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August 30
- "My poor baby": As Risk of Rain 2's first Gearbox-made DLC takes a hammer to the beloved roguelike, the game's original programmer fears it "must have been rushed out"
- The 32 greatest TV reboots
- D&D second edition cleaned up the game's act, for better or worse
- The Star Wars Outlaws creative team weighs in on what it's like to work within a galaxy far, far away: "Initially, it felt like we had been let loose in the toy factory"
- Metaphor: ReFantazio feels like Persona and Fire Emblem had a baby, and after 1 hour I'm already dying to find out what happens next
- Euphoria star Colman Domingo may be the lead of new A24 prison drama Sing Sing, but the former prisoners within its cast are the secret to its success
- Commander is the "center of gravity for Magic" says MTG's Ken Troop
- The Crow reboot forgets what made the comic book and 1994 movie so special in the first place
- inZOI: Everything we know so far
- Open-world dress-up game Infinity Nikki feels like the perfect chilled out adventure, and I already worry about how many hours I'm going to spend in its photo mode
- I'd never played Killing Floor until I sat down to play the newest entry, and I can't believe what I've been missing
August 29
- As Napoleon gets a surprise 3.5 hour director’s cut, Ridley Scott says people may prefer it, "I think I do"
- Charity speedrun icon Games Done Quick has a new owner, but he says the GDQ vibes aren't changing: "It's basically like a family get-together"
- My Gamescom highlight was DeathSprint 66, a fast, fluid on-foot racing game that's like "The Running Man meets Mario Kart"
- New on Netflix: 7 movies and shows you have to watch this September
- On the Radar: Star Wars Outlaws
- Ubisoft Massive was "inspired by Gears of War" to bring more depth to its blaster-based combat
- Star Wars Outlaws doesn't let you free aim and fire from your speeder because Massive didn't want you to "feel as if you can ride in and assault people"
- Who is Tom Bombadil in The Rings of Power? Tolkien's most mysterious and surprisingly powerful character explained
August 28
- The 35 greatest Star Wars movie moments
- 100 Bullets and Phoenix writers Brian Azzarello and Stephanie Phillips break down their twisty new sci-fi crime saga LIFE
- Mafia: The Old Country – Everything we know so far about the new game
- This turn-based game looks like tactical Mass Effect, and it's all down to the"light RPG" mechanics
- Metaphor: ReFantazio is shaping up to be far larger than Persona, and I've already fallen in love with its high fantasy twist on traditional RPGs
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an "homage" to the RPGs of old, and its director wants players to "break the game with crazy builds"
- Spine looks like a slick as hell action game that channels John Woo movies and the freeflow combat of the Batman Arkham series
- Dying Light: The Beast – Everything we know so far
- The Rings of Power season 2 sets the tone for the show's journey to The Lord of the Rings: "History does repeat itself"
August 27
- "You will f***ing cheer" - Tom King and Ryan Sook promise their new WWE-inspired fight comic will give Black Canary her due in the DC Universe
- I could spend years in Floatopia's character creator, an upcoming Animal Crossing-style life sim featuring dolls in a floating toy town
- Mafia: The Old Country sounds like it will avoid repeating the series' biggest mistake, and I couldn't be happier
- Batman: Arkham Shadow channels the best of classic Arkham in VR, sticking surprisingly close to the formula while doing its own thing
- Is it safe to buy Intel 13th and 14th gen CPUs? Raptor Lake instability issues explained
August 26
- Reignbreaker is a narrative-driven roguelike with a seriously cool medievalpunk aesthetic, and my Hades 2-loving heart already can't get enough
- With Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, one of the greatest games of all time is getting a pretty great remake
- Killing Floor 3: Everything we know so far
August 23
- "Unfortunately indie devs need to eat": Dev on bizarre-o dungeon-crawler learned "next time, make a roguelike" since many players won't buy new ideas over "safer choices"
- Stalker 2 will be enjoyable to new and returning players, because even its protagonist doesn't know what's going on
- Concord developers on making a unique hero shooter: "We were able to lean into things that no one else was doing, because we created problems for ourselves"
- The first edition of D&D conjured magic from a mess, and changed gaming forever
- The 32 greatest TV comedies you've forgotten about
- Alien: Romulus’ success sets the stage for a return to Alien vs. Predator
- Tavern Keeper feels like being a fly on the wall in a D&D campaign, and I never knew I needed that in a management sim
- Starfield Shattered Space will lean into mystery and horror in a hand-crafted world, because Bethesda wants to remind us that "space is scary"
- Zoë Kravitz's unflinching, darkly funny Blink Twice is the most affecting horror movie of the year
- How Black Myth: Wukong puts its own spin on the action-RPG genre
August 22
- In just 30 minutes, Monster Hunter Wilds sold me on the action-RPG series I've never played
- I played Dune: Awakening and in just two minutes I angered a sandworm, nearly died of thirst, and was killed by scavengers
- Playing Avowed feels like an Obsidian RPG with Skyrim-like combat, dialog options that reflect your build, and newbie-friendly fantasy lore
- I’d hold off on buying a graphics card right now, but not because the RTX 5090 is coming
- Prime Video's Secret Level series needs to avoid the mistakes of other video game adaptations if it wants to succeed
- Crimson Desert: Everything we know so far about the upcoming game
- Warhammer 40K mixes up the missions with Pariah Nexus, but should you buy it?
