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Xbox Mythic will serve as a new reward for completing a game 100%, acting as an equivalent to the PlayStation platinum trophy. An icon and a distinct sound effect have already been discovered within the Xbox app for PC. The name Xbox Mythic surfaced online a few days ago, and the reward’s actual symbol has...
In the early days of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comics, the characters looked quite a bit different. They were smaller, rounder, and a bit more cutesy. The comic strip debuted on Oct. 2, 1950, and over the first decade of drawing the characters, Charles Schulz found their distinct look, which was still cute, but with far...
Wardogs burst onto Steam Early Access on September 10, instantly cementing itself as a monumental commercial success. According to tracking metrics from SteamDB, developer Bulkhead’s tactical shooter hit an astounding peak of 428,666 concurrent players during its opening weekend, experiencing a negligible drop of just 26,000 by week two. While initial reception for the title—which...
A catastrophic Cylon attack has wiped out the Twelve Colonies and almost the entire Colonial Fleet, leaving fewer than 50,000 humans alive. The old Battlestar Galactica, which was being decommissioned when the Cylons attacked, becomes humanity’s only remaining warship. Its outdated technology turns out to be a blessing, leaving it unusually resistant to Cylon infiltration....
The films are expected to kick off a new story set outside the Skywalker saga. Journalist Caleb Williams reports that Lucasfilm has already chosen a director for the new Star Wars trilogy being developed by writer and producer Simon Kinberg: “A small detail… A director has been found for Simon Kinberg’s new Star Wars trilogy....
The PS Store is giving players funds that can then be spent in the PS Store. Sony appears to have started testing a new refund system for digital purchases on the PS Store. Some PS5 owners have received the ability to get a portion of their spent money back into their PlayStation wallet, although it...
Releases including CONTROL Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, Dune: Awakening, and other games are scheduled. Sixteen new games will arrive on the PlayStation Store this week. Notable releases include CONTROL Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, and Dune: Awakening. CONTROL Resonant — September 22 on PS5 Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked – Campaign III: Twilight’s End [DLC]...
Calvin Harris with his Guinness World Records certificate Guinness World Records Calvin Harris earned a Guinness World Record for drawing the largest attendance for a DJ set by a single artist after performing to an estimated 1.6 million people in São Paulo, Brazil. The Scottish DJ and producer performed on a float February 8, 2026,...
A new patch is now available for Crimson Desert on Steam for PC and Mac. The update addresses several progression blocks and missing map markers. Patch Details Fixed an issue preventing Grimnir from appearing during the quest “The Mysterious Pot.” Resolved a problem where map icons for newly discovered objects failed to appear in certain...
Total Mayhem Games has announced We Were Here Tomorrow, a two-player cooperative puzzle game featuring asymmetric challenges and walkie-talkie communication between partners. More than 25 million people have already played the We Were Here series on consoles and PC. The new installment, We Were Here Tomorrow, will be released on October 20. We Were Here...
