Gaming
NBA might simulate crowds with NBA 2K20 in July restart
Every AI, clap your hands!

Since the 2019-2020 basketball season was suspended, NBA 2K singlehandedly kept everyone’s thirst for the game alive. From broadcasting the NBA 2K League to showcasing actual NBA players playing the game, real-life basketball subsisted on the popular sports simulation game. However, NBA 2K’s watch is seemingly at an end.
Announced recently, the NBA is restarting its IRL season in July with 22 teams. However, unlike the normal, fan-filled games, July’s mini-season will hold closed events in a single venue. Despite the obvious happiness at holding actual events again, they will miss a critical aspect of basketball games: fans roaring for their favorite teams, booing the rival teams, and heckling certain players.
According to The Atlantic, the league has a plan to solve this conundrum: simulating crowd noise with NBA 2K. Currently, the league, the teams, and players are still discussing how to hold the games amidst the still-uncertain pandemic era. The NBA 2K suggestion came with an extensive list detailing how many people are allowed inside the facilities, what to do when someone tests positive for the virus, and how people can watch.
Of course, the suggestion is still being deliberated. However, given the efficiency of the plot, it can get passed by the time the season restarts. Most people watching at home won’t likely notice the difference. Also, other sports have also used the strategy for their own season restarts. For example, the Premier League has held closed football games with simulated crowd noise from EA’s FIFA 20.


You’ve been waiting for this, haven’t you? The second batch of pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 in the Philippines is officially happening on January 22, 2021.
Just like the first batch, the pre-order period will happen for only five minutes from 2PM to 2:05PM. Participating retailers should still be the same. They are as follows:
- iTech
- Gameline
- Metro Plaza
- Abenson
- Game One
- GameXtreme
There were some pre-order blunders the first go round but here’s to hoping there won’t be a repeat of that.
Gaming
Animal Crossing is launching a ColourPop makeup collection
Featuring your favorite characters

Despite a full slate of exciting games last year, Animal Crossing: New Horizons was one of the most influential games of 2020. The island life simulator allowed everyone stuck at home to connect with another despite the pandemic. However, even with the gameplay, the game is just so darn cute. If you wholeheartedly agree (and why wouldn’t you?), Nintendo is collaborating with ColourPop for an Animal Crossing-themed makeup collection.
Featuring fun shades inspired by the island paradise life, the @ColourPopCo x Animal Crossing: New Horizons makeup collection adds some new hues to your look on 1/28! #ColourPopxAnimalCrossing
🏝️: https://t.co/KT70wQfwLu pic.twitter.com/JvKvDAidkK— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 15, 2021
In its announcement post on Twitter, Nintendo unveiled four color palettes in the collection. The forefront of the collection features Isabelle’s yellow complexion and her cute-as-a-button pink top. If you’re looking for something more inspired, Blathers and Celeste have their own color palette featuring combination of their colors. For the stylish, the Able Sisters shine in purple and lilac. If, however, you’re looking for capitalist chic, Tom Nook has his own palette featuring his cash-money green.
The Animal Crossing x ColourPop collection will launch on January 28. Though only four palettes were showcased, the collection might include further characters. Besides the main characters around your island, the game also has a wide variety of cute potential villagers.
SEE ALSO: Nintendo made five-fold profit thanks to Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Thanks to Ubisoft and their collaboration with Universal Games and Digital Platforms, you get to team up, fight for love and defeat the league of seven evil exes. Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game – Complete Edition celebrates its 10-year anniversary and includes Knives Chau and Wallace Wells downloadable content.
The game oozes inspiration from the iconic graphic novel series and 2010 Universal Pictures film. It sticks to the series’ humor and classic gameplay combo. You can even rediscover the beloved 2D arcade-style beat ’em up game familiar to fans! And, if that wasn’t enough, the 8-bit animation by Paul Robertson, the critically acclaimed soundtrack from Anamanaguchi, and original cutscenes from Bryan Lee O’Malley will get to you.
You’ll need to team up with up to three friends locally or online, revive each other and share health and coins to defeat your enemies. And, you can compete with friends in mini-games of dodgeball, battle royale matches or cooperate in either boss rush or survival modes.
If you want the game, it’s out on the PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia and Windows PC, as well as on Ubisoft+, the Ubisoft subscription service and Amazon Luna for $14.99. The game will also be playable on PS 5 and Xbox Series X|S via compatibility mode.
If you’re a huge fan of the classic series, there are pre-order Limited Editions of the Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game – Complete Edition with exclusive merchandise and awesome features. Pre-orders for the physical and Limited Editions will be available for six weeks exclusively through limitedrungames.com.
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