• The Backstory for Silent Hill's Most Iconic Villain Was Inspired by Braveheart

    The Backstory for Silent Hill's Most Iconic Villain Was Inspired by Braveheart
    The background story for Pyramid Head, who is arguably the most terrifying and iconic villain from the Silent Hill franchise, was inspired by an unlikely source: an executioner in Braveheart.Silent Hill 2 art director Masahiro Ito recently took to Twitter to share that the "inspiration for the background of Pyramid Head from [Silent Hill 2] as the executioner. From a film Braveheart."The inspiration for the background of Pyramid Head from SH2 as the executioner. From a film Braveheart. pic.twitt
  • Silent Hill's Most Iconic Villain Was Inspired by Braveheart

    Silent Hill's Most Iconic Villain Was Inspired by Braveheart
    Pyramid Head, who is arguably the most terrifying and iconic villain from the Silent Hill franchise, was inspired by an unlikely source: a background character in Bracveheart.Silent Hill 2 director Masahiro Ito recemt;y took to Twitter to share that the "inspiration for the background of Pyramid Head from [Silent Hill 2] as the executioner. From a film Braveheart."The inspiration for the background of Pyramid Head from SH2 as the executioner. From a film Braveheart. pic.twitter.com/B2GAbHAsuB&md
  • Overwatch 2 players horrified by loss of Busan's iconic cow jiggle

    Overwatch 2 players horrified by loss of Busan's iconic cow jiggle
    Overwatch 2 does have the Busan map, but it does not have the same jiggle physics for the map's iconic cow, so what's the point of anything really? TikTok user naraka.k.k spotlighted this grave omission in a recent short demonstrating the gap between the cow's physics in the original Overwatch compared to Overwatch 2. As any Overwatch historian worth their salt will tell you, the Busan cow could move with the best of 'em back in the day. Shooting, meleeing, or otherwise jostling the inflate
  • Liam Neeson to star in Naked Gun remake directed by Lonely Island's Akiva Schaffer

    Liam Neeson to star in Naked Gun remake directed by Lonely Island's Akiva Schaffer
    The Lonely Island's Akiva Schaffer is set to direct a reboot of The Naked Gun with Liam Neeson set to star.According to Deadline, Dan Gregor and Doug Mand (Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers) are set to pen the script, with Mark Hentemann & Alec Sulkin (Family Guy) having written the initial draft. It's not confirmed yet whether Neeson will play Detective Frank Drebin – famously played by the late Leslie Nielsen – or will instead play Derbin's son. Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins will
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  • Who is Skaar - the powers, enemies, and history of the Son of Hulk

    Who is Skaar - the powers, enemies, and history of the Son of Hulk
    She-Hulk season one has reached its finale, and while the offbeat conclusion leaves some questions about where and when we may see She-Hulk herself show up next, it gives some more concrete clues about what's coming for Bruce Banner - including the introduction of his son, Skaar of the planet Sakaar.But who is Skaar, son of Hulk? Who is his mother? When was he born? What are his powers?As many questions as the appearance of Skaar in the MCU raises, Marvel Comics has the answers - and we're going
  • Overwatch 2 is boosting competitive ranks after players "ranked too low"

    Overwatch 2 is boosting competitive ranks after players "ranked too low"
    Overwatch 2 players will get a competitive mode boost after they were "ranked too low," according to the latest Overwatch 2 patch notes. The patch notes promise that the boost will help players feel less stuck in their rank and stresses that they "should be able to climb the ranks in their first rank update assuming they’re supposed to be higher based on their performance."Ahead of the sequel's launch, Blizzard was clear as to how Overwatch 2 competitive mode and its new ranking syste
  • Modern Warfare 2 campaign rewards revealed for multiplayer and Warzone 2

    Modern Warfare 2 campaign rewards revealed for multiplayer and Warzone 2
    The full list of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 campaign rewards has been revealed, and there's a lot in store for multiplayer and Warzone 2 fans determined enough to beat the single-player mode.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 unlocks on October 20 for folks who pre-ordered the game digitally, with the full launch coming a week after that. As soon as you finish the main campaign, you'll gain access to a bunch of in-game rewards that you can use in Special Ops and Multiplayer. The same goodies wil
  • Mickey Mouse and friends take over classic Marvel Comics covers for Disney's 100th anniversary

