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Battlefield 6 Introduces a “Casual” Mode with Bots and Challenges
Players who prefer a more relaxed experience can join less intense matches. Dedicated farm servers quickly gained popularity in Battlefield 6, where players could rapidly level accounts and complete challenges by taking down specially configured bots. The developers responded by disabling the completion of activities and assignments within Portal mode. The Battlefield 6 team has...
Major One Piece Change Marks End of Anime’s Golden Age
Image: Netflix On October 28, 2025, a long-standing broadcast tradition in anime quietly came to a close. For decades Japanese viewers could rely on a steady weekly stream of episodes from their favorite shows — a rhythm that shaped a generation of fans. In the West that routine varied before streaming, but the so-called “big...
40 Years Later: The Most Underrated Freddy Krueger Movie Deserves Respect
Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures Students climb aboard a bus that soon slips away from the familiar suburbs into an uncanny, scorched landscape. The vehicle teeters above a yawning chasm as the students realize the driver is none other than Freddy Krueger — and a hellish portal begins to open beneath them, with his bladed glove...
Diablo 4 to Fix Accidental Microtransaction Purchases — Blizzard Details Update 2.4.3
Certain interface elements can occasionally lead to unintended spending. The Diablo IV team is preparing to deploy patch 2.4.3. As usual, Blizzard Entertainment has published the full patch notes ahead of the release. The update contains various technical fixes and specifically addresses situations in which players were accidentally spending the premium currency, Platinum. Previously, members...
Euro Truck Simulator 2 creators reveal new company logos and truck liveries
The developers have opted to refresh the design of several interface elements. The team behind the long-haul driving simulator Euro Truck Simulator 2 has published a development diary focused on the upcoming 1.57 update. In this entry they outline their work on revamped company logos and new truck liveries. SCS Software spent several months refining...
Developers of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War release turn‑based strategy on Steam — Earth vs Mars receives positive reviews
The developers opted to experiment. Recently, Relic Entertainment — renowned for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War — introduced Earth vs Mars on Steam. It launched under the “Relic Labs” label — a brand intended for titles that depart from the large-scale strategy games the studio typically produces: [these games] assemble small teams with shorter development...
Path of Exile’s “Guardians of Flame” League Launches — Launch Surpasses “Secrets of the Atlas” on Steam
PoE’s developers haven’t forgotten the franchise’s original installment. A new Path of Exile league, “Keepers of the Flame”, has recently launched. As is typical, its debut produced a noticeable uptick in Steam activity. According to SteamDB, the league’s launch reached a peak concurrent player count of 185,970. That’s several thousand more than the previous league....
Girl and Tentacles: Yidhari Trailer Released for Zenless Zone Zero 2.3
The promotional material for the new character keeps brightening fans’ spirits. miHoYo (HoYoverse) is continuing to introduce the community to a new character in Zenless Zone Zero. The team released a story trailer for Yidhari, opting to present the character with “minimal elements” — for a significant portion of the clip she appears without clothing....
PvE players won’t be allowed to escape Tarkov without a wipe — Nikita Buyanov warned fans of Escape from Tarkov
Even PvE won’t spare you from the wipe. The full release of Escape from Tarkov is slated for November 15. The game will finally include a way to escape Tarkov, but many players will find that task far from easy. The challenge isn’t only the high difficulty. Battlestate Games head Nikita Buyanov reminded PvE fans...
Enthusiast Shows Hollow Knight: Silksong in Nintendo 64 Style
You can now view a 3D glimpse of Silksong. The creator behind the YouTube channel Botão Select presented an alternative vision of Hollow Knight: Silksong. He demonstrated how Team Cherry’s project might have looked if it had been released as a Nintendo 64 title. Using Blender, the artist deliberately limited polygon count when modeling the...
Travis Barker Celebrates Son Rocky Turning Two
Travis Barker Honors Son Rocky on His Second Birthday Published: Nov. 1 — Celebrity · Family Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, Peacock Theater — January 15, 2024. Photo: Gilbert Flores. Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian celebrated a special moment over the Halloween weekend: their youngest son, Rocky Thirteen, turned...
Fallout Creator Explains Why Game Prices Didn’t Keep Pace with Inflation for So Long
It appears the digitalization effect is starting to fade. Recently, Tim Cain, one of the developers of the original Fallout, published a blog post exploring the “Physical vs Digital” debate. He laid out his view on the recent shifts in game pricing. For a long time AAA titles were priced roughly the same — around...
Niko Was Supposed to Be Killed in GTA 4, but the Game’s Format Saved Him
Later projects revealed that the protagonist had been remarkably lucky. Rockstar veteran Dan Houser joined Lex Fridman’s podcast and spoke about his involvement in a number of the studio’s games. It emerged that the life of Grand Theft Auto IV’s hero was truly at risk. Niko could have been killed, but fortune intervened — at...
SEGA Pulls Condemned From Steam and Other Stores
Gamers now have an unexpected reason to revisit Condemned: Criminal Origins. A few days ago Condemned: Criminal Origins was featured in a Steam sale — but the situation has since changed. Publisher SEGA has pulled the game from sale on Steam and other digital storefronts. Valve has not removed the game’s store page. Instead, it...
Dan Houser Explains Why Rockstar Canceled the Spy Action “Agent” — and the Advantage of a Criminal Protagonist
Multiple iterations of Agent never came together as an open-world title. The espionage action game Agent, announced by Rockstar Games many years ago, ultimately never reached release. For years, fans speculated about what went wrong; recently Dan Houser offered an explanation. The Rockstar veteran spoke with Lex Fridman, and the pair discussed Agent during the...
Fortnite Gets The Simpsons Collab — Springfield Island and Character Skins Arrive
Another iconic franchise has arrived in the world of Fortnite. Fortnite’s developers have announced a fresh crossover — a season themed around The Simpsons is now live. The team unveiled “Springfield Island,” built for 80 players. The classic Battle Royale rules remain, but with twists crafted by the show’s creators: Giant donuts will rain from...
Battlefield 6 Introduces a “Casual” Mode with Bots and Challenges
Players who prefer a more relaxed experience can join less intense matches. Dedicated farm servers quickly gained popularity in Battlefield 6, where players could rapidly level accounts and complete challenges by taking down specially configured bots. The developers responded by disabling the completion of activities and assignments within Portal mode. The Battlefield 6 team has...
Major One Piece Change Marks End of Anime’s Golden Age
Image: Netflix On October 28, 2025, a long-standing broadcast tradition in anime quietly came to a close. For decades Japanese viewers could rely on a steady weekly stream of episodes from their favorite shows — a rhythm that shaped a generation of fans. In the West that routine varied before streaming, but the so-called “big...
40 Years Later: The Most Underrated Freddy Krueger Movie Deserves Respect
Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures Students climb aboard a bus that soon slips away from the familiar suburbs into an uncanny, scorched landscape. The vehicle teeters above a yawning chasm as the students realize the driver is none other than Freddy Krueger — and a hellish portal begins to open beneath them, with his bladed glove...
Diablo 4 to Fix Accidental Microtransaction Purchases — Blizzard Details Update 2.4.3
Certain interface elements can occasionally lead to unintended spending. The Diablo IV team is preparing to deploy patch 2.4.3. As usual, Blizzard Entertainment has published the full patch notes ahead of the release. The update contains various technical fixes and specifically addresses situations in which players were accidentally spending the premium currency, Platinum. Previously, members...
Euro Truck Simulator 2 creators reveal new company logos and truck liveries
The developers have opted to refresh the design of several interface elements. The team behind the long-haul driving simulator Euro Truck Simulator 2 has published a development diary focused on the upcoming 1.57 update. In this entry they outline their work on revamped company logos and new truck liveries. SCS Software spent several months refining...
Developers of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War release turn‑based strategy on Steam — Earth vs Mars receives positive reviews
The developers opted to experiment. Recently, Relic Entertainment — renowned for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War — introduced Earth vs Mars on Steam. It launched under the “Relic Labs” label — a brand intended for titles that depart from the large-scale strategy games the studio typically produces: [these games] assemble small teams with shorter development...
Path of Exile’s “Guardians of Flame” League Launches — Launch Surpasses “Secrets of the Atlas” on Steam
PoE’s developers haven’t forgotten the franchise’s original installment. A new Path of Exile league, “Keepers of the Flame”, has recently launched. As is typical, its debut produced a noticeable uptick in Steam activity. According to SteamDB, the league’s launch reached a peak concurrent player count of 185,970. That’s several thousand more than the previous league....
Girl and Tentacles: Yidhari Trailer Released for Zenless Zone Zero 2.3
The promotional material for the new character keeps brightening fans’ spirits. miHoYo (HoYoverse) is continuing to introduce the community to a new character in Zenless Zone Zero. The team released a story trailer for Yidhari, opting to present the character with “minimal elements” — for a significant portion of the clip she appears without clothing....
PvE players won’t be allowed to escape Tarkov without a wipe — Nikita Buyanov warned fans of Escape from Tarkov
Even PvE won’t spare you from the wipe. The full release of Escape from Tarkov is slated for November 15. The game will finally include a way to escape Tarkov, but many players will find that task far from easy. The challenge isn’t only the high difficulty. Battlestate Games head Nikita Buyanov reminded PvE fans...








