What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 486 | Push Square

The Modern Warfare 3 reveal is nigh and will be part of an upcoming Warzone 2 event. It's called Shadow Siege, and for now, Activision is keeping its cards close to its chest in terms of exactly how it'll play out on the day.

Remember last October, when Steam updated its pricing guidelines for non-US currencies, resulting in recommended price increases of anywhere from 18% to 485%? Well an update from Valve has announced that now the platform is changing its minimum price thresholds to match those recommendations, and the long and short of it is that any game at Steam's cheapest price point is about to get a little more expensive outside the US.

Microsoft has confirmed the Game Pass lineup from today, August 15 up to the launch of Starfield on September 6.

As the Sun moves towards the solar maximum gradually, scientists are worrying about a once in a century solar storm that can impact Earth, and humanity, severely. We are now experiencing the most active sun so far and it is generating massive solar storms frequently. The peak of solar activities happens every 11 years when the sun reaches the solar maximum. Normally, these solar storms do not severely impact the Earth, but, occasionally, they get so intense that they can generate strong geomagnetic storms that affect all the electrical infrastructure that humanity has created including the power grid and the satellites. NASA believes that if such a solar storm occurs, it could put the safety and livelihoods of people at risk. Now, it is being feared that such a massive solar storm can happen over the next few years.

For better or worse, readers and reviewers alike often describe the bestselling romance Red, White & Royal Blue as reading “like fanfiction.” Four years after its debut, the queer love story and political commentary of Casey McQuiston’s novel have amassed a certifiably huge online fandom. Matthew López, director of Amazon Studios’ newly released movie adaptation, described himself as a “rabid, passionate fan” of the book himself.

Throughout its journey since its inaugural release in 2003, Call of Duty has left an indelible mark on the landscape of first-person shooters within the gaming industry. With various studios like Infinity Ward, Treyarch, and Sledgehammer Games contributing to its evolution, the franchise boasts an array of classic game modes, extensive weapon arsenals, and even a dedicated free-to-play battle royale spin-off.

OpenAI is improving its generative AI chatbot for a few months now and has introduced new features like keyboard shortcuts, longer login duration, etc. to provide its users with enhanced personalized responses and overall experience. Recently, the company announced that it will be expanding its custom instructions feature to all users instead of only Plus subscribers. This means this feature will now be available for free. With this feature, it will be possible for users to control the responses that the AI chatbot generates. Check out how the feature will benefit ChatGPT users.

The Fontaine update is nearly here — the Genshin Impact 4.0 release date has been confirmed! We’ll soon have a new region to explore so if you thought you were done with the game, think again.

The first reviews of the Gran Turismo movie are in, and the response is mixed.

Pokemon Go players will soon get a chance to capture even more Pokemon in the popular mobile game, as the Pokemon Company has confirmed today that Gen 9 Pokemon from the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will be joining the games this September.

It has been a long time since subscription services were just for TV and film, and now we have many on the market for all the gamers out there.

Christopher Nolan loves the big screen. Oppenheimeris proving, once again, that it loves him right back. But long before anyone had actually seen Nolan’s fantastic biopic, the director and his fans alike were talking about its biggest (literally) selling point: IMAX 70mm film projection.