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In an era of divisive, high-stakes U.S. politics, it isn’t surprising to see so many people online responding to the entire concept of Alex Garland’s Civil War as if it’s inherently toxic. Set on and around the front lines of a near-future America broken into separatist factions, Garland’s latest (after the fairly baffling fable-esque Men) looks like a timely but opportunistic provocation, a movie that can’t help but feel either exploitative or far too close to home in a country whose name, the United States, sounds more ironic and laughable with every passing year.

2024 has already had a couple of surprise hits on the video game front. Despite it being labeled Pokemon with guns no one was expecting 25 million people to play Palworld, and since then we've all shifted our focus to fighting for managed democracy. Helldivers 2 proved so unexpectedly popular during its first couple of weeks that its servers struggled under the pressure. Arrowhead and PlayStation continue to play catch-up with that popularity, adding more servers and giving those of us hellbent on saving Super Earth something to wear while we do it.

Ubisoft has revealed the roadmap of content for the sleeper-hit metroidvania Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.

Stellar Blade's very NSFW character skin makes the action-RPG much harder if you're down bad enough to equip it.

Dedicated spreaders of Managed Democracy have started to report sightings of new flying Terminid bugs – possibly called “Shriekers” – but these reports have sparked a rapid pushback from Arrowhead’s CEO Johan Pilestedt, who has branded those players as “bug sympathizers”.

Dedicated spreaders of Managed Democracy have started to report sightings of new flying Terminid bugs – possibly called “Shriekers” – but these reports have sparked a rapid pushback from Arrowhead’s CEO Johan Pilestedt, who has branded those players as “bug sympathizers”.

Taliesin and Evitel cover the latest news in The Weekly Reset. This week they talk about the surprise of 10.2.6 the Pirate Patch, is it this week? Should it be this week? hype? and more...

Stardew Valley fans have been left a mix of validated and confused after developer Eric Barone confirmed the existence of a long suspected bug that affects the game’s all important harvesting mechanics in an update 1.6 patch note.

Monster Hunter turned 20 this week, and Capcom is doing all sorts throughout 2024 to mark the occasion. Just because the next big game in the series won't be here until 2025 doesn't mean there isn't other stuff the studio can do for Monster Hunter's birthday. Joining everything else Monster Hunter in 2024 is a team-up with Secretlab, its new Fatalis collection introducing a high-end gaming chair and a limited edition lumbar pillow, both given a Monster Hunter makeover.

Winning a Fortnite match isn’t easy, as you’ll be tasked with outlasting 99 other players when playing solo and dozens of other teams in playing in Duos or Squads. Regardless of which mode you’re tackling, winning in Fortnite requires strong reflexes, careful planning, and impressive knowledge of the map and all available weapons.

Loungefly is the fashion arm of Funko, teaming with some of the world's top franchises to create officially licensed backpacks, wallets, and more. Working extensively with Disney, Marvel and Star Wars have a lot of Loungefly options, and they are the two franchises chosen to kick off its new Collectiv collection. Launching this month, Loungefly has revealed its Loki and Star Wars Collectiv collections, featuring cross-body bags, hoodies, and even a varsity jacket.

After the PS5, PS4 ports of Xbox game Pentiment rather unceremoniously had their Platinum Trophies titled incredibly simply as «PlatinumTrophy», the next Microsoft game coming to Sony systems thankfully won't release with the same cock-up. The Hi-Fi Rush Trophy list is live now on Exophase, and its Platinum Trophy is appropriately named «I've gone platinum!».

Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends.

A series constant, Final Fantasy's Moogle is a familiar sight to many, and along with the Chocobo, serves as a mascot of sorts for the franchise. But the busted-looking Moogle we got in the recently released Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has been rejected by a particular segment of the community, who are convinced the gritty redesign looks more like Matthew McConaughey playing a drug mule named Miguel than a fantastical portmanteau of mole and bat.

If you've got a PlayStation 5 and play quite a lot of games on it, you've probably noticed that you can fill up its 825GB of storage very quickly with just a few downloads. Luckily, Sony has made it so that you can expand your PS5's storage capacity by adding an extra Solid State Drive (SSD). Expanding your available storage space this way isn't particularly complicated, either — though it's nevertheless a delicate process best done by an adult in a clean and prepared environment. If you'd like to add an SSD to your PS5, check out our list of the best PS5-compatible SSDs, pick one you like, and then follow the instructions below.

