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Sink your teeth into V Rising for free this weekend, and you can grab the full game for less than half price
You don’t need to be a music fan to have a vampire weekend this week, as toothy survival game V Rising is free on Steam for the next few days. Developer Stunlock Studios has announced that the game will be…
8 sci-fi movies like Project Hail Mary for the perfect movie night
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s Project Hail Marywas a critical and commercial hit. It earned a gushing review from Brandon Sanderson and performed so well in theaters that Amazon MGM gave it an encore IMAX run. Now the feel-good sci-fimovie…
Video: IO Interactive Chats With The Star Of Its New Game ‘007 First Light’
The name’s Gibson. Patrick Gibson. IO Interactive’s marketing of 007 First Light is now in full swing ahead of Bond’s anticipated return on other platforms later this month. To help build some excitement, the studio is now showcasing its “amazing”…
Fallout’s creator reveals you could have played as a snoring cow hater who believes in UFOs, had Black Isle stuck with its original licensed roleplaying system
The character system used in Fallout is famously based upon its roleplaying system called SPECIAL. But this wasn’t always the case. In fact, for most of the original game’s development, Fallout’s mechanics were based upon a licensed, table-top roleplaying system…
Den-noh Coil was right about everything, 10 years later
Augmented reality imagines a world where the internet no longer exists behind screens, but inhabits the spaces around us like an unseen second reality. It’s a fascinating concept made popular by technology and software, from Apple’s Vision Pro headset and…
What are we all playing this weekend?
What are we all playing this weekend? There is currently a white cloud swimming across my right eye. It’s not, as I thought first, a smudge on my glasses. It’s my old friend, a retinal migraine. I’m hoping by the…
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (16th May)
What treasures await? Ahoy! You’ve made it to the weekend; give yourself a pat on the back. It’s been a little quieter this week after Nintendo’s recent financial report and Star Fox announcement, but there are still a few things…
Daemons of the Shadow Realm stole it’s biggest twist from M. Night Shyamalan
Because the new anime Daemons of the Shadow Realm is based on a manga by Fullmetal Alchemist creator Hiromu Arakawa, you can easily assume it’s going to invest heavily in kinship between siblings, a yellow-haired older brother, and an obtuse…
Elden Ring And The Duskbloods Still “Expected” To Release On Switch 2 In 2026
Another update from Kadokawa. Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition and The Duskbloods are meant to be arriving on the Switch 2 this year, and we’ve now got another update. FromSoftware’s parent company, Kadokawa, has released its latest earnings report this week,…