August 21
- 32 movies to watch after a breakup
- Towerborne blends whimsical Zelda-style monster slaying with side-scrolling arcade beat-'em-ups, and it's the definition of chaos
- Looking back at D&D 2014 and Fifth Edition so far: Nat20s and critical fails
- Crimson Desert feels like Dragon’s Dogma 2 combined with The Witcher 3’s lone hero action swagger
- Where to pre-order the all-new Xbox Series X|S consoles
- Venom 3 release date, cast, trailer, and everything we know about the Marvel movie
- Some of Civilization 7's biggest changes worry me, but I've never been so excited to see what Firaxis is cooking
- 3 years after Google shut down the studio behind this cult Metroidvania, they're back with a bigger, bolder sequel featuring a legally distinct evil megacorporation
- Black Myth: Wukong is not a Soulslike, but its take on healing flasks is so cool that I want other games to copy it
- The fact you can buy Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver for the Super Pocket but not on Steam is why I adore the retro handheld
- Blue Lock season 2 release date, trailer, cast, and everything else we know about the Japan U-20 arc
- Civilization 7: Everything we know so far about the new strategy game
- After playing four hours of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, I'm sold on this deeply ambitious return to medieval Bohemia
August 20
- After seeing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's stealthy disguises, punchy hand-to-hand combat, and the iconic whip in action, it's one adventure I need in my life
- Borderlands 4: Everything we know so far
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver's new prequel graphic novel explores Raziel's human life as a vampire hunting Sarafan
- Forget classes, my favorite thing about the new D&D Player's Handbook is its art
- How we test gaming chairs and desks at 12DOVE
- Best X-Men comics of all time
- Monsters, melancholy, and myth – here's why Silent Hill 2's legacy endures
- If Silent Hill 2 Remake wants to do for Konami what Resident Evil 2 Remake did for Capcom, I'll need to see more of that reworked combat
- Where Chinese mythology meets RPG: An exploration of Black Myth: Wukong's story
August 19
- 32 movies that revolutionized VFX
- The star of Like a Dragon: Yakuza hasn't played the games - and I couldn't be happier
- Attack on Titan movie release date, trailer, changes, and everything else we know about The Last Attack
- Trying to make a shorter One Piece adaptation misses the point of Eiichiro Oda's epic story
- Is it just me, or did blockbusters peak with Pirates of the Caribbean?
- I played the first five hours of the Silent Hill 2 Remake and was pleasantly, if not cautiously, surprised
August 17
- "We're brothers": Dishonored and Prey director reflects on 20 years at Arkane as he unveils his new RPG-infused immersive sim
August 16
- 15 years later as Coraline is rereleased in theaters, director Henry Selick and star Teri Hatcher discuss what makes one of the scariest characters from my childhood so terrifying
- I've been playing spooky Dead By Daylight spin-off The Casting of Frank Stone, and let me tell you: this Frank Stone fella seems like bad news
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War part 3 release date, story recap, trailer, and everything we know about The Conflict
- I’m not worried about Nintendo Switch 2, but I’m certainly not as excited as last time
- Thank Goodness You're Here is the funniest game I've played in years, even if it's packed with lies from Big Asbestos
- Alien: Romulus ending explained – who dies and all your biggest questions answered
- Alien: Romulus connection to Alien explained, and all the Alien Easter eggs you might have missed
- 5 ways SteamWorld Heist 2 will become your new strategy obsession on PS5 and Xbox Series X
August 15
- I watched Alien: Resurrection for the first time ahead of Alien: Romulus, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet's messy, maligned film is now my second-fave in the sci-fi franchise
- I hope Dragon Age: The Veilguard has taken inspiration from the greatest part of Dragon Age 2
- Captain America: Brave New World release date, cast, trailer, and more Marvel news
- The compact Xbox Game Bar is fine, but I hope it’s not a Windows handheld bandage
- Splitgate 2 is faster and more complex, but portals aren't the star of the show anymore
August 14
- Rick and Morty: The Anime is no joke
- The 32 greatest TV shows that were canceled too soon
- Here's how The Casting Of Frank Stone uses "massive amounts of documentation and secrets" from Dead By Daylight to bring its world to life
- What is a gaming keyboard’s polling rate? (And why you probably don’t need an 8K deck)
- Two Point Museum is packed with customization, discovery, and playful charm: "we want these museums to have a lot more depth to them"
August 13
- After 127 days in Nintendo server purgatory, the last known Mario Kart 3DS survivor thinks he can't be stopped: "This could go on forever"
- Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl continues to impress, but the question now is whether it can draw fans of Far Cry, Fallout and Metro into its wasteland of horrors
- I spent 23 hours in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, got very nostalgic for malls, and accidentally beat someone to death with a mannequin leg
