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Photo: 20th Century Fox Andy Weir, who began his career as a software engineer before turning to fiction, is known for grounding his novels in rigorous science. He served as the science consultant on Ridley Scott’s film adaptation of The Martian and took an even more hands-on role for the screen version of his 2021...

The company needed someone who spoke Japanese, understood hardware, and knew the industry — and Cerny turned out to be exactly that person. On a recent episode of the My Perfect Console podcast, host Simon Parkin conducted an extensive interview with Mark Cerny — the lead architect behind the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Cerny...

Pokémon Legends: Z-A — Mega Lucario Z and Mewtwo updates Pokémon Legends: Z-A may have arrived for Switch and Switch 2 in October, but Game Freak is still expanding the game. With the Mega Dimension DLC set to release on December 10, the studio has revealed Mega Lucario Z and pushed a new Mewtwo side...

Subscribers to Microsoft’s service will also gain access to several additional titles. Microsoft has released the list of games scheduled to arrive in the Xbox Game Pass library in the coming days. Monster Train 2 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) — December 3 (Game Pass Premium) Spray Paint Simulator (Cloud, PC, and consoles) —...

The initial phase of testing for new content is already underway. Battlefield Studios has officially confirmed the return of Battlefield Labs — a series of closed playtests intended to help polish upcoming updates for Battlefield 6. The first wave of tests kicked off on December 2 and is available on PC only. A limited group...

Image: Arrowhead Game Studios/Sony Interactive Entertainment Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 film adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein’s Starship Troopers skewered militaristic consumerism with satirical violence and propaganda-laden interludes. Arrowhead Game Studios’ third-person shooter Helldivers 2 echoed that same blend of bombast and biting humor through its cinematic set pieces and cooperative missions, where squads of soldiers descend...

The game is already available on personal computers. Publisher Dark Product and developer Just Purkey Games have officially announced that the open-world “heavy-metal horror” title The Axis Unseen will launch on PlayStation 5 on December 4. The Axis Unseen blends a grim hunting simulator with atmospheric exploration and fantasy elements. Players stalk and dispatch creatures...

The developers included multiple possible endings for Escape from Tarkov’s story. In November the full Escape from Tarkov 1.0 launched, and players were finally given the opportunity to leave the ill-fated city. The head of Battlestate Games in early December announced the first person to escape Tarkov — it was Tigz, a figure well known...

The global cinematic community is currently reacting to the first official reactions for James Camerons highly anticipated masterpiece Avatar: Fire and Ash with critics and audiences alike praising the films groundbreaking visual fidelity and its profound emotional depth. This latest chapter in the Pandora saga is being hailed as a major achievement in filmmaking pushing...

Riot Games is rolling out an alternative control scheme for moving champions. The developers of League of Legends published a developer diary detailing this season’s changes. Among the highlights they discussed a new WASD control mode and other related updates. After several months of testing on the PBE, the team uncovered over a hundred bugs...