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Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Persona 5 Gacha Players Review Bomb The Game After Accelerated Schedule Comes With Worse Rewards
When it was announced that Persona 5: The Phantom X would be accelerating its story content rollout for the West to catch up to China, which has had the game for over a year, players were wary. As a gacha game with timed events and currency, The Phantom X is a game in which narrative developments and their associated rewards come and go, and that means if you can't get around to playing it for some time, you might miss out on something big. Western players wondered if they might be getting a lesser experience than the original Chinese audience until they were caught up, and while it remains to be seen just how much this new accelerated story will affect things, fans are already noticing they're getting smaller rewards on this faster timeline than The Phantom X's original run. As reported by GamesRadar+, The Phantom X players have been comparing the rewards for the worldwide release with those of the original Chinese one, and while in some cases the western audience is receiving more rewards comparatively (North American players get more character materials in the battle pass, for example), broadly, it appears that the spoils players earn by playing have been nerfed from what they were for Chinese players a year ago. You can read the full breakdown in a shared document that goes through each change. If you're not playing The Phantom X and don't know what all these currencies and points mean, all you really need to know is that these changes will require more grinding and time investment over the course of the game, or for players to make up for that by spending real money. With The Phantom X now being on an accelerated story roadmap, it all amounts to western players having to work with fewer resources and less time. A lot of free-to-play live-service games bank on players feeling a sense of urgency to play and sometimes pay money to not fall behind, but fans argue that these factors make The Phantom X feel unfair, and that western players are 'getting treated like trash.' As such, swaths of players have review-bombed the game on Google Play, where its user rating sits at a low 1.9/5 stars, with its one-star reviews eclipsing all other scores combined. 'Honestly, this is a really fun game so far,' one Google Play review reads. 'But the current greed and lack of compensation while speeding up updates and banners to catch up with the other versions will run the global version of this game into the ground, very, very quickly. I personally wouldn't invest too much if things don't change, cause in a few more updates it might just be time to jump ship.' We've reached out to Atlus for comment on the situation and will update the story if we hear the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Perth Now
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Walton Goggins and Ron Funches join animated movie Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture
Walton Goggins and Ron Funches have signed on to the animated film Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture. The 53-year-old actor and the Inside Out 2 star, 42, have boarded director Michael Skolnick's upcoming sci-fi comedy alongside Chris Parnell and Shondrella Avery. Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture - which is currently in production - takes place in 1962, where fallout from atomic weapons testing has brought an unexpected new lifeform into the world - mutant mid-century furniture. At the heart of the story is Harry, a 10-year-old boy struggling with loss, who finds unlikely allies in a wise old recliner and a spirited ottoman. Together, they must protect their fellow furniture creatures from the ruthless ambitions of General Frank Holtzman, a military leader determined to wipe them out. Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture will also star Stephanie Beatriz, Tim Meadows, Andy Richter, Matt Walsh, Seth Green, Pamela Adlon, Lou Ferrigno and Clare Grant. As well as directing the movie, Skolnick will serve as co-writer and producer on Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture alongside Keegan Cotton, Jordan Lewandowski and Seth Morton. Goggins could recently be seen in the Prime Video show Fallout, which is based on Bethesda Game Studios' iconic survival-action video game franchise of the same name. Fallout follows Lucy (Ella Purnell), a sheltered young woman who emerges from her underground Vault into a devastated, post-nuclear America for the first time. As she navigates the violent wasteland, she uncovers dark secrets about the world above - and the truth behind the Vaults themselves. Work on the second season is currently underway, and Goggins recently teased that the next batch of episodes was on 'a whole 'nother level'. Speaking with GamesRadar+, The White Lotus star said: 'I can tell you, being a big fan of the first season, that I'm so proud of - I'm not talking about my work, but all of the work that so many artists kind of put into that, like all the love that went into that. 'This is a whole 'nother level. I wasn't prepared for where the story was gonna go and how fully fleshed out on the other side of introducing this world to people. 'Now it is so lived in as if it's been there for two hundred years. It's really quite something. I can't wait for people to see it.' Goggins - who plays Ghoul in the show - also promised the second season of Fallout would blow the first 'out of the water'. He told Deadline in February: 'We're in the middle of filming it right now, we've been at it since November, and I can tell you that I thought season one was extraordinary, personally, I was very pleased with it. 'This blows it out of the water, what these writers have done and the artisans that have come together to tell this story. It's really gonna be something. I can't wait for people to see it. We're working really hard to make that happen.' While an exact release date for Fallout season two hasn't been announced yet, Amazon confirmed it would hit Prime Video before the end of 2025.
