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HOI IV Developer Diary | Romania: A Flawed Democracy
Generals! Welcome, I’m Norrman. I’ve been working alongside Marijn and Alex on the upcoming Romania Focus Pack, and I’ll be handling the opening section of this Dev Diary. First, a little about me. I’ve been playing Hearts of Iron IV since roughly a month after launch, and I’ve now been modding it for a little...
Can We Finally Agree That Dragon Age: The Veilguard Was Actually Terrific?
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is now BioWare’s final game. EA announced on Wednesday that the studio will close its doors after thirty years. The 2024 action-RPG sparked endless debate online, and it now serves as the studio’s farewell. It never should have ended this way. BioWare deserved the chance to finish the projects already underway,...
Hellraiser: Revival Developers Wanted the Game Banned in at Least One Country, but It’s Now Available Even in Australia
Despite a few restrictions, the game launched uncut in most countries. The team behind the horror game Hellraiser: Revival set an unusual goal: make the game so brutal and provocative that at least one country would ban it or refuse to give it an age rating. Narrative director Antony De Fault shared this in an...
James Bond Casting Nears Final Auditions for the Next 007
The search for the next James Bond is nearly over. More than five years have passed since Daniel Craig left the role in Cary Joji Fukunaga’s No Time to Die. According to a new report, Amazon MGM Studios is entering the final phase of its search and will hold its last round of auditions over...
Matthew Mercer Nearly Wiped Out Entire Critical Role Party Four Years Ago
The Critical Role cast has played Dungeons & Dragons together for decades. It’s easy to assume they can handle any combat scenario Dungeon Master Matthew Mercer throws at them. But as every D&D player eventually learns, no amount of experience or preparation helps when the dice turn against you. That happened four years ago in...
Control Resonant Includes an Alan Wake Reference Unrelated to Remedy’s Next Game
The studio’s creative lead shared the details. Control Resonant creative director Mikael Kasurinen said Remedy Entertainment’s new game is not meant to reveal the studio’s plans for future projects. According to him, despite a noticeable Easter egg tied to Alan Wake, the developers wanted the sequel to be a standalone story with a complete ending....
Chris Pratt Confirms Star-Lord Will Return in the MCU
Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord hasn’t appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2023, when James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy definitively concluded. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 gave Star-Lord (aka Peter Quill) a hard reset. The intergalactic hero returned to Earth and found new purpose in enjoying Terran cereal and contemplating an amateur career...
Rumor: Xbox Plans Three More Rounds of Layoffs
Microsoft plans three more rounds of layoffs in its Xbox gaming division, in October, November, and January, according to Fortune, which cites sources familiar with the situation. The company has already cut 1,868 employees since it announced a large-scale restructuring in July 2026. The restructuring has already had serious consequences for Microsoft’s internal game teams...
Season 3 of “Nobody Wants This” Is Now Streaming on Netflix
Netflix’s romantic comedy Nobody Wants This returns for its third season on October 22, 2026, with all ten new episodes arriving at once. Kristen Bell and Adam Brody reprise their leading roles as podcast host Joanne and rabbi Noah. After a rocky stretch in their relationship, the couple finally decide to move in together and...
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Android Port Reportedly in the Works as Enthusiast Shows Gameplay on Galaxy S23
A developer who goes by Belmante has shown an unofficial Android port of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, reportedly based on a recompiled version of the Xbox 360 release. The project is the latest example of fans experimenting with bringing major games to smartphones. In a video published on October 19, the game runs on...
Daft Punk Team Up With Classic Toy Brand in New Collaboration
LEGO Daft Punk collaboration LEGO Group The LEGO Group announced a partnership with the retired French duo Daft Punk on Thursday morning (Oct. 22). The deal grew out of a father-and-son LEGO set that recreates the duo’s Pyramid stage. The company said the collaboration aims to “inspire and remix fandoms” and promises “product, content and...
Marvel’s Wolverine Tops PS5 Sales Charts Despite Negative Buzz
Don’t take everything the internet tells you at face value. Marvel’s Wolverine was mocked relentlessly on social media. Viral clips picked apart its “fart trail” interface and its underwhelming chase sequences. Even so, the game has performed strongly at retail. New figures from the analyst firm Circana show that Marvel’s Wolverine was the top-selling game...
