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Microsoft is not planning to shut down Xbox Cloud Gaming, and the service’s discontinuation on certain Samsung televisions stems from the outdated technological foundation of those devices rather than any reduction in investment. Starting November 3, the Xbox app will stop working on 2020 Samsung television models. Microsoft initially explained that this is due to...
It is difficult to overstate the influence of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The television show ran from 1997 to 2003. It was never a ratings giant, but it won over critics and quickly developed a fanatical following. Fans can credit or blame Buffy for TV Tropes, a significant fraction of urban fantasy as a genre,...
Hard sci-fi is speculative fiction for the obsessive. Such stories dive deeper than others into raw science, explaining how the exact orbital mechanics of a spacecraft work, how a synthetic consciousness compiles itself from raw code, how a dying star affects planetary gravity, and how lifeforms could exist outside our known laws of physics. In...
Nagoshi Studios, founded by Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, has effectively ceased operations according to a VGC journalist, and development on Gang of Dragon has likely been halted. After NetEase stopped funding the game, the studio found itself in a difficult position, with reports indicating that about $45 million was needed to finish the project. Subsequently,...
Taylor Sheridan has officially finalized the screenplay for the third installment of the Sicario franchise. Having written the first two entries, Sheridan has returned to the series to craft the next chapter. This development was disclosed in a recent Variety report detailing the strategic roadmaps for Paramount and Universal, marking the first time his involvement...
Gears of War: E-Day has already set a new franchise record for concurrent players on Steam before its official launch, nearly doubling the peak of Gears 5. The game developed by The Coalition releases on October 6 for Xbox Series X|S and PC, including Steam. Buyers of the most expensive edition gained access early through...
On Oct. 2, 1950, Charles Schulz launched his comic strip Peanuts. The very first strip featured two forgotten characters sitting on a curb. Charlie Brown approaches in the distance, prompting the boy, Shermy, to tell Patty (just Patty, not Peppermint Patty) that Charlie Brown is walking toward them. In the second and third panels, Shermy...
A new poster for Avengers: Doomsday was unveiled at Comic-Con Málaga on Oct. 3. The poster reveals nothing new about the film, but it spotlights three characters we still do not know much about. Right in time for Halloween, this poster raises questions about who the Latverian Witches really are. Who could the Latverian Witches...
Before its full release, AION 2 attracted hundreds of thousands of players, with peak concurrent players exceeding 171,000. The MMORPG market experiences ups and downs, making success difficult to guarantee even for major projects. Recently, players have focused on World of Warcraft Forever, a new game in the Lineage universe, and updates for The Elder...
Has 2026 been a stellar year for gaming? Arguably not. There has certainly been no shortage of enjoyable experiences—there never is. Yet, as we approach the final stretch of the year, we have yet to encounter any breakout titles destined for modern classic status. We haven’t seen a Clair Obscur or a Baldur’s Gate 3....
