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Taylor Swift on The Life of a Showgirl: Embracing Praise and Criticism Trending on Billboard Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, is tracking toward what may be her largest release yet — even as it provokes a wide range of reactions. While many listeners have embraced the record immediately, others find certain...

Valve continues to monitor the commercial performance of titles on Steam. Valve has once again published its weekly financial summary for Steam. The data covers the period from September 30 to October 7, 2025. In the overall rankings, Battlefield 6 (pre-orders) was outranked by the free-to-play Counter-Strike 2, with Valve claiming a third spot as...

The franchise is set to return with Battlefield 6, and IGN’s writers took a look back at the series’ previous releases. From that retrospective they put together a ranked top ten. IGN’s roundup spans both newer releases and classic entries from the franchise. The much-maligned Battlefield 2042, however, did not make the cut. IGN’s top...

Need for Speed: Rivals captivated fans for many years. Support for Need for Speed: Rivals’ online features has recently ended. Electronic Arts took the servers offline, and players bid farewell to the beloved title: keyur14: “Need for Speed Rivals’ online functions are shut down. It’s sad to part with you, friend — we’ll always miss...

White House Responds After Zach Bryan Shares Snippet Containing ‘ICE’ Lyric Zach Bryan headlined the Great Oak Stage at BST Hyde Park on June 28, 2025, in London, England. Gus Stewart/Redferns Zach Bryan sparked criticism from the White House after posting a short excerpt of an unreleased track that includes a line about immigration enforcement...

The campaign AI has been behaving differently than the developers intended. The team behind the global strategy Total War: Warhammer 3 published a new developer diary describing the issues they encountered while working on the game’s artificial intelligence. They explained that, to allocate and spend resources effectively, the AI depends heavily on a set of...

MiSide continues to inspire fans to pursue fresh creative endeavors. Modders recently unveiled a trailer for the alpha build of MiSide: Zero — an unofficial prequel to the MiSide horror experience. Developers Kojo and Nick (@sonnick3D) have secured formal approval to proceed. Their tale focuses on “Zero” — a troubled character who, unhappy in the...

The team opted to free the project from VR constraints — a sensible move. Originally released for VR headsets, Rogue Incursion is now available to a much wider audience. The stream goes live at 21:00 Moscow time on our YouTube channel, as well as on VK Play and Twitch. Source: iXBT.games

Photo: Danielle Freiberg/IFC Films Good Boy has quietly emerged as one of 2025’s most surprising indie successes. Ben Leonberg’s haunted-house film — which features his own Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Indy — pulled in over $2.25 million its opening weekend on a roughly $2.3 million production budget, and has been met with generally favorable...

Epictellers Entertainment has drawn the attention of several well-known cRPG developers. Recently, Epictellers Entertainment unveiled the trailer for the spacefaring RPG Starfinder: Afterlight. Peers in the industry — including Owlcat Games, the studio behind the Pathfinder franchise — also responded to the announcement: “Paizo’s worlds have always held special meaning for us, and at Owlcat...

For some of the people involved in making the game, their first encounter with video games came only after they joined Sandfall. Lead writer Jennifer Svedberg-Yen recently told Lits Play about some of her inspirations and about her experience with games prior to working on Clair Obscur Expedition 33. As it turned out, she had...

The developers continue to refine the strategy game and introduce new features. The team behind the real-time strategy title Tempest Rising has released the “Customization Update.” The update brings several balance tweaks, along with: Expanded customization options and Skirmish mode settings (including speed controls) Enhancements to the AI and multiple AI behavior profiles (Standard, Aggressive,...

The game’s success hasn’t changed how Iron Gate organizes its work. Representatives from Automaton Japan spoke with Jonathan Smars, lead engineer and game designer at Iron Gate. The developer explained why they chose not to expand Iron Gate’s team: “We’re often asked why we don’t hire more staff. Our team members operate like close friends,...

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Rehearse “Popular” Ahead of Wicked: For Good Posted Oct. 6 — Video shared by Ariana Grande on Instagram Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande at the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards, February 7, 2025 — Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association Even veterans polish their performances. With Wicked: For Good...

Balance Changes and Feature Updates Nightfarers — Class Adjustments Wylder Claw Shot now grants greater poise during its cast animation. Claw Shot inflicts increased stamina damage against enemies who are blocking. Guardian Strength and Dexterity gains from level-ups have been raised. The Steel Guard passive now covers a wider angle. The weapon portion of the...