advent of Season 1. NetEase has set an impressive pace—and according to game…

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Tired of Call of Duty’s crossover skins? Hash it out in Black Ops 6’s upcoming weed-themed extravaganza featuring ‘joint operations’ and Jay and Silent Bob

Call of Duty has a storied relationship with the sweet leaf at this point, what with its guns that are also bongs you can smoke and its collaborations with Snoop Dogg and Cheech and Chong, both of whom brought weed-themed finishers to bear. If all that sounds novel, you can expect to see a lot…

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