    Mickey Mouse and friends take over classic Marvel Comics covers for Disney's 100th anniversary
    The Walt Disney Company celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2023, and Marvel is getting in on the party with its monthly Disney100 Variant Cover Program featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and all their friends.Marvel's Disney100 Variant Cover Program will launch in January and continue for a full year on its ongoing Amazing Spider-Man title. Each cover will be available in color and black-and-white versions, and the first one by Lorenzo Pastrovicchio with colors by Valeria
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  • After 8 years, Destiny 2 is killing those materials you're tired of collecting

    After 8 years, Destiny 2 is killing those materials you're tired of collecting
    Destiny 2 will kill all existing planetary materials in an economy update coming next season, putting an end to the chokehold that the likes of Spinmetal Leaves and Helium Filaments have had on the Destiny player base for over eight years. Starting in Season 19, you won't be able to get any Dusklight Shards, Microphasic Datalattice, Helium Filaments, Baryon Boughs, Spinmetal Leaves, or Glacial Starwort. Gathering nodes will still exist in destinations, but they'll grant Glimmer, XP, and oth
  • Obi-Wan and Game of Thrones star Indira Varma joins the cast of HBO Max's Dune spin-off

    Obi-Wan and Game of Thrones star Indira Varma joins the cast of HBO Max's Dune spin-off
    Game of Thrones and Obi-Wan star Indira Varma is the latest to join the cast of Dune: The Sisterhood, a new spin-off series from HBO Max.According to Deadline, Varma will play Empress Natalya, a "formidable royal who united thousands of worlds in her marriage to Emperor Corrino." Set 10,000 years before the events of 2021's Dune, the series will follow the Harkonnen sisters as they rise to power within the Sisterhood, a secret organization of women who will go on to become the Bene Gesserit
  • Young Miracleman returns in Gaiman and Buckingham's Miracleman: The Silver Age #1 preview

    Young Miracleman returns in Gaiman and Buckingham's Miracleman: The Silver Age #1 preview
    After years of legal complications and starts and stops, Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham's Miracleman 'The Silver Age' storyline will finally and officially return and be completed starting October 19 at Marvel Comics. Marvel will publish the completed story along with remastered editions of the first two published issues, complete with new artwork and bonus material - and now we've got your first lettered preview of Miracleman: The Silver Age #1 right here, followed by some previously rele
  • Netflix is adding a cheaper subscription tier – with ads

    Netflix is adding a cheaper subscription tier – with ads
    Netflix is launching a lower-priced, ad-supported subscription tier this November.Appropriately titled Basic with Ads, the new tier will cost just $6.99 a month and be available in the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Canada, France, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Spain, the UK, and the US. Ads will be 15 or 30 seconds in length, and will play before and during TV shows and films. This is similar to Hulu's Basic ad-supported plan, which sits at $9.99 a month.Current plans and membe
  • Disney Dreamlight Valley is getting villainous with its Scar update next week

    Disney Dreamlight Valley is getting villainous with its Scar update next week
    Scar, Simba's murderous uncle from The Lion King, is coming to Disney Dreamlight Valley on October 19.If you grew up in the '90s, you might remember Scar as the ruthless and cunning big cat from 1994's The Lion King who taught you - perhaps at too young an age - about the finality of death. Well, now he's coming to Disney's cozy life sim, which could either force you to confront your childhood trauma over Mufasa's murder or just be a cool new addition to the game, depending on your past experien
  • Star Wars: Hidden Empire connecting covers reveal key characters in Lady Qi'ra's story

    Star Wars: Hidden Empire connecting covers reveal key characters in Lady Qi'ra's story
    Marvel has revealed five connecting variant covers for its upcoming Star Wars: Hidden Empire event, which launches in November and will wrap writer Charles Soules's trilogy focusing on Lady Qi'ra, the breakout character from Solo: A Star Wars Story.Hidden Empire will follow Qi'ra as she attempts to rid the galaxy of the Sith once and for all. The five-issue limited series follows Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters and Star Wars: Crimson Reign, and is written by Soule and drawn by Steve Cumming
  • Undecember Bridges Genres For An All-New Multiplayer Experience

    Undecember Bridges Genres For An All-New Multiplayer Experience
    Undecember is a new hack-and-slash action RPG game developed by South Korea’s Needs Games and serviced by LINE Games. With a huge variety of character customizations, based on intricate item variations and skill systems, Undecember’s combat encourages players to build their characters and experiment to find their unique playstyle. Pick up new items, evolve your character’s abilities, and delve into challenging PvE dungeons. Looking for a bigger challenge? Try out the multiplaye
  • Enola Holmes 2 lands on the cover of Total Film magazine – on sale now!

    Enola Holmes 2 lands on the cover of Total Film magazine – on sale now!
    Enola Holmes - the story of the famed super-sleuth's kid sister developing her own detective skills - was an unexpected hit when it debut on Netflix in 2022. Producer/star Millie Bobby Brown returns to help convert a sleeper hit into a franchise, and you can read all about it in Total Film's Enola Holmes 2 cover feature.And as well as that Holmes invasion, there's also loads more to get excited about in this issue. Timothée Chalamet and Luca Guadagnino talk about reuniting for Bones and A
  • Fallout 3 and all its DLC will be free-to-keep on PC next week

    Fallout 3 and all its DLC will be free-to-keep on PC next week
    Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition will be the next free game from the Epic Games Store, so if you've somehow missed out on one of Bethesda's finest creations for this long, you'll soon have a new chance to add it to your library.You'll be able to claim Fallout 3 starting October 20. As with all Epic freebies, you'll basically 'purchase' it at a zero-dollar price tag, and it'll remain in your library forever, just as with any game you might actually buy with real money. The promotion lasts unti
  • Google Stadia Shutting Down Has Claimed Its First Video Game Victim

    Google Stadia Shutting Down Has Claimed Its First Video Game Victim
    The shutting down of Google Stadia has claimed its first video game victim as multiplayer title Outcasters will also cease to exist when the cloud gaming service disappears in January.As reported by Game Developer, Outcasters studio Splash Damage posted on Twitter (below) that, because the game was built exclusively for Stadia, it's not viable to port the game to another platform.An update on Outcasters: pic.twitter.com/VdkZUcUv1z— Outcasters (@playoutcasters) October 12, 2022 "It is with
  • Pokemon fans think gym leader Iono could be Scarlet and Violet wallflower Penny in disguise

    Pokemon fans think gym leader Iono could be Scarlet and Violet wallflower Penny in disguise
    A Pokemon Scarlet and Violet fan theory suggests that your soft-spoken companion Penny could be the voice beyond the game's larger-than-life electric-type gym leader.Earlier this week, Nintendo revealed Iono, a Paldean gym leader who moonlights as a live streamer. Their energetic stream, as well as their impressive get-up - complete with what appear to be fangs, and some unlikely hairpieces - have led some players to assume that they might be a Vtuber.If you're not familiar with that term, a Vtu
  • Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales PC release date set for November

    Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales PC release date set for November
    The long-awaited PC port of Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales finally has an exact release date: Miles will make the jump from PS5 to PC on November 18, 2022. A new trailer added to the game's Steam page quietly confirmed the November 18 release date, and the page itself has also been updated with the new date in place of the vague fall 2022 timing we've been staring at for months. Shortly afterward, the PlayStation Blog posted a fresh round-up of the game's PC features. Much like Ma
  • One month later, Cyberpunk 2077 players are still stumbling across Edgerunner locations in-game

    One month later, Cyberpunk 2077 players are still stumbling across Edgerunner locations in-game
    Fans both old and new coming to Cyberpunk 2077 after watching the Edgerunners anime are noticing oodles of familiar sights and sharing them online. Reddit user OnlyWithNumers has been so kind to round up heaps of them in one post (below), though we’ve seen several like it since the anime launched last month. While Edgerunners’ use of Cyberpunk 2077’s sounds is easier to notice – Hallie Coggins and Rosa Walton’s bop I Really Want to Stay at Your House features p
  • One month later, Cyberpunk 2077 players are still stumbling across Edgerunner locations

