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The Top 10 Players in NBA 2K22

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The top 10 player ratings in NBA 2K22 have now been confirmed, with LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Steph Curry all being given a 96 overall rating.

Kawhi Leonard, Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Luka Doncic, James Harden and Dame Lillard make up the rest of the top 10, whilst on the WNBA side of things we see NBA 2K’s first female cover star, Candace Parker, being given a 93 overall.

NBA 2K22 will officially be released on September 10th for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

The A500 Mini is coming in 2022, complete with Worms and Kick Off 2

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In recent years we’ve seen a whole host of different retro consoles given a fresh lease of life, from Nintendo’s Mini NES and SNES, right through to the Sony PlayStation Classic.

The trend certainly doesn’t show any signs of stopping any time soon though, and in early 2022 we’ll see another incredibly exciting mini console coming in the form of the A500 Mini, inspired by the Amiga 500 which was originally released way back in 1987.

The A500 Mini will feature a total of 25 classic Amiga titles, so far there have only been 12 games confirmed, however, and those are as follows:

Alien Breed 3D, Another World, ATR: All Terrain Racing, Battle Chess, Cadaver, Kick Off 2, Pinball Dreams, Simon The Sorcerer, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe, The Chaos Engine, Worms: The Director’s Cut, Zool: Ninja Of The ‘nth Dimension.

The console will come complete with a 1.8m wired USB classic mouse, a 1.8m wired precision 8-button gamepad, a USB-A to USB-C power cable, and a 1.8m HDMI cable.

The A500 Mini is all set to hit the shops in early 2022 with a suggested retail price of GBP£119.99/ EUR€129.99/ USD$139.99/ AUD$199.99.

Five A Side Football 2022 Coming Soon to iOS and Android

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We’ve all secured major glory in Football Manager with some of the world’s finest footballing superstars, but have you ever taken charge of the Villains and achieved absolute defensive destruction with Tyrone Minger?

Five a Side Football 2022 is available tomorrow through the Apple App Store and Google Play, providing you with a choice of 20 different five-a-side teams and a database that includes 300 comedically named players.

There are three different match speeds to choose from as you attempt to manage your team to five-a-side glory, selecting five fit players and telling them whether to attack or defend. It’s simple, it’s fun, and you can pre-order it now through Apple or Google.

NBA 2K22 Soundtrack to Feature a Fresh Approach

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2K today announced a fresh approach to their soundtrack for NBA 2K22, where instead of there just being one soundtrack throughout the course of the year, there will be new songs added to the NBA 2K22 soundtrack on the first Friday of every season.

Some incredible UK artists will be highlighted this year with the likes of Aitch, Ghetts and Skepta all being confirmed for the soundtrack, as well as some huge global artists including Travis Scott, Young Thug and Megan Thee Stallion.

Similar to last year, there will also be ways for aspiring artists to become part of the NBA 2K22 soundtrack, and the evolving playlist throughout the course of the year should provide for a more varied and interesting soundtrack experience than ever.

Alfie Brody, NBA 2K Vice President of Global Marketing, had the following to say:

“Over the years, we’ve seen 2K become a platform of music discovery, and we wanted to bring that concept to life in NBA 2K22. Through our exclusive partnerships with some of the top record labels out there, we’re able to create a dynamic soundtrack, complete with early access to unreleased tracks, new artists, and opportunities for fans to become part of the experience and solidify their place in video game history.“


NBA 2K22 will officially be released on September 10th for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Pokémon Unite Coming Soon to the Nintendo Switch

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TiMi Studios’ new free-to-play online multiplayer experience Pokémon Unite will officially be arriving on the Nintendo Switch on July 21st, and just by logging in before August 31st you’ll be able to pick up the mythical Pokémon Zeraora as a playable character.

The game will be launching later this year for iOS and Android, if you do have a Nintendo Switch though then you’ll soon be able to get your hands on it and start exploring what the game has to offer.

You can find an official trailer for Pokémon Unite below:

Cover Stars Confirmed for NBA 2K22

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  • NBA 2K22 75th Anniversary Edition
  • NBA 2K22 Standard Edition

Cover stars have today been confirmed for NBA 2K22, with two-time NBA All-Star Luka Dončić all set to grace the Standard Edition, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dirk Nowitzki, and Kevin Durant fronting the 75th Anniversary Edition, and history being made as Chicago Sky’s Candace Parker becomes the first ever female cover star in the NBA 2K series.

Candace Parker had the following to say on Twitter about the news:

Since the WNBA was first added to the game back in NBA 2K20, 2K Sports has continued to keep pushing forward with its focus on the WNBA, and this latest move to feature a female cover star for the very first time highlights the companies continued focus to keep pushing and forefront the women’s game in its NBA 2K video game series.

There will also be an additional region specific variant of the game in Japan where players will be able to purchase a special version of the Standard Edition that features Washington Wizards Rui Hachimura, the first ever Japanese player to be drafted in the first round and also the first Japanese player to ever reach the NBA Playoffs.

All editions of NBA 2K22 are scheduled for worldwide release on September 10th 2021.

Confirmed New Features For FIFA 22 Career Mode

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If you head on over to the FIFA 22 page on the Xbox website, you’ll find confirmation that FIFA 22 career mode will allow you to “Create football’s newest team, design your unique kit, stadium and badge, and manage your club to glory in Career Mode”.

The My Player mode has also been overhauled and FIFA 22’s Player Career mode will now “immerse you in your pro’s journey like never before”.

Last month we learned that there will also be an online career mode coming to FIFA in the future, right now there has been no confirmation that this mode will be readily available in the game in FIFA 22 though, and we would therefore imagine that online career mode will be something to watch out for in FIFA 23 or even FIFA 24 rather than something that you can expect to see coming to the game in September.

Regardless of when online career mode will arrive in FIFA though, the future looks to be incredibly bright when it comes to the popular offline game mode, and the create a club and stadium creation functionality should be fantastic fun to play around with and explore when FIFA 22 drops this summer.

Bowling For Soup Team Up With Hanson For “Where’s The Love” Cover

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When you’re covering a top 10 single from the 90s, there’s really no greater seal of approval than getting the original artist involved in the proceedings, which is exactly what Bowling For Soup have done here with their cover of Hanson’s 1997 hit Where’s The Love.

Having previously covered the likes of Kanye West, Social Distortion, and The Eagles, Bowling For Soup are back with their pop-punk cover treatment once again here, and complete with a Scooby Doo inspired music video; there’s certainly plenty to enjoy about this one, both musically and visually.

All three of the Hanson brothers join them for this one, providing their own updated vocals alongside Bowling For Soup’s very own frontman Jaret Reddick.

You can check out the official video for Where’s The Love in all of its glory below:

Barenaked Ladies Receive the Marvel Comic Book Treatment in New Video

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Barenaked Ladies New Disaster Marvel

Barenaked Ladies will release their brand new album Detour de Force on July 16th, and in the build-up to this they have now unveiled an animated music video for new single New Disaster, drawn by Marvel comics illustrator Enis Cisic and animated by Toni Huml.

Frontman Ed Robertson had the following to say about New Disaster:

It is about the distraction of modern politics coupled with the pressures of the 24-hour news cycle, which is so sensational, un-vetted and un-researched. It seemed like the Nostradamus predictions of new disaster were getting worse and worse, even after we recorded the song

You can check out the incredible animated video for New Disaster in all of its glory below:

Bowling For Soup returning to the UK for 2022 Tour

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Bowling For Soup will be returning to the UK in 2022, hitting a variety of different venues for the Crowdsurf The UK tour.

The tour originally had a beach theme as the band purely planned on playing seaside towns and cities throughout the UK, further dates have now been added in London, Birmingham and Glasgow, however, and for this tour they’ll be joined by Lit, The Dollyrots and Matt Stocks.

Bowling For Soup recently released a very catchy new single, Getting Old Sucks (But Everybody’s Doing It), and if you haven’t already heard it or you’d like to watch the official music video? You can do so below.