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Grand Theft Auto stands as arguably the most successful video game franchise globally, with Grand Theft Auto 6 poised to shatter entertainment launch records upon its arrival on November 19. Naturally, one might assume that tracking down and playing the rest of the series would be effortless. Unfortunately, that is far from reality. Rockstar Games...
Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition debuted in second place on the Japanese physical sales charts, finishing behind Rhythm Heaven Groove, while Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 claimed multiple positions. Famitsu magazine published its physical game sales ranking in Japan for the week of August 24 to August 30. First place went to Rhythm Heaven...
Unlike other platforms, the Chinese video-hosting site Bilibili uploaded an alternative version of GTA 6 gameplay trailer — with censorship. Scenes featuring semi-nude female bodies, smoking, and a corpse were blurred. All girls in bikinis and swimsuits can be seen blurred, along with almost entire shots from nightclub. The censorship did not appear immediately. Rockstar...
New York Times bestselling author Aiden Thomas captured hearts and minds with the debut of Cemetery Boys in September 2020. It wasn’t hard to see why: Cemetery Boys is a blissfully queer coming-of-age urban fantasy story that wrestles with identity, love, and finding your place in a community. Moreover, its characters, Yadriel and Julian, were...
Life is Strange developer Deck Nine is facing severe financial trouble, and its future is now in question. According to former studio employee LadyDevHeart, Deck Nine worked on licensed games based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Conan the Barbarian, and a new The Walking Dead project over the years. These projects were in pre-production before...
Macklemore performs live on stage during the 5th Lollapalooza Paris Festival on July 19, 2025 in Paris, France. Kristy Sparow/Getty Images Macklemore faces backlash from a pro-Israel organization after making an onstage plea to Free Palestine. The 43-year-old rapper made the public plea while opening for Ed Sheeran at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Friday...
Atlus released a new Persona 4: Revival trailer focused on Kanji Tatsumi and revealed the actors voicing the character in the English and Japanese versions. Kanji is a first-year student at Yasogami High School who is regarded as a school delinquent. Despite his aggressive appearance, he is loyal, honest, and fiercely attached to his loved...
5TH Cell, the studio behind Scribblenauts, has announced Broke Wizards, a cooperative open-world comedy for one to six players. The PC game is currently scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026. Players share a home as wizard roommates and must earn enough money to pay rent to a giant imp landlord. Jobs include fighting monsters,...
Art structure on the Playa on Friday, September 31, 2006, part of the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images A second death has been reported at this year’s Burning Man festival in northern Nevada. On Saturday afternoon (Sept. 5), Craigh Mann, 60, was found dead...
Preorders for Brawlers of Behemat, a standalone board game set in the Warhammer Age of Sigmar universe, alongside new gargant kits, Battletome: Sons of Behemat, thematic dice, and warscroll cards, open this week. New starter sets for the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game will also become available. Games Workshop announced that preorders begin on September 12,...
