Games
Sources: Polygon, Kotaku
Official Backrooms 2 Announcement Reportedly Happening Soon, With Kane Parsons Returning
Dread Central reports that a sequel to Backrooms is in the works and that Kane Parsons has been signed as director. According to the horror media outlet, fans can expect an announcement soon.
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Marvel’s Wolverine Ending Leaks Online In Final Stretch Ahead Of Launch
The embattled X-Man began with leaked footage in 2023 and it seems PlayStation's biggest exclusive of the year will have to weather one last online attack
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Farming Sims Are Finally Changing After 10 Years of Stagnation
Farm-sims have looked and played pretty much the same for the last 10 years. That's not entirely surprising. When you find a winning formula that keeps your studio's lights on, you follow that formula. However, there are promising signs that a fresh crop of farm games is pushing…
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Civilization 7’s Biggest Free Update Yet Will Finally Take It To The Atomic Age Over Two Years Later
Arc of Tomorrow will arrive in 2027
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Sony Can't Hide Forever
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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Devs Say Ending Is Best 'Not Explained To You By Someone Else'
In a Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy panel at PAX West, game director Naoki Hamaguchi and battle director Teruki Endo went into detail about Cid, Vincent, and the FITS combat system that's new in Final Fantasy 7 Revelation. They also briefly touched on how they hope players don't…
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Halloween: The Game Devs Seemingly Patch Out Sex Mini-Game In Emergency Pre-Release Fix
Halloween: The Game's sex minigame has been swiftly removed in under 24 hours, after players realised that a character with the likeness of deceased actor Donald Pleasence could sleep with 17-year-old teens
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51 Years Later, Sylvester Stallone's Gritty Action Sci-Fi Classic Is Officially Free on Streaming
Roger Corman (1926-2024) spent 70 straight years as an independent filmmaker. In that time, he produced and/or directed well over 500 movies and mentored a murderer's row of Hollywood directors ranging from Francis Ford Coppola to Ron Howard to James Cameron. He also gave early…
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Persona 4 Revival Finds Its Kanji, And It Isn't Troy Baker Or Matt Mercer
During the past PAX West panel for Persona 4 Revival, Atlus showed off the sizzle reel trailer for Kanji Tatsumi, one of the game's most-discussed characters. While this role has previously been portrayed by Troy Baker and Matt Mercer, Atlus' latest Persona remake will feature a…
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7 Huge Differences Between Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' and Steven Spielberg's Original Script
But before Christopher Nolan signed on as the director of Interstellar, the director was none other than Steven Spielberg, who developed the story with Nolan’s screenwriter brother, Jonathan Nolan. Spielberg had been on the project for about a year when he moved his production…
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55 Years Later, Stanley Kubrick's Gritty Sci-Fi Masterpiece Is Officially Back on Streaming
Stanley Kubrick marks a before-and-after in the history of cinema. Few directors have received as much acclaim in life and death, admired by peers and audiences alike. Kubrick might be the ultimate gateway filmmaker for cinephiles, a step beyond the delightful and accessible…
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BG3's Best Evil Playthrough Replacement Is Waiting to Be Rediscovered on Steam
Baldur’s Gate 3 will absolutely let you be a monster, if you’re so inclined. Slaughter a village, betray every companion, ascend as a vampire tyrant: Do those things, and the game will serve up plenty of deliciously unhinged dialogue options to match. But if you’re a dedicated…
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GOTY 2026 is the Weakest Field in Years
It was always going to be a strange year. There was a presumptive winner before the year even began: Grand Theft Auto 6. That remains the case, although, given Rockstar's apparent reticence to let anybody play it, we may be waiting until the eleventh hour for its assumed…
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5 Most Shocking Anime Deaths Of The 21st Century
Sometimes, a secondary character’s death might have a lasting impact on the story, or a main character might sacrifice themselves for a glorious cause. In almost every instance, major anime character deaths have a way of either dividing fanbases or bringing them together.…
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3 Games Where Your Choices Truly Matter
The way Rebel Wolves promoted The Blood of Dawnwalker and its myriad choices got me thinking: What does it really mean for your choices to matter in a video game? Typically, we think it's a good use of branching narratives when you have a properly big, dramatic effect on how…
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GTA Cheat Codes Taught a Generation How Much Fun It Is to Break a Video Game
If that sounds like a gaming sin, know that I’m a product of my generation. Back in the 2000s, when GTA was on a PlayStation 2 hot streak, cheat codes were very much part of the experience. I didn’t know a single person growing up who played through a GTA story as intended.…
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