Perth Now
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Jurassic World: Rebirth director says ‘audiences aren't that interested in dinosaurs anymore'
Jurassic World: Rebirth director Gareth Edwards thinks 'audiences aren't that interested in dinosaurs anymore'. The 50-year-old filmmaker helmed the latest instalment in the Jurassic franchise, and has now stressed he wanted to 'do something new' with his movie as he believes dinosaurs simply aren't a big enough selling point for viewers anymore. He told GamesRadar+: 'There's been many dinosaur films in terms of Jurassics, and the audience, you've got to do something new and fresh to give them a reason to come see the movie. 'And so by acknowledging that at the beginning and saying, 'Look, audiences aren't that interested in dinosaurs anymore', I thought it was like, 'Okay, well, this is an honest beginning. Let's see where we go from here.'' Jurassic World: Rebirth - which stars Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali - follows a team of covert operatives who race to stop a rogue biotech group unleashing weaponised dinosaurs across the globe. As prehistoric chaos spreads, the group must confront a dark secret tied to the original Jurassic legacy. The Rogue One: A Star Wars Story previously said he wanted to return the 'horror' elements to the series with Jurassic World: Rebirth. Speaking with Vanity Fair, Edwards said: 'Jurassic Park [the original 1993 movie] is a horror film in the witness protection program. Most people don't think of it like that. 'We all went to see it as kids. But I was scared s*******, to be honest, when I was at the cinema watching the T. rex attack. 'It's one of the most well-directed scenes in cinema history, so the bar's really high to come on board and try and do this.' The Creator director added: 'There's something very primal that's buried deep inside everybody. As mammals, we evolved [with] this fear of the bigger animal that's going to come one day and maybe kill us or our family. 'The second we see it happening onscreen, you're like, 'I knew it … We had it too good for too long.'' Edwards had also said he hoped Jurassic World: Rebirth would kick off a new trilogy in the franchise. He told Entertainment Weekly: 'I can't speak for Universal [Pictures], but it did feel like a new trilogy, in a way. 'I'm not sure what their plans are, but it felt like the beginning of a brand-new chapter in this franchise.' The director added his movie was 'a giant love letter' to Steven Spielberg, who had helmed the original Jurassic Park and its 1997 sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Edwards continued: 'There are moments in this movie that remind me very much of 'Jaws'. It's like little greatest hits of all those aspects of his films that I loved growing up as a child. It's essentially a little adventure odyssey across this island, a survival story, really.' Since its theatrical debut on Wednesday (02.07.25), Jurassic World: Rebirth has managed to impress at the box office - earning $30.5 million in the U.S. and Canada on its first day. The blockbuster is now predicted to cross $133 million in its first five days in North America, with a global gross projected at $260 million.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
"It looks like Nintendo did a good job" – Sonic boss Takashi Iizuka says Mario Kart World looks more like an action game, whereas Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds "really" focuses on racing and competitive play
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. I'd hate to be the guy who releases a kart racing game months after Mario Kart World, but Sonic the Hedgehog's dad Takashi Iizuka isn't phased, and says Mario's newest game is a different beast from Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. Speaking to GamesRadar+ at Summer Game Fest 2025, Iizuka admits he hasn't yet had a go of the Switch 2 racer, but "from the videos, it looks like Nintendo did a good job of putting in a lot of fun, so it's more of like an action game. I see a lot of that coming through." And to be fair, some of the wild tech that players are pulling off in Mario Kart does have the vibes of an action game. But as for Sonic, the team at Sega is going for a different vibe. "Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds game is different in that it was made by the Sega arcade racing team along with the Sonic Team" Iizuka says, adding "the focus really is on racing and on that competitive play." He also speaks about the central mechanic of CrossWorlds in which you travel between different realms mid-race, "having the travel rings kind of change up the race every time you race. So even if you're playing the same course, you're going to have a different experience." He adds: "And there's something really different in the kart racing genre that we think everyone's going to get really excited about." Iizuka also talked about cross-platform play being important to the team (something that was used as a dig at "another kart racing game" during its Summer Game Fest reveal). "So cross platform play is in there, and you can go ahead and race and have that competitive experience against anyone on any platform. That really makes it exciting." Plus, Sonic Racing has Ichiban Kasuga from Yakuza and is rumored to be getting SpongeBob down the line, so suddenly that Cow isn't looking as cool as before. Mario Kart World players have found the optimal way to unlock every vehicle, and it involves driving slowly behind a pedestrian car for 25 minutes.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
