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It’s time to change some entrenched gaming habits. The creators of the popular survival game Rust have released a new development diary and outlined their intent to rethink the established meta. The team aims to pull players back into the open world, where authentic competition can arise. Facepunch Studios rolled out an update for Rust...

Photo: Focus Features Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos — one of contemporary cinema’s most distinctive actor-director duos — have reunited for a new film, and Polygon is offering readers an early chance to see it. We’re presenting a free advance screening of Bugonia on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 7:00 p.m. (AMC Lincoln Square, Manhattan). New...

The rumours began after a Japanese politician claimed that Nintendo was allegedly coordinating with government officials. Nintendo has formally denied reports that it lobbied against generative artificial intelligence. Contrary to recent online discussion, Nintendo has had no contact with the Japanese government regarding generative AI. Nintendo. The company stressed it will continue to take necessary...

Taylor Swift Says Marriage Won’t Halt Her Music — “I’ll Keep Making Art” October 6, 2025 — Interview on BBC Radio 2, The Scott Mills Breakfast Show Taylor Swift celebrates with Travis Kelce after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills, 32–29, in the AFC Championship at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January...

Image: Critical Role I was hooked by Campaign 4 of Critical Role after only the first episode. It delivers everything I enjoy: layered lore I’m still unpacking, a Dungeon Master who clearly reveres the setting, and a cast of characters I already feel invested in. Among them, surprisingly and delightfully, is the wild card of...

The game is set to launch on October 10 for PC and consoles across two generations. Supermassive Games and Bandai Namco Entertainment have unveiled a new trailer for their dark fable, Little Nightmares III. The footage depicts the protagonists using a simple drawing to hold back the creeping terror. In Little Nightmares III, you’ll guide...

Although he doesn’t use the internet, an elderly man still makes an effort to keep up with new releases. A touching story about a longtime customer of the Tetris store has been circulating online. Staff members say a 60-year-old man has been stopping by regularly for more than ten years to pick up the latest...

The takeaway is simple: Microsoft Gaming appears to be in serious decline. Xbox’s decline hasn’t just continued — it’s picked up speed. The company has been raising prices across the board: consoles, games, and subscription plans. Microsoft now asks $360 per year for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, framing the increase as a result of “new...

Ananta — un nom qui est passé du silence à l’omniprésence en quelques jours. Le titre, anciennement connu sous le nom de Project Mugen, a littéralement enflammé le Tokyo Game Show 2025 : files d’attente interminables, démo prise d’assaut et distribution massive de goodies ont fait du stand NetEase/Naked Rain l’un des plus visités du...

Image: Legendary, Warner Bros./The Pokémon Company OpenAI’s new generative video tool, Sora, has been public for only a week but already ignited a wave of controversy. Early users have pushed the app toward recognizable aesthetics and characters from major anime and gaming franchises, producing a flood of derivative clips and prompting widespread debate. PC Gamer...

It’s been a while since we sent PlayStation fans off to Tatooine. It’s a solid and engaging game, but unlikely to be a serious contender for Game of the Year. This title contains many unnecessary, extraneous, and irritating elements. Some shortcomings can be forgiven because Ghost of Yotei retains the core formula of Ghost of...

A concise roundup of last week’s content, where we took an in-depth look at the games industry. A brilliant game, a terrible “Silent Hill”? A review of the polarizing horror Silent Hill f Bloody schooldays for superheroes. We dissect the first season of “Gen V” and the opening of season two It’s not me locked...

A concise roundup of the week’s most notable developments across the global entertainment industry. Borderlands 4 fell short beside Borderlands 3 — performance is reportedly three times worse. EA introduced modular installation for Battlefield 6, allowing players to control the game’s download size. A Capcom veteran warns that Palworld “crossed a red line” and urges...

Outliver: Tribulation blends influences from Resident Evil and Dark Souls against a mystical African backdrop. A mobile edition of Outliver: Tribulation has launched on Android — a mystical third-person shooter from Nigerian studio GBROSSOFT. The developers fuse combat-horror elements, soulslike mechanics, and strands of African mythology. Players take on the role of soldier Bolanle Gboyegu,...

Besiege is available on Steam, where it holds a “Very Positive” rating based on 46,000 player reviews. The physics-driven sandbox Besiege, developed by Spiderling Studios, launched on PC via Steam in 2020 and has since amassed a 95% positive rating. It is now being prepared for release on iOS and Android devices. Besiege’s gameplay blends...

Image: Empire International Pictures Decades before contemporary horror labels like Blumhouse or A24 became cultural shorthand, Stuart Gordon—an experimental-theater director turned cult filmmaker—built a distinct niche. From 1985 to 2007 he directed more than twenty features that reveled in low-budget creativity: practical effects, copious fake blood, and flagrantly transgressive ideas. His most enduring work, and his...