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The first issue of Batman: City of Madness plunged the Dark Knight into a surreal and sinister new adventure. 

Forthcoming team shooter The Finals has been criticised for using AI for its commentator voiceovers.

Streaming services constantly try to make their new shows the next big thing, but the power of the nostalgia watch is unrivaled. It’s not just about Friends andThe Office — every so often, an old show just starts to gain traction again, and it seems like everyone across social media is rewatching it at the same time. Columbo, The Sopranos, and Breaking Bad, for instance, have all risen back into the zeitgeist within the last couple of years.

Warning: major spoilers for Gen V episode 7 ahead – proceed with caution if you're not up to date yet! 

There’s been plenty of chatter about Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 since its launch one week ago. Many were surprised by various events in the game, and others are already curious about what the third game in the series will be when it potentially arrives. However, the team at Insomniac Games has been sharing some unique insights into the title about stuff that didn’t make the cut. It’s only natural that some ideas were left on the cutting room floor for one reason or another. But when it came to the game’s opening villain, Sandman, they would take things in a WHOLE new direction.

The Walking Dead franchise has ventured into a lot of different video game genres. But it has yet to infect the match 3 genre, until today.

A powerful piece of malware has been disguising itself as a trivial cryptocurrency miner to help it evade detection for more than five years, according to antivirus provider Kaspersky. 

David Fincher says that World War Z, his 2013 zombie movie starring Brad Pitt, was supposed to have a sequel that coincidentally looked a lot like post-apocalyptic series The Last of Us. 

There aren’t many easy jobs in information security, but protecting people against nation-state attackers is the hardest of them all. And yet security researcher Runa Sandvik did not sound hopeless during a talk at a conference about the threat of intelligence agencies targeting commercial spyware at reporters, activists, and opposition politicians.

Superhero games are more popular now than they’ve ever been, and the best ones let you roam around the various cities and worlds they protect in order to have the most fun! Like these ones for example.

A hacking group that’s been exploiting a software vulnerability to hijack tens of thousands of Cisco devices seems to have changed tactics to avoid detection.

While the spooky theming of Season 6 has been around for a few weeks now in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone, the yearly Haunting Event is now officially underway which includes new monsters, modes, and equipment that have been introduced to the two FPS titles. This Event introduces a few new bundles that include crossovers with the likes of the Evil Dead and fellow Activision property Diablo IV, but we are going to cover the gameplay and aesthetic changes that have been added to the game just in time for Halloween. This article will break down everything added in The Haunting Event in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone.

Police across Europe may have dealt a major blow to the cybercriminal gang behind the ransomware strain Ragnar Locker. 

Tech support scammers are often based in foreign countries, making it harder to stop them. But thanks to a tip from Microsoft and Amazon, officials in India shut down two tech support operations in the country that were preying on consumers for over five years. 

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II just released its The Haunting, a spooky event available in Multiplayer, Warzone, and DMZ. Here’s what’s happening!

A new and exceptionally creepy Ursaluna fan creation is a perfect addition to any fan’s Halloween. The enormous evolution of Ursaring was first introduced in, but the new Blood Moon variant debuted as part of ’s DLC Pokédex and gave the Peat Pokémon a far scarier appearance. Now, however, one fan has vastly strengthened the Pokémon’s fearsome impact with some creative, and terrifying, changes to its design.

Team Fortress 2 is celebrating Halloween season, and the beloved class-based FPS game’s own 16th anniversary, with the launch of a new official mode based on a popular custom game variant and an old Half-Life 2 mod. Just a few days after its introduction, alongside its work on the newly launched Counter-Strike 2, Valve is already busy with balance changes, releasing the first TF2 Zombie Infection patch notes with big buffs to almost every zombie class and nerfs to the human Engineer and Demoman.

