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A concise roundup of all our coverage from last week, in which we examined the games industry from every angle. Easy to criticize, impossible not to love — Review: Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 This game has flaws — and that’s part of its appeal! Review: The Outer Worlds 2 (RPG) A prequel to...
The upcoming Grand Theft Auto is expected to deliver a vast amount of content. Pre-orders for GTA 6 have not opened yet, and rumors about pricing are already circulating. Some even speculate the cost could reach $100. There are those who feel such a price for GTA 6 would be justified. Recently, voice actor Jay...
Some users have grown weary of the age-verification screen. When you open certain pages on Steam, an age check is triggered: you must provide your date of birth before you can view the page. Steam does not retain this information, so players are often forced to repeat the verification and manually re-enter their birth date....
Cosplayer Tatyana “Blackness” Smirnova stepped into the role of Shani from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Hearts of Stone, recreating moments from the side quest “A Clear Midnight.” Although the fourth season of The Witcher series received underwhelming reviews, the franchise still commands a devoted fanbase that’s eagerly anticipating the action-RPG The Witcher 4...
Next spring, audiences will return to the Mushroom Kingdom in a new animated film inspired by Super Mario Galaxy. Insider MyTimeToShineHello claims the first trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will arrive this November. They say the clip is “already finished” and will be screened alongside the musical “Wicked: Part 2”, which is slated...
The first images of Avalanche’s cancelled title Contraband have surfaced online. Xbox officially shut the project down last month, and fans are now seeing, for the first time, what the game was intended to be. Contraband was announced in 2021, and roughly three months after reports of its cancellation were confirmed, screenshots showing the user...
Graphic: Polygon | Images: Toei Animation Toei Animation — the studio behind long-running hits like Dragon Ball and One Piece — has unveiled an ambitious expansion blueprint aimed at transforming the company into a truly global anime leader within five years. The strategy, outlined in an official Vision 2030 document, was circulated and translated by...
Recent financial results from Sega show the Sonic franchise is enjoying its strongest spell in years. The company’s mascot remains one of the gaming industry’s most successful characters. The third-quarter report (July–September) notes that the latest major entry, Sonic Frontiers, is closing in on five million copies sold. Another release, Sonic Superstars, continues to deliver...
Once again it’s time to step into the world of Warhammer 40,000, learn the lingua-technis, and bow before the Machine God — cosplayer AKUMURA has assumed the role of a Tech-Priestess of the Adeptus Mechanicus. Cosplayer AKUMURA transported herself into the brutal universe of Warhammer 40,000 to honor the Omnissiah, explore forbidden technologies, and shield...
In a recent interview, Dan Houser, one of Rockstar Games’ founders, explained why Grand Theft Auto almost always takes place in the United States, apart from a brief trip to London in 1999. He said the same rationale accounts for why Fallout, the famed post-apocalyptic franchise, remains rooted in the U.S. According to Houser, there...
