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Bernard Hill, who found fame as King Théoden in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy and as Captain Smith in Titanic, has died. He was 79.

The Nagakiba is a melee armament in the Katana class in , closely related to its counterpart sword, the Uchigatana. It features an exceptionally long blade and offers enhanced blood loss buildup compared to its sibling sword. Players can acquire the Nagakiba through various interactions with the NPC Bloody Finger Hunter Yura, easily recognizable in his large metal hat and full Ronin Gear.

One of the rarest resources in is the Wyrmslife Crystal. Obtained fromdefeating beasts such as Drakes, Ogres, and Minotaurs, this calcified drop of blood is important to come by in the game.Farming them takes some time, especially since they are end-game items, but along the way, make sure to store as many as you can before using them up.

Wolverine #48 brings part 8 of the Sabretooth War storyline. With just two issues left in both the title and story, which both conclude in May's Wolverine #50, Logan is healing up in bed after a fight with Sabretooth, who has built a whole army of his own Variants to kill Wolverine and everyone he loves.

The involvement of Oscar-winning actor Will Smith could not save Undawn from a disastrous first year. Following its release in 2023, the game has seen some mainstream popularity among casual and competitive players, but isn't making the profits that it needs.

The Will Smith-fronted zombie survival video game Undawn bombed, according to a new report.

Weekend OTT watchlist: Wondering what's hot on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, and other OTT platforms this weekend? We've got you covered with a curated list of must-watch shows and movies. From the much-anticipated Netflix live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender to Poacher, an Alia Bhatt-backed series addressing animal poaching and illegal wildlife trade, your weekend is set to be an adventure.

NetherRelam has finally shown off some of Peacemaker’s gameplay ahead of his forthcoming Mortal Kombat 1 debut, and there is even a new Kameo fighter to go with him. Every Mortal Kombat entry since 2011’s MK 9 included guest characters from other popular media as post-launch content, and Mortal Kombat 1 is continuing this tradition with its ongoing Kombat Pack 1. First came Omni-Man, who brought his brutal brand of Viltrumite justice to the rebooted world of MK 1 back in November. He will eventually be joined by The Boys’ Homelander sometime this spring, but before that another comic-book character will be stepping into the MK 1 arena.

One constant of the last year's worth of news swirling aroundMicrosoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard was the back-and-forth bickering between the tech giant and the UK's Competition and Markets Authority as the deal headed to a close. Now, Microsoft's Brad Smith seems to have softened his tone a bit regarding the CMA.

By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012.

Peacock has renewed its Twisted Metal TV adaption for a second season.

For many reasons, Baldur's Gate 3 is one of the most talked about games of 2023. Along with its fantastic role-playing mechanics and its award-winning story, it also brought greater interest to the CRPG sub-genre - and now many are looking ahead to what this means for CRPGs going forward. Following the win for Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards 2023, Larian Studios founder and CEO Swen Vincke spoke with GamesRadar+ to talk about the game and his hopes for the CRPG sub-genre following the BG3's success. "We've always been very focused on just making our game, and a lot of people have attached a lot of things to that because the game turned out the way that we wanted it to be," said Vincke in response to industry attention for their game and CRPGs.

Inevitable Studios, an independent developer founded by veteran game developer Cord Smith, has announced Always in Mind, a narrative-based action platformer coming to PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

The campaigns in Call of Duty are always cinematic affairs, and enhancing this filmic quality of the storytelling is the CoD MW3 cast.

There will be brand new tales told in the world of Stephen King’s epic novel The Stand as an anthology of new stories from various authors has been announced.

Valorant Episode 7 Act 3 is launching October 31st and this upcoming update brings in the 23rd Agent to enter the game. The new Duelist is named Iso, a Chinese fixer for hire with unique gun skills that translate to creating bulletproof protecting for himself. Here’s how his kit works!

Is Love Island a roguelike? There’s plenty to compare between the British dating reality show and the video game genre, according to researcher Florence Smith Nicholls, who will discuss the topic during a lightning talk at this year’s Roguelike Celebration.

Warner Bros. has dropped a brand new trailer for the highly-anticipated musical prequel starring Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet as the titular chocolatier who dreams of changing the world with his inventions and chocolate.

By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012.

Bungie is being sued by a former HR manager who claims she was fired from the Destiny 2 developer after raising a potential case of racial discrimination with her supervisors.

