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James Gunn Says Peacemaker Season 2 Finale Will Address Major Fan Complaint
Photo: Jessica Miglio/HBO Max Reaction to Peacemaker season 2 has been largely favorable — viewers and critics alike have applauded the performances and the season’s narrative beats. Still, one recurring complaint has intensified as the run continues: episode lengths that feel increasingly brief. Audiences have recently called attention to the shrinking runtimes. The seventh episode,...
Arrowhead explains Helldivers 2 takes up 140 GB on PC because players use standard HDDs
The developers are considerate of players who, for one reason or another, haven’t switched to solid‑state drives. Arrowhead’s Deputy Technical Director, Brendan Armstrong, clarified why the PC edition of Helldivers 2 requires about 140 GB, while the console version only needs roughly 35 GB. The explanation centers on supporting mechanical hard drives (HDDs). To speed...
Capcom’s plan to charge $40 to watch Capcom Cup and SFL shocked even the Street Fighter 6 game director
Players are accusing the company of greed and question how it makes sense to charge to watch an event that effectively serves as advertising for Street Fighter. The Street Fighter 6 community has been thrown into uproar following Capcom’s decision to make paid streams mandatory for two major fighting tournaments — the Capcom Cup and...
Tron: Ares Cast Think They Could Survive These Video Games
Image: Disney Steven Lisberger’s 1982 film Tron largely unfolds inside a dazzling digital realm where programs—rendered as neon-clad figures—compete on the Grid. Programs are annihilated (or “derezzed”) in the Disc Arena and shredded by jetwalls during light-cycle skirmishes. Joseph Kosinski’s follow-up, Tron: Legacy, returns to that computerized battleground for more high-speed confrontations and Grid-based combat....
Critical Role Campaign 4: A Guide to Its Complex Lore
Graphic: Polygon I Source images: Critical Role Critical Role Campaign 4 opens in Aramán — a setting deliberately distinct from Exandria. The world here still reels from the Shapers’ War: the gods were slain only seventy years ago, arcane energies behave erratically, and people are forced to govern and decide fate without divine oversight. After...
Legendary “Toasty!” Leaves NetherRealm: Audio Director Dan Forden Exits Studio After 36 Years in the Industry
A simple joke grew into one of the defining signatures of the Mortal Kombat series. Dan Forden, audio director at NetherRealm Studios, has announced his departure from the studio after 15 years — or, more precisely, after 36 years when his roots at Midway Chicago are included. Wednesday was my last day at NetherRealm. Over...
Fans Urge Netflix to Renew Halo Adaptation for a Third Season
Paramount canceled Halo after two seasons, but the series has since found new life on Netflix. The Halo series, adapted from the iconic shooter franchise, aired from 2022 to 2024 and was initially promoted as one of Paramount+’s flagship titles. However, it garnered mixed reviews and relatively low viewer engagement, leading the platform to discontinue...
Henry Cavill Delights Gamers by Quoting a Planescape: Torment Character — Chris Avellone Is Also Pleased
The actor keeps showcasing his wide-ranging knowledge of video games. Henry Cavill is celebrated not only as an ardent fan of Warhammer 40,000 but also as a dedicated gamer. He recently gave the gaming community another reason to smile. The actor shared a series of photos on social media showing him recuperating from a leg...
The Sims 4 fans reminded of a save‑corrupting bug for a second year — Maxis details investigation into the bug’s causes
The game’s technical state continues to frustrate fans. For years, players of The Sims 4 have reported instances of save file corruption. The issue has frequently been associated with the “For Rent” expansion pack — many users who installed that DLC experienced broken save files. Recently, Maxis said they had identified a “partial fix” and...
James Gunn wrote another dead Peacemaker character into Season 2 in a scrapped plot
Image: HBO Max Although Chukwudi Iwuji’s stern mercenary Clemson Murn died in Peacemaker season 1, showrunner James Gunn has hinted at the possibility of bringing Iwuji back in a different capacity within the DCU. On the latest episode of Peacemaker: The Official Podcast, Gunn even suggested that Murn himself could reappear on the series, outlining...
[STREAM] A Poor Attempt — Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Beta
A $70 billion franchise. The beta for the new Call of Duty is live. We’ll check whether it’s a clear improvement — or a step back — compared with Black Ops 6. The broadcast begins at 20:00 Moscow time on our YouTube channel, VK Play, and Twitch. Source: iXBT.games
Taylor Swift’s “Life of a Showgirl” Breaks Spotify Record Hours After Release
Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl Breaks Spotify Single-Day Streaming Record By Billboard • October 3, 2025 Taylor Swift Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott Trending on Billboard Mere hours after Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl (released October 3, 2025), the record has already rewritten streaming charts. Spotify...
“Guys, the game is just boring”: Studio Embark explains why the development of ARC Raiders took so long
The team had to revisit the original concept and carry out substantial revisions. Embark explained the prolonged development of its extraction shooter ARC Raiders. According to CEO Patrick Soderlund, the project — initially envisioned as a PvE shooter emphasizing cooperative play — was extensively reworked. After ARC Raiders was announced in 2021 the project fell...
Hayley Williams Identifies Morgan Wallen as the “Racist Country Singer” in Her Song: “I Don’t Give a S—t”
Hayley Williams Identifies Morgan Wallen as the Country Artist Referenced on Her New Album Published Sep 30, 2025 Hayley Williams at the “Turnstile: Never Enough” premiere, SVA Theater, New York — June 5, 2025. Theo Wargo/Getty Images On the track “Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party,” Hayley Williams takes aim at a “racist country singer.”...
Official Burning Man 2026 Theme Announced — How It Was Chosen
Security personnel hold the line at the annual Burning Man gathering, Sept. 4, 2023. Julie Jammot/Getty Images Burning Man Names “Axis Mundi” as the Theme for 2026 Across civilizations and across time, many cultures have imagined a central point — an axis mundi — that anchors the cosmos and links the earthly realm to the...
Microsoft to Remove Discount for Game Pass Subscribers on Call of Duty In‑Game Currency
Supporters of the company are attributing the change to the new cashback scheme, but many remain unconvinced about how the two are related. Without prior notice or explanation, Microsoft removed the 10% discount on CoD Points—the in-game currency for Call of Duty—that was available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. Players also lost the discount...
James Gunn Says Peacemaker Season 2 Finale Will Address Major Fan Complaint
Photo: Jessica Miglio/HBO Max Reaction to Peacemaker season 2 has been largely favorable — viewers and critics alike have applauded the performances and the season’s narrative beats. Still, one recurring complaint has intensified as the run continues: episode lengths that feel increasingly brief. Audiences have recently called attention to the shrinking runtimes. The seventh episode,...
Arrowhead explains Helldivers 2 takes up 140 GB on PC because players use standard HDDs
The developers are considerate of players who, for one reason or another, haven’t switched to solid‑state drives. Arrowhead’s Deputy Technical Director, Brendan Armstrong, clarified why the PC edition of Helldivers 2 requires about 140 GB, while the console version only needs roughly 35 GB. The explanation centers on supporting mechanical hard drives (HDDs). To speed...
Capcom’s plan to charge $40 to watch Capcom Cup and SFL shocked even the Street Fighter 6 game director
Players are accusing the company of greed and question how it makes sense to charge to watch an event that effectively serves as advertising for Street Fighter. The Street Fighter 6 community has been thrown into uproar following Capcom’s decision to make paid streams mandatory for two major fighting tournaments — the Capcom Cup and...
Tron: Ares Cast Think They Could Survive These Video Games
Image: Disney Steven Lisberger’s 1982 film Tron largely unfolds inside a dazzling digital realm where programs—rendered as neon-clad figures—compete on the Grid. Programs are annihilated (or “derezzed”) in the Disc Arena and shredded by jetwalls during light-cycle skirmishes. Joseph Kosinski’s follow-up, Tron: Legacy, returns to that computerized battleground for more high-speed confrontations and Grid-based combat....
Critical Role Campaign 4: A Guide to Its Complex Lore
Graphic: Polygon I Source images: Critical Role Critical Role Campaign 4 opens in Aramán — a setting deliberately distinct from Exandria. The world here still reels from the Shapers’ War: the gods were slain only seventy years ago, arcane energies behave erratically, and people are forced to govern and decide fate without divine oversight. After...
Legendary “Toasty!” Leaves NetherRealm: Audio Director Dan Forden Exits Studio After 36 Years in the Industry
A simple joke grew into one of the defining signatures of the Mortal Kombat series. Dan Forden, audio director at NetherRealm Studios, has announced his departure from the studio after 15 years — or, more precisely, after 36 years when his roots at Midway Chicago are included. Wednesday was my last day at NetherRealm. Over...
Fans Urge Netflix to Renew Halo Adaptation for a Third Season
Paramount canceled Halo after two seasons, but the series has since found new life on Netflix. The Halo series, adapted from the iconic shooter franchise, aired from 2022 to 2024 and was initially promoted as one of Paramount+’s flagship titles. However, it garnered mixed reviews and relatively low viewer engagement, leading the platform to discontinue...
Henry Cavill Delights Gamers by Quoting a Planescape: Torment Character — Chris Avellone Is Also Pleased
The actor keeps showcasing his wide-ranging knowledge of video games. Henry Cavill is celebrated not only as an ardent fan of Warhammer 40,000 but also as a dedicated gamer. He recently gave the gaming community another reason to smile. The actor shared a series of photos on social media showing him recuperating from a leg...
The Sims 4 fans reminded of a save‑corrupting bug for a second year — Maxis details investigation into the bug’s causes
The game’s technical state continues to frustrate fans. For years, players of The Sims 4 have reported instances of save file corruption. The issue has frequently been associated with the “For Rent” expansion pack — many users who installed that DLC experienced broken save files. Recently, Maxis said they had identified a “partial fix” and...