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Some players fear the pack will soon be pulled from sale. The h3h3 Character Pack DLC for the co-op shooter Payday 2 is back in the spotlight after 11 years. Over the past few days it has collected a wave of negative reviews, and its recent reviews are rated “Overwhelmingly Negative.” The backlash has nothing...
American rapper Macklemore performs live on stage during the 5th Lollapalooza Paris Festival on July 19, 2025 in Paris, France. Kristy Sparow/Getty Images Macklemore used his first concert since his removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour to repeat the stance that preceded it. The rapper played a 17-song set Thursday night (Oct. 22) at Red Rocks...
In late October, Valve announced the full launch of the personal Steam calendar. The feature helps players find games that have recently been released or are about to launch. Some Steam users have been testing it for a long time, and until recently it was available in Steam Labs. The personal release calendar is now...
An unofficial browser project called “OutbreakWEB” lets players try Resident Evil Outbreak 1 and 2 for free. Its release has brought players’ attention back to several older games in the Resident Evil franchise. The original scenarios are available to play. Players can go through them solo or online with friends. Resident Evil Outbreak features a...
Offworld has released Update 13 for its co-op shooter Starship Troopers: Extermination, and it brings a new enemy to the game. The studio says the update also adds new content, fixes various bugs and improves the user interface. The new threat is the Hoppers, an arachnid type that attacks the Starship Troopers from the air....
The developers of Tape to Tape have improved the AI hockey players and updated the game’s graphics and interface in the full release. Studio Excellent Rectangle recently announced the release of the full version of Tape to Tape. The “roguelike hockey” game launched in early access in May 2023. Players take control of a team...
In late October, Torn Banner Studios introduced the Camp Blood update for No More Room in Hell 2. The developers of the cooperative zombie shooter released a trailer for the update and described what it adds. Players can head to a new map, Ruby Lake. The location was inspired by “slasher films about 1980s camps.”...
H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds has become a punchline, and the article blames Amazon. The newest adaptation is a 2025 “screenlife” movie, and it is a frontrunner for the worst film of the 21st century. The 2025 War of the Worlds is worth watching once, if only to see its creators make the...
The developers of the cRPG will introduce a variety of characters. Owlcat Games has once again put the spotlight on Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, this time with several concept teasers. The latest teaser shows one of the game’s characters: In Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, be as careful in conversation as you are on the battlefield....
Jean-Claude Van Damme gets a bad rap. He became famous in the ’80s and mostly makes a certain kind of movie. As a result, JCVD often gets lumped in with other B-tier ’80s action stars like Steven Seagal and Chuck Norris. That does Van Damme a disservice. Go back and watch the ’80s action movies...