Resident Evil creator and RE4 director Shinji Mikami teams up with Goichi ‘Suda 51’ Suda, the man behind Let It Die and Lollipop Chainsaw, for a slick, psychedelic, and terrifying Capcom horror game about invisible monsters and two gods fighting for control of reality. It’s an excellent pitch, but somehow, in the history of the greatest games ever made, Killer7 is often forgotten. Originally released in 2005, if you haven’t played it yet, or need an excuse to go through it again, you can get Killer7 right now for just under $5, and even play it on Valve’s superlative handheld the Steam Deck.

Saw X has just hit theaters – and critics are raving about it. The tenth installment picks up just weeks after James Wan's Saw, following a sick and desperate John Kramer (Tobin Bell) as he travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer. When John learns that the facility is run by scam artists whose goal is to extort money from the weak and vulnerable, he decides to go full Jigsaw mode and make the scammers pay.

If the director and producers of Saw X are to be believed, you shouldn't sit around waiting for anymore movies in the series without John Kramer.

As we all know by now, Saw X, the tenth movie in the Saw franchise, is set right after the events of the first Saw movie. This jump back in time means that audiences will yet again get to see Tobin Bell reprise his role as John Kramer, but also one of his very first Jigsaw apprentices - Amanda Young. 

Insomniac Games has revealed the time it should take to complete . The highly anticipated sequel seems to have much more for players to enjoy, from a New York map that's almost doubled in size with the inclusion of Queens and Brooklyn to the ability to play as both Peter Parker and Miles Morales, swapping between them instantly across the open world and optimizing a variety of gadgets and special abilities across both heroes.

Saw X has released a shot-for-shot remake of Nicole Kidman's iconic AMC ad.

This holiday season, Hellboy is taking a trip to Iceland to meet one of the island nation's most eccentric and interesting mythical figures, the Yule Cat. The story will take place in 2023's aptly named Hellboy Winter Special: The Yule Cat, which carries on Dark Horse Comics' tradition of releasing a new Hellboy special every holiday season.

Melvor Idle, the independent, RuneScape -inspired (and Jagex published) idle game, now has its second expansion, Age of Discovery. The DLC adds new skills, a whole new game mode, and expanded map, combat areas, and much more.

A new Saw X poster is here – and it teases that the tenth chapter "cuts through time", which we can only assume means it'll be chock-full of flashbacks. 

Saw X director Kevin Greutert says the latest installment in the franchise is full of surprises – and probably won't be the last to come.

It's only been two years since the last Saw movie which, when you consider the pandemic, it's not all that long. It's been a while, though, since we've seen its original antagonist on screen; something that Saw X is set to rectify.

New horror movie Starve Acre has a creepy first look, featuring Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power actor Morfydd Clark and former Doctor Who Matt Smith. 

Microsoft has partnered Sam Altman led OpenAI, a company that was famously funded by billionaire Elon Musk, to make rapid strides in the field of artificial intelligence. The company has taken up the cudgels against other tech majors including the likes of Google and Meta Platforms. This puts the company's president, Brad Smith, in the perfect position to speak on the issue that has divided the globe down the middle about its massive potential for good as well as an equal potential to do harm to humanity.

Microsoft has agreed to sell the streaming rights for Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft if completes its $68.7bn takeover of the Call of Duty publisher.

Baldur's Gate 3's lead writer has paid tribute to the two previous games developed by BioWare in the D&D series, and says he hopes that Larian Studios has made its original developers proud.

Melvor Idle , the RuneScape-inspired independent RPG from Games by Malcs and published by Jagex, will be getting a new DLC in September. 

I don't know if Baldur's Gate 3 will bring back the famed Golden Pantaloons, but it will have some very nice Periwinkle Undergarments, and if you think you'd look adorable with them on you can pick up a pair (along with some other swanky duds) for free by watching two hours of Baldur's Gate 3 on Twitch.

Lionsgate has released a spooky phone number you can call in order to speak to Jigsaw himself.

Insomnac has announced that its PC port of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart has been Steam Deck Verified.

As reported in The Verge, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suspending its administrative challenge to Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. This comes after the FTC's request for emergency relief was denied in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and not long after a motion Microsoft and Activision Blizzard filed earlier to get the FTC from trying to block their proposed merger.