"It's not only chaos but an absolute clown show": Switch 2 price could still rise after launch in the US, analysts warn amid tariff uncertainty
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. At long last, the Switch 2 is almost here, and pre-orders have been flying off the shelves worldwide – despite the initial cries from many to "drop the price." But if you thought the new console was pricey now, some analysts have warned that there's "a real risk of further price increases in the United States." To see that tariffs were having an immediate impact on the Switch 2 situation, you need only cast your mind back a couple of months to Nintendo announcing that pre-orders were being delayed in the United States "in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions." Although some feared an immediate price increase could be on the cards, this didn't happen (even though certain accessories did get a price hike). A few weeks after this, GamesRadar+ reached out to a number of games industry analysts to get their take on the situation, and so we could ask if we should expect the console to get more expensive in the US down the line. And, yes, many do believe that the console might not remain at its current price tag forever. "If the tariff talks do not progress quickly and Nintendo runs out of the first batch of hardware, price increases are certainly possible," Dr. Serkan Toto, CEO of Japan games industry consultancy Kantan Games tells us. "It's not only chaos but an absolute clown show, so nobody knows what is going to happen even 24 hours from now." This is a point echoed by Circana executive director and games industry analyst Mat Piscatella, who tells us: "Absolutely, there's the potential for future price increases in the US for any video game product that is sourced from tariff-impacted countries. "As to how likely this is and the potential timing of further price increases, well, the crystal ball doesn't help much there," he continues. "The chaotic nature of the tariff rollout – and the rapid shifts in policy we've seen – do not provide a firm foundation for predicting scale and timing of potential price increases." On the other hand, David Cole, CEO of market research and consulting firm DFC Intelligence, is slightly more optimistic, noting that "when it comes to pricing, Nintendo is in a tough spot because they've announced the price." He adds: "If prices rise, many consumers may hold off waiting for them to come down. The threat of tariffs has been around for a while and we assume Nintendo modeled that in when doing the initial pricing. So we consider further price increases unlikely." However, games industry researcher Joost van Dreunen, who writes the SuperJoost Playlist and teaches at NYU Stern School of Business, isn't convinced that the price already being announced will protect the console from increases in the future. "There is a real risk of further price increases in the United States, despite Nintendo's public commitment to maintaining the initial price point," he tells us. "The economic pressures from abrupt policy changes present ongoing challenges that could necessitate adjustments. "While the recent 90-day tariff postponement provides temporary relief, it also creates additional market uncertainty," he continues. "If tariffs exceeding Nintendo's built-in buffer (which I estimate was designed for 10-20% increases) are eventually implemented, we could see price adjustments by late 2025." Van Dreunen notes that, while Nintendo "has historically emphasized economic accessibility, with inflation-adjusted console prices generally becoming more affordable over time," when it comes to the Switch 2, the console's "pricing trajectory represents a deviation from this pattern, reflecting both global inflationary pressures and the specific challenges of the current trade environment." He continues: "Rather than immediate price increases, we might first see changes in bundle configurations or reduced holiday discounting before formal price adjustments." Nintendo itself already noted when it announced the actual Switch 2 pre-order date in the US that "other adjustments to the price of any Nintendo product are also possible in the future depending on market conditions." More recently, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser pointed out that the tariffs make for a "very fluid situation, and it's difficult to determine what may be happening in the upcoming months or weeks." At the start of last month, Xbox consoles got a significant price increase globally, with Xbox Series X consoles now costing $600 in the US – $100 more than before. This shortly followed what was the PS5's second price hike in less than three years in many countries, including the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia (notably not the United States). Let's just hope that Nintendo isn't set to follow in its competitors' footsteps here. Keeping up with Nintendo Switch 2 news? While you're here, make sure to check out our list of upcoming Switch 2 games. Sign in to access your portfolio
