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An electric vehicle charging, Jeremy Clarkson sits disapprovingly in a Lancia Montecarlo

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EV come, EV go | Why The Grand Tour is really ending: Jeremy Clarkson thinks “electric cars are rubbish”

The Top Gear Trio have given a number of reasons why they're jacking it in, but Clarkson's lament about the sterile nature of EVs in the new special is perhaps the most pertinent.

Sept. 12, 2024 Jim Trinca

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Jurassic World Evolution 2 - Malta Dominion expansion

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Roaring Spectacle | It sure looks like Jurassic World Evolution 3 is coming next year, alongside Jurassic World: Rebirth

New parks to manage and more prehistoric mouths to feed.

Sept. 12, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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More Layoffs | Microsoft is laying off another 650 staff from its gaming division, according to memo sent by Xbox boss Phil Spencer

The reported cuts would follow 1,900 staff being let go from from the Xbox-helmed gaming arm of the company earlier this year.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Blast From The Past | Xbox is bringing back classic friend requests, so someone you've spent five hours playing Fortnite with can tell you it's not that deep by ignoring them

Look, maybe you upset them by hitting the griddy a little too hard that one time you killed them.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Old Ben | Ewan McGregor still wants to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi again, so don't rule out more adventures set before A New Hope

He's fantastic in the role, but we'd rather explore other eras and characters.

Sept. 12, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Geralt on horseback in The Witcher 3 and in some official wallpaper art.

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Last Wish | New Witcher 3 mod restores some cut content to the game's best ending, revealing where Geralt was slated to head just after the credits rolled

It seems having a get together somewhere nice was always the ideal plan for Gerry and the gang.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Bird Problem | The Penguin will return in The Batman 2, but Colin Farrell was just happy to be done with him after shooting his spinoff show

Yeah, playing him doesn't look exactly comfortable.

Sept. 12, 2024 Fran Ruiz

The PlayStation 5 Pro over a slightly blurred, multi-colour background

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PayStation | Why the PS5 Pro's $700 price tag bothers me so much

Sony's PS5 Pro price shockwave has made me reconsider my entire outlook on the video game industry

Sept. 11, 2024 Tom Orry

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The Storyteller and ED-NA in Fallout New Vegas.

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RIP | The actor behind Fallout YouTube's power-armoured loremaster The Storyteller appears to have died, leading to tributes from the Bethesda community

According to a tweet from his account, voice actor Jason Damron passed away from cancer on September 7.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

Still from Good Omens showing Crowley, a man with short red hair and dark sunglasses, and Aziraphale, a man with bright blonde curly hair holding a clipboard.

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As claims of Amazon pausing Good Omens production emerge over serious allegations against Neil Gaiman, the author reportedly offers to step away from the show

The author has denied the allegations placed against him.

Sept. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A young version of Spider-Man wearing a homemade suit that is mostly just a customised polo, sweatpants, sneakers, and the iconic red mask and white eyes, swinging through New York.

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Page Turner | Marvel still hasn't really shown much of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, but hopefully the reveal of a prequel comic will tide you over

It's not a trailer, but it's something.

Sept. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A helldiver in front of a dead Terminid in Helldivers 2.

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I Started Blasting | Helldivers 2's next big update is buffing the gun that's designed to be "like a sniper rifle on crack" so you can blast larger enemies to bits

The railgun's durable damage is being close to quadrupled. Nice.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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It’s LeBigggg | NBA 2K25 review: A 7-foot 6, 300-pound center that’s plenty skilled, but still a bit turnover-prone

2K’s basketball behemoths have long felt like a pretty strong package, but this year isn’t a wholly authoritative slam dunk for reasons beyond VC.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

An enemy with its arms folded in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

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Big Bad Balancing | Elden Ring’s latest patch, patch 1.1.4, should give you a better chance of finally making a mess of Shadow of the Erdtree’s final boss (if you haven’t already)

Yep, you might want to look away, hardcore git gudders, FromSoft's made things a little easier again.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

Two people with short hair in a fringe stairing at each other, a map behind them, in a promotional image for the anime Leviathan.

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Bountiful Fruit | Netflix's next anime is a beautiful look at an alternative history with talent that's worked on hits like Howl's Moving Castle, Metal Gear Solid 4, and Trigun Stampede

There's a strong team behind this one.

Sept. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Timothee Chalamet in Dune: Part Two, he's holding up a dagger above his head, looking forwards.

