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Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy may play the villain in Far Cry 7.

Bloober Team has seemingly amended the face of James Sunderland in its highly-anticipated Silent Hill 2 Remake.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Rocksteady’s multiplayer Destiny-like with DC villains, will fill the conspicuously Joker-shaped hole in its rogues’ gallery of Batman baddies in March with the launch of the live service game’s first season of free post-launch content.

Publisher Bandai Namco and developer CyberConnect2 will release Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm CONNECTIONS “DLC Pack 1: Hagoromo Otsutsuki” on January 25, which adds Hagoromo Otsutsuki as a playable character.

Star Wars fans have mixed reactions to how Barris Offee's story arc changed in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series.

Some 10 years after the release of the original Destiny, Bungie is finally giving Destiny 2 players a way to redo their character's appearance, whether they're painfully tired of the edgy Hot Topic model they created a decade ago or simply fancy a new hairdo. In a follow-up comment to GamesRadar+, a representative for the developer affirmed that this customization will remain free according to "current plans," and also clarified that it doesn't have plans to add a way to change your race (origin).

miHoYo has announced the next update for Genshin Impact – Version 4.4, “Vibrant Harriers Aloft in Spring Breeze.” It goes live on January 31st and features the return of the Lantern Rite in Liyue, with a new area, Chenyu Vale, becoming available. Check out the trailer below.

Two very different games get an interesting collaboration. Party Animals gets a crossover character from Cult of the Lamb to introduce a new purchasable character.

It's shaping up to be a Geo-centered update on Genshin Impact in the near future, as both Albedo and Itto have been missing for over ten patches since their last banner appearance. Waiting lists for limited characters are a favorite in the Genshin Impact community, as it helps players chart their gacha journey by being mindful of the last time a 5-Star character had their rerun. While there is always a chance that an Event Banner in Genshin Impact receives an early rerun, as is the case with Yoimiya, HoYoverse tends to prioritize characters who haven't had a reappearance in recent versions.

Three years after it was first teased by Bethesda Softworks, , developed by Machine Games(makers of the modern series), has had a full reveal at the 2024 Developer_Direct from Xbox, revealing many of the game's major characters. As a game set in the same continuity as the movies, includes a number of returning characters, but also includes some additions that are completely new to the game.

The latest Special Preview Program for Genshin Impact has revealed an ambitious slate of new content coming in Version 4.4, which also includes skins for Ganyu, Shenhe, and Xingqiu, as well as confirming the event banners for Xianyun, Nahida, Xiao, and Yae Miko. Chenyu Vale in Genshin Impact is finally making its debut, as the new zone will bridge the gap between Fontaine and Liyue, and connect the two nations together. In addition to exploring its breathtaking sights, Genshin Impact players will also be able to aid the local adeptus in healing the land, and even challenge a new world boss.

Master Chief actor Pablo Schreiber has doubled down on one of the Halo TV show's most controversial decisions – and yes, it does involve his helmet.

Giving ’s Dr. Ratio a proper build and a strong team comp can significantly improve his performance on the field as a main DPS. Dr. Ratio is a 5-star unit introduced with Version 1.6 that uses Imaginary DMG and follows the Path of the Hunt. Due to his Path, Dr. Ratio is optimized to deal a large amount of damage to individual opponents rather than spreading it to multiple targets. His Element also makes him valuable, since there are many high-level opponents weak against Imaginary, but not many Imaginary DPS other than Imbibitor Lunae in .

A pre-release build of Persona 5 has suddenly made its way online, revealing cut features and changed songs. 

The major draw of No Return, the new roguelike game mode added to , is being able to use character players have heretofore been unable to control. Abby, Ellie, and Joel are all unsurprisingly among the No Return roster, joined by Dina, Jesse, Tommy, Lev, Yara, Mel, and Manny. While randomized gauntlets of encounters are sure to keep the game mode dynamic, it's made all the more varied by each character also having their own playstyle, complete with different starting equipment and traits.

If you want to change your Destiny 2 wizard's appearance, the only current method is to stash your wizard's gear in your vault, create a whole new wizard with a new look (after deleting the old to free a character slot, if needed), grab your old wizard's gear, then optionally replay any story bits to catch up. The MMOFPS has no barber, no surgeon, it's new character or nothing. After six years (longer, if you count the first game), Bungie are finally planning to change this. An upcoming update will introduce the ability to change your character's look—within limits. For drastic changes, you would still need a new wizard.