    One month later, Cyberpunk 2077 players are still stumbling across Edgerunner locations
    Fans both old and new coming to Cyberpunk 2077 after watching the Edgerunners anime are noticing oodles of familiar sights and sharing them online. Reddit user OnlyWithNumers has been so kind to round up heaps of them in one post (below), though we’ve seen several like it since the anime launched last month. While Edgerunners’ use of Cyberpunk 2077’s sounds is easier to notice – Hallie Coggins and Rosa Walton’s bop I Really Want to Stay at Your House features p
  • Is She-Hulk setting up a version of World War Hulk in the MCU?

    Is She-Hulk setting up a version of World War Hulk in the MCU?
    The She-Hulk season finale is now streaming on Disney Plus, and along with progressing Jennifer Walters' narrative as a burgeoning superhero lawyer, her cousin Bruce Banner's MCU story also seems to enter its next chapter (or 'phase', to borrow a Marvel Studios term).Following up on the sudden appearance of a Sakaaran ship that caused the accident that resulted in Jennifer Walters transforming into She-Hulk in the first episode, the second episode sent Bruce aboard that very same ship, apparentl
  • Spider-Man: Miles Morales Comes to PC This November

    Spider-Man: Miles Morales Comes to PC This November
    Sony has announced that its once PlayStation exclusive Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is coming to PC on November 18.Revealed in a PlayStation Blog post, Miles Morales on PC will support Nvidia's latest DLSS 3 technology to ensure the highest of frame rates (though it's exclusive to RTX 40-series graphics cards), but DLSS 2, DLAA, and Nvidia Reflex will also be supported.The game's overall system requirements were also shared (below), with PlayStation confirming that it will feature two leve
  • Splatoon 3 community rallies around VTuber who beat "S-Rank hell" point debt

    Splatoon 3 community rallies around VTuber who beat "S-Rank hell" point debt
    The Splatoon 3 community has rallied around a VTuber who spent nearly two weeks grinding to get out of their rank.The feat began late last month in September, when VTuber streamer Akirose fell into a crippling deficit of -2313 points in Splatoon 3's ranked system. The VTuber was forced to don a smile on their virtual face and battle it out in Splatoon 3's Ranked Battles to painstakingly claw back all the points they'd lost.The grind was tough, with the VTuber diligently undertaking Ranked Battle
  • Nintendo is "thankful" for $25,000 settlement in union case

    Nintendo is "thankful" for $25,000 settlement in union case
    Nintendo of America and contracting firm Aston Carter have agreed to a settlement with a former Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tester who alleged that they were wrongfully fired for inquiring about unionization.Mackenzie Clifton, a tester who worked at Nintendo of America's offices while employed through Aston Carter, filed a labor complaint earlier this year. Clifton told Axios that they asked "What does NoA think about the unionization trend in QA in the games industry as of late?" during a compan
  • Elden Ring players rejoice as FromSoftware commits to PvP for the long-term

    Elden Ring players rejoice as FromSoftware commits to PvP for the long-term
    The latest Elden Ring update has introduced bespoke balance changes that only affect the PvP side of the game, and FromSoftware says it'll be using this system to make focused changes in the future. Chatter around Elden Ring update 1.07 has been dominated by early signs of ray-tracing and new areas discovered alongside the patch but not mentioned in the official notice from publisher Bandai Namco. However, players were quick to latch onto the "PvP Exclusive balance adjustments" topping the
  • Yakuza 8 devs can't decide what their game is actually called

    Yakuza 8 devs can't decide what their game is actually called
    Yakuza developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio hasn't actually settled on Like a Dragon 8's final name.Speaking to Automaton Media recently at Tokyo Game Show 2022, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama spoke about the upcoming title. It turns out that although the sequel was revealed as "Like a Dragon 8" last month in September, the studio hasn't completely settled on this name for the new game.According to the interview with Yokoyama, we could well end up with a sequel called Yakuza: Like a Drag
  • Martin Scorsese says emphasis on box office numbers is "repulsive" and "insulting"

    Martin Scorsese says emphasis on box office numbers is "repulsive" and "insulting"
    Martin Scorsese has some choice words for movie-goers who fixate on box office numbers."Cinema is devalued, demeaned, belittled from all sides, not necessarily the business side but certainly the art. Since the ’80s, there’s been a focus on numbers. It’s kind of repulsive," he told the crowd at the New York Film Festival premiere of his new documentary, Personality Crisis: One Night Only (via IndieWire)."The cost of a movie is one thing. Understand that a film costs a certain a
  • Under the Waves isn't Firewatch under the sea, but genre-fans should pay attention

    Under the Waves isn't Firewatch under the sea, but genre-fans should pay attention
    It was the weighted walking that sold me on the fantasy. The slow, ponderous movement, as protagonist Stan struggles to navigate a rusting facility Under the Waves of the North Sea. One foot placed precisely after the other, a sharp exhale after every action; the underwater pressure on Stan's slumping shoulders is palpable, even from the lingering distance that the camera keeps. Deep sea diving doesn't seem like the easiest career choice out there, but as we learned in genre-stablemate Firewatch
  • Fable dev finds commemorative plaque on eBay after losing it 12 years ago

    Fable dev finds commemorative plaque on eBay after losing it 12 years ago
    One of the developers on the original Fable has revealed that they recently found the commemorative plaque given to them for working on the game, after losing it 12 years ago. Mike Ducker, who worked as a programmer on the Fable series, took to Twitter this week to tell the story of how they lost, and were eventually reunited with, the exclusive plaque. In a thread, Ducker wrote: "The plaque I was given for making Fable has been missing presumed stolen since 2010.""It ended up in a recyclin
  • The Rings of Power cast talk Tolkien’s legacy, fan theories, and more

    The Rings of Power cast talk Tolkien’s legacy, fan theories, and more
    Benjamin Walker is a self-proclaimed Tolkien nerd. "One of the joys of this job is they pay us to read Tolkien," the actor, who plays Elf king Gil-Galad in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, jokes as he sits down for our round table chat at New York City Comic-Con. His love of the books isn't unique amongst the cast – during our discussions, nearly every one of the actors in attendance admits to a certain level of Tolkien fandom. That love for the source material was something they
  • Elden Ring PvP Damage Scaling Update References New Maps and Ray Tracing

    Elden Ring PvP Damage Scaling Update References New Maps and Ray Tracing
    A new update for Elden Ring has finally separated damage scaling for PvE and PvP. But, in a more interesting tease, the data within the patch appears to hint towards new locations and ray tracing technology. As revealed in the v1.07 patch notes for Elden Ring, damage scaling for PvE and PvP has been separated, which will allow for different weapons and skills to be balanced for each mode individually. “In the future, this feature may be used to balance weapons, Art, Spell, and Incantation
  • Playing Breath of the Wild in Fortnite is my new favorite way to explore Hyrule

    Playing Breath of the Wild in Fortnite is my new favorite way to explore Hyrule
    I'm playing Fortnite, but it looks like The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild. Granted, I'm in control of an avatar ripped straight from Epic's last-person-standing murdergrounds, and the world around me boasts the same vibrant, cartoonish aesthetic that characterizes the battle royale's The Island setting. But the substance of the lands ahead – the locations, the points of interest, the rolling hills, and rocky mountain ranges – they all mirror Hyrule. And that is simply because I'
  • Starfield resurrects The Elder Scrolls’ most annoying character

    Starfield resurrects The Elder Scrolls’ most annoying character
    Bethesda is bringing back an infamous Elder Scrolls NPC for Starfield.Earlier this week, on October 11, Bethesda posted the video just below to their official YouTube, featuring a talk with Starfield game director Todd Howard. At the three-minute 17 seconds mark in the video, a screenshot of Starfield shows the player character has “earned the attention of an ‘Annoying Fan’ who will show up randomly and jabber at you incessantly.”If you're unfamiliar with Bethesda's stori
  • The Super Mario Bros. Movie release date, trailer, voice cast, and more