Hundreds of Activision quality assurance workers are unionizing with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The union covers approximately 600 Activision central QA workers across three locations: Austin, Texas; Eden Prairie, Minn.; and El Segundo, Calif. This makes the union, called Activision Quality Assurance United — CWA, the largest group of unionized video game workers in the U.S.

The final two of four planned GI Joe limited series from Skybound Entertainment will focus on another pair of classic characters from the beloved franchise: Scarlett, and Destro. Alongside the current Duke and Cobra Commander limited series, these four titles will comprise the launch of the GI Joe portion of Skybound's new Energon Universe, in which the Real American Heroes exist alongside the Transformers in a shared continuity.

Ultimate Black Panther #2 escalates the conflict that started in Ultimate Black Panther #1, with T'Challa scouring his kingdom for whoever is responsible for his father's death in the attack on Wakanda that happened at the end of the first issue.

Netflix has released the final trailer for its upcoming mind-bending sci-fi show 3 Body Problem, and according to the streamer, something big is coming. 

Google continues to cover some ground with its Pixel smartphone shipments, and though its rivals are miles ahead as they ship millions of units every year, Japan is one of those regions where the advertising giant can hold its head high thanks to a 527 percent year-over-year growth. Where every other company, including Apple, suffered a decline, Google overcame all odds, according to the latest report.

Taliesin and Evitel cover the latest news in The Weekly Reset. This week they talk about who Xal'atath is, Season of Discovery's story paving the way for the War Within, the News Roundup and more...

If you're in the mood for a brand-new Metroidvania, then Steam might have you covered with its latest sale event. 

Since making its PTB debut, The Unknown has delighted Dead by Daylight players with its grotesque appearance, horrific voice lines, and interesting mechanics. However, the Killer’s regular ole axe seemed weirdly ordinary for such a monster, and now some players believe that the axe is just the tip of the murderous iceberg.

If you've been itching for another video game presentation, the Future Games Show Spring Showcase has got you covered. The digital event is set to take place next month, and as per usual, it's secured some familiar voice talent to stand in as hosts for the show.

Dragon's Dogma 2 has been given a full rating by the ESRB (the USA's ratings board), confirming that the soon-to-release action RPG is rated 'Mature'. That's not surprising in the least, but it's the game's content description that may raise a few eyebrows, as it reveals some additional details that haven't yet been covered.

Back in 2022, Vera Drew’s highly personal, incredibly irreverent stylized memoir movie The People’s Joker made a splashy debut at the Toronto International Film Festival — in that immediately after its premiere, DC Comics’ parent company, Warner Bros., filed a cease-and-desist order against the movie, shutting down all subsequent screenings and throwing the movie’s future into doubt. It’s taken years for the film to see the light of day, outside of the occasional festival screening. I saw it at the 2023 Fantastic Fest, where Vera Drew was present to talk about the experience, but was careful not to address the question of whether her film might ever get a real theatrical run. But now, according to the poster, it’s “coming soon. Legally. Seriously.”

Blizzard has made an announcement that the Discoverer's Delight is now live, with 100% bonus experience for Season of Discovery realms! You can view the full announcement covering leveling and quality of life changes in this Blue Post, as well as the other Class Tuning changes that went live today.

When customising Tav or Durge in Baldur's Gate 3, you can add face markings and neck tattoos, but there's nothing for the rest of the body like on many of the characters you meet along the Sword Coast.

And in the beginning there was… Final Fantasy. Or at least that’s how I remember it, anyway, with the seventh outing on the classic grey box completely changing the way many of us thought about games. All these years on, and it’s still happening, which makes this big takeover for the PLAY #38 Final Fantasy special a really (ahem) fantastic one.

Todd McFarlane's Spawn just reached a landmark 350 issues, a big milestone for an independent comic (one of the longest running ever), and to celebrate, the Toddfather has announced a huge expansion of the Spawn comic line with multiple upcoming titles - no less than 15 new titles, to be exact.