Street Fighter 6 downloadable content character Ed will launch in February, Capcom announced. Ed will be unlocked for owners of the Deluxe Edition, Ultimate Edition, or Year 1 Character Pass.

Destiny 2 is finally adding a feature so essential to MMOs that it's still baffling to think it didn't already have it: the option to redo your character's look anytime, anywhere. 

Farming materials for Dr. Ratio’s character Ascension in can be a long and tiresome process, but it is extremely valuable in case you want to take the 5-star character to his limits in combat. Dr. Ratio is a 5-star that uses Imaginary Damage and follows the Path of the Hunt. His choice of Path makes him a DPS unit in the turn-based RPG by HoYoverse. Due to his element and Path, this character is great to have around, and luckily, you can get a free Dr. Ratio in until the end of Version 2.1.

Marvel fans are sharing their hopes for one key character to return now that the Netflix shows are officially canon: Rosario Dawson's Claire Temple. 

Marvel and Lego have been collaborating for a while. Not only is there a laundry list of Lego Marvel video games to play, but a lot of iconic characters, as well as some famous locations from the comics and movies, have been transformed into sets and Minifigures. There are more than 200 Lego Marvel Minifigures available today, and an encyclopedia launching later this year details most, if not all of them and will even add a brand new one to the mix.

Archon, the company behind Warcraft Logs, has today announced an addition to their World of Warcraft features — Build Guides and Tier Lists for Wrath Classic! These guides and tier lists are based on popularity and supported by data directly from Warcraft Logs, meaning that all numbers are taken directly from actual Wrath Classic raid runs, showing popularity and throughput statistics for classes, equipment and consumables. In case you missed it, Warcraft Logs introduced Archon in October of 2023, and this same feature was released for Retail raids and M+ back in December. It is now also available for Wrath Classic in a Beta state, as they iron out some kinks, work on improvements and are looking for feedback from the Wrath Classic community. Choose your Class with Archon's data driven analytics tool for Wrath Classic. While Archon states that all the info in this new tool already exists on their Log sites, this is a new and much more accessible way to view the massive amounts of information that these lists and builds contain. A couple things to note is that Offtank specs are not supported, and certain bosses like Gunship in Icecrown Citadel are excluded from the data. But other than that you can browse to your heart's content, whether that be to see what Trinket combinations are performing the best, which Enchants are most popular, or simply to see which Class and Spec tops the DPS tier list. Data Driven Tier Lists by ArchonData Driven Class Builds by Archon At Archon, the company behind sites like Warcraft Logs and FF Logs, we recently announced our first tool— popularity based Builds and Tier Lists. This was first just released for Retail, but today we have the Wrath Edition ready! We're excited to support Classic Wrath popularity based Builds and Tier Lists!

Fans were just surprised with two exciting Tekken 8 trailers, one revealing the game’s opening cinematic and another showing off the returning character Lee Chaolan. The next chapter of Bandai Namco’s blistering 3D fighting franchise is now over a week away, and much of Tekken 8’s roster and premise have already been shown to the eager gaming public. Many fan-favorite characters from past entries are returning in Tekken 8, with one of the most recent ones highlighted being the warrior tombkeeper Zafina.

The character trailers for Tekken 8 continue, with Bandai Namco showcasing Lee Chaolan in the latest. Aside from Tekken 3, Lee has appeared in almost every Tekken game. Raised by Heihachi Mishima, he now opposes Kazuya’s tyrannical quest for world domination. Check out his moves below.

IGN’s exclusive coverage of Dragon’s Dogma 2 has revealed plenty of new gameplay footage and details on the action RPG over the last couple of weeks, and the outlet has uploaded another video, this time taking a deep dive into the game’s character creator.

A player has showcased their character creation skills by bringing Jon Snow to life inThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. The iconic Game of Thrones character was quickly recognized by The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim community, who not only applauded the player's creation but also injected some humor into the situation.

We’re continuing this month’s IGN First on Dragon’s Dogma 2 with a detailed look at its new, robust character creator. The original Dragon’s Dogma had a pretty intense character creator, but Dragon’s Dogma 2 has upped the ante for just how detailed you can get for your character and ideal Pawn.

Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown launches next week, but players are likely to encounter an amusing bug as they make their way through the game, as reported by IGN. One of the game’s NPCs is voiced by a text-to-speech program, complete with the slightly robotic tones we’ve come to associate with these services.

A new Genshin Impact leak has revealed more information about the characters that are expected to join the playable roster in the upcoming updates. Since the Fontaine update arrived, developer HoYoverse has been introducing at least two characters in each of the following updates, with Navia and Chevreuse being the most recent additions.

Bandai Namco has released the opening movie for the soon-to-be-released fighting game sequel Tekken 8, as well as revealing the first DLC character for the game. Tekken 8 will be coming out on 26th January 2024 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

An Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan recreated Merry, their favorite villager in the game, as a The Sims 4 character. The Sims 4 has a good character creation system, and the result of this experiment is a human that greatly resembles Merry, the peppy cat.

is set in the 1800s, long before any of the events in the series take place. Despite that, Hogwarts' magical campus is full of familiar names, but the familial relationships may not be obvious, especially for those who haven't read the books. Going through and seeing which characters from are related to characters from the novels can make the next playthrough a bit more interesting.

Tekken 8’s first DLC character will be a familiar face: Eddy Gordo, the capoeira pro who has previously appeared in the mainline roster of the fighting game series since 1997’s Tekken 3.

The release date for Gaming in 4.4 has allegedly leaked, and considering another character in the game, it makes perfect sense. Gaming is a new playable character in the upcoming Version. While he had previously been referred to as the “” by leakers, he and his design have since been confirmed by HoYoverse. Other than his Pyro Vision and outfit, however, little else is officially known about Gaming. Nevertheless, leaks have detailed nearly everything about him, including Gaming’s kit in 4.4, which highlights him as a claymore user. These leaks help give further insight into how he will operate in combat.

Bandai Namco has revealed Eddy Gordo will be the first DLC character for Tekken 8, and shown off the game's opening movie.

The actor who played Michael in Grand Theft Auto 5 has called out a company that made an AI audio chatbot of his character.

Bandai Namco has announced that Eddy Gordo will be the first DLC character in Tekken 8.

One of the characters introduced in ’s DLC could be an actual criminal going by what is seen of their actions. Despite the range of criminal organizations seen throughout the franchise, more recent titles have moved away from having evil Teams and more towards featuring misunderstood rebels and outcasts (although primary antagonists can still have more threatening intentions). However, it is worth keeping in mind that not every crime gets noticed, as the recent DLC shows.

Bandai Namco has released the opening movie for the soon-to-be-released fighting game sequel Tekken 8, as well as revealing the first DLC character for the game. Tekken 8 will be coming out on 26th January 2024 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

Eddy is Tekken 8’s first DLC character, Bandai Namco has announced.

Bandai Namco has released the opening movie for Tekken 8, which showcases the roster battling it out. Jin tussles with Kazuya; Bryan wields a mini-gun while Alisa flies around; Lili and Asuka battle Jack-8 robots together; and much more. Check out all the action below. You can also learn the story so far here.

Bandai Namco has released the opening movie and announced Eddy Gordo as the first Season 1 downloadable content characters for Tekken 8. He will launch this spring, followed by additional fighters in the summer, fall, and winter.

With less than two weeks before Tekken 8's launch, Bandai Namco revealed its first DLC character, a returning Eddy Gordo. Tekken 8's base roster has a healthy mix of newcomers and returning fighters from across its history. Some of Tekken 8's new characters have been fairly popular thanks to their stylish looks or unique fighting styles. These include the series' first Peruvian fighter, Azucena, a weapon-wielding Frenchman named Victor Chevalier, and a mysterious illegitimate member of the Mishima bloodline, Reina.

A newly noticed hidden dialogue in helps players delve deeper into one of the main character’s daddy issues. The award-winning RPG by Larian Studios was critically acclaimed due to its depth, both in terms of gameplay mechanics but also its branching narrative and sense of freedom when making choices. Many of these important decisions in are directly connected to the companions that venture alongside the player’s custom character, should they have created their hero or villain instead of using an origin character. Creating a custom character is the best way of getting to know these companions, should the player’s decisions not drive them away.

Yet another returning character has been revealed for Tekken 8, with the tomb keeper Zafina ready to unleash an ancient evil upon her unlucky opponents. The next chapter of Bandai Namco’s hard-hitting 3D fighting franchise is now only a few weeks from release, and there has been plenty of inspired marketing during the run-up to Tekken 8. For example, Succession star Brian Cox recently appeared in a trailer recapping the Tekken story so far, reminding fans of the dark and twisted rivalry of the Mishima family and its three most prominent members ahead of Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama’s next epic clash.