Kaiju No. 8, the new science fantasy action anime produced by Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell, Heavenly Delusion), will stream exclusively on Crunchyroll when the series premieres next year, the streamer announced during its panel at New York Comic Con 2023. The forthcoming anime is due to debut next spring and feature monster designs courtesy of Studio Khara, the Japanese anime studio founded by Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno.

You don’t have to be suspicious of this news! But it is true, Among Us is getting a new map titled The Fungle. This Fun-gle (hehe) new map takes the crewmates to a new world off the ship where plenty of tasks familiar and new must be completed. But of course, imposters lurk to sabotage every stride of the way.

Do you like to play against the environment, or do you prefer to play against other players? Some games offer those experiences separately, and some bring them together for unique titles. We cover both sides within this list of 30.

Valve is adding a new security layer for Steam developers. Any Steamworks account authorized to release builds to a publicly available application must have a phone number associated so Steam may send an SMS confirmation code before continuing. The SMS code will also be required whenever an admin account attempts to add a new user to the Steamworks partner group.

Team Fortress 2 just had its 16th anniversary, with Tuesday, October 10 marking more than a decade and a half since Valve first released the superlative shooter sequel onto Steam in 2007. In that time we’ve seen Portal, Left 4 Dead, Half-Life Alyx, and both CSGO and Counter-Strike 2, but TF2 remains one of the best small-team, class-based FPS games in the world. And now, a whole new mode has been added to the official rotation. Long-time Valve and Source game fans might remember Zombie Panic, the classic Half-Life 2 mod that casts one team as the undead and one side as the survivors. In the latest Team Fortress 2 update for Halloween, better known as Scream Fortress, it feels like Zombie Panic is back. Welcome to Zombie Infection.

Patch 1.2.0 is bringing many changes for the Necromancer class, including incredible offensive and defensive buffs to Minion abilities, passives, and aspects across the board Diablo 4 Season 2 Campfire Chat Liveblog Summary Necromancer Class Overview

The amount of time it takes an attacker to infect a system with ransomware has fallen dramatically over the past 12 months.

Halo Infinite has struggled somewhat since launch to deliver consistent, satisfying content updates, but it sounds like the upcoming Season 5, entitled “Reckoning,” will be fairly meaty. Players can look forward to a pair of returning play options, including the co-op wave defense Firefight Mode, and Halo 4’s objective-based Extraction mode.

A mysterious user has been trying to infect US politicians and Taiwan’s president with spyware by circulating malicious links on Twitter/X.  

A bakery in the States has used its artisanal skills to create a The Last of Us Clicker out of bread.

New research suggests your Android TV streaming box might be facilitating cybercrime.

While it is widely known that Diablo 4 Season of Blood will have players facing off against the vampire menace of Sanctuary, the team recently introduced the «big bad» of Season 2 in Lord Zir and his Bloodseeker Lieutenants. 5 Endgame Bosses Coming to Season 2 Diablo 4 Content Progression Revamp In Diablo 4 Season 2, Bloodseekers are enemy Barbarians, Druids, Necromancers, Rogues, and Sorcerers who, similar to our player characters, have been infected with vampirism. The difference is that while our characters have learned to wield their Vampiric Powers, Bloodseekers have lost themselves to vampirism, and now serve under Lord Zir. Fighting against these Bloodseekers will reward players with Potent Blood, which players will be able to use in order to upgrade their Vampiric Powers or unlock new ones.

A California bakery has crafted an astonishingly lifelike, spine-tingling Clicker sculpture made entirely out of bread.

A week after laying off almost 900 employees, Epic Games announced that it's increasing the price to use Unreal Engine—just not for the game development community.

The FBI may have dealt a blow to the ransomware scourge with August’s takedown of Qakbot, a notorious botnet. But it looks like the hackers behind the botnet are still a threat.

