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Several notable locations were planned for Dark Souls II at some stage of development. Dark Souls II continues to surprise players many years after its release. Dataminer Doneda recently published a video exploring unusual locations, and he found unused levels in the game files. Doneda did not use the original Dark Souls II for the...
Most of the cast of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping faces a tough job. They play younger versions of characters first portrayed by some of our greatest actors. That is especially true for Joseph Zada, who takes over the role of Haymitch from Woody Harrelson. The two actors compared notes on set, and...
Final Fantasy VII Revelation may become the hardest entry in the series, as Square Enix prepares a hardcore difficulty option available from the start Final Fantasy VII Revelation will let players choose a high difficulty level from their first playthrough. After they finish the story, the game will offer additional challenges, including battles against powerful...
Bethesda has just handed players a handful of compelling reasons to return to Fallout 4, even if you’ve already sunk hundreds of hours into the wasteland and its many expansions. Three new releases take the series into uncharted territory. Each of these experiences was built by modders working directly with Bethesda, so they’re a step...
Hilary Duff Atlantic Records Hilary Duff announced Wednesday (Oct. 21) that she will release a holiday EP, Holiday Things, on Friday (Oct. 23). It includes three original songs. The EP also features a cover of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and an updated version of her cover of Wham!’s “Last Christmas,” which first appeared...
Battlefield 6 Community Update: Season 5 Roadmap and Discord Q&A Highlights Hello, everyone, Our previous roadmap update in July outlined our plans for Season 5. Now that the season has officially begun, we’d like to share where development stands and what Battlefield 6 will offer between now and the end of the year. October –...
Several hotfixes for version 0.40 are now live. They target the most critical and urgent issues reported so far. The full changelog is below. v0.40.1 (October 20, 2026) Vehicles Fixed spiking of the front bumper bar on the Vivace and Tograc in crashes. Fixed loaded FPU Box Trailer configurations weighing far more than advertised. Double...
Pierce the Veil for Hot Topic Live! Courtesy of HOT TOPIC Hot Topic is launching Hot Topic Live, a music performance series filmed in a custom-built studio at its Hollywood flagship store. Pierce the Veil, the San Diego rock band with a longstanding relationship with the retailer, is the first act in the series. The...
Next year will be big for one member of DC’s Trinity, and it isn’t Superman. DC is calling 2027 the “Year of Wonder,” a year of stories from celebrated comic book creators. Tom King and Daniel Sampere’s somewhat controversial Wonder Woman run ends in December, and now we know what comes next for the character...
Greetings, Heroes! Not long ago, we opened a public beta branch to trial the largest balance overhaul since the game entered Early Access. Every detail is covered in our earlier announcement. A fresh beta update has just gone live! It brings balance adjustments to skills, heroes, artifacts, spells and creatures, along with revised starting resources,...