August 12
- Uncanny X-Men #1 is the perfect comic for anyone who loved X-Men '97
- Xbox is giving Avowed room to breathe by delaying it until February 2025, but what this RPG really needs is a stage to shine on
- Kid Stuff is by far the best trait in Starfield, even if it did lead to a deeply embarrassing encounter in a nightclub
- Alien: Earth – Everything we know about the Alien TV show
- Alien: Romulus is a back-to-basics experience for those who want "to see the xenomorph again, but in the setting of a pure-blood horror movie"
- When is Alien: Romulus on streaming? A look ahead to a potential Disney Plus release date
August 9
- The 32 greatest movies that derailed careers
- A new Chinese crime thriller with a fresh Rotten Tomatoes score offers a different take on the detective genre
- Project Sigil is "the Minecraft of D&D" according to developers
- Bloodborne 2 can wait – just give me a Bluepoint remake of the original game
- This gentle, calming gardening life sim is just what I need to decompress and relax
- Where to pre-order the Astro Bot Limited Edition DualSense Controller
August 8
- Risk of Rain 2, one of our favorite roguelikes, is getting a game-changing character: the Seeker, a team-reviving beast inspired by classic RPG monks and Tai Chi
- Hear me out, the Switch 2 should be more like the Nintendo 3DS
- In Starfield, I've resorted to crime in my quest to collect every novelty mug in the RPG
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 isn't even out yet, but modders are already taking advantage of a leaked build to give players Max Payne-like super dive abilities
- Marvel Rivals: Everything we know so far
- The Umbrella Academy season 4 ending explained: how does the Netflix show end?
- The Umbrella Academy season 4 post-credits scene explained: does the final season of the Netflix show have a post-credits scene?
August 7
- Hate romantic comedies? 32 movies to change your mind
- Should you buy the MTG Bloomburrow Starter Kit?
- The 10 best alien movies of all time
- Within 10 minutes of killing Tyranids, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has become my most-anticipated shooter of 2024
- The PSVR 2 PC Adapter launches today - here's everything you need to get Steam running on your headset
August 6
- Robert Downey Jr. could make a perfect Doctor Doom - if he nails these 5 things from comics
- My eyes can barely process this all-new Sega Genesis game, but this 1,100% Kickstarter-funded shoot 'em up proves the 36-year-old console was ahead of its time
- After 10 years of My Hero Academia and that satisfying final chapter, it's clear the heart of the manga was always the rivalries between heroes like Deku and Bakugo
- MTG Bloomburrow flourishes where other Magic sets have failed
- The best movies and shows to watch before Alien: Romulus
- Deadpool and Wolverine proves one thing - it's about time Gambit got his own movie
August 5
- How to watch the Alien movies in order (chronological and release date)
- "People have spent 20 hours solving" City of Six Moons, the board game you must learn an alien language to play
- For the first time in 10 years, I'm enjoying The Sims 4 without any mods - and it's all thanks to Lovestruck
- After 13 years, I finally played the Dragon Age Origins DLC I always avoided and what it made me do is unforgivable
- D&D 2024 classes are well balanced – but have they lost their soul?
- House of the Dragon season 2 ending explained: What happened in the lead-up to the war and how it sets up season 3
- House of the Dragon season 3 release date speculation, cast, plot, and more news
August 4
- The 35 greatest TV pilots
August 3
- As Baldur's Gate 3 hits its first anniversary, here's why we've poured a cumulative 3,550 hours into Larian's world-beating RPG
- Exploring the "effortless grace" of theatrical villainy with Baldur's Gate 3's Raphael: "You don't play something that's evil, you play something that's charming"
August 2
- D&D "didn't burn the game down" for the new rulebooks: it's still the RPG you love
- How the creator of Mouse Guard made one of the best MTG Bloomburrow cards
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus' new A24 dark comedy is a poignant depiction of grief and motherhood
- Reforged and ready - Bleak Faith: Forsaken hits consoles on August 6 2024
- Award-winning Transformers writer Daniel Warren Johnson brings guns to a sword fight with his new fantasy series The Moon is Following Us
- I may be a cozy gamer, but Mass Effect 2 just helped me get over my fear of shooters
- Closer the Distance is an emotional, heartfelt Sims-like adventure about loss and grief that moved me to tears several times
- I review all the latest gaming handhelds, and I want to see these brands join the fold
- I hope gaming chair brands get over their mesh phase, because it’s making them needlessly expensive
August 1
- The 36 greatest superhero costumes in movies and TV
- New on Netflix: 7 movies and shows you have to watch this August
- My Manor Lords town was horrifically destroyed, and now I know what it's like to be an AI faction in Civilization
- Batman: Caped Crusader captures the lurid horror feel of the Dark Knight's earliest adventures
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard as a title speaks to what I love most about BioWare's RPGs