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Image: Netflix When you stream Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein on Netflix, one of the film’s most striking choices becomes obvious: Mia Goth portrays two separate characters — the ethereal Baroness Claire Frankenstein, Victor’s mother, and the enigmatic Lady Elizabeth Harlander, who becomes entangled in Victor’s affections. Del Toro’s casting is hardly incidental. By having Goth...
Sombr Makes Saturday Night Live Debut With Stirring Performances By Billboard • November 8, 2025 • New York City Sombr performs as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live in New York City on November 8, 2025. Courtesy Photo Rising singer-songwriter Sombr served as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on November 8, 2025,...
The creator took notice of the high-profile project. ARC Raiders launched recently on PC and consoles. Some gamers were curious what the developer of Escape from Tarkov thought about the much-discussed extraction shooter. The head of Battlestate Games received a question on social media “Sir Nikita, I know you’re a very busy person. Have you...
Players must display agility and sharp reflexes to overcome the challenges in Will Glow the Wisp. Recently, PartTimeIndie launched a Steam giveaway on PC for the colorful title Will Glow the Wisp. The creators describe the game as: Think of it as a cross between Super Meat Boy and Geometry Wars. The player takes control...
A popular game nearly received a multiplayer mode. Warner Bros. Games Montreal added a heroes-versus-villains multiplayer for Batman: Arkham Origins. Yet the franchise was also home to a different multiplayer experiment. At one stage, Batman: Arkham City was slated to include a game mode called “Batman Gangland”. The YouTube channel The Atomsmith recently showcased footage...
Image: 20th Century Fox Though Vince Gilligan’s Apple TV series Pluribus might read as a new direction for him, it actually reconnects with the genre work that launched his career. Long before Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, Gilligan cut his teeth scripting episodes about extraterrestrials, psychics and other oddities for The X-Files, where he...
Nordic Horizons — Landmarks Preview Here’s a first look at some of the signature sites you’ll encounter in the upcoming Nordic Horizons DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2. From feats of modern engineering to dramatic Arctic cliffs and living cultural sites, we’ve recreated these real-world locations with an authentic Nordic atmosphere. Read on for a...
The actor portraying Geralt is well acquainted with CD Projekt RED’s game. Actor Liam Hemsworth, who took over the role of Geralt from Henry Cavill, recently appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show. During the conversation, the star of Netflix’s The Witcher revealed that he has played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — calling it an...
За последние пару дней в сети мелькают заголовки вроде «Руководителя Take-Two обвиняют в сексуальных домогательствах». Заманчиво звучит, но это вовсе не отражает суть текущего разбирательства. Формально дело, рассматриваемое в Лос-Анджелесе с прошлого года, касается обвинений в мошенничестве. Истец, фигурирующий под псевдонимом Джон Доу (традиционное обозначение анонимного участника процесса), заявляет, что инвестор Гарри Штраус Зельник вложил...
Recent online headlines have claimed that Take-Two CEO Harry Strauss Zelnick is accused of sexual harassment, but those reports misrepresent an ongoing fraud lawsuit in Los Angeles. The legal battle began last year. A plaintiff identified by the pseudonym John Doe alleges that Zelnick invested $10 million in his business and later took the company...
