Obituary: Ken Lally, video game actor, passed away at age 52

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Even if you only give tech news a cursory glance each day, you can't have missed the fact there's a lot of concern about the growing use of AI and the demand for tighter regulations. Enter Nick Clegg, Meta's el presidente of global affairs, to assure us it's nothing to be worried about, claiming that the fuss is just like how people reacted to video games 40 years ago.

Numerous video games are being released this November, just in time for the approaching 2023 holiday season, that are perfect both for gifting and for spending vacation time being cozy and warm inside. The remake finds itself among many titles that are coming specifically to the Nintendo Switch this month, including the long-anticipated Switch version of . Many multiplayer games also make up a large part of the list for November, such as ,, and .

The Internet has no shortage of lists depicting the creepiest enemies you can find in video games. Yeah, the Pyramid Head is very scary, but what about NPCs that, due to glitches or wacky design, become just as monstrous as the most intentionally scary monsters in gaming?

Before Five Nights at Freddy's had even been released, it made back more than its $25 million budget thanks to the sale of its streaming and theatrical distribution rights. But now that it's in cinemas, it has made a staggering $130 million worldwide in just its first weekend, cementing it as the second-biggest opening for a video game movie, and the biggest opening for a live-action video game movie.

The television world is in mourning as iconic Friends actor Matthew Perry has passed away at the age of 54.

You almost have to wonder if Masahiro Sakurai will ever run out of things to discuss with his “Creating Games” channel. After doing a very fun crossover series with the Retro Game Master, where they played various arcade titles from history, he returned to his “standard formula” of making videos about certain “game essences” and mechanics. In today’s video, he pulled back the curtain behind the legendary “Shoryuken” attack that was made famous by Street Fighter. What would he have to talk about with that attack? Well, a lot more than you think when you look at its history and how it’s evolved throughout the franchise.

Five Nights at Freddy's (R13, 110 mins) Directed by Emma Tammi ***½

The buzz surrounding the new Spider-Man 2 game is palpable and electric. Since previews and demos have been released, there has been excitement around the game’s release. Spider-Man 2 has also received many high reviews as the days inch closer to its release on Friday, 20 October 2023, and the hype has proven more than ever that we need a Superman game like this.

Shudder and DreadXP have given us the first glimpse at its upcoming anthology horror game based on the Creepshow series.

— the Oscar-nominated actor who portrayed Paulie Pennino in the Rocky movies — has died. He was 83 years old.

Video game consoles have become extremely popular in the last few decades, and have somewhat overtaken board games as the primary means of entertainment for the young generation. Nowadays, you don't even need to be plugged into your TV, as consoles such as Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck promise a fun gaming experience on the go. Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft are all competing to become the number one gaming console in the world, but to whom does that title actually belong?