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A poster for Fight Club showing Brad Pitt and Edward Norton staring intensely into the camera.

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Much To Think About | Despite being a box office flop, it seems like film bros have yapped on enough about how Fight Club is really reflective of society, actually, to make it Letterboxd's most watched movie

Come on people, do you not remember the first rule?

Sept. 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Wyll in Baldur's Gate 3 looking pretty chipper.

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Wylling Him On | Baldur's Gate 3 modders are delivering a "Wyll Cinematic Universe" to remedy "Larian's mistreatment" of the Blade of Frontiers

The first 'movie' in this CU is a new custom Act 3 romance cutscene you can download right now.

Sept. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

Two women in formal attire in an office, one is sat down, the other resting her hand on the back of a chair, in The Office Australia.

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ReReReReReReReReMake | While you wait for the next show from the team behind The Office, the latest remake of the mockumentary series gets its first trailer from down under

It's certainly cringey, just not in the right way.

Sept. 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A player firing a stim gun in Helldivers 2.

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A Bit Too Easy | UPDATE: Helldivers 2's shield generator melee invincibility bug has been fixed, but you'll have to wait until the next patch for jump pack tweaks

Damn Arrowhead, that was rapid.

Sept. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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RIP | Disney's mobile gacha game that features Kermit the Frog as a banjo-swinging Swamp King is shutting down

It's not Disney's only gacha game, but it's soon to be Disney's latest dead gacha game.

Sept. 18, 2024 Connor Makar

Aloy walking near a Tallneck in Horizon Zero Dawn.

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Zero Surprise | Aloy there matey, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered looks to have been rated, giving you the chance to re-enjoy another not at all old game

If this turns out to be a PS5 Pro thing, here's hoping that $700 also buys you memory-wipe tech.

Sept. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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Dog Days Aren't Over | As far-fetched as it sounds, it's pawsible that James Gunn's Superman will be in for a ruff time as the superhero flick is set to feature the one and only Krypto the Superdog

You'll have to forgive the dog puns, I just find them howl-arious.

Sept. 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A still from Madoka Magic Walpurgisnacht Rising of Madoka looking surprised while dancing with Homura.

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That's A Mouthful | I've got no idea what's going on in the newest Madoka Magica Walpurgisnacht Rising trailer, but at least it's a visual treat

Still no release date, though.

Sept. 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A Helldivers 2 player spraying deadly gas at some terminids.

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Yep, We're Hellback | As Helldivers 2 gets a nice player number bump following "the best patch ever", Arrowhead challenges them to outdo both the bugs and bots

"Super Earth High Command has ordered an evaluation of Helldiver Force Readiness", so get ready to make use of all those buffed guns.

Sept. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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Clive Alive | It’s official: the Final Fantasy 16 PC launch is somehow even worse than Final Fantasy 15’s (at least according to Steam)

Final Fantasy 16 has finally arrived on PC, and it seems no one really cared to buy it.

Sept. 18, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Robert Pattinson in Mickey 17, he's wearing a spacesuit looking out at something, eyes squinting slightly.

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Not The Mouse | The first trailer for Bong Joon-ho's Mickey 17 is filled with lots of dead clones, a stacked cast, and Robert Pattinson doing another funky accent

Oh Mickey you're so dead.

Sept. 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Screenshot from EA investor presentation in 2024

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BOXES! | EA CEO says generative AI is at the "very core of our business", almost three years after saying NFTs are "an important part of the future of our industry"

Let's make a big un-planned map out of cardboard boxes, with no thought to what makes a good shooter map, game flow, or sightlines!

Sept. 18, 2024 Connor Makar

A GTA Online bounty hunter standing in front of a prison cell.

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Mod God Is Dead | GTA Online's new anti-cheat has ridded LS of invincible, teleporting deities, but Steam Deck players aren't happy about being caught in the crossfire

"The calm before the storm" is almost everything the business-minded crims who can still play had hoped for.

Sept. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

A close-up of Geralt in The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep, he looks slightly sad, the glow of a campfire hitting the lower half of his face.

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Toss A Coin | The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep's latest clip comes with some classic Geralt x Jaskier banter, and a delayed release date to boot

At least it's not as long as you'll be waiting for The Witcher 4.

Sept. 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Sims of various ages and genders mingle at a bar, with varying results.

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The Simple Life | Yes, EA has finally confirmed a Sims movie is in the works, but perhaps more surprisingly, it's said there won't be a Sims 5

At least you won't have to buy all those expansion packs again.

Sept. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Rise Up, Dictators | Xbox Game Pass' second wave of titles for September are a good time for egomaniacs who like sitting about for ages and building a thing, less good for Xbox players

This is the first bunch of titles to hit Game Pass since Microsoft actually did that big bit of tiers/pricing rejigging.

Sept. 17, 2024 Mark Warren

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The main cast of the Time Bandits TV series stood in a line in a mountainous area all looking at something offscreen.