Grand Theft Auto 6 was officially unveiled last month, but with the open world behemoth still at least a year away from launch (probably more), there’s still plenty yet that we don’t know about it. When Rockstar Games will choose to begin revealing further information on the game remains to be seen, but as always, some little tidbits keep finding ways of filtering through via unexpected sources.

There's no shortage of ways to get the edge in combat, but one of the easiest to use is also one of the easiest to forget about. With long lists of spells and items to wrangle, it doesn't take much for tools kept in the recess of an inventory to slip the mind. In more difficult encounters, however, wasting anything that could be used without repercussions can hand the victory to the enemy for no reason at all.

A recent Genshin Impact leak suggests Columbina will be playable in version 5.0 or beyond. Codenamed «Damselette», Columbina is known as Cryo Archon's elite soldier and a member of the Snezhnayab society. Due to being one of the eleven Fatui Harbingers, she possesses equal power to god-like creatures in Teyvat. Over the course of the main story, players meet some of the Harbingers; however, Genshin Impact doesn't reveal many details about these powerful characters.

Naughty Dog has confirmed that The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered will feature series composer Gustavo Santaolalla as a playable character in the Guitar Free Play mode. The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered is an enhanced version of The Last of Us 2 that will release exclusively for the PlayStation on Friday, January 19. Beyond improving the graphics, The Last of Us 2 Remastered also features brand-new game modes for fans to try.

A newFantastic Four MCU movie casting rumor has fans suspecting Marvel Studios may introduce a character who famously replaced the Human Torch on the team.

series creator James Gunn has finally revealed who will be the upcoming Max series’ lead character among the members of the titular team.

After almost 10 years, Hearthstone is finally adding Therazane the Stonemother, an important character in the framework of World of Warcraft, and the only Elemental Lord who hasn’t been printed as a card yet. Therazane is coming as the headlining neutral Legendary card in the Delve into Deepholm Mini-Set for the Showdown in the Badlands Hearthstone expansion.

Honkai: Star Rail has introduced players to Dr. Ratio, releasing a trailer that shows the character in action against various enemies. For the very first time, Honkai: Star Rail will give players a free five-star unit, Dr. Ratio, who will be available to claim until the end of patch 2.1. Once the second part of 1.6 is released on January 17, he will get his own banner like every new character in the game.

Ubisoft will fix a small amount of text-to-speech generated dialogue in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown as part of a future update.

It’s not often that limited five-star characters are free in gacha games, but miHoYo’s Honkai: Star Rail is breaking that rule with Veritas Ratio, aka Dr. Ratio. As a member of the Intelligentsia Guild, he’s arrogant, egotistical and obnoxious, but also one who believes intelligence isn’t just for geniuses. Check out some of his moves in the trailer below.

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The Last of Us 2 Remastered will let you play as its very own composer in its dedicated guitar mode.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown launches next week. While we really dug the game (you can check out our review for more on that), there's one odd detail that stuck out we can't help but give its own article: one of the game's minor NPCs will be voiced by a text-to-speech program at launch, seemingly because someone — probably Ubisoft — forgot to record and add a human being's voice for the role.

features dozens of characters that are currently playable, each with a unique personality and strengths, and there are more characters officially set to be added moving forward, continuously expanding the list. Unlike, doesn't give exact information about its characters like height and birthday, but it's possible to estimate height and age, at least. As such, this listing is formed of guesses for height and age, but the elements and paths will be accurate to information given in-game.

The upcoming sequel to 2022 horror hit Smile is rounding out its cast. After the news that Naomi Scott would be taking on the lead role, Lukas Gage has also joined the cast (per Deadline), along with Rosemarie DeWitt and Kyle Gallner. 

The smallest details can provide a wealth of context in , and sometimes, that context can be incredibly disturbing. It's a masterwork of environmental storytelling: there are little details scattered everywhere throughout the game, and they're not always obvious. From Easter eggs most players miss to hidden mechanics to secret ways to complete otherwise obvious quests, it keeps the player guessing throughout.

It sounds like a few actresses will be doing screen tests for the character of in the new DC Universe.

Khameleon will be joining the cast of Mortal Kombat 1 as a Kameo character.