Roger Clark, the actor who plays Arthur Morgan in , is set to reprise his role for a new project. Rockstar's western series starts in the 1860s with, although the events of this game were interpreted more as folklore in the two titles. The games cover the end of the Wild West, with the prequel starting in 1899, and the epilogue of taking place in 1914.

If you want to purchase Microsoft Office legitimately, it's worth checking verified sellers for a cheap Microsoft Office key. Some of them may have some great Microsoft Office 2021 deals, and others may even list Office for a lower price than Microsoft itself. For example, the Microsoft Store currently lists Office 2021 Pro at $440, but how much is Microsoft Office on, say, another website? We strongly recommend Keysoff - a senior retailer specializing in MS keys! Because Keysoff can provide cheap and genuine software keys. During International Women’s Day, Keysoff even holds the Women's Day Hot Sale, where you can get MS keys over 90% off!

In Helldivers 2, you can call in a jump pack stratagem that, when equipped, propels you into the air, letting you take the high ground on the go. But what you might not have realised is that it shreds your cape in the process.

HBO’s The Last of Us has added four new cast members for season two.

A wide range of AMD Ryzen 8000, 7000 & 5000 CPUs for AM5/AM4 platforms have received some great discounts over at Newegg.

The new game mode for Hardcore WoW Classic called «Self-Found» is now live on WoW Classic realms! This new game mode will prevent you from trading other players, sending or receiving mail, and prevent you from using the Auction House, making the entire journey from 1-60 a much more difficult task!

Today’s Campfire Chat was heavily focused on the upcoming Gauntlet, a timed Dungeon featuring high-level enemies and a point system that corresponds with Diablo 4’s leaderboard system that also debuts on Tuesday, March 5th with the release of Patch 1.3.3. Season 3 Midseason Campfire Chat Liveblog One minor announcement that was quickly glossed over pertains to Hardcore: deaths in the Gauntlet are permanent. Players who wish to experience this new Patch 1.3.3 feature will be risking it all for a chance at leaderboard immortality.

Not so long ago the multiversal monsters known as the Ashen Combine launched a devastating attack on Earth. Luckily, the Avengers were on hand and able to defeat the villains, imprisoning them once again in the Impossible City (which, if you haven't been reading the book, is the weird new home of Earth's mightiest heroes). So everything is OK now, right? As Tony Stark glibly puts it in our preview of Avengers #11, which you can read in the gallery below, "the world is safe, bingo bango." 

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is a massive game with multiple regions to explore, and a whole lot of ground to cover within each one. You’ll want to get around the world in the most efficient manner possible, which is by using fast travel. Below, we’ll detail how to make it happen so you can keep your adventure moving at a brisk pace.

The distressing news of video games layoffs continues, with over 8,000 reported job losses this year so far.

Some of the coolest bits in the Terminator series, and definitely the source of its best video games, are the future war parts. Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance is an RTS that tries to follow in those robotic footsteps, spinning off of the most recent movie to put you in the boots of a military officer facing down the killer machines in the months after the nukes fall. Unfortunately, trying to combine that future war fantasy with a gritty real-time tactics formula falls short here, largely because the way your units fight and the campaign built around them feel like they were designed for two entirely different games.

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Shenzhen, February 28, 2024 — OnePlus, a global tech brand, in partnership with acclaimed global interactive entertainment brand HoYoverse, today launched the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition during MWC.

On paper, Saint Maud and Love Lies Bleeding don't sound like they have very much in common. Other than both being directed by Rose Glass, the former is a quiet horror-esque tale about a nurse who slowly loses her grip on reality after a terrible workplace accident, while the former is a violent, '80s-set romance-thriller packed full of synth-pop anthems.

It’s shocking to think that within a day or so we’ll be playing Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth. But I’ve checked the calendar a good few times, and it’s definitely true.

She may be everyone’s favorite rom-com star after Anyone But You, but Sydney Sweeney is trading her silk dress for a blood-covered habit as she takes on her most "unhinged" role yet in the upcoming horror movie Immaculate, according to the director. 

[UPDATE] According to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, Sony has also canceled the new Twisted Metal live service game in early development at Firesprite for PlayStation 5 (and possibly PC).