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Another Time | Turns out nostalgia couldn't save Time Bandits from an untimely demise, as the Apple TV+ series has been cancelled after one season

Ran out of time.

Sept. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A bunch of characters in My Time At Evershine.

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Time To Evershine | My Time at Evershine shows off a new, mature art-style and DIY features as Kickstarter finally goes live

The latest in the My Time series, My Time at Evershine looks to give the player more responsibilities and more freedom.

Sept. 17, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Nom Nom Nom | As Final Fantasy 16 players battle being eaten by the graphical hiccup abyss on PS5, Square Enix and Sony say they’re on the case

The latest firmware update to the console looks to be causing some issues.

Sept. 17, 2024 Mark Warren

Ben 10, a young boy with a strange watch on his wrist, a bunch of aliens in the background behind him.

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Hasbeen 10 | "I should probably update my IMDB" - That live-action Ben 10 film you almost definitely forgot about is no longer happening, says its producer

"But it should get made, right?"

Sept. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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BF3-BF4 Vibes | The next Battlefield is modern day, ditches specialists, and some of us may get to play it early

The first, tiniest details about the next Battlefield game have been confirmed, and they all sound very promising.

Sept. 17, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, he's sat with a smug smile on his face, aliens around him.

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A Long Time Ago... | Remember when Star Wars was fun? So does Donald Glover, and he's hoping his Lando film will bring some of that back to the far, far away galaxy

"As a Star Wars fan myself, I think it’s important that there’s more fun being had."

Sept. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Zinedine Zidane whispering sweet nothings to Jude Bellingham in EA Sports FC 25.

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Ice Nice? | EA Sports FC 25's soundtrack is here, so you can join in the debate as to whether its over 100 tunes live up to the spirit of Goodbye Mr A

When it comes to songs that'll become engraved in your brain over the next year or so, things are never black and gold.

Sept. 17, 2024 Mark Warren

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NO HORNINESS | Final Fantasy 16 producer is begging, pleading with fans not to get freaky with mods in lead-up to PC release

Hey you, yes you, no naughty behavior. You'll make Naoki Yoshida sad!

Sept. 17, 2024 Connor Makar

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The lower half of a xenomorph's face baring its teeth, saliva dripping from its mouth in a poster for Alien: Romulus.

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Locked In | When Alien: Earth finally airs in 2025, "you're going to lock your door that night" says showrunner Noah Hawley

OK but who doesn't lock their door every night?

Sept. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A couple of Helldivers 2 players doing the new fart emote.

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Changing The Game | Helldivers 2's big update, Patch 1.001.100, is finally here, bringing a bunch of highly requested buffs and changes

The wait is over, here's the thing that sounds like it should go a long way to restoring faith in Super Earth.

Sept. 17, 2024 Mark Warren

Colin Farrell as The Penguin in the character's titular show, sat at a table in low light, a martini in front of him.

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No Silly Business | The Batman changed The Penguin's name to the very serious sounding Oz Cobb because Matt Reeves felt it was more "grounded" than Oswald Cobblepot

Maybe he should have picked something other than Cobb, though.

Sept. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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It's Just the UK | Dragon's Dogma 2 update adds a "casual mode" for those who reckon constantly worrying about paying rent and getting the plague hits a bit too close to home

Because hey, it's not right that only those with access to mods should be able to escape being reminded of the real world.

Sept. 17, 2024 Mark Warren

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The Chips Are Down | Intel lost PlayStation 6 chip contract over profit margins and backwards compatibility concerns, according to report

According to a report from Reuters, Intel's loss may have been AMD's gain.

Sept. 17, 2024 Connor Makar

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The player exploring the planet Va'ruun'kai in Starfield.

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Va'rruning Wild | Starfield's Shattered Space DLC gets fresh deep-dive from Bethesda, with a bunch of story details about missing serpent dudes and "the vortex incident"

Some experiment swallowed up part of a city and a weird faction's engaged in an internal war - time to call John Starfield and his moon buggy.

Sept. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

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A close-up of Alucard in Castlevania: Nocturne, he's angry, holding his sword up to his face, it's glowing red.

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Bitesized | Castlevania: Nocturne season 2 gets a release window and a hearty teaser trailer with certified undead hot boy Alucard

This should get your blood pumping.

Sept. 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Karlback Home | After Baldur's Gate 3 modders made custom maps possible, someone's already working on their own version of Avernus

I hope they've opened a window, toiling away near this much lava has to be sweaty work.

Sept. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

A Professor Layton game you almost definitely haven't played has been saved and is getting an unofficial translation, all thanks to a phone that looks like it survived a house fire

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A Real Puzzle | A Professor Layton game you almost definitely haven't played has been saved and is getting an unofficial translation, all thanks to a phone that looks like it survived a house fire

A look at what mobile gaming once was and could have been.

Sept. 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

An explosion happening next to a Helldiver in Helldivers 2.