With Diablo 4 Season 2 only weeks away, Blizzard has introduced us to the new Seasonal Vampiric Powers coming to Season of Blood! Season 2 Developer Update Summary Season of Blood Official Blog Post

Blizzard has released the blog post for Diablo 4's Season 2 «Season of Blood»! If you want to learn more about the topics discussed below, feel free to check our news articles. Diablo 4 Season 2 — Season of Blood Developer Update Liveblog

In an extended livestream today, Blizzard revealed a whole lot more details for Season 2 of Diablo 4, called Season of the Blood, and major reworks to progression and the endgame player experience.

There are many changes with the upcoming launch of Overwatch 2 Season 7, one of them being Sombra’s ability kit getting completely reworked. Blizzard implemented these changes to balance her kit, but how balanced is it really? There’s all new information on her new kit coming to Season 7 in a new Blizzard blog post.

Overwatch 2 players have been looking forward to news from Blizzard Entertainment about the upcoming seventh season, Rise of Darkness. The behemoth game developer just revealed its official trailer for the new season, and we’ve got a lot of fun content to expect. From game modes to maps, Blizzard is bringing a variety of features. One of the most highly anticipated changes coming with Season 7 is the long-awaited Sombra rework, and it’s definitely a major one.

Cyberpunk 2077 director Gabe Amatangelo has revealed how to become what he believes is one of the most fun archetypes in Phantom Liberty: "a warlock netrunner."

In Cyberpunk 2077, The Pickup is a pivotal early mission where your choices can lead to various outcomes. By deciding who to buddy-buddy with in this quest, you’re shaping who your allies and enemies will be in the rest of the game. This is a hefty weight because this is one of the game’s first quests. With many approaches and decisions to make, it’s crucial to understand the options available to you. The Pickup quest revolves around retrieving the Flathead, a spider-bot, from the Maelstrom gang on behalf of Dex DeShawn. Here’s an overview of this quest’s critical choices and best outcomes.

The Fall of the House of Usher is currently creator Mike Flanagan's highest-rated Netflix series on Rotten Tomatoes – and his highest-rated project ever.

The Separate Ways DLC for the Resident Evil 4 remake is out and is yet another home run for Capcom. It expands on the original concept by further fleshing out Ada and Luis’s roles in the base game. It also properly reintroduces Albert Wesker into the series as Ada’s client.

Naughty Dog has announced it'll be celebrating The Last of Us Day — its annual hat tip to the community — again this year, but has warned fans not to expect any game or TV show news.

Resident Evil 4 “Separate Ways” DLC has arrived, letting players see what Ada Wong was busying herself with during the game’s main story (you can check out Wccftech’s impressions of the expansion here). Of course, as always with Resident Evil, Separate Ways contains its fair share of puzzles, secrets, and unique mechanics to unravel.

Resident Evil 4 “Separate Ways” DLC has arrived, letting players see what Ada Wong was busying herself with during the game’s main story (you can check out Wccftech’s impressions of the expansion here). Of course, as always with Resident Evil, Separate Ways contains its fair share of puzzles, secrets, and unique mechanics to unravel.

Thursday’s newly disclosed vulnerabilities in iOS were used to install spyware on an iPhone belonging to an Egyptian politician running for president, according to security researchers. 

The first details for Season Six of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) and Warzone have been revealed, and iconic Diablocharacters Lilith and Inarius will be joining the fray as playable operators, alongside the addition of a DOOM weapon bundle, and more.

Apple today released a fix for a trio of iOS vulernabilities that hackers may already be exploiting.

Modern Warfare 2 is getting an autumnal makeover during Season 06, which means spooky characters, map updates, and a smorgasbord of new content. Call of Duty has always been reliable for a good seasonal switch-up, but between multiplayer and Warzone 2, 2023’s Halloween update is one of the franchise’s biggest makeovers ever.

Infinity Ward, Raven Software, and Activision today revealed what players can expect from Season 6 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warzone, including the return of The Haunting event.

An upcoming base-building RTS has an interesting twist: It's zombie survival, but you can use map data imported from the real world. Infection Free Zone will let you establish and lead your titular zone in an area of your choosing. Like your hometown, for example.