    The Super Mario Bros. Movie release date, trailer, voice cast, and more
    The highly anticipated Super Mario Bros. Movie is coming soon! The animated movie, which features Chris Pratt as the voice of Mario, will be the first cinematic adaptation of the acclaimed video game series since 1993's live-action Super Mario Bros. movie, which starred Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo as Mario and Luigi, respectively. Hopefully, the new version, from Illumination Studios, can surpass that version...There's a fair amount we already know about the Super Mario Bros. Movie – a
  • New God of War Ragnarok PS5 bundle doesn't include that epic controller

    New God of War Ragnarok PS5 bundle doesn't include that epic controller
    A God of War Ragnarok PS5 bundle will launch alongside the game on November 9. Sony released a brief trailer showing off the "next-gen immersion" of the hotly anticipated action game, concluding with a brief shot of the new bundle. This is a bog-standard PS5 game bundle. For a slightly reduced price, you'll get the disc edition of the PS5, one standard DualSense controller, and a digital copy of God of War Ragnarok. The Pulse 3D headset featured in the trailer is not included. Sa
  • Two Never-Before-Seen NES Games Are Up for Auction: 'This Has Literally Never Happened Before'

    Two Never-Before-Seen NES Games Are Up for Auction: 'This Has Literally Never Happened Before'
    It’s like something out of a museum curator’s dream: There are currently two separate, totally unrelated auctions on eBay right now for NES games that were never released in commercial form, nor subsequently digitized to be played on an emulator. They are unknown and (for the most part) unplayed, and they have piqued the interest of Video Game History Foundation founder and co-director Frank Cifaldi, who is seeking help in preserving the two games at auction: Battlefields of Napoleon
  • The 10 Best Resident Evil Games of All Time

    The 10 Best Resident Evil Games of All Time
    Resident Evil is a tough series to create a list for. At times horrifying, frustrating, and drenched in camp in equal measure, the series is so prolific that you can find both genre-defining masterpieces and forgettable misfires sporting the RE name. It’s a series so foundational to the growth of video games and we as gamers that quirks some may find charming and nostalgic can make certain titles simply painful for the rest of the fanbase. But make no mistake about it, the joy of working i
  • Bayonetta 3 hands-on: Lightning-fast combat that teaches an old witch new tricks

    Bayonetta 3 hands-on: Lightning-fast combat that teaches an old witch new tricks
    Looming expectedly large over Bayonetta 3 are the witchy warriors' new, giant demon summons. I like Godzilla as much as the next kaiju-lover, but seeing them in trailers gave me pause. What’s always set Bayonetta apart from her Devil May Cry cousins (Bayonetta shares a director with the latter series’ first game), is her agility. Witch Time, which triggers a brief slow down after a tight dodge defines the series’ combat, and feels so good that plenty of other games have given i
  • The 15 Best Under the Radar Games - Steam Next Fest Oct. 2022

    The 15 Best Under the Radar Games - Steam Next Fest Oct. 2022
    Three times a year, Steam puts on an event called Steam Next Fest, a week-long event that features literally hundreds of game demos of upcoming steam games. It’s an awesome event, but going through all those demos and trying to get through to the really good stuff – stuff like Cult of the Lamb, Toem, and Sable – just to name a few previous Steam Next Fest games, is time consuming to say the last. Which is why we called upon some of IGN’s biggest indie fans to divvy up the
  • Looks like GTA Online's UFO event is returning for Halloween

    Looks like GTA Online's UFO event is returning for Halloween
    It looks like daily UFO sightseeing events are returning to GTA Online just in time for Halloween, which is excellent news for anyone who missed it last year. Reliable Rockstar tipster Tez2 shares on Twitter that a recent GTA Online background update has laid the foundation for the alien-centric event, with extraterrestrial shenanigans due to start on October 20 before concluding on November 6. You may even hear or trigger the sound of thunder when journeying across the map if you approach
  • Lucy Liu joins Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans in Amazon Christmas movie

