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Employee anxiety has intensified following large-scale organizational changes at Xbox. Staff members at The Coalition are concerned about potential new layoffs across Microsoft and Xbox. According to Eurogamer, citing sources within the studio, the team spent recent months working intensely on Gears of War: E-Day. Instead of celebrating the release, however, employees fear another wave...

This December, Chris Hemsworth suits back up as Thor for Avengers: Doomsday. Before he picks up the God of Thunder’s signature hammers, fans have a chance to see Hemsworth flex his leading man muscles in a lean, mean crime thriller that packs the same pulpy punch as the Extraction franchise. That movie is Crime 101,...

Ryan Murphy has created numerous frustrating television programs that start strong before taking bizarre turns, such as Nip/Tuck and Glee. Other projects are anthology shows that embrace wild twists, including his American Horror Story franchise. Then comes Monster, the hit Netflix anthology exploring the stories of various serial killers. The problem arises when the series...

Anime has a long history of landmark science fiction. Akira bridged cyberpunk and adult animation. Neon Genesis Evangelion blended apocalyptic mech battles and psychological trauma. Shinichiro Watanabe made a space western with Cowboy Bebop, combining noir jazz and existential melancholy. Before any of those works existed, Osamu Tezuka’s 1963 hit Astro Boy birthed the industry...

Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry is facing serious allegations of child abuse, according to recent media reports. The lawsuit was filed by Berry’s ex-husband, Olivier Martinez. He alleges that Berry subjected their 12-year-old son, Maceo, to physical abuse over several years. According to his testimony, the most recent incident occurred in late September, when he...

The Quick Spectral Super Resolution technology helps improve image quality on the standard version of the console. PlayStation 5 Pro users have access to the PSSR upscaler. However, as Sony noted in a recent blog post, developers asked the company whether it would be possible to use a similar technology on the base version of...

Focus Features has officially announced its intention to campaign Currie Barker’s horror film Obsession for “Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy” at the 2027 Golden Globe Awards. This move places the film alongside a long lineage of controversial genre-bending Golden Globe contenders, including Ridley Scott’s The Martian, Jordan Peele’s Get Out, and Yorgos Lanthimos’...

Not all players were satisfied with the quality of the updated version. Soon after the release of the remastered version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, players began complaining about various technical problems. CD Projekt RED reviewed the feedback and started releasing patches. Hotfix 5.00c for the PC version of the remastered The Witcher 3:...

Happy Volcano and publisher Oro Interactive have announced Grave Mistakes, a cooperative horror comedy about running the Good Mourning funeral home. Playtest sign-ups are open on Steam, where the PC release is listed for November 2026. Two to four players prepare bodies, deal with visitors and handle ceremonies while keeping a monster in the basement...

Developer Nerial has come to an end. Studio founders Tamara and François Alliot recently announced the closure of the company, which was established in 2013. In an interview with Kotaku, the developers shared that the decision stems from financial difficulties. The studio’s most successful project remains the original Reigns. Subsequent games from Nerial, such as...