Ubisoft and MiHoYo, the developers behind Assassin's Creed and Genshin Impact, are among the first studios to sign up for Nvidia Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE), a new AI-driven tech platform said to create more lifelike video game characters.

HBO's The Last of Us has finally unveiled its Abby and it's Kaitlyn Dever, the actor known for her roles in Booksmart, No One Will Save You, and that other Naughty Dog game you may have heard of, Uncharted 4.

Everyone in Baldur's Gate 3 has their own fanbase, it seems. Whether you're a Wyll lover, an Astarion girlie, or Karlach's soldier, you'll find more than a few kindred spirits in this fandom. Even if your favourite character is an NPC with a couple of lines of dialogue.

Eldritch Knights are one of the most versatile subclasses in all of . The primary class is Fighter, which is dedicated to mastering various weapons. But, the Eldritch Knight mixes in some limited spell knowledge allowing for extra protection, destruction, or utility outside combat.

Netflix has released a teaser trailer for the upcoming, highly-anticipated second season of Arcane — and it introduces an intriguing new character.

Customizing a character at the start of the game can be a daunting task, but this initial round is only the first foray into a world of rich choices and extensive freedom to tweak and retool. Some of the later ways to edit characters are obvious, like selecting new spells and feats when leveling up, but others can be a little easier to miss. Most importantly, it isn't only a custom Tav protagonist that can be the recipient of major overhauls, as offers opportunities to overhaul the whole party according to personal preferences.

A new leak bodes bad news for the release date of one long-awaited playable character. The popular live-service RPG by HoYoverse has been suffering leaks for years now, most of which detail the contents of the upcoming patches. In the next update, for instance, one of the most awaited playable characters, Xianyun (Cloud Retainer), was leaked before her release was later confirmed by the developer. There have also been 4.4 skin leaks for three characters, two of which are expected to be premium items added to the in-game shop. Some of the playable content, such as new areas and NPCs, has also been revealed through leaks.

Skybound's current Duke limited series from writer Joshua Williamson, artist Tom Reilly, and colorist Jordie Bellaire kicked the GI Joe portion of the publisher's new Energon Universe line off with a bang, setting the stage for several more GI Joe spin-off titles to come.

More Reactive Companions is one of those mods that just makes sense: it takes a huge reserve of background dialogue lines already present in Baldur's Gate 3 but exclusive to origin characters, and repurposes them as companion banter.

A few new 4.4 leaks revealed details about the composition of the Phase 1 character banners, and the alleged heroes for the first period of the update are lining up to be the perfect combo. While the popular action RPG is still in the midst of Version 4.3, the next patch is already getting ready to be launched and some bits of information about it are being shared by leakers. One example is the rumored addition of new areas in ’s best region. There are also some talks about a new deity being introduced during the upcoming Version, which is likely related to the aforementioned areas.

Dragon's Dogma 2 looms on the horizon, and IGN has managed to snag exclusive access to the action RPG ahead of its launch in March. The publication's posted 18 minutes of brand new PS5 gameplay (in 4K, no less), which showcases four character classes (or vocations, as they're known in-game). We get a good look at the sword and shield Fighter, the dextrous dagger-wielding Thief, the heavy weaponed Warrior, and the spell-slinging Sorcerer.

Patch 10.2.5 will bring World of Warcraft fans the Seeds of Renewal content, and with it comes quite a few character customization options Warlocks won’t want to miss. 

Trolls, draenei, and warlock Tyrant and Darkglare demons get a glow up in the Seeds of Renewal content update.

Blizzard has released a preview of new Draenei skin colors, Troll hair colors, and Warlock Tyrant and Darkglare demon customizations coming to the in-game Barber Shop in Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5: Seeds of Renewal!

Going into 2024, I’m doing something I never thought I’d do in my life: I learned how to love working out.

Last month, the MultiVersus rumour mill span itself into a frenzy over some stickers plastered in Belgian McDonalds, which appeared early—like some kind of hallucination you experience when you're severely dehydrated, only the water in this case is a platform fighter most people had a good time with that randomly shut down for months.

takes place in a troubled world, and there's no shortage of dark implications and grim fates that the game can conjure up. The triggers for some are particularly obvious, as making a choice that sacrifices innocent lives or urging a companion to turn their back on redemption are unlikely to proceed without consequences. In other cases, though, minor instances of neglect or basic decisions about what company to keep can end up having unforeseen ramifications that may not even be discovered without a bit of investigation.