    Lucy Liu joins Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans in Amazon Christmas movie
    Lucy Liu has joined the cast of Red One, Prime Video's upcoming Christmas movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans. Kiernan Shipka, who's best known for her roles in Mad Men and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, is also set to feature.For now, the holiday flick's plot remains under wraps but we do know it's set to be a globetrotting action-comedy that promises to conjure up "a whole new universe to explore within the genre". Its title suggests that Santa Clause, famous for his red get-up, cou
  • The First Descendant Beta Preview: Good Intentions, Middling Execution

    The First Descendant Beta Preview: Good Intentions, Middling Execution
    As a new free-to-play looter shooter, The First Descendant faces heavy competition. Between established juggernauts like Destiny 2 and Warframe receiving regular expansions and the regular stream of smaller games, making yourself seen in this crowded genre isn’t easy. After spending time with The First Descendant’s upcoming beta test in solo play and four-player co-op, I don’t believe this will be the one to break through. What’s here is enjoyable enough, just nothing esp
  • EA Just Leaked Major FIFA 23 Content, Again

    EA Just Leaked Major FIFA 23 Content, Again
    EA has once again leaked a major chunk of upcoming FIFA 23 content, this time releasing the Men's World Cup mode early on PlayStation 5.As reported by Eurogamer, PS5 users have shared their surprise on social media as they've been able to access the World Cup mode menus and team lists ahead of its official launch.While games can't currently be played in the World Cup menu, the leak has revealed that the upcoming DLC will contain four game modes when it releases later this year: FIFA World Cup Li
  • Stephen King reveals which of his books he'd like to see made into a movie

    Stephen King reveals which of his books he'd like to see made into a movie
    Stephen King has no shortage of movie adaptations to his name, with many of his novels and short stories being optioned for the screen. But there's one novel that he'd still like to see brought to life.  "I don’t think anybody ever optioned Rose Madder, which I thought would’ve made a great movie," the writer told Netflix's Tudum platform.Rose Madder was first published in 1995 and follows a domestic abuse survivor who escapes her husband and starts a new life in a differen
  • When Stadia dies, it's taking its platform-exclusive game Outcasters with it

    When Stadia dies, it's taking its platform-exclusive game Outcasters with it
    The Stadia-exclusive game Outcasters will not be heading to other platforms once the streaming service shuts down early next year. As revealed by the game's developer, Splash Damage, Outcasters will cease to exist when Google Stadia shuts down on January 18, 2023. This news comes from the official Outcasters Twitter account which published a statement that reads: "It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that we do not have plans to bring Outcasters to other platforms at this time."The s
  • The Metaverse Has Had a Very Bad Week

    The Metaverse Has Had a Very Bad Week
    It's been nearly a year since Facebook rebranded itself to Meta, and founder Mark Zuckerberg and the company are facing serious doubts from the public, media, and some of their own employees about the future of their focus on the Metaverse. Just yesterday, Meta officially revealed its new Meta Quest Pro VR headset. The premium rig will cost early adopters $1499.99, and the headset was designed specifically with work in mind, rather than gaming. And as Zuckerberg shared with The Verge, Meta is ta
  • Elden Ring update 1.07 paves the way for ray-tracing and new areas in a massive new patch

    Elden Ring update 1.07 paves the way for ray-tracing and new areas in a massive new patch
    Elden Ring update 1.07 has just dropped, and intrepid dataminers have already uncovered evidence of some of the upcoming changes FromSoft is planning.The key takeaway from the patch notes is that balance changes will now differ between PvE and PvP, ensuring your favourite boss-chopping weapon doesn't get nerfed because too many players are using it to cheese each other. That means a suite of adjustments to a wide array of weapons, skills, spells, and incantations - by our count, there are hundre
  • She-Hulk finale ending potentially sets up a major Marvel movie

    She-Hulk finale ending potentially sets up a major Marvel movie
    Warning! This article contains major spoilers for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode 9. If you've not yet caught up with the Marvel show, turn away now!Well, the She-Hulk finale was a lot. In keeping with the rest of the season, which has poked fun at Twitter haters, indulged us with fun cameos, and boasted more fourth wall breaks than we can count, the show went full meta by seeing Jen (Tatiana Maslany) infiltrate Marvel Studios to "rewrite" the series' conclusion. But even though the episo

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