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Image: Shudder Watching Reflection in a Dead Diamond is like stepping into a mirrored funhouse of spy cinema — an intoxicating collage that borrows from familiar espionage tropes and from a raft of stranger, more marginal influences. The film wears its debt to the 1960s Eurospy craze on its sleeve — that stylish, sexy European...
Earlier, 3D Investment Partners tried to discreetly flag its concerns to Square Enix and offered remedies, but was met with a routine “we hear you.” Singapore-based investment firm 3D Investment Partners, known for its activist approach to asset management, has published an extensive presentation of roughly 100 pages (some sources say 112) that meticulously examines...
Model Kristina Rein continues to thrill Baldur’s Gate 3 fans with her recent work. This time she embodies Astarion Ankunin — a character clearly eager for a taste of fresh blood. Cosplayer Kristina Rein shows no signs of stepping away from Larian Studios’ role-playing epic Baldur’s Gate 3, which plunges players into the expansive world...
Valve has dropped support for the operating system, but an unofficial workaround is available. Some PC users still run the legacy Windows 7. Many vendors have ceased supporting it, Valve included. Still, gamers can keep using Steam on older systems thanks to a tech enthusiast known as Eazy Black. The developer has backported a beta...
Tileyard Education Relaunches Music Business Summer Camp in Partnership with Billboard U.K. Tileyard Education — Courtesy Tileyard Education has confirmed the return of its Music Business Summer Camp, produced in collaboration with Billboard U.K.. The course is presented as a concentrated, practical introduction to today’s music industry for emerging artists and early-career professionals. The virtual...
Players devise a variety of tactics to survive a raid. In Arc Raiders, voice chat connects you not only with allies but also with enemies. A PC Gamer reporter shared ways to turn that feature into a survival advantage. A request for mercy can sometimes work, but if an opponent has already knocked you down,...
Occasionally Steam reviews contain peculiar messages. Mike Rose, founder of the publisher No More Robots, recently spoke out on social media about Valve’s approach to game reviews. His complaint was sparked by the Steam reviews for Little Rocket Lab — the title had been receiving “extremely positive” feedback, until a wave of critics appeared. Their...
This week Inart is set to open pre-orders for a finely detailed Batman figure inspired by the game Batman: Arkham Origins — the collectible arrives with a variety of accessories, interchangeable hands, and a display base. Inart has unveiled a new 1/12-scale Batman figure based on the open-world action-adventure Batman: Arkham Origins. Pre-orders open on...
Genshin characters are popular outside of the gacha as well. Pornhub recently released its year-end 2025 summary. A list of the most-searched games was published, with Genshin Impact claiming the top spot. Last year, miHoYo’s (now HoYoverse) title finished second behind Fortnite, but this year it reclaimed the lead. The blocky sandbox Minecraft rounded out...
Cosplayer Vera “Elvi” Falco has been transformed into the Shogun Raiden from Genshin Impact — the supreme ruler of the Inazuma Shogunate and a woman who commands the power of thunder and lightning. Photographer Margarita “RmeGusta” Larionova and cosplayer Vera “Elvi” Falco have prepared another gift for fans of the free-to-play gacha-action game Genshin Impact....
