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This week, Xbox and PC platforms will receive numerous smaller releases alongside major titles, ranging from rhythm action games and platformers to remasters and party games, with several titles also heading to Game Pass. Microsoft has presented the list of games releasing on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC from October 12 through October...
Forza Horizon 6 will launch on the PS5 on a Blu-ray disc, but physical copy owners will likely still need to download some data from the internet due to the game’s file size. Forza Horizon 6 will release in digital and physical editions on January 26, though disc owners will have to download extra data...
A jailbroken PS5 can now run PS2 and PS3 games from physical discs. This enthusiast milestone has sparked accusations that Sony has been dishonest and simply unwilling to add proper backward compatibility. Modder Sword has released PS5SX2, a specialized version of the PCSX2 emulator that lets users play PlayStation 2 games directly on Sony’s console....
KPop Demon Hunters may appeal most to children, but plenty of adults love it too. Fans are already eager for a future where KPop Demon Hunters 2 reaches the silver screen. Most merchandise surrounding the demon-slaying trio of Rumi, Zoey, and Mira targets young children through dolls and figures. Adults need options too, and Target...
At what speed do you listen to your Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobooks? This is a major topic of discussion in the fandom for Matt Dinniman’s LitRPG series. The books are about a post-apocalyptic future where an alien corporation has taken over Earth, using up all its resources and killing most the humans. The survivors are...
Gears of War: E-Day has faced DDoS attacks that caused players to lose connection to the servers. Gamers blame griefers who spread false rumors about the game story and the impact of messaging on characters. Over the past weekend, users of Gears of War: E-Day complained about long matchmaking wait times, crashes, and sign-in errors....
The upcoming adaptation will provide a closer look at the private life of the Malfoy family. Johnny Flynn found an explanation for Lucius Malfoy’s cruelty in his past. In an interview with Radio Times, the actor who plays Draco’s father shared that he views his character as someone who was bullied by peers as a...
Major star-driven movies routinely arrive on streaming platforms with minimal marketing and quickly capture global viewing habits. A few weeks ago, that happened with The Whisper Man featuring Robert De Niro. Ben Affleck now claims the spotlight with Animals, an Los Angeles crime thriller that also stars Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, and Steven Yeun. Data...
At New York Comic Con 2026, Josh Brolin promoted his new movie Whalefall. Directed by Brian Duffield and based on a novel by Daniel Kraus, Whalefall features Austin Abrams from Resident Evil as a scuba diver swallowed whole by a sperm whale. Josh Brolin plays the diver’s father, whose remains the protagonist seeks when the...
Microsoft has revealed the first five titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in November, including Football Manager 27 and Warhammer Survivors. Gravhounds launches on the service on November 2. It is a four-player cooperative game where players explore hazardous planets, build bases, fight off aliens, and gather resources to evacuate. On November 4, VOID/BREAKER hits...
