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Four Strategic Simulations Inc. games getting re-released on PC

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Strategic Simulations Inc. Star General

Get your tiles drawn out

SNEG is soon releasing an absolute buffet of classic Strategic Simulations Inc. DOS games onto GOG and Steam. Four, to be specific. Do you remember when GOG was all about preserving retro PC games? They still do. It just isn’t as much of a focus anymore. It’s always exciting to see when classic games get ported over.

The first is Veil of Darkness. Originally released in 1991 by Strategic Simulations Inc.

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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Interactive Map and Locations for Shrines, Skyview Towers, Korok Seeds, Great Fairies and More

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If you are playing Tears of the Kingdom, (we hope you are), you’ll absolutely need this interactive map of Hyrule! The in-game map is helpful, (here’s how to reveal it by finding all of the Skyview Towers), but if you want to set a destination, like those Towers – or Shrines, Great Fairies, or Korok Seeds – and just knock them out, we’ve got the locations for everything in the interactive “TOTK” map. The map of Central Hyrule holds more surprises than you’d think. We’ve found them all.

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Russell Crowe movie mistakes Dragon Age Inquisition symbol for the real Inquisition symbol

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It is ok not to expect the Spanish Inquisition

For the longest time, people have criticized video games for deriving too much from Hollywood. It’s true. We know Solid Snake’s design from the original Metal Gear is a copy-pasted Kyle Reese from Terminator. We also know Solid Snake’s look from MGS 2 is Snake Plissken from Escape From New York. Still, the tides are changing.

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How Long is The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom?

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an enormous beast with an incredible amount to see and fuse, but just how long is it? Here we’ll let you know exactly how many hours it took different members of the IGN team to finish the story, and what they prioritised doing with their time.

How Long is The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom?

  • Our fastest player finished it in 60 hours.
  • Our “slowest” player spent 82 hours before credits rolled.

Everyone plays games differently, so read on for more details about how everyone played, how long it took to reach the credits, and how much extra time players spent exploring the world.

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Kaizō Chōjin Shubibinman finally being localized as Cyber Citizen Shockman

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Cyber Citizen Shockman

The Shockmaster

Ratalaika Games and Shinyuden have announced that they’re bringing Kaizō Chōjin Shubibinman to the West for the first time as Cyber Citizen Shockman. Heck. Yes.

Kaizō Chōjin Shubibinman was the first game in the series that started on the PC-Engine in Japan. We received the second game (named Kaizō Chōjin Shubibinman 2) in North America on the Turbografx-16, but no other titles. Renamed Shockman, this second title eventually made it to the Virtual Console.

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Next week’s Epic Games Store freebie is a ‘Mystery Game’

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Week of cool freebies reportedly incoming

Usually on a Friday morning, I take the time to give you all a heads-up on the next free title being offered on digital dashboard Epic Games Store — But this week, the publisher is keeping its cards close to its chest, and will be offering up a “Mystery Game” to all users as of Thursday, May 18.

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The Nintendo Switch Isn’t Getting a Price Cut Anytime Soon

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Nintendo has no plans to cut the price of its Switch console until April 2024 at the earliest, according to company president Shuntaro Furukawa.

“Currently, there are no plans to reduce the price of our hardware during this fiscal year,” he said during a Q&A session with investors following the release of the entertainment giant’s most recent earnings report.

“On the other hand, while we also have no plans to raise prices, the yen continues to be weak, and procurement costs remain high, so we will continue to monitor the situation carefully.

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It Has Begun: Speedrunner Beats Tears of the Kingdom in 94 Minutes

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It’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s launch day, and while many players are sitting back, relaxing, and ready to enjoy the dozens of hours of gameplay ahead of them, speedunners are instead looking for ways to break the game.

As reported by VGC, the time trials have officially begun. Zelda speedrunner gymnast86 has already published a video of himself beating Tears of the Kingdom in 94 minutes. Viewer beware, the video naturally contains the biggest of spoilers, but can be viewed over on gymnast86’s YouTube channel for those interested.

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PowerWash Simulator has seen 7 million players scrub-up

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Clean Sweep

FuturLab’s unique and strangely compelling rub-a-dub-dub title PowerWash Simulator has officially welcomed seven million players to its hot water action — as opposed to its hot, water action — since its release in the summer of 2022.

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