Award-Winning Sci-Fi Author Reveals Role on Canceled Mass Effect
BioWare’s fifth Mass Effect entry was revealed six years ago. The project stayed in early development with a small team, so we learned very little about it, including who had been brought on to work on it. Now that BioWare is officially closing its doors, several staff members have started to share what they did...
Xbox Officially Confirms New Pay-As-You-Go Prices for Cloud Gaming
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is pressing ahead with sweeping changes as part of a broad effort to rebuild the brand. Close to 2,000 employees have already lost their jobs, and three more rounds of layoffs are reportedly planned between October and January. The cuts are not limited to staffing. Xbox Cloud Gaming is also changing,...
Beyond Good & Evil 2 Still in Pre-Production 18 Years After Its Announcement
Full-scale production is still a long way off. Beyond Good & Evil 2 fans may need to be patient. According to a new report from the French outlet Origami, the sequel remains in development, but full production has not started. Origami says it got the information from conversations with several people familiar with the game’s...
Video Game Industry Reacts to BioWare’s Closure
Electronic Arts confirmed on Wednesday that BioWare, the celebrated RPG developer, will be shut down. Few were truly shocked. The studio’s latest releases drew mixed reviews and underwhelming sales. Still, many fans had quietly hoped it would recover its old magic. For a whole generation of players and developers, BioWare means surviving the suicide mission...
HOI IV Developer Diary | Romania: A Flawed Democracy
Generals! Welcome, I’m Norrman. I’ve been working alongside Marijn and Alex on the upcoming Romania Focus Pack, and I’ll be handling the opening section of this Dev Diary. First, a little about me. I’ve been playing Hearts of Iron IV since roughly a month after launch, and I’ve now been modding it for a little...
Can We Finally Agree That Dragon Age: The Veilguard Was Actually Terrific?
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is now BioWare’s final game. EA announced on Wednesday that the studio will close its doors after thirty years. The 2024 action-RPG sparked endless debate online, and it now serves as the studio’s farewell. It never should have ended this way. BioWare deserved the chance to finish the projects already underway,...
Hellraiser: Revival Developers Wanted the Game Banned in at Least One Country, but It’s Now Available Even in Australia
Despite a few restrictions, the game launched uncut in most countries. The team behind the horror game Hellraiser: Revival set an unusual goal: make the game so brutal and provocative that at least one country would ban it or refuse to give it an age rating. Narrative director Antony De Fault shared this in an...
James Bond Casting Nears Final Auditions for the Next 007
The search for the next James Bond is nearly over. More than five years have passed since Daniel Craig left the role in Cary Joji Fukunaga’s No Time to Die. According to a new report, Amazon MGM Studios is entering the final phase of its search and will hold its last round of auditions over...
Matthew Mercer Nearly Wiped Out Entire Critical Role Party Four Years Ago
The Critical Role cast has played Dungeons & Dragons together for decades. It’s easy to assume they can handle any combat scenario Dungeon Master Matthew Mercer throws at them. But as every D&D player eventually learns, no amount of experience or preparation helps when the dice turn against you. That happened four years ago in...
Control Resonant Includes an Alan Wake Reference Unrelated to Remedy’s Next Game
The studio’s creative lead shared the details. Control Resonant creative director Mikael Kasurinen said Remedy Entertainment’s new game is not meant to reveal the studio’s plans for future projects. According to him, despite a noticeable Easter egg tied to Alan Wake, the developers wanted the sequel to be a standalone story with a complete ending....
Chris Pratt Confirms Star-Lord Will Return in the MCU
Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord hasn’t appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2023, when James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy definitively concluded. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 gave Star-Lord (aka Peter Quill) a hard reset. The intergalactic hero returned to Earth and found new purpose in enjoying Terran cereal and contemplating an amateur career...
Rumor: Xbox Plans Three More Rounds of Layoffs
Microsoft plans three more rounds of layoffs in its Xbox gaming division, in October, November, and January, according to Fortune, which cites sources familiar with the situation. The company has already cut 1,868 employees since it announced a large-scale restructuring in July 2026. The restructuring has already had serious consequences for Microsoft’s internal game teams...
Season 3 of “Nobody Wants This” Is Now Streaming on Netflix
Netflix’s romantic comedy Nobody Wants This returns for its third season on October 22, 2026, with all ten new episodes arriving at once. Kristen Bell and Adam Brody reprise their leading roles as podcast host Joanne and rabbi Noah. After a rocky stretch in their relationship, the couple finally decide to move in together and...








