• Blade goes full vampire as his co-creator returns "one last time"

    Blade goes full vampire as his co-creator returns "one last time"
    Blade's co-creator, writer Marv Wolfman, is returning to the fan-favorite Daywalker for a new story as part of the What If…? Dark series of one-shots. And in the story, he's taking Blade from vampire killer to full-on vampire himself.What If...? Dark follows the formula of the classic What If…? concept of showing alt-versions of Marvel heroes and villains, but, as the title implies, with tragic, violent, and sometimes horrific twists."Horrific" is, of course, where Blade comes in.
  • Survival game and roguelike juggernauts combine forces in Don't Starve Together and Cult of the Lamb crossover, out now

    Survival game and roguelike juggernauts combine forces in Don't Starve Together and Cult of the Lamb crossover, out now
    Cult of the Lamb and Don't Starve Together, two beloved indie games from their respective genres, have announced a team-up that includes updates for both games available today.While it's entirely possible that neither game needs introduction, Cult of the Lamb is a highly acclaimed 2016 roguelike we once likened to "Animal Crossing meets Hades," and Don't Starve Together is the excellent standalone multiplayer component to the also-brilliant 2013 survival game Don't Starve. For the latter's 10th
  • Loki, WandaVision, and The Mandalorian become the first Disney Plus series to get physical releases

    Loki, WandaVision, and The Mandalorian become the first Disney Plus series to get physical releases
    Three popular Disney Plus series are getting special physical releases – and we want them right now.Loki season 1, WandaVision, and The Mandalorian seasons 1 and 2 are set to be released nationally on Blu-ray Steelbook with collectible brand-new box art as well as collectible concept art cards. Each title will be available for pre-order on August 28.The Loki physical release contains a plethora of fun bonus material, including the official TVA orientation video hosted by Miss Minutes (Tara
  • Baldur's Gate 3 horniest speedrunning category is heating up

    Baldur's Gate 3 horniest speedrunning category is heating up
    The race to see which Baldur's Gate 3 speedrunner can get to the game's first sex scene the fastest is heating up quickly.When our pals at PC Gamer first reported on the emerging and very official Sex% speedrunning category, the record-setter at the time, YouTuber Mae, had managed to seduce poor Lae'zel in a little under eight minutes. Another Baldur's Gate 3 streamer, DisguisedToast, managed to beat Mae's record over the weekend, but Mae quickly climbed back on top.Commenting on her
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  • When does Ahsoka take place on the Star Wars timeline?

    When does Ahsoka take place on the Star Wars timeline?
    Ahsoka is all set to wow fans on Disney Plus but, given the (mostly) animated history of the character, it might be hard for some Star Wars fans to pinpoint where it lands on the timeline in a galaxy far, far away  – especially with talk of Hayden Christensen’s return as Anakin. Is it a sequel? Prequel? Below, we’ll run through the chronology of the Ahsoka series, including its place on the Star Wars timeline and where it stands in relation to The Mandalorian, The Clo
  • This magical management sim is like Hogwarts Legacy meets Two Point Hospital

    This magical management sim is like Hogwarts Legacy meets Two Point Hospital
    This Hogwarts Legacy-style management sim lets you build the magical school of your dreams, and it's out on consoles next year.Spellcaster University is similar to Hogwarts Legacy in the fact it's set in a school where wizards and witches study. The only difference is, this time around you'll take on the role of director instead of one of the university's students. Just like other management sims such as Two Point Hospital, players will get the chance to build the school exactly how they want to
  • Baldur's Gate 3 has patch parity between PC and PS5 as "it's the consumer-friendly thing to do"

    Baldur's Gate 3 has patch parity between PC and PS5 as "it's the consumer-friendly thing to do"
    Baldur's Gate 3 will offer parity with patches between PC and PS5 platforms because it's "the consumer-friendly thing to do."That's according to Larian's director of publishing, Michael Douse. Responding to a Twitter user claiming Starfield appears more ready for launch than Baldur's Gate 3, Douse simply responded that Larian's game has a later pre-load date than Starfield because it's incorporating several weeks of post-launch patches from the PC version.
    We want people to have the latest patch
  • Ahsoka fans think a new special outlines exactly when Hayden Christensen will appear

    Ahsoka fans think a new special outlines exactly when Hayden Christensen will appear
    Disney Plus has announced a new Star Wars special – and fans think it hints at Hayden Christensen's appearance in Ahsoka.Master and Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka is set to hit Disney Plus on September 15, three days after Ahsoka episode 5. Though it may seem like a reach, episode 5 is significant because it's being directed by Dave Filoni – who's known for directing episodes with big reveals. Ahsoka made her first live-action Star Wars appearance in The Mandalorian season 2 ep
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  • Ghostrunner 2 wall runs its way onto PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on October 26

    Ghostrunner 2 wall runs its way onto PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on October 26
    The launch date for Ghostrunner 2 has finally been revealed, and it’s only a couple of months away. Publisher 505 Games has announced that the follow-up to the acclaimed parkour action game Ghostrunner will be launching on October 26 on PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG. 
    Despite our best ninja skills, we couldn’t stop the news leaking on #Ghostrunner2Ghostrunner 2 launches October 26, 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, EPIC, GOG, &
  • Ahsoka release schedule: what time is episode 1 on Disney Plus?

    Ahsoka release schedule: what time is episode 1 on Disney Plus?
    There's been a disturbance in the Force. The Ahsoka release schedule has changed at short notice and, sadly, it means a large chunk of the world will have to shift their sleeping patterns and set their alarms.Ahsoka episode 1 and episode 2 release this week on Disney Plus, but at a brand-new time in the US and UK. To help avert any panic, we've put together a quick guide on the Ahsoka episode 1 release date, streaming time, episode count, and when each future episode is airing.If you're playing
  • After 32 years, Charles Martinet is stepping down as the voice of Mario

    After 32 years, Charles Martinet is stepping down as the voice of Mario
    After 32 years providing the legendary voice of Mario, Luigi, and numerous other Mushroom Kingdom characters, Charles Martinet is stepping down from his acting duties to serve as a "Mario Ambassador.""Charles Martinet has been the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games for a long time, as far back as Super Mario 64," the company says in its announcement. "Charles is now moving into the brand-new role of Mario Ambassador. With this transition, he will be stepping back from recording character
  • Armored Core 6 has multiple endings and secret mech parts to discover

    Armored Core 6 has multiple endings and secret mech parts to discover
    Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon will feature multiple endings and other secrets to uncover.In a new interview with GGRecon, Armored Core 6 game director Masaru Yamamura shed a little new light on the game. Around the middle of the game, Yamamura revealed, the player will start to get new requests from various corporations, and this "dynamic storytelling" will effect the overall outcome of Armored Core 6's story."We wanted to present a kind of more dynamic style of storytelling to the player. We
  • Release date for road trip survival game Pacific Drive rolls into early 2024

    Release date for road trip survival game Pacific Drive rolls into early 2024
    Road trip-inspired survival game Pacific Drive has hit a roadblock and is now expected to release next year.  Originally scheduled to launch sometime in 2023, developer Ironwood Studios has decided to delay the release of Pacific Drive until early 2024 to make the game "the best it can be" whilst still prioritizing the health of the team.In a statement on Twitter (via Eurogamer), Ironwood wrote, "As many know, we've been hard at work bringing this idea to life for quite some time, and
  • As a Bethesda dev defends Starfield's start-up screen, fans are sharing their favorites from other games

    As a Bethesda dev defends Starfield's start-up screen, fans are sharing their favorites from other games
    Starfield's start-up menu has received criticism for being "basic," but fans have quickly come to its defense by sharing their favorites from other great games.  The trend started after one Twitter user criticized the upcoming game's start-up menu for being rather basic, and Bethesda's head of publishing Pete Hines came to its defense, revealing: "That’s been our menu for years and was one of the first things we settled on." Following this interaction, fans have come together to
  • Cyberpunk 2077 players commemorate the most important day in the game's history

    Cyberpunk 2077 players commemorate the most important day in the game's history
    Cyberpunk 2077 players came together to celebrate a historic day in the history of Night City.August 20, 2023, marks one of the most significant events in the history of towering city, and the events preceding Cyberpunk 2077. It's on this date that Johnny Silverhand and company detonate a nuclear bomb in Arasaka Tower, in an attempt to destroy the company's databanks and erase their Soulkiller 3.0 project from existence. 
    Boom! Today in Cyberpunk lore Arasaka Tower gets destroyed in a nucle
  • Erotic thriller Red Light explores the intersection between sex and tech

    Erotic thriller Red Light explores the intersection between sex and tech
    Sex and technology collide in Red Light, a new erotic thriller from writer Sarah Cho and artist Priscilla Petraites for AWA Studios. The four-issue series explores the limits of artificial intelligence and asks the age-old question: what makes a human?Red Light follows Lacy, an A.I. sex worker living in a futuristic Red-Light District. When she meets an orphaned child, Natalie, the pair decide to try and escape, but find themselves caught up in the mystery of Lacy's creation. "I knew I want
  • Loki season 2 reveals why Sylvie is working at McDonald's

    Loki season 2 reveals why Sylvie is working at McDonald's
    Even variants of the god of mischief need jobs, it turns out. The first trailer for Loki season 2 confirmed that Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) had picked up a gig at McDonald's in the '80s, but we weren't quite sure why. That is, until series producer Kevin Wright shared some new insight."This character had been on a decades-long, maybe centuries-long revenge mission, and the classic trope of those stories is that it’s all-consuming and she’s not thinking about what comes next," Wright
  • One of 2023's best-rated shows might have fallen under your radar – but there's still time to catch up

    One of 2023's best-rated shows might have fallen under your radar – but there's still time to catch up
    Produced by Uncut Gems directors the Safdie brothers and telling a remarkable true story, Telemarketers has quietly become one of the best-rated shows of the year so far. The HBO true crime documentary series has scored a whopping 95% critics' score and 100% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.The three-part show follows two unlikely office friends who stumble upon a bizarre truth behind the work they’ve been doing at a call center. Their day-to-day job persuading people to give money to cha
  • From more team-ups to fewer releases, here’s how Marvel fans would fix the MCU

    From more team-ups to fewer releases, here’s how Marvel fans would fix the MCU
    Whether you’re a Marvel diehard or lost interest post-Avengers: Endgame, the general consensus is that the MCU is in a tiny bit of a slump at the moment. Now, fans have taken to sharing their ideas online on how to ‘fix’ things from Marvel Phase 5 onwards."Slow down on so many new characters. It's just ridiculous that we won't see Shang-Chi again for probably 4-5 years," one said on Reddit."Why don’t they crossover the hero characters more like they did in earlier phases?
  • From the Old Republic to live-action Fallen Order, here's what Star Wars fans want to see in new projects

    From the Old Republic to live-action Fallen Order, here's what Star Wars fans want to see in new projects
    Star Wars fans across the galaxy are sharing their hopes on Reddit for upcoming Disney Plus projects – and we're loving their ideas. "Something in the Old Republic era would be cool," says one fan, with another echoing: "Old Republic stories would be dope. The franchise has been putting out bangers in the anthology series. Like Visions but really broaden it to all kinds of short films using new canon lore across the thousands of years of history." The Old Republic takes place in
  • Taika Waititi teases hypothetical Thor 5 plans – and it sounds better than Love and Thunder

    Taika Waititi teases hypothetical Thor 5 plans – and it sounds better than Love and Thunder
    Thor's Taika Waititi says a fifth movie would feature a villain even "more formidable" than Hela, the God of Thunder's sister who destroyed his hammer Mjölnir and, you know, kind of brought about the end of Asgard in Thor: Ragnarok. In Titan's Thor: Love and Thunder The Official Movie Special book, the filmmaker teased what fans could expect from another sequel, and talked about how important it'd be to keep evolving Chris Hemsworth's titular superhero."What is left to do to him? It's
  • One of Diablo 4's most-requested features is on the way

    One of Diablo 4's most-requested features is on the way
    Diablo 4 is getting a loot filter, at some point.As Icy-Veins reports, Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson has been asked on Twitter whether the development team at Blizzard had any plans for a loot filter in Diablo 4. Fergusson says that the feature is very much on Blizzard's radar, but who the hell knows when they'll eventually get around to implementing it in the huge game.
    Definitely part of our backlogAugust 16, 2023See more
    A loot filter has basically been on the lips of the Diablo 4 comm
  • Tomb Raider website update has speculation rife for a new game reveal

    Tomb Raider website update has speculation rife for a new game reveal
    Tomb Raider's website has just been updated, and fans are taking it as a sign that the next game in the series is about to be unveiled. If you visit the official Tomb Raider website today, you'll be met with a landing page inviting you to sign up to be among the first to hear about "breaking news regarding the Tomb Raider franchise." This includes info on "rewards, exclusives, merch, releases, and more."While it's not uncommon for websites to undergo a bit of a refresh now and again, the me
  • Trust me, grab this Samsung Odyssey ultrawide monitor deal before Starfield arrives

    Trust me, grab this Samsung Odyssey ultrawide monitor deal before Starfield arrives
    Your choice of gaming monitor could make or break your Starfield PC experience when it lands on Steam, but high spec screens often come with astronomical price tags. Thankfully, decent display discounts pop up from time to time, and I’ve just come across a great 49-inch Samsung Odyssey curved ultrawide panel with $900 off. If you’re looking to invest in an immersive portable and traverse the stars using an immersive premium portal, this might be your chance.Over at Amazon, you can no
  • Across the Spider-Verse overtaken at the international box office by an overlooked animated movie

    Across the Spider-Verse overtaken at the international box office by an overlooked animated movie
    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has been beaten at the international box office by an unlikely contender – Pixar's animated rom-com Elemental.Across the Spider-Verse has made $305.9 million outside of the US, while Elemental has cashed in $307.2 million, according to data shared by Box Office Mojo. This makes Elemental the second-highest-grossing animated movie of the year in international markets, beaten to the top spot only by The Super Mario Bros. Movie. It's been a slow burn a
  • Starfield DLSS support will come after launch thanks to a modder, but there’s a catch

    Starfield DLSS support will come after launch thanks to a modder, but there’s a catch
    One Starfield fan is ensuring that the upcoming space RPG will have DLSS support shortly after launch, even if we might not get it officially. Last week, one fan set tongues wagging after theorising that Starfield’s PC version doesn’t support Nvidia's Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) technology after mulling through the preload files. AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 (FSR 2) super sampling tech was present, but no sign of something similar from Nvidia or Intel. Whi
  • Dragon Age fans remind Baldur's Gate 3 players that its best romance feature belonged to BioWare first

    Dragon Age fans remind Baldur's Gate 3 players that its best romance feature belonged to BioWare first
    Dragon Age fans are reminding Baldur's Gate 3 players that the game's best romance feature was in their favorite game first. Over the weekend, several Dragon Age fans have taken to Twitter to remind Baldur's Gate 3 players that the Larian title isn't the first game to implement a popular romance feature. This all started after Twitter user @alabasterffxiv said: "Baldur's Gate 3 implemented an incredible mechanic in gaming that every RPG forward should implement and it's asking for a wittle
  • A lost Final Fantasy game will return in Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis

    A lost Final Fantasy game will return in Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis
    Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis will be resurrecting a storyline from a now-defunct mobile game.If you've forgotten about Final Fantasy 7 The First Soldier, we unfortunately can't blame you. The short-lived mobile game was a battle royale multiplayer spin-off from Square Enix, set 30 years before the events of Final Fantasy 7. Sadly, The First Soldier would shut down just 14 months after it debuted, with a server shutdown making the game unplayable. It turns out there's life yet for the battle
  • Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon movies get intriguing new titles – and Part 2 could release in April 2024

    Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon movies get intriguing new titles – and Part 2 could release in April 2024
    Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon is arriving in two parts – and by the sounds of things, Part 2 will hit Netflix sooner rather than later. If that wasn't enough, both movies have also reportedly received intriguing new titles. Per a new report from What's on Netflix, the streamer is looking at an April 2024 release window for Part 2. Considering Part 1 is slated for release on December 22, that would be a very short wait indeed. The site also says there is a plan for "at least three" Rebel Mo
  • The Witcher director addresses the circumstances around Henry Cavill's exit: "These are demanding shows to make"

    The Witcher director addresses the circumstances around Henry Cavill's exit: "These are demanding shows to make"
    The Witcher director Marc Jobst, who directed several episodes of the first season, has shared his thoughts on Henry Cavill's departure from the Netflix show. The actor, who’s played Geralt of Rivia for three seasons, has hung up his sword as the monster hunter, ready to be replaced by Liam Hemsworth in The Witcher season 4. Addressing Cavill’s exit, Jobst shared his perspective to Screen Rant. "Look, Henry has done three series, these are demanding shows to make, you know, they
  • Eagle-eyed Blue Beetle fans think they know who was supposed to play its post-credits character

    Eagle-eyed Blue Beetle fans think they know who was supposed to play its post-credits character
    A blink-and-you’ll-miss-it detail in Blue Beetle has spawned a fan theory over who could be playing the cameo character in the DC movie’s post-credits scene.Spoilers for the Blue Beetle ending follow, you have been warned!The Blue Beetle post-credits scene sees the long-thought-dead Ted Kord return via video message in the headquarters under the Kord family estate. While the silhouette of the former Blue Beetle is deliberately obscured, a painting featuring Ted and his daughter
  • Official tabletop RPG offers a sneak peek at Assassin's Creed Japan

    Official tabletop RPG offers a sneak peek at Assassin's Creed Japan
    We might be able to get a sneak peek of Assassin's Creed Red in a new tabletop RPG.As reported by Access the Animus on Twitter yesterday, Ubisoft is putting out a brand new Assassin's Creed TTRPG. While the main body of the new tabletop game won't be focused on Japan, a "test story" will be set in Feudal Japan in around 1558, and may offer a teaser of things to come in Assassin's Creed Red.
    The #AssassinsCreed RPG tabletop game will also contain an example / test story set in Feudal Japan!The st
  • The Metal Gear Solid Collection is so true to Hideo Kojima's "original vision" that it needed a new content warning

    The Metal Gear Solid Collection is so true to Hideo Kojima's "original vision" that it needed a new content warning
    Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Volume 1 apparently makes no alterations to the themes and content of the original games, though it does open every game with a warning that some of that content "may be considered outdated." "This game contains expressions and themes which may be considered outdated. However, these elements have been included without alteration to preserve the historical context in which the game was made and the creator's original vision. Player discretion is advised,"

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