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'Squadron 42' Video Game Release Nears as Cloud Imperium Opens Steam Wishlist
Cloud Imperium Games ' “ Squadron 42 ” is now available to wishlist on Steam ahead of its planned Q2 2027 release. The single-player sci-fi adventure game is set in the year 2945, as the United Empire of Earth is threatened by outlaws…
We Have Got To Talk About What A Banger Of A Year Capcom Is Having With Video Games And Movies
Back around 2010, we in the gaming community used to call the Japanese video game company Capcom a pretty disparaging name. We used to call them “Crapcom”. This was mostly due to greedy DLC, poor games in respective series (like…
Fallout Meets Star Wars in New Gritty Dystopian Sci-Fi Based on a Video Game
Following the smashing box office success of films like The Super Mario Bros. Movie and A Minecraft Movie as well as the critical acclaim garnered by streaming series like Arcane and The Last of Us, many studios have announced their own video game…
Welsh character Rhiannon introduced to Chinese game Reverse: 1999
A Chinese role playing game may be the last place you would expect to find a Welsh character called Rhiannon, but that is the case in Reverse: 1999. The 20th Century Time-Travel Strategic game, created by Chinese developer Bluepoch, said there were…
Drive Up: Together - Kotaku
Between Steam screenshots that pile up by the thousand, Nvidia ShadowPlay clips saving your best plays, PS5 and Xbox share captures, streamed VOD backups, mod folders, and save states you swore you'd never lose, a serious gamer's cloud storage…
Battlestar Galactica Officially Switches Genres In Shattered Armistice
When it comes to the greats of science fiction media, Battlestar Galactica deserves to stand proud alongside the likes of Star Trek, Star Wars, and the rest. Created by Glen A. Larson, it first aired on television back in 1978, and its success went…
Hunting for New Games? Polygon's Wishlister Wants To Help
Ask a game developer, or even a dedicated player, about the biggest challenges of the video game industry and you're sure to hear one word: “discoverability.” With so many new games releasing every day, it's harder than ever to break…
Nick Saban Praises Jalen Hurts' Character After Viral Video of Benching in CFP Title Game
Former Alabama coach Nick Saban circled back on his famous decision to bench Jalen Hurts at halftime of the 2018 national title game. ESPN's new docuseries on Saban included footage from inside the locker room as he made the switch: Appearing on…
GameStop is hoping PS5 Pro buyers are desperate enough to pay $500 over MSRP
A used PS5 Pro will run you about $1,400. As the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 approaches, gamers are scrambling to maximize gameplay with the most advanced consoles on the market. Advertised as PS5 Pro Enhanced, the game comes as Sony faces a…
MatPat And Blumhouse Developing Amanda The Adventurer Movie
For 15 years Matthew Patrick, better known as MatPat, has turned toy-starring horror games into a cottage industry. His “Game Theory” videos have been pivotal in turning the Five Nights at Freddy's series into a worldwide phenomenon.
Project: Null Hypothesis - Kotaku
You will play as Elias found recordings, exploring the anomalous space with him. Uncover the sinister secrets of the Backrooms as you wander through endless corridors and frighteningly familiar rooms. Games metadata is powered by IGDB.com Suda51's…
Google Playground lets you create games with no coding experience - here's my first game
I've been gaming ever since my parents first gifted me one of those handheld Tiger Electronics games that were fun for about all of five minutes. Then I was exposed to the greatness that is Altered Beast and have been hooked ever since (I still…
How well do you know the Straw Hats? Take this One Piece quiz to find out
Maybe you've seen it in the pages of a manga (or comic book). Perhaps you've seen it on the screen in an anime show, live-action series or movie. Or you may have seen it in board games, video games, theme park attractions or heard its music. One…
DistroKid has been quietly taking down songs in response to UMG lawsuit
Artists are frustrated with the lack of transparency around DistroKid removing their songs. Artists are frustrated with the lack of transparency around DistroKid removing their songs. All the latest in AI ‘music' Terrence O'Brien is the…
Polish leader says school attacks were fueled by online glorification of violence
The attacks at Polish schools over the past week were “spontaneous acts” driven by the online “glorification of violence,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Sunday. Three attacks at schools in the Mazovian province in…
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