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The Xbox credit card, which was announced in September, is now available to a select set of users in the United States. It's the first Xbox credit card, and there are quite a few particulars you might want to know about before applying for it. We're rounding up all the key details on the Xbox credit card here to help you decide if it's a worthwhile investment. Bear in mind, this is a brand-new card so there are not yet any user reviews. And as usual, with any type of financial decision, it's...
Imagine that it's 1999, and the Pokemon Trading card Game has just launched. The bad news is that because you're a kid, you can't afford to go all in on booster packs and get that Charizard that you've been after, only a terrible Mr. Mime. Fast-forward a few decades, and as an adult, you now have that disposable income to spend on the return of a classic. That's right, the classic, original Pokemon Trading Card Game is back and it looks better than ever, especially when it comes in a...
The Pokemon Company recently collaborated with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands to create a special edition Pokemon card: a Pikachu wearing a gray felt hat like Vincent Van Gogh did in his self-portrait. These cards were meant to be available to children participating in a special event at the Van Gogh Museum. Other merchandise, like Pokemon art prints and t-shirts, launched with the exhibit as well. Unfortunately, any merchandise related to Pokemon x Van Gogh collab was quickly...
It's no secret that the price of PlayStation Plus has risen substantially. Just this past month, all three of the subscription service's tiers saw a 30% cost increase, with the highest tier now costing $160 annually. But Sony isn't the only company raising rates. Earlier this year, Microsoft increased the cost of its Game Pass membership, raising its $10 monthly subscription to $11, and its $15 tier to $17. We live in a world where there are an abundance of subscription services in both the...
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  • By Tamoor Hussain, Lucy James, Richard Li, Jean-Luc
Who needs vast open-worlds, bleeding-edge graphics, and fine-tuned gameplay when you can step through a nostalgic time portal and play some retro games instead? Over on Fanatical, you can build your own bundle from a long list of retro games on PC, many of which have been forgotten to time. Games from an era where the cover art might have overpromised, the difficulty spikes were unfairly brutal, and the hit detection systems appeared to be coded by developers who had a chip on their...