Taliesin and Evitel cover the latest news in The Weekly Reset. This week they talk about Hero Talents, Fyr'alath's modified drop rates, a couple of new books that are coming, the story behind the Azerothian Archives, and more...

Jamie McKelvie, the fan favorite artist who came up with the iconic designs for both Ms. Marvel and the 2012 revamp of Captain Marvel, is returning with new gothic mystery series One For Sorrow.

One of the biggest draws of the Road House reimagining is the acting debut of MMA fighter and former UFC champion Conor McGregor. However, as he tells Total Film in our new issue, which features Road House on the cover, this is by no means the first film offer he's received. 

I'm going to break from tight-fisted tradition by starting my discounts article with something that could not reasonably be considered a thrifty gamer purchase. That said, and despite its $549 price tag, I feel the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Collector's Edition is something most of us would want on our respective radars. If only for drooling purposes, at the very least. I can't wait to play this DLC. Am currently looking for a buyer for a few spare organs of mine, but have hit some T&Cs issues with Facebook Marketplace.

Final Fantasy VII was released in 1997 on PlayStation. In those days, the NES, despite Nintendo only discontinuing it in 1995, was considered practically ancient. Things aged faster in the ‘90s.

A new Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth booklet is catching fans' attention thanks to one short story that holds clues to a mystery everyone has been mulling over since the original JRPG launched 27 years ago. 

Road House, the reimagining of the riotous '80s cult classic, isn't going to pull its punches, with star Jake Gyllenhaal even going as far as saying the action scenes are filmed "in a way that has never been done before."

In the upcoming Road House – a reimagining of the 1989 favourite starring Patrick Swayze – UFC plays a key part. Jake Gyllenhaal’s lead character, Elwood Dalton, is a mixed martial artist with a background in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. And, making his acting debut in the film is Conor McGregor, the Irish former UFC champ known as much for his trash talk as his skills in the octagon.

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Apple is expected to launch the iPad Pro with OLED displays next month with a slew of new changes and front-facing features. However, with forthcoming additions, Apple is also expected to increase the price of the devices. It was previously rumored that the OLED iPad Pro models could cost as much as the new MacBook Pros. It appears that past rumors were somewhat true, as Apple is aiming for a massive price hike for the OLED iPad Pro models due to the upgraded display technology.

Legendary artist Anita Ward may be gearing up for a return to the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) franchise with the much-anticipated GTA 6. The buzz started after fans noticed peculiar changes on Ward's Spotify page, fueling speculation that her iconic disco hit, "Ring My Bell," might make a comeback in the upcoming game.

Dexerto published an interview with Lead Software Engineer Nora Valletta and Senior Game Producer Josh Greenfield on Season of Discovery, discussing the Blood Moon Event, PvP, GDKP ban, and the future of the game. If you'd like to read the full interview, click the link below -- Dexerto Interview on Season of Discovery

Nearly thirteen years after its original launch, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim still sees many interesting mods developed by the community.

Another World of Warcraft book is available to pre-order. Exploring Azeroth: Islands and Isles by Alex Acks is set to release October 1, 2024. Pre-order now at Amazon

Set that dial to maximum Turtle Power! To celebrate 40 years of the Heroes in a Half Shell - and the renewal of IDW's contract to release comics based on them - the publisher has announced five brand new TMNT titles, including two ongoing series, a short story anthology, and a pair of one-shots.

A recent leak from SmartPrix has given us an exciting sneak peek into the much-anticipated Google Pixel Fold 2. This revelation showcases not only striking design changes but also positions the Google Pixel Fold 2 as a strong contender for the title of the world's thinnest foldable device.

2K Sports has revealed the final roster for WWE 2K24, and it's impressive. Over 204 superstars are playable, including 70 Legends who are no longer on the main rosters and 8 managers, but there's a couple notable absences from the playable roster: former WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and 7-time WWE Champion and 3-time WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar.

If there’s one thing many of us know about Skyrim, it’s that the NPCs are not the brightest around. Enemy AI is usually pretty easy to manipulate, but this one modder decided that better NPC reactions make for a better experience.

As promised by developer Insomniac Games a couple of weeks ago, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will receive the highly anticipated New Game Plus mode in early March, specifically on Thursday the 7th.

