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Helldivers 2 is getting its first new battle pass since launch on March 14, and it’s sure to come in handy with the upcoming mech invasion. Arrowhead Game Studios announced on the PlayStation Blog Thursday that the new “Warbond,” as the battle pass is called in Helldivers 2, will focus on electric and energy-based weaponry and “ultra-futuristic armor.”

Since the game was released, the Helldivers 2 community has been flooding social media and the community Discord servers or Subreddit with dozens of memes. Now, one of the most iconic has finally been rendered using in-game assets. A Naked Gun clip that pokes fun at Sample hoarders.

Being sci-fi shooters that launched on rival platforms, it was inevitable that Helldivers 2 would find itself compared to Halo Infinite. Even more so when Helldivers 2 proved to be a huge, surprise success, a far cry from Halo Infinite's disappointing launch, hardly improved by its ongoing support.

Adam Sandler is like you’ve never seen him before in the new sci-fi movie Spaceman. In his most dramatic role yet, he plays an astronaut on a solo mission to the far reaches of Jupiter to collect ancient space dust.

Activision Blizzard has a release date for its upcoming mobile version of Call of Duty: Warzone — March 21. The game has been in limited release since last year, but it’s finally ready for its official debut on Android and iOS devices, the company said in a post on its website.

They say brevity is the soul of wit, and Arrowhead Game Studios has demonstrated that wonderfully with the opening of Helldivers 2. There are two philosophies at the core ofthe game’s narrative: the first is that war is hell, and the second is that the authorities will lie to you about war being hell so that you’re more willing to sign up. Instead of belaboring the point over multiple cinematics and text logs left by other characters, the game opens with a one-two punch that drives the point home in a dark but memorable way.

Legos continue to be a healthy way for kids (and adults) to explore building, spatial creativity, and their favorite franchises. The beloved world of Star Wars has great Lego deals going on right now, with everything from the classic characters to TIE fighters being represented. Here, we want to take a look at some of the best deals, based on popularity of the product, variety of Star Wars moments, and price adjustment, to give you a good idea about what you should look into buying. We’ll be looking at things from a variety of price ranges, too, so you can use that last $10 of birthday money or find an elaborate gift for a loved one.

Live. Die. Repeat. That's the job of the special forces unit known as the Helldivers, who are here to fight for freedom by taking on the scourges of a hostile galaxy set in a dystopian future.

Foundation co-creator David S. Goyer has stepped back from his showrunner duties on the Apple TV Plus sci-fi show due to clashes over budget, The Hollywood Reporter has claimed.

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

While Game of Thrones was a bit controversial towards the end of its original run, it could have been a lot more polarizing as executives at HBO's former owner asked if the fantasy series could be shot vertically so that the episodes could be watched on phones.

Hundreds of thousands of players are fighting to spread democracy in Helldivers 2, but the fight against arachnids and robots isn't going as smoothly as it could. A meta is forming, as some weapons simply aren't up to the task.

Techland has detailed the Firearms Update for Dying Light 2 as well as the new Reloaded Edition, both due out February 22.

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Remasters are ubiquitous in the gaming world. From upcoming Star Wars: Dark Forces to the recent The Last of Us Part 2, it doesn't matter how old a game is to receive the remaster treatment – a rerelease with its original aesthetic replaced with a modern look.

Over the last few years, the Call of Duty franchise has seen plenty of peaks and valleys when it comes to cheating. It’s a bad time for everyone, and that’s why Activision developed Ricochet Anti-Cheat, which was supposed to be the answer to the CoD community’s problems.

Dracula is making another return to the big screen as Luc Besson sinks his teeth into the immortal vampire. The director of Léon and The Fifth Element will helm the origin story based on Bram Stoker’s novel.

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Reacher star Alan Ritchson is a fan-favorite choice to play Batman in the DCU – and the actor is all for it.

Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 6 is here, and it's huge. As Larian teased, the patch does indeed add a bunch of new kisses, with every romance option getting multiple unique smooching animations to cycle through.

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is a “be the bullet-hell game” auto-shooter à la the much beloved Vampire Survivors. But instead of playing as pixelated characters who wouldn’t look out of place in a certain vampire platforming series, you embody the four dwarves from the Deep Rock Galactic mining game.

Joaquin “Guac” Oliver died in the 2018 Parkland, Florida, high school massacre, but federal lawmakers who oppose tighter gun regulations began getting phone calls in his voice on Wednesday, lambasting them for their position. The families of Oliver and five others killed with guns are using artificial intelligence to create messages in their loved ones' voices and robocalling them to senators and House members who support the National Rifle Association and oppose tougher gun laws. The protest is being run through The Shotline website, where visitors select which offices receive calls.

It turns out Helldivers 2 has friendly fire between enemies, not just players.

An ex-Rockstar developer has finally revealed why the moon changes size in GTA 3.

When it comes to your firepower in Helldivers 2, the weapons you procure during missions easily trounce whatever you’re deploying with. The only downside is that you can never count on which ones you will find, if any. Therefore, whatever you slot into your loadout needs to be able to keep up with the threats you’re likely to encounter. Most weapons tend to have a stronger utility when facing different enemy types, but there still exists a hierarchy of guns that simply outclass the others.

With Foamstars, Square Enix is taking yet another swing at creating a popular live service title, heavily inspired by the ongoing hero shooter boom as well as Nintendo’s ultra-fun Splatoon series.

Final Fantasy 8 turned 25 over the weekend, prompting many fans to renew their pleas for a remake. However, it looks like they're out of luck, as Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director, Naoki Hamaguchi, gives a firm "No" to the offer of spearheading another remake project.

Helldivers 2 has only been out for a handful of days, but already its community is working to establish the “unspoken” rules of engagement, with an etiquette for good co-op play.

Xbox 360 Arcade enjoyers might have fond memories of Geometry Wars, a series of excellent top-down bullet hell shooters that's since made its way to other platforms. Now it's back! Kind of. One Steam Next Fest demo unofficially emulates the series' blinding neon style and inserts it into the Vampire Survivors formula. 

Helldivers 2 players are finding out about the series' high difficulty barrier the hard way, especially if they're trying to get through the game's missions on their own.

Israel's army has deployed some AI-enabled military technology in combat for the first time in Gaza, raising fears about the use of autonomous weapons in modern warfare.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is out now, and as the game’s title implies, one of the toughest challenges you’ll face during the game’s campaign is… killing the Justice League. The second Squad member you’ll have to take out is Green Lantern, which may actually be the most epic boss fight in the game given all the extra artillery he can summon. Don’t worry though, with our tips you’ll be able to take down space cop without too much trouble…

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is out now, and as the game’s title implies, one of the toughest challenges you’ll face during the game’s campaign is… killing the Justice League. The third Squad member you’ll have to take out is Batman, and his boss fight is quite different from the other ones in the game. The Dark Knight douses you with fear gas, and you’ll have to navigate a hallucinatory Batcave before you can take him down. This may throw you off a bit, but don’t worry, with our tips you’ll be able to take down Batsy without too much trouble…

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is out now, and as the game’s title implies, one of the toughest challenges you’ll face during the game’s campaign is… killing the Justice League. The first of the Squad members you’ll have to take out is the Flash, who serves as a sort of crash course for how most of the boss battles in Kill the Justice League work. As such, he may give new players a bit of trouble, but with our tips you should be take down the Scarlet Speedster without too much trouble…

I'm ending a week packed with Steam Next Fest demos on a high note with Gatekeeper, a top-down bullet hell roguelike clearly inspired by Risk of Rain. Pick a character, drop into a medley of environments, and shoot dudes while hoovering up items until the number stops getting bigger. It's a familiar formula with a new perspective, and while there are some mechanical and artistic similarities to Risk of Rain and its sequel, Gatekeeper feels like it's found its own identity.

There’s a new multiplayer game in Town: Foamstars. Square Enix’s latest is a riff on Splatoon that trades in ink for suds. I went into it expecting a quirky little arena shooter that would give me a weekend or two of fun before running out of steam as its live-service model began to rear its head. What I wasn’t expecting was a mountain of legibility problems that made it hard for me to tell what I was doing.

Friends, it is finally time for me to discourse unto you about my great love of balls. The roots of my enthusiasm go back to pinball machines - both the fancier, arcade variety that transmogrify into e.g. screaming robot skulls when you achieve a high-enough multiplier, and the crappy, play-at-home variety that are basically a canted wooden sheet with some numbers drawn on it. But it wasn't till I embraced the holy medium of videogames that I realised the full potential of balldom.

Visions of Mana is set to release this summer, marking the first time we've got a new mainline entry in the Mana series for close to 16 years. 

Ready for some sensory overload? Bullet hell shoot ’em up Shinorubi has officially fired off a release date and is now lined up for consoles and PC on January 12, 2024.

The most recent update during the Fortnite OG Season has included perplexing restrictions from Epic Games. Fortnite, a game primarily about shooting and “eliminating” other people, has implemented age restrictions on cosmetic items (skins, back blings, etc.) featuring weapons.

Publisher Bushiroad Games and developer Kaminari Games have delayed shoot ’em up game MACROSS Shooting Insight from its previously planned January 25, 2024 release date to March 14, 2024. It will be available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam.

Publisher Bushiroad Games and developer Kaminari Games have delayed shoot ’em up game MACROSS Shooting Insight from its previously planned January 25, 2024 release date to March 14, 2024. It will be available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam.

As the new video game RoboCop: Rogue City arrives in stores both digital and physical, you might be wondering how it pays tribute to cop-turned-robot Alex Murphy's finest moments on screen.

A YouTuber may have found the quickest way to gain experience and level up in Starfield, and it involves a whole lot of crafting.

The physical edition of MACROSS Shooting Insight will include stages, characters, music, and aircraft from MACROSS: Do You Remember Love?, publisher Bushiroad Games and developer Kaminari Games announced. This will also be available as paid downloadable content for digital edition buyers.

This week, the Earth has not been hit by a single solar storm. We have suffered some minor instances of radio blackouts and GPS disruptions due to solar winds, but apart from that, the Sun has remained quiet, even when a highly unstable sunspot, AR3405, has emerged in the Earth's view of the Sun. However, things could be changing. In the late hours of yesterday, strange radio emissions were detected, which is usually a warning sign for a solar flare eruption. Sure enough, a flare was set off and it did release a coronal mass ejection (CME), as per reports. The direction of the CME has not been confirmed so far, but there is a possibility that it could be Earth-bound.

Publisher Bushiroad Games and developer Kaminari Games have delayed shoot ’em up game MACROSS Shooting Insight from its previously planned 2023 release window to January 25, 2024. It will be available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam.

Resident Evil 4 Remake is a constant battle for survival, as wave after wave of the iconic Ganados swarm Leon Kennedy over 16 high-body-count chapters. But remember, this is still at heart a survival horror game. Like the original Resident Evil, and the other RE games before it, carefully managing and deploying your ammunition remains an essential mechanic. Now, one Resident Evil 4 Remake player takes this strategy to the next level, somehow finishing the entire game without landing a single shot on anyone.

Publisher Bushiroad Games and developer Kaminari Games have released the debut trailer for shoot ’em up game MACROSS Shooting Insight.

The Borderlands movie finished shooting in 2021, and given that it's 2023 and we still haven't seen a trailer for it, I'm inclined to think that post-production has not gone entirely as planned. The movie does exist though: Borderlands will be in theaters on August 9, 2024, Gearbox president Randy Pitchford announced today.