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How Cruella Got That Crazy Expensive Soundtrack

Just like his previous movie, I, Tonya, director Craig Gillespie’s new interpretation of Cruella and the 101 Dalmatians mythos treats its soundtrack almost like a character—a Greek chorus of sorts. The origin story of the designer villainess who first was introduced to the world in the classic One Hundred and One Dalmatians is peppered with a non-stop river of classic pop, rock, and punk anthems from the 1960s and ‘70s, quite fitting for the chaotic backdrop of London’s fast-changing fashion and music scene of that era. Gillespie says that the way the soundtrack was used in I, Tonya was an…
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Did The Mandalorian Ruin Hasbro’s Most Expensive Star Wars Toy?

This Star Wars: The Mandalorian article contains spoilers. As The Mandalorian approaches the season 2 finale, it seems that the show’s latest episode, “The Tragedy,” has lived up to its title—specifically for collectors of expensive toys. Just this past September, the official Star Wars figures producers of Hasbro Toys—via its HasLab crowdfund project—unveiled and successfully funded its second too-pricey-for-retail mega-vehicle: Din Djarin’s signature ship, the Razor Crest. The funding of the toy, which followed last year’s success with the massive Jabba’s Sail Barge (The Khetanna), will bring to life the magnificent starship, presented in-scale for the 3.75” scale action figures,…
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Marvel’s Avengers Microtransactions Could Mean a Very Expensive Game

A PlayStation Store post reveals more about how Marvel’s Avengers‘ microtransaction system will work, and it’s about as “aggressive” as you probably assumed it would be. It seems that Marvel’s Avengers’ microtransaction system will revolve around credits. When the game launches, you’ll have the privilege of being able to choose between four different kinds of credit packs: 500 Credits for $52,000 Credits (with 200 credits bonus) for $205,000 Credits (with 1,000 credits bonus) for $5010,000 Credits (with 3,000 credits bonus) for $100 So how valuable are credits? Well, at the moment, it seems like the only thing you can purchase…
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NBA 2K21 Will Be More Expensive on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X

Take-Two Interactive has revealed that the MSRP for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions of NBA 2K21 will be $69.99 while the base, current-gen versions of the game are still listed for $59.99. That announcement was made via a press release for the upcoming title, but if you head over to the NBA 2K21 website, you’ll see that the pre-order price for the physical version of NBA 2K21 for PS5 and Xbox Series X is indeed currently listed as $69.99. The same price appears when you select the digital option for the next-gen games, but considering that the…
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