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Since Marathon launched in March, Bungie has spent much of the year refining the extraction shooter in an effort to reach a broader audience. The changes follow the studio’s admission that the game fell short of its initial expectations. After October’s Nightfall refresh, another major update, Symbiosis, arrives on December 8 with features that may...
Hello, Mayors! Patch 1.6.4f1 lays the groundwork for the upcoming Park Adventures DLC and brings the latest Open Beta improvements to the live game. It also includes additional bug fixes and updates to Paradox Mods. Subscribe to the Paradox Newsletter to unlock the Grand Post Office, a new signature building. Gameplay Fixed an issue where...
Deck13 Spotlight and developer David Schütze have announced a January 2027 release for Crystals of Irm. The publisher names January 21 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. The Steam page currently lists January 20. Players guide three heroes across an overworld map to recover three lost crystals. Towns and...
Cosplayer Svetlana Kladova has recreated Jane Shepard’s nightmare scenes from Mass Effect 3 to honor the recently closed studio BioWare. Electronic Arts closed BioWare, but the Mass Effect series still has many fans who are not ready to say goodbye to their favorite universe. Photographer: Ogni creator | Ekaterina Andreeva. Cosplayer: Svetlana Kladova Image source:...
Funcore Games and 2P Games have released Worst Class Ever on Steam. Two to eight players take opposite sides in a school where students set pranks and teachers try to catch them. Students can blend in with computer-controlled classmates. Each side has its own items, and players can adjust match settings such as the number...
Bandai Namco has confirmed that it contributed to the Nintendo Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Bandai Namco Studios created art and assets for the game, including characters, environments, animations, story cutscenes, and interface elements. An internal Nintendo team led the main development effort under series producer Eiji Aonuma. Monolith...
Netflix’s The Witcher had the ingredients for a fantasy hit: a book series with a scope rivaling The Lord of the Rings and Henry Cavill in the lead. But creative conflicts and Cavill’s departure soured some fans on the series, even as its animated spinoffs fared better. For viewers looking for a gritty fantasy adventure,...
Just over four years after James Gunn and Peter Safran took over as co-CEOs of DC Studios, their leadership has come to an end. Fans of Gunn’s Marvel films, including Guardians of the Galaxy, had looked forward to seeing what the pair would bring to DC adaptations across film, animation, and television. Gunn and Safran’s...
The suspenseful drama “Heart of the Beast” and the horror film “The Other Mother” have officially premiered on international streaming platforms, according to WhenToStream. Starring Brad Pitt, “Heart of the Beast” follows a former special forces soldier and his loyal dog after their plane crashes in Alaska. Stranded in the wilderness, the pair must fight...
Sony has postponed the launch of its Pulse Elevate wireless speakers, which were due to go on sale this Thursday. The decision came just days before launch, causing confusion among retailers and customers who had placed preorders. Sony said unspecified manufacturing issues were found during routine quality checks. The company delayed the release indefinitely to...
