Michael Leri

California

Senior Gaming Editor at ComingSoon

Former editor at ComingSoon, GameRevolution, & PS LifeStyle + words at Game Informer, Game Rant, & USgamer. Second descriptor. Wacky third descriptor.

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Articles

5 Balatro Features We Want in the 2025 Gameplay Update

1 week ago | comicbook.com | Michael Leri

Balatro’s highly anticipated 2025 gameplay update has been teased continually for many months. The anonymous developer, known as LocalThunk, has been dropping ever-so-slight hints here and there about what it will have. He’s confirmed that it’ll have new Jokers, an overhauled Matador Joker, Wild Card buffs, and changes to the Blue Stake difficulty, but he’s been cautious to confirm too much.
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remaster Is Too Big for a Shadow Drop

1 week ago | comicbook.com | Michael Leri

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion was a big deal when it launched back in 2006. While its popularity and cultural grasp would be eclipsed by Skyrim five years later, Oblivion was one of the first games to fulfill the promise that the next generation brought with it. Like Dead Rising, it demonstrated what was possible on these new HD machines with their large worlds and fancier visuals.
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remaster Is Too Big for a Shadow Drop

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Michael Leri

GTA 6 fans torn over 'stunning' new trailer: 'patience is a virtue'Fans of GTA VI are impressed but yet torn over a stunning new trailer for GTA V and GTA Online. It’s now been roughly 16 months since Rockstar Games …
Can Marathon Overcome Its Premium Price Tag?

1 week ago | comicbook.com | Michael Leri

Marathon’s grand gameplay reveal had the typical Bungie flavor players have come to expect. With such a vivid, eye-catching art style and explosive-looking gunplay, it seems to have at least some of the magic that has made the Bellevue-based developer one of the most prestigious studios in the industry. But that magic is going to come at a (currently unknown) price since Marathon won’t be a free-to-play title.
10 Best PlayStation Store Deals in the Spring Sale 2025

2 weeks ago | comicbook.com | Michael Leri

The PlayStation Store is going through yet another huge sale to celebrate the season. It covers hundreds of genres, from shooters to RPGs to horror. Of course, it would be exhaustive to list every sale for every well-received game, so here are the best deals in the second half of the 2025 Spring Sale on the PlayStation Store. All sales end on April 23rd at 11:59 PM PT.
Why Assassin's Creed Shadows' Japan Is So Disappointing

2 weeks ago | comicbook.com | Michael Leri

Assassin’s Creed players have anxiously anticipated the series’ take on Japan ever since its inception. The Assassins are already basically ninjas, so Japan was a natural fit. Assassin’s Creed Shadows was finally the game to take the franchise into the Land of the Rising Sun, giving players the ability to wield both a hidden blade and a katana. But it’s unfortunately one of the worst-realized settings Assassin’s Creed has had thus far.
Where Are the Metroid Prime 2 and 3 Remasters?

2 weeks ago | comicbook.com | Michael Leri

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond finally made its Switch 2 debut after rampant speculation that it would be gracing Nintendo’s newest system in addition to the original Switch before it gets kicked to the curb. It was obvious to assume that one of the next big announced Nintendo games would come to the next big Nintendo console.
Warhammer's most overlooked strategy game was a "huge touchpoint" for Civilization 7's all-new narratives

2 weeks ago | gamesradar.com | Kaan Serin |Michael Leri

Civilization 7 was a big departure from its predecessors in part because of its new emergent narratives, but the strategy game's narrative director says it actually took a lot of inspiration from another genre juggernaut: Warhammer. "There's a long history of successful narrative systems in strategy games, particularly when they're tied pretty closely to the game's mechanics," Civ 7's narrative director Cat Manning explained in a panel at the Game Developer's Conference.
The Switch 2 Direct Was Defined By High Prices and Extra Fees

3 weeks ago | comicbook.com | Michael Leri

The Switch 2 grand reveal had many highlights — a new Mario Kart, a whole host of ports, another original FromSoftware game — but the most prevalent aspect was the sticker shock tied to nearly every facet. There was an inescapable and often heavy price tag on nearly everything, and not only is that not like typical Nintendo, but it also put an unnecessary damper on the event. Mario Kart World’s high price was arguably the most shocking part of the whole reveal.
Nintendo Switch 2 Upgrades (Mostly) Shouldn't Cost Money

3 weeks ago | comicbook.com | Michael Leri

An underrated joy of new hardware is seeing older games in a new light, a feeling PC players know all too well. Console players recently got in on this action with the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S since many last-gen games ran or were updated to run much better on the freshly released systems. The Switch 2 is getting in on this trend, too, but it’s not as enticing as it should be, as Nintendo is sadly slapping a fee on a lot of these powered-up ports up ports.