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Boom, Boom, Boom... | With that big Helldivers 2 patch now imminent, Arrowhead's dropped the bomb, the 500KG's blasts will finally be as powerful as they look

Plus, the Orbital Napalm Barrage stratagem's available right now due to some MO success.

Sept. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

Geralt in The Witcher 3 wearing a cloak opposite him walking through the mod's autumn environment.

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Season Of Storms | New Witcher 3 mod brings full-blown seasons to The Continent, with hopes of making them switch dynamically in the future

Wintery Witcher retextures have been a thing for a bit, but this looks like it's the first crack at doing dynamic seasons, with help from REDkit.

Sept. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

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Cool Billion | Diablo 4 made over 1 billion dollars so far, and $150 million of that from those exorbitantly priced skins

We've always known that Diablo 4 is one of Blizzard's most successful games, but now we have some figures to attach to those titles.

Sept. 16, 2024 Sherif Saed

FBI agent Saga Anderson focuses her flashlight deep into the dark woods in a screenshot for Alan Wake 2

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Can't Tear Me Away | Alan Wake 2's composer says the Lake House DLC has left him "crying constantly", a "damn ugly snot cry" at that, which can only be good news, right?

"Absolutely amazing stuff coming. I wish I could say more."

Sept. 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Splatoon 3 key art of three squid kids hanging out, covered in ink, sitting on some stone letters.

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You're Squidding Me | As Nintendo says goodbye to regular Splatoon 3 updates, players come together to settle the score on who the series' best musical group is

Now begins the wait for Splatoon 4.

Sept. 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A player wearing some Chemical Agents Warbond armour in Helldivers 2.

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No longer Shrapped | Helldivers 2's next patch will finally bring back the eruptor's shrapnel, but hopefully without causing an explosion in accidental self-insta kills

Arrowhead is also aiming to return the arc thrower to something resembling its "former glory" with some buffs.

Sept. 16, 2024 Mark Warren

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Metal Boxes | "It's likely we'll add in eventually" Space Marine 2 creative director chips in on Chaos customisation and PvE missions coming to the game

Chaos space marines are awfully popular, so what are the odds they'll get more love in the future?

Sept. 16, 2024 Connor Makar

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Taking Their Time | Is GTA 6 going to be delayed? A former Rockstar dev thinks we won't know until May 2025 at the earliest

Don't place any bets on a release date just yet.

Sept. 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Tide Is Changing | Warhammer 40K: Darktide may be coming to PlayStation 5, according to a Taiwanese game rating

The PC and Xbox game could be popping up on a big platform soon.

Sept. 16, 2024 Connor Makar

Haze, a Deadlock character whose body is completely black, eyes completely orange, an orange X on her forehead, pointing a gun towards something.

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Oh Behave | Getting wound up by badly behaving Deadlock players? Good news, Valve has added in some features to help stop annoying players getting away with anything they want

Keep this in mind next time you're thinking about rage quitting.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A person playing Flappy Bird on their phone while at the dinner table.

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Milkshake Bird | Mobile classic Flappy Bird comes back, immediately ruined by fact it is seemingly just a vehicle for blockchain nonsense with the original creator not involved

Clean up on aisle four, this one's a big mess.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Overwatch 2 characters wearing skins that look like characters from World of Warcraft, including Reinhardt as The Lich King, Widowmaker as Sylvanas Windrunner, Torbjorn as Magni Bronzebeard, and Zenyatta as Thrall.

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Happy Birthday! | Blizzard is working with, uh, Blizzard to celebrate World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary with some Overwatch 2 skins

Presumably the start of many celebrations.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Dog Days Are Over | The Watch Dogs movie has wrapped up filming more than 10 years after it was first announced, which I'm assuming means it's a guaranteed best picture winner

The film was first announced before the game had even come out.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Not Very Wise | Be careful of spoilers, Zelda fans, Echoes of Wisdom appears to have leaked online

A ROM of the entire game appears to have found its way to the internet.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A Hobbit in Tales of the Shire cooking something in their kitchen.

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Just Missed Isengard | They're taking the Hobbits to 2025 - cosy life-sim Tales Of The Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game catches a delay

A new release date is right around the corner though.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth screenshot showing Zack, a man with big, pushed back spiky hair, dirt and scratches on his face, carrying Cloud, a man with shorter, equally spiky blonde hair, unconscious.

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Re... What Now? | Stay calm, OG Final Fantasy 7 fans, Remake Part 3 won't "betray" you, but like the first two, don't expect everything to go the way you think

"There are these things that we feel we can only do now in the remake project that can bring a new happiness."

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Two player characters in Palworld sitting by a campfire, a castle and clifface behind them, Pals relaxing around them.

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Pay Up | In a time of uncertainty for live-service games, Pocketpair makes it clear that Palworld is staying as a premium title

Free-to-play isn't in Palworld's future.

Sept. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke