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Modder BigiApra has overhauled the small port settlement of Van Horn in Red Dead Redemption 2, expanding the location with new landmarks, merchants, and interactive non-player characters. The project, created with contributions from several community members, rebuilds two previously ruined docks and turns them into a fully functioning harbor. According to the modder, “There are...
Katsuhiro Otomo’s groundbreaking anime film Akira is returning to the big screen. The 4K remaster of Akira, which first arrived in theaters in 2020, will return for a one-day theatrical run in 4K and IMAX formats on Sept. 4. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment are handling the rerelease across theaters in the United States and...
The third Moscow International Film Week has officially kicked off in the capital. This year’s prestigious guest list features renowned actors Dolph Lundgren (“Universal Soldier”) and Christopher Lambert (“Highlander”). Their public appearances are scheduled for August 27 and 28. They will be joined by Bollywood icon Mithun Chakraborty (“Disco Dancer”). The festival program will be...
Indie developer NasNakarus is turning the classic expression “finding a needle in a haystack” into an actual video game simulation that tasks players with sifting through millions of individual pieces. The developer posted a teaser for the project on social media in August, and the footage quickly went viral, drawing more than 48 million views...
Zombie cinema rarely changes its baseline rules. Across nearly a century of cinematic history, the undead have mostly remained simple corpses that rot, crave flesh, and bring down human civilization. While filmmakers regularly update the societal themes behind these stories, altering the monsters themselves happens far less often. Notable shifts usually require rethinking the condition...
Irish actress Saoirse Ronan has reaffirmed her ambition to portray a lead antagonist in the upcoming James Bond installment. Ronan first voiced her interest in playing a Bond villain back in 2020, and it appears her desire to take on such a role remains undiminished. “I want some grit. I mentioned wanting to play a...
Sandbox games generate the highest estimated revenue on Steam, while platformers rank among the weakest performers on Valve’s storefront, according to a market study by We Love It. Steam hosts a vast catalog spanning dozens of genres. While survival titles appear frequently across the storefront and often seem like the primary earners, data shows a...
Battlestate Games has shared new details about the upcoming ranked league system for Escape from Tarkov, which will place seasonal characters into weekly experience-point competitions. Battlestate Games head Nikita Buyanov previously published the list of ranks and has now explained how players will advance through the brackets. After completing their first raid, players are placed...
According to a report from Variety, production has officially commenced on the eighth season of the acclaimed dystopian series “Black Mirror.” Specific plot details and the cast lineup remain under wraps. The upcoming episodes are projected to debut on Netflix in 2027, with series creator Charlie Brooker once again helming the project as showrunner. Since...
Developer Crux Games has launched Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder on PC via Steam, offering a bite-sized city-building roguelike centered on fast-paced runs and strategic synergy building. Positioned as a miniature strategy title, the game challenges players to build flourishing mini-megapolises across short runs. Core mechanics revolve around placing structures, developing powerful synergies, and setting off chain...
