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Modders Unveil Updated “No Mercy” Campaign in Fan-Made Remaster of Left 4 Dead
The creators warn that this is currently a foundation for future modifications and may still contain technical issues. Nostalgia Drive Team has released the first playable build of Left 4 Dead RTX NTD, built upon earlier work by modder xoxor4d. The project is a remaster of Valve’s 2009 cooperative shooter, developed using NVIDIA RTX Remix...
Destiny 2’s Steam Player Count Plummets to Record Low
Many are skeptical that Renegades will reignite the community’s interest in the shooter. Data from Steam Charts indicate that Destiny 2 has reached its lowest player numbers on the platform since its 2019 launch. At the time this report was published, the average monthly player count was 18,349, and over the past 30 days that...
Study Finds Most Gamers Buy Only One or Two Games a Year
Statistics reflect players in the United States. According to the Future of Video Games survey for the third quarter of 2025, most U.S. players buy new video games no more than twice a year. The research found that 18% of American gamers purchase a new title roughly every six months, while 12% do so about...
Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie: A Different Take on Frankenstein
Image: Walt Disney Pictures/Everett Collection The Nightmare Before Christmas tends to dominate autumn viewing lists, but fans of Tim Burton’s gothic stop-motion who appreciate Danny Elfman’s scores should also give Frankenweenie a watch. Burton expanded his 1984 live-action short into this 2012 stop-motion feature, reframing the Frankenstein myth for a younger audience while tipping its...
Resident Evil‑style horror, Valve hit beats Battlefield 6 preorders — highlights for October 7
A concise roundup of the key developments across the global entertainment industry over the past 24 hours. Bleak Haven, a horror title inspired by Resident Evil, is set to launch at the end of October. The top-grossing gacha games for September 2025 were revealed — Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail saw revenue increases, while...
[Video] TV Series “Alien Earth” — Absolute Stupidity
A contrived melodrama that insistently argues other people’s lives matter — while suggesting some should be removed so they don’t interfere with others. The new series scorns common sense. It began promisingly, impressing with meticulous detail and opulent production design. The first two episodes were enjoyable, but after that it devolved into a nightmare. See...
Escape from Tarkov Is Now Less Hardcore — Softcore Patch Changes the Rules
Players who complained about the hardcore wipe can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Escape from Tarkov’s developers, who previously catered to hardcore fans, have now released a softcore patch. Numerous restrictions have been lifted and several concessions introduced. The game is expected to run in this mode until the scheduled November 15 release. Softcore...
Hype Trailer for Battlefield 6 Criticized — Gamers Upset over Streamer Cameos
The new Battlefield 6 promo didn’t sit well with everyone. In an earlier Battlefield 6 trailer the team outright poked fun at Call of Duty’s marketing — the clip begins with a group of celebrities who are promptly taken out by a rocket. But in a more recent Battlefield 6 promo they apparently repeated the...
Genshin Impact 6.1 Stream on October 10
A new Genshin Impact update is approaching. miHoYo will preview the highlights of version 6.1 in advance. Genshin Impact is set to receive a major 6.1 update soon, and the developers plan to host a presentation to showcase what’s new. miHoYo (HoYoverse) is expected, as usual, to issue a bundle of promo codes for in-game...
How an Iconic TV Show Inspired Critical Role Campaign 4’s Puzzling Lore
Some viewers might say it’s too soon to pass judgment on Critical Role Campaign 4, but I’m already having a wonderful time watching it. That said, the premiere left me with plenty of questions. The world-building here is expansive — layered with mysteries and sudden revelations about major events like the Shapers’ War — and...
House Speaker Mike Johnson Calls Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Slot a “Terrible Decision,” Suggests 82‑Year‑Old 1980s Country Star as a Better Option
House Speaker Mike Johnson Criticizes Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Slot, Suggests Lee Greenwood Published Oct 7, 2025 Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) at a news conference on October 6, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images As the federal government remains partially closed, House Speaker Mike Johnson used a brief exchange with...
Ninja Gaiden 4 Among First Games Added to Game Pass After Subscription Price Increase
Subscribers to Microsoft’s service will also receive several additional games. Microsoft has published a list of titles that will be added to the Xbox Game Pass library in the coming days. Supermarket Simulator (Cloud, consoles and PC) — available now (Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass) Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II...
Superman Reimagined as Scott Pilgrim: It Works Perfectly
Image: Porgis Edits/Warner Bros. Pictures Trailer re-edits are a perennial guilty pleasure of mine — a creative pastime born in the early YouTube era. I first fell for the form with Chocolate Cake City’s irreverent Brokeback to the Future and Robert Ryang’s notorious “family-friendly” splice of The Shining. As accessible editing tools like Final Cut...
Peacemaker Issues Important Message to Trump Supporters Who Are Too Angry to Listen
Photo: HBO Speculation about twists and theories surrounding Peacemaker season 2 spread quickly after the premiere. Early on, many viewers suspected that the alternate-dimension Christopher Smith (John Cena) hadn’t simply found a better life — he had crossed into a darker, corrupted reality. One popular guess was that the show had transported characters to Earth‑X,...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sales Surpass 5 Million Copies
Developers are preparing a significant, free update. The team behind Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 revealed that total sales have topped five million copies. As a gesture of thanks to the player community, studio Sandfall Interactive has promised to roll out a sizeable — and, crucially, free — update for Expedition 33 in the near future,...
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Officially Surpasses Superman, Breaks Major Box Office Record
Image: Koyoharu Gotoge/SHUEISHA/Aniplex/ufotable Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle has continued its record-smashing run since arriving in North America, and it has now eclipsed this summer’s blockbuster Superman, directed by James Gunn and led by David Corenswet. According to Box Office Mojo, the anime feature has grossed $633,497,757 worldwide, outpacing Superman’s current global total of $615,784,465. In...
Modders Unveil Updated “No Mercy” Campaign in Fan-Made Remaster of Left 4 Dead
The creators warn that this is currently a foundation for future modifications and may still contain technical issues. Nostalgia Drive Team has released the first playable build of Left 4 Dead RTX NTD, built upon earlier work by modder xoxor4d. The project is a remaster of Valve’s 2009 cooperative shooter, developed using NVIDIA RTX Remix...
Destiny 2’s Steam Player Count Plummets to Record Low
Many are skeptical that Renegades will reignite the community’s interest in the shooter. Data from Steam Charts indicate that Destiny 2 has reached its lowest player numbers on the platform since its 2019 launch. At the time this report was published, the average monthly player count was 18,349, and over the past 30 days that...
Study Finds Most Gamers Buy Only One or Two Games a Year
Statistics reflect players in the United States. According to the Future of Video Games survey for the third quarter of 2025, most U.S. players buy new video games no more than twice a year. The research found that 18% of American gamers purchase a new title roughly every six months, while 12% do so about...
Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie: A Different Take on Frankenstein
Image: Walt Disney Pictures/Everett Collection The Nightmare Before Christmas tends to dominate autumn viewing lists, but fans of Tim Burton’s gothic stop-motion who appreciate Danny Elfman’s scores should also give Frankenweenie a watch. Burton expanded his 1984 live-action short into this 2012 stop-motion feature, reframing the Frankenstein myth for a younger audience while tipping its...
Resident Evil‑style horror, Valve hit beats Battlefield 6 preorders — highlights for October 7
A concise roundup of the key developments across the global entertainment industry over the past 24 hours. Bleak Haven, a horror title inspired by Resident Evil, is set to launch at the end of October. The top-grossing gacha games for September 2025 were revealed — Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail saw revenue increases, while...
[Video] TV Series “Alien Earth” — Absolute Stupidity
A contrived melodrama that insistently argues other people’s lives matter — while suggesting some should be removed so they don’t interfere with others. The new series scorns common sense. It began promisingly, impressing with meticulous detail and opulent production design. The first two episodes were enjoyable, but after that it devolved into a nightmare. See...
Escape from Tarkov Is Now Less Hardcore — Softcore Patch Changes the Rules
Players who complained about the hardcore wipe can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Escape from Tarkov’s developers, who previously catered to hardcore fans, have now released a softcore patch. Numerous restrictions have been lifted and several concessions introduced. The game is expected to run in this mode until the scheduled November 15 release. Softcore...
Hype Trailer for Battlefield 6 Criticized — Gamers Upset over Streamer Cameos
The new Battlefield 6 promo didn’t sit well with everyone. In an earlier Battlefield 6 trailer the team outright poked fun at Call of Duty’s marketing — the clip begins with a group of celebrities who are promptly taken out by a rocket. But in a more recent Battlefield 6 promo they apparently repeated the...
Genshin Impact 6.1 Stream on October 10
A new Genshin Impact update is approaching. miHoYo will preview the highlights of version 6.1 in advance. Genshin Impact is set to receive a major 6.1 update soon, and the developers plan to host a presentation to showcase what’s new. miHoYo (HoYoverse) is expected, as usual, to issue a bundle of promo codes for in-game...