Taliesin and Evitel cover the latest news in The Weekly Reset. This week they talk about the legacy of Steve Danuser, the former World of Warcraft Narrative Director.

Why I Love is a series of guest editorials on GamesIndustry.biz intended to showcase the ways in which game developers appreciate each other's work. This entry was contributed by Sigtrap co-founders Gary Lloyd and Luke Thompson, who launched the Time Crisis-inspired Under Cover on Meta Quest earlier this month.

A number of veterans from Sweden's games industry have established a new studio called Cult of the North.

The notorious horror comics imprint EC is back from the dead! The publisher behind titles like Tales from the Crypt, Weird Science, and The Vault of Horror, is being relaunched at Oni Press (who seem to be on a bit of a hot streak at the moment) later this year. Two books - Epitaphs from the Abyss and Cruel Universe - will mark the first new releases under the EC banner in almost seven decades. 

Over the weekend, OpenLara modder XProger revealed that they were the lead developer behind Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered. Since then, they've been incredibly active in replying to fans playing the games, even confirming that you can make Lara Croft wear sunglasses. But they didn't say how. So, people got to sleuthing.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is only an agonizingly short 10 days away, and we're getting to the point where we'll soon need to lock down our social media accounts for fear of spoilers. Key story details have reportedly already started making their way to TikTok, Twitter, and Reddit over the past week, seemingly because some people have already managed to get their hands on a physical copy of the game.

Microsoft will bring four first-party titles to PS5, but it’s refusing to name which. Said titles will not include Starfield and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which will remain exclusive to Xbox and PC, until circumstances change. Xbox bigwig Phil Spencer, however, has seen the success of Helldivers 2 – and is struggling to see the advantage of the PlayStation-published shooter not being available on Xbox.

Looking for all Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered cheats? Aspyr's compilation of Lara Croft's classic adventures has a handful of cheat codes which can help you skip levels, unlock all weapons, and much more. On this page, we're going to introduce all Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered cheats, and explain how to use them.

Bandai Namco’s excellent brawler Tekken 8 is exceeding the publisher’s expectations, and has topped two million units less than three weeks after its release. It took Tekken 7 around two months to achieve the same milestone, meaning this new entry is selling at a much faster pace than its predecessor. Bravo to all involved.

Crystal Dynamics is moving on from Lara Croft’s sappy origin story and prepping an all-new entry in the Tomb Raider series which will see the iconic heroine return to her more acrobatic origins. And this appears to be our very first look at the character, courtesy of a wallpaper secretly stashed on an all-new Tomb Raider website.

Since Wizards of the Coast has confirmed a rule revision is on the way for , many players have shifted their focus to the future of, but before the launch of the system, now is the perfect time to finally start a high level 5e campaign. The exact nature of the replacement rulebooks is still unclear to some since the developers promise full compatibility with existing 5e adventures, but the rules previewed thus far include fundamental changes for player characters. A final epic adventure with 5e rules has several merits.

Former Halo developers have revealed they pitched a plethora of ideas for spin-off games that ultimately got shot down, and among them was seemingly an ODST title very similar to Helldivers 2.  

Quordle today: Quordle is difficult to crack on most days due to various factors. For starters, players need to guess four 5-letter words. Moreover, unlike traditional crossword puzzles, they do not have access to any hints or clues, making it even more challenging. Since players only have a limited number of tries to guess the correct letter, and the word subsequently, taking random guesses isn't an ideal way of playing Quordle.  The game largely depends upon your vocabulary. So, if you're a regular Quordle player, then the answers might easily come to you. But there are some days on which even seasoned Quordle players are left scratching their heads. 

Another week of PC game releases is upon us and oh heck, slow down. There are an alarming number of games out this week that I want to play, from large-scale 3D productions to itty-bitty time-killers, each sinisterly appropriate to my Steam stats and wider research interests. Are videogame publishers and The Maw in cahoots to overwhelm me with impulse-buys and sabotage my attempts to Report the News? It’s possible. It’s possible. The Maw can be pretty cunning for an indiscriminate force of cosmic famine. The creature has been known to forge alliances with misguided mortals, seeking to flank and overwhelm harried news writers. How else to explain Phil Spencer’s T-shirts?