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A fresh batch of themed GTA Online Twitch Drops has arrived, tying directly into the ongoing corporate rivalry across the community. Popular content creators have split into two fierce factions—Team eCola and Team Sprunk. Fans can pledge their allegiance to either side, or remain neutral and collect the ultimate payout: a massive GTA$ 2 million...
Infinity: HexaDome Tactics will launch on PC on September 10. Before release, Blindspot Games is holding a final public playtest through August 18. The test includes eight playable characters, the first act of the PvE campaign and competitive PvP. It also introduces the Haqqislam arena with seven capture zones, creating longer fights around positioning and...
No More Room in Hell 2 has left Early Access and reached version 1.0 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The launch also marks the cooperative horror game’s console debut. The final release supports teams of up to eight players and cross-play between PC and consoles. Progress was reset for launch so new...
A free demo for Seina: a Tale of Spirits is now available on Steam. The hand-painted adventure follows Mika, a girl searching for her missing cat in a quiet spirit world inspired by traditional Japanese villages. The demo introduces the opening part of the journey, several spirit characters and the calm pace planned for the...
Brazilian Drug Dealer Before 4 will launch on Steam on September 16. The single-player project is being developed by Rio de Janeiro creator Joeveno and published by NoQuarter. According to the announcement, the game has passed 60,000 wishlists. The standalone expansion continues Brazilian Drug Dealer 3 and uses the same id Tech 2 technology associated...
Matt Damon has built a career playing extraordinary leading men in movies. His performance as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey fits neatly into a decades-long filmography. Projects like Good Will Hunting (1997), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), and the Bourne series showcase the actor’s range across different moral compasses. Then there is 2011’s Contagion,...
When Anne Hathaway finds herself facing prehistoric dinosaurs in The End of Oak Street, it won’t be the first time the actress has grappled with huge, dangerous reptilians. In a different movie released nearly 10 years ago, an enormous kaiju begins attacking Seoul, and Hathaway’s character gradually realizes that she is somehow controlling it. Colossal...
The second chapter of the Hidden Mountain expansion for Where Winds Meet, titled Heaven’s Threshold, will launch on August 20 to continue the storylines of the first chapter. Heaven’s Threshold will build upon the events of the first chapter and introduce new plotlines. Players can expect complex character relationships, battles against dangerous adversaries, and high...
Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses performing on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England. Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images Axl Rose didn’t experience the poetic numbness described in the lyrics of Guns N’ Roses’ “Civil War.” Instead, during the band’s extensive three-hour performance at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, the iconic...
Half Mermaid—the acclaimed narrative studio spearheaded by visionary director Sam Barlow, known for groundbreaking titles like Immortality, Her Story, and Telling Lies—has officially lifted the veil on its next ambitious venture: Precognition. Crafted as a chilling sci-fi horror adventure, the project sees Barlow collaborating closely with celebrated horror auteur Brandon Cronenberg, the creative force behind...
