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Ridley Scott has spent nearly fifty years examining what it means to be human when familiar structures collapse. From the industrial dread of Alien to the rain-slicked existentialism of Blade Runner, Scott’s science fiction pushes past spaceship spectacle to highlight human fragility. Scott returns to those themes in The Dog Stars, his first sci-fi film...
The hacker group Cyberleeks has published new footage from Grand Theft Auto VI alongside an offer to release prologue gameplay featuring Lucia, setting an unusual condition for the next leak. To unlock the footage, the group demands that at least 10 people show up outside Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive offices during business hours dressed...
A new short teaser for Fable from Playground Games shows an updated protagonist whose facial features differ noticeably from earlier promotional footage. The closing frames of the teaser, released ahead of Gamescom 2026, drew immediate attention from the community. Social media users quickly speculated that the developers altered the heroine’s face in response to earlier...
Earlier reports also revealed that developers had to significantly compromise visual quality to achieve high framerates on the Switch 2. Streamer Trckzz pointed out that the PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 suffers severe framerate drops whenever a player pulls out a flashbang. He published a clip showing Modern Warfare 4 running...
Since the release of Return of the Jedi, the broader Star Wars franchise has rarely reached universal acclaim. The prequel trilogy targeted a younger audience, while Disney’s sequel trilogy lost momentum under shifting creative directions and audience pressure. Television projects such as The Mandalorian and The Clone Wars contained high points alongside uneven stretches, while...
CD Projekt RED has confirmed that The Witcher 4 will skip gamescom and will not launch before 2028. In a pre-gamescom video release, CD Projekt RED joint CEO Michał Nowakowski stated that the next mainline entry in the franchise will not appear at the upcoming event. Nowakowski added that the game will arrive in 2028...
Update 0.10.0.9 Changelog Resolved hit-detection inconsistencies to ensure cannon fire accurately registers damage upon striking a vessel’s stern. Fixed an issue where direct cannonball impacts on ship sails and hull sections failed to properly inflict damage. Source
A new story trailer for Gears of War: E-Day will make its world premiere during gamescom, confirmed Xbox head Asha Sharma. Alongside the announcement, Sharma published a three-second teaser showing a creature preparing to trample several victims. @asha_shar Gears of War: E-Day serves as a prequel to the original series and centers on Emergence Day,...
Moon Studios is preparing to expand the No Rest for the Wicked universe into new genres while launching an experimental initiative for smaller games. Moon Studios head Thomas Mahler shared details about the studio’s upcoming projects on social media alongside a new teaser. Mahler revealed that the team has been experimenting with a Survival realm,...
Indie developer Green Cat Games has released a gameplay teaser for its upcoming action title Leafborn that mimics the visual presentation of recent Grand Theft Auto VI leaks. In August, a leaker or group known as Cyberleek began posting unauthorized Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay clips online. Those videos featured a signature overlay that included...
