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Walmart discounts Metroid Ravenous preorders; Build a Rocket Boy reportedly closing

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Walmart is offering a discount on preorders for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game, Metroid Ravenous. This title marks a return to the 2D side-scrolling format for the Metroid series, with the last installment in that style being Metroid Dread in 2021. Meanwhile, reports suggest that the developer Build a Rocket Boy, known for its game MindsEye, may be shutting down, with multiple employees indicating on LinkedIn that remaining staff are being let go. AI

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Walmart discounts Metroid Ravenous preorders; Build a Rocket Boy reportedly closing

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Walmart takes a bite off the cost of Metroid Ravenous physical preorders The Metroid series is going back to its 2D roots again with Metroid Ravenous for the

    📰 Walmart takes a bite off the cost of Metroid Ravenous physical preorders The Metroid series is going back to its 2D roots again with Metroid Ravenous for the Nintendo Switch 2, the first side-scrolling game in the series since 2021’s Metroid Dread for the Nintendo Switc... 📰 So…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/metroid-ravenous-preorder-…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy may finally be closing Multiple employees have said on LinkedIn that everyone left is being let go. 📰 Source: Latest fro

    🎮 MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy may finally be closing Multiple employees have said on LinkedIn that everyone left is being let go. 📰 Source: Latest from PC Gamer 🔗 Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/mindseye-developer-build-a-rocket-boy-may-finally-be-closing/…

    LINKS pcgamer.com/…/mindseye-developer-build-a-…

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