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What're You Dune? | Despite currently writing the third one, Dune director Denis Villeneuve doesn't consider his take on the series to be a trilogy

"It’s important that people understand that for me, it was really a diptych."

Sept. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Some Pals doing manual labour in Palworld.

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PS Pals? | Keen to play Palworld on PS5? A Tokyo Game Show listing looks like it could be the latest hint at a port

It's still worth waiting for an official announcement before you start to Celaray-te.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

Hal Jordan in his Green Lantern outfit pointing his ring hand at something, a glow around it and him.

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Ring Ring | You can stop photoshopping Josh Brolin onto Green Lantern's body, as the actor has apparently passed on the DC series

Another previous report claimed Ewan McGregor and Matthew McConaughey were being eyed up if Brolin declined the role.

Sept. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Several cast members of The Office posing for a promotional image.

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Paper Jam | The Office follow-up series has cast its next batch of fresh talent you'll inevitably end up cringing at

Though maybe they could tone down the cringe factor just a touch.

Sept. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A Helldivers 2 player incinerating a Terminid with a flamethrower.

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Hot Stuff | Wahey, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead says its next update will be giving flamethrowers enough of a buff to facilitate cooking showdowns

"We've heard you loud and clear."

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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Diablo 4 Tired | Watch Diablo 4 fail to compute after one player's Barb does well beyond the highest amount of damage possible

One Diablo 4 player has caused the game to forget how to calculate damage after they did so much of it in such a short span of time.

Sept. 11, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Fly, You Fools | It sounds like The Hunt for Gollum will take a while, as Gandalf himself says the team behind it is planning for two films

Two for the price of two.

Sept. 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Isometric image of the PS5 Pro over a blurred background with the 700 price point in red slapped on top

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Taking the PSSR | PS5 Pro $700 announcement felt like it shook reality

I mean, what the hell.

Sept. 10, 2024 Tom Orry

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Treyarch confirms Call of Duty Black Ops 6 maps won’t be too big at launch, and certainly no bigger than what you’ve played in the beta

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MAPPING THINGS OUT | Treyarch confirms Call of Duty Black Ops 6 maps won’t be too big at launch, and certainly no bigger than what you’ve played in the beta

The company also notes that map flow and variety is key, with more info to come.

Sept. 10, 2024 Connor Makar

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Pro Strats | The PS5 Pro is real, but it's so expensive you might wish it wasn't

PS5 architect Mark Cerny gives us a rundown like a pro.

Sept. 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Miles Morales as Spider-Man fighting the Spot in Across the Spider-Verse.

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Web Of Lies | Has Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse actually been delayed to 2027? Not according to its composer

The film was originally meant to come out in March of this year.

Sept. 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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MONEY MAKER | Too broke for Space Marine 2? Roblox might have a solution for the fiscally weak Warhammer fan

Listen, it's hard out here. Thankfully Roblox is here for those without cash to splash.

Sept. 10, 2024 Connor Makar

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Been Around The Bend | With the weight of a beloved series like Avatar: The Last Airbender behind her, the next actor to play fan favourite Katara is really hoping she can 'serve it justice'

"I just don't want to let anyone down, that’s all."

Sept. 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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New Brothers | Its official, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is one of the biggest games of the year after it breaks its own Steam concurrent record

Space Marine 2 has, quite predictably, made another jump on Steam's most played games chart now that it's been officially released.

Sept. 10, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Concept art for Destiny 2's Codename: Frontiers.

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Switching Loadouts | Destiny 2 is switching to offering two "medium-sized" expansions per year, because its annual add-ons had "started to feel too formulaic"

"We believe it’s time for Destiny to change and evolve, and that our community wants this game to grow and innovate too."

Sept. 10, 2024 Mark Warren

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Propare Yourself | What time is Sony's PS5 Pro Tech Presentation and where to watch it

It'll feature Knack's director, so you know you don't want to miss this.

Sept. 10, 2024 Mark Warren

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Tom Holland as Spider-Man, stood in a dimly lit area wearing his Spider-suit, mask off, looking at something offscreen.

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Can He Swing? | Shang-Chi 2, Naruto, and now potentially Spider-Man 4? It sounds like Destin Daniel Cretton has a lot on his plate

The director seems to be in Marvel's good books.

Sept. 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Dark Desires | Following Patch 7, Baldur's Gate 3 Durge mains are urging Larian to revamp some key companion reactions before it moves on

"I honestly can't understand how this issue is being ignored, being that Durge is, along with Tav, the main character of the game, our own character."

Sept. 10, 2024 Mark Warren