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Cambridge Dictionary Names “Parasocial” 2025 Word of the Year After Swift–Kelce Engagement Frenzy Published: 2025 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in NoHo on November 6, 2025. — Aeon/GC Images Few cultural moments defined 2025 more intensely than the public reaction to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement. The spike in online attention and emotional responses...

Wrapping up the week gone by — we revisit and comment on the standout moments from the gaming industry. Escape from Tarkov’s launch hardly went smoothly — refunds, server outages, and account suspensions. The Black Ops 7 campaign drew intense criticism — and, to be honest, many of those critiques were justified. Valve’s Steam Machine...

Image: Paramount Pictures Edgar Wright reimagines Stephen King’s tale in his 2025 adaptation The Running Man, delivering an ending engineered to gratify viewers hungry for retribution after following Ben Richards (Glen Powell) through relentless hardship. Wright’s finale echoes the spirit of Paul Michael Glaser’s 1987 film — both conclude with an emphatic, cathartic payoff designed...

That scripted choice proved to be a genuine revelation for the actor. Actor Nolan North, who portrayed Desmond Miles in the Assassin’s Creed series, recently spoke with Fall Damage. He revealed that he was unaware for some time that his character had been killed off — he only learned about it when someone mentioned it...

Paris Hilton at the 2025 Baby2Baby Gala on November 8, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Michael Buckner Over time, Paris Hilton’s name has intermittently surfaced alongside several prominent figures — from Jeffrey Epstein to Michael Jackson and Donald Trump. In a new interview with The Times published on November 15, she responded to questions about...

It appears players can expect a surprise in the weeks ahead. The creators of Helldivers 2 have released patch 4.1.2, designed to address several bugs and enhance optimization for the cooperative shooter. Notable changes include: Improved handling of environmental effects—such as sandstorms, blizzards, and acid storms—to reduce their impact on performance. Optimized tree-destruction systems to...

Mysteria Ecclesiae is the third and final narrative chapter for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, sending Henry into unfamiliar and unsettling ground. If you weren’t able to watch the live reveal, you can view the full developer stream VOD where the team walks through the DLC in depth: watch the devstream VOD. This installment casts Henry...

Not all players were satisfied with the physics, and many also raised concerns about optimization. In November, the team behind “Off‑Road Commanders” released a public demo on VK Play, giving players the chance to try an early build of the game. Some initial figures have emerged. Over 4.5 days nearly 18,000 players took part in...

The catalog will include both legacy titles and several new additions. Microsoft has published its list of incoming releases for the Xbox Game Pass catalog. The selection features an entry from Ubisoft’s racing franchise, a spider-combat simulator, and more. New for Game Pass Premium: Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo (consoles and PC) — November...

Not every project reaches release. An early build of a game adaptation of the cult film has now surfaced. Players were recently reminded of the cancelled game adaptation of John Carpenter’s Escape from New York. 80 Level covered the project last year, but back then only a handful of concept artworks were published. You can...

Swen Vincke hasn’t finished every title yet, but he believes they all merit the nomination. A list of nominees for various categories at The Game Awards 2025 — including Game of the Year — recently appeared online. The creator of Baldur’s Gate 3 reviewed it and offered his perspective. Vincke responded positively — he feels...

Games on PlayStation Plus aren’t available indefinitely. Sony periodically refreshes the catalog. It was recently revealed which titles Sony intends to remove from the PlayStation Plus subscription catalog. Entries from the Battlefield, Sonic and GTA franchises — along with several other games — are set to disappear. The following games are expected to be removed...

The developers returned to the franchise’s earlier installment and prepared new content. In November, Ubisoft released the free Valley of Memory expansion for Assassin’s Creed Mirage along with various improvements. DLC premise: Basim receives rumors that his long-lost father may still be alive. The protagonist decides to set off for the new Al-‘Ula region. In...

The example set by Expedition 33 could encourage other developers to fearlessly build what they truly want. The breakout title Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has earned nominations in 12 categories at The Game Awards 2025. By comparison, Baldur’s Gate 3 received only seven nominations. Michael Daus, Publishing Director at Larian Studios, praised the achievement of...

Model Kristina Rein ventured into an autumn woodland to once again portray Shani from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — a character who, even through the harshest trials, never abandons her compassion. Cosplayer Kristina Rein, also known as Kristy CHE, returned to the fantasy, danger-laced